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Evaluation Of Striped Bass Stocks In Virginia, Monitoring And Tagging Studies, 1999-2003 Annual Report, 1 September 2001 - 31 October 2002, Philip W. Sadler, Robert J. Latour, Robert E. Harris, Kristin L. Maki, John E. Olney

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This report presents the results of striped bass (Marone saxatilis) tagging and monitoring activities in Virginia during the penod 1 September 2001 through 31 October 2002. It includes an assessment of the biological characteristics of striped bass taken from the 2002 spring spawning run, estimates of annual survtval based on annual spring tagging, and the results of the fall 2001 directed mortality study that is cooperative with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. The information contained in this report is required by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and is used to implement a coordinated management plan for striped bass …

Application Of An Integrated Watershed And Tidal Prism Model To The Poquoson Coastal Embayment, Jian Shen, Harry V. Wang, Mac Sisson

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Application Of An Integrated Watershed And Tidal Prism Model To Cockrell Creek, Jian Shen, Harry V. Wang, Mac Sisson

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Instruction For Using An Integrated Watershed Tidal Prism Modeling System For Simulating Fecal Colifrom, Jian Shen, Mac Sisson, Harry V. Wang

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The Crest, Fall 2002, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

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Table of Contents:

• VIMS researchers win 5-year, $1.7 million NSF award
• Pair complete 3-year study of clam disease
• VIMS joins National Shark Research Consortium
• McNinch receives Young Investigator award
• Field research sheds light on barndoor skate
• Management is key to scallop fishery's success
• VIMS acquires new code for model
• Yes vote on bond referendum good news for VIMS
• CBNERR announces Summer 2003 educational programs
• Workshop series targets charter boat operators
• Ducklow elected AAAS Fellow
• VIMS takes to the air(port)
• VIMS scientists to host international conferences
• Web update
• VIMS researchers in educational videos
• Hoenig writes "hot paper"
• VIMS and partners win …

Evaluating The Recruitment Of American Eel, Anguilla Rostrata, To The Potomac - Spring 2002 : February 2002 - June 2002, Hank Brooks, M. Todd Mathes, Marcel M. Montane

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Measures of juvenile recruitment success have long been recognized as valuable fisheries management tools. In Chesapeake Bay, these measures provide reliable indicators for future year class strength for blue crabs (Lipcius and Van Engel, 1990), striped bass (Goodyear, 1985), as well as several other recreationally and commercially important species (Geer and Austin, 1999).

The American Eel, Anguilla rostrata, is a valuable commercial species along the entire Atlantic coast from New Brunswick to Florida. Landings along the U.S. Atlantic coast have varied from 290 MT in 1962 to a high of 1600 MT in 1975 (NMFS, 1999). In recent years, harvests …

A Study Of The River Origin Of American Shad Captured In The Atlantic Ocean Intercept Fishery In Virginia : Final Report, 2001, Kristin L. Maki, John E. Olney, John M. Hoenig

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The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) has been releasing larval American shad into the James and York river systems since 1993 and these fish are given river-specific marks before release. Our in-river monitoring program had established that we could estimate the proportion of fish returning to spawn in the rivers that have hatchery marks. Furthermore, we were able to obtain a sample of 200 fish from the intercept fishery off Chincoteague Island, Virginia, in 2000 and screening of the otoliths by VDGIF personnel revealed the presence of one fish with a James River hatchery mark and one …

Estimating Population Parameters Of American Shad In The York River, Virginia : Final Report, 2001, K. L. Maki, J. E. Olney, J. M. Hoenig

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The Crest, Summer 2002, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

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Table of Contents:

• To B or not to B: Pair use trout to study kidney's role in nurturing fish immune cells
• VIMS researchers use sonar to study impact of pound nets on sea turtles
• New findings surprise Perkinsus researchers
• VIMS and Wales scientists initiate study of turbulence and sediment movement

Restoration Of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Sav) In The Tidal Freshwater James River: Year 3, Kenneth A. Moore, Britt Anderson, Betty Neikirk

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The Crest, Spring 2002, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

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Table of Contents:

• Computer modelers solve real-world problems
• Scientists take a new look at sources of nitrogen in estuaries
• VIMS beach research reveals erosional hotspots
• Large squid discovered
• VIMS develops new online tools for managers
• Marine industry trends--a tale of two fisheries
• VIMS urges caution in commercial release of non-native oysters
• VIMS scientists part of national study in Antarctica
• Pilot Sam White

The Status Of Virginia's Public Oyster Resource 2001, Melissa Southworth, Juliana Harding, Roger L. Mann

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This report summarizes data collected during 2001 in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay. The report is comprised of two parts, part one, oyster recruitment (shell string) in Virginia and part two, dredge survey of selected oyster bars in Virginia.

Annual Report Of The Virginia Institute Of Marine Science Eastern Shore Laboratory 2002, Eastern Shore Laboratory

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Virginia Game Fish Tagging Program Annual Report 2001, John A. Lucy, C.M. Bain Iii

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The Virginia Game Fish Tagging Program (VGFTP), in its seventh year during 2001, systematically trains and assists anglers in tagging a select number of species important to Virginia's marine recreational fishery and maintains the resulting tagging database. A cooperative project of the Virginia Marine Resources Commission and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), the program is primarily funded with revenues from Virginia's saltwater recreational fishing license funds (Recreational Fishing Development Fund). In addition, support for the program is provided by Virginia's Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program at VIMS.

Estimation Of Juvenile Striped Bass Relative Abundance In The Virginia Portion Of Chesapeake Bay, January 2001-December 2001 : Annual Progress Report, Herbert M. Austin, A. Dean Estes, Donald M. Seaver

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The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) has conducted a juvenile striped bass seine survey from 1967 through 1973 and from 1980 through the present. The primary objective has been the monitoring of the relative annual recruitment success of juvenile striped bass in the spawning and nursery areas of Lower Chesapeake Bay. Initially (1967-1973), the survey was funded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and when reinstated in 1980 with funding from the National Marine Fisheries Service under the Emergency ~trfped Bass Study program. Commencing with the 1988 annual survey, support of the program has been jointly made through …

Rundown On The Rapa, Juliana M. Harding, Vicki P. Clark, Roger L. Mann

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Explains what rapa whelks are, where they came from, and why they are of concern in the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. The booklet describes ways to identify rapa whelks in relation to local whelks, compares rapa whelk egg masses with those laid by local whelks, and examines life history traits of the rapa whelk that make it a successful invader.

An Evaluation Of Sea Turtle Abundances, Mortalities And Fisheries Interactions In The Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, 2001, Katherine L. Mansfield, Erin E. Seney, John A. Musick

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Since 1979, the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) Sea Turtle Research Program has served as the Commonwealth's center for sea turtle research and conservation. The primary goal of this program is to assess and monitor sea turtle mortalities and population trends within the Chesapeake Bay and coastal waters of Virginia This has been accomplished through the management of a statewide sea turtle stranding network, aerial population research, behavioral studies using radio and satellite telemetry, arid age and growth research.

A major migratory pathway for loggerhead (Carella caretta), Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempi) and leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) sea turtles exists between …