The State of the Chesapeake Bay_Third Biennial Monitoring Report 1989
- Published:
- January 1, 1989
- Originator:
- Chesapeake Bay Program
For the Chesapeake Bay Program, the definition of monitoring takes on additional dimension-the long term process of collecting critical environmental data throughout a 66,500 square mile ecosystem. Hundreds of individuals-scientists, managers, technicians and citizens-from a multitude of agencies and institutions are involved in the analysis and presentation of the information for management of this vast watershed and tidal system. Insights into the state of the Bay and the future course of management action are the culminationn of this process.