Publications

This template contains questions on data quality, analysis, communication, and adaptive management for indicators used to report progress toward the goals and outcomes in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. The Analysis and Methods document is a key component for publishing indicator updates on ChesapeakeProgress.

View document [PDF, 375.6 KB] Indicator Analysis and Methods Template

The Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Management Board established an Indicators Framework Action Team in May 2015 to align the Indicators Framework with the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement and ensure it supports our adaptive management and communication needs. The Indicators Framework (Framework) is a conceptual model that demonstrates the relationships between indicators and describes how they will be used.  The Framework is aligned with the Agreement at the Outcome level and includes the information needed to support and communicate progress towards these outcomes. This model is a mechanism to support external and internal communication.

View document [PDF, 290.6 KB] Indicators Framework

This document defines procedures for updating existing Chesapeake Bay Program indicators, annual planning and workflow, and publishing to ChesapeakeProgress.

View document [PDF, 274.8 KB] Indicators Standard Operating Procedure

Consensus recommendations for improving the tracking, reporting, and verification of Urban Nutrient Management practices in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

View document [PDF, 3.3 MB] Urban Nutrient Management BMP Expert Panel Updated Recommendations Report

This report summarizes the Striped Bass Survey Assessment and Habitat Connections workshop, an event held in February 2025 that was dedicated to understanding the ongoing decline in Chesapeake Bay striped bass recruitment

View document [PDF, 1.3 MB] Striped Bass Survey Assessment and Habitat Connections

STAC Workshop Report

The STAC Workshop, "CBP Climate Change Modeling III: Post-2025 decisions," convened May 2024 to refine and expand existing climate modeling efforts for the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. This workshop, the third in a series over the past eight years, aimed to advance modeling frameworks to better assess climate change impacts, in preparation for the reconsideration of the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Planning Targets in 2027

View document [PDF, 904.0 KB] A Path Forward in Considering Future Environmental Scenarios in Chesapeake Bay Restoration Efforts

STAC Workshop Report

The STAC Workshop, "Understanding Genetics for Successful Conservation and Restoration of Resilient Chesapeake Bay Brook Trout Populations," convened September 2021 to bring together experts in the field of fish and Brook Trout genetics with fishery managers and practitioners to share general knowledge of fish genetics and recent scientific advances. The main objectives were to: 1. communicate the importance of genetic information for Brook Trout management and review key conservation genetics concepts, and 2. explore available genetics datasets and explain how they can be used to support management.

View document [PDF, 7.3 MB] Understanding Genetics for Successful Conservation and Restoration of Resilient Chesapeake Bay Brook Trout Populations

The purpose of this document is to provide a brief history of the Chesapeake Bay Program Stream Health Workgroup’s watershed-scale publications, as well as provide context to some important terms used in the work within the Stream Health Workgroup. 

View document [PDF, 318.7 KB] Stream Health Workgroup Technical Reference

This document establishes uniform requirements to ensure the effective collection, processing and submission of data to the Chesapeake Bay Program. 

View document [PDF, 254.7 KB] Chesapeake Bay Program Data Resource Deliverable Guidance

This report provides an analysis of Maryland's 2024 oyster restoration success.

View document [PDF, 2.6 MB] 2024 Maryland Oyster Reef Monitoring Report