Production and Harvest of Anadromous Striped Bass Stocks along the Atlantic Coast

Boreman, John; Austin, Herbert M.

doi:10.1577/1548-8659(1985)114<3:pahoas>2.0.co;2

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“…The juvenile finfish survey has been conducted since 1954 and the striped bass index, has varied from 1.2 to 30 with a long term average of about 8.9 (Boreman and Austin, 1985). The Maryland Department of Natural Resources produces a juvenile index as an estimate of each year's striped bass reproduction.…”

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Status of some finfish stocks in the Chesapeake Bay

Speir

1987

Water Air Soil Pollut

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The Chesapeake Bay is one of the largest and most productive estuaries in the United States. The fish and shellfish harvest in 1979 totaled 284.5 × 106 kg. Although historical measures of stock size are less than optimum, commercial landings and indices of reproductive success indicate declines in several species of anadromous and semi-anadromous finfish. Causes for the declines may be due to point and non-point sources of water pollution, acid deposition or overfishing. The EPA Chesapeake Bay Study identified a number of major environmental problems in the Bay but the exact linkages between environmental problems and fish stocks have not been made.

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Status of some finfish stocks in the Chesapeake Bay

Speir

1987

Water Air Soil Pollut

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“…Production of striped bass, Morone saxatilis, has declined along the East Coast of the United States in recent years (Boreman and Austin, 1985). Goodyear (1985) postulated that contaminants in the environment and decreased survival of adults due to fishing are important factors contributing to decline of East Coast striped bass populations.…”

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Acidification effects on larval striped bass, Morone saxatilis in Chesapeake Bay tributaries: A review

Hall

1987

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Reduced striped bass populations along the East Coast of the United States have prompted numerous studies to assess various factors contributing to the decline. Available data from in-situ, on-site and laboratory studies with striped bass in conjunction with water quality and contaminants data confirm that the eastern shore rivers of the Chesapeake Bay (Choptank, Nanticoke, and Pocomoke Rivers) are susceptible to acidic conditions. The Choptank and Nanticoke Rivers are significant striped bass spawning areas. Acidification conditions (low pH, A1, low hardness) were documented in these systems in 1984 at levels reported to cause high mortality to striped bass larvae. Striped bass populations in several western shore tributaries such as the Mattaponi, Pamunkey, Patuxent, and Rappahannock Rivers also appear to be vulnerable to acidic pH conditions. In-situ toxicity studies documenting actual striped bass larval mortality are lacking in these systems; however, based on laboratory data it appears that potentially toxic acidic conditions can exist. Although certain Chesapeake Bay spawning tributaries do exhibit acidic conditions during spawning periods, other systems are resistant to acidification. The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal (C & D Canal), Elk River and Susquehanna River of the Upper Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac River on the western shore appear to be resistant to reductions in pH. The upper Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River are major striped bass spawning areas. Therefore, reduced striped bass production in these systems may be related to factors other than acidification.Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 35 (1987) 87-96.

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“…Striped Bass Morone saxatilis populations sustained severe declines in abundance throughout the U.S. Atlantic coast in the 1970s after several years of record commercial harvest combined with poor recruitment (Boreman and Austin 1985;Richards and Deuel 1987). In North Carolina, Striped Bass commercial landings declined by 80% between 1973and 1983(Boreman and Austin 1985.…”

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“…In North Carolina, Striped Bass commercial landings declined by 80% between 1973and 1983(Boreman and Austin 1985. Recovery efforts began with the development of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's (ASMFC) Interstate Fisheries Management Plan for Striped Bass (IFMP) in 1981 (Richards and Rago 1999).…”

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