U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey CBP Partnership Team- Enhance Monitoring in the Bay and its Watershed Scott Phillips, USGS Jonathan Kramer, MD Sea Grant

Outline  Monitoring Needs and Objectives  Chesapeake Bay Program Action Plan  Presidential Executive Order  Current CBP Monitoring Efforts  Partnership Team Objectives

Chesapeake Action Plan  CBP Goals  Emphasis on implementation  Optimize resources  “Adaptive management” approach  Plan  Goals and Targets  ID priority areas and practices  Implement  Monitor and Assess  Evaluate and Adapt  Science and monitoring

Living Resources Habitat Water Quality Sound Land Use Steward- ship Chesapeake Action Plan Chesapeake 2000 Topics Tentative Priorities Oysters Striped Bass Alosa sp. Menhaden Blue Crab SAV Wetlands Fish Passage Wastewater Treatment Agricultural Lands Developed Lands Air Deposition Shorelines & Streambanks Land Conservation Developing Lands Public Access Education - Interpretation General Communication Chemical Contaminants Citizen Outreach Watershed Planning Adaptive Management—Monitoring and Assessment Stream health

Rockfish, Bluefish Menhaden Habitat Shad, Herring, Perch and Rockfish Spawning Habitat -Water-quality standards -Fish, Crabs, and Grasses Source: EPA Bay Grasses Habitat Oyster, Crab, Croaker and Spot Habitat Summertime Crab Food Habitat “Delisting” the Bay

Effectiveness of Actions  Water Quality  N, P, and sediment allocations  Tributary strategies  Changes in nutrients and sediment  Land Use  Changes in sources  BMPs  Stream conditions  Biological communities  Habitat  Estuary response

Presidential Executive Order  Topics:  Living resources  Water quality  Agriculture and watersheds  Expand public access  Climate Change  Monitoring and ecosystem management  Ecosystem management  Report to strengthen monitoring  Fish and wildlife in Bay and watershed  Water quality and habitat  Adaptive management  Assess existing monitoring and gaps

 Water-quality networks  Watershed  NT network  Small watersheds  Estuary  Status and trends  Shallow water  Living Resources/Habitat  SAV  Fisheries Monitoring Partnerships

Ecosystem-based fisheries management

Partnership Team Objectives  Id existing water quality and habitat programs in nontidal areas that meet “management effectiveness” needs.  Id partner efforts in tidal areas that could meet “delisting” needs and fill gaps in water quality and habitat monitoring created by funding redirection.  Id partner monitoring programs to assess priority living resources and habitats.  Id gaps where needs are not met.  Outcomes:  Chesapeake Bay Program monitoring report  Information for Presidential E.O. report

Challenges  Scope  Water quality  Living resources and habitat  Information for E.O.  Interacting with partners  Accurate inventory  Flexibility in modifying programs  Multiple partners and priorities  Time and people  Report deadlines  CBP  E.O  Limited availability of people