Locating upriver spawning reaches of American shad (Alosa sapidissima) on the Mattaponi and Pamunkey Rivers via ichthyoplankton surveys and the examination of relative juvenile abundance and distribution in relation to river discharge

Details

• Personal Author:
  Bilkovic, Donna Marie ; Hershner, Carl ; Olney, John E.
• Corporate Authors:
  Virginia Institute of Marine Science
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service)
• Description:
  In the case of anadromous fish, extensive and fluctuating habitat use renders the delineation of spawning and nursery areas problematic. For a complete picture of essential habitat, current and historic habitat use, in conjunction with the factors influencing spawning/nursery habitat choices should be described. This study attempted to determine the upper extent of American shad (Alosa sapidissima) spawning and examined hydrographic influences on juvenile recruitment in the Mattaponi and Pamunkey rivers.
• Content Notes:
  Project: AFC - 29
  
  Completion Report
  
  2000 Annual Report
  
  
• Keywords:
  American Shad Fisheries Fish Surveys Habitat Larvae American Shad Fisheries Fish Surveys
• Format:
  pdf
• Document Type:
  Non-series Report
• Funding:
  Grant no. NA96FA0192
• Place as Subject:
  Mattaponi River (Va.) ; Pamunkey River (Va.)
• License:
  https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
• Rights Information:
  CC0 Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7c222dcc5456afd67065d11cac60637c350d68bf504779842fb8dd433771d04023b5fce5e3e634fbaf558c50e1093eee99c884750d21c8033569f194fb32a649
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/73175/noaa_73175_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.18 MB ]