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2006

Animal Sciences

Virginia Sea Grant Reports

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An Evaluation Of The Behavioral Responses Of Cownose Rays (Rhinoptera Bonasus) To Permanent Magnets And Electropositive Alloys, Robert A. Fisher, Eric M. Stroud, Michael M. Herrmann, Patrick H. Rice Dec 2006

An Evaluation Of The Behavioral Responses Of Cownose Rays (Rhinoptera Bonasus) To Permanent Magnets And Electropositive Alloys, Robert A. Fisher, Eric M. Stroud, Michael M. Herrmann, Patrick H. Rice

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No abstract provided.


Initial Market Assessment Of The Cultured, Non-Native Oyster C. Ariakensis, Robert A. Fisher Dec 2006

Initial Market Assessment Of The Cultured, Non-Native Oyster C. Ariakensis, Robert A. Fisher

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No abstract provided.


Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture Situation And Outlook Report : Results Of The 2004-2006 Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture Crop Reporting Survey, Thomas J. Murray, Michael J. Oesterling Jun 2006

Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture Situation And Outlook Report : Results Of The 2004-2006 Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture Crop Reporting Survey, Thomas J. Murray, Michael J. Oesterling

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Growth of the shellfish aquaculture industry in Virginia has added significant value to the state’s seafood marketplace. Today, watermen continue to harvest both hard clams and oysters from the state’s public resources, albeit at diminished rates. At the same time, Virginia’s watermen-farmers are providing growing quantities of additional quality shellfish to consumers. Following the lead of the hard clam industry, there has been a significant transition to intensive aquaculture of native oysters in recent years. The once extensive oyster planting has disappeared primarily as a result of endemic oyster diseases and increasing wildlife predation of seed oysters. In its place …


Vims Researchers Anticipate High Levels Of Dermo In 2006, Ryan Carnegie, Gene Burreson, Erin Seiling Jun 2006

Vims Researchers Anticipate High Levels Of Dermo In 2006, Ryan Carnegie, Gene Burreson, Erin Seiling

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No abstract provided.


Economic Activity Associated With The Inaugural “Virginia In-Water Boat Expo”, September 9-11, 2005, Thomas J. Murray Apr 2006

Economic Activity Associated With The Inaugural “Virginia In-Water Boat Expo”, September 9-11, 2005, Thomas J. Murray

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No abstract provided.


Virginia Game Fish Tagging Program Annual Report 2005, John A. Lucy, C.M. Bain Iii Jan 2006

Virginia Game Fish Tagging Program Annual Report 2005, John A. Lucy, C.M. Bain Iii

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The Virginia Game Fish Tagging Program (VGFTP), initiated in 1995, coordinates tagging and a tag-recapture fish database generated through contributed efforts of a dedicated corps of trained marine anglers. Through 2005, the program’s database includes nearly 88,000 records of tag-released fish and approximately 8,300 recaptures.


Rapa River Watch : Activity Booklet For Educators, Juliana M. Harding, Vicki P. Clark Jan 2006

Rapa River Watch : Activity Booklet For Educators, Juliana M. Harding, Vicki P. Clark

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This booklet contains background information, graphs, and student worksheets for a classroom activity focusing on the veined rapa whelk, an Asian mollusc that has invaded the Chesapeake Bay.

It provides data-based exercises that integrate biological and environmental data to assess hypothetical estuarine habitats with regard to invasion potential by rapa whelks.


The Use Of Bait Bags To Reduce The Need For Horseshoe Crab As Bait In The Virginia Whelk Fishery, Robert A. Fisher, Dylan Lee Fisher Jan 2006

The Use Of Bait Bags To Reduce The Need For Horseshoe Crab As Bait In The Virginia Whelk Fishery, Robert A. Fisher, Dylan Lee Fisher

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No abstract provided.