Genetic analysis of American shad entering Chesapeake Bay

Brown, Bonnie L.; Chapman, Robert W. (Robert Wayne), 1950-

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Genetic analysis of American shad entering Chesapeake Bay

Published Date:

1991

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Personal Authors:

Brown, Bonnie L. ; Chapman, Robert W. (Robert Wayne), 1950- ;

Corporate Authors:

Chesapeake Bay Commission, Pennsylvania Delegation, ; Chesapeake Scientific Investigations Foundation ; Virginia, Council on the Environment, ; ... More ▼

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Description:

"Yearly release of shad fry and of live pre-spawned adult shad from six other source rivers accompanied the lift operation beginning in 1982... In view of the apparent success of shad management efforts in Susquehanna River, a program of study was proposed to the Maryland DNR Chesapeake Bay Research and Monitoring Division's Power Plant Topical Research Program designed to examine population dynamics underlying the resurgent American shad population in Susquehanna River using molecular genetic techniques."--p.4.

Document Type:

Document

Collection(s):

National Ocean Service (NOS)

Funding:

Funding: Virginia Council on the Environment with funds from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; grant number: NA90AA-H-CZ796;

Place as Subject:

Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)

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