Download or read book Fluctuations in the Abundance of the Blue Crab in Chesapeake Bay written by John Cleary Pearson and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The blue crab (Callinectes sapidus Rathbun) of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts supports the largest crab fishery in the United States. Chesapeake Bay on the Atlantic coast and the estuarine waters of Louisiana on the Gulf coast now furnish 75 percent of the catch. Fluctuations in the abundance of blue crabs have occurred over the past half century in Chesapeake Bay where year-round fisheries have long been established. This report examines the nature and causes of fhese fluctuations. Several natural factors which appear to regulate the annual survival rate and the abundance of the blue crab are discussed on the basis of available knowledge.
Download or read book Fluctuations in the Abundance of the Blue Crab in Chesapeake Bay written by John Cleary Pearson and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fluctuations in Abundance of Blue Crab in Chesapeake Bay with Bibliography written by and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fluctuations in the Abundance of the Blue Crab in Chesapeake Bay by John C Pearson written by John C. Pearson and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The blue crab (Callinectes sapidus Rathbun) of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts supports the largest crab fishery in the United States. Chesapeake Bay on the Atlantic coast and the estuarine waters of Louisiana on the Gulf coast now furnish 75 percent of the catch. Fluctuations in the abundance of blue crabs have occurred over the past half century in Chesapeake Bay where year-round fisheries have long been established. This report examines the nature and causes of fhese fluctuations. Several natural factors which appear to regulate the annual survival rate and the abundance of the blue crab are discussed on the basis of available knowledge.
Download or read book Research Report written by and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Research Report written by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Abundance Estimation and Population Dynamics of the Blue Crab in the Chesapeake Bay written by Brian J. Rothschild and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fluctuations in Abundance of the Blue Crab and Factors Affecting Mortalities written by Michael D. McKenzie and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book NOAA Technical Report NMFS SSRF written by and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Stock Assessment of Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Callinectes Sapidus written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 1997 Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Fishery Management Plan written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Predation Impacts of Invasive Blue Catfish on Blue Crabs in Estuarine Environments written by Mary C. Fabrizio and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) is an important resource in Chesapeake Bay serving as predator and prey in the estuarine food web and supporting one of the most valuable fisheries in the region with landings in 2019 exceeding 55,501,000 lbs. and valued at more than $81,465,000 (NOAA Fisheries 2021). Fluctuations in the abundance of blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay reflect annual changes in recruitment, fishing mortality, and natural mortality (Lipcius and Van Engel 1990). During the 1990s, blue crab abundance in Chesapeake Bay declined markedly (Lipcius and Stockhausen 2002) and management plans were subsequently enacted to rebuild blue crab stocks to former levels of abundance. Such rebuilding plans aim to protect the spawning stock to ensure recruitment and required significant reductions in fishing mortality rates. Recruitment in this stock is closely monitored, and fishing mortality is regulated through area closures, minimum size, and seasonal harvest limits, but natural mortality due to predation is not well known or estimated. Indeed, a comprehensive list of blue crab predators is lacking for Chesapeake Bay (Bromilow and Lipcius 2017). Nonetheless, predation mortality on blue crabs may contribute to notable annual fluctuations in the abundance of juvenile and harvestable blue crabs.
Download or read book Abundance Estimation Population Dynamics and Assessment of the Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Stock written by Brian J. Rothschild and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Changes in Fluxes in Estuaries written by Keith R. Dyer and published by Olsen & Olsen. This book was released on 1994 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fishery Publication Index 1920 54 written by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fishery Publication Index 1920 54 Publication of the Bureau of Fisheries and Fishery Publications of the Fish and Wildlife Service by Series Authors and Subjects written by United States. Department of the Interior. Library and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: