The Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) is a comprehensive cooperative effort between Federal, State, and local governments, non-governmental agencies, and academic institutions to restore and protect the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. The CBP used the goals from the Chesapeake 2000 agreement (see graphic) as the basis for the goals listed in the Chesapeake Action Plan (CAP):

• Protect and Restore Fisheries
• Protect and Restore Vital Habitat
• Protect and Restore Water Quality
• Maintain Healthy Watersheds
• Foster Stewardship
• Enhance Partnering Leadership and Management

The CAP strategic framework describes each goal in greater detail. COAST Version 1.0 is addresses several aspects of the CBP water-quality goal (primarily reducing nutrients and sediment from agricultural and developed lands). Future versions of COAST may address other aspects of the CBP goals.

Learn More:

• Chesapeake Action Plan
• Strategic Framework of Chesapeake Action Plan

Chesapeake 2000—Chesapeake Action Plan
Goals	Fisheries	Habitat	Water Quality	Watersheds	Stewardship
Topic Areas	Oysters Striped Bass Alosa sp. Menhaden Blue Crab	SAV Wetlands Fish Passage Streams	Wastewater Treatment Agricultural Lands Developed Lands Air Deposition Shorelines & Streambanks Chemical Contaminants	Land Preservation Slow Loss of Vital Lands Minimize Impacts of Development	Public Access Education - Interpretation General Communication Citizen Outreach
Adaptive Management
Major goals of topic areas of the Chesapeake Action Plan (modified from EPA Report to Congress, 2008)