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Genetic Analysis Of White Marlin (Tetrapturus Albidus) Stock Structure, John Graves, Jan Mcdowell
Genetic Analysis Of White Marlin (Tetrapturus Albidus) Stock Structure, John Graves, Jan Mcdowell
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The genetic basis of stock structure of white marlin (Tetrapturus albidus Poey, 1860) was inferred from analyses of five tetranucleotide repeat microsatellite loci (n = 214) and the mitochondrial (mt)DNA control region (n = 99) of white marlin from four geographic regions in the Atlantic Ocean. Considerable genetic variation was present in all collections for all molecular markers. Analysis of replicate collections taken in different years from three regions revealed no significant differences in the distribution of allele frequencies among years within regions. The value of global F-statistics for both multilocus microsatellite data and mtDNA control region sequences approached significance …
Phylogeny Of Recent Billfishes (Xiphioidei), Bb Collette, Jan Mcdowell, John Graves
Phylogeny Of Recent Billfishes (Xiphioidei), Bb Collette, Jan Mcdowell, John Graves
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Billfishes are genetically and morphologically distinct enough from scombroids to merit placement in a separate suborder, Xiphioidei. Two extant families are usually recognized: Xiphiidae (swordfish, Xiphias) and Istiophoridae, currently containing three genera, Istiophorus (sailfishes), Makaira (marlins), and Tetrapturus (spearfishes, white, and striped marlins). Phylogenetic analyses of molecular data from mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences (mitochondrial control region, ND2, 12S, and nuclear MN 32 regions) show a different picture of relationships. Makaira is not monophyletic: blue marlin cluster with sailfish and placement of black marlin is unstable. Accepting the molecular phylogeny gives two possible classifications: (1) two genera: blue marlin + …
Growth And Development Of Veined Rapa Whelk Rapana Venosa Veligers, Jm Harding
Growth And Development Of Veined Rapa Whelk Rapana Venosa Veligers, Jm Harding
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Planktonic larvae of benthic fauna that can grow quickly in the plankton and reduce their larval period duration lessen their exposure to pelagic predators and reduce the potential for advection away from suitable habitats. Veined rapa whelks (Rapana venosa, Muricidae) lay egg masses that release planktonic veliger larvae from May through August in Chesapeake Bay, USA. Two groups of veliger larvae hatched from egg masses during June and August 2000 were cultured in the laboratory. Egg mass incubation time (time from deposition to hatch) ranged from 18-26 d at water temperatures between 22 degrees C and 27 degrees C. Four …
Diving Behavior And Delayed Mortality Of Olive Ridley Seat Turtles Lepidochelys Olivacea After Their Release From Longline Fishing Gear, Yonat Swimmer, Randall Arauz, Marti Mccracken, Lianne Mcnaughton, Jorge Ballestero, Mike Musyl, Keith Bigelow, Richard Brill
Diving Behavior And Delayed Mortality Of Olive Ridley Seat Turtles Lepidochelys Olivacea After Their Release From Longline Fishing Gear, Yonat Swimmer, Randall Arauz, Marti Mccracken, Lianne Mcnaughton, Jorge Ballestero, Mike Musyl, Keith Bigelow, Richard Brill
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We deployed pop-off satellite archival tags (PSATs) on 14 olive ridley turtles Lepidochelys olivacea and 1 green turtle Chelonia mydas in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean between November 2001 and June 2003 to determine dive behavior and post-release mortality following interactions with longline fishing gear. Nine olive ridleys and 1 green turtle were captured by longline fishing gear, and 5 free swimming olive ridleys were hand-captured at the surface to serve as controls. Hooks were removed from all longline-caught turtles, with the exception of 1 olive ridley turtle. PSATs remained on control- and longline-caught olive ridleys for an average of …
Age And Growth Of Wild Suminoe (Crassostrea Ariakensis, Fugita 1913) And Pacific (C-Gigas, Thunberg 1793) Oysters From Laizhou Bay, China, Jm Harding, Roger L. Mann
Age And Growth Of Wild Suminoe (Crassostrea Ariakensis, Fugita 1913) And Pacific (C-Gigas, Thunberg 1793) Oysters From Laizhou Bay, China, Jm Harding, Roger L. Mann
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Shell height at age estimates from Suminoe (Crassostrea ariakensis) and Pacific (C. gigas) oysters from a natural oyster reef in Laizhou Bay, China were compared with shell height at age estimates from triploid C. ariakensis of known age from the Rappahannock River, Virginia. C. ariakensis and C. gigas reach shell heights in excess of 76 mm (3 inches) within 2 years after settlement regardless of the source location. This fast growth appears to continue through at least we 4 or age 5 in wild individuals, because the growth trajectories for both specie, had not reached asymptotic height in (he oldest …
Influence Of Shallow-Water Habitats And Shoreline Development On Abundance, Biomass, And Diversity Of Benthic Prey And Predators In Chesapeake Bay, Rochelle D. Seitz, Rom Lipcius, N. H. Olmstead, M. S. Seebo
Influence Of Shallow-Water Habitats And Shoreline Development On Abundance, Biomass, And Diversity Of Benthic Prey And Predators In Chesapeake Bay, Rochelle D. Seitz, Rom Lipcius, N. H. Olmstead, M. S. Seebo
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Within the coastal zone, waterfront development has caused severe loss of shallow-water habitats, such as salt marshes and seagrass beds. Although the effects of habitat degradation on community structure within intertidal marshes have been well studied, little is known about the impact of habitat degradation on, and the ecological value of, subtidal shallow-water habitats, despite the prevalence of these habitats in coastal ecosystems. In coastal habitats, bivalves are dominant benthic organisms that can comprise over 50% of benthic prey biomass and are indicative of benthic production. We quantified bivalve diversity, density, and biomass in deep and shallow (< 1.5 m MLW) unstructured subtidal habitats in 2 tributaries of lower Chesapeake Bay (Elizabeth-Lafayette River system and York River). We also examined the effects of shoreline alteration in shallow habitats by contrasting the benthos of the subtidal areas adjacent to natural marsh, bulkhead, and rip-rap shorelines. Bivalve diversity, density, and biomass were significantly higher in shallow than in deep benthic habitats in both systems. Benthic abundance and diversity were higher in subtidal habitats adjacent to natural marsh than those adjacent to bulkhead shorelines; abundance and diversity were intermediate in rip-rap shorelines, and appeared to depend on landscape features. Predator density and diversity tended to be highest adjacent to natural marsh shorelines, and density of crabs was significantly higher in natural marsh than in bulkhead habitats. There is thus a crucial link between natural marshes, infaunal prey in subtidal habitats, and predator abundance. Consequently, the indirect effects of coastal habitat degradation upon secondary production in the shallow, subtidal habitats adjacent to salt marshes may be as great as or greater than direct habitat effects.
Assessing Effectiveness Of The Blue Crab Spawning Stock Sanctuary In Chesapeake Bay Using Tag-Return Methodology, Debra M. Lambert, Rom Lipcius, John M. Hoenig
Assessing Effectiveness Of The Blue Crab Spawning Stock Sanctuary In Chesapeake Bay Using Tag-Return Methodology, Debra M. Lambert, Rom Lipcius, John M. Hoenig
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The blue crab spawning stock in Chesapeake Bay sustained a severe and persistent decline beginning in 1992. As part of the effort to enhance the spawning stock, the spawning sanctuary in lower Chesapeake Bay was enlarged to over 240 000 ha. This marine reserve and corridor prohibits exploitation of mature females en route to or in the spawning grounds during the summer spawning season (1 June to 15 September). To assess the effectiveness of the sanctuary, we tagged terminally melted, mature females inside and outside the sanctuary during 3 sanctuary seasons (2002 to 2004). Crabs were captured throughout the bay …
Occurrence Of Imposex And Seasonal Patterns Of Gametogenesis In The Invading Veined Rapa Whelk Rapana Venosa From Chesapeake Bay, Usa, Roger L. Mann, Juliana M. Harding, Erica Westcott
Occurrence Of Imposex And Seasonal Patterns Of Gametogenesis In The Invading Veined Rapa Whelk Rapana Venosa From Chesapeake Bay, Usa, Roger L. Mann, Juliana M. Harding, Erica Westcott
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The prevalence and intensity of imposex and observations on the seasonal gametogenic cycle are reported for the Asian veined rapa whelk Rapana venosa (Valenciennes, 1846), an invader of the Chesapeake Bay on the North American Atlantic coast. Adult whelks from opportunistic collections by commercial fishermen demonstrated inactivity from mid-November through early March, copulation from February through mid-November, and egg-laying activity from late May through August. All imposex females examined did not have a functional vas deferens (below Stage 3 on the vas deferens scale of Gibbs et al. 1987; J Mar Biol Assoc UK 67:507-523) and were expected to function …