The following publications include data and/or data based on samples collected by the VIMS Juvenile Fish and Blue Crab Survey (most recent first). Note: Links to journal articles will only work if your institution subscribes to those journals.
Long, W.C., R.D. Seitz. 2008. Hypoxia-enhanced foraging in an estuarine system: trophic interactions under stress. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 362:59-68. Link to abstract.
Halvorson,
A.D. 2007. Recent additions of warmwater fish species to Chesapeake Bay. Northeastern
Naturalist 14(4): 651-656. Link
to PDF (574KB).
Hare, J.A., and K.W. Able. 2007.
Mechanistic links between climate and fisheries along the east coast of the
United States: explaining population outbursts of Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias
undulatus). Fisheries Oceanography 16: 31-45. Email
first author for PDF.
Hoffman, J.C., K.E. Limburg, D.A. Bronk, and J.E. Olney. 2007. Overwintering habitats of migratory juvenile American shad in Chesapeake Bay. Environmental Biology of Fishes. DOI 10.1007/s10641-007-9204-y. Link to journal article.
Gartland, J., R.J. Latour, A.D. Halvorson, and H.M. Austin. 2006. Diet composition of young-of-the-year bluefish in the lower Chesapeake Bay and the coastal ocean of Virginia. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 135: 371-378. Link to PDF (139KB).
Grubbs, R.D., and J.A. Musick. 2005. Spatial delineation of summer nursery areas for juvenile sandbar sharks in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. American Fisheries Society Symposium, in press.
Montane, M.M., and H.M. Austin. 2005. Effects of hurricanes on Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus) recruitment to Chesapeake Bay. Pp. 185-192. In Hurricane Isabel in Perspective. K. Sellner, ed. Chesapeake Research Consortium, CRC Publication 05-160, Edgewater, MD. Download PDF (4627 KB).
Orrell, T.M., and K.E. Carpenter. 2004. A phylogeny of the fish family Sparidae (porgies) inferred from mitochondrial sequence data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 32: 425-431.
Geer, P.J. 2003. Distribution, relative abundance, and habitat use of American eel Anguilla rostrata in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay. American Fisheries Society Symposium 33: 101-115.
Lipcius, R.N., W.T. Stockhausen, R.D. Seitz, and P.J. Geer. 2003. Spatial dynamics and value of a marine protected area and corridor for the blue crab spawning stock in Chesapeake Bay. Bulletin of Marine Science 72(2): 453-469.
Owens, S.J., and P.J. Geer. 2003. Size and age of American eels collected from tributaries of the Virginia portion of Chesapeake Bay. American Fisheries Society Symposium 33: 117-124.
Austin, H. 2002. Decadal oscillations and regime shifts, a characterization of the Chesapeake Bay marine climate. American Fisheries Society Symposium 32: 155-170.
Bartol, I.K., R. Mann, and M. Vecchione. 2002. Distribution of the euryhaline squid Lolliguncula brevis in Chesapeake Bay: effects of selected abiotic factors. Marine Ecology Progress Series 226: 235-247.
Orrell, T.M., K.E. Carpenter, J.A. Musick, and J.E. Graves. 2002. Phylogenetic and biogeographic analyses of the Sparidae (Perciformes: Percoidei) from cytochrome b sequences. Copeia 2002(3): 618-631.
Lipcius, R.N., R.D. Seitz, W.J. Goldsborough, M.M. Montane, and W.T. Stockhausen. 2001. A deepwater dispersal corridor for adult female blue crabs in Chesapeake Bay. Pp. 643-666 In Spatial Processes and Management of Marine Populations. G.H. Kruse, N. Bez, A. Booth, M.W. Dorn, S. Hills, R.N. Lipcius, D. Pelletier, C. Roy, S.J. Smith, and D. Witherell, eds. University of Alaska Sea Grant, AK-SG-00-04, Fairbanks.
Seitz, R.D., R.N. Lipcius, W.T. Stockhausen, and M.M. Montane. 2001. Efficacy of blue crab spawning sanctuaries in Chesapeake Bay. Pp. 607-626 In Spatial Processes and Management of Marine Populations. G.H. Kruse, N. Bez, A. Booth, M.W. Dorn, S. Hills, R.N. Lipcius, D. Pelletier, C. Roy, S.J. Smith, and D. Witherell, eds. University of Alaska Sea Grant, AK-SG-00-04, Fairbanks.
Sipe, A.M., and M.E. Chittenden, jr. 2001. A comparison of calcified structures for aging summer flounder, Paralichthys dentatus. Fishery Bulletin 99(4): 628-640. Link to PDF (327 KB).
Teixeira, R.L., and J.A. Musick. 2001. Reproduction and food habits of the lined seahorse, Hippocampus erectus (Teleostei: Syngnathidae) of Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. Brazilian Journal of Biology 61(1): 79-90.
Terwilliger, M. R., and T. A. Munroe. 1999. Age, growth, longevity, and mortality of blackcheek tonguefish, Symphurus plagiusa (Cynoglossidae: Pleuronectiformes), in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. Fishery Bulletin 97(2): 340-361. Link to PDF (845 KB).
Hata, D.N. 1997. Comparison of gears and vessels used in the Virginia Institute of Marine Science Juvenile Finfish Trawl Survey. Special Report in Applied Marine Science and Ocean Engineering No. 343. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Pt., Va, 23062. 244 p. Download PDF (3194 KB).
Austin, H., and C. Bonzek. 1996. Effects of the June 1995 freshet in the main Virginia tributaries to the Chesapeake Bay. Virginia Journal of Science 47(4): 251-279.
Austin, H.M., and K. Nelson. 1992. Comparison of condition indices (K) of spot (Leiostomus xanthurus) from the Elizabeth and York Rivers, Virginia. Virginia Journal of Science 43(4): 381-388.
Luo, J., and J.A. Musick. 1991. Reproductive biology of the bay anchovy in Chesapeake Bay. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 120(6): 701-710.
Jones, C.M., J.R. McConaugha, P.J. Geer, and M.H. Prager. 1990. Estimates of spawning stock size of blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, in Chesapeake Bay, 1986-1987. Bulletin of Marine Science 46(1): 159-169.
Lipcius, R.N., and W.A. van Engel. 1990. Blue crab population dynamics in Chesapeake Bay: variation in abundance (York River, 1972-1988) and stock-recruit functions. Bulletin of Marine Science 46(1): 180-194.
Prager, M.H., J.R. McConaugha, C.M. Jones, and P.J. Geer. 1990. Fecundity of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, in Chesapeake Bay: biological, statistical and management considerations. Bulletin of Marine Science 46(1): 170-179.
Norcross, B.L., and H.M. Austin. 1987. Middle Atlantic Bight meridional wind component effect on bottom water temperatures and spawning distribution of Atlantic croaker. Continental Shelf Research, 8(1): 69-88.
Chittenden, M.E., and W.A. van Engel. 1972. Effect of a tickler chain and tow duration on trawl catches of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 101(4): 732-734.