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The Backus Patent Tong And Its Potential For Harvesting Oysters Commercially, James P. Whitcomb

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Sand Clearance By The Surf Clam, Spisula Solidissima: A Preliminary Investigation, John N. Kraeuter

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Preliminary Report The Impact Of The Extended Season For Dredging Seed Oysters In The James River Virginia, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

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Assessment And Monitoring Of Sciaenid Stocks, With Particular Reference To The Weakfish, Cynoscion Regalis, Herbert M. Austin

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Determination Of The Presence, Species Composition, And Relative Abundance Of Anadeomous Fishes In Pohick Creek, Fairfax, Virginia, Joseph G. Loesch

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Organic Compounds In Surface Sediments And Oyster Tissues From The Chesapeake Bay, R. H. Bieri, P. O. Dufur, R. J. Huggett, W. Macintyre, P. Shou, C. L. Smith, C. W. Su

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This report contains three parts. In Part I, the methodology to extract and analyze sediment and oyster tissue samples from the Chesapeake Bay is described in detail. Remaining problems are clearly identified. Part II contains the results and their discussion. Part III contains a number of appendices with detailed data. For those readers interested in still more detail, the complete bank of processed data is on computer tapes at this institute and at the Environmental Protection Agency-Chesapeake Bay Program office at Annapolis, Maryland. Also included in Part III we give the results of volatile halogenated organic compounds determined in water …

Report Of Trip To Investigate Area Around Heron Island Bar In The Potomac River, Paul C. Kendall, Dexter S. Haven

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Notes On Msx Resistance Of Selected Virginia Oysters, J. D. Andrews

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The purpose. of these summaries is to demonstrate that a high level of genetic resistance to MSX has been acquired in lab-bred oysters in Virginia waters. The brood stocks were selected from survivors of James River seed oysters that were 90% killed in the early 1960's on private beds in Mobjack Bay. Only data from the years 1976 to 1980 are given in this summary, although comparable data have been accumulated since 1964 when laboratory· breeding began.

Notes On Oyster Diseases In Virginia, J. D. Andrews

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The weather continues to occur in extremes that interfere with growth and survival of oysters in the Chesapeake Bay. First there was a very wet year in 1979 (some 63-65 inches annual rainfall), much of which occurred in excessive amounts (some 15 inches) between late September and early November. Oysters in the upper James River seed-oyster area were killed by prolonged exposure to fresh or near-fresh waters in fall and winter of 1979-80.

A Preliminary Analysis Of The Virginia Pleasure Boat Fleet, Thomas J. Murray

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Salinity Projections For The James, York, And Rappahannock Rivers, Albert Kuo, Michael J. Oesterling

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Adaptability Of Beam Trawling Gear To Mid-Atlantic Waters, William H. Burton

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Potential Effects Of The 1980-81 Drought On Oyster Diseases And Predators, J. D. Andrews

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Manual For Growing The Hard Clam Mercenaria, Michael Castagna, John N. Kraeuter

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U.S. Department Of Agriculture Processed Food Show Cairo,Egypt March 16-17, 1981 Buyer Contacts And Government Tender Specifications And Conditions, William Dupaul

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The Shellfish Resource In The Vicinity Of The Proposed Bridge-Tunnel For I-664, Paul C. Kendall, Dexter S. Haven

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A study of the. shellfish resoμrce near the proposed site of the I-664 bridge-tunnel across Hampton Roads was conducted by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science in September 1980, Bottom samples collected with patent tongs in a corridor surrounding the proposed site indicated the following:

l. The oyster population was negligible;

2. Medium and high densities of hard clams occurred in the Northern part of the study area,. generally between Newport News Point and Middle Ground; and,

3. Density South of Middle Ground was low.

Value of all the hard clams was estimated to be slightly in excess of one …

A Study Of Some Leased Oyster Planting Grounds Adjacent To The James River Bridge, Newport News, Virginia : Conducted For The Virginia Dept. Of Highways And Transportation, Project 0017-046-102, B-605, Paul C. Kendall, Dexter S. Haven

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A study of portions of two leased oyster planting grounds adjacent to the construction site of the additional lanes of the James River Bridge was conducted in October 1980. Sampling with patent tongs indicated that on one lease oysters existed in medium commercial density while the other lease had no oysters. The fathometer showed a fairly even bottom with no evidence of large holes. Audio gear was used to indicate the nature and the contents of the bottom between patent tong sampling sites.

The Allocation Of James River Living Marine Resources, Herbert M. Austin

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A Definition Of A Natural Oyster Rock, Dexter S. Haven, Herbert M. Austin

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Anadromous Fisheries Research Program, Virginia - Annual Report 1980, Joseph G. Loesch, William H. Kriete Jr.

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This presentation is the first annual report for P. L. 89-304, AFC 10 project "Anadromous Fisheries Research, Virginia," for the period 1 October, 1979 to 30 September 1980. The fishes of concern were the alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus), American shad (A.sapidissima), and the blueback herring (A.aestivalis).

The following jobs were performed:

1. Catch and Effort Statistics of the Virginia Anadromous Fisheries
2. Population Dynamics of the Virginia Alosa Fisheries
3. Annual Index of Juvenile Alosa Abundance

Assessment Of Larval Striped Bass, Morone Saxatilis (Walbaum), Stocks In Maryland And Virginia Waters. Part Ii. Assessment Of Spawning Activity In Major Virginia Rivers. Segment 1. Distribution And Abundance Of Striped Bass Eggs And Larvae In The Upper York River System, Virginia, During Spring 1980, George C. Grant, John E. Olney

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• Segment 1. Distribution and abundance of striped bass eggs and larvae in the upper York River system, Virginia, during spring 1980
• Segment 2. Distribution and abundance of striped bass eggs and larvae in the James and Chickahominy Rivers, Virginia, during spring 1981 : draft final report
• Segment 3. Pt.A. Distribution and abundance of striped bass eggs and larvae in the Rappahannock River during spring, 1982 : final report
• Segment 3. Pt.B. Dorsal and anal pterygiophore interdigitation patterns in four species of Morone (Teleostei, Percichthyidae) : an aid to larval identification

A Report On The Operation Of A Hydraulic Escalator Dredge On Private Ground On Hampton Flats, James River, During October 1980, Herbert M. Austin, Dexter S. Haven

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Anadromous Fisheries Research Program, Virginia - Annual Report 1981, Joseph G. Loesch, William H. Kriete Jr.

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This presentation is the annual report for P. L. 89-304, AFC 20 project "Anadromous Fisheries Research, Virginia," for the period 1 December, 1980 to 30 November 1981. The fishes of concern were the alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus), American shad (A.sapidissima), and the blueback herring (A.aestivalis).

The following jobs were performed:

1. Catch and Effort Statistics of the Virginia Anadromous Fisheries
2. Population Dynamics of the Virginia Alosa Fisheries
3. Annual Index of Juvenile Alosa Abundance

Relationship Between The Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab And Its Climatological Environment : Oceanographic And Atmospheric Data, Robert E. Harris Jr., Willard A. Van Engel

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Monthly and annual means of 38 oceanographic and atmospheric variables, for the calendar years 1958 through 1975, are presented in tables.

Determination Of The Presence, Species Composition, And Relative Abundance Of Anadromous Fishes In Pohick Creek, Fairfax, Virginia, Joseph G. Loesch

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The overall concern of the study was to determine if fish laddero are needed to permit upstream migration of spawning anadromous fishes beyond the sites of impoundment. Specific questions addressed were:

1. Do anadromous species presently utilize Pohick Creek?

2. If so, what species are present?

3. How far do the species migrate upstream?

4. What is the relative abundance of the species?

5. Wl1at effects will impoundments, with ~nd without fish ladders, have on the anadromous fish resource?