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A Comprehensive List of Chesapeake Bay Species - 1997   (378 KB) Available: Yes         Publication Date: 03/01/1992         Data Type: report replaced by A Comprehensive List of Chesapeake Bay Species - 1998

A Comprehensive List of Chesapeake Bay Basin Species - 1998   (395 KB) Available: Yes         Publication Date: 01/01/1998         Data Type: report Provides a list of aquatic and aquatic-associated organisms found in recent decades in the Chesapeake Bay Basin.

Basin Specific Characterization of Chesapeake Bay Living Resource Status 1994 Available: Yes         Publication Date: 09/01/1994         Data Type: report NO LONGER AVAILABLE. Presents characterizations of current status of 26 indicator species and two biological communities in each of 12 basins that comprise the Chesapeake Bay. The list of key species examined included 10 species of finfish, four species of shellfish, benthos and submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV)(as communities), four species of waterfowl, six species of colonial nesting waterbirds, and two raptors.

Chesapeake Bay Basinwide Comprehensive List of Toxic Substances Available: Yes         Publication Date: 04/01/1992         Data Type: report A compilation of toxic substances detected in, released, or applied to all media (water, soil, sediment, tissue and air) within the Chesapeake Bay basin.

Ambient Toxicity Assessment Workshop Report Available: Yes         Publication Date: 05/01/1990         Data Type: report This workshop resulted in general agreement on recommendations for a list of suitable methodologies and species that are appropriate from bioassessment.

Chesapeake Bay Strategy for the Restoration and Protection of Ecologically Valuable Species   (11 MB) Available: Yes         Publication Date: 09/01/1993         Data Type: report This document is available electronically only. This strategy was developed by the Ecologically Valuable Species Work Group of the Chesapeake Bay Program Living Resources Subcommittee to fulfill one of the commitments of the Living Resources section of the 1987 Chesapeake Bay Agreement: "to develop, adopt, and begin to implement Bay-wide management plan...for ecologically valuable species".

Chesapeake Bay Strategy for the Restoration and Preservation of Ecologically Valuable Species Available: Yes         Publication Date: 01/01/1993         Data Type: fact sheet The ecosystem concept provides the basis for exploring the relationships between the many separate management plans for Chesapeake Bay species, habitats, and water quality that have been developed in response to the 1987 Bay Agreement. The habitats and habitat problems of many ecologically valuable species are shared with many other, often commercially or recreationally valuable, species.

Screening of Candidate Species for Development of Standard Operating Procedures for Aquatic Toxicity Testing with Resident Chesapeake Bay Biota Available: Yes         Publication Date: 03/01/1994         Data Type: report The goal of this study was to evaluate 25 resident Chesapeake Bay species (vertebrates, invertebrates and plants) as potential candidates for future Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) development for estuarine water column toxicity tests. Based on a ranking system, the two species recommended for future SOPO development are the copepod, Eurytemora affinis,, and the sago pondweed, Potamogeton pectinatus.

Chesapeake Bay Policy for the Introduction of Non-indigenous Aquatic Species Available: Yes         Publication Date: 12/01/1993         Data Type: report This policy document considers only first time introductions of non-indigenous, non-naturalized aquatic species. Organisms, including marsh-dwellers, that live on land or in the soil are not included in the scope of this policy.

Recommendation for a) the Reauthorization of the National Invasive Species Act of 1996, and b) the National Ballast Management Program, to address Issues of Concern for the Chesapeake Bay Region Available: Yes         Publication Date: 05/12/2001         Data Type: report Recommendations on the reauthorization of the National Invasive Species Act specially dealing with Ballast Water Issues in Chesapeake Bay.

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