Factors Influencing the Headwaters, Nontidal, Tidal, and Mainstem Fish Habitat Function in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed: Application to Restoration and Management Decisions
- Published:
- October 11, 2018
- Associated with:
- Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee
In support of the Chesapeake Bay Program’s (CBP) Fish Habitat Outcome 2-Year Work Plan (2018-19), the Sustainable Fisheries and Vital Habitat Goal Implementation Teams (GITs) obtained funding from the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) to conduct a workshop to develop a Fish Habitat AssessmentFramework for the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed (hereafter referred to as “the Watershed”). The workshop’sobjective was to identify the necessary information and analytical approaches needed to assess the condition and vulnerability of fish habitat in the Watershed. Such an assessment could identify the condition and primary drivers of fish habitat change, better guide conservation and restoration planning and investments, develop specific habitat management objectives to support the productivity of fish stocks, and evaluate the effectiveness of efforts to conserve and restore fish habitat.