RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
SERVICE

Sarah J Taylor-Rogers, Ph D , Assistant Secretary
for the Resource Management Service

Tawes State Office Building
580 Taylor Ave
Annapolis, MD 21401—2397 (410) 974-3548

The Resource Management Service was organized
m 1992 as Resource Management and received its
current name m 1995 The Assistant Secretary for the
Resource Management Service is responsible for four
agencies the Chesapeake Bay Cnucal Area Commission,
the Fisheries Service, the Forest, Wildlife and Hentage
Service, and the Licensing and Registration Service

CHESAPEAKE BAT CRITICAL AREA
COMMISSION
John C North II, Chair, 1995
P Ren Serey, Executive Director

45 Calvert St, 2nd floor
Annapolis, MD 21401 (410) 974 2426

The Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Commission was
created within the Department of Natural Resources
in 1984(Chapter794,Actsofl984) At that time, the
General Assembly found that "there is a critical and
substantial State mterest for the benefit of current and
future generations m fostering more sensitive develop
ment activity in a consistent and uniform manner along
shoreline areas of the Chesapeake Bay and its tnbutar
ies " (Code Natural Resources Article, sec, 8-1801),
The law governing the Chesapeake Bay Critical
Area Protection Program requires that development
projects within 1,000 feet of the tidal influence of the
Chesapeake Bay meet standards designed to mitigate
adverse effects on water quality and fish, plant and
animal habitat The law is administered through criti-
cal area programs of local governments To ensure
compliance with State law, the Commission funds
local programs and monitors them and local develop
ment projects Periodically, the Commission also
meets with the General Assembly's Jomt Committee
on Chesapeake Bay Critical Areas
The Commission has twenty seven members
With Senate advice and consent, the Governor ap-
points twenty members to four-year terms and names
the chair Seven serve ex officio (Code Natural Re
sources Article, sees 8 1801 through 8-1816)

FISHERIES SERVICE

Dorothy L Leonard, Director
(410) 974 3782

The Fisheries Service was formed in 1995 to
administer three units the Cooperative Oxford

Laboratory, the Freshwater Fisheries Division, and
the Tidal Fisheries Division

COOPERATIVE OXFORD LABORATORY

BOARD OF VISITORS

Stephen J Jordan, Ph D , Director

904 South Morns St
Oxford, MD 21654 (410) 226 0078

Appointed by the Secretary of Natural Re-
sources, the Board of Visitors is an advisory body
which periodically reviews the mission, facilities,
and accomplishments of the Cooperative Oxford
Laboratory Originally a federal research center, the
Laboratory in 1987 became a joint research and
monitoring facility of the Department of Natural
Resources, and the National Marine Fisheries Serv
ice of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration, U S Department of Commerce
Located on the Tred Avon River, the Laboratory is
a complex of laboratories and experimental ponds,
with an extensive scientific library Laboratory work
focuses on diagnosing and monitoring diseases of
shellfish and finfish A unit of the National Marine
Mammal Stranding Network also is based there

FRESHWATER FISHERIES DIVISION
H Robert Lunsford, Director
(410) 974 3061

The Freshwater Fisheries Division was organized
in 1991 The Division protects, preserves, and re
stores the freshwater fish resources of Maryland
Through administration of the Fishenes Management
and Protection Fund, the Division conducts scientific
investigations and environmental review, propagates
fish, and manages the nonndal finfish of the State
Through standardized field surveys, the Dm
sion maintains a data base of the physical, chemical
and biological properties of freshwater resources as
a basis for environmental review and management
planning By analysis of this data base, consultation
with the Sport Fisheries Advisory Commission, and
communication with the angling public, the Divi
sion regulates Maryland freshwater fish resources
to assure a pleasurable angling experience and pre
serve freshwater fish stock tor future generations

TIDAL FISHERIES DIVISION
W Peter Jensen, Director
(410)974-3558

The Tidal Fisheries Division traces its origin to
the Commissioners of Fisheries formed in 1874
(Chapter 150, Acts of 1874) In 1916, functions of
the Commissioners of Fisheries were assigned to
the Conservation Commission, which oversaw fish
hatcheries (Chapter 682, Acts of 1916) The Con
servation Department assumed fisheries duties in