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Evaluation Of Striped Bass Stocks In Virginia : Monitoring And Tagging Studies, 2004-2008 Annual Report 1 September 2004 - 31 August 2005, Philip W. Sadler, John M. Hoenig, Robert E. Harris, B. Gail Holliman

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This report presents the results of striped bass (Marone saxatilis) tagging and monitoring activities in Virginia during the period 1 September 2004 through 31 August 2005. It includes an assessment of the biological characteristics of striped bass taken from the 2005 spring spawning run, estimates of annual survival based on annual spring tagging, and the results of the fall 2004 directed mortality study that is a collaborative effort with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. The information contained in this report is required by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and is used to implement a coordinated management plan for …

The Shell Detective, Juliana M. Harding, Vicki P. Clark

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The hands-on exercises in this booklet encourage students to quantitatively compare the morphology of rapa whelks with native knobbed and channelled whelks and apply these observations to biological and mathematical concepts.

Economic Contributions Of Virginia’S Commercial Seafood And Recreational Fishing Industries: A User’S Manual For Assessing Economic Impacts, James E. Kirkley, Thomas J. Murray, John Duberg

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Estimating Relative Juvenile Abundance Of Ecologically Important Finfish And Invertebrates In The Virginia Portion Of Chesapeake Bay (Project No. Na03nmf4570378) July 2004–June 2005, Marcel M. Montaine, Wendy A. Lowery

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The fisheries trawl survey conducted by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) is the oldest continuing monitoring program (50 years) for marine and estuarine fishes in the United States. This survey provides a monthly baseline assessment of abundance of juvenile marine and estuarine fishes and invertebrates in the tidal and mainstem Chesapeake Bay. The survey provides crucial, real time data to various state, regional and national fisheries management agencies, including the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC), the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), the Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management Council (MAFMC), and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). For example, the …

Diet Analysis Of Atlantic Croaker (Micropogonias Undulatus), Weakfish (Cynoscion Regalis), Blue Catfish (Ictalurus Furcatus), Striped Bass (Morone Saxatilis), Summer Flounder (Paralichthys Dentatus), And Silver Perch (Bairdiella Chrysoura) In The James, York, And Rappahannock Rivers, Va, March 2004 To April 2005, Debra Parthree

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A principal requirement of multispecies fisheries assessment models is well-quantified estimates of predator-prey relationships (Latour et al. 2003). Trophic interactions among populations are typically elucidated through the analysis of stomach contents. It must be recognized, however, that such interactions vary according to temporal and spatial scales. Therefore, to adequately characterize these interactions within an ecosystem, an extensive database of fish diet composition information is needed. Further, given that increased survival in the early life history stages may ultimately improve the year-class strength of a fish population (Boynton et al., 1981 ), consideration of young-of-the year (YOY) and juvenile fish diets …

Essential Fish Habitat Of Atlantic Sturgeon Acipenser Oxyrinchus In The Southern Chesapeake Bay, J. A. Musick

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Automated Method For Determination Of Moisture In Scallop And Shrimp: A Collaborative Study, Robert A. Fisher

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Production Of Spot As Live Bait For Recreational Angling, Michael J. Oesterling, Daniel G. Sennett, D. Patrick Kilduff

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Estimating Relative Abundance Of Young Of Year American Eel, Anguilla Rostrata, In The Virginia Tributaries Of Chesapeake Bay (Spring 2004 Survey), Marcel M. Montane, Wendy A. Lowery, Hank Brooks, Aimee D. Halvorson

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The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) adopted the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (hereafter referred to as FMP) for the American eel in November 4 1999. The FMP focuses on increasing coastal states’ efforts to collect American eel data through both fishery dependent and fishery independent studies. Consequently, member jurisdictions (including Virginia) agreed to implement an annual survey for young of year (YOY) American eels. The survey is intended to “…characterize trends in annual recruitment of the young of year eels over time [to produce a] qualitative appraisal of the annual recruitment of American eel to the U.S. Atlantic Coast” …

Economic Activity Associated With Clam Aquaculture In Virginia – 2004, Thomas J. Murray, James E. Kirkley

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The Crest, Summer 2005, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

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Table of Contents:

• Collaborative project gets to the bottom of oyster questions
• Rare crab may hold genetic secrets
• Shark trip brings research career full circle
• ICCAT adopts ban on "shark finning"
• Fisheries hires Fabrizio
• VIMS pair win Environmental Heroes Award
• Friedrichs and Steinberg receive faculty awards
• Trio tops citation analysis
• Fisheries partnership aids sturgeon restoration
• Researchers test beach-nourishment protocol
• CBNERR brings Bay education to local schools
• Hardaway selected to serve on national committee
• Emeritus Professor George Grant dies
• News Briefs

The Potential Economic Impacts On Virginia’S Economy Of The Closure Of One Crab Processing Plant, James E. Kirkley

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Final Project Report Fisheries Extension Enhancement Plan To Enhance Education And Outreach To The Mid-Atlantic Charter Boat Fisheries, Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program

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A Comparison Of Gill Net Labeling Methods For Fisher Identification, Christian Hager

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Six methods of fisher identification were applied to gill net float lines for 230 trials. Three methods marked floats and three methods were attached to the line between floats. Nets were set and retrieved using a hydraulic net reel in order to test failure rate and remarking ease under typical field conditions. Cost and application time of each marking methods was also quantified. Two of the three float marking methods (hot brand, Sharpie® marker) experienced a 0% failure rate. The third method, however, (paint) had the highest failure rate of the study ( 10% ). Self applied float marking methods …

Developing A Vision For Land Use And Waterfront Access In Lancaster County, Lands End Planners

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Mesh-Specific Catch Compositions And Size Distributions Occuring In Virginia's 2005 Winter-Spring Striped Bass Gill Net Fishery, Christian Hager

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Pilot-Scale Production Economics Of C. Ariakensis Oysters Summary Of Virginia Seafood Council Industry Grow-Out Trials (2003-2005), Thomas J. Murray

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Monitoring Relative Abundance Of American Shad In Virginia Rivers 2004 Annual Report, John E. Olney

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Concern about the decline in landings of American shad (Alosa sapidissima) along the Atlantic coast prompted the development of an interstate fisheries management plan (FMP) under the auspices of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Management Program (ASMFC 1999). Legislation enables imposition of federal sanctions on fishing in those states that fail to comply with the FMP. To be in compliance, coastal states are required to implement and maintain fishery-dependent and fishery-independent monitoring programs as specified by the FMP. For Virginia, these requirements include spawning stock assessments, the collection of biological data on the spawning run (e.g., age-structure, sex ratio, and …

National Coastal Assessment Program Assessing Virginia’S Estuaries And Tidal Tributaries To Chesapeake Bay And The Atlantic Ocean (Five Year Report 2000 - 2004), Marcel M. Montane, Wendy A. Lowry

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The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) was contracted by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to participate in the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) National Coastal Assessment (NCA) by collecting fish at pre-determined stations and obtaining information on community structure of fish and invertebrates and bottom habitat. Over each of the first five years of NCA, samples of fish (five chosen target species) have been collected for delivery to DEQ for subsequent tissue analysis. A five-year SAS dataset containing all pertinent information has been produced. This report summarizes Virginia NCA field studies from 2000 through 2004.

Status Of The Major Oyster Diseases In Virginia 2004 A Summary Of The Annual Monitoring Program, Ryan Carnegie, Eugene M. Burreson

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2004 was the second very wet year in a row. While rainfall and streamflows were normal in winter and early spring, and just slightly above average during the summer, the fall of 2004 was nearly as wet as the year before. Salinities were again depressed throughout the lower Bay. Water temperatures were below normal during the winter, but typical otherwise. Low salinities and, in the winter, temperatures brought continued abatement in the oyster diseases caused by Perkinsus marinus (Dermo) and Haplosporidium nelsoni (MSX). Among quarterly James River Survey sites, maximum annual P. marinus prevalences were the lowest they had been …

Marketing Virginia Croakcer, Stuart A. O'Bier

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In the early 90's croaker stocks were at a low ebb and few were caught. But then stocks rebounded and for the last nine years or so 26 to 28 million pounds a year of the fish have been caught nationally. Croaker catch in the Chesapeake Bay followed a similar trend ranging between 10 and 15 million pounds for the years 1996 to 2003. National Marine Fisheries statistics trace out this resurgence in catch.

These big catch numbers will almost inevitably decline and may be doing so already. Large number of croakers were caught all through the 70's and then …

Virginia Institute Of Marine Science Research Experience For Undergraduates Program : Research Papers 2005, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

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• The application of digital x-radiograph imaging for the determination of bullk density (Andrew Kowalczk)
• Effects of land use on shelf sedimentation off the Waipaoa River, New Zealand (Cielomar Rodriguez)
• Live-dead copepod composition in the lower Chesapeake Bay (Curtis Freund)
• Feeding of gelatinous zooplankton in the York River estuary (Heather Nees)
• Environmental evaluation for the introduction of juvenile Callinectes sapidus (Laura Twichell)
• Ecosystem carrying capacity and juvenile blue crab foraging in the York River (Melanie Schultz)

The Status Of Virginia's Public Oyster Resource 2004, Melissa Southworth, Juliana Harding, Roger L. Mann

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This report summarizes data collected during 2004 in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay. The report is comprised of two parts, part one, oyster recruitment (shell string) in Virginia and part two, dredge survey of selected oyster bars in Virginia.

Additional Assessments Of The Craney Island Eastward Expansion In The Elizabeth River And Hampton Roads - Hydrodynamic Model Study, Mac Sisson, Harry V. Wang, Ya Ping Wang

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Water Quality Conditions And Restoration Of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Sav) In The Tidal Freshwater James River: 2003-2004, Ken Moore, Betty Neikirk, Britt Anderson, Jessie Campbell

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In 2003-2004 wild celery (Vallisneria americana) whole shoots and seeds were transplanted into four sites in the Hopewell region of the tidal James River. The SAV transplants were sampled by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) for survivorship and growth at bi-weekly to monthly intervals throughout the growing season. Concurrently, water quality sampling was conducted at bi-weekly intervals throughout the year for water column nutrients, chlorophyll a, suspended solids, water transparency and other chemical and physical constituents important for SAV growth. Objectives of the study were to: 1) expand the SAV transplanted plots within the study sites previously transplanted; …

Estimation Of Juvenile Striped Bass Relative Abundance In The Virginia Portion Of Chesapeake Bay, January 2004-December 2004 : Annual Progress Report, Herbert M. Austin, Amanda H. Hewitt, Julia K. Ellis

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The primary objective of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science juvenile striped bass survey is to monitor the relative annual recruitment success of juvenile striped bass in the major Virginia nursery areas of lower Chesapeake Bay. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service initially funded the survey from 1967 to 1973. After a hiatus ending in 1980, funds were provided by the National Marine Fisheries Service under the Emergency Striped Bass Study program. Commencing with the 1988 annual survey, the work was jointly supported by Wallop-Breaux funds (Sport Fish Restoration Act) administered through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the …

Natal-River To Estuary Migration Of American Shad : Estimating The Value Of Essential Rearing Habitat And Identifying Potential Population Bottlenecks During Year-One, J. E. Olney, J. C. Hoffman

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Blue Crabs In The Chesapeake - An Introduction To The Blue Crab, Lisa Lawrence, Vicki Clark, Jacques Van Montfrans, Susanna Musick

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A classroom resource covering crab anatomy and glossary, life cycle of Callinectes sapidus, data tables, data analysis guides, and illustrations.

Virginia Oyster Aquaculture Production And Marketing Virginia Oyster Aquaculture Production And Marketing Survey, Paul Jesperson, Shawn Stickler

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As aquaculture replaces wild harvest of oysters in the Chesapeake Bay region, we felt that there was a need to reevaluate how producers could get their products to market in the most efiicient, profitable way. In order to do this, we wanted to capture the lessons learned in other regions that have already made the progression from wild harvest to aquaculture, such as France, New England, and the Pacific Northwest.

In this study, we examined the methods of productions and marketing that are currently in use in regions beyond the Chesapeake, including the Northeastern United States, the Pacific Northwest, and …

Stock Assessment Of The Blue Crab In Chesapeake Bay 2005: Final Report, Thomas J. Miller, Steven J.D. Martell, David B. Bunnell, (...), Christopher F. Bonzek, David Hewitt, John Hoenig, Rom Lipcius

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The blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) is an icon for the Chesapeake Bay region. The commercial fisheries for blue crab in the Bay remain one of the most valuable fishery sectors in the Bay. Ecologically, blue crab is an important component of the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. Thus, sound management to ensure the sustainability of this resource is critical.

The first bay wide assessment for blue crab was undertaken in 1995 and completed in 1997. It concluded that the stock was moderately to fully exploited and at average levels of abundance. Subsequent to this assessment concerns over the continuing status of blue …