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Forage Action Team

Upcoming Meetings

June 9, 2022
9:00 am - 11:00 am

Forage Action Team Meeting - June, 2022

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Scope and Purpose

The Forage Action Team will lead the development of the forage fish management strategy associated with the forage fish outcome in the new Watershed Agreement. This team will include representatives from state management agencies, academic institutions, non-profits, and other science experts. The management strategy will outline important actions, considerations, and research priorities that will inform a comprehensive assessment and/or quantification of the Chesapeake Bay forage base. 

Publications

  • Seasonal and Annual Variation in the Extent of Suitable Habitats for Forage Fishes in Chesapeake Bay, 2000-2016

    This study, conducted by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science and Anchor QEA, coupled fisheries survey data with dissolved oxygen and hydrodynamic models to develop habitat suitability indices for four key forage fishes...

  • 2020 Forage Indicator Development Plan

    The Forage Action Team's plan for developing an initial suite of indicators to track and assess forage status in the Bay.

  • Threshold effects of altered shorelines and other stressors on forage species in Chesapeake Bay

    Threshold effects of altered shorelines and other stressors on forage species in the Chesapeake Bay. 

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  • Watershed Agreement

    • Sustainable Fisheries Goal

      • Forage Fish
  • Members

    • Bruce Vogt (Chair), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)


      Sustainable Fisheries Coordinator

      Address:
      200 Harry S. Truman Parkway
      Suite 460
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: Bruce.Vogt@noaa.gov
      • Phone: (410) 267-5655
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    • Mandy Bromilow (Coordinator), ERT, Inc., NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office


      Fishery Program Analyst at NCBO

      Address:
      200 Harry S. Truman Parkway
      Suite 460
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: mandy.bromilow@noaa.gov
      • Phone: (410) 267-5667
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    • Justin Shapiro (Staffer), Chesapeake Research Consortium


      Sustainable Fisheries Goal Implementation Team Staffer

      Address:
      1750 Forest Drive Suite 130
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: justin.shapiro@noaa.gov
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    • Patrick Campfield, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission

      Address:
      Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
      1050 North Highland Street, Suite 200A-N
      Arlington Virginia 22201

      • Email: PCampfield@asmfc.org
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    • Mary Fabrizio, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)

      Address:
      PO Box 1346
      Gloucester Point Virginia 23062

      • Email: mfabrizio@vims.edu
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    • Martin Gary, Potomac River Fisheries Commission

      Address:
      222 Taylor Street
      Colonial Beach Virginia 22443

      • Email: martingary.prfc@gmail.com
      • Phone: (804) 224-7148
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    • Kirk Havens, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)

      Address:
      PO Box 1346
      Gloucester Point Virginia 23062

      • Email: kirk@vims.edu
      • Phone: (804) 684-7386
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    • Peter Himchak, Omega Protein Corporation, Inc.

      Address:
      Omega Protein
      Fair Lawn New Jersey 07410

      • Email: peter.himchak@omegaprotein.com
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    • Jorge Holzer, Maryland Sea Grant

      Address:
      University of Maryland
      2116B Symons Hall
      College Park Maryland 20742

      • Email: jholzer@arec.umd.edu
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    • Ed Houde, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES)

      Address:
      146 Williams St
      Solomons Maryland 20688

      • Email: ehoude@umces.edu
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    • Tom Ihde, Patuxent Environmental & Aquatic Research Laboratory (PEARL)

      Address:
      10545 Mackall Road
      Saint Leonard Maryland 20685

      • Email: thomas.ihde@morgan.edu
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    • Bryan King, District of Columbia Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE)

      Address:
      Fisheries and Wildlife Division
      1200 First Street, Sixth Floor, #688
      Washington D.C. District of Columbia 20002

      • Email: bryan.king@dc.gov
      • Phone: (202) 997-9607
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    • Adrienne Kotula, Chesapeake Bay Commission

      Address:
      60 West Street
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: Akotula@chesbay.us
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    • Rebecca LePrell, Chesapeake Bay Foundation

      Address:
      3663 Marlin Bay Dr
      Virginia Beach Virginia 23455

      • Email: rleprell@cbf.org
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    • Chris Moore, Chesapeake Bay Foundation

      Address:
      3663 Marlin Bay Drive
      Virginia Beach Virginia 23454

      • Email: cmoore@cbf.org
      • Phone: (757) 622-1964
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    • Matthew Ogburn, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC)

      Address:
      647 Contees Wharf Road
      Edgewater Maryland 21037

      • Email: ogburnm@si.edu
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    • Louis Plough, UMCES Horn Point Laboratory

      Address:
      2020 Horns Point Road
      Cambridge Maryland 21613

      • Email: lplough@umces.edu
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    • Charles Poukish, Maryland Department of the Environment

      Address:
      1800 Washington Boulevard
      Baltimore Maryland 21230

      • Email: cpoukish@mde.state.md.us
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    • Rochelle Seitz, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)

      Address:
      1370 Greate Road
      Gloucester Point Virginia 23062

      • Email: seitz@vims.edu
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    • Geoffrey Smith, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission

      Address:
      TBD
      TBD Pennsylvania TBD

      • Email: geofsmith@pa.gov
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    • Somers Smott, Virginia Marine Resources Commission

      Address:
      380 Fenwick Road
      Hampton Virginia 23651

      • Email: somers.smott@mrc.virginia.gov
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    • Peter Tango, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)


      Monitoring Coordinator

      Address:
      1750 Forest Drive Suite 130
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: ptango@chesapeakebay.net
      • Phone: (410) 267-9875
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    • Troy Tuckey, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)

      Address:
      1370 Greate Road
      Gloucester Point Virginia 23062

      • Email: tuckey@vims.edu
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    • Jim Uphoff, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

      Address:
      904 South Morris St
      Cooperative Oxford Laboratory
      Oxford Maryland 21654

      • Email: jim.uphoff@maryland.gov
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    • Ryan Woodland, UMCES Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (CBL)

      Address:
      146 Williams Street
      Solomons Maryland 20688

      • Email: woodland@umces.edu
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