Forage Action Team Publications

This report is a culmination of close to a decade of research to assess whether the status of forage species found in the Chesapeake Bay can support key predator populations.

View document [PDF, 14.1 MB] Forage Status and Trends Report for the Chesapeake Bay

This report is the result of efforts to quantify the extent of suitable habitats for four key forage fishes in the Chesapeake Bay.

View document [PDF, 4.4 MB] Forage Fish Habitat Suitability Model Report

This report summarizes efforts to synthesize shoreline impacts on forage species and propose a threshold for shoreline hardening.

View document [PDF, 4.6 MB] Threshold Effects of Altered Shorelines and Other Stressors on Forage Species in the Chesapeake Bay

Study evaluating environmental, temporal, and spatial patterns of forage taxa and predator consumption in the Chesapeake Bay.

View document [PDF, 11.1 MB] Environmental, Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Chesapeake Bay Forage Populations

This report summarizes efforts to develop a suite of indicators for forage groups and to quantify the magnitude of prey consumed by six predator fishes in the Chesapeake Bay.

View document [PDF, 2.0 MB] Forage Indicators and Consumption Profiles for Chesapeake Bay Fishes

This report summarizes the proceedings of a workshop to address uncertainties around forage species and to recommend feasible approaches to improve our collective understanding of the Chesapeake Bay's forage base.

View document [PDF, 6.6 MB] Assessing the Chesapeake Bay Forage Base: Existing Data and Research Priorities