To support Chesapeake Bay native oyster restoration and other benthic habitat assessments requiring seafloor characterization, the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office has completed acoustic seafloor mapping projects around the Bay.

Benthic Habitat Characterization Projects

• Corsica River, Maryland, Benthic Habitat Characterization
• Great Wicomico River, Virginia, Benthic Habitat Characterization
• Lower Rappahannock River, Virginia, Benthic Habitat Characterization
• Magothy River, Maryland, Benthic Habitat Characterization
• Rhode and West Rivers, Maryland, Benthic Habitat Characterization
• Upper Choptank River, Maryland, Benthic Habitat Characterization
• York River, Virginia, Benthic Habitat Characterization

Other Projects

• Chesapeake Bay Benthic Habitat Integration
• Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System Site Hazard Assessment
• Derelict Fishing Gear Survey
• James River, Virginia, Essential Sturgeon Habitat Mapping Project
• Jobos Bay, Puerto Rico, Benthic Habitat Mapping
• Middle Chester River, Maryland, Side-scan Sonar Surveys
• Severn River, Maryland, Alternative Substrate Surveys