410/Maryland Manual

The Division is served by several advisory com-
mittees including the following:

SPORT FISHERIES ADVISORY COMMISSION

Dr. James Gilford, Chairperson, 1993

Appointed by Governor with advice of Secretary of
Natural Resources: William G. Huppert, 1992;
Edward O'Brien, 1992; GuyTurenne, 1992; David
B. Rockland, Ph.D., 1993; Kenneth D. Wilson,
1993; Kenneth M. Andrejak, 1994; Frederick W.
Meers, 1994; Tammie J. Mumma, 1994.

Contact: W Peter Jensen 974-3558

The Commission advises the Department on
sport fishing matters. The Commission consists of
nine members appointed to four-year terms (Code
Natural Resources Article, sees. 1-102,4-204).

STATEWIDE OYSTER DIVERS COMMITTEE

George O'Donnell, Chairperson
Appointed by Governor: not yet appointed

STATEWIDE OYSTER PATENT TONGERS
COMMITTEE

Gerald S. Phillips, Sr., Chairperson
Appointed by Governor: not yet appointed

TIDAL FISHERIES ADVISORY COMMISSION
Robert P. Eurice, Chairperson

Appointed by Governor with advice of Secretary of
Natural Resources: Edwin M. Darwin; H. Russell
Dize; Joseph E. Heim; William G. Huppert;
Frederick W. Maddox; George M. O'Donnell;
Francis J. Russell; Larry W. Simns; Casey I. Todd;
Andrew T. Tolley; William R. Woodfield, Jr. Terms
expire 1992.

Contact: W Peter Jensen 974-3558
(Code Natural Resources Article, sees. 1-102,4-204).

COASTAL RESOURCES DIVISION
Jacob N. Lima, Director
974-2784

In 1973, the Governor designated the Depart-
ment of Natural Resources to receive and ad-
minister federal grants pursuant to the federal
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972. By Execu-
tive Order in 1978, the Governor declared the
Coastal Zone Management Program to be State
policy for activities in Maryland's coastal areas.
The Coastal Resources Division administers the
Coastal Zone Management Program with grants
from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration. The Program is based upon the laws,
regulations, authorities, expertise, and perspectives
of six State Departments (Agriculture, Health and
Mental Hygiene, Housing and Community
Development, Natural Resources, Budget and Fis-
cal Planning, and Transportation); sixteen coastal

counties and Baltimore City; two regional planning
agencies; and numerous federal agencies.
The Division coordinates the many Program
participants, ensuring that all State and federal
actions accord with the State's coastal resources
policy. The Division offers technical and financial
assistance to local governments and State agencies,
improves the quality and extent of coastal decision-
making information, and provides for a balance in
the management of the State's coastal resources.
The Division also encompasses six of the
Chesapeake Bay Initiatives of 1984-1985. Local
governments are assisted in designing and administer-
ing NonTidal Wedands protection plans through
training and education programs. The Submerged
Aquatic Vsgetation Initiative has established a five-year
planting effort to assess planting techniques, proper
spedes of vegetation, and water quality and habitat
improvement. Using marsh grass plantings, the Non-
Structural Shore Erosion Control Program reduces
erosion and sedimentation into the Bay and its
tributaries (Chapter 324, Acts of 1985). The Monitor-
ing and Data Management Program assesses trends in
water quality the causes and effects of water quality
levels on living resources, and the effect of management
decisions. It also serves as a framework for directing
applied research (Chapter 299, Acts of 1985). The
Regional Data Center, a centrally located facility jointly
maintained with the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency houses data from this program. The Center
helps coordinate the federal/interstate system and
provides a computer data base for use by the Bay
Restoration Program. Lasdy the Shoreline Improve-
ment Loan Fund assigns grants to local governments
for projects to enhance the Chesapeake Bay shoreline
(Chapter 789, Acts of 1984).
Other Division responsibilities include Public
Access Planning, and a Public Participation Pro-
gram which works to ensure public involvement in
Maryland's Coastal Zone Management Program.

CHESAPEAKE BAY RESEARCH &
MONITORING DIVISION
Ronald J. Klauda, Ph.D.,-Director
974-3782

The Chesapeake Bay Research and Monitoring
Division was formed by the Department in 1988.
The Division consolidates scientific programs of the
Tidewater Administration in the areas of fisheries
research, habitat impacts, acid deposition, topical
power plant research, and the Oxford Laboratory
This consolidation reflects the importance of the
Chesapeake Bay Program as a vehicle for producing
long-term, far-reaching changes to protect and re-
store the Bay's living resources.