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Tautog Hook And Release Mortality Data From Tag Retention Trials, Jon A. Lucy

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No abstract provided.

Estimation Of Relative Abundance Of Recreationally Important Finfish In The Virginia Portion Of Chesapeake Bay: Annual Progress Report 1994-1995, Patrick J. Geer, Herbert M. Austin, David N. Hata

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Annual indices of juvenile abundance have been generated from trawl survey data for several species of key recreational importance in the Virginia portion of Chesapeake Bay (spot, croaker, weakfish, summer flounder, black sea bass and striped bass, white and channel catfish) and four species of secondary importance (scup, white perch, northern puffer, and silver perch) for the period 1988-1995. No species has shown a continuous trend during the seven year period, although several species have revealed declines (spot, scup y-o-y white perch, northern puffer) or increases (Atlantic croaker and striped bass) in recent years. Spot has shown the largest decline …

Comparative Efficiency And Selectivity Of 3.25" And 3.50" Ring Scallop Dredges, Jeffrey C. Brust, William D. Dupaul, James E. Kirkley

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Effects Of The June 1995 Freshet On The Main Virginia Tributaries Of The Chesapeake Bay, Herbert M. Austin, Christopher F. Bonzek

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No abstract provided.

Aqua Plan Business Planning Software For Coastal Aquaculture, Patricia F. Lacey, Sayra G. Thacker

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Juvenile Finfish And Blue Crab Stock Assessment Program Bottom Trawl Survey Annual Data Summary Report Series Volume 1994, Michael F. Land, Patrick J. Geer, Christopher F. Bonzek, Herbert M. Austin

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The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) has conducted a trawl survey dating back to 1955. Over these forty years methods and objectives have varied according to funding sources and state and/or federal mandates. The present thrust of the program is to provide juvenile indices of relative abundance for recreationally, commercially, and ecologically important finfish and invertebrates. These measures of juvenile abundance are widely used as a key element in the management of the Atlantic States' coastal fishery resources. Estimates of juveniles (age-0) have proven to be a reliable and early indicator of future year-class strength. A review of previously …

Cleaning And Preparing The Cownose Ray, John Merriner, Joseph Smith

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Includes recipes for preparing rays.

Characterization Of The Virginia Soft Crab / Peeler Industry, Michael J. Oesterling, Niels Moore

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No abstract provided.

Standardizing Fishing Effort & Individual Transerable Effort Programs In The Sea Scallop, Placopecten Magellanicus Fishery, James Kirkley, William D. Dupaul

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No abstract provided.

Bycatch In The Virginia Menhaden Fishery: A Reexamination Of The Data, James Kirkley

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Individual Transferable Fishing Effort (Ite) And Heterogeneous Inputs: Potential Standardization Of Fishing Effort In The Scallop Fishery, James E. Kirkley, William D. Dupaul

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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 …

Vims Juvenile Fish Trawl Survey Juvenile Indices 1979-1994, Chris Bonzek, Patrick J. Geer, Herb Austin

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No abstract provided.

The Crab Industry In Venezuela, Ecuador, And Mexico Implications For The Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Industry, Michael J. Oesterling, Charles Petrocci

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No abstract provided.

Clam Culture: The Possibilities And The Pitfalls, Michael J. Oesterling

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Clam culture in-Virginia has recently received a ·great deal of attention due to the declining production of wild fishery stocks, and to the apparent success of some commercial clam farms. A 1994 survey of Virginia aquaculture by the Virginia Agricultural Statistics Service identified hard clams as the most valuable cultured product in the Commonwealth; production in 1993 exceeded $11 million in gross sales.

Be wary of reports that clam farming is easy and guarantees financial rewards. Farming clams is much more complicated than throwing clams overboard and returning a few years later to harvest them for market. The financial risks …