CALCULATION OF 2003 SAV AREAS

ArcInfo SAV coverages in a Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 18 projection were used to calculate area in square meters for all SAV beds. These areas are summarized by USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle, Chesapeake Bay Program and Delmarva Peninsula coastal bay segments, and zone in tables in the Results section. Segment and zone totals were calculated using an overlay operation of segment and zone regions on the SAV beds in ArcInfo.