Publications

This statement affirms the Chesapeake Bay Program's commitment to embrace diversity, equity, inclusion and justice.

View document [PDF, 444.3 KB] Statement in Support of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice

This statement marks the Chesapeake Bay Program's acceptance of the report and recommendations in the 2020 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Strategy.

View document [PDF, 284.2 KB] Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Action Statement

This resolution commends local governments, commits the Chesapeake Executive Council to advocate for clean water and raise awareness about the benefits of investing in watershed protection and restoration efforts, and directs the Principals’ Staff Committee to seek increased funding and investment for local conservation and restoration activities.

View document [PDF, 150.3 KB] Resolution to Support Local Government Engagement

This resolution calls upon the President and United States Congress to continue federal support for the Chesapeake Bay Program.

View document [PDF, 635.5 KB] Resolution in Support of the Chesapeake Bay Program Partnership

The Sustainable Fisheries Goal Implementation Team commits to improving public awareness, scientific understanding and the management and mitigation of blue and flathead catfish while recognizing their economic and recreational value.

View document [PDF, 146.8 KB] Invasive Catfish Policy Adoption Statement

An adoption statement signed by the Executive Council to implement ecosystem-based approaches to develop new or revised Chesapeake Bay Program Fishery Management Plans (FMPs), using Fisheries Ecosystem Planning for Chesapeake Bay (FEP) as guidance.

View document [PDF] Adoption Statement - Fisheries Ecosystem Management

In 1998, the Chesapeake Executive Council signed an adoption statment supporting the Community Watershed Initiative Directive reaffirming the commitment to increase emphasis on watershed restoration, planning and management at small watershed scale to promote integration of Chesapeake Bay Program restoration goals at that level.

View document [PDF] Adoption Statement - Community Watershed Initiative

The adoption statement acknowledges that the most essential action in meeting the 2010 goal of 185,000 acres of SAV is meeting water clarity criteria in areas designed for SAV use. The document describes the important roles SAV plays in Bay ecology and outlines the four major and necessary actions to meeting their commitment in Chesapeake 2000. It was signed by members of the Executive Council on December 9, 2003

View document [PDF] Adoption Statement - Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - December 2003

An agreement to accept the Plan as a guide to conserving and protecting the black sea bass resource for long-term ecological, economic and social benefits.

View document [PDF, 2.1 MB] Adoption Statement - Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan

Overview of the Strategy's purpose and methods for fulfilling goals and objectives of the 1987 Chesapeake Bay Agreement.

View document [PDF] Adoption Statement - Increasing Basin-wide Public Access to Chesapeake Bay Information