The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office (NCBO) was established in 1992 to provide a focus for NOAA’s multiple capabilities and activities in the Chesapeake Bay and with the multi-state/Federal partnership that comprises the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) , which is administered by the EPA. The main NCBO office is co-located with the CBP in Annapolis, Maryland, and its staff coordinate and collaborate with CBP partners on a daily basis. NOAA has been a federal partner of the Chesapeake Bay Program since the signing of an memorandum of agreement with EPA in 1984.

NCBO represents all NOAA line offices, including National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research(OAR), the National Ocean Service (NOS), the National Weather Service (NWS), and the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS). It also provides a clear focal point within NOAA for Chesapeake Bay initiatives, involves all relevant NOAA entities in Bay restoration efforts, manages peer-reviewed NCBO-funded research, and strengthens NOAA’s interactions with Chesapeake Bay partners.

NCBO has offices within Maryland and Virginia to better coordinate with constituents and partners. In Maryland our offices are located in Annapolis and Oxford. In Virginia, we are located in Norfolk and Gloucester Point. Our staff focus on work ranging from stock assessment and other fisheries management-related activities, ecosystem-based fisheries management,habitat restoration activities, fish passage, atmospheric deposition, remote sensing, GIS and data analysis,education, outreach, and information management systems.

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Peyton Robertson  Peyton.Robertson@noaa.gov
Director
(410) 267-5652

Sean Corson  Sean.Corson@noaa.gov
Deputy Director
(410) 267-5646

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Mary Andrews  Mary.Andrews@noaa.gov
Habitat Restoration Specialist, NOAA Restoration Center
(410) 267-5644

Peter Bergstrom  Peter.Bergstrom@noaa.gov
Underwater Grass Specialist
(410) 267-5665

Bill Bradley  Bill.Bradley@noaa.gov
IT Coordinator
(410) 295-3146

Ann Marie Chapman  AnnMarie.Chapman@noaa.gov
Education Coordinator
(757) 627-3823

Kim Couranz  Kim.Couranz@noaa.gov
Technical Writer
(410) 267-5673

Steve Giordano  Steve.Giordano@noaa.gov
Fisheries Program Manager; Field Operations
(410) 267-5647

Tiffany Hopkins  Tiffany.Hopkins@noaa.gov
Administrative Support
(410) 267-5663

Paula Jasinski  Paula.Jasinski@noaa.gov
Virginia Program Manager
(804) 684-7382

Margaret Kerchner  Margaret.Kerchner@noaa.gov
NOAA/Chesapeake Bay Program Coordination
(410) 267-5670

Chris Kinkade  Chris.Kinkade@noaa.gov
Coastal Remote Sensing
(410) 295-3157

John Kuriawa  John.Kuriawa@noaa.gov
Coastal Program Liaison
(410) 267-5668

Andrew W. Larkin  Andrew.W.Larkin@noaa.gov
NOAA at Nauticus Project Coordinator
(757) 627-3823

Jay Lazar  Jay.Lazar@noaa.gov
ACSM Hydrographer
(410) 295-3143

Doug Levin  Doug.Levin@noaa.gov
Habitat Specialist/Education Coordinator
(410) 226-5193 x186

Colin Little  Colin.Little@noaa.gov
NOAA Corps Officer
(410) 295-3156

Margaret McBride  Margaret.McBride@noaa.gov
(Currently IPA in Norway)

Tammy Muncy  Tammy.Muncy@noaa.gov
Administrative Support
(410) 267-5662

Derek Orner  Derek.Orner@noaa.gov
Fishery Biologist
(410) 267-5676

Walter Priest  Walter.Priest@noaa.gov
Restoration Specialist, Virginia, NOAA Restoration Center
(804) 684-7385

Kevin Schabow  Kevin.Schabow@noaa.gov
Education Specialist
(410) 295-3145

Shannon Sprague  Shannon.Sprague@noaa.gov
Education Program Manager; Office Financial Manager
(410) 267-5664

Rich Takacs  Rich.Takacs@noaa.gov
Habitat Restoration and Native Oyster Specialist, NOAA Restoration Center
(410) 267-5672

Howard Townsend  Howard.Townsend@noaa.gov
Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem Model Specialist
(410) 226-5193

Doug Wilson  Doug.Wilson@noaa.gov
Research Oceanographer, Coastal Observations Specialist
(410) 267-5648

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Maryland, Annapolis

The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office is headquartered on the Annapolis, Maryland, waterfront, close to the Chesapeake Bay Program. This location enables access to many Bay constituencies and encourages close collaboration with other federal agencies and partners. The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office’s Fisheries, Habitat, Coastal Observations, and Education efforts are coordinated through this office.

Oxford

The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office runs a fisheries and habitat research and modeling program at the Cooperative Oxford Laboratory on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Here scientists investigate the health problems of fish, shellfish, and other aquatic life in the Chesapeake Bay. Oxford researchers collaborate with scientists nationally and internationally to improve the understanding of aquatic animal health and to develop ecosystem-based management strategies to prevent and mitigate diseases in fish and shellfish.

Virginia, Norfolk

Since 2003, the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office has maintained an office at Nauticus, the National Maritime Center, located on the busy waterfront in Norfolk, Virginia. At Nauticus, the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office is incorporating Chesapeake Bay information into existing Nauticus programs, creating new teacher training and student education programs, building new Chesapeake Bay-related exhibits, and developing a lecture series on NOAA-related topics. NOAA at Nauticus also houses a NOAA Education Resource Center, where educators can gather information and materials to use in educational activities with their students.

Gloucester Point

The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office established an office in Gloucester Point, Virginia, at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), School of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, in 2004. This location enables the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office to interact with local and state science and management agencies, as well as nonprofits and local communities, on lower Chesapeake Bay issues including fisheries management and habitat.