Peer Review Report Overview
The Peer Review Report is designed to comply with the “Final Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review” issued by the Office of Management and Budget (hereafter to as the “OMB Bulletin”) on December 16, 2004. This OMB Bulletin has subsequently been incorporated into the USACE Engineering Circular No. 1105-2-408 “Peer Review of Decision Documents”. The purpose of the peer review is to ensure that the quality of scientific information that supports findings or conclusions representing the official position of one or more agencies of the federal government meets the standards of the scientific and technical community.
The Peer Review Report will be comprised of four sections: 1) Modeling, 2) Economics, 3) Cultural & Socioeconomic Assessment and 4) Ecological, and will provide a report on the Research Documents listed.
Links to the Peer Review Plan, supporting documentation, and contacts can be found at the bottom of the page.
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Peer Reviews
Modeling
- Oyster (C. virginica) Demographic Model - Final Peer Review Report and Lead Agency Response
Review status: Successfully completed peer review process
Reviews of the following research report(s):- Demographic Model of Oyster Populations in the Chesapeake Bay
Vølstad, J.H., M.C. Christman, D. Lewis, E.D. Weber, J. Dew. 2007.
- Demographic Model of Oyster Populations in the Chesapeake Bay
- Larval Transport Model - Final Peer Review Report and Lead Agency Response [Revised December 24, 2008]
Review status: Successfully completed peer review process
Reviews of the following research report(s):- Modeling dispersal of Crassostrea ariakensis oyster larvae in the Chesapeake Bay
(North, E. W., Z. Schlag, R. Hood, L. Zhong, M. Li, and T. Gross. 2006.)
- Modeling dispersal of Crassostrea ariakensis oyster larvae in the Chesapeake Bay
- Ecosystem Impact Model - Peer Review Report and Lead Agency Response [Revised December 24, 2008]
Review status: Did not need additional peer review
Reviews of the following research report(s):- Evaluating Ecosystem Effects of Oyster Restoration Chesapeake Bay
(Cerco C. F., M. R. Noel. 2005(b).) - Ecosystem Effects of Oyster Restoration in Virginia Habitat and Lease Areas
(Cerco C. F., M. R. Noel. 2006.)
- Evaluating Ecosystem Effects of Oyster Restoration Chesapeake Bay
Economics
- Economic Assessment - Peer Review and Lead Agency Response
Review status: Successfully completed peer review process
Reviews of the following research report(s) and manuscript:- Background Economic Analysis for the
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement Regarding the
Restoration of the Chesapeake Bay Oyster Fishery Using the Non-Native Oyster, Crassostrea ariakensis.
(Lipton, D., J. Kirkley and T. Murray. 2006.) - Final Draft Economic Analysis for Oyster Restoration Alternatives
(Lipton, D. 2008.) - Lipton, D. (2008) Economic Benefits of a Restored Oyster Fishery
in Chesapeake Bay. Journal of Shellfish Research: Vol. 27, No. 3
pp. 619-623.
- Economic Analysis of Alternatives: Projecting Oyster Harvests.
(Lipton, D. 2008.)
- Background Economic Analysis for the
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement Regarding the
- Supply and Management of Oyster Harvests in the Chesapeake Bay – Peer Review Report
and Lead Agency Response
Review status: Successfully completed peer review process
Reviews of the following research report(s):- Operating Costs in the Chesapeake Bay Oyster Fishery.
(Wieland, R. 2006.) - Part 2 - Estimated Return to Harvest due to the Maryland Department
of Natural Resources
Repletion Activities 1990-2006
(Herberich, D. 2006.) - Managing Oyster Harvests in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay
(Wieland, R. 2007.) - Costs and Returns to Oyster Aquaculture
In the Chesapeake Bay
(Wieland, R. 2007.) - Estimating Net Present Value in the Northern Chesapeake Bay Oyster Fishery
(Wieland, R. and S. Kaperski 2008.)
- Operating Costs in the Chesapeake Bay Oyster Fishery.
Cultural & Socioeconomic Assessment
- Oyster (C. virginica) Cultural Assessment - Final Peer Review Report and Lead Agency Response
Review status: Successfully completed peer review process
Reviews of the following research report(s):- Oyster Restoration in the Chesapeake Bay: A Cultural and Socioeconomic Assessment.
(Paolisso, M., N. Dery. 2007.)
- Oyster Restoration in the Chesapeake Bay: A Cultural and Socioeconomic Assessment.
Ecological
- Ecological Risk Assessment - Final Peer Review Report and Lead Agency Response
Review status: Successfully completed peer review process
Reviews of the following research report(s):- Ecological Risk Assessment for Oyster Restoration Alternatives
(Menzie, C. 2008.)
- Ecological Risk Assessment for Oyster Restoration Alternatives