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Evaluating and improving larval stocking as a method to restore american shad in Chesapeake Bay
Principal Investigator:
Edward D. HoudeStart/End Year:
2000 - 2004Institution:
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceCo-Principal Investigator:
Steven P. Minkkinen, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Mariculture, Estuarine and Marine HatcheriesTopic(s):
Description:
Stocked larvae of American shad contribute to adult stock in a restoration effort being conducted in Chesapeake Bay, but environmental conditions that optimize larval stocking procedures were unevaluated. For this research, larvae were stocked into the Patuxent River during 2000 and 2001 at prescribed locations and dates to determine preferred conditions that maximize growth, survival and interactions with other ichthyoplankton species. Recommended stocking strategies for resource management agencies will result from the research.
Related Publications:
Campfield, PA; Houde, ED. 2011. Ichthyoplankton community structure and comparative trophodynamics in an estuarine transition zone. Fishery Bulletin109(1):1 -19. UM-SG-RS-2011-04.
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Developing a habitat model for mysids, an important link in Chesapeake Bay food webs
Mysids are important mesozooplankton prey for many species of fish in Chesapeake Bay and are an important link in transferring energy from lower to upper trophic levels. Mysids also serve as biological vectors for benthic-pelagic coupling due to their diel vertical migration and omnivorous prey-switching behavior, which makes mysids important regulators of food web architecture. Despite their central role in coastal food webs, surprisingly little is known about mysid ecology and dynamics in Chesapeake Bay.
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