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The Effects of Derelict Gear on Blue Crab Production in the Chesapeake Bay

Creator:

Scheld, Andrew M., Bilkovic, Donna M., and Havens, Kirk J.

Abstract:

Several factors currently threaten blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) in the Chesapeake Bay. In addition to poor water quality, degraded habitat, and shifting environmental conditions, derelict gear has recently been recognized as a significant source of mortality for this economically and culturally significant species. From 2008 through 2014, commercial watermen in...

Resource Type:

Presentation