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Testing Raised Foot Lines In Virginia's Striped Bass Fishery: A Gear Based Method Of Reducing Sturgeon Interactions In Anchored Gillnets, Thomas J. Murray
Testing Raised Foot Lines In Virginia's Striped Bass Fishery: A Gear Based Method Of Reducing Sturgeon Interactions In Anchored Gillnets, Thomas J. Murray
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Working with commercial fishermen and scientists, the project evaluated the efficacy of altering net designs to achieve reductions in incidental contacts with protected species while maintaining harvest efficiency. In addition project participants assisted in the transfer of the new gear technology to industry as a gear-based method to reduce sturgeon interactions in gillnets targeting striped bass. The intent was to raise the effective fishing depth (webbing) of anchored gillnets interactions with protected Atlantic sturgeon while not impacting direct harvest of striped bass, the target species. The gear was shown to not impact Catch Per Unit Effort (CPUE) of the directed …
Results For The 2016 Vims Industry Cooperative Surveys Of The Mid-Atlantic, Nantucket Lightship Closed Area, And Closed Area Ii Resource Areas, David B. Rudders, Sally Roman, Hunter Tipton
Results For The 2016 Vims Industry Cooperative Surveys Of The Mid-Atlantic, Nantucket Lightship Closed Area, And Closed Area Ii Resource Areas, David B. Rudders, Sally Roman, Hunter Tipton
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No abstract provided.
Virginia Game Fish Tagging Program Annual Report 2015, Susanna Musick, Lewis Gillingham
Virginia Game Fish Tagging Program Annual Report 2015, Susanna Musick, Lewis Gillingham
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Through 2015, the Virginia Game Fish Tagging Program has maintained a 20-year database of records for tagged and recaptured fish. The program is a cooperative project of the Virginia Saltwater Fishing Tournament (under the Virginia Marine Resources Commission-VMRC) and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) of the College of William and Mary (under the VIMS Marine Advisory Program).
Results For The 2015 Vims/Industry Cooperative Survey Of The Mid-Atlantic Sea Scallop Resource Area, David Rudders, Sally Roman
Results For The 2015 Vims/Industry Cooperative Survey Of The Mid-Atlantic Sea Scallop Resource Area, David Rudders, Sally Roman
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No abstract provided.
Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture Situation And Outlook Report : Results Of The 2015 Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture Crop Reporting Survey, Karen Hudson, Thomas J. Murrary
Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture Situation And Outlook Report : Results Of The 2015 Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture Crop Reporting Survey, Karen Hudson, Thomas J. Murrary
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The hatchery-based shellfish aquaculture industry in Virginia continues to grow adding significant value to the Commonwealth’s seafood marketplace. Today, watermen harvest both hard clams and oysters from the Commonwealth’s public resources, albeit at rates diminished from historic levels. At the same time, Virginia’s watermen-farmers, utilizing production from a land-based hatchery, are providing additional quantities of quality shellfish to consumers. This survey, in its 10th year, is intended to continue annual assessments with which to gauge growth and inputs in Virginia’s hatchery-based shellfish aquaculture industry. This report is based upon an industry survey completed during the first quarter of 2016. While …
Virginia Fishery Resource Grant Program 2015, Virginia Fishery Resource Grant Program
Virginia Fishery Resource Grant Program 2015, Virginia Fishery Resource Grant Program
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No abstract provided.
Report On Red Crab Fishery: Harvesting Enhancements And By-Catch Utilization, Robert A. Fisher
Report On Red Crab Fishery: Harvesting Enhancements And By-Catch Utilization, Robert A. Fisher
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No abstract provided.