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R/F-90
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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