Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements
	Agency	Grant or Contract Number
	Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary
	Chesapeake Bay Program, United States Environmental Protection Agency	CB9635601
	Maryland Department of Natural Resources	K00B4600090
	Maryland Department of the Environment	U00P4600944
	Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Coastal Zone Management Program National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	NA23NOS4190255

We gratefully acknowledge the federal and state agencies who financially supported this project: the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA); the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VA-DEQ), Chesapeake Bay Program; the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD-DNR); the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VA-DEQ), Coastal Zone Management Program; and the School of Marine Science, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), College of William and Mary.

Acknowledgments would not be complete without commendation for the groups that provided ground surveys of SAV beds, which were used in conjunction with interpretation of the 2023 photography: Carl Callahan of US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS); Rebecca Golden and Brooke Landry of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD-DNR); Sally Hornor of the Magothy River Association (MRA); Taylor Hoskins of the Maryland Environmental Service (MES); Roman Jesien of the Maryland Coastal Bays Program(MCBP); Randy Owen of the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC); David Riter of Baltimore County Department of Environmental Protection and Resource Management (BCDEPRM); and Jen Gilmore, Corey Holbert, and members of the CEEL Lab of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS). We would also like to thank citizens who provided ground data, including Tom Harten, Bob Virnstein, and the many SAV Watchers of Jug Bay, Otter Point Creek, and ShoreRivers.

The production of this report required the dedication of numerous scientists, technicians, photographers, and others. The following people deserve a note of thanks: Carin Bisland of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Brooke Landry, Rebecca Golden, and Cathy Wazniak of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD-DNR), Matt Stover of the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE), and Laura McKay of the Virginia Coastal Zone Program. We are especially grateful to the dedicated VIMS personnel who contributed greatly to the production of this report: Valerie Woodard and Christie Ford of the Sponsored Programs office provided grant administration; Information Technology and Network Services provided computer services; Carey Johnston and Matt Smith orthorectified flight lines; Maxine Butler, Cheryl Teagle, Karen Hargrave, Cynthia Harris, Destiny Elliot, and Grace Tisdale of the Department of Biological Sciences provided administrative assistance and purchasing services.

Aerial Photographics, LLC. coordinated the aerial photographic missions and was responsible for the high quality aerial imagery.