Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee
Upcoming Meetings
No upcoming meetings.
Scope and Purpose
The Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee (CBSAC) combines the expertise of state representatives and scientists from the Chesapeake Bay region with federal fisheries scientists from the National Marine Fisheries Service’s Northeast and Southeast Fisheries Science Centers. This committee has met each year since 1997 to review the results of annual Chesapeake Bay blue crab surveys and harvest data, and to develop management advice for Chesapeake Bay jurisdictions: the state of Maryland, Commonwealth of Virginia, and the Potomac River Fisheries Commission (PRFC).
Projects and Resources
CBSAC Membership Application
Application to become a member of the Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee (CBSAC).
- Cbsac membership application 2022 (pdf - 174.741 KB)
2021 CBSAC Charter
Updated charter for the Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee (CBSAC). Finalized December 2021 and approved by the SFGIT Executive Committee February 2022.
- 2021 cbsac charter (pdf - 101.961 KB)
Blue Crab Harvest Reporting Efforts
Document providing an overview of current efforts enlisted by management jurisdictions to collect blue crab harvest information and challenges to improving reporting accuracy. Created December 2021.
- 2021 cbsac harvest reporting doc (pdf - 71.689 KB)
2020 CBSAC Charter Update
Updated charter for the Chesapake Bay Stock Assessment Committee. Finalized November 2020.
- Cbsac charter 2020 final v2 (pdf - 144.326 KB)
Charter: Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee (Feb 2016)
Charter for the Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee. Updated February 2016.
- Cbsac final charter feb 2016 (pdf - 147.601 KB)
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 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 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 detailsWatershed Agreement
Sustainable Fisheries Goal
Members
Pat Geer (Chair), Virginia Marine Resources Commission
Mandy Bromilow (Coordinator), Fishery Program Analyst at NCBO, ERT, Inc.
200 Harry S. Truman Parkway
Suite 460
Annapolis, maryland 21401
Email: mandy.bromilow@noaa.gov
Phone: (410) 267-5667
Bruce Vogt (Staffer), Ecosystem Science Manager, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
200 Harry S. Truman Parkway Suite 460
Annapolis, maryland 21401
Email: Bruce.Vogt@noaa.gov
Phone: (410) 267-5655
Ellen Cosby, Potomac River Fisheries Commission
Glenn Davis, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
580 Taylor Avenue
Annapolis, maryland 21401
Email: gdavis@dnr.state.md.us
Phone: (410) 643-4601
Daniel Hennen, National Marine Fisheries Service
Eric Johnson, University of Northern Florida
Alexa Kretsch, Virginia Marine Resources Commission
Rom Lipcius, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)
Virginia Institute of Marine Science, PO Box 1348
Andrews Hall 427
Gloucester Point, virginia 23062
Email: rom@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7330
Genine McClair, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Thomas Miller, UMCES Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (CBL)
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
P.O. Box 38
Solomons, maryland 20688
Email: miller@umces.edu
Phone: (410) 326-7276
Amy Schueller, National Marine Fisheries Service
101 Pivers Island Road
Beaufort, northCarolina 28516
Email: Amy.Schueller@noaa.gov
Phone: (252) 838-0815
Michael Seebo, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)
Post Office Box 1346
1375 Greate Road
Gloucester Point, virginia 23062
Email: mseebo@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7641
Alexei Sharov, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Tawes State Office Building B2
580 Taylor Avenue
Annapolis, maryland 21401
Email: ASHAROV@dnr.state.md.us
Phone: (410) 260-8288