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Assessment Of Sturgeon Bycatch, Bycatch Mortality And Other Regulatory Discard Mortality In Virginia’S Winter/Spring Striped Bass And Other Gill Net Fisheries, Kelly Place
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There were numerous objectives for this two year project, In general. objectives for the 2006 portion followed those proposed in 2005. The first was lo evaluate sturgeon interactions with the anchored gill net striped bass and other fisheries in the spring and the fall. The second was to evaluate sturgeon interactions in the striped bass fishery and to some extent, other anchored gill net fisheries. Third, was to determine the effects of various mesh sizes and gauges on bycatch and mesh/gauge specific size distributions. The fourth was to gather critical abundance, mortality and DNA data on sturgeon in Virginia waters. …