Adam Davis Sustainable Fisheries Goal Implementation Team GIT 1 adavis@chesapeakebay.net 410-295-3159
Background • Started with CRC in March, 2010 • B.A. in Biology from St. Mary’s College of Maryland – Mostly environmental and ecological biology courses • Summer Jobs – Oyster Aquaculture Job (2008-2010) • Johnny Oysterseed (http://www.johnnyoysterseed.com/) – Research & Development Lab Technician (2006-2008) • Sherwin-Williams Paints
CBP Organizational Structure and Leadership 8-27-12 Citizens’ Advisory Chesapeake Executive Council Committee Independent Chair – Vincent Gray, DC Chair – Nikki Tinsley Evaluator NT Inc. Principals’ Staff Committee Chair – Christophe Tulou DDOE Local Government Advisory Committee Chair – Richard Gray Action Teams Mayor of Lancaster City Management Board Social Sciences Co- Chair – Power, EPA Scientific & Technical Chair Co-Chair – Paolisso, UMd Advisory Committee Nick DiPasquale, EPA Communications Chair – Chris Pyke Workgroup Laboratory Recommendation Action Team US Green Bldg. Council Chair – Bennett, USGS Chair – Riggs, DENREC Vice – Land, NPS Goal Implementation Teams Scientific, Technical Assessment, Sustainable Protect & Restore Protect & Maintain Foster Partnering, and Reporting Fisheries Vital Habitats Restore Water Healthy Chesapeake Leadership Quality Watersheds Stewardship & Management Robertson Horan Merrill Bryer Maounis Dennison Foreman Chair NOAA USFWS EPA NGO(TNC) NPS Md UMCES VaDCR O’Connell Davis Baxter Hall Saunders-Evans Bisland Bennett ViceChair MdDNR NGO(CBT) VaDEQ MdDP MdDNR USGS EPA Cdtr Vogt Greiner Antos Fritz Handen Tango Allen NOAA USFWS EPA EPA NPS USGS EPA Staff Davis Martin Harrington/Hanson Burnett Brzezinski Pruzinsky Wilke CRC CRC CRC CRC CRC CRC CRC Implementation Implementation Implementation Implementation Implementation Implementation Workgroups Workgroups Workgroups Workgroups Workgroups Workgroups
Fisheries GIT Blue Crab Striped Bass Menhaden Shad • Invasive Catfish Policy Adoption Statement – “…the potential risk posed by blue catfish and Oyster 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.” – Invasive Catfish Task Force will meet in October to discuss how to implement the policy • CBSAC will meet in Oct. to begin development of male specific blue crab reference points for 2013 season – Female reference points already in use by managers
Fisheries GIT • Land Use Workshop – We missed the application deadline for the previous STAC workshop opportunity – We may like to re-apply and make this happen • Oyster Metrics Team (tasks completed) – Established quantitative metrics for evaluation of tributary and reef level restoration • MD and VA Oyster Interagency Workgroups - Applying oyster metrics to tributaries in MD and VA
Fisheries GIT • New American Shad Indicator - No longer a shad fishery - Better reflect whole habitat restoration approaches rather than fisheries management • Next full Fisheries GIT meeting: – December 6-8 th – Port Isobel of Tangier Island – Increased stakeholder engagement • Commercial and recreational watermen
Independent Project
Future Plans • Finished all prerequisites for graduate school • Applied to UMD MEES to start in the Spring, 2013 – Ecology – Fingers crossed
Questions? Adam Davis adavis@chesapeakebay.net 410-295-3159
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