Document Type
Data
Department/Program
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Publication Date
1-2024
Spatial Information
James River and Chesapeake Bay mainstem
Data Access
Spreadsheet available under Download button.
Abstract
Monthly catch of egg-bearing blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science Trawl Survey are provided in a CSV file. Catch data is aggregated over all stations sampled per month for the Chesapeake Bay mainstem and James River from 1995 to 2019. Months are limited to February, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, and November. Sampling protocols and methods for the survey can be found in Tuckey and Fabrizio 2022 (Estimating Relative Juvenile Abundance of Ecologically Important Finfish in the Virginia Portion of Chesapeake Bay) doi: 10.25773/9WV1‐PS18. The catch values have been adjusted to account for a vessel change, according to Fabrizio and Tuckey 2016 (Calibration of VIMS Research Vessel Catch Data to Ensure Continuity of Recruitment Indices for the Chesapeake Bay Region) http://doi.org/10.21220/V5QC7B
Description
Files Description:
CSV file of the number of egg-bearing blue crabs captured by the trawl survey, adjusted for vessel changes, by month, region and year.
Keywords
Catch, ovigerous, James River, Chesapeake Bay
Associated Publications
Schneider, A.K., Fabrizio, M.C., Lipcius, R.N. (In press). Reproductive phenology of the Chesapeake Bay blue crab population in a changing climate. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.
Funding
The Trawl Survey is supported by the Virginia Marine Resources Commission, the US Fish & Wildlife Service, and VIMS
Recommended Citation
Schneider, A.K., Fabrizio, M.C., Lipcius, R.N. “Catch of egg-bearing blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) from 1995 to 2019 in the James River and Chesapeake Bay mainstem” (2024). Data. William & Mary. https://doi.org/10.25773/dz6e-rk66
