Sustainable Fisheries Goal Implementation Team (GIT 1) Publications
2022 Blue Crab Science Workshop Report
Published in ReportThis report summarizes discussions held at the Blue Crab Science Workshop in September 2022. Workshop discussions were focused on blue crab population drivers and stock assessment modeling to better understand the recent population declines and to prepare for the upcoming benchmark stock assessment.
View detailsSustainable Fisheries GIT Winter 2022 Meeting Summary
Attached are presentations and summary discussions from the 2022 virtual membership meeting.
View details2021 Blue Crab Advisory Report
Annual report published by the Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee that summarizes the results of the Winter Dredge Survey and harvest information, and provides management advice for the jurisdictions based on stock status.
View detailsSummary of Fisheries Goal Team Meeting - Winter 2021
This document highlights presentations and takeaways from our January meeting.
View detailsForage Fish Habitat Suitability Model Final Report
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 in Chesapeake Bay. These indices were used to quanitfy the extent of suitable habitat available for each species throughout the Bay and its tributaries over time.
View detailsEvaluation of Environmental Factors Influencing Blue Crab Populations
This study, conducted by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, applies models to understand the influence of climatic, water quality, and biotic variables on estimates of key indices of blue crab recruitment for 1990‐2017. The published results can be accessed here: https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/cjfas-2019-0439
View details2019 Maryland Oyster Monitoring Report
This report describes the results of monitoring done in 2019 and early 2020 on oyster reefs that were restored in 2013 and 2016. Reefs discussed in this report are located in Harris Creek, the Little Choptank River, and the Tred Avon River, Maryland.
2018-2020 Fisheries GIT Executive Committee Decisions
List of decisions and actions taken by the Sustainable Fisheries Goal Team's Executive Committee. This newest iteration includes approved adaptation of new Blue Crab Biological Reference Points.
Inventory & Evaluation of Environmental and Biological Response Data for Fish Habitat Assessment
Final report for a GIT-funded study compiling and evaluating available data for a Chesapeake Bay regional fish habitat assessment.
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