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Evaluation Of Striped Bass Stocks In Virginia, Monitoring And Tagging Studies, 1999-2003 Annual Report, 1 August 2002 - 31 August 2003, Philip W. Sadler, Robert J. Latour, Robert E. Harris, Julia Ellis, John E. Olney

Reports

This report presents the results of striped bass (Marone saxatilis) tagging and monitoring activities in Virginia during the period 1 August 2002 through 31 August 2003. It includes an assessment ofthe biological characteristics of striped bass taken from the 2003 spring spawning run, estimates of annual survival based on annual spring tagging, and the results ofthe fall2002 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 in Virginia, and …

The Crest, Fall 2003, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Reports

Table of Contents:

• VIMS hires new Dean and Director
• Hurricane Isabel hinders research
• VIMS acquires unique new vessel
• Pair pursue promise of proteomics
• Research questions environmental safety of flame retardant
• VIMS scientists quantify Isabel's impact on Bay
• Schaffner Elected ERF President
• ABC continues oyster work with Academy validation
• Newman wins SETAC Founders Award
• Faculty help bring minorities to marine science
• Sea Grant sponsors seafood education programs
• VIMS hosts international sediment conference
• Students chosen as Knauss Fellows
• Aquanauts visit inner space
• Study highlights link between biodiversity and ecosystem function
• CCRM kicks off trans-Atlantic collaboration

An Experimental Evaluation Of The Effects Of Scale On Oyster Reef Restoration, Mark W. Luckenbach, Paige G. Ross

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We investigated the effects of spatial scale, ranging from 10’s of meters to several km’s, on the development of oyster populations and other reef-associated organisms during the early stage of reef restoration. Employing a block design, experimental reefs were constructed at four sites in the lower Rappahannock River, VA. We tested the effects of sites (scale ≈ 1 – 10 km), reef sizes (scale ≈ 100 m) and locations within reef (scale ≈ 10 m) on the settlement, survival and growth of oysters and on the abundance, biomass, species richness and diversity of developing communities utilizing the reefs.

The project …

The Crest, Summer 2003, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Reports

Table of Contents:

• TBT or not TBT: Collaborators Search for a Solution to Pollution
• VIMS research helps protect Navy ships from mines
• Switch to Circle Hooks Would Benefit White Marlin
• Do Tags Put a Drag on Marine Organisms?
• Video Technology Links VIMS to the World
• For-hire Fishing Captains Drawn to Regional Workshops
• Teachers Gain Hands-On Research Experience
• Pair Use Neural Network to Predict Hurricane Waves
• Seamount Census Reveals New and Poorly Known Marine Life
• VIMS Helps Local Students Aid Oyster Restoration Effort
• From Counting Fish to Implementing Energy Policy

Comparison Of Mussel-Bed Faunas At Blake Ridge And Florida Escarpment Seeps, Kathleen Elizabeth Knick

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

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Taxonomic Composition And Growth Rates Of Phytoplankton Assemblages At The Subtropical Convergence East Of New Zealand, Liza M. Delizo

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

Imposex As An Indication Of Butyltin Exposure In The Veined Rapa Whelk (Rapana Venosa), A Chesapeake Bay Invader, Ethan Alexander Jestel

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

Virginia Game Fish Tagging Program Annual Report 2002, John A. Lucy, C.M. Bain Iii

Reports

The Virginia Game Fish Tagging Program (VGFTP), in its eighth year during 2002, systematically trains and assists anglers in tagging a select number of species important to Virginia's marine recreational fishery and maintains the resulting tagging database. A cooperative project of the Virginia Marine Resources Commission and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), the program is primarily funded with revenues from Virginia's saltwater recreational fishing license funds (Recreational Fishing Development Fund). In addition, support for the program is provided by Virginia's Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program at VIMS.

Bioavailability Of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (Pbdes) In Biosolids And Spiked Sediment To The Aquatic Worm Lumbriculus Variegatus, Serena Ciparis

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

The Crest, Winter 2003, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Reports

Table of Contents:

• VIMS research helps protect Navy ships from mines
• Moore monitors water quality and seagrasses
• Orth studies seed predators
• Researchers see Bay in a grain of sand
• VIMS reviews VSC proposal
• NAS studies C. ariakensis
• Steinberg conducts zooplankton census
• Russian taxonomist visits
• Schaffner wins award
• VIMS work on hard clams pays off
• VIMS leads Antarctic LTER Program
• VIMS helps manage shellfish waters

Microbial Dynamics And Biogeochemistry In The North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, Matthew J. Church

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

The research presented in this dissertation describes the influence of planktonic bacterial growth on upper ocean organic matter dynamics in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre (NPSG). Examination of the temporal dynamics in dissolved organic matter (DOM) was coupled with investigations that targeted the influence of heterotrophic bacterial production (HBP) on organic matter fluxes in the NPSG. Nine cruises to the Hawaii Ocean Time-series field site Station ALOHA revealed that HBP accounted for a large flux of organic carbon in the upper ocean of the NPSG. HBP was significantly enhanced by sunlight, with photoenhancement of HBP accounting for 3.2 mol C …

Diet Of The Sandbar Shark, Carcharhinus Plumbeus, In Chesapeake Bay And Adjacent Waters, Julia K. Ellis

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

The sandbar shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus, is the most abundant large coastal shark in the temperate and tropical waters of the northwest Atlantic Ocean. The Chesapeake Bay, Virginia and adjacent waters serve as a nursery ground for C. plumbeus as well as many other fauna. Characterizing the diet of a higher trophic level predator such as the sandbar shark sheds light on a small portion of the temporally and spatially complex food web in the Bay. This study describes the diet of the sandbar shark, highlighting differences in diet within various portions of the nursery area, as well as ontogenetic changes …

Bacterial Properties And Dissolved Organic Matter Distributions In The Black Sea, Jessica A. Morgan

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Sediment Characteristics On The Distribution Of Fiddler Crabs (Uca Spp) At Goodwin Island, Virginia, Landon Alan Ward

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

Availability Of Humic Nitrogen To Phytoplankton, Jason Holt See

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

The chemical, physical, and biological factors affecting the bioavailability of humic nitrogen (N) to coastal phytoplankton were examined. Historically, humic substances have largely been considered biologically refractory, and humic-N is though to be unavailable biologically without prior oxidation via photochemical cleavage or remineralization by bacteria. This is due in part to the high aromaticity and low N content of humic substances. This dissertation investigates whether these assumptions are valid, and whether humic substances may be a more important source of N to the coastal phytoplankton community than previously believed. The research consisted of four main parts. First, changes in the …

Inverse Model Analysis Of Plankton Food Webs In The North Atlantic And Western Antarctic Peninsula, Robert M. Daniels

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

Persistent Organic Pollutants At The Base Of The Antarctic Marine Food Web, Amy Lee Chiuchiolo

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

Metal Concentrations In Deep-Sea Mussels From A Hydrothermal Vent And Cold Seep, Shana Rapoport

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

The Chesapeake Bay : A Synopsis, William J. Hargis Jr.

Reports

No abstract provided.