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The Maryland DNR Eyes on the Bay project provides a convenient map-based interface to access Maryland's time-relevant water quality monitoring data. Included are links to current continuous monitoring data, the most recent maps of spatially intensive monitoring data, and bay monthly condition charts from a number of fixed stations throughout Maryland's Chesapeake Bay and tributaries. Contact Tony Allred, Resource Assessment Service. (Telephone: 410.260.8642 or e-mail: tallred@dnr.state.md.us). |
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| Chesapeake Bay Mainstem Water Quality Monitoring
Project. These are water quality monitoring data from a long term fixed location monitoring study of the Mainstem Chesapeake Bay. The data are collected from 22 stations for a time period beginning June 1984 and extending to the present. Contact: Tony Allred, Resource Assessment Service. (Telephone: 410.260.8642 or e-mail: tallred@dnr.state.md.us). more information. The information is available online at http://www.chesapeakebay.net/data/index.htm |
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| Chesapeake Bay Tributary Water Quality Monitoring
Project. These are water quality monitoring data from a long term fixed location monitoring study of Chesapeake Bay Tributaries. The data are collected from 33 stations for a time period beginning June 1984 and extending to the present. Contact Tony Allred, Resource Assessment Service. (Telephone: 410.260.8642 or e-mail: tallred@dnr.state.md.us). more information. The information is available online at http://www.chesapeakebay.net/data/index.htm |
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| Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Monitoring Quality
Assurance/Quality Control Prioject. These are Quality Assurance/Quality Control data collected in association with the Mainstem and Tributary Water Quality Monitoring Projects. Contact Tony Allred, Resource Assessment Service. (Telephone: 410.260.8642 or e-mail: tallred@dnr.state.md.us). |
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| Baltimore Harbor Water Quality Intensive Survey. These are water quality monitoring data from a short term fixed location intensive monitoring study of the Baltimore Harbor. The time period of the study began April 1994 and ended May 1995. Contact Tony Allred, Resource Assessment Service. (Telephone: 410.260.8642 or e-mail: tallred@dnr.state.md.us). more information |
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| Pocomoke River Water Quality Intensive Survey. These are water quality monitoring data from a short term fixed location intensive monitoring study of the Pocomoke River. The time period of the study began June 1997 and extends to the present. Contact Tony Allred, Resource Assessment Service. (Telephone: 410.260.8642 or e-mail: tallred@dnr.state.md.us). |
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| Pooles Island Water Quality Intensive Survey. These are water quality monitoring data from a short term fixed location intensive monitoring study in the vicinity of Pooles Island. The time period of the study began September 1989 and ended September 1990. Contact Tony Allred, Resource Assessment Service. (Telephone: 410.260.8642 or e-mail: tallred@dnr.state.md.us). |
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| Chesapeake Bay Sediment Monitoring Project. These are sediment monitoring data from a monitoring study of Chesapeake Bay bottom sediments at a number of locations. The time period of the study began April 1994 and ended May 1995. Contact Tony Allred, Resource Assessment Service. (Telephone: 410-260-8642 or e-mail: tallred@dnr.state.md.us). |
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| Queenstown Water Quality Intensive Survey. These are water quality monitoring data from a short term fixed location intensive monitoring study in the vicinity of Queenstown MD. The time period of the study began July 1987 and ended August 1987. Contact Tony Allred, Resource Assessment Service. (Telephone: 410.260.8642 or e-mail: tallred@dnr.state.md.us). |
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| Maryland Biological Stream Survey (MBSS). These are biological, chemical, and physical habitat data that are being used to describe the current status of biological resources in Maryland--first through third order non-tidal streams. The stream sites where data were collected were randomly chosen. The first phase of this study began in 1995 and continued through 1997. A second phase began Summer 2000. Contact: Scott Stranko, Resource Assessment Service. (Telephone: 410-260-8603 or e-mail: sstranko@dnr.state.md.us). Information is available online at: http://mddnr.chesapeakebay.net/mbss/index.html |
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| Rapid Bioassessment Program. A state-wide water quality monitoring program using macroinvertebrates as indicators. Three hundred fifty fixed stations on third order streams are sampled biennially during summers using the U.S. EPA Rapid Biassessment Protocol II (family level macroinvertebrate identification). Program was active from 1990 through 1996 as a companion program to the long term CORE and TREND water quality monitoring programs. Contact: Niles Primrose, Resource Assessment Service. 410-260-8623; e-mail - nprimrose@dnr.state.md.us |
![[land icon]](land.gif) | Maryland Marina Database. This is a database of information about the marinas in Maryland. Information includes the marina name, address, phone number, latitude and longitude, and tributary strategy basin. Facility related data includes availability of a pumpout, hours of operation, etc. The database is regularly updated and will eventually include data about on-site best management practices. Contact: Kristin Fleming, Chesapeake & Coastal Watershed Service. (Telephone: 410-260-8771 or email: kfleming@dnr.state.md.us). |
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| Maryland Statewide Water Balance Information - by
Watershed. This information includes groundwater and surface water data through 1997 (e.g. groundwater resources permitted for agricultural use). This database was developed by the Maryland Department of the Environment in conjunction with the Department of Natural Resources. Contact: John Smith, Maryland Dept. of the Environment. (Telephone: 410-631-4109 or e-mail: jsmith@mde.state.md.us). more information |
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| Online Boating Facilities Access Database. This database contains location, directions, facilities available, hours of operation, and fees for public ramps and piers in Maryland. 1994 data currently being updated. Contact: Barry Christy, Program Open Space (Telephone: 410.260.8427 or e-mail: bchristy@dnr.state.md.us). |
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| Chesapeake Bay Sediment Monitoring Project. These are sediment monitoring data from a monitoring study of Chesapeake Bay bottom sediments at a number of locations. The study began April 1994 and ended May 1995. Contact Tony Allred, Resource Assessment Service. (Telephone: 410-260-8642 or e-mail: tallred@dnr.state.md.us). |
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| Maryland Freshwater Fisheries Resources. Biological, chemical, and physical habitat data that are being used to assess the current status of sport fish populations and their habitats in Maryland. Data are gathered as management needs dictate, but typically on a semi-annual basis. Contact: Eastern Region: Wye Mills Work Center, wyemillswc@dnr.state.md.us (Telephone: 410-827-6245). Western Region: Ken Pavol, Mount Nebo Work Center, Mount_Nebo_WC@dnr.state.md.us (Telephone: 301-334-8218). Central Region: Patuxent Office, (Telephone: 410-442-2080) Patuxent_Office@dnr.state.md.us. Lewistown Work Center (Telephone: 301-898-9724) Lewistown_WC2@dnr.state.md.us. Southern Region: Cedarville Visitors' Center (Telephone: 301-888-2423) Cedarville_fh@dnr.state.md.us. |
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| Freshwater Fisheries Macroinvertebrate Data Set. 1990 - Present. Data includes richness of sample, habitat biotic index, scraper filterer ratio, EPT, EPT/C, dominant family, CPOM, diversity and equatability. Contact :Susan Rivers, Albert Powell Fish Hatchery (Telephone: 301-791-4736). |
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| Maryland Coastal Bays Survey. The coastal bay survey has been done every year since 1972 with emphasis on species of recreational or economic interest. Data is used to calculate indices of abundance for a wide array of species. In addition to species attributes, salinity, temperature, wind, tide and weather conditions are also collected. Data is in dbase format (*.dbf). Contact: Steve Doctor at Matapeake (Telephone: 410-643-4601). |
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| Historic Chesapeake Bay Oyster Bar Boundaries. Polygon representation of the natural oyster bar boundaries according to a survey conducted by C.C. Yates (1906-1912). Contact: Kelly Greenhawk, Sarbanes Cooperative Oxford Laboratory (Telephone: 410.226.0078 or e-mail: kgreenhawk@dnr.state.md.us). |
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| Chesapeake Bay Oyster Bars. Pointfile containing location information on 448 oyster bars in the Chesapeake Bay. Contact: Kelly Greenhawk, Sarbanes Cooperative Oxford Laboratory (Telephone: 410.226.0078 or e-mail: kgreenhawk@dnr.state.md.us). |
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| Historic Maryland Oyster Bars. Polygon representation of historic oyster bottom charted prior to the legally designated current Natural Oyster Bars. Supplement to DNR publication entitled "Maryland's Historic Oyster Bottom - A Geographic Representation of the Traditional Named Oyster Bars" Contact: Kelly Greenhawk, Sarbanes Cooperative Oxford Laboratory (Telephone: 410.226.0078 or e-mail: kgreenhawk@dnr.state.md.us). |
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| Maryland Bay Bottom Survey Polygon dataset characterizing bottom type designations determined by MD DNR's Acoustic Bay Bottom Survey conducted from 1974 - 1983. Bottom type designations include cultch, mud, sand, mud with cultch, sand with cultch, hard bottom and leased bottom. Contact: Kelly Greenhawk, Sarbanes Cooperative Oxford Laboratory (Telephone: 410.226.0078 or e-mail: kgreenhawk@dnr.state.md.us). |
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| Historic Chesapeake Bay Bathymetry - Tangier
Sound. Pointfile of bathymetric information charted by Almy in 1856 for the Tangier Sound area. Spatial file is the result of the digitization of mylars obtained from NOS. Contact: Kelly Greenhawk, Sarbanes Cooperative Oxford Laboratory (Telephone: 410.226.0078 or e-mail: kgreenhawk@dnr.state.md.us). |
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| Historic Chesapeake Bay Bathymetry - Tangier
Sound. Pointfile of bathymetric information charted by Winslow in 1778 for the Tangier Sound area. Spatial file is the result of the digitization of mylars obtained from NOS. Contact: Kelly Greenhawk, Sarbanes Cooperative Oxford Laboratory (Telephone: 410.226.0078 or e-mail: kgreenhawk@dnr.state.md.us). |
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| Historic Chesapeake Bay Bathymetry - Chester
River. Pointfile of bathymetric information charted by McArthur in 1846 for the Chester River. Spatial file is the result of the digitization of mylars obtained from NOS. Contact: Kelly Greenhawk, Sarbanes Cooperative Oxford Laboratory (Telephone: 410.226.0078 or e-mail: kgreenhawk@dnr.state.md.us). |
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| Maryland Commercial Pound Net Registration. All pound net sites in Maryland's portion of the Chesapeake Bay, its tributaries, and Chincoteague Bay must be registered with the Department. A database of pound net site holders and locations is maintained. Contact: Mike Luisi (Telephone: 410-260-8293 or e-mail: mluisi@dnr.state.md.us). |
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| Maryland Fish Passage Database. Includes information about over 1,000 blockages to anadromous fish in Chesapeake Bay tributaries. Blockages include dams, culverts, gauges, pipelines and other structures that impede the upstream migration of fish. Contact: Carla Fleming, Fish Passage Program (Telephone: 410-260-8324 or email cfleming@dnr.state.md.us). |
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| Limited Entry Charterboat and Commercial Striped Bass Waiting
List. Both of these files contain the records of licensees who have applied for a striped bass authorization in one or both fisheries. A current and master list (history) are maintained for both. Contact: Tobi Ross (Telephone: 410.260.8292 or e-mail tross@dnr.state.md.us). |
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| "Declared" Charterboat Captains. Contains lists of "declared" charterboat captains, their boat information,( and Coast Guard license issue date for the later years). Under the present law, 499 authorizations may be issued to this fishery each season. Captains must declare 2 of 3 years or be deleted from the fishery so that those on waiting list can be called. Limited public access. Contact: Tobi Ross (Telephone: 410.260.8292 or e-mail tross@dnr.state.md.us). |
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| Commercial Striped Bass Harvest Data. 1995 to present. Data sets for each year contain information representing landings, gear type, day, month, season and regions. Daily report landings obtained from each check-in station. List of Department authorized striped bass check-in stations also available. (No public access) Contact: Tobi Ross (Telephone: 410.260.8292 or e-mail tross@dnr.state.md.us). |
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| Check Station Agreements. Written agreement between the Department and each station. Background checks are done prior to validation of agreement. (No public access) Contact: Tobi Ross (Telephone: 410.260.8292 or e-mail tross@dnr.state.md.us). |
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| Striped Bass Check Station Data. Data from written reports from each station submitted weekly throughout the season. Contains a unique record of every striped bass transaction and includes the following: Date, check station ID#, gear type, license and permit numbers, total pounds and number of fish. (No public access) Contact: Tobi Ross (Telephone: 410.260.8292 or e-mail: tross@dnr.state.md.us). |
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| Spring Striped Bass Registration. 1996 to present. This is a registration file for all captains and boats participating in the striped bass Spring season. The Spring season does not fall under limited entry and is open to all eligible captains. Forms are mailed to approximately 600 captains about 6 weeks prior to season opening. Registration is presently required. (Some worksheets available to public) Contact: Tobi Ross (Telephone: 410.260.8292 or e-mail tross@dnr.state.md.us). |
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| Fish Lesion Monitoring and Rapid Response Project. The objective of this project is to collect data on the nature and frequency of fish anomalies in 5 major eastern shore tributaries of Chesapeake Bay. This information is used to make decisions whether to close water bodies because of possible Pfiesteria activity. Raid Response deployments are initiated when calls to the Fish Health Hotline meet certain criteria. Data includes sample site location, fish species, total number captured by gear type, total length of a subsample and description of any physical anomaly observed. Water quality parameters collected at each site are: temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, specific conductance and salinity. Secchi disc readings are included as well as weather related data. Data is maintained in MS Excel and MS Access. Contact: Harry Rickabaugh (Telephone 410.643-6785). |
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| Catch-and-Release Mortality of American Shad. The objective of this study was to determine the survival rate of American shad caught and released by recreational anglers below Conowingo Dam. Three hundred and nine shad were used in 13 trials. Volunteer anglers used artificial lures. Short term mortality (48 hours) was less than 1%. Water quality during each trial and fight time for some fish were recorded. Data maintained in MS Excel. Contact Rudy Lukacovic (Telephone 410.643-6785). |
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| Mortality Rate of Striped Bass Associated with
Chumming. The objective of this study was to determine the mortality rate of striped bass caught with bait during spring and fall. Total length, hook location and 96 hour mortality rates were recorded at different temperatures and salinities. Circle hooks were used on two days to evaluate their effectiveness in reducing deep hooking. Data maintained in MS Excel. Contact Rudy Lukacovic (Telephone 410.643-6785). Note: These studies examined striped bass mortality under specific conditions and results are not representative of the overall fishery. |
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| Electrofishing Survey of the Susquehanna
Flats Monitoring the restoration and recovery of American shad in the upper Chesapeake Bay from 1990-1996. Although primarily directed at monitoring the abundance of juvenile American shad, numbers of river herring, white perch, yellow perch, and channel catfish were also recorded. Surface water temperature (oC), conductivity (umho/cm), salinity (ppt), and Secchi disk (m) readings were also recorded prior to electrofishing. Contact Jim Mowrer (Telephone: 410.643.6801). |
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| Maryland's Coastal Bays and Ocean. Seven databases dealing with the ocean, data collected for fishery dependent sampling aboard commercial trawling vessels in the Atlantic Ocean off Ocean City, Md. Lengths were taken for all species that were caught. Other data include starting and ending loran readings, depth, weather conditions, length of tow, and mesh size of netbody and codend liner.
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