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Oyster Spatfall In Virginia Rivers: 1987 Annual Summary, James Whitcomb Dec 1987

Oyster Spatfall In Virginia Rivers: 1987 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.


King And Queen County Tidal Marsh Inventory, Walter L. Priest Iii, Gene M. Silberhorn, Andrew W. Zacherle Dec 1987

King And Queen County Tidal Marsh Inventory, Walter L. Priest Iii, Gene M. Silberhorn, Andrew W. Zacherle

Reports

No abstract provided.


Contribution Of 1982 And Subsequent Year Class Females To The Virginia 1986 Commercial And Recreational Harvest, Herbert M. Austin Oct 1987

Contribution Of 1982 And Subsequent Year Class Females To The Virginia 1986 Commercial And Recreational Harvest, Herbert M. Austin

Reports

No abstract provided.


Vims Newsletter, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science Oct 1987

Vims Newsletter, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Miscellaneous

  • Bay Eagle
  • Aircraft overhaul
  • Visiting Scientist Program
  • Van Engel fellowship
  • Unrestricted gifts, donated equipment
  • Donation of marine models for aquarium
  • Shell donation
  • Varied donations noted
  • John Zeigler memorial note
  • VIMS reorganization


Limited Information On Utilization Of The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Area By Recreational Fishermen, Jon A. Lucy Sep 1987

Limited Information On Utilization Of The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Area By Recreational Fishermen, Jon A. Lucy

Reports

No abstract provided.


King William County And Town Of West Point Tidal Marsh Inventory, Gene M. Silberhorn, Andrew W. Zacherle Sep 1987

King William County And Town Of West Point Tidal Marsh Inventory, Gene M. Silberhorn, Andrew W. Zacherle

Reports

No abstract provided.


Written Communications In Fishery Science, Management, Techonology, And Advisory Services Produced By Personnel Of The Virginia Institute Of Marine Science During The Years 1940-1987, Frank J. Wojcik, William J. Hargis Jr. Aug 1987

Written Communications In Fishery Science, Management, Techonology, And Advisory Services Produced By Personnel Of The Virginia Institute Of Marine Science During The Years 1940-1987, Frank J. Wojcik, William J. Hargis Jr.

Reports

No abstract provided.


Consideration Of A 12" Tl Minimum Size Limit For Spotted Weakfish, Cynoscion Nebulosus In The Potomac River, Herbert M. Austin Jul 1987

Consideration Of A 12" Tl Minimum Size Limit For Spotted Weakfish, Cynoscion Nebulosus In The Potomac River, Herbert M. Austin

Reports

No abstract provided.


Ecology Of Sea Turtles In Virginia, Sarah A. Bellmund, John A. Musick, Ruth Ellen C. Klinger, Richard A. Byles Jul 1987

Ecology Of Sea Turtles In Virginia, Sarah A. Bellmund, John A. Musick, Ruth Ellen C. Klinger, Richard A. Byles

Reports

No abstract provided.


Status Of The Major Oyster Diseases In Virginia, Eugene M. Burreson Jul 1987

Status Of The Major Oyster Diseases In Virginia, Eugene M. Burreson

Reports

No abstract provided.


The 1987 Update On Leased Grounds Near The Us 17 Bridge Over Chuckatuck Creek, Roger L. Mann, James P. Whitcomb Jul 1987

The 1987 Update On Leased Grounds Near The Us 17 Bridge Over Chuckatuck Creek, Roger L. Mann, James P. Whitcomb

Reports

This report is an update of a study made in June to mid-august 1979. This study was made by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science of the College of William and Mary for the Department of Highways and Transportation, Suffolk, Virginia. The previous study provided: 1) a description of the shellfish resource prior to construction of a new bridge; 2) an estimate of the value of the oysters and shell on leased areas within the right-of-way; and 3) a basis for a later study after construction to evaluate possible environmental changes.

Since 1979 the Commonwealth has purchased the right-of-way and …


Water Quality In A Virginia Potomac Embayment: Neabsco Creek, Paul V. Hyer, Albert Y. Kuo Jul 1987

Water Quality In A Virginia Potomac Embayment: Neabsco Creek, Paul V. Hyer, Albert Y. Kuo

Reports

No abstract provided.


Salinity Distribution In The James Estuary, Julie G. Bradshaw, A. Y. Kuo Jun 1987

Salinity Distribution In The James Estuary, Julie G. Bradshaw, A. Y. Kuo

Reports

No abstract provided.


Development Of An Index Of Juvenile Striped Bass Abundance For The Chesapeake Bay System: I. An Evaluation Of Present Measures And Recommendations For Future Studies, James A. Colvocoresses, Herbert M. Austin Jun 1987

Development Of An Index Of Juvenile Striped Bass Abundance For The Chesapeake Bay System: I. An Evaluation Of Present Measures And Recommendations For Future Studies, James A. Colvocoresses, Herbert M. Austin

Reports

No abstract provided.


Progress Report No. 2: Industry, Nmfs, And Vims Joint-Sponsored Sea Scallop Research, William D. Dupaul, James E. Kirkley Apr 1987

Progress Report No. 2: Industry, Nmfs, And Vims Joint-Sponsored Sea Scallop Research, William D. Dupaul, James E. Kirkley

Reports

No abstract provided.


Preliminary Analysis Of Virginia's Black Drum (Pogonias Cromis) Recreational And Commerical Fisheries, Joseph C. Desfosse Mar 1987

Preliminary Analysis Of Virginia's Black Drum (Pogonias Cromis) Recreational And Commerical Fisheries, Joseph C. Desfosse

Reports

No abstract provided.


A Partial Analysis Of The Equity Of Meat Count And Shell Height Regulation In The Sea Scallop Fishery, James E. Kirkley, William D. Dupaul Mar 1987

A Partial Analysis Of The Equity Of Meat Count And Shell Height Regulation In The Sea Scallop Fishery, James E. Kirkley, William D. Dupaul

Reports

No abstract provided.


Population Dynamics And Habitat Partitioning By Size, Sex, And Molt Stage Of Blue Crabs Callinectes Sapidus In A Subestuary Of Central Chesapeake Bay, Anson H. Hines, Romauld N. Lipcius, A. Mark Haddon Feb 1987

Population Dynamics And Habitat Partitioning By Size, Sex, And Molt Stage Of Blue Crabs Callinectes Sapidus In A Subestuary Of Central Chesapeake Bay, Anson H. Hines, Romauld N. Lipcius, A. Mark Haddon

VIMS Articles

Abundances, size-frequency distributions, sexual composition and molt-stage composition of blue crabs Callinectes sapjdus were measured during 1983 to 1985 in the Rhode River, a subestuary of central Chesapeake Bay, USA. Crabs at the mouth and head of the river basin were sampled with monthly triplicate otter trawls. Crabs in the principal tidal creek of the river were sampled 3 d a week with a fish weir, which caught crabs moving upstream and downstream separately. Crabs exhibited consistent, marked seasonal cycles in abundance as well as considerable annual variation in July peak abundances. New recruits entered the subestuary in late fall …


Problems And Promises For Shellfishes In Chesapeake Bay, Herbert M. Austin Feb 1987

Problems And Promises For Shellfishes In Chesapeake Bay, Herbert M. Austin

Reports

No abstract provided.


New Port Island: An Evaluation Of Potential Impacts On Marine Resources Of The Lower James River And Hampton Roads, Robert J. Byrne Et Al Feb 1987

New Port Island: An Evaluation Of Potential Impacts On Marine Resources Of The Lower James River And Hampton Roads, Robert J. Byrne Et Al

Reports

No abstract provided.


City Of Norfolk Tidal Marsh Inventory, Gene M. Silberhorn, Walter L. Priest Iii Feb 1987

City Of Norfolk Tidal Marsh Inventory, Gene M. Silberhorn, Walter L. Priest Iii

Reports

No abstract provided.


Sessions From The Past: Perspectives On The Chesapeake Bay Study The Living Resources, Herbert M. Austin Jan 1987

Sessions From The Past: Perspectives On The Chesapeake Bay Study The Living Resources, Herbert M. Austin

Reports

No abstract provided.


Comments On The Use Of Containers For Hard Clam (Mercenaria Mercenaria) Relaying, M. J. Oesterling, W. D. Dupaul Jan 1987

Comments On The Use Of Containers For Hard Clam (Mercenaria Mercenaria) Relaying, M. J. Oesterling, W. D. Dupaul

Reports

No abstract provided.


Histopathological Analyses Of Tissue Sections Of The Eyes Of Indigenous Species Of Marine/Estuarine And Estuarine Fish, Willliam J. Hargis Jr. Jan 1987

Histopathological Analyses Of Tissue Sections Of The Eyes Of Indigenous Species Of Marine/Estuarine And Estuarine Fish, Willliam J. Hargis Jr.

Reports

The Elizabeth River is the most heavily settled and industrialized major subestuary in Virginia's Chesapeake System. Under increasing use and development since around 1610, its' waters have been exposed to all types of domestic, agricultural, military and industrial contaminants. ....Its sediments are contaminated by heavy metals, PAHs and all other introduced materials that accumulate and are stored there, with or without chemical transformation.... Collection of fish began in the Elizabeth River in the summer of 1982.


Position Of The Virginia Institute Of Marine Science On The Use Of The Patent Tongs In The Upper Rappahannock River, Herbert M. Austin Jan 1987

Position Of The Virginia Institute Of Marine Science On The Use Of The Patent Tongs In The Upper Rappahannock River, Herbert M. Austin

Reports

No abstract provided.


The College Of William And Mary, School Of Marine Science, 1987-88 Program, College Of William And Mary, School Of Marine Science Jan 1987

The College Of William And Mary, School Of Marine Science, 1987-88 Program, College Of William And Mary, School Of Marine Science

Miscellaneous

Catalog for the Graduate program from the School of Marine Science at the College of William and Mary for the listed academic year.


Study Of Alosa Stock Composition And Year-Class Strength In Virginia - Completion Report 1984-1986, Joseph G. Loesch, William H. Kriete Jr., Roxanne P. Trapani Jan 1987

Study Of Alosa Stock Composition And Year-Class Strength In Virginia - Completion Report 1984-1986, Joseph G. Loesch, William H. Kriete Jr., Roxanne P. Trapani

Reports

This presentation is the completion report for P. L. 89-304, AFC 13-1-3 project "Study of Alosa stock composition and year-class strength in Virginia," for the period 1 January 1984 to 31 July 1986. The fishes of concern were the alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus), American shad (. sapidissima), and the blueback herring A. aestivalis).


Oyster Shoal Survey - Spring 1987, James Whitcomb Jan 1987

Oyster Shoal Survey - Spring 1987, James Whitcomb

Reports

This report summarizes data collected during 1987 in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay. The report focuses on the spring oyster survey in Virginia.


A Comparison Of The Age And Growth Of The Tiger Shark, Galeocerdo-Cuvieri, From Off Virginia And From The Northwestern Gulf-Of-Mexico, Steve Branstetter, John A. Musick, James A. Colvocoresses Jan 1987

A Comparison Of The Age And Growth Of The Tiger Shark, Galeocerdo-Cuvieri, From Off Virginia And From The Northwestern Gulf-Of-Mexico, Steve Branstetter, John A. Musick, James A. Colvocoresses

VIMS Articles

Lengths at age and growth rates for the tiger shark, Galeocerdo cuvieri. in the northwestern Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico were estimated from bands formed seasonally in the vertebral centra. The tiger shark grows rapidly compared with many other shark species. Growth rates for Gulf of Mexico juveniles were faster than for Atlantic juveniles. This produced significantly different (P < 0.01) estimates of the parameters of von Bertalanffy curves for the two regional samples. With sexes combined, parameter estimates for the Gulf of Mexico sample were L"" = 388 cm TL. K "" 0.184. to = -1.13 years; for the Atlantic sample they were L"" = 440 cm TL, K = 0.107, to = -2.35 years. Males mature at approximately 310 cm TL, females at 315-320 cm TL, but the regional differences in juvenile growth rates result in different ages at maturity. In the Gulf of Mexico. males mature in 7 years. females in 8 years; in the Atlantic. males and females both mature in approximately 10 years. The largest male and female examined (381 cm TL) were 15 and 16 years of age.


Utilization Of A Seagrass Meadow And Tidal Marsh Creek By Blue Crabs Callinectes Sapidus. I. Seasonal And Annual Variations In Abundance With Emphasis On Post-Settlement Juveniles, R J. Orth, J Van Montfrans Jan 1987

Utilization Of A Seagrass Meadow And Tidal Marsh Creek By Blue Crabs Callinectes Sapidus. I. Seasonal And Annual Variations In Abundance With Emphasis On Post-Settlement Juveniles, R J. Orth, J Van Montfrans

VIMS Articles

No abstract provided.