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Estimation of Relative Abundance of Recreationally Important Finfish in the Virginia Portion of Chesapeake Bay: Annual Progress Report 1990-1991
Colvocoresses, James A. Geer, Patrick J.
Colvocoresses, James A.
Geer, Patrick J.
Abstract
A recent analysis of the Virginia portion of the National Marine Fisheries Service Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistics Survey (VMRC 1985) showed that Virginia marine recreational catches were dominated by six species (spot, croaker, weakfish, black sea bass, summer flounder, and bluefish) which constituted over 85% of the total estimated catch by both numbers caught and weight landed. All of these species except bluefish heavily utilize the lower Chesapeake Bay as a nursery area for early juveniles which are highly vulnerable to bottom trawls.
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1991-06-01
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Fisheries Science
Juvenile Fish and Blue Crab Trawl Survey
Research and Technical Reports, Fisheries, Management, Abundance, Virgina
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Virginia Institute of Marine Science
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https://doi.org/10.25773/y8h9-q975