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Adoption Statement - Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - December 2003

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The adoption statement acknowledges that the most essential action in meeting the 2010 goal of 185,000 acres of SAV is meeting water clarity criteria in areas designed for SAV use. The document describes the important roles SAV plays in Bay ecology and outlines the four major and necessary actions to meeting their commitment in Chesapeake 2000. It was signed by members of the Executive Council on December 9, 2003

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Adoption Statement - Guidelines for Developing and Revising Fishery Management Plan

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Guidelines for developing and revising fishery management plans addresses the policy of the Chesapeake Bay Program to advocate the protection of Bay habitat, maintenance of ecological relationships and elimination of over harvesting of all finfish and shellfish which spend any or all of their life cycle in the Bay in order to assure the long-term sustainability of both the commercial and recreational fisheries for future generations

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Adoption Statement - Community Watershed Initiative

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The Chesapeake Executive Council's Adoption State believes that the efforts of the Chesapeake Bay Program should not duplicate existing efforts that successfully address Program goals and objectives, that the Program and its partners should learn from those efforts. It also believes that community watershed organizations can learn from the work of the Bay Program and, where appropriate, modify their activities to effectively work in support of Chesapeake Bay Program goals and objectives.

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