The Comprehensive Evaluation of System Response (CESR) report was released by the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC), an independent liaison between the Bay’s scientific community and the Chesapeake Bay Program. Over 60 experts were involved in its creation, and its pages reflect on how the restoration effort is going, the gaps in our current approach, and policy implications based on its main findings. We encourage you to read the full report here and browse the additional resources. This Roundtable focused on giving the Bay community a chance to ask questions of those involved with the report, and it was a special extended session to allow for more discussion.

Speakers:

• Denice Wardrop, Chesapeake Research Consortium/Pennsylvania State University
• Kurt Stephenson, Virginia Tech
• The Writing Team
  • Bill Dennison (University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science), Zachary Easton (Virginia Tech), Mark Monaco (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Centers for Coastal Ocean Science), Kenneth Rose (University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science), Leonard Shabman (Resources for the Future), Jeremy Testa (University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science)