Assessing the Chesapeake Bay Forage Base: Existing Data and Research Priorities

The workshop will identify: (1) forage groups of the Chesapeake Bay that are critical to assess for fisheries management; (2) existing data for these groups; (3) data gaps; and (4) strategies to improve the quantification of the forage base of this system.  These strategies will both provide guidance in understanding and using current forage data, and allow for future integration of new research findings and enhanced approaches.