Document Type
Report
Department/Program
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Publication Date
6-1-2003
Abstract
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) adopted the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the American eel in November 1999. The FMP focuses on increasing the states’ efforts to collect data on the resource and the fishery it supports through both fishery dependent and fishery independent studies. To this end, member jurisdictions (including the PRFC) agreed to implement an annual abundance survey for young of year (YOY) American eels. The survey is intended to “…characterize trends in annual recruitment of young of year eels over time [to produce a] qualitative appraisal of the annual recruitment of American eel to the U.S. Atlantic coast (ASMFC, 2000). The development of these surveys began as pilot surveys in 2000 with full implementation by the 2001 season. Results from these surveys will provide critical data on eel coastal recruitment success and further understanding of American eel population dynamics.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21220/V5SG70
Keywords
American Eel, Potomac River, Anguilla rostrata, Fisheries
Funding
Potomac River Fisheries Commission (PRFC) supported this project through National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Grant Number NA16FG2692.
Recommended Citation
Montane, M. M., Mathes, M. T., & Brooks, H. (2003) Evaluating Recruitment of American Eel, Anguilla rostrata, to the Potomac River Spring 2003. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary. https://doi.org/10.21220/V5SG70
