Movement Of 1970 Year Class Striped Bass Between Virginia, New York And New England

Authors

William H. Kriete Jr., Virginia Institute of Marine Science
John V. Merriner, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Herbert M. Austin, Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Files

Document Type

Book Chapter

Department/Program

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Editors

Ralph W. Dimmick

Publication Date

1978

Book Title

Proceedings Of The Thirty-Second Annual Conference Southeastern Association Of Game And Fish Commissioners

Publisher

Southeastern Association Of Game And Fish Commissioners

Abstract

Striped bass (Marone saxatilis) were tagged in Virginia beginning in 1968. The 1970 yearclass of striped bass was tagged both in Virginia and New York in 1972. Fish tagged in Virginia were returned from New York to Maine while fish tagged in New York were returned from the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac River. These data indicated that fish migrate from rivers in which they were spawned at different ages and that fish that migrate as 2 year olds remain together as a group until they are 3+ years. Therefore, within the Chesapeake Bay area there are distinct river populations at least until these populations are 3+ years old.

Recommended Citation

Kriete, William H. Jr.; Merriner, John V.; and Austin, Herbert M., "Movement Of 1970 Year Class Striped Bass Between Virginia, New York And New England" (1978). VIMS Books and Book Chapters. 112.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/vimsbooks/112