To date, inventory has identified over 1000 conservation sites containing one or more rare species or communities. The collection has extensive large holdings of fishes from the Chesapeake Bay, and middle Atlantic Bight. The collection also includes large and diverse holdings of demersal deep-sea fishes from the western North Atlantic. Juvenile Abundance Monitoring Surveys - Virginia Institute of Marine Science conducts research in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay. The objective of the survey is to monitor trends in abundance of juvenile fish.
Special focus is on bluefish, striped bass, shad and river herring.
Virginia Marine Resources Commission - a state agency charged with the protection and utilization of marine life and habitat in Virginia. Nonindigenous Species Physical Attributes Chesapeake Bay Observing System - Current and historical data from a system of buoys maintained by the Horn Point Environmental Lab. Data covers variables including wind, temperature, salinity, currents, and humidity. Maryland State Data Center - Includes sample profiles of 1990 census data, historic trends and forecasts are available here for Maryland, its six planning regions and jurisdictions. Projections include population, race, age, households, labor force, jobs, income and school enrollment.