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Movements of Striped Bass, Morone saxatilis, Tagged in Maryland Waters of Chesapeake Bay
Author(s) -
Moore Charles J.,
Burton Dennis T.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
transactions of the american fisheries society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1548-8659
pISSN - 0002-8487
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8659(1975)104<703:mosbms>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - chesapeake bay , morone saxatilis , bass (fish) , fishery , bay , biology , oceanography , environmental science , estuary , geology
During the fall of 1972, 1,762 striped bass, Morone saxatilis (Walbaum), 28‐32 cm in total length, were tagged with Peterson disk tags and released in the open waters of Chesapeake Bay in the vicinity of a nuclear power station off Calvert County, Maryland. A total of 721, or 41%, of these fish were recaptured, with the majority being at large more than 30 days. Of these recaptures 629 were taken in the Maryland portion of Chesapeake Bay and tributaries, 43 were taken in the Potomac River estuary, 57 were taken in the Virginia portion of Chesapeake Bay and tributaries, and 6 were taken outside of Chesapeake Bay. Seasonal recapture locations indicate that (1) the deep water of open Chesapeake Bay serves as an important overwintering area for Chesapeake Bay striped bass; (2) these fish remain active throughout the winter months traveling both north and south with some individuals moving the entire length of the Bay and others moving into various river systems; (3) during the early spring these fish segregate out, presumably into their natal river systems to spawn, both in the Maryland and Virginia portions of the Bay; and (4) after the spring spawning a portion of the population moves out of the Bay to spend the summer months along the Atlantic Coast.