The Chesapeake Bay contained approximately 400-700,000 acres of such grasses, compared to less than one tenth of that number today. These grass areas are the primary source of early nutrients for juvenile fish. Application of the 1994 Oyster Fishery Management Plan to restock the oyster to the Bay. Historically, the Bay contained some 243,000 acres of viable oyster bars. Today, the estimate is 3,000 acres.
Oyster bars form primary habitat for young sea bass.
Implement the 1994 Aquatic Reef Habitat Plan for the Bay and adjacent coastal waters for the formation of long term habitat for adult fish. Improvement of Bay water quality through the programs established under the 1987 Chesapeake Bay Agreement and the 1992 Amendments thereto.