Fish Habitat Action Team 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
Chesapeake Bay Fish Habitat Summary of Stakeholder Feedback/Needs
Publication date: Not listedThis report contains targeted interviews focused on stakeholders whose management or project jurisdictions were in three habitat types: non-tidal, tidal fresh, and tidal estuarine waters of the Chesapeake Bay. These stakeholders included fishery/resource managers, land-use planners, and environmental consultants/reviewers.
Threshold Effects of Altered Shorelines and Other Stressors on Forage Species in the Chesapeake Bay
Publication date:This report summarizes efforts to synthesize shoreline impacts on forage species and propose a threshold for shoreline hardening.
Inventory & Evaluation of Environmental and Biological Response Data for Fish Habitat Assessment
Publication date:The final report for a GIT-funded study compiling and evaluating available data for a Chesapeake Bay regional fish habitat assessment.
Factors Influencing the Headwaters, Nontidal, Tidal and Mainstem Fish Habitat Function
Publication date:This report summarizes the proceedings of a workshop to identify the necessary information and analytical approaches needed to assess the condition and vulnerability of fish habitat in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Fish Habitat Spatial and Data Tools Inventory
Publication date: Not listedA compilation of fish habitat spatial and data tools.
View document [PDF, 152.3 KB] Fish Habitat Spatial and Data Tools Inventory