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Status Of The 1984 Striped Bass Fisheries In Virginia After Implementation Of The 1984 Emergency Regulations To The 1981 Asmfc Interstate Management Plan For Striped Bass, Herbert M. Austin May 1985

Status Of The 1984 Striped Bass Fisheries In Virginia After Implementation Of The 1984 Emergency Regulations To The 1981 Asmfc Interstate Management Plan For Striped Bass, Herbert M. Austin

Reports

No abstract provided.


Coprecipitation Of Phosphorus With Calcium Carbonate In Bear Lake, Utah - Idaho, Paul W. Birdsey Jr. May 1985

Coprecipitation Of Phosphorus With Calcium Carbonate In Bear Lake, Utah - Idaho, Paul W. Birdsey Jr.

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Monitoring of Bear Lake was conducted in 1981 and 1982 to describe the current limnology and trophic state of the lake. The nutrient loadings of various parameters were measured from April, 1981 through June, 1982. The rate of coprecipitation of phosphorus was determined for different initial phosphorus concentrations by use of non-algal assays. Algal bioassays with Selenastrum capricornutum were used to determine the reduction in potential algal biomass as a result of the coprecipitation of phosphorus.

The lake exhibited chemical characteristics indicative of mesotrophy or eutrophy. Total phosphorus values averaged 11μg/1 for 1981 and 20 μg/1 for 1982. A hypolimnetic …


Marine Resource Bulletin Vol. 17, No. 2, Virginia Sea Grant, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science Mar 1985

Marine Resource Bulletin Vol. 17, No. 2, Virginia Sea Grant, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Virginia Marine Resource Bulletin

The Value of Marshes (2), as shelter (6) , as food (8)


Recent Studies In The United States On Parasites And Pathogens Of Marine Mollusks, With Emphasis On Diseases Of The American Oyster, Crassostrea Virginica Gmelin, William J. Hargis Jr. Mar 1985

Recent Studies In The United States On Parasites And Pathogens Of Marine Mollusks, With Emphasis On Diseases Of The American Oyster, Crassostrea Virginica Gmelin, William J. Hargis Jr.

VIMS Books and Book Chapters

Morphological, systematic, faunal, and life cycle studies predominated research on marine parasites and pathogens in the United States before World War II. Much was primarily basic or academic in nature. Since then it has grown and diversified under pressure or efforts to: I) Increase yields or invertebrate-based fisheries, In nature and under controlled conditions; and 2) understand , protect, and improve the resources, estuarine and marine environments, and human health and welfare. Over the last 30 yr pathobiologlcal investigations of economically and ecologically important marine Invertebrates have broadened into submlcroscopcal anatomy (TEM and SEM technlques), physiology, Immunology, genetics, host-parasite ecology, …


Rationale For Size And Catch Limits On Red Drum (Sciaenops Ocellatus) And Black Drum (Pogonias Cromis) In Virginia Waters, Herbert M. Austin, Mark E. Chittenden Mar 1985

Rationale For Size And Catch Limits On Red Drum (Sciaenops Ocellatus) And Black Drum (Pogonias Cromis) In Virginia Waters, Herbert M. Austin, Mark E. Chittenden

Reports

No abstract provided.


The Virginian Oyster, Dexter S. Haven, Herbert M. Austin Mar 1985

The Virginian Oyster, Dexter S. Haven, Herbert M. Austin

Reports

No abstract provided.


Testimony Before The Subcommittee On Fisheries And Wildlife Conservation And The Environment Of The Committee On Merchant Marine And Fisheries On H.R. 1028 The Establishment Of The "Interjurisdictional Fisheries Research Act Of 1985" And H.R. 1025 Reauthorization Of The "Anadromous Fish Conservation Act Of 1965", Herbert M. Austin Feb 1985

Testimony Before The Subcommittee On Fisheries And Wildlife Conservation And The Environment Of The Committee On Merchant Marine And Fisheries On H.R. 1028 The Establishment Of The "Interjurisdictional Fisheries Research Act Of 1985" And H.R. 1025 Reauthorization Of The "Anadromous Fish Conservation Act Of 1965", Herbert M. Austin

Reports

No abstract provided.


A Report To The Virginia Marine Resources Commission On The Possible Occurrence Of Crowded Oysters On Drumming Ground In The Rappahannock River, Dexter Haven Feb 1985

A Report To The Virginia Marine Resources Commission On The Possible Occurrence Of Crowded Oysters On Drumming Ground In The Rappahannock River, Dexter Haven

Reports

No abstract provided.


Habitat Suitability Index Models And Instream Flow Suitability Curve: Gizzard Shad, Kathryn L. Williamson, Patrick C. Nelson Jan 1985

Habitat Suitability Index Models And Instream Flow Suitability Curve: Gizzard Shad, Kathryn L. Williamson, Patrick C. Nelson

Miscellaneous Publications

No abstract provided.


Marine Resource Bulletin Vol. 17, No. 1, Virginia Sea Grant, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science Jan 1985

Marine Resource Bulletin Vol. 17, No. 1, Virginia Sea Grant, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Virginia Marine Resource Bulletin

No abstract provided.


U.S./Japanese Fishery Relations: Reflections On The Past And The Unsettled Future, Matthew Axel Jan 1985

U.S./Japanese Fishery Relations: Reflections On The Past And The Unsettled Future, Matthew Axel

Theses and Major Papers

U.S.-Japan fisheries history spans over a half-century of controversy. A variety of developments have taken place over this period from past to present illustrating this point. This paper will present this subject in three parts, corresponding to the historical developments that have taken place. The saga begins with U.S. post-World War II aid in rebuilding the Japanese tuna, whaling and salmon fleets. Round two examines the rapid expansion of the Japanese utilization of Alaska pollock and the development of the surimi trawlers in the early 1960s. Finally, round three, which will encompass the majority of the subject matter discussed, begins …


The Trinidad And Tobago/Venezuela Fishing Agreement, Zaleena K. Chin-Yuen-Kee Jan 1985

The Trinidad And Tobago/Venezuela Fishing Agreement, Zaleena K. Chin-Yuen-Kee

Theses and Major Papers

The twin-island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is situated adjacent to the Republic Of Venezuela such that at one point Trinidad is merely seven miles off the northeast coast of Venezuela. Fishing activities of nationals of each country in the waters of the other are therefore common and often lead to conflict. In an attempt to solve the fishing problem a fishing agreement was negotiated. It came into force in 1978 and expired in 1984 whereupon negotiations commenced once more in an attempt to achieve new accord. The fishing industries of both countries and the conflicts which led to the …


Interstate Fisheries Management Problems: The Case Of Striped Bass, Richard Randall Schneider Jan 1985

Interstate Fisheries Management Problems: The Case Of Striped Bass, Richard Randall Schneider

Theses and Major Papers

The striped bass (Morone saxatilis), or rockfish, fishery has been important both commercially and recreationally for decades along the Atlantic seaboard. In recent years, though, the fishery has undergone a serious decline and, as a result, has elicited considerable public concern. Although specific reasons for the decline have not been pinpointed, it is clear that inconsistent management practices within the range of striped bass have done little to help the fishery's condition. An anadromous species, striped bass spawn in the fresh water reaches of estuaries, after which many of the individuals return to the coastal ocean. In the Atlantic, the …


Biology Of The Antarctic Krill (Euphausia Superba) And Fisheries Management Under The Convention On The Conservation Of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, Randa Ali Mansour Jan 1985

Biology Of The Antarctic Krill (Euphausia Superba) And Fisheries Management Under The Convention On The Conservation Of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, Randa Ali Mansour

Theses and Major Papers

Interest in the development of a commercial fishery for Antarctic krill, the lack of a legal regime to govern and promote rational exploitation of Antarctic living resources, and a desire to avoid future conflicts between claimants and non-claimants regarding the control of an Antarctic marine fishery, as well as the desire to set a precedent for management and exploitation of non-living resources were incentives for the negotiation of the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic marine Living Resources (CCAMLR). Furthermore, the Antarctic Treaty Consultative parties wished to maintain and solidify their control and enhance their collective legitimacy in the Antarctic …


The New England Fishing Industry: A Case For Altering Conditions Of Competition In Both The Fishery And In The Market, William Joseph Brennan Jan 1985

The New England Fishing Industry: A Case For Altering Conditions Of Competition In Both The Fishery And In The Market, William Joseph Brennan

Theses and Major Papers

The New England fishing industry is presented in detail including an historical review, a discussion of current difficulties, and an examination of the public policy dilemma between resource conservation and industry promotion. Continuing efforts to revitalize the United States fishing industry are discussed and underlying problems that have had a negative impact upon the New England industry are outlined. Finally, an alternative public policy approach is developed which addresses fundamental difficulties in the new England region. This approach calls for an elimination of federal financial assistance to the fishing industry and a reduction in the amount of fishery imports reaching …


Premium Prices For Quality Fish: A Case Study Of The F/V Odin, John Sackton Jan 1985

Premium Prices For Quality Fish: A Case Study Of The F/V Odin, John Sackton

Theses and Major Papers

During 1982, the F/V ODIN, a fishing vessel from the Port of New Bedford, participated in a program to improve fish quality on board through use of innovative fish handling techniques. The captain and crew hoped to sell higher quality fish at a premium price. This thesis examines the prices the F/V ODIN received prior to participating in this experiment, the price differentials the vessel actually received for landing higher quality fish, and the impact of the program on the prices received by the ODIN following the project. Overall, the ODIN received a price premium equal to 7.2% of the …


Cooperatives: Their Effectiveness And Limitations For Small-Scale Fisheries Development, Hiroaki Yonesaka Jan 1985

Cooperatives: Their Effectiveness And Limitations For Small-Scale Fisheries Development, Hiroaki Yonesaka

Theses and Major Papers

Increased experience in fisheries cooperatives of developing countries has called into question a long-held presumption about their desirability and feasibility. In this context, this study attempts to reformulate the cooperative approach for small-scale fisheries in a realistic policy framework. First, past failures of fisheries cooperatives are analyzed from three different angles: the uniqueness of the fishing industry, systems intrinsic to the cooperative, and development policy. Second, various possibilities of building viable cooperatives are explored by introducing two key concnpets: the strategic option and the operational option. On the one hand, the strategic option implies that it is imperative to integrate …


Economics Of The Pacific Whiting, Merluccius Productus, Fishery, Eric Anderson Jan 1985

Economics Of The Pacific Whiting, Merluccius Productus, Fishery, Eric Anderson

Economics Faculty Publications

(First paragraph) Interest in the economics of Pacific whiting, Merluccius productus, production and consumption has been simulated in recent years by expanding U.S. participation in the fishery formerly dominated by foreign fishing and processing. This has raised several questions within the U.S. fishing industry: 1) Will it be profitable for additional U.S. fisherman and processors to enter the fishery? 2) What configuration will the U.S. Pacific whiting industry take? and 3) What will be the nature of markets for Pacific whiting products? This paper summarizes the conclusions of several reports and studies which bear on these questions.


The Vertical Distribution And Feeding Chronology Of Larval Bear Lake Sculpin (Cottus Extensus) In Bear Lake, Utah-Idaho, D. Neverman Devroy, Wayne A. Wurtsbaugh, S. Ohlhorst Jan 1985

The Vertical Distribution And Feeding Chronology Of Larval Bear Lake Sculpin (Cottus Extensus) In Bear Lake, Utah-Idaho, D. Neverman Devroy, Wayne A. Wurtsbaugh, S. Ohlhorst

Watershed Sciences Faculty Publications

Preliminary sampling in Bear Lake, Utah/Idaho, with bottom trawls and larval fish nets indicate


Multivariate Analysis Of Meristic Characters Of Juvenile Alosa : Completion Report 1985, Joseph C. Desfosse, Joseph G. Loesch Jan 1985

Multivariate Analysis Of Meristic Characters Of Juvenile Alosa : Completion Report 1985, Joseph C. Desfosse, Joseph G. Loesch

Reports

The objective was to determine if meristic studies supported a premise of river-specific stocks of American shad (Alosa sapidissima), alewife (A. pseudoharenqus) and blueback herring (A. aestivalis) in Chesapeake Bay. Information gathered from this study will add to the general body of data gathered for the implementation of management plans for each species.


Salmonid Whirling Disease, Ken Wolf, Maria E. Markiw Jan 1985

Salmonid Whirling Disease, Ken Wolf, Maria E. Markiw

United States Fish and Wildlife: Staff Publications

Salmonid whirling disease-sometimes referred to as "blacktail" -is a chronic, noncontagious parasitic infection of trout and, to a lesser extent, other members of the family Salmonidae. The parasite has specific tropism for cartilage. If the infection is heavy and the fish is young, mortality sometimes results. More commonly, the parasitosis evokes abnormal swimming behavior and the transient melanism of the caudal fin and peduncle that is the blacktail sign (Fig. 1).

When the parasite is given sufficient time for development and the infection is sufficiently intense, the head and axial skeleton become disfigured in some vIictims (Fig. 2). However, the …


Edwardsiella Infections Of Fishes, G. L. Bullock, Roger L. Herman Jan 1985

Edwardsiella Infections Of Fishes, G. L. Bullock, Roger L. Herman

United States Fish and Wildlife: Staff Publications

The genus Edwardsiella was suggested by Ewing et al. (1965) to encompass a group of enteric bacteria generally described under vernacular names such as paracolon. The type species is E. tarda, which is an opportunistic pathogen of many animals. Meyer and Bullock (1973) reported E. tarda as a pathogen of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) and named the disease emphysematous putrefactive disease of catfish. However, the organism described by Hoshina (1962) as the fish pathogen Paracolobactrum anguillimortiferum is now recognized as being E. tarda (Wakabayashi and Egusa 1973). Hawke (1979) isolated several strains of a bacterium closely resembling …


Seasonal Changes In The Depth Distribution Of Bivalve Larvae On The Southern New England Shelf, Roger L. Mann Jan 1985

Seasonal Changes In The Depth Distribution Of Bivalve Larvae On The Southern New England Shelf, Roger L. Mann

VIMS Articles

A limited survey was made of the seasonal change in occurrence, depth distribution, size distribution, and species composition of bivalve larvae at a single station on the southern New England shelf during the period April-December 1981. The data were related to temperature structure of the water column and chlorophyll a distribution. Bivalve larvae were most abundant during late August and September at depths greater than 10 m, in water temperatures of 14 to 18°C, and chlorophyll a concentrations of200 p.m length consisted predominantly of the species Modiolus modiolus (Linne), Arctica islandica (Linne) and Spisula solidissima (Dillwyn). Modiolus modiolus was present …


The Effect Of Various Levels Of Air-Supersaturated Seawater On Mercenaria Mercenaria (Linne), Mulinia Lateralis (Say), And Mya Arenaria Linne, With Reference To Gas-Bubble Disease, Robert Bisker, Michael Castagna Jan 1985

The Effect Of Various Levels Of Air-Supersaturated Seawater On Mercenaria Mercenaria (Linne), Mulinia Lateralis (Say), And Mya Arenaria Linne, With Reference To Gas-Bubble Disease, Robert Bisker, Michael Castagna

VIMS Articles

Supersaturated seawater was produced in a flow-through system by injecting air into a pressurized seawater line. Mercenaria mercenaria, Mulinia lateralis, and Mya arenaria were exposed to several different levels of supersaturated seawater at temperatures ranging from 5 to 17°C. Gas-bubble disease occurred at total gas saturation levels of 108% in juveniles of M. lateralis and 114% in juveniles of M. arenaria. Air blisters in the tissue, flotation, and mortality were observed at these levels. Reduced growth in juveniles of M. mercenaria was found at a total gas saturation level of 115%.


The Effects Of Seed Size, Shell Bags, Crab Traps, And Netting On The Survival Of The Northern Hard Clam Mercenaria Mercenaria (Linne), John N. Kraeuter, Michael Castagna Jan 1985

The Effects Of Seed Size, Shell Bags, Crab Traps, And Netting On The Survival Of The Northern Hard Clam Mercenaria Mercenaria (Linne), John N. Kraeuter, Michael Castagna

VIMS Articles

Seed size at planting is the dominant factor affecting hard clam survival to marketable size when field grow-out techniques are used. The use of plastic mesh nets, crab traps, and wire mesh bags (filled with oyster shells) alone or in combination can be used to increase survival of hard clams of ~ 6 to 8-mm shell height. These techniques do not provide sufficient protection for 2-mm seed. The combination of net + crab trap + shell bag was nearly twice as effective as the net alone when 10 to 14-mm seed was used and over five times as effective as …


Report On Fish Collections From The Ouachita River Basin, Arkansas, John A. Baker Jan 1985

Report On Fish Collections From The Ouachita River Basin, Arkansas, John A. Baker

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

Collections of fishes were made throughout the Ouachita River system of southern Arkansas during July and August 1983. Seventeen sites were sampled using boat arid backpack electroshocker, experimental gill nets, hoop nets, and seines. A total of 8011 fish representing 79 species and one hybrid combination was taken in the study. Comments are presented on the distribution, habitat, and ecology of fishes collected.


Monogeneans From The Southern Pacific Ocean: Polyopisthocotyleids From The Australian Fishes, The Subfamily Microcotylinae, W. A. Dillon, William J. Hargis Jr., Antonio E. Harrises Jan 1985

Monogeneans From The Southern Pacific Ocean: Polyopisthocotyleids From The Australian Fishes, The Subfamily Microcotylinae, W. A. Dillon, William J. Hargis Jr., Antonio E. Harrises

Reports

This seventh in a series of monogenetic trematodes from the Southern Pacific Ocean discusses nine species of Monogenea from Australian waters. Redescriptions are given for Microcotyle arripis Sandars, 1945, M. bassensis Murray, 1931, M. helotes Sandars, 1944, M. nemadactylus Dillon and Hargis, 1965, M. neozealanicus Dillon and Hargis, 1965, M. odacis Sandars, 1945, M. pentapodi Sandars, 1944, and M. temnodontis Sandars, 1945. New locality records are reported for all of the above. New host records are established for Microcotyle bassensis Murray, 1931 and M. neozealanicus Dillon and Hargis, 1965. Microtyle sp. from the gills of Acanthopagrus australis (Gunther) is reported.


Oyster Spatfall In Virginia Rivers: 1984 Annual Summary, James Whitcomb Jan 1985

Oyster Spatfall In Virginia Rivers: 1984 Annual Summary, James Whitcomb

Reports

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.


Striped Bass Research, Virginia - Annual Report 1985, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science Jan 1985

Striped Bass Research, Virginia - Annual Report 1985, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Reports

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 i along the Atlantic Coast that began in the .mid-1970's. The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) had 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 …


Consumption Of Aquatic Plants By The West Indian Manatee, Kay Etheridge, G. B. Rathbun, J. A. Powell, H. I. Kochman Jan 1985

Consumption Of Aquatic Plants By The West Indian Manatee, Kay Etheridge, G. B. Rathbun, J. A. Powell, H. I. Kochman

Biology Faculty Publications

Because manatees (Trichechus manatus) are large aquatic herbivores they have often been considered as potential control agents for aquatic plants. Several problems are associated with this concept, and a major one has been the gap in knowledge concerning food consumption rates of manatees. We estimated food consumption by measuring chews per unit time, chews per amount of food consumed, and time spent chewing food. Data were collected on captive manatees of various sizes and used to construct regression equations that predict consumption rates based on body size. Time budget data were obtained by radiotelemetry of free-ranging animals. Estimates of …