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Chesapeake Bay Action Plan

Chesapeake Bay Action Plan

After decades of effort, the voluntary, collaborative approach to restoring the health and vitality of the Chesapeake Bay— the largest estuary in the United States—has not worked and, in fact, is failing.

A diverse group of 57 senior scientists and policymakers have joined forces to save the Bay.  This is our plan.

  • Executive Council
  • 25-Step Action Plan
    • Sign The Citizens Bay Agreement
    • Signatories
    • Acronym Glossary
  • Resources
  • River Report Cards

Video: Oyster and Crab Populations in the Chesapeake Bay

By Senator Gerald Winegrad | March 16, 2011

(Posted by Gerald Winegrad.)

Gerald Winegrad discusses the effects of pollution on oyster and crab populations in the Chesapeake Bay:

Posted in Action Plan, Agriculture, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Department of Agriculture and tagged Gerald-Winegrad

We are senior Chesapeake Bay scientists and policymakers from Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania who have concluded that after decades of effort, the voluntary, collaborative approach to restoring the health and vitality of the largest estuary in the United States has not worked and, in fact, is failing. Our group unanimously recommends that all states draining into the Chesapeake Bay adopt our 25 action items in their Watershed Implementation Plans (WIP) and implement them to improve the Bay’s water quality and to meet the requirements of the Clean Water Act.

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