The Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) aspires to fully enable its member institutions and the broader scientific community in the region to contribute effectively toward better understanding and management of Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. CRC aims to play a critical and central role in defining, coordinating, and disseminating the research and education needed to best contribute to the decision-making process for effective and sustainable management of the Chesapeake Bay, its watershed, and its living resources. In accomplishing this mission, CRC’s primary roles are to work cooperatively with its member institutions and with the various governmental agencies and non-governmental institutions comprising the long-standing Chesapeake Bay partnership.