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Marine Resource Bulletin Vol. 17, No. 3, Virginia Sea Grant, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Virginia Marine Resource Bulletin

Recreational Offshore Fishing, Shark Research, Marlin and Tuna Catch Data

Oyster Spatfall In Virginia Rivers: 1985 Annual Survey, James Whitcomb

Reports

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 qn wire and suspended from stakes on public and private beds. The number of spat on shells is counted each week of the spawning season to determine the potential of a particular area for receiving a strike and to predict the most likely period the strikes will occur.

A Survey In The Lafayette River For Oysters And Shell In The Vicinity Of The Lakewood Bridge, Roger Mann, James P. Whitcomb

Reports

At the request of the Department of Highways and Transportation the Virginia Institute of Marine Science made a study of the value of the oyster grounds in the vicinity of the Lakewood Bridge on the Lafayette River in Norfolk.

The study included numbers of oysters and amounts of shell, or natural reef, in the area of acquisition and within a buffer area either side of the present bridge. The buffer area, or area of potential construction impact, extended 500 feet upriver of the bridge and 500 feet downriver of the bridge. This buffer area was the maximum distance upriver and …

Relative Contribution Of Three Virginia Rivers To Spawning Activity Of Striped Bass, Morone Saxatilis, John E. Olney, George C. Grant, Gary Hill

Reports

Initial documentation of spawning activity of striped bass in the tidal freshwater portions of Virginia rivers was provided by Tresselt (1952), Massman et al. (1952, 1962), Rinaldo (1971) and Merriner et al. (1980). Recently, a series of pilot ichthyoplankton surveys of these habitats has resulted in data describing patterns of abundance of eggs and larvae in three separate rivers during three separate years: the Pamunkey and Mattaponi Rivers in spring 1980 (Grant and Olney 1981); the James River in 1981 (Grant and Olney 1982); and the Rappahannock in 1982 (Olney et al. 1983). These surveys were conducted in response to …

Fall 1985 Potomac River Oyster Bar Survey, Elgin A. Dunnington, James P. Whitcomb

Reports

No abstract provided.

Vims Monitors Effects Of Flood Waters On James River Seed Oysters, Virginia Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program

Reports

Early November's abnormally high rainfall and subsequent large freshwater flow into oyster-producing areas, particularly the James River seed beds, have caused great concern within the oyster industry. While the Institute cannot alter the physical situation, we can monitor the effects of this event and alert the oyster industry to our findings.

Status Of Knowledge For Virginia Fisheries, Herbert M. Austin

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No abstract provided.

A Rapid Field Guide To The Identification Of Flounders Of The Genus (Paralichthys) In Virginia's Waters, Herbert M. Austin

Reports

No abstract provided.

Behavior And Ecological Interactions Of Larval Odonata, Clay L. Pierce, Philip H. Crowley, Dan M. Johnson

Clay L. Pierce

Enallagma aspersum and E. traviatum (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) are the most abundant larval odonates in Bays Mountain Park (Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA), although their spatial distributions are essentially nonoverlapping. E. traviatum coexists with insectivorous fish in a small lake, whereas E. aspersum is restricted to a small fishless pond nearby. Behavioral observations revealed that E. aspersum larvae were more active than E. traviatum, and tended to occupy more conspicuous positions. E. aspersum also engaged in more confrontations than E. traviatum, especially at higher density. In laboratorye xperimentsw ith juvenile bluegills( Lepomism acrochirusa) s predators,E . aspersum larvae were more vulnerable to …

A Resurvey Of The Hampton Roads Corridor Area Adjacent To The Proposed Site Of The I-664 Bridge-Tunnel, Roger L. Mann, James P. Whitcomb

Reports

On July 2 and 3, 1985, a survey was conducted by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) on Drewery-Register (formerly Melzer) leased bottom (48.37 acres) off Newport News Point, Virginia (Figure 1). The study was done at the request of the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation, Suffolk, Virginia in relation to the construction of I-664, Project 066!!-121-102, RW-201.

The objective of this study was to determine the extent and value of the molluscan resource on the Dewery - Register lease prior to construction activity.

Potential Risk Of Vibrio Infection In Virginia, Susan Schmidt, Robert Hoyt

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No abstract provided.

Federal/State Relations In Theory And Practice: A Sovereignty Mismatch, Charles T. Dumars

Western Water Law in Transition (Summer Conference, June 3-5)

12 pages.

Contains footnotes.

Water Project Financing Needs In Colorado, J. William Mcdonald

Western Water Law in Transition (Summer Conference, June 3-5)

12 pages.

Financing Water Projects: Where Do We Go From Here?: A Panel Discussion [Colorado House Bill No. 1088, As Amended 4/15/85], Chris Paulson

Western Water Law in Transition (Summer Conference, June 3-5)

4 pages.

Contains text of Colorado House Bill No.1088, as amended 4/15/85.

The Endangered Species Act And Western Water Projects, Lawrence J. Macdonnell

Western Water Law in Transition (Summer Conference, June 3-5)

20 pages.

Contains references.

Financing Water Projects: Where Do We Go From Here?, Henry P. Caulfield, Jr.

Western Water Law in Transition (Summer Conference, June 3-5)

16 pages.

Unresolved Issues In Federal Reserved Rights, Michael D. White

Western Water Law in Transition (Summer Conference, June 3-5)

12 pages.

Putting Indian Reservation Water Rights To Use, Richard B. Collins

Western Water Law in Transition (Summer Conference, June 3-5)

10 pages.

Representing The Water Client [Outline], David W. Robbins

Western Water Law in Transition (Summer Conference, June 3-5)

3 pages.

Legal Implications Of Instream Flows And Other Nonconsumptive Uses, Steven J. Shupe

Western Water Law in Transition (Summer Conference, June 3-5)

14 pages.

The Public Trust Doctrine: Conflict With Traditional Western Water Law?, Harrison C. Dunning

Western Water Law in Transition (Summer Conference, June 3-5)

24 pages.

Contains references.

Inefficiency, Waste, And Loss: Water Supplies Of The Future?, John W. Krautkraemer

Western Water Law in Transition (Summer Conference, June 3-5)

24 pages.

Contains references.

Interstate Transfers Of Water: Opportunities And Obstables [Sic], A. Dan Tarlock

Western Water Law in Transition (Summer Conference, June 3-5)

34 pages.

Western Ground Water Law: Overview And Recent Developments, J. David Aiken

Western Water Law in Transition (Summer Conference, June 3-5)

27 pages.

Federal And State Regulation Of Activities Affecting Water Quality, Julia B. Epley

Western Water Law in Transition (Summer Conference, June 3-5)

54 pages.

The Prior Appropriation System In Western Water Law: The Law Viewed Through The Example Of The Rio Grande Basin, James N. Corbridge Jr., Charles F. Wilkinson

Western Water Law in Transition (Summer Conference, June 3-5)

17 pages.

Contains references.

Administering Water Rights: The Permit System, Lawrence J. Wolfe

Western Water Law in Transition (Summer Conference, June 3-5)

69 pages.

Contains references.

Agenda: Western Water Law In Transition, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Western Water Law in Transition (Summer Conference, June 3-5)

Conference organizers and/or faculty included University of Colorado School of Law professors James N. Corbridge, Jr., Lawrence J. MacDonnell, Richard B. Collins, David H. Getches and Charles F. Wilkinson.

The prior appropriation doctrine has governed the allocation and use of water in the western United States since the 1850s. The shifting nature of water demand is bringing about changes in the traditional legal system. This conference will consider the fundamental principles of the prior appropriation doctrine together with the important new developments in the law now underway throughout the West.

Administering Water Rights: The Colorado System, Raymond L. Petros

Western Water Law in Transition (Summer Conference, June 3-5)

140 pages (includes illustrations and maps).

Contains bibliography.

1985 Msx Update, Virginia Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program

Reports

No abstract provided.