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Evaluation Of Striped Bass Stocks In Virginia, Monitoring And Tagging Studies, 1999-2003 Annual Report, 1 September 2000 - 31 October 2001, Philip W. Sadler, Robert J. Latour, Robert E. Harris, John E. Olney

Reports

This report presents the results of striped bass (Marone saxatilis) tagging and monitoring activities in Virginia during the penod 1 September 2000 through 31 October 2001. It includes an assessment of the biological characteristics of striped bass taken from the 2001 spring spawning run, estimates of annual survtval based on annual spring tagging, and the results of the fall 2000 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 …

Yellowtail Flounder (Limanda Ferruginea) Bycatch During The 1999 Commercial Sea Scallop Opening Of Georges Bank Area Ii, William D. Dupaul, David Rudders, Todd Gedamke

Reports

No abstract provided.

Statement On The Use Of Crassostrea Ariakensis In Chesapeake Bay, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Reports

In 1995 the Virginia General Assembly, through House Joint Resolution 450, directed the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) to begin research on non-native oyster species for possible use in Chesapeake Bay. VIMS proceeded in a responsible manner by using sterile triploid oysters to prevent an unintended introduction. One of the results of our research has been the identification of an oyster species, Crassostrea ariakensis, that grows well in the Chesapeake Bay, is tolerant of local diseases, and has been well received in marketing trials. Recognizing that there is widespread commercial interest in this species, we are providing this statement …

Red Drum Tag Return Data Overview Virginia Game Fish Tagging Program 1995-2000, Jon Lucy

Reports

No abstract provided.

Shark Attack In Virginia: A Report To The Governor's Task Force, J. A. Musick

Reports

No abstract provided.

Estimation Of Relative Abundance Of Recreationally Important Finfish In The Virginia Portion Of Chesapeake Bay: Annual Progress Report 2000-2001, Patrick J. Geer, Herbert M. Austin

Reports

Several annual indices of juvenile abundance have been generated from trawl survey data for species of key recreational importance in the Virginia portion of Chesapeake Bay (spot, croaker, weakfish, summer flounder, black sea bass and striped bass, white and channel catfish) and four species of secondary importance (scup, white perch, northern puffer, and silver perch). No species has shown a continuous trend during the past fourteen years under the present sampling scheme. However, several species have revealed declines (spot, scup, and northern puffer) or increases (striped bass) in recent years. Results for the 2000 sampling season indicate significant declines over …

Aquaculture Of Triploid Crassostrea Ariakensis In The Chesapeake Bay A Symposium Report, Eric Hallerman, Merrill Leffler, Sally Mills, Standish K. Allen Jr.

Reports

A Symposium Held at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia October 18-19, 2001

The Crest, Fall 2001, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Reports

Table of Contents:

• VIMS Named World Reference Laboratory for Shellfish Diseases
• VIMS Scientists Receive 2001 Best Paper Award
• Domestic Interest Grows in Cobia Culture VIMS Foundation Established
• VIMS Environmental Scientists Spearheading BDE Research in USA
• VIMS Capital Campaign for Kauffman Aquaculture Center Meets its Goal
• Dr. William Reay Named New Manager of Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
• Summer Course Connects Scientists with Science Teachers
• Beset near 68 degrees south, 69 degrees west
• New researcher studies tiny organisms that play a big role
• VIMS Welcomes New Students
• VIMS to initiate coastal observing program
• VIMS student Receives Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship …

Estimation Of Relative Abundance Of Recreationally Important Finfish In The Virginia Portion Of Chesapeake Bay, Patrick J. Geer, Herbert M. Austin

Reports

No abstract provided.

Estimating Relative Abundance Of Young Of Year American Eel, Anguilla Rostrata, In The Virginia Tributaries Of The Chesapeake Bay March 2000 - June 2001, Patrick J. Geer

Reports

Measures of juvenile recruitment success have long been recognized as a valuable fisheries management tool. In the Chesapeake Bay, these measures have provided reliable indicators for future year class strength for blue crabs (Lipcius and van Engel, 1990), striped bass (Goodyear, 1985), and several other recreationally important fishes (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 there seems …

Estimating Relative Abundance Of Young Of The Year American Eel, Anguilla Rostrata, In The Virginia Tributaries Of Chesapeake Bay, Patrick J. Greer

Reports

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) adopted the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for American Eel (FMP) in November 1999. The Plan focuses on increasing the states’ efforts to collect data on the resource and the fishery it supports through fishery dependent and independent studies. To this end, member jurisdictions (including Virginia) agreed to implement an annual abundance survey of young-of-year American eel (YOY). The survey is intended to “...characterize trends in annual recruitment of the young of the year eel over time [to produce a] qualitative appraisal of the annual recruitment of American eel to the U.S. Atlantic coast …

Marine Resource Bulletin Vol. 33, No. 2, Virginia Sea Grant, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Virginia Marine Resource Bulletin

CONTENTS

FEATURES: RECREATIONAL BOATING

Like Ducks Take to Water by Sally Mills & Tom Murray

Satisfying Our Boating Appetite: How Local Communities Respond "Terminal" Access by Sally Mills Exploring the Eastern Shore by Paddle by Charlie Petrocci

Stewarding Virginia's Waters by Harrison Bresee

COMMERCIAL TRADES

"Luxury" is a Relative Term by Tom Murray

A Charter Boat Can Get You There by Charlie Petrocci

DEPARTMENT NEWS Marine Educators Make Waves!

Cultured Cobia Satisfy Tastebuds by Mike Oesterling

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Crest, Summer 2001, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Reports

Table of Contents:

• VIMS to Begin New Ecosystem Management Study
• CBNERRVA Receives Coastal America Partnership Award
• VIMS Shoreline Permit Application Reports Now Available Online
• Marina Program Launched
• Web Based Education Hub Developed by VIMS/Sea Grant Educators
• In the middle of the storm... where VIMS scientists plan to be
• Continental margins--where the action is
• Aquaculture and agriculture--working together for solutions
• Marine Finfish Culture Activities
• Kauffman Aquaculture Center Campaign
• New Graduate Courses for Science Teachers
• VIMS scientists explore pollution of Antarctic sea ice
• Mid-Atlantic Scallop Closed Areas Set to Reopen
• VIMS study poses new questions on river carbon
• Marine Industry Trends
• Stranded …

Variation In Top-Down And Bottom-Up Control Of Marine Bivalves At Differing Spatial Scales, Rochelle D. Seitz, Rom Lipcius

VIMS Articles

At large spatial scales(> 1 km). the forces structuring marine communities are diverse and include oceanographic, geological. and human processes, as well as availability of regional species pools. Few studies in marine and estuarine systems have examined the joint effects of predation (top-down) and food availability (bottom-up) in controlling populations at these scales. We compared the relative influence of top-down and bottom-up factors to population abundance of the infaunal clam Macomala balthican in two ecosystems differing in spatial extent by an order of magnitude. the York River, 50 km long, and the Rhode River. 5 km long. In both rivers, …

Molecular Methods For The Dectection Of Quahog Parasite Unknown (Qpx), Lisa M. Ragone Calvo, Nancy A. Stokes, Eugene Burreson

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No abstract provided.

Status Of The Major Oyster Diseases In Virginia 2000 A Summary Of The Annual Monitoring Program, Lisa M. Ragone Calvo, Eugene M. Burreson

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As a consequence of the relatively warm temperatures, high salinities, and high oyster parasite abundances in the fall of 1999, both P. marinus and H. nelsoni were widely distributed throughout oyster populations in Virginia in 2000. Fortunately, however, we did not see severe epizootics of the diseases as observed in some areas in 1999.

Monitoring Relative Abundance Of American Shad In Virginia’S Rivers 2000 Annual Report, John E. Olney, John M. Hoenig

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Since the moratorium, there have been no monitoring programs that provided direct assessment of stock recovery until this project began in 1998. The ban on in-river fishing in Virginia remained in effect, creating a dilemma for managers who needed reliable information in order to make a rational decision on when the in-river ban could safely be lifted. To address this deficiency, we proposed a method of scientific monitoring to estimate catch rates relative to those recorded before the prohibition of in-river fishing in 1994. This monitoring program began in 1998 and consisted of sampling techniques and locations that were consistent …

Lined Seahorse Distribution, Abundance, And Habitat Preferences From The Vims Trawl Survey 1979-2000, Patrick J. Geer, Joy C. Dameron

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No abstract provided.

The 2000 Virginia Beach Red, White, And Blue Fishing Tournament: Participants’ Characteristics, Attitudes, Expenditures, And Economic Impacts, Carol E. Thailing

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No abstract provided.

Finfish Bycatch For The Georges Bank And Hudson Canyon Closed Areas During 4 Inch Ring Dredge Experiments, William D. Dupaul, Kevin Goff, David Rudders

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No abstract provided.

Marine Resource Bulletin Vol. 33, No. 1, Virginia Sea Grant, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Virginia Marine Resource Bulletin

CONTENTS

FEATURES

Coaxing Back a Bivalve by Sally Mills

Oyster Gardeners: A Formidable Force by Shawn Stickler and Dr. Standish K. Allen, Jr.

A Safer Oyster by Angela Correa

A Passing Legacy? by Charlie Petrocci

COMMERCIAL TRADES

Fishermen: Bring Us Your Best Ideas by Tom Murray

Get Ready, Gel Set, Growl by Sally Mills

Investigating the Potential of the Suminoe Oyster by D1: Standish K. Allen, Jr.

EDUCATION

Chesapeake Bay Oyster Reefs: Living Classrooms by Vicki Clark

RECREATION Anglers: Consider the Re-release by Jon Lucy

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Food Habits Of Large Striped Bass In The Lower Chesapeake Bay And Its Tributaries March 1997 - May 1998, Herbert M. Austin, John F. Walter

Reports

Striped bass, Marone saxatilis, are dominant seasonal predators in Chesapeake Bay and support a large recreational and commercial fishery. This document presents the results of a yearlong ( 1997-1998) food habits study of large (> 450mm or 18 inches) striped bass in lower Chesapeake Bay and adjacent ocean waters. These fish comprise the coastal migratory stock and are found in greatest abundance in Chesapeake Bay during the spring and fall. Fish were obtained from a variety of commercial, recreational and fishery-independent sources and were captured by gill, fyke and pound nets as well as recreational hook and line, otter trawl …

Internesting Movements Of Loggerhead (Caretta Caretta) Sea Turtles In Virginia, Usa, Katherine L. Mansfield, John A. Musick, Soraya M. Bartol

Reports

Virginia is the northern most nesting region regularly utilized by loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) along the eastern coast of the United States. Along the southern shoreline of Virginia, between two and ten nests have been recorded annually since 1989 within Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge and False Cape State Park. Since 1992, the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) has attached eight satellite transmitters to nesting loggerhead sea turtles in order to monitor their interesting movements and falVwinter migrations. VIMS has tracked the same nesting loggerhead three separate times during the 1993, 1995 and 1997 nesting seasons. This turtle …

Marine Resource Bulletin Vol. 32, No. 3, Virginia Sea Grant, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Virginia Marine Resource Bulletin

-Special Edition: Catch & Release-

Catch & Release: Moving from Concept to Practice

by Sally Mills

Topical Index of Symposium Presentations

Catch 'Em Again!

Marinas Provide C&R Link to Recreational Anglers

by Harrison Bresee & Sally Mills

The Ethical Angler of the 21st Century

by Charlie Petrocci

Announcements

Acknowledgments

Restoration Of The Oyster Resource In Chesapeake Bay: The Role Of Oyster Reefs In Population Enhancement, Water Quality Improvement And Support Of Diverse Species-Rich Communities, Roger L. Mann

VIMS Articles

Restoration of the oyster Crassostrea virginica resource to the Chesapeake Bay is a widely supported goal. The role of the oyster in restoration through benthic-pelagic coupling is examined in the context of current and projected watershed management problems, agricultural and urban development with associated nutrient and sediment erosion issues, in the entire Chesapeake Bay watershed. Efforts to date have focused on rebuilding three-dimensional reef structures, often with oyster broodstock enhancement, in predominantly small estuaries with retentive circulation to provide demonstration of increased resultant recruitment. Fishery enhancement activity is then based on local increases in recruitment. Such examples are used to …

A Study Of The Arkshell Clams, Noetia Ponderosa (Say 1822) And Anadara Ovalis (Bruguière 1789), In The Oceanside Lagoons And Tidal Creeks Of Virginia, Katherine A. Mcgraw, Michael Castagna, Loveday Conquest

VIMS Articles

Two species of arkshell (''blood'') clams. Noelia ponderosa and Anadara ova/is. have recently been targeted by watermen on the eastern shore of Virginia for sale to both East and West Coast markets in the United States. Until 1991. fishermen caught both species in the harvest of oysters and hard clams, and discarded them as bycatch with little value. Very little is known about either species of blood clam. and preliminary data from a pilot study in 1993 indicated that they were being over-fished. We conducted a survey in September 1994 in the oceanside lagoon system along the eastern shore of …

Fishing Skill In Developing Country Fisheries: The Kedah, Malaysia Trawl Fishery, K. Kuperan Viswanathan, Ishak Haji Omar, Yongil Jeon, James Kirkley, Et Al

VIMS Articles

Fishing skillis perceived to play a crucial role in catching fish. The
question arises for fishery managers as to whether or not there are observable
and measurable attributes of the skipper or vessel hat can be monitored and
regulated to account for skipper skill and, hence,this source of fishing capacity.
Equating technical efficiency with skipper skill, this paper evaluates technical
efficiency and skipper skill in the Kedah, Malaysia,trawl fishery to address this
issue.

Seasonal Occurrence And Site-Utilization Patterns Of Adult Tautog, Tautoga Onitis (Labridae), At Manmade And Natural Structures In Lower Chesapeake Bay, Michael D. Arendt, Jon Lucy, Thomas A. Munroe

VIMS Articles

Ultrasonic transmitters were surgically implanted into adult tautog (n=27,400-514 mm TL) to document seasonal occurrence and site utilization at four sites situated within known tautog habitat near Cape Charles, Virginia, in lower Chesapeake Bay. Tagged tautog were released at the same sites where originally caught within 2 h of capture. Sites were continuously monitored with automated acoustic receivers between 9 November 1998 and 13 October 1999. Two sites consisted of natural bedform. materials and two sites consisted of manmade materials. Ninety-four percent of tautog (n=15) released in fall 1998 remained inshore during winter at sustained water temperatures of 5-8 degreesC, …

Stomach Content Analysis Of Cobia, Rachycentron Canadum, From Lower Chesapeake Bay, Michael D. Arendt, John E. Olney, Jon A. Lucy

VIMS Articles

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of Opercular Bones For Aging Eight Species Of Chesapeake Bay Fishes, Ann M. Sipe

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.