CESR Impact Assessment and Application Workgroup

Purpose:: The CESR Impact Assessment and Application Workgroup will:

1. Assess the impact of the CESR report by documenting direct and indirect references to CESR in media, legislation, Bay Program discussions and documents, programs, and more; and
2. Propose ways to apply the lessons learned from the CESR process to future STAC activities to increase their impact.

Timeline: This ad-hoc workgroup was created during the June 2025 Meeting. The workgroup anticipates sunsetting at the STAC Summer 2026 Meeting.

Members:

• Mark Monaco, NOAA, STAC
• Kenny Rose, UMCES, STAC
• Tess Thompson, VT, STAC
• Weixing Zhu, Binghamton University, STAC
• Kathy Boomer, FFAR, STAC

For more information, please contact Meg Cole, STAC Coordinator, colem@chesapeake.org.