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Sustainable Fisheries Goal Implementation Team (GIT 1)

The Sustainable Fisheries Goal Implementation Team works to support the effective management and recovery of Chesapeake Bay species using ecosystem-based science to inform fishery management decisions that cross state boundaries.

Upcoming Meetings

July 27, 2022
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Invasive Catfish Workgroup Meeting - July 2022

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Scope and Purpose

The Sustainable Fisheries Goal Implementation Team (GIT) is composed of state fisheries managers from around the Bay and chaired by the director of the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office. The Sustainable Fisheries GIT draws together a diverse group of managers and scientists to coordinate and facilitate improved management of blue crab and recovery of oysters, while promoting considerations of fish habitat and forage for key managed species like menhaden, striped bass and alosines. The GIT focuses on advancing ecosystem-based fisheries management by using science to make informed fishery management decisions that cross state boundaries.

Through this approach, the Sustainable Fisheries GIT plays a role in sustainable management and policy decisions for Chesapeake Bay fish populations, which support valuable recreational and commercial fisheries, and provide for natural ecosystem function.

Institutions represented on the Sustainable Fisheries GIT include state management agencies, federal agencies, non-profits and academic institutions. Core members form an Executive Committee that meet quarterly. The full GIT membership meets in-person twice per year, typically June and December.

Projects and Resources

Sustainable Fisheries GIT Winter 2022 Meeting Summary

  • Git summary winter2022 final.docx (1.93 MB)

Sustainable Fisheries GIT Biannual Meeting

  • Spring2020 gitnewsletter final (1.29 MB)
  • January 2020 git meeting summary final (2.88 MB)
  • June 2019 meeting summary final (1.47 MB)
  • Sustainable fisheries git meeting decisions record (58.24 KB)

Sustainable Fisheries GIT Charter (June 2015)

The Sustainable Fisheries GIT Charter details the GIT's mission and purpose, and organizational structure of the team. 

  • Fisheries goal team charter 06-15-2015 (no appendix) (324.91 KB)

Invasive Catfish Policy Adoption Statement

The Sustainable Fisheries Goal Implementation Team Executive Committee has concluded that the potential risk posed by blue catfish and flathead catfish on native species warrants action to examine potential measures to reduce densities and limit range expansion, and to evaluate possible negative ecological impacts.

  • Final_Catfish_Policy_GIT 1-24-12 (with signatures) (143.32 KB)

Oyster Restoration Success Metrics

Executive Order 13508 Strategy for Protecting and Restoring the Chesapeake Bay Watershed established a goal of restoring oyster populations in 20 tributaries of Chesapeake Bay by 2025, further adding to the need to develop clear restoration goals, quantitative metrics and assessment protocols. This document represents an effort by state and federal agencies directly involved in oyster restoration in the Bay to develop clear and consistent objectives, definitions, sampling protocols and assessment techniques pursuant to achieving this goal and evaluating success.

  • Oyster Restoration Success Metrics Final.pdf (532.8 KB)
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Publications

  • Sustainable Fisheries GIT Winter 2022 Meeting Summary

    Attached are presentations and summary discussions from the 2022 virtual membership meeting.

  • DRAFT: Fisheries Impacts Synthesis

    DRAFT: Fisheries Impacts Synthesis

  • 2021 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...

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  • Watershed Agreement

    • Sustainable Fisheries Goal

      • Blue Crab Abundance
      • Blue Crab Management
      • Oysters
      • Forage Fish
      • Fish Habitat
  • Workgroups and Action Teams

    • Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee

    • Fish Habitat Action Team

    • Forage Action Team

    • Invasive Catfish Workgroup

    • Maryland and Virginia Oyster Restoration Interagency Teams

  • Members

    • Sean Corson (Chair), NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office

      Address:
      200 Harry S. Truman Parkway
      Suite 460
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: sean.corson@noaa.gov
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    • Martin Gary (Vice Chair), Potomac River Fisheries Commission

      Address:
      222 Taylor Street
      Colonial Beach Virginia 22443

      • Email: martingary.prfc@gmail.com
      • Phone: (804) 224-7148
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    • Bruce Vogt (Coordinator), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)


      Sustainable Fisheries Coordinator

      Address:
      200 Harry S. Truman Parkway
      Suite 460
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: Bruce.Vogt@noaa.gov
      • Phone: (410) 267-5655
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    • Mandy Bromilow (Staffer), ERT, Inc., NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office


      Fishery Program Analyst at NCBO

      Address:
      200 Harry S. Truman Parkway
      Suite 460
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: mandy.bromilow@noaa.gov
      • Phone: (410) 267-5667
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    • Justin Shapiro (Staffer), Chesapeake Research Consortium


      Sustainable Fisheries Goal Implementation Team Staffer

      Address:
      1750 Forest Drive Suite 130
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: justin.shapiro@noaa.gov
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    • Alex Aspinwall, Virginia Marine Resources Commission

      Address:
      2600 Washington Avenue
      Newport News Virginia 23607

      • Email: alex.aspinwall@mrc.virginia.gov
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    • Bob Beal, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission

      Address:
      1050 North Highland Street
      Suite 200 A-N
      Arlington Virginia 22201

      • Email: rbeal@asmfc.org
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    • Mike Bednarski, Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources


      Chief of Fisheries

      Address:
      Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
      P.O. Box 90778
      Henrico Virginia 23228

      • Email: Mike.Bednarski@dgif.virginia.gov
      • Phone: (804) 367-6878
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    • Donna Bilkovic , Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)

      Address:
      Center for Coastal Resources PO Box 1346
      Gloucester Point Virginia 23062

      • Email: donnab@vims.edu
      • Phone: (804) 684-7331
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    • Patrick Campfield, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission

      Address:
      Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
      1050 North Highland Street, Suite 200A-N
      Arlington Virginia 22201

      • Email: PCampfield@asmfc.org
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    • Jessica Coakley, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council

      Address:
      800 North State Street
      Suite 201
      Dover Delaware 19901

      • Email: jcoakley@mafmc.org
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    • Ellen Cosby, Potomac River Fisheries Commission

      Address:
      TBD
      TBD Maryland TBD

      • Email: ellen.prfc@verizon.net
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    • Glenn Davis, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

      Address:
      580 Taylor Avenue
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: gdavis@dnr.state.md.us
      • Phone: (410) 643-4601
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    • Julie Devers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

      Address:
      177 Admiral Cochrane Drive
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: julie_devers@fws.gov
      • Phone: (410) 573-4508
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    • Mary Fabrizio, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)

      Address:
      PO Box 1346
      Gloucester Point Virginia 23062

      • Email: mfabrizio@vims.edu
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    • Lynn Fegley, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

      Address:
      Maryland Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Service
      Tawes State Office Building 580 Taylor Avenue
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: lfegley@dnr.state.md.us
      • Phone: (410) 260-8285
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    • Robert Fisher, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)

      Address:
      Post Office Box 1346 1375 Greate Road Gloucester Point, Virginia 23062-1346
      Gloucester Virginia 23062

      • Email: rfisher@vims.edu
      • Phone: (804) 684-7168
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    • Greg Garman, Virginia Commonwealth University

      Address:
      P.O. Box 842030
      Richmond Virginia 23284-2030

      • Email: ggarman@vcu.edu
      • Phone: (804) 828-1562
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    • Pat Geer, Virginia Marine Resources Commission

      Address:
      2600 Washington Avenue
      Newport News Virginia 23607

      • Email: pat.geer@mrc.virginia.gov
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    • Mary Groves, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

      Address:
      DNR Inland Fisheries
      Rt 4, Box 106E
      Brandywine Maryland 20613

      • Email: mgroves@dnr.state.md.us
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    • Lisa Havel, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission

      Address:
      1050 N Highland Street, Suite 200 A-N
      Arlington Virginia 22201

      • Email: lhavel@asmfc.org
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    • Kirk Havens, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)

      Address:
      PO Box 1346
      Gloucester Point Virginia 23062

      • Email: kirk@vims.edu
      • Phone: (804) 684-7386
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    • Daniel Hennen, National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Fisheries Science Center

      Address:
      TBA
      TBA Massachusetts TBA

      • Email: Daniel.Hennen@noaa.gov
      • Phone: (508) 495-2000
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    • Peter Himchak, Omega Protein Corporation, Inc.

      Address:
      Omega Protein
      Fair Lawn New Jersey 07410

      • Email: peter.himchak@omegaprotein.com
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    • Jorge Holzer, Maryland Sea Grant

      Address:
      University of Maryland
      2116B Symons Hall
      College Park Maryland 20742

      • Email: jholzer@arec.umd.edu
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    • Ed Houde, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES)

      Address:
      146 Williams St
      Solomons Maryland 20688

      • Email: ehoude@umces.edu
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    • Gina Hunt, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

      Address:
      580 Taylor Ave
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: gina.hunt@maryland.gov
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    • Mike Hutt, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

      Address:
      3530 Mayland Court
      Richmond Virginia 23233

      • Email: Mike.Hutt@vdacs.virginia.gov
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    • Tom Ihde, Patuxent Environmental & Aquatic Research Laboratory (PEARL)

      Address:
      10545 Mackall Road
      Saint Leonard Maryland 20685

      • Email: thomas.ihde@morgan.edu
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    • Larry Jennings

      Address:
      410 Severn Avenue
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: larryjennings@comcast.net
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    • Eric Johnson, University of Northern Florida

      Address:
      1 UNF Drive
      Jacksonville Florida 32224

      • Email: e.johnson.147778@unf.edu
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    • Bryan King, District of Columbia Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE)

      Address:
      Fisheries and Wildlife Division
      1200 First Street, Sixth Floor, #688
      Washington D.C. District of Columbia 20002

      • Email: bryan.king@dc.gov
      • Phone: (202) 997-9607
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    • Adrienne Kotula, Chesapeake Bay Commission

      Address:
      60 West Street
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: Akotula@chesbay.us
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    • Alexa Kretsch, Virginia Marine Resources Commission

      Address:
      380 Fenwick Road
      Hampton Virginia 23651

      • Email: alexa.kretsch@mrc.virginia.gov
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    • Andy Lacatell, The Nature Conservancy

      Address:
      530 E Main St
      #800
      Richmond Virginia 23219

      • Email: alacatell@tnc.org
      • Phone: (804) 644-5800
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    • Rebecca LePrell, Chesapeake Bay Foundation

      Address:
      3663 Marlin Bay Dr
      Virginia Beach Virginia 23455

      • Email: rleprell@cbf.org
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    • Rom Lipcius, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)

      Address:
      Virginia Institute of Marine Science, PO Box 1348
      Andrews Hall 427
      Gloucester Point Virginia 23062

      • Email: rom@vims.edu
      • Phone: (804) 684-7330
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    • Keith Lockwood, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

      Address:
      803 Front St
      Norfolk Virginia 23510

      • Email: Keith.B.Lockwood@usace.army.mil
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    • Alicia Logalbo, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Norfolk District

      Address:
      803 Front Street
      Norfolk Virginia 23510

      • Email: Alicia.M.Logalbo@usace.army.mil
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    • Kelly Maloney, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

      Address:
      11649 Leetown Road
      Kearneysville West Virginia 25430

      • Email: kmaloney@usgs.gov
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    • Genine McClair, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

      Address:
      580 Taylor Avenue
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: genine.mcclair@maryland.gov
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    • Margaret McGinty, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

      Address:
      580 Taylor Ave, D-2
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: margaret.mcginty@maryland.gov
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    • Thomas Miller, UMCES Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (CBL)

      Address:
      Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
      P.O. Box 38
      Solomons Maryland 20688

      • Email: miller@umces.edu
      • Phone: (410) 326-7276
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    • Chris Moore, Chesapeake Bay Foundation

      Address:
      3663 Marlin Bay Drive
      Virginia Beach Virginia 23454

      • Email: cmoore@cbf.org
      • Phone: (757) 622-1964
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    • David O'Brien, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

      Address:
      Gloucester Point (VA) Field Office
      Gloucester Point Virginia 23062

      • Email: David.L.O'Brien@noaa.gov
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    • Thomas O'Connell, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

      Address:
      11649 Leetown Road
      Kearneysville West Virginia 25430

      • Email: toconnell@usgs.gov
      • Phone: (304) 724-4401
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    • Matthew Ogburn, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC)

      Address:
      647 Contees Wharf Road
      Edgewater Maryland 21037

      • Email: ogburnm@si.edu
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    • Donald Orth, Virginia Tech

      Address:
      310 West Campus Drive Virginia Tech
      , Cheatham Hall, Room 106 (MC 0321)
      Blacksburg Virginia 24061

      • Email: dorth@vt.edu
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    • Andrea Ostreff, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

      Address:
      11649 Leetown Road
      Kearneysville West Virginia 25430

      • Email: aostroff@usgs.gov
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    • Louis Plough, UMCES Horn Point Laboratory

      Address:
      2020 Horns Point Road
      Cambridge Maryland 21613

      • Email: lplough@umces.edu
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    • Tom Powers, Virginia Blue Crab Management Advisory Committee

      Address:
      Virginia Crab Management Advisory Committee
      311 Hunts Neck Road
      Poquoson Virginia 23662

      • Email: powers@jlab.org
      • Phone: (757) 784-1351
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    • Daniel Ryan, DC Division of Fish and Wildlife

      Address:
      District Department of the Environment
      1200 First Street NE
      Washington DC District of Columbia 20002

      • Email: daniel.ryan@dc.gov
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    • Amy Schueller, National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Science Center

      Address:
      101 Pivers Island Road
      Beaufort North Carolina 28516

      • Email: Amy.Schueller@noaa.gov
      • Phone: (252) 838-0815
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    • Michael Seebo, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)

      Address:
      1370 Greate Road
      Gloucester Point Virginia 23062

      • Email: mseebo@vims.edu
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    • Rochelle Seitz, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)

      Address:
      1370 Greate Road
      Gloucester Point Virginia 23062

      • Email: seitz@vims.edu
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    • Alexei Sharov, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

      Address:
      Tawes State Office Building B2
      580 Taylor Avenue
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: ASHAROV@dnr.state.md.us
      • Phone: (410) 260-8288
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    • David Sikorski, Coastal Conservation Association

      Address:
      PO Box 309
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: davidsikorski@mac.com
      • Download VCard
    • Ken Smith, Virginia Waterman

      Address:
      92 Teal Way
      Heathsville Virginia 22473

      • Email: ken@ksmithre.com
      • Phone: (804) 366-2325
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    • Geoffrey Smith, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission

      Address:
      TBD
      TBD Pennsylvania TBD

      • Email: geofsmith@pa.gov
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    • Edna Stetzar, Delaware Division of Fish & Wildlife

      Address:
      4876 Hay Point Landing Rd
      Smyrna Delaware 1997

      • Email: edna.stetzar@state.de.us
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    • Ann Swanson, Chesapeake Bay Commission

      Address:
      60 West Street
      Suite 406
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: aswanson@chesbay.us
      • Phone: (410) 263-3420
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    • Peter Tango, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)


      Monitoring Coordinator

      Address:
      1750 Forest Drive Suite 130
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: ptango@chesapeakebay.net
      • Phone: (410) 267-9875
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    • Troy Tuckey, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)

      Address:
      1370 Greate Road
      Gloucester Point Virginia 23062

      • Email: tuckey@vims.edu
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    • Jim Uphoff, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

      Address:
      904 South Morris St
      Cooperative Oxford Laboratory
      Oxford Maryland 21654

      • Email: jim.uphoff@maryland.gov
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    • Sarah Widman, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

      Address:
      580 Taylor Avenue
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: sarah.widman@maryland.gov
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    • Michael Wilberg, UMCES Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (CBL)

      Address:
      P.O. Box 38
      Solomons Maryland 20688

      • Email: wilberg@umces.edu
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    • Ryan Woodland, UMCES Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (CBL)

      Address:
      146 Williams Street
      Solomons Maryland 20688

      • Email: woodland@umces.edu
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