Document Type
Report
Department/Program
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Publication Date
9-2016
Abstract
The Trawl Survey provides crucial data to state, regional, and national fisheries management agencies, including the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC), the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), the Mid‐Atlantic Fisheries Management Council (MAFMC), and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). The MAFMC recognizes the juvenile trawl survey as one of the key predictors of Summer Flounder recruitment. Annual indices of juvenile abundance have been generated from trawl survey data for species of key recreational, ecological, and commercial importance in the Virginia portion of Chesapeake Bay. These include Spot, Atlantic Croaker, Weakfish, Summer Flounder, Black Sea Bass, Scup, Striped Bass, White Perch, White Catfish, Channel Catfish, Blue Catfish, Silver Perch, American Eel, and Bay Anchovy.
DOI
http://doi.org/10.21220/V5W30G
Keywords
trawl survey, fish populations, fish stock assessment, fishery resources
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Funding
Virginia Marine Resources Commission Project Number: F‐104‐R‐20
Recommended Citation
Tuckey, T. D., & Fabrizio, M. C. (2016) Estimating relative juvenile abundance of ecologically important finfish in the Virginia portion of Chesapeake Bay (1 June 2015 - 31 May 2016) : 2016 Annual Report. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary. http://doi.org/10.21220/V5W30G
