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Animal Sciences

William & Mary

2017

Virginia

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Monitoring The Abundance Of American Shad And River Herring In Virginia's Rivers - 2016 Annual Report, Eric J. Hilton, Robert Latour, Patrick E. Mcgrath, Brian Watkins, Ashleigh Magee Apr 2017

Monitoring The Abundance Of American Shad And River Herring In Virginia's Rivers - 2016 Annual Report, Eric J. Hilton, Robert Latour, Patrick E. Mcgrath, Brian Watkins, Ashleigh Magee

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This report describes the results of the nineteenth year of a continuing study to estimate the relative abundance and assess the status of American shad (Alosa sapidissima) stocks in Virginia by monitoring the spawning runs in the James, York and Rappahannock rivers in spring 2016, evaluating hatchery programs, and contributing to coast-wide assessments (ASMFC 2007). We also report on a new fishery-independent monitoring program using staked gillnets to determine relative abundance and stock structure for the adult spawning run of river herring (A. pseudoharengus, and A. aestivalis) in the Rappahannock River. Data are also reported from two separate fishery-independent monitoring …


Virginia Fishery Resource Grant Program 2016, Virginia Fishery Resource Grant Program, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science Feb 2017

Virginia Fishery Resource Grant Program 2016, Virginia Fishery Resource Grant Program, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

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Evaluating Recruitment Of American Eel, Anguilla Rostrata, In The Potomac River (Spring 2017), Troy D. Tuckey, Mary C. Fabrizio Jan 2017

Evaluating Recruitment Of American Eel, Anguilla Rostrata, In The Potomac River (Spring 2017), Troy D. Tuckey, Mary C. Fabrizio

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No abstract provided.