Document Type
Report
Department/Program
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
VIMS Department/Program
Marine Advisory Services (MAS)
Publication Date
3-1998
Abstract
The basic objective of the study was to identify a core population of recreational fishermen owning private boats and fishing one or more Virginia artificial reef sites (Fig. 1) with some degree of regularity (making a minim4m of two to three reef trips per season). This developing and expanding population of fishing boat comers was to be sampled randomly, by either telephone or fishing log books, to determine fishing effort and catch rates characterizing trips made to specific reef sites during the 1987 fishing season. Examination of the resulting data would provide a basis for determining whether all, or only a limited number of reef sites, could be successfully monitored during the study's second year. Based upon results of the first year's project, the study's methodology would be retained and/or modified during the second year to collect additional data on fishing success rates at various reef sites. A
Description
For the Period: September 1, 1986 - August 31, 1987 (Work Period Extended to December 31, 1987) Project Completion Report Wallop-Breaux Project No. F-63-R Submitted to: Virginia Marine Resources Commission
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25773/nnt8-qs96
Keywords
Fishing--Virginia--Fishing effort.
Recommended Citation
Lucy, J. A., Barr, C. L., & DuPaul, W. D. (1998) Development and Implementation of a Catch and Effort Data Collection System for Monitoring Trends in Fishing Success on Virginia's Artificial Fishing Reefs, 1987-1988. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary. https://doi.org/10.25773/nnt8-qs96
