Chesapeake Bay Workshop on Tidal Ecological Indicators

On March 24th, we hosted a workshop to focus on developing tidal ecological indicators for the Chesapeake Bay and Watershed Report Card. Over the last few years, our engagement with different communities and interested parties provided us with a comprehensive list of indicators to further explore, and in this case, we are applying them to expand our suite of tidal indicators. The workshop attendees included a mix of scientists and practitioners, and together we generated ideas for indicators in eight broad categories. We discussed each possible indicator, ranked the indicators in each category, and identified the needed resources for each priority indicator. We also formed working groups to help guide the indicator development process. We intend to host more workshops soon to discuss tidal indicators that cover societal, economic, and management and governance topics.