ESSIC visiting research scientist Christopher Brown presented the Fisheries Monitoring Workgroup (FMW) progress report at the Cooperative Hypoxia Assessment and Monitoring Program (CHAMP) Workshop. Brown co-leads the FWM, which produces fisheries surveys and serves as an advisory group for fishery management. The CHAMP workshop was held in early January at Mississippi State University.
![Satellite seasonal temperature difference maps indicate how the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem and its organisms may respond to the temperature changes. Here, the maps show warmer than average water temperatures from January through March 2020, cooler than average from April through June, near average July through September, and slightly warmer than average October through December. The long-term baseline is from the years 2008-2019.]](https://essic.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/rv-chesapeake2-150x150.jpg)
