Anadromous Fisheries Research Program, Virginia - Annual Report 1980

Alternative Title

Anadromous Fish Project

Authors

Joseph G. Loesch, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
William H. Kriete Jr., Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Document Type

Report

Department/Program

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Publication Date

1981

Abstract

This presentation is the first annual report for P. L. 89-304, AFC 10 project "Anadromous Fisheries Research, Virginia," for the period 1 October, 1979 to 30 September 1980. The fishes of concern were the alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus), American shad (A.sapidissima), and the blueback herring (A.aestivalis).

The following jobs were performed:

1. Catch and Effort Statistics of the Virginia Anadromous Fisheries
2. Population Dynamics of the Virginia Alosa Fisheries
3. Annual Index of Juvenile Alosa Abundance

Description

Project Period: 1 October 1979 to 30 September 1980

DOI

https://doi.org/10.25773/0h76-8j25

Keywords

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

Recommended Citation

Loesch, J. G., & Kriete, W. H. (1981) Anadromous Fisheries Research Program, Virginia - Annual Report 1980. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary. https://doi.org/10.25773/0h76-8j25