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Evaluation Of Striped Bass Stocks In Virginia, Monitoring And Tagging Studies, 1993-1994 Annual Report, 1 September 1993 - 31 August 1994, Bruce W. Hill, Joseph G. Loesch Jan 1994

Evaluation Of Striped Bass Stocks In Virginia, Monitoring And Tagging Studies, 1993-1994 Annual Report, 1 September 1993 - 31 August 1994, Bruce W. Hill, Joseph G. Loesch

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Estimation Of Juvenile Striped Bass Relative Abundance In The Virginia Portion Of Chesapeake Bay, January 1993-December 1993 : Annual Progress Report, Hebert M. Austin, A. Dean Estes, Donald M. Seaver Jan 1994

Estimation Of Juvenile Striped Bass Relative Abundance In The Virginia Portion Of Chesapeake Bay, January 1993-December 1993 : Annual Progress Report, Hebert M. Austin, A. Dean Estes, Donald M. Seaver

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Evaluation Of Seismic Sources For Repelling Sea Turtles From Hopper Dredges, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science, John A. Musick, John A. Keinath, Et Al Jan 1994

Evaluation Of Seismic Sources For Repelling Sea Turtles From Hopper Dredges, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science, John A. Musick, John A. Keinath, Et Al

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Hopper dredges are an effective way to both widen and deepen channels to accommodate deep draft shipping traffic. These dredging operations are required to comply with the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Dickerson et al., 1991, Studt, 1985). It has been found that sea turtles can be entrained and killed during normal dredging operations. The five species of sea turtles that occur in the southeastern united states which may be harmed by dredging operations are the loggerhead (Caretta caretta), the green (Chelonia mydas), the Kemp's ridley (Lenidochelys kemnii) , the hawksbill (Eretomochelys imbricata) , and the leatherback (Qermochelys coriacea). Because …