Estimation of Annual and Semi-Annual Survival of Adult Female Blue Crabs and Assessment of the Effectiveness of the Virginia Blue Crab Sanctuary using Tag-Return Methodology
The blue crab fishery is the most valuable commercial fishery in Chesapeake Bay. The Chesapeake Bay stock recently experienced a period of overfishing, which has resulted in below average abundances, and the spawning stock has experienced an 84 % decline in biomass relative to levels in the late 198...
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W&M ScholarWorks
2005
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539617829 https://scholarworks.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2959&context=etd |