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Quantitative Assessment Of Fishing Mortality For Tautog (Tautoga Onitis) In Virginia : Preliminary Report, Geoffrey G. White, James E. Kirkley, Jon A. Lucy

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Tautog (Tautoga onitis) have become a popular food and sport fish from Massachusetts to Virginia over the past ten years. Tautog are a long lived (30 years), late maturing (3-4 years), slow growing species. Although the maximum age recorded in Virginia is 31 years, recent studies have found that over 95% of the population is less than 12 years old (Hostetter and Munroe, 1993; White et aL, 1996). Adult tautog inhabit hard bottom wreck and reef environments, which are limited in Virginia's waters and are easily located and re-located by fishermen. Tautog are known to migrate inshore-offshore in New England …

Economic And Business Considerations For Small-Scale Soft Crab Production, Michael J. Oesterling, Chuck Adams

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Estimation Of Relative Abundance Of Recreationally Important Finfish In The Virginia Portion Of The Chesapeake Bay: Annual Progress Report 1996-1997, Patrick J. Geer, Herbert M. Austin

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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 1988-1997. No species has shown a continuous trend during the nine 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 …

Evidence Of Widespread Destruction Of Submersed Aquatic Vegetation (Sav) From Clam Dredging In Chincoteague Bay, Virginia, Kenenth A. Moore, Robert J. Orth

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Beds of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) are important natural resources which are critical habitats for life stages of many commercially and recreationally important species of fish, crabs and shellfish in Virginia. SAV is comprised of rooted flowering plants which have historically grown throughout the Chesapeake Bay and Eastern Shore coastal lagoons in subtidal areas where water depths are less than 6 feet (Orth and Moore 1983). The presence of SAV in an area is indicative of water quality conditions which are low in nutrient enrichment and turbidity (Dennison et al. 1993). Given this relationship between water quality and growth, SAV …

Strata Formation On Margins (Strataform) G-60 Site Benthic Boundary Layer Tripod Data Report, November 1996 - January 1997, D. A. Hepworth, C. T. Friedrichs, L. D. Wright

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Fish Lesions, Pfiesteria And The Chesapeake Bay, Virginia Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program

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Vims Three-Dimensional Hydrodynamic-Eutrophication Model (Hem-3d): Application Of The Hydrodynamic Model To The York River System, G. M. Sisson, Jian Shen, Sung-Chan Kim, John D. Boon

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Trophic Studies On Constructed “Restored” Oyster Reefs, Roger L. Mann, Juliana Harding

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Juvenile Fish And Blue Crab Stock Assessment Program Bottom Trawl Survey Annual Data Summary Report Volume 1996, Patrick J. Geer, Herbert M. Austin, Christopher F. Bonzek

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Modeling The Lower Chesapeake Bay Littoral Zone & Fringing Wetlands: Ecosystem Processes And Habitat Linkages Iii: Model Scenarios Related To Water Quality And Submersed Vegetation, Richard L. Wetzel, Christopher P. Buzzelli

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Evaluation Of The Potomac River American Eel (Anguilla Rostrata) Pot Fishery Based On Commercial Landings, Patrick J. Geer

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Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Chesapeake Bay Shoreline Shoreline Management Plan And Officer's Beach Shore Protection Evaluation, C. Scott Hardaway Jr., Donna A. Milligan, Jerome P. Y Maa, George R. Thomas

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Evaluation Of Crew Size Limits And Dredge Ring Size Restriction In The Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery, William D. Dupaul, James E. Kirkley

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Status Of The Major Oyster Diseases In Virginia 1996 A Summary Of The Annual Monitoring Program, Lisa M. Ragone Calvo, Eugene M. Burreson

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York River Colloquy, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

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Th e 1997 York River Colloquy is intended to provide an overview of some of the ongoing activities con ducted by VIMS scientists in the York River system. This collection of project summaries in not exhaustive, but it does provide a means to identify the interests of various investigators.

Fishery Independent Standing Stock Surveys Of Oyster Populations In Virginia 1997, Roger L. Mann, James Wesson

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Extensive description of the Virginia oyster resource and history of its utilization has been given by Haven, Hargis and Kendall (1981), and more recently reviewed by Hargis and Haven (1988). These contributions, among many others, describe a state of continuing decline. The James River, Virginia has served as the focal point for the Virginia oyster industry for over a century, being the source of the majority of seed oysters that were transplanted for grow-out to locations within the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay and much further afield in the Middle Atlantic states (Haven et al, 1981). The Rappahannock River …

Pfiesteria Task Force : Vims Fish Sampling Data September And October 1997, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

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Recent fish kills and closures in the Pocomoke River have increased public concern over P.iesteda pjsddda, a microorganism that has been linked to large fish kills in North Carolina. In response to concerns about an unusual number of fish with lesions reported in Chesapeake Bay, especially the Pocomoke River, a Virginia Pfieste1iaTask Force was formed in May 1997. The Task force includes members of the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC), the Virginia Department of Health (VDH), the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), and research scientists from Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), and Old Dominion University (ODU).

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An Investigation Into The Epizootiology Of Hematodinium Perezi, A Parasitic Dinoflagellate In The Blue Crab, Callinectes Sapidus : Final Report, Jeffrey D. Shields

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Hematodinium perezi is a lethal parasitic dinoflagellate that lives in the hemolymph of brachyuran crabs. The parasite is found along the eastern seaboard of the USA where it occurs in epizootics in the commercially important blue crab, Callinectes sapidus. Crab mortalities associated with the disease occur in high salinity waters, typically in poorly draining estuaries. The parasite is prevalent in the seaside bays of the Delmarva Peninsula in the spring and fall, and spreads to the lower reaches of Chesapeake Bay in the fall. In October 1996, the prevalence of the disease along the Virginia portion of the Delmarva Peninsula …

A Stock Assessment Program For Chesapeake Bay Fisheries: Development Of An Alosa Juvenile Index Of Abundance : 1995 And 1996 Index Sampling Results, Douglas A. Dixon, James D. Goins, John E. Olney

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Final Report For The Project Entitled A Stock Recruit Model Of The James River Oyster Fishery, Roger L. Mann, Eugene Burreson, David Evans, David Weiss

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The James River, Virginia has served as the focal point for the Virginia oyster ( Crassostrea virginica) industry for over a century, being the source of the majority of seed oysters that were transplanted for grow-out to locations within the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay and much further afield in the Middle Atlantic states. It has been the site of continuing investigations of oyster distribution in relation to bottom type (Baylor 1894, Moore 1911, Loosanoff 1931, Marshall 1954, Haven at al. 1981a, Andrews 1982, Haven and Whitcomb 1983, Mann and Wesson unpublished data), spawning activity (Cox and Mann 1992, …

Parasitological Examination Of Wasting Disease In Black Abalone, Haliotis Cracherodii : Final Report, Jeffrey D. Shields, Frank O. Perkins

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Black abalone in southern California are afflicted with chronic intestinal infections of a rickettsia-like organism that causes a debilitating and fatal withering syndrome. The hematology of withered animals indicated that cellular degradation and apoptosis occurred in tandem with the · decline and catabolism of abalone tissues. Two types of hemocytes were found in the hemolymph. Type I and Type II Hyalinocytes were distinguished by subtle differences in their cytoplasmic vesicles. Densities of both types of hemocytes declined in abundance, and small, presumptive stem cells increased in abundance with the progression of the disease. No circulating granulocytes were present in hemolymph; …

The Status Of Virginia's Public Oyster Resource 1996, Reinaldo Alonzo-Morales, Roger L. Mann

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This report summarizes data collected during 1996 in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay. The report is composed of two parts, part one, oyster recruitment (shell string) in Virginia and part two, dredge survey of selected oyster bars in Virginia.

Virginia's Commercial Fishing Industry: Its Economic Performance And Contributions, James Kirkley

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Virginia Game Fish Tagging Program Annual Report 1996, Cm Bain Iii, John A. Lucy

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The Virginia Game Fish Tagging Program (VGFfP), a cooperative project of the Virginia Marine Resources Commission and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), enjoyed its second full year of operation in 1996. Participation in the project, which is funded with revenues generated by Virginia's saltwater recreational fishing license, nearly doubled with 127 anglers volunteering as taggers compared to 64 in 1995.

Estimation Of Juvenile Striped Bass Relative Abundance In The Virginia Portion Of Chesapeake Bay, January 1996-December 1996 : Annual Progress Report, Herbert M. Austin, A. Dean Estes, Donald M. Seaver

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The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) has conducted a juvenile striped bass seine survey from 1967 through 1973 and from 1980 through the present. The primary objective has been the monitoring of the relative annual recruitment success of juvenile striped bass in the spawning and to the nursery areas of Lower Chesapeake Bay. Initially (1967-1973), the survey was funded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and when reinstated in 1980 with funding from the National Marine Fisheries Service under the Emergency Striped Bass Study program. Commencing with the 1988 annual survey, support of the program has been jointly …

The Importance Of Aquaculture To Virginia's Economy: A Preliminary Assessment, James E. Kirkley, Michael J. Oesterling

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Coastal Marine Science And The Virginia Institute Of Marine Science In The International Year Of The Ocean, 1998, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

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Oyster Gardening In Virginia: An Overview Of Techniques, Mark W. Luckenbach, Jake Taylor

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This document is intended to respond to a growing demand for information on intensive, off- bottom aquaculture of the eastern oyster, Crassostrea vlrginica, in Virginia and neighboring coastal states and represents an attempt to partially fulfill the requests from oyster gardeners for information on approaches towards culturing oysters.

Using The Gaussian Elimination Method For Large Banded Matrix Equations, Jerome P.Y. Maa, Ming-Hokng Maa, Changqing Li, Qing He

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Saltwater Angling And Its Economic Importance To Virginia, James Kirkley, David Kerstetter

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