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Age Composition And Magnitude Of Striped Bass Winter Gill-Net Catches In The Rappahannock River, 1967-1970, George C. Grant, Victor G. Burrell Jr., William H. Kriete
Age Composition And Magnitude Of Striped Bass Winter Gill-Net Catches In The Rappahannock River, 1967-1970, George C. Grant, Victor G. Burrell Jr., William H. Kriete
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The dependence of commercial fishing success on strong yearclasses of striped bass is demonstrated, using four years of catch records from a small group of cooperating gill-net fishermen. Age analysis of these Rappahannock River catches during 1969 and 1970 revealed that an approximate tripling of landings in 1970 was a result of selection for the dominant 1966 year-class.