Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee Publications
2023 Blue Crab Advisory Report
Published on June 27, 2023 in ReportAnnual report published by the Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee that summarizes the results of the Winter Dredge Survey and harvest information, and provides management advice for the jurisdictions based on stock status.
View details2022 Blue Crab Science Workshop Report
Published in ReportThis report summarizes discussions held at the Blue Crab Science Workshop in September 2022. Workshop discussions were focused on blue crab population drivers and stock assessment modeling to better understand the recent population declines and to prepare for the upcoming benchmark stock assessment.
View details2022 Blue Crab Advisory Report
Annual report published by the Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee that summarizes the results of the Winter Dredge Survey and harvest information, and provides management advice for the jurisdictions based on stock status.
View details2021 Blue Crab Advisory Report
Annual report published by the Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee that summarizes the results of the Winter Dredge Survey and harvest information, and provides management advice for the jurisdictions based on stock status.
View detailsEvaluation of Environmental Factors Influencing Blue Crab Populations
This study, conducted by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, applies models to understand the influence of climatic, water quality, and biotic variables on estimates of key indices of blue crab recruitment for 1990‐2017. The published results can be accessed here: https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/cjfas-2019-0439
View detailsCBSAC 2020 Blue Crab Advisory Report
Annual report published by the Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee on the status of the blue crab population in the Chesapeake Bay and management advice for Bay jurisdictions.
View detailsRanking Ecosystem Impacts on Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus)
GIT-funded project final report (August 2019) by University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
View detailsCBSAC 2019 Blue Crab Advisory Report
Annual report published by the Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee on the status of the blue crab population in the Chesapeake Bay and management advice for Bay jurisdictions.
View detailsCBSAC 2018 Blue Crab Advisory Report
Published in ReportAnnual report published by the Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee on the status of the blue crab population in the Chesapeake Bay and management advice for Bay jurisdictions.
View detailsBlue Crab Management Outcome: Evaluation of Allocation-based Management Framework
The Blue Crab Management Outcome under the 2014 Chesapeake Watershed Agreement states that in addition to managing for a stable and productive crab fishery, the partnership will evaluate an allocation-based management framework by 2018. An allocation-based management framework would designate a numerical total allowable catch of blue crabs for the Chesapeake Bay and allocate a percentage of the total allowable catch to each of the three fishery management agencies, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MDNR), the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) and the Potomac River Fishery Commission (PRFC). This document describes the progress made towards the Blue Crab Management Outcome evaluation of an allocation-based management framework as of September 2017.
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