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A Report On The Area Impacted By The Tug "Tunnel" Near The Mouth Of Onancock Creek From November 21 And 23, Dexter S. Haven

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Virginia Eel Pot Study, Robert K. Dias

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An Overview Of The Status Of Alosa Stocks In Virginia, Steven M. Atran, Joseph G. Loesch, William H. Kriete Jr.

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Estimates Of Abundance : Vims Small Fish Trawl Survey, York And Rappahannock Rivers, 1955 To 1982, Frank J. Wojcik, Herbert M. Austin

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This report presents information on catch of iuvenile fish with a 30 ft. semi-ballon trawl in the York and Rappahannock Rivers, and graphically compares those with the commercial landings in Virqinia waters for the years 1955 throuqh part of 1982 .

Position Of The Virginia Institute Of Marine Science On The Use Of The "High-Roller Gill Net" In The Chesapeake Bay For The Taking Of Bluefish And Weakfish, Herbert M. Austin

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Nansemond River, Study Of Leased Oyster Grounds In The Vicinity Of The Mills E. Godwin Jr. Bridge (After Construction), Paul C. Kendall, Dexter S. Haven, James R. Whitcomb

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Leased grounds were studied in the vicinity of the newly constructed Mills E. Godwin Jr, Bridge across the Nansemond River during April and May 1982 to determine if any significant changes had occurred in oyster density or bottom topography since an earlier study made in 1979 (prior to construction).

Oyster distribution outside the right-of-way in 1982 was essentially the same as in 1979. However two dug channels were seen in shallow water in the right-of-way: one was downriver of the present bridge; the second was at or near the site of the old bridge (which has been removed).

The Impact Of The Extended Season For Tonging Seed Oysters In The James River Virginia, Dexter S. Haven

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Study Of Leased Oyster Ground At The Site Of The Proposed Rt.143 Bridge Across Hampton River, Paul C. Kendall, Dexter S. Haven

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A study of leased oyster planting ground in the vicinity of the proposed Route 143 Bridge across Hampton River was made by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science in March 1982. The study was made at the request of the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation in conjunction with Project 0143-114-102, RW-201.

Report To The Potomac River Fisheries Commission On Hand Scraping And Oyster Culture In The Hand Scrape Area., Dexter S. Haven, Elgin A. Dunnington

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Mortalities In The Soft Crab Industry: Sources And Solutions, Michael J. Oesterling

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Comments On The Reauthorization Of Pl 89-304, Herbert M. Austin

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Surf Clams Off The Virginia Coast, Dexter S. Haven

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The Virginia Oyster Industry: Its Present Status And Remedial Measures Needed To Increase Statewide Production, Dexter S. Haven

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A Report On The Jail Island Repletion Area In The James River, Dexter S. Haven

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Striped Bass, Morone Saxatilis, Spawning Season And Grounds In Virginia River With Notes On Concomitant Fisheries, John G. Travelstead, Herbert M. Austin, William H. Kriete, A. Deane Estes, John E. Olney

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Reproduction Of Oysters In Virginia, Jay D. Andrews

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The seed-oyster area is located in a low-salinity sector of the James River where seasonal riverflows and resulting salinities vary widely. Low spring salinities, usually below 10 °/oo in April or May, eliminate most predators and diseases. Prior to 1960, spatfalls were, regular and moderate in intensity each year. High quality seed oysters 2 to 3 inches in size were produced with 1000 to 2000 thick-shelled oysters per bushel for use by private-ground planters. Following the advent of M. nelson! (MSX) in Chesapeake Bay in 1959, setting declined to about one-tenth previous levels and there were spatfall failures in many …

Transport Of Bivalve Larvae In The James River, Virginia, Jay D. Andrews

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The James River is the primary source of seed oysters for planting private beds in the Chesapeake Bay. A sharp decline in setting rates after 1960 accompanied cessation of oyster culture on private beds in the lower sector of the river. These broodstocks were eliminated and the beds were barren after 1960. High salinities permitted a new oyster disease caused by Minchinia nelsoni (MSX) to make planting in the lower river hazardous because of high mortalities (Andrews, 1964 and in press).

Studies of larval transport mechanisms were begun in the James River in 1950, and extensive sampling was done from …

Oyster Spatfall In Virginia Rivers: 1981 Annual Summary, Dexter S. Haven, Paul C. Kendall

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The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) conducts weekly surveys from June through early October to obtain oystet spatfall information, Spat counts are made from oyster shells strung on wire and suspended from stakes on public and private beds, The number of spat on shells are counted each week of the spawning season to determine the potential of a particular area for receiving a strike and to predict the most likely period the strikes will occur.

Nomini Creek, Study Of Some Leased Oyster Grounds In The Vicinity Of The Route 202 Bridge (Before Construction), Paul C. Kendall, Dexter S. Haven

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A study of leased oyster planting ground at the site of the proposed new bridge for Route 202 across Nomini Creek was made in December 1981 by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science.

Assessment Of Larval Striped Bass, Morone Saxatilis (Walbaum), Stocks In Maryland And Virginia Waters. Part Ii. Assessment Of Spawning Activity In Major Virginia Rivers. Segment 2. Distribution And Abundance Of Striped Bass Eggs And Larvae In The James And Chickahominy Rivers, Virginia, During Spring 1981 : Draft Final Report, George C. Grant, John E. Olney

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• Segment 1. Distribution and abundance of striped bass eggs and larvae in the upper York River system, Virginia, during spring 1980
• Segment 2. Distribution and abundance of striped bass eggs and larvae in the James and Chickahominy Rivers, Virginia, during spring 1981 : draft final report
• Segment 3. Pt.A. Distribution and abundance of striped bass eggs and larvae in the Rappahannock River during spring, 1982 : final report
• Segment 3. Pt.B. Dorsal and anal pterygiophore interdigitation patterns in four species of Morone (Teleostei, Percichthyidae) : an aid to larval identification

Anadromous Fisheries Research Program, Virginia - Annual Report 1982, Joseph G. Loesch, William H. Kriete Jr.

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This presentation is the third annual report for P. L. 89-304, AFC 10 project "Anadromous Fisheries Research, Virginia," for the period 1 November 1981 to 31 October 1982. The fishes of concern were the alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus), American shad (A. sapidissima), and the blueback herring (A. aestivalis).

The Alosa species were once an important component of the landings of Virginia fisheries. In the last decade, however, there has been a dramatic decrease in American shad and river herring landings. The 1981 landings of Alosa species in Virgin.ia were the lowest ever recorded. American shad and river herring are also sought …

Development Of Oyster Resources, Katherine V. Leonard

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During the 3-year project period, augmentation of cultch material and transplanting of seed oysters as a means of increasing oyster production was used. Sites were selected for the planting and transplanting. These sites were evaluated based on several criteria. One of the major considerations is the relative abundance of previous spatfall or production in a given area. Several additional factors reviewed for selection included approximate date of peak setting, substrate type (muddy, sandy, rocky, etc. bottom), impact of MSX, estimate of bar potential, gross fishing efforts and salinity regimes. It is important to plant a week or two prior to …

Deep-Sea Bottom Fishes Caught On The 14th Cruise Of The R/V Akademik Kurchatov, T. S. Rass, V A. Grigorash, V. D. Spanovskaya, Y. N. Shcherbachev

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Captures of deep-sea fish in waters of the American Mediterranean Sea and adjacent Bahama-Bermuda region of the Atlantic Ocean prior to our work were performed by a series of expeditions: Coast and Geodetic Survey of the USA ("Blake," 1877-1880), New York Zoological Society ("Zaca" and "Arcturus," 1929-1931), Bingham Oceanographic Laboratory of Yale University, USA ("Pawnee," 1927), the Danish Carlsberg Foundation ("Dana," 1920-1922 and 1928-1930), Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, USA ("Oregon," "Oregon II" and others between 1950 and 1960), and the University of Miami ("Pillsbury," 1969). However, only the latter of these expeditions working in the region of the Puerto Rico …