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    Non-Motorized Vessel Use

    Metadata Updated: August 2, 2025

    These baseline recreational use data will inform planning efforts being undertaken by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to help inform public access, land acquisition, future planning and decision-making. Collecting data on the variety of ways the Chesapeake waters and surrounding lands are used will help us plan for reducing use conflicts in our coastal waters, maximizing efficiency, and enhancing environmental and economic productivity. Chesapeake Bay waters are used in many ways: commercial fishing, aquaculture, transport, habitat for wildlife, and recreation, among others. With new and expanding coastal and marine uses, as well as Maryland’s growing coastal population, the pressure is mounting to ensure that there is space for both traditional and new uses and that conflicts are minimized. Some mapped human use data exist, but Maryland has limited recreational water use data for the Chesapeake waters. Basic data on how we use our coastal waters was collected by inviting residents and experts to share their knowledge about recreational uses at workshops using geographical information systems technology.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. Non-Federal: This dataset is covered by different Terms of Use than Data.gov. License: No license information was provided.

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    Metadata Created Date July 26, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date August 2, 2025

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from md json

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    Metadata Created Date July 26, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date August 2, 2025
    Publisher opendata.maryland.gov
    Maintainer
    Identifier https://opendata.maryland.gov/api/views/2upw-56gj
    Data First Published 2025-07-21
    Data Last Modified 2025-07-29
    Public Access Level public
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    Homepage URL https://opendata.maryland.gov/d/2upw-56gj
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    Source Hash 2f30afc3c727d17fe9d99609455e34e8c14042f38925d63fbb3adf70f9863879
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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