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Stepping Stones Towards Antarctica: Switch To Southern Spawning Grounds Explains An Abrupt Range Shift In Krill, Angus Atkinson, Simeon L. Hill, (...), Deborah K. Steinberg, Et Al
Stepping Stones Towards Antarctica: Switch To Southern Spawning Grounds Explains An Abrupt Range Shift In Krill, Angus Atkinson, Simeon L. Hill, (...), Deborah K. Steinberg, Et Al
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Poleward range shifts are a global-scale response to warming, but these vary greatly among taxa and are hard to predict for individual species, localized regions or over shorter (years to decadal) timescales. Moving poleward might be easier in the Arctic than in the Southern Ocean, where evidence for range shifts is sparse and contradictory. Here, we compiled a database of larval Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba and, together with an adult database, it showed how their range shift is out of step with the pace of warming. During a 70-year period of rapid warming (1920s–1990s), distribution centres of both larvae and …
An Assessment Of Sea Scallop Abundance And Distribution In Georges Bank Closed Area Ii And Surrounds : Final Report, David Rudders, Sally Roman
An Assessment Of Sea Scallop Abundance And Distribution In Georges Bank Closed Area Ii And Surrounds : Final Report, David Rudders, Sally Roman
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For the sea scallop, Placopecten magellanicus, the concepts of space and time have emerged as the basis of an effective management tool. The strategy of closing or limiting activities in certain areas for specific lengths of time has gained support as a method to conserve and enhance the scallop resource. In the last decade, rotational area management has provided a mechanism to protect juvenile scallops from fishing mortality by closing areas based upon scallop abundance and age distribution. Approximately half of the sea scallop industry’s current annual landings come from areas under this rotational harvest strategy. While this represents a …
Modeling Of Oyster Larval Connectivity For Cbf In Support Of Noaa’S Community-Based Restoration Program & Restore America’S Estuaries Oyster And Reef Balls On Sanctuary Reefs In Md And Va - Phase Three, Mac Sisson, Jian Shen
Modeling Of Oyster Larval Connectivity For Cbf In Support Of Noaa’S Community-Based Restoration Program & Restore America’S Estuaries Oyster And Reef Balls On Sanctuary Reefs In Md And Va - Phase Three, Mac Sisson, Jian Shen
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1. The overarching goal of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) for this project has been to enhance the Chesapeake Bay’s oyster population. In Virginia, CBF is working with partners to focus restoration efforts on the Lafayette River in order to bring the river’s biomass and reef substrate to a threshold level that will show a systemic response in terms of enhanced spatset. Portions of their grant have funded the hydrodynamic modeling of the Lafayette River recently performed and herein reported. 2. VIMS personnel have modified its existing three-dimensional hydrodynamic model of the Lafayette/Elizabeth/James Rivers to conduct larval connectivity simulations. The …
Water Quality Monitoring: Guidelines On The Application Of Environmental Impact Assessment Methodology As A Decision Making Tool To Improve Data Quality, Eduardo J. Miles
Water Quality Monitoring: Guidelines On The Application Of Environmental Impact Assessment Methodology As A Decision Making Tool To Improve Data Quality, Eduardo J. Miles
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No abstract provided.
Assessment Of Oyster Reefs In Lynnhaven River As A Chesapeake Bay Tmdl Best Management Practice, Mac Sisson, M. Lisa Kellogg, Mark Luckenbach, Rom Lipcius, Allison Colden, Jeff Cornwell, Michael Owens
Assessment Of Oyster Reefs In Lynnhaven River As A Chesapeake Bay Tmdl Best Management Practice, Mac Sisson, M. Lisa Kellogg, Mark Luckenbach, Rom Lipcius, Allison Colden, Jeff Cornwell, Michael Owens
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No abstract provided.
The Development Of A Management Tool To Assess Bacterial Impacts In Rudee Inlet, Virginia Beach, Mac Sisson, Jian Shen, W. G. Reay, Eduardo J. Miles, Albert Y. Kuo, Harry V. Wang
The Development Of A Management Tool To Assess Bacterial Impacts In Rudee Inlet, Virginia Beach, Mac Sisson, Jian Shen, W. G. Reay, Eduardo J. Miles, Albert Y. Kuo, Harry V. Wang
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No abstract provided.
Status Of Stock Assessment Knowledge Used To Manage Important Virginia Finfish Species, Virginia Marine Resources Commission, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science
Status Of Stock Assessment Knowledge Used To Manage Important Virginia Finfish Species, Virginia Marine Resources Commission, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science
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Manual For Handling And Shedding Blue Crabs (Callinectes Sapidus), Michael J. Oesterling
Manual For Handling And Shedding Blue Crabs (Callinectes Sapidus), Michael J. Oesterling
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This manual is intended to present a practical approach to constructing and operating a Chesapeake Bay crab shedding facility. Included are portions of an earlier VIMS publication by Paul A. Haefner, Jr. and David Garten (1974), "Methods of handling and shedding blue crabs, (Callinectes sapidus)," as well as a compilation of other scientific and industry experiences. Techniques described may not apply to all situations; in many cases general recommendations are made. Additionally, descriptions of various facility designs refer mainly to those in use in Chesapeake Bay; other areas of the country may use varying, but similar designs. Although the information …
Distribution Of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation In The Chesapeake Bay And Tributaries And Chincoteague Bay - 1993, Robert J. Orth, Judith F. Nowak, Gary F. Anderson, Jennifer R. Whiting
Distribution Of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation In The Chesapeake Bay And Tributaries And Chincoteague Bay - 1993, Robert J. Orth, Judith F. Nowak, Gary F. Anderson, Jennifer R. Whiting
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Virginia's Recreational Marlin And Tuna Fishery 1983 -1988 : A Report To The Fishermen, Eleanor A. Bochenek, Nancy J. Chartier, Jon A. Lucy
Virginia's Recreational Marlin And Tuna Fishery 1983 -1988 : A Report To The Fishermen, Eleanor A. Bochenek, Nancy J. Chartier, Jon A. Lucy
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No abstract provided.
Evaluation Of Ventra Vacs At Pier 12 Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia, Gaines C. Ho, Robert J. Diaz, Bruce J. Neilson
Evaluation Of Ventra Vacs At Pier 12 Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia, Gaines C. Ho, Robert J. Diaz, Bruce J. Neilson
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No abstract provided.
A Report To The Oyster Industry Of Virginia On The Biology And Management Of The Cownose Ray (Rhinoptera Bonasus, Mitchill) In Lower Chesapeake Bay, John V. Merriner, Joseph W. Smith
A Report To The Oyster Industry Of Virginia On The Biology And Management Of The Cownose Ray (Rhinoptera Bonasus, Mitchill) In Lower Chesapeake Bay, John V. Merriner, Joseph W. Smith
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The purpose of this report is to: (1) suggest reasons for the recently observed cownose ray predation on Rappahannock River oyster beds and the apparent increased abundance of the ray, and (2) recommend short- and long-term methods to control and/or manage cownose ray predation on commercially important sh1ellfish beds.
Report Of The National Blue Crab Industry Workshop: September 10-11, 1977 Charleston, South Carolina, Raymond J. Rhodes, W. A. Van Engel
Report Of The National Blue Crab Industry Workshop: September 10-11, 1977 Charleston, South Carolina, Raymond J. Rhodes, W. A. Van Engel
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The National Blue Crab Industry Workshop was held on September 10-11, 1977 at the South Carolina Marine Resources Center of the South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department in Charleston, South Carolina. The workshop was organized to address the blue crab industry's major problem areas and stimulate innovative thinking for improving productivity. The problems faced by the blue crab industry are not necessarily unique compared to other food industries; consequently, methodology to mitigate these problems will probably be transferred from other industries. Much of what was discussed in the technology corrnnittees has been faced by other industries, although recent food …
Plans For Management Of The Fisheries Of The Tidal Potomac River, Jackson Davis, Dexter Haven, Klaus G. Drobeck, Elgin A. Dunnington
Plans For Management Of The Fisheries Of The Tidal Potomac River, Jackson Davis, Dexter Haven, Klaus G. Drobeck, Elgin A. Dunnington
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No abstract provided.
An Assessment Of Estuarine And Nearshore Marine Environments, M. P. Lynch, B. L. Laird, N. B. Theberge, J. C. Jones
An Assessment Of Estuarine And Nearshore Marine Environments, M. P. Lynch, B. L. Laird, N. B. Theberge, J. C. Jones
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No abstract provided.