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Public Oyster Shoal Survey - Fall 1988, Bruce Barber, James Whitcomb

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This report summarizes data collected during 1988 in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay. The report focuses on the fall oyster survey in Virginia.

Oyster Shoal Survey - Spring 1988, James Whitcomb

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This report summarizes data collected during 1988 in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay. The report focuses on the spring oyster survey in Virginia.

Effort Restrictions In The New England, Sea Scallop, Dredge Fishery: A Preliminary Analysis, William D. Dupaul, James E. Kirkley

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Specification And Estimation Of Weight-Length Relationships And Fishery Regulations, William D. Dupaul, James E. Kirkley

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At-Sea Volumetric Measures And Monitoring Meat-Count Regulations: The Sea Scallop Fishery, William D. Dupaul, James E. Kirkley

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A Comparative Analysis Of The Effects On Technical Efficiency And Harvest Of Sea Scallops (Placopecten Magellanicus) By Otter Trawls Of Various Mesh Sizes, William D. Dupaul, Edward J. Heist, James Kirkley, Salvatore Testaverde

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A Mark-Recapture Study Of Striped Bass In The Rappahannock River, Virginia Annual Report 1987-1988, Joseph G. Loesch, Bruce W. Hill, William H. Kreite Jr.

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Internal anchor tags with external tubes were used to tag 3, 319 striped bass in the Fall of 1987 and 2,024 in the Spring of 1988 in the Rappahannock River. The total number tagged was adjusted to 3,170 and 1,973 by removing from consideration all fish that were at large less than a week. The available stock of striped bass in the Spring contained both young resident fish and mature nonresident fish which left the area of capture after spawning, presumably to migrate north in coastal waters. The exodus of the mature fish after spawning was responsible, in part, for …

Comparative Analysis Of Sea Scallop Escapement/Retention And Resulting Economic Impacts, William D. Dupaul, Edward J. Heist, James E. Kirkley

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During the months of June and September 1988, gear experiments were conducted aboard the F/V Carolina Dawn and Carolina Capes. The primary objective of the experiments was to assess the technical efficiency and size selectivity of 3.5-inch ring dredges relative to the current commercially-used 3.0-inch ring dredges. Secondary objectives were to analyze the economic and regulatory ramifications of using 3.5-inch ring dredges to control the age-at-capture and enhance the yield-per- recruit.

Oyster Spatfall In Virginia Rivers: 1987 Annual Summary, James Whitcomb

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The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) conducts weekly surveys from June through early October to obtain oyster spatfall information. Spat counts are made on oyster shells strung on wire and suspended from stakes on public and private beds. The number of spat on shells is 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.

Contribution Of 1982 And Subsequent Year Class Females To The Virginia 1986 Commercial And Recreational Harvest, Herbert M. Austin

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Limited Information On Utilization Of The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Area By Recreational Fishermen, Jon A. Lucy

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Consideration Of A 12" Tl Minimum Size Limit For Spotted Weakfish, Cynoscion Nebulosus In The Potomac River, Herbert M. Austin

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Status Of The Major Oyster Diseases In Virginia, Eugene M. Burreson

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The 1987 Update On Leased Grounds Near The Us 17 Bridge Over Chuckatuck Creek, Roger L. Mann, James P. Whitcomb

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This report is an update of a study made in June to mid-august 1979. This study was made by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science of the College of William and Mary for the Department of Highways and Transportation, Suffolk, Virginia. The previous study provided: 1) a description of the shellfish resource prior to construction of a new bridge; 2) an estimate of the value of the oysters and shell on leased areas within the right-of-way; and 3) a basis for a later study after construction to evaluate possible environmental changes.

Since 1979 the Commonwealth has purchased the right-of-way and …

Progress Report No. 2: Industry, Nmfs, And Vims Joint-Sponsored Sea Scallop Research, William D. Dupaul, James E. Kirkley

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Preliminary Analysis Of Virginia's Black Drum (Pogonias Cromis) Recreational And Commerical Fisheries, Joseph C. Desfosse

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A Partial Analysis Of The Equity Of Meat Count And Shell Height Regulation In The Sea Scallop Fishery, James E. Kirkley, William D. Dupaul

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Problems And Promises For Shellfishes In Chesapeake Bay, Herbert M. Austin

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Sessions From The Past: Perspectives On The Chesapeake Bay Study The Living Resources, Herbert M. Austin

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Comments On The Use Of Containers For Hard Clam (Mercenaria Mercenaria) Relaying, M. J. Oesterling, W. D. Dupaul

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Position Of The Virginia Institute Of Marine Science On The Use Of The Patent Tongs In The Upper Rappahannock River, Herbert M. Austin

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Study Of Alosa Stock Composition And Year-Class Strength In Virginia - Completion Report 1984-1986, Joseph G. Loesch, William H. Kriete Jr., Roxanne P. Trapani

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This presentation is the completion report for P. L. 89-304, AFC 13-1-3 project "Study of Alosa stock composition and year-class strength in Virginia," for the period 1 January 1984 to 31 July 1986. The fishes of concern were the alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus), American shad (. sapidissima), and the blueback herring A. aestivalis).

Oyster Shoal Survey - Spring 1987, James Whitcomb

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This report summarizes data collected during 1987 in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay. The report focuses on the spring oyster survey in Virginia.

Monogenetic Trematodes From The Southern Pacific Ocean Polyopisthocotyleids From The Australian Fishes, The Subfamily Polylabrinae And Microcotylinae, W. A. Dillon, William J. Hargis Jr., Antonio E. Harrises

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This eighth of a series of monogenetic trematodes from the Southern Pacific Ocean discusses two species of Monogenea from Australian waters. Polylabroides mylionis n. sp., from the gills of Mylio butcheri, is described. Neobivagina agonostomi (Sandars, 1945} Dillon and Hargis, 1965, from the gills of Aldrichett~ forsteri, is redescribed; a new locality record is reported for Neobivagina agonostomi.

Oyster Shoal Survey - Fall 1987, James Whitcomb

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This report summarizes data collected during 1987 in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay. The report focuses on the fall oyster survey in Virginia.

A Mark-Recapture Study Of Striped Bass In The James River, Virginia : Annual Report 1987, Joseph G. Loesch, William H. Kriete Jr., Bruce W. Hill

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Internal anchor tags with external tubes were used to tag 1,986 striped bass in the James River in the Spring of 1987. The total number tagged was adjusted (at this time) to 823 because of observed and suspected tagging mortality. The available stock of striped bass in the Spring contained both young resident fish and mature nonresident fish which left the area of capture after spawning, presumably to migrate north in coastal waters. The exodus of the mature fish after spawning and the absence of a commercial fishery resulted in only 42 tag returns as of Spring 1988. This proportion …

Striped Bass Research, Virginia - Annual Report 1986-87, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

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The research reported herein is directly in response to priorities established in the "Action Plan" of the Emergency Striped Bass Study (the Chafee Amendment (PL 96-118) of the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act (PL 89-304)). The Amendment was the result of a decline in striped bass landings along the Atlantic Coast that began in the mid-1970's. The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) ha~ previously conducted a juvenile striped bass seining program from 1967 through 1973 which was discontinued at that point due to a loss of funding. The program was reinstated in 1980 with funding from the National Marine Fisheries …

Oyster Spatfall In Virginia Rivers: 1986 Annual Summary, James Whitcomb

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The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) conducts weekly surveys from June through early October to obtain oyster spatfall information. Spat counts are made on oyster shells strung on wire and suspended from stakes on public and private beds. The number of spat on shells is 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.

The Assessment Of Commercial Fishing Effort In Virginia 1987, Joice S. Davis, James C. Owens, William H. Kriete Jr., Joseph G. Loesch

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This report summarizes the assessment of commercial fishing effort in Chesapeake Bay and its Virginia tributaries during the period January 1, 1987 through December 31, 1987. Objectives of this study were: 1) to assess pound net fishing effort in Chesapeake Bay, and in the James, York and Rappahannock rivers; and 2) to assess anchor, drift, and stake gill net fishing effort in the James, York and Rappahannock rivers.

The study period covered the calendar year which represents a natural break in fishing effort in Virginia. Data for fyke net and haul seine fisheries, when available, have also been included.

Survey Of Migratory Fishes In The Beaver Dam Creek, Sampled As Part Of A Reservoir Construction Study For Gloucester County Final Report, Frank J, Wojcik, Deane Estes

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