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The Atlantic and Gulf Menhaden Purse Seine Fisheries: Origins, Harvesting Technologies, Biostatistical Monitoring, Recent Trends in Fisheries Statistics, and Forecasting [PDF]

open access: yes, 1991
With its genesis in New England during the 1800's, the purse seine fishery for Atlantic menhaden, Brevoortia tyrannus, expanded south and by the early 1900's ranged the length of the eastern seaboard. The purse seine fishery for Gulf menhaden.
Smith, Joseph W.
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Quantifying the Trophic Importance of Gulf Menhaden within the Northern Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The Gulf Menhaden Brevoortia patronus is frequently cited as playing a predominant role in the trophic structure and function of the northern Gulf of Mexico (GOM) marine ecosystem, yet much work remains in quantifying its ecological importance.
Skyler R. Sagarese (2564599)   +17 more
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Net removal of nitrogen through ingestion of phytoplankton by Atlantic menhaden Brevoortia tyrannus in Chesapeake Bay

open access: yes, 2010
As filter-feeding planktivores, Atlantic menhaden Brevoortia tyrannus have the potential to influence water quality through ingestion of phytoplankton and assimilation of resultant nutrients. To evaluate the influence of young-of-the-year (YOY) and age-1+
Lynch, Patrick D.   +7 more
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LIDAR survey of menhaden population in Chesapeake Bay

open access: yes, 2008
No abstracts are to be cited without prior reference to the author.A significant concern was expressed recently about the status of Atlantic menhaden, one of the most important exploited species on the Atlantic coast and in Chesapeake Bay. Standard stock
J. Churnside (18051211)   +4 more
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Menhaden: The Resource, The Industry, and a Management History [PDF]

open access: yes, 1991
PREFACE: Four species of menhaden, Brevoortia spp., are found along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts of the United States. The Atlantic menhaden, B.
Vaughan, Douglas S.
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Distribution of Atlantic menhaden, Brevoortia tyrannus, purse-seine sets and catches from southern New England to North Carolina, 1985-96 [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
Sets and catches of Atlantic menhaden, Brevoortia tyrannus, made in 1985-96 by purse-seine vessels from Virginia and North Carolina were studied by digitizing and analyzing Captain's Daily Fishing Reports (CDFR's), daily logs of fishing activities ...
Smith, Joseph W.
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Growth-mortality hypothesis evaluation for Atlantic menhaden (Brevotyrannus) larvae

open access: yes, 2004
No abstracts are to be cited without prior reference to the author.This study tests the 'growth-mortality' hypothesis for Atlantic menhaden larvae. After being spawned in offshore coastal waters, menhaden larvae are carried into estuarine nursery areas ...
Dariusz Fey (17825084)   +2 more
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Biological Analysis of Two Management Options for the Atlantic Menhaden Fishery [PDF]

open access: yes, 1991
Biological implications of two managment options (the closed corridor and the recommended shortened season (Option 7) options) for the Atlantic menhaden, Brevoortia tyrannus, fishery are reported based on purse-seine landings and port sampling data from ...
Smith, Joseph W., Vaughan, Douglas S.
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Effects of menhaden predation on plankton populations in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island

open access: yes, 1998
The Atlantic menhaden, Brevoortia tyrannus, is an abundant plankton-feeding fish that undertakes extensive seasonal migrations, moving from overwintering locations offshore south of Cape Hatteras to the mid-Atlantic Bight and New England inshore waters ...
Durbin, Ann G., Durbin, Edward G.
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Comparison of Pacific sardine and Atlantic menhaden fisheries

open access: yes, 1969
The Pacific sardine resource, which once supported an important American fishery, declined abruptly in the late 1940's and early 1950's, and the fishery is now defunct. Scientific research during the peak of the sardine fishery and subsequent to the decline has demonstrated fairly clearly that the cause was overfishing, fluctuations in abundance from ...
openaire   +1 more source

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