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CHESAPEAKE BAY SYMPOSIUM
STRIPED BASS IN CRISIS?
UNBALANCED BAY THREATENS FOODWEB
7:00 PM SATURDAY NOV. 21, 1998
KENT ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL
STEVENSVILLE, MD
CCA MD, CCA VA, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, and Chesapeake Bay Acid Rain
Foundation will sponsor a symposium on the unbalanced Chesapeake Bay and its impact on
our marine ecosystem. The purpose of the symposium is to better inform and educate the
public on the health of striped bass, the decline of their forage base, and it’s effects. We will
bring together various experts from government, the environmental community, and the private
sector to present facts and discuss issues, so the public and government can better interact to
develop plans and solutions to their concerns and avoid rumors from a lack of accurate
information.
PANEL
Jim Price
Chesapeake Bay Acid Rain Foundation
Dr. James Geiger
United States Fish & Wildlife Service
Bill Goldsborough
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Dr. Robert Bachman
Director Fisheries Service, Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD-DNR)
Dr. Steve Jordan
MD-DNR
Dr. Claire Buchanan
Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin
Dr. Joe Margraf
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Dr. Reggie Harrell
University of Maryland Horn Point
John Mayer
Charter Boat Association of Solomons Island
TBA
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
TBA
Virginia Marine Resources Commission
Richard Batiuk
Chesapeake Bay Program
John Merriner
National Marine Fisheries Service
Public attendance is encouraged! After all presentations have been completed, there will
be an opportunity for all concerned citizens to ask questions of the panelists. For more
information call Coastal Conservation Association Maryland toll free 1-888-758-6580 or
1-800-228-1416.
DIRECTIONS: From Rt. 50 east or west take exit 37 (closest exit to Chesapeake
Bay Bridge on Eastern Shore side) onto Rt. 8 north, go one mile, high school on
right. Kent Island High School, 900 Love Point Road (Rt. 8), Stevensville, MD 21666
NOTE: This above information is supplied by the Coastal Conservation of Maryland (CCA-MD) Please visit their website www.ccamd.org
‘OUR’ Striped Bass fishery, the one that gives us so much pleasure, is now asking for ‘OUR’ help to protect and preserve it. This symposium will supply us with valuable information allowing us to do this. PLEASE ATTEND.
Tom Hughes
Mason-Dixon Outdoor Writers Association
Freelance Writer & Speaker