Fish Habitat Action Team
The Fish Habitat Action Team implements the management strategy associated with the Fish Habitat Outcome in the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement.
Meetings
No upcoming meetings.
Fish Habitat Outcome Office Hours - March 2025
Fish Habitat Outcome Office Hours - February 2025
Forage & Fish Habitat Beyond 2025 Meeting - February 2025
About
The Fish Habitat Action Team was formed as a joint effort of the Sustainable Fisheries GIT and the Vital Habitats GIT. This action team will lead the development of the fish habitat management strategy associated with the fish habitat outcome in the new Watershed Agreement. This team will include both fisheries and habitat experts representing from state management agencies, academic institutions, non-profits, and others. In developing the strategy, the team will evaluate current and past efforts to characterize fish habitat in the Chesapeake Bay to determine the highest priority data needs to inform restoration and conservation efforts.
Projects
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Fish Species Observations Map
CompleteView patterns in fish species observations across the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Publications
Pilot Framework for Fish Habitat Assessments Across Tidal and Non-Tidal Waters in the Patuxent River Basin
Publication date:This report presents methods for a pilot assessment of the condition of fish habitats in both the estuarine and inland portions of Chesapeake Bay rivers.
Recommendations for Conducting Fish Habitat Assessments in Tidal Waters of the Chesapeake Bay
Publication date:This report summarizes expert feedback on the potential structure of a pilot framework for fish habitat assessment.
2021 Fish Habitat Presentation
Publication date:This document was presented to the Management Board as part of the 2019-2021 Strategy Review System cycle.
View document [PDF, 753.6 KB] 2021 Fish Habitat Presentation
2021 Fish Habitat Narrative Analysis
Publication date:This document was presented to the Management Board as part of the 2019-2021 Strategy Review System cycle.
View document [PDF, 179.5 KB] 2021 Fish Habitat Narrative Analysis
Hooked on Clean Water Fisheries Fact Sheets
Publication date:These fact sheets demonstrate the economic value of fisheries resources in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
View document [ZIP, 1.9 MB] Hooked on Clean Water Fisheries Fact Sheets
Our Watershed Agreement Goals & Outcomes
Sustainable Fisheries Goal
Our Members
- Chris Moore (Chair)
Chesapeake Bay Foundation cmoore@cbf.org - Bruce Vogt (Coordinator)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Bruce.Vogt@noaa.gov - Christina Garvey (Staffer)
Chesapeake Research Consortium christina.garvey@noaa.gov - Donna Bilkovic
Virginia Institute of Marine Science donnab@vims.edu - Olivia Caretti
Oyster Recovery Partnership ocaretti@oysterrecovery.org - Jessica Coakley
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council jcoakley@mafmc.org - Allison Colden
Chesapeake Bay Foundation acolden@cbf.org - Mary Fabrizio
Virginia Institute of Marine Science mfabrizio@vims.edu - Alexandra Fries
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science afries@umces.edu - Pat Geer
Virginia Marine Resources Commission pat.geer@mrc.virginia.gov - Carrie Hoover
Maryland Department of Natural Resources carrie.hoover@maryland.gov - Tom Ihde
Morgan State University thomas.ihde@morgan.edu - Henry Legett
Salisbury University LegettH@si.edu - Kelly Maloney
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) kmaloney@usgs.gov - Clint Morgeson
Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources clinton.morgeson@dwr.virginia.gov - Hannah Nisonson
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) hannah.nisonson@noaa.gov - Andrea Ostreff
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) aostroff@usgs.gov - Alexis Park
Maryland Department of Natural Resources alexis.park@maryland.gov - Daniel Ryan
District of Columbia Department of Energy & Environment daniel.ryan@dc.gov - Geoffrey Smith
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission geofsmith@pa.gov - Shannon Smith
Virginia Institute of Marine Science scsmith@vims.edu - Shellie Spencer
shellie.spencer@dc.gov - Edna Stetzar
Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife edna.stetzar@delaware.gov - Peter Tango
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) ptango@chesapeakebay.net - Marek Topolski
Maryland Department of Natural Resources marek.topolski@maryland.gov - Alex Kiser
akiser@usgs.gov - Gina Hunt
Maryland Department of Natural Resources gina.hunt@maryland.gov - Jeffrey Horne
jeffrey.horne@maryland.gov - John Young
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) jyoung@usgs.gov - Jorge Holzer Bilbao
Maryland Sea Grant jholzer@umd.edu - Kirk Havens
Virginia Institute of Marine Science kirk@vims.edu - Kirsten Travis
Kirsten.Travis@mrc.virginia.gov - Scott Newlin
Scott.Newlin@delaware.gov - Shannon Moorhead
shannon.moorhead@maryland.gov