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Fall 1984 Survey Of Proposed Potomac Handscrape Extension Area, Elgin A. Dunnington, Dexter S. Haven

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Intensive Culture Of Striped Bass: Review, Recommendations And Feasibility, Ron Grulich, Mike Oesterling

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No abstract provided.

Alternatives For A National Water Resources Research Center And Information Clearinghouse, Maurice P. Lynch, J. Kevin Sullivan

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No abstract provided.

Squid Nets Of The Mid-Atlantic, Philip Cahill, W. E. Mansfield

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This publication illustrates squid nets commonly used along the mid-Atlantic coast.

Split Winch - Combination Net Reel Allows Greater Variety Of Fishing, Philip Cahill

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No abstract provided.

Long Range Planning For The Virginia Institute Of Marine Science July 1, 1985- June 30, 1995, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

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No abstract provided.

An Investigation Of Oysters In The James River, Virginia With Emphasis On The Deep Water Shoal Area And Cruiser Shoals Rock, Dexter S. Haven

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Water Quality Studies Of Little Hunting Creek, S. A. Williams, A. Y. Kuo

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Feasibility Of Commercial Fishing Operations In The Mid-Atlantic Continental Slope, Philip W. Cahill, P. Ronald Grulich, James A. Colvocoresses

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The objective of the project was to test the feasibility of conducting commercial trawling operations in the slope waters ( 100 fm-300 fm) adjacent to the traditional fishing areas on the continental shelf in the Mid-Atlantic Bight. This was to be accomplished by developing a fishing strategy that would be structured around existing information on stock abundance, type and location and implementing the fishing strategy by procuring a lease on a commercial fishing vessel that would be suitable for slope trawling. The implementation of fishery operations would be the primary goal of the project and every effort would be made …

Seed Oysters Stressed By Low Spring Salinities In Virginia, Dexter Haven, Jay Andrews

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Transcript Of The Forum On Greater Hampton Roads As A Center For National And International Seafood Marketing, Ron Grulich

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Status Of Striped Bass Fisheries In Virginia After Implementation Of The 1984 Emergency 1984, Herbert M. Austin

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A Report On Surf Clam Shells As Cultch Material On The Seaside Of The Eastern Shore, Dexter S. Haven

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Presentations Made To The Fisheries Management Committee Of The Virginia Marine Resources Commission On March 22, 1984, Herbert Austin, William D. Dupaul, Dexter Haven, Robert Huggett, Bruce Neilson, Gene Silberhorn

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Summary Report On The Calibration Of The Water Quality Models Of The Chesapeake Bay System, H. S. Chen, Paul V. Hyer, Y. Unkulvasapaul, Bruce Neilson

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The intended use of the water quality model was to predict the levels of important water quality parameters. in particular the dissolved oxygen levels and the algal populations. for alternative sets of nutrient loadings. The goals of the present modelling study were to apply appropriate models to the Chesapeake Bay system. to adjust the models so that they accurately simulated conditions in the prototype and to use those models to predict conditions under a number of nutrient loading scenarios. This report provides a summary of the work done to satisfy the first two of those three objectives.

A Summary Of Chlorine Chemistry In Fresh And Saline Waters, Morris H. Roberts

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Report To The Virginia Marine Resources Commission On Drumming Ground In The Rappahannock River, Va., Dexter S. Haven

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Monthly Report On The State Of Rivers 1984, Albert Kuo

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Chiefly graphs showing monthly salinity, temperature, dissolved oxygen distributions at slackwater for the James, York, Pamunkey, and Rappahannock Rivers.

1984: April, May, June, July, August, September, October

A Review Of The Soft And Peeler Crab Industry Of Virginia, With Special Reference To The Peeler Pot Fishery, W. A. Van Engel

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Vegetative Erosion Control Project : Final Report, C. Scott Hardaway Jr., George Thomas, Andrew W. Zacherle, B. Keith Fowler

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The Vegetative Erosion Control (VEC) project is a four-year study with coordinated efforts by the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Commmission (VS&WCC) through their Shoreline Erosion Advisory Service (SEAS), the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS). Initial funding was appropriated in 1980 following the recommendation of the Coastal Erosion Abatement Commission and contracted out to the SCS and VIMS by the VS&WCC, the lead agency. (...)

The purpose of the VEC project is to supplement previous research with detailed site analysis of the early stages of marsh development and to more precisely define the …

Striped Bass Research, Virginia - Completion Report 1984, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

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The research reported herein is directly in response to priorities established in the "Action Plan" of the Emergency Striped Bass Study (the Chafee Amendment (PL 96-118) of the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act (PL 89-304)). The Amendment was the result of a decline in striped bass landings along the Atlantic Coast that began in the mid-1970's. The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) had previously conducted a juvenile striped bass seining program from 1967 through 1973 which was discontinued at that point due to a loss of funding. The program was reinstated in 1980 with funding from the National Marine Fisheries …

Oyster Spatfall In Virginia Rivers: 1983 Annual Summary, James Whitcomb

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The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) conducts weekly surveys from June through early October to obtain oyster spatfall information. Spat counts are made on oyster shells strung on wire and suspended from stakes on public and private beds. The number of spat on shells are counted each week of ~:he spawning season to determine the potential of a particular area for receiving a strike and to predict the most likely period tile strikes will occur. A moderate or heavy strike on shellstrings usually indicates a significant strike on exposed bottom clutch. This is especially true for clutch planted a …

Hydrodynamic Aspects Of Shark Scales, William G. Raschi, John A. Musick

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The energetics of fish locomotion depends on a balance between thrust and drag. The interest stimulated by "Gray's Paradox", that is the seeming lack of sufficient power to overcome many of the estimated values of drag, has resulted in the delineation of a number of potential drag reducing mechanisms (Webb, 1975). Of particular interest is a variety of structural mechanisms, such as scombroid scale corselets (Walters, 1962) and scale ctenii (Burdak, 1969; Bone, 1972), which increase surface roughness and thereby alter boundary layer characteristics. Elasmobranch placoid scales, or dermal denticles, may perform such a function. Bone and Howarth (1966) have …

A Study Of Long-Term Environmental Fluctuations In The Chesapeake Bay Region, Reidar S. Leinebo, David A. Evans

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A time series of monthly mean values of temperature measurements (1952-1981) for Gloucester Point, Virginia, U.S.A. and Vardo In Northern Norway are described and the results of an eigenfunction analysis are presented. Seasonal, year-to-year and long term changes of salinlty measurements (1960-1977) for Gloucester Point and monthly mean stream-flow values (1951-1982) are also described. Commerclal Catch data from Virginia for menhaden, bluefish and Atlantic croaker shows reasonable correlation with cllmatlc changes.

The time around 1965 was a cold period with high sallnlty and low streamflow. The same period was also cold In Northern Norway (Europe). Around 1974 was a period …

Final Report To The Coastal Erosion Abatement Commission, Commonwealth Of Virginia Concerning The Inventory Of Sand Supplies In The Southern Chesapeake Bay, Carl H. Hobbs Iii, Robert J. Byrne, Robert A. Gammish

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This final report to the Coastal Erosion Abatement Commission concerning the inventory of sand supplies in the southern portion of Chesapeake Bay is a continuation of the work reported on in September 1981 (Byrne et al). The report includes technical appendices in addition to the general text.

Striped Bass Research, Virginia - Annual Report 1982, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

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The research reported herein is directly related to priorities established in the "Action Plan" of the Emergency Striped Bass Study (Anadromous Fish Conservation Act Amendment, Public Law 96-118, the Chafee Amendment). The amendment was the result of a decline in striped bass landings along the Atlantic Coast since the mid-1970's. The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) had a juvenile striped bass seining program from 1967 through 1973, but the program was discontinued after a loss of funding. This program was reinstated in 1980 with funding from the National Marine Fisheries Service under the Chafee Amendment. This report summarizes part …

Virginia Institute Of Marine Science Plan In Support Of The Chesapeake Bay Research And Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Initiatives Of The Commonwealth Of Virginia, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

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Mortality And Behavior Of Sea Turtles In The Chesapeake Bay : Summary Report For 1979 Through 1983, John A. Musick, Richard A. Byles, Ruthellen Klinger, Sarah A. Bellmund

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Research on the populations of juvenile sea turtles utilize the Chesapeake Bay as a summer foraging area has been pursued by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) since 1979. The largest part of the funding for our studies has come from National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in the form of· student fellowship grants with recent substantial contributions also by the Virginia Game and Inland Fisheries Commission and VIMS. This report is a summary of studies carried out through 1983. It consists of sections analyzing telemetry, conventional tagging, mortalities, fishing conflicts, population description and abundance.

Trace Organic Analyses Of Effluent Waters From A Model Slurry Pipeline Carrying Appalachian Bituminous Coal : Final Report, P. O. Defur, W. G. Macintyre

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Effluent waters from a model coal slurry pipeline have been analyzed for trace dissolved organic compounds. The model pipeline was operated under conditions simulating those proposed for a slurry pipeline from the region of Bristol to Hampton Roads, Virginia. Acidic, neutral and basic organic compounds in the separated waters were determined. Concentrations of individual compounds detected were generally less than 0.5 ppb and never exceeded 6 ppb. Adsorption experiments using coal slurry sorbents indicate that coal particles act as sorbing surfaces under coal slurry pipeline transport conditions.