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Chesapeake Bay Program
Bay Barometer: A Health and Restoration Assessment of the Chesapeake Bay and Watershed in 2008
| Information about the Report | |
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| Title | Bay Barometer: A Health and Restoration Assessment of the Chesapeake Bay and Watershed in 2008
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| Description | The purpose of this report is to provide a detailed assessment of the environmental health of the Chesapeake Bay. The report provides environmental indicator information on environmental quality and the completeness of restoration activities, along with how citizens can improve the Bay. |
| Organization | Chesapeake Bay Program |
| Year | 2008 |
| URL | http://www.chesapeakebay.net/content/publications/cbp_34915.pdf
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| Level of Technical Detail | High |
| Direct Access to Data | Yes |
| Direct Access to Metadata | Yes |
| EPA Region | Region 3, Region 2 |
| State | New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, District of Columbia, West Virginia |
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| Watershed | Chesapeake Bay |
| Ecosystem | |
| Link to Organization | http://www.chesapeakebay.net/
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| Contact Information | 800-YOUR-BAY |
| Environmental Indicator Scale | Regional |
| Additional Information | Monitoring Information; Opportunities for Citizen Action |
| Information about the indicators in the report | ||
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| Environmental Category in the Report | Indicator in the Report | EPA Web Taxonomy |
| Fish and Shellfish | American Shad Abundance | Species Conservation |
| Fish and Shellfish | Blue Crab Abundance | Species Conservation |
| Fish and Shellfish | Menhaden Abundance | Species Conservation Conservation |
| Fish and Shellfish | Oysters Abundance | Species Conservation |
| Fish and Shellfish | Striped Bass Abundance | Species Conservation |
| Fostering Stewardship | Citizen and Community Action | Sustainable Development Conservation |
| Fostering Stewardship | Education and Interpretation | Sustainable Development Conservation |
| Fostering Stewardship | Public Access | Sustainable Development Conservation |
| Habitats and the Lower Food Web | Bay Grasses | Species Conservation |
| Habitats and the Lower Food Web | Bottom Habitat | Species Conservation |
| Habitats and the Lower Food Web | Phytoplankton | Species Conservation |
| Habitats and the Lower Food Web | Wetlands | Water:Wetlands Conservation |
| Health of Freshwater Streams and Rivers | Agricultural Pollution Controls | Industries:Agricultural Industries Pollutants & Contaminants:Water Pollutants Industries: Utilities Water:Wastewater:Publicly Owned Treatment Works |
| Health of Freshwater Streams and Rivers | Air Pollution Controls | Air:Air Pollution:Mobile Sources of Air Pollution Air:Air Pollution:Stationary Sources of Air Pollution Conservation |
| Health of Freshwater Streams and Rivers | Urban/Suburban Pollution Controls | Soils & Land Sustainable Development Pollutants & Contaminants:Air Pollutants:Criteria Air Pollutants |
| Health of Freshwater Streams and Rivers | Wastewater Pollution Controls | Pollutants & Contaminants:Water Pollutants Conservation |
| Land Use | Percent of Watershed with Forest | Soils & Land Life Stages & Populations Water:Surface Water:Rivers Water:Surface Water:Streams |
| Land Use | Population and Impervious Surfaces | Soils & Land Life Stages & Populations Sustainable Development Pollutants & Contaminants:Water Pollutants |
| Managing Fisheries | Fisheries Management Effort Index | Conservation Sustainable Development |
| Protecting Watersheds | Developing Watershed Management Plans | Sustainable Development Conservation |
| Protecting Watersheds | Preserving Lands | Sustainable Development Conservation |
| Protecting Watersheds | Restoring Forest Buffers | Sustainable Development Conservation Soils & Land |
| Restoring Habitats | Planting Bay Grasses | Species Cleanup:Cleanup Processes Conservation |
| Restoring Habitats | Reopening Fish Passage | Species Cleanup:Cleanup Processes Conservation |
| Restoring Habitats | Restoring Oyster Reefs | Species Cleanup:Cleanup Processes Conservation |
| Restoring Habitats | Restoring Wetlands | Water:Wetlands Cleanup:Cleanup Processes |
| River Flow and Pollutant Loads | Nitrogen Loads Reaching Chesapeake Bay | Water:Surface Water:Rivers Water:Surface Water:Streams Pollutants & Contaminants:Water Pollutants |
| River Flow and Pollutant Loads | Phosphorous Loads Reaching Chesapeake Bay | Water:Surface Water:Rivers Water:Surface Water:Streams Sustainable Development Pollutants & Contaminants:Water Pollutants |
| Water Quality | Chemical Contaminants | Pollutants & Contaminants:Water Pollutants Water:Surface Water:Estuaries |
| Water Quality | Chlorophyll A | Pollutants & Contaminants:Water Pollutants Water:Surface Water:Estuaries Water:Surface Water:Rivers Water:Surface Water:Streams |
| Water Quality | Dissolved Oxygen | Pollutants & Contaminants:Water Pollutants Water:Surface Water:Estuaries Water:Surface Water:Estuaries Water:Surface Water:Rivers Water:Surface Water:Streams |
| Water Quality | Water Clarity | Pollutants & Contaminants:Water Pollutants Pollutants & Contaminants:Water Pollutants:Sediments Water:Surface Water:Rivers Water:Surface Water:Streams |