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Records Of The Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Fishery, Willard A. Van Engel

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No abstract provided.

A Summary Statement Of The Status Of Our Knowledge Of The Marine Fisheries Of Virginia, Nelson Marshall

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No abstract provided.

The Importance Of Catch Records In The Management Of The Fisheries Of Virginia With Recommendations For The Establishment Of A Fishery Statistical Laboratory, Ralph C. Hammer, Willard Van Engel, Clinton E. Atkinson

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(...) We, as a special committee, were instructed to consider the need of a statistical system that would :provide for a detailed record of fish and shellfish taken from the waters of Virginia.· We have reviewed the development of catch records now obtained by state and federal agencies; their original :purpose and use; and their inadequacies and limitations. We have studied the application of catch statistics to practical management problems; their relation to the economic security of the fishing industry'; and their value to law-makers in formulating wise and adequate legislation. We have compared the statistical systems successfully in operation …

Weekly Oyster Spatfall On Shellbags, 1948 & 1949 In The James River Seed Area, J. D. Andrews

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Data sheets for Wreck Shoal in 1948 and Brown Shoal, Wreck Shoal and Deep Water Shoal, 1949.

Notes within.

The Food Of Juvenile Leiostomus Xanthurus And Roccus Sa:Xatilis Taken In The York River, E. Tresselt

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The stomach contents of 37 spot and 40 rock taken in the York River over a five week period were examined and the organisms present were identified as nearly as possible.

Oyster Setting Records For Rappahannock River, Jay D. Andrews

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1. The Rappahannook River probably never did get a consistent set of oyster spat.

2. In the year 1941 occurred the best set in recent years. No quantitative data.

3.The set for 1942 was practically nil.

4. The set for 1945 was very small or none.

5. The 1944 set was probably the second best in recent years with an average of 176 spat per bushel for the whole river.

6. No set of consequence occurred above Towles Point· in 1945, and a very light set occurred below this point.

7. Limited records indicate a year similar to 1945 for …

Report On Past And Current Fisheries Research Activities Directly Relating To Virginia, Nelson Marshall

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No abstract provided.

The Shrimp Fishery In North Carolina Considered In Terms Of Productivity Potentialities, Marshall Nelson, Virginia Fisheries Laboratory

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No abstract provided.

Weekly Oyster Spatfall On Shellbags, 1947, In The James River Seed Area, J. D. Andrews

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Data sheets for three stations monitored weekly in 1947: Nansemond Ridge (in Hampton Roads), Wreck Shoal, and Deep Water Shoal.

Notes within.

Early History Of The Crab Industry In The U.S., Sewell H. Hopkins

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No abstract provided.

A Study Of Oyster Strike On The Seaside Of Virginia, John G. Mackin

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The Seaside oyster producing grounds of Tidewater lie between the string of off-shore islands and the mainland. The area is made up of a series of wide shallow bays and marsh islands cut by channels through which the tide ebbs and flows. Streams emptying into these bays from the mainland side are short and, excepting in extremely unusual wet weather, have little effect on the salinity of the bay waters which varies from 28 to 30 parts per thousand. The tidal range is nearly 5 feet, and at high spring tides cover the highest points of the marsh islands. At …

Crabs Are Abundant In Bay This Year, Sewell Hopkins

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Crw oatob records arc being collected. now from the winter dredge fishery by the Virginia Fisheries Laboratory. The crab dredge boats are finding crabs more abundant than for many years. The dredging season opened November 29 and will last until March 3l. During the first month, crab dredgers averaged about 25 barrels per trip, with some boats making occasional catches of 70 to 80 barrels.

The Biology And Conservation Of The Blue Crab, Callinectes Sapidus Rathbun, Curtis L. Newcombe

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No abstract provided.

Preliminary Report On Crab Investigations In Va. Waters Conducted By The Va. Fisheries Laboratory, Virginia Fisheries Laboratory

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Crab studies conducted by the Va. Fisheries Laboratory during 1943 and 1944 have included several lines of investigation that are reported here.

The Nutritional Value Of Seafoods, Curtis L. Newcombe

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No abstract provided.

The Biology And Conservation Of The Blue Crab, Curtis L. Newcombe

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No abstract provided.

Efforts To Find Small Crabs, R. W. Menzel

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On January 22, 1943 an effort was made to secure small crabs. Using the boat "Agnes Hope" the entire afternoon was spent dredging in Back Creek from O.R. Mill's crab house to the entrance in the Bay.

Report On Green Croaker Infection Of Lower Chesapeake Bay In July, 1943, H. S. Davis

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For three weeks previous to July 15, local catches of large croakers were report to have a high percentage that showed a green coloration of the mid-ventral surface which, under normal refrigeration conditions, became intensified.

On Jule 15th, six fish were examined- one small fresh specimen, normal, taken from landing boat - number 1; two large fifteen-inch fish, normal, that had been in storage for 3 days - numbers 2 and 3; three large fish with slight external discoloration after three day in storage; numbers 4, 5, and 6.

Observations on Croakers obtained through the courtesy of Mr. Forrest, of …

Introduction To The Study Of Virginia Fisheries, Virginia Fisheries Laboratory

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Article No. 1 of Educational Series A on Aquatic Biology issued by the Virginia Fisheries Laboratory of the College of William and Mary and the Commission of Fisheries in Virginia.