Kara Skipper Paige Hobaugh Photos Will Parson Wetlands experience pressures from the water and from the land The Fish Habitat Action Team has expressed interest in tidal estuarine wetlands due to the environmental and economic value they provide for commercial and recreational fisheries ID: 777920
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Photo: Will Parson
Tidal Wetlands and Shorelines in the Chesapeake Bay
Kara Skipper
Paige Hobaugh
Slide2Photos: Will Parson
Slide3Wetlands experience pressures from the water and from the land
Slide4The Fish Habitat Action Team has expressed interest in tidal estuarine wetlands due to the environmental and economic value they provide for commercial and recreational fisheries
We see this as an opportunity to work collaboratively with your team to utilize your expertise in wetlands restoration to further spotlight the research in tidal estuarine wetlands.
A Collaborative Effort
Photo: Will Parson
Slide5Synthesize relevant tidal wetlands literature and data
Identify important results and trends and form recommendations for Management Board in the form of a draft white paper
Present recommendations to CBP Management Board
Incorporate input from Management Board into final document and provide results and recommendations to targeted audiences
Project Scope
Slide6SERC Shoreline Hardening Study Highlights
Higher invertebrate abundance, biomass and diversity are found in natural shorelines.
Higher fish and crab abundance are associated with higher percentage wetlands
Higher diversity and abundance of development-sensitive waterbirds are associated with higher percentage wetlands
Lower diversity and abundance of development-sensitive waterbirds associated with higher percentage bulkhead.
Reduced SAV abundance with shoreline hardening.
Decreased abundance of many fish and crabs as percentage of hardening increases
Increased invasive
Phragmites
abundance found in areas with higher percentage of shoreline hardening
Natural Shorelines/Wetlands
Hardened Shorelines/Bulkhead/Riprap
Slide7SERC Shoreline Land Use Study Highlights
Increased total nitrogen and chlorophyll in area with upland urban land use.
Decreased SAV abundance, density and diversity are less in watersheds dominated by agriculture and developed land.
Increased invasive
Phragmites
abundance in watershed in developed watersheds.
Upland Urban Land Use
Increased invasive
Phragmites
abundance and decreased SAV abundance, density and diversity are found in watersheds dominated by agriculture.
Decrease blue crabs and some bottom-oriented fish species in areas with higher percentage of agriculture
Increased total Nitrogen, total Phosphorus and chlorophyll in areas with upland agricultural land use
Upland Agricultural Land Use
Slide8Discussion:
What
do you see as the most pressing issues concerning tidal wetlands at a local
level?
Are there specific considerations/ recommendations that we should include in the white paper?
How
would you like to be involved in this effort?
Slide9Kara Skipper
Kara.skipper@noaa.gov
Thank you. Please contact us at the emails below if you have any questions.
Paige Hobaugh
Hobaugh.paige@epa.gov