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American Eel Fishery Management Plan-1993
Publication date:The goal of the Chesapeake Bay Eel Management Plan is to manage the American eel harvest in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries so that harvest does not exceed the reproductive capacity of the population to maintain its size from year to year.
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Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan
Publication date:Stock assessment results indicate that black sea bass are overharvested. The goal of the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Coast Black Sea Fishery Management Plan (FMP) is to
Chesapeake Bay Waterfowl Policy and Management Plan
Publication date:This document is available electronically only. The Plan will guide the protection and restoration of native waterfowl species using the Chesapeake Bay, its tidal tributaries, and adjacent uplands. The Plan emphasizes the protection and restoration of habitats on which these species depend.
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American Eel Fishery Management Plan
Publication date:Fact Sheet: In 1987, signatories from Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, the District of Columbia, the U.S. EPA, and the Chesapeake Bay Commission pledged to initiate management plans for commercially, recreationally, and ecologically valuable species. The American eel (Anquilla rostrata) was selected as one of the important species and a fishery management plan devised for the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries so that harvest does not exceed the capacity of the population to maintain its stock size from year to year
Atlantic Croaker & Spot Fishery Management Plan
Publication date:Under the Chesapeake Bay Agreement, signed by Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, DC, the U.S. EPA and the Chesapeake Bay Commission, Atlantic croaker and spot fish were selected as important species and a fishery management plan (FMP) was scheduled for completion by December 1991. Fact sheet includes: Atlantic croaker and spot historical background; goals and objectives of the FMP; and stock status, habitat, research and monitoring needs, and water quality, as well as strategies and actions that apply to these issues.
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Bluefish Fishery Management Plan
Publication date:This document addresses the Plan's goals to protect and monitor the bluefish resource in the Chesapeake Bay, its tributaries, and state coastal waters, and to provide for optimum long-term ecological, economic, and social benefits
Summer Flounder Fishery Management Plan
Publication date:Flounder fish generates a higher dollar value in the Chesapeake Bay watershed each year than any other finfish. This fact sheet provides a summary of problem areas and proposed management strategies described in the Chesapeake Bay Summer Flounder Management Plan.
Kingfish and Spanish Mackerel Fishery Management Plan
Publication date:Summarizes the Kingfish (Scomberomorous cavalla) and Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorous maculatus) Fishery Management Plan and provides a synopsis of the problems facing the species.
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Red Drum Management Plan
Publication date:The goal of the Chesapeake Bay Red Drum Management Plan is to enhance and perpetuate red drum stocks in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, and throughout their Atlantic coast range, so as to generate optimum long-term ecological, social and economic benefits from their commercial and recreational harvest and utilization over time.
Black Drum Fishery Management Plan-1991
Publication date:This fact sheet provides a summary of the life history, stock status, problem areas, and proposed management strategies described in the Chesapeake Bay Black Drum Management Plan. For greater detail, consult the complete management plan.