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Vims Newsletter, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

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• Bay Eagle
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• Unrestricted gifts, donated equipment
• Donation of marine models for aquarium
• Shell donation
• Varied donations noted
• John Zeigler memorial note
• VIMS reorganization

Written Communications In Fishery Science, Management, Techonology, And Advisory Services Produced By Personnel Of The Virginia Institute Of Marine Science During The Years 1940-1987, Frank J. Wojcik, William J. Hargis Jr.

Reports

No abstract provided.

Ecology Of Sea Turtles In Virginia, Sarah A. Bellmund, John A. Musick, Ruth Ellen C. Klinger, Richard A. Byles

Reports

No abstract provided.

Water Quality In A Virginia Potomac Embayment: Neabsco Creek, Paul V. Hyer, Albert Y. Kuo

Reports

No abstract provided.

Salinity Distribution In The James Estuary, Julie G. Bradshaw, A. Y. Kuo

Reports

No abstract provided.

Development Of An Index Of Juvenile Striped Bass Abundance For The Chesapeake Bay System: I. An Evaluation Of Present Measures And Recommendations For Future Studies, James A. Colvocoresses, Herbert M. Austin

Reports

No abstract provided.

Population Dynamics And Habitat Partitioning By Size, Sex, And Molt Stage Of Blue Crabs Callinectes Sapidus In A Subestuary Of Central Chesapeake Bay, Anson H. Hines, Romauld N. Lipcius, A. Mark Haddon

VIMS Articles

Abundances, size-frequency distributions, sexual composition and molt-stage composition of blue crabs Callinectes sapjdus were measured during 1983 to 1985 in the Rhode River, a subestuary of central Chesapeake Bay, USA. Crabs at the mouth and head of the river basin were sampled with monthly triplicate otter trawls. Crabs in the principal tidal creek of the river were sampled 3 d a week with a fish weir, which caught crabs moving upstream and downstream separately. Crabs exhibited consistent, marked seasonal cycles in abundance as well as considerable annual variation in July peak abundances. New recruits entered the subestuary in late fall …

New Port Island: An Evaluation Of Potential Impacts On Marine Resources Of The Lower James River And Hampton Roads, Robert J. Byrne Et Al

Reports

No abstract provided.

The American Oyster Crassostrea Virginica In Cheapeake Bay, Dexter Haven

VIMS Books and Book Chapters

The American Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) is widely distributed in Chesapeake Bay where it grows in the intertidal zone to depths of about 6.5 m. The salinity range over which it occurs, is from about 5 to 34 ° /oo. It is most abundant in protected embayments where bottoms are a firm sand-clay mixed with shelly material. This bivalve is a filter feeder, and ingests planktonic material which it strains from the water with its gills. Spawning occurs in Chesapeake Bay from June through September, and the eggs and resulting larvae are widely distributed during their 10-20 day planktonic life.

Growth …

Submerged And Emergent Aquatic Vegetation Of The Chesapeake Bay, Carl Hershner, Richard L. Wetzel

VIMS Books and Book Chapters

Chesapeake Bay supports a diverse assemblage of submerged and emergent aquatic vegetation. The distribution of species of each kind of vegetation is governed largely by salinity. The functions of both submerged and emergent vegetation in the Bay ecosystem includes contributing to total net primary production, service a habitat and performance in both water quality and sedimentation processes. Research on submerged aquatic vegetation is focused on its role in the estuarine system and determinants of its distribution and abundance. Research on emergent vegetation still concerns basic questions of structure and function, but has also branched into methodologies for utilization by man …

Benthic Resources Of The Chesapeake Bay Estuarine System, Robert J. Diaz

VIMS Books and Book Chapters

The term benthic is derived from the Greek root " benth" which means the depths of the sea. Benthic has then come to mean that which is associated with the bottom of any body of water from lakes to oceans, and encompasses a broad range of organisms from algae to fish. In the Chesapeake Bay there is a wide variety and combination of benthic environments ranging from intertidal flats of sand or mud, shallow seagrass meadows, subtidal bottoms, and deeper channels. These environment take on a unique biological and chemical character, depending upon where they occur along the gradient of …

The College Of William And Mary, School Of Marine Science, 1987-88 Program, College Of William And Mary, School Of Marine Science

Miscellaneous

Catalog for the Graduate program from the School of Marine Science at the College of William and Mary for the listed academic year.

Potential Fish Egg Production By Mnemiopsis Leidyi Determined By Hydrography At The Chesapeake Bay Mouth, Harry D. Johnson

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

A Trophic Resource Analysis Of Dominant Benthic Microfauna Of The Lower Chesapeake Bay, Douglas Vernon Huggett

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

Utilization Of A Seagrass Meadow And Tidal Marsh Creek By Blue Crabs Callinectes Sapidus. I. Seasonal And Annual Variations In Abundance With Emphasis On Post-Settlement Juveniles, R J. Orth, J Van Montfrans

VIMS Articles

No abstract provided.

Oxygen Production And Consumption Associated With The Major Autotrophic Components In Two Temperate Seagrass Communities*, L Murray, Rl Wetzel

VIMS Articles

No abstract provided.

Primary Production And Temporal Variation In The Macrophytic Community Of A Tidal Freshwater Swamp, Bryan Keith Fowler

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

A Multispecies Aggregation Of Cirrate Octopods Trawled From North Of The Bahamas, Michael Vecchione

VIMS Articles

Two cruises in the western North Atlantic collected 38 trawl samples between the Bahamas and New England. Of the 22 cirrate octopods taken in these samples, 17 came from the area north of the Bahamas. Pooled catch rate (specimens per hour of bottom trawling time) was significantly higher north of the Bahamas than in any other area sampled. Although the taxonomy of these gelatinous benthopelagic cephalopods is not yet settled, morphological characters from these specimens indicate that this aggregation includes at least four species. Only one species (Cirrothauma murrayi) was widely distributed in these samples.

Aspects Of The Biology Of Virginia's Sea Turtles: 1979-1986, J. A. Keinath, J. A. Musick, R. A. Byles

VIMS Articles

Research has been carried out on sea turtles in Chesapeake Bay and adjacent waters since 1979. Chesapeake Bay supports populations of juvenile loggerhead, Caretta caretta (Linnaeus) and Kemp's ridley, Lepidochelys kempi (Garmon) sea turtles during summer. Data from our aerial surveys and biotelemetry studies show that turtles migrate northward from south of Cape Hatteras and enter the Bay during spring. We estimate between 2000 and 10,000 loggerheads utilize the Bay during summer, where they forage for abundant invertebrate fauna. Fifty to 200 sea turtles strand dead on shore each year. At least one-third of the deaths are attributable to human …

Effect Of Fixation On Particle Retention By Microflagellates: Underestimation Of Grazing Rates, Me Sieracki, Lw Haas, Da Caron, Ej Lessard

VIMS Articles

No abstract provided.

Contaminant Effects On Chesapeake Bay Finfishes, Ronald J. Klauda, Michael E. Bender

VIMS Books and Book Chapters

Habitat deterioration is consistent with perceived population declines for several resident and anadromous finfish species in Chesapeake Bay that are subjected to different levels of fishing pressure (e.g., striped bass versus blueback herring). Diminution of habitat quality has natural and anthropogenic roots that are difficult to separate. Recent contaminant effects studies focused on Chesapeake Bay fishes can be grouped as follows: (a) mathematical and statistical modeling studies aimed at elucidating contaminant and stock trend relationships using extant data and theoretical insights, (b) biological and chemical field surveys in selected areas to demonstrate spatio-temporal associations between levels of toxic organic and …

Contaminants In Chesapeake Bay: The Regional Perspective, George R. Helz, Robert J. Huggett

VIMS Books and Book Chapters

Industrial and municipal point sources of contaminants are scattered along the shores of Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, but reach especially high density at Norfolk, Va., and Baltimore, Md. Sedimentation and various chemical processes in many cases conspire to restrict the water-borne transport of contaminant away from point source . Kepone, residual chlorine, volatile halogenated hydrocarbons, and anthropogenic trace metals are well-studied example of point-source contaminants. For the most part, their concentration in water and sediment drop to nearly immeasurable values within a distance of a few kilometers, or sometimes a few tens of kilometers, from their source .

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Distribution And Abundance Of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation In 1984 And 1985, James D. Simons, Robert J. Orth

VIMS Books and Book Chapters

Communities of submerged aquatic vegetation (SA V) are an integral part of the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. They provide an important habitat for many species, either as a food source or as protection from predators, i.e., as a nursery. By reducing currents and baffling waves, they allow for deposition of suspended material. In addition, they bind sediments with their roots and rhizomes to prevent erosion of the underlying material. They are important in nutrient cycling through both the absorption and release of nitrogen and phosphorus.

Cooperative State Agency Program / Annual Report Fy 1986-1987, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Reports

• Nitrification in upper James River / H. Kator, R. Wetzel, M. Rhodes, E. Koepfler, L. Morris. --
• Tidal Prism Model manual / A.Y. Kuo, B. Diana, C.F. Cerco, & B. Neilson --
• State of the rivers survey and analysis of slackwater data / A.Y. Kuo, J.G. Bradshaw, and B. Neilson --
• Potomac embayment models / C.F. Cerco, A.Y. Kuo, P.V. Hyer, and B. Neilson -- Benthic data base / R.J. Diaz --
• Sex ratio and gamete production in American oysters exposed to tributyltin in the laboratory / M.H. Roberts, M.E. Bender, P.F. De Lisle, H.C. Sutton, and R.L. Williams -- …

Oyster Shoal Survey - Spring 1987, James Whitcomb

Reports

This report summarizes data collected during 1987 in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay. The report focuses on the spring oyster survey in Virginia.

Oyster Shoal Survey - Fall 1987, James Whitcomb

Reports

This report summarizes data collected during 1987 in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay. The report focuses on the fall oyster survey in Virginia.

Chesapeake Bay Marine Environmental Assessment March 1986 - August 1986, Terry L. Bashore, Karen L. Kelly

Reports

No abstract provided.

Striped Bass Research, Virginia - Annual Report 1986-87, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Reports

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) ha~ 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 …

A Mark-Recapture Study Of Striped Bass In The James River, Virginia : Annual Report 1987, Joseph G. Loesch, William H. Kriete Jr., Bruce W. Hill

Reports

Internal anchor tags with external tubes were used to tag 1,986 striped bass in the James River in the Spring of 1987. The total number tagged was adjusted (at this time) to 823 because of observed and suspected tagging mortality. The available stock of striped bass in the Spring contained both young resident fish and mature nonresident fish which left the area of capture after spawning, presumably to migrate north in coastal waters. The exodus of the mature fish after spawning and the absence of a commercial fishery resulted in only 42 tag returns as of Spring 1988. This proportion …

Field Validation Of Multi-Species Laboratory Test Systems For Estuarine Benthic Communities, Robert J. Diaz, Mark Luckenbach, Sandra Thornton, Morris H. Roberts Jr., Et Al

Reports

The aim of this project was to evaluate the validity of using multi-species laboratory systems to assess the response of eatuarine benthic communities to an introduced stress. Over a 5- year period experiments in Apalachicola Bay, Florida, and the York River, Virginia, sought to (1) develop criteria for microcosm tests for evaluating the capacity of microcosms to model natural communities in the presence and absence of a pollution-induced stress, and (2) assess the validity of extrapolating test results from one location to another. Procedures for constructing, maintaining and sampling microcosms were tested and refined over the study period. A large …