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A Survey Of The Temporary Easement For Construction Of The Proposed Bridge Over The Machipongo River, Roger Mann, James P. Whitcomb

Reports

On April 23 and 24, 1986 a survey was conducted by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) on the temporary easement (3.248 acres) for the construction of the proposed bridge over the Machipongo River in Accomack County, Virginia (Figure 1). The study was done at the request of the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation, Suffolk, Virginia for Project 0182-001-102, RW-201.

The objective of this study was to determine the extent and value of the molluscan resource in· the temporary easement.

The Assessment Of Commercial Fishing Effort In Virginia Annual Report 1986, 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 October 1, 1985 through December 31, 1986. 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.

Additionally, two months of data for pound nets and anchor, drift, and stake gill nets have been included in order that the cessation of the study period would occur at a natural …

Study Of Alosa Stock Composition And Year-Class Strength In Virginia - Annual Report 1985, Joseph G. Loesch, William H. Kriete Jr., Roxanne P. Trapani

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This presentation is the annual report for P. L. 89-304, AFC 13-2 project "Study of Alosa stock composition and year-class strength in Virginia," for the period 15 February 1985 to 14 February 1986. The fishes of concern were the alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus), American shad (A. sapidissima), and the blueback herring (A. aestivalis).

Laboratory And Field Investigations Of Potential Predation On Early Life Stages Of Striped Bass In The Pamunkey River, Virginia /, John E. Olney, Gary H. Hill

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Predation is recognized as an important factor regulating survival of larval fishes and it is likely that both fish and invertebrate species are predators of striped bass eggs and larvae, yet few studies have documented such interactions in tidal freshwater systems. As a result, this study incorporated the following objectives: (1) determine kinds and relative abundances of potential fish and invertebrate predators of striped bass larvae through field surveys: (2) document acceptability of yolksac larvae as a prey item through laboratory experimentation with fish and invertebrate species: (3) establish preliminary estimates of consumption of yolksac larvae under laboratory conditions of …