Alternative Title

Anadromous Fish Project

Document Type

Report

Department/Program

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Publication Date

1989

Abstract

Objectives

1. Estimate fishing effort, landings, and catch-per-unit-of-effort of aduit river herring (alewife and blueback herring) and American shad in Virginia during the 1988 fisheries.

2. Determine the present status of the stocks relative to former yean; by comparison of landings and CPUE.

3. Estimate current biological statistics (age and size frequencies, species composition, etc.) of river herring and American shad.

Description

Project Period: 1 February 1988 - 31 January 1989

Keywords

Alosa -- Virginia, Anadromous fishes -- Virginia, Atlantic herring fisheries -- Virginia, Shad fisheries -- Virginia

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