This report card provides a transparent, timely, and geographically detailed assessment of Chesapeake Bay. Since 2016, UMCES has engaged stakeholders throughout the watershed to transform the report card into an evaluation of the Chesapeake Watershed health. Watershed health includes traditional ecosystem indicators, but also social, economic, and cultural indicators. This is the first year the watershed has been scored, using five indicators of ecological and socioeconomic health. Additional indicators are being researched for use in the next report card.
Project Dates : October 15, 2014 - September 30, 2020
Under NOAA’s National Coral Reef Monitoring Plan (NCRMP), IAN-UMCES has received grant funding to develop and implement frameworks that help NCRMP regularly deliver national-level status reports to policy makers, resource managers, and any constituent concerned about the health of corals in any U.S. jurisdiction. Such reporting is essential to communicate and evaluate the efficacy of place-based investments in coral reef conservation. Status reports for each jurisdiction are compiled using regional fish, climate, benthic, and socio-economic data to accurately assess overall reef health.
