Publication Type: Adoption Statements

  • Publication date: August 19th, 2020 in Adoption Statement

    Principals’ Staff Committee: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Action Statement

    The Chesapeake Bay Program Principals' Staff Committee (PSC) accepts the report and recommendations in the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Strategy (DEIJ Strategy) - developed by an independent consultant for the Chesapeake Bay Program Diversity Workgroup of the Stewardship Goal Implementation Team (GIT) and finalized in 2020. To the extent consistent with state and federal law and policy, members of the PSC will strive to implement the recommendations of the DEIJ Strategy.  

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  • Publication date: January 23rd, 2012 in Adoption Statement

    Invasive Catfish Policy Adoption Statement

    The Sustainable Fisheries Goal Implementation Team Executive Committee has concluded that the potential risk posed by blue catfish and flathead catfish on native species warrants action to examine potential measures to reduce densities and limit range expansion, and  to evaluate possible negative ecological impacts.

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  • Publication date: January 11th, 2011 in Adoption Statement

    Adoption Statement - Fisheries Ecosystem Management

    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.

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  • Publication date: January 11th, 2011 in Adoption Statement

    Adoption Statement - Community Watershed Initiative

    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.

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  • Publication date: January 11th, 2011 in Adoption Statement

    Adoption Statement - Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - December 2003

    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 

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  • Publication date: January 11th, 2011 in Adoption Statement

    Adoption Statement - Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan

    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.

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