Established in 1973, the Longline Survey at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science is one of the world's longest running fishery independent monitoring program for sharks, skates, and rays. Each month from June to September, survey scientists visit at least 8 fixed longline stations in Chesapeake Bay and coastal Virginia waters to monitor the distribution, abundance, and biology of adult sharks, which use these waters during seasonal migrations along the U.S. eastern seaboard.

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Submissions from 2021

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VIMS Shark Longline Annual Report - 2021, Multispecies Research Group, Virginia Institute of Marine Science

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Monitoring Living Marine Resources in the Mid‐Atlantic Bight, Northeast Area Monitoring & Assessment Program (NEAMAP), Virginia Shark Monitoring & Assessment Program (VASMAP), Robert J. Latour, James Gartland, and Christopher F. Bonzek

Submissions from 2019

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VIMS Shark Longline Annual Report - 2019, Multispecies Research Group, Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Submissions from 2018

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VIMS Shark Longline Annual Report - 2018, Multispecies Research Group, Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Submissions from 2017

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VIMS Shark Longline Annual Report - 2017, Multispecies Research Group, Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Submissions from 2016

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VIMS Shark Longline Annual Report - 2016, Multispecies Research Group, Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Submissions from 2015

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VIMS Shark Longline Annual Report - 2015, Multispecies Research Group, Virginia Institute of Marine Science