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Monitoring Relative Abundance Of American Shad In Virginia Rivers 2010 Annual Report, Eric J. Hilton, Rob Latour, Brian Watkins, Ashleigh Magee Apr 2011

Monitoring Relative Abundance Of American Shad In Virginia Rivers 2010 Annual Report, Eric J. Hilton, Rob Latour, Brian Watkins, Ashleigh Magee

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Concern about the decline in landings of American shad (Alosa sapidissima) along the Atlantic coast prompted the development of an interstate fisheries management plan (FMP) under the auspices of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Management Program (ASMFC 1999). Legislation enables imposition of federal sanctions on fishing in those states that fail to comply with the FMP. To be in compliance, coastal states are required to implement and maintain fishery-dependent and fishery-independent monitoring programs as specified by the FMP. For Virginia, these requirements include spawning stock assessments, the collection of biological data on the spawning run (e.g., age-structure, sex ratio, and …


Sea Grant Extension Program Catch Share Workshop Report, Ken La Valley, Tom Murray Jan 2011

Sea Grant Extension Program Catch Share Workshop Report, Ken La Valley, Tom Murray

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Virginia Fishery Resource Grant Program 2010, Virginia Fishery Resource Grant Program Jan 2011

Virginia Fishery Resource Grant Program 2010, Virginia Fishery Resource Grant Program

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An Assessment Of The Social And Economic Importance Of Menhaden (Brevoortia Tyrannus) (Latrobe, 1802) In Chesapeake Bay Region, James E. Kirkley Jan 2011

An Assessment Of The Social And Economic Importance Of Menhaden (Brevoortia Tyrannus) (Latrobe, 1802) In Chesapeake Bay Region, James E. Kirkley

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