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Potomac River Pound-Net Survey, Summers 1996-1997 : 1998 Final Report, Herbert M. Austin, Kevin Hovel, William Connelly, Andrea Goodnight
Potomac River Pound-Net Survey, Summers 1996-1997 : 1998 Final Report, Herbert M. Austin, Kevin Hovel, William Connelly, Andrea Goodnight
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The pound net (Fig 1) is a fixed fishing structure that intercepts fish as they migrate up- or down-river. Fish weirs made of stakes were first used by the Native Americans along the east coast of the English Colonies and were the model for the later development of the pound net. Pound nets were first used in New England around 1850; and were subsequently introduced to Long Island in 1855. A Captain Henry Fitzgerald is reported to have erected the first Chesapeake Bay pound net in 1858, but it failed due to its poor construction. No further attempts were made …
Potomac River Pound-Net Survey Summer 1996: 1996 Annual Report, Herbert M. Austin, Kevin Hovel, William Connelly
Potomac River Pound-Net Survey Summer 1996: 1996 Annual Report, Herbert M. Austin, Kevin Hovel, William Connelly
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This survey had the following goals: (1) collect length and weight data on fishes captured in pound nets in the Potomac River; (2) collect length data of fish captured and released or discarded at-sea; and (3) establish length weight relations in summary statistics to provide baseline data.