The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service initiated this study in 2002 and produced a report on the distribution of eelgrass beds in the eastern portion of Long Island Sound: "Eelgrass Survey for Eastern Long Island Sound, Connecticut and New York" (Tiner, et al. 2003). This survey was intended to be the baseline study for monitoring the status of eelgrass in this area of Long Island Sound. In 2004, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency provided funding to update this survey in 2005. This report outlines the methods used in the survey, summarizes inventory results, compares the findings with the 2002 survey, and provides detailed maps showing the location of eelgrass (Zostera marina) beds detected during the 2006 survey.

This report focuses on six mitigation hatcheries in the southeastern U.S.: 1) Greers Ferry NFH, Arkansas; 2) Norfork NFH, Arkansas; 3) Dale Hollow NFH, Tennessee; 4) Erwin NFH, Tennessee; 5) Wolf Creek NFH, Kentucky; and 6) Chattahoochee Forest NFH, Georgia. In their capacity as mitigation hatcheries, these facilities provide a variety of environmental and ecological goods and services. This report focuses on a subset of these goods and services: the economic effects of the recreational use of hatchery trout. Aside from the direct fish-related economic effects, the hatcheries also provide additional economic impacts to local communities and adjacent regions through hatchery budget expenditures, including spending related to trout production and the spending of hatchery staff salaries.

This is a new release of the original 1946 edition.

This Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (FPEIS) addresses restoration techniques for anthropogenic physical injury to coral reef resources within Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean waters of the National Marine Sanctuary System (NMSS). The purpose of this document is to present and analyze the current technologies available for effective implementation of restoration to address injury to coral reef resources in these areas of the NMSS; appropriate analysis of the technologies in this document will provide for efficient selection and implementation of action when needed.

This report, A Field Manual for the Use of Antimycin A for Restoration of Native Fish Populations, provides protocols for the use of antimycin A which have been successfully used in restoration efforts within units of the national park system and in national forest and state projects. This document is based upon experiences of biologists from the National Park Service (NPS), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. The authors' hope that the information included in the manual will be applicable to any application of antimycin for the restoration of native fish populations and that it provides fisheries managers with established protocols for safe, effective, and lawful restoration projects utilizing antimycin A.

In May 2005, Coastal and Fisheries staff from Olympic National Park conducted a 3-day inventory of intertidal fishes adjacent to the shoreline of Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve. Beach seine sampling was employed in all intertidal habitats on both the Admiralty Inlet and Penn Cove shorelines. A total of 31 locations were sampled, resulting in documentation of 28 species. The habitats in both of these regions include sand, gravel, cobble, and boulder beaches. Fish community composition in both regions was dominated by juvenile salmon, particularly chum salmon smolts, however the communities in each region were significantly different from each other. These differences likely reflect the physical habitat differences between the open coastline of Admiralty Inlet and the protected Penn Cove.

Walking along the beach and picking up seashells is a favorite pastime enjoyed by millions of people every year. This field guide covers three hundred of the better-known or more common seashells found on Texas coastlines, and anyone interested in identifying and collecting shells along Texas bays and Gulf coast beaches will find "Texas Seashells" an essential companion. With more than 600 detailed and data-rich color photographs, each species with at least two views, "Texas Seashells" is sure to make shell identification fun, quick, and easy. Those new to collecting can get started with the introductory chapters on building your shell collection, local laws and regulations protecting this resource, seashell clubs, adopting a "Sheller's Creed," and basic seashell taxonomy. A glossary is also included for technical terms not defined in the text.
Although this field guide is for seashells found along the Texas coast, it will also be useful in other regions of the Gulf of Mexico and western Atlantic Ocean.

The purpose of this report was to document the status of the marine fish assemblage at KALA in 2010 and examine changes from 2006 to 2010. First, the status of the entire assemblage in 2010 was analyzed for species richness, density, biomass and diversity using spatial distribution maps. Second, the trophic composition of the entire assemblage in 2010 was examined for both density and biomass. Third, the top ten species in 2010 in terms of density and biomass were listed to examine specific components of the assemblage. Finally, trends in the entire assemblage from 2006-2010 were plotted for species richness, density, biomass, and diversity. Figure

Journalist Richard Schweid first learned the strange facts of the freshwater eel's life from a fisherman in a small Spanish town just south of Valencia. ""The eeler who explained the animal's life cycle to me did so as he served up an eel he had just taken from a trap, killed, cleaned, and cooked in olive oil in an earthenware dish,"" writes Schweid. ""I ate it with a chunk of fresh, crusty bread. It was delicious. I was immediately fascinated."" As this engaging culinary and natural history reveals, the humble eel is indeed an amazing creature. Every European and American eel begins its life in the Sargasso Sea--a vast, weedy stretch of deep Atlantic waters between Bermuda and the Azores. Larval eels drift for up to three years until they reach the rivers of North America or Europe, where they mature and live as long as two decades before returning to the Sargasso to mate and die. Eels have never been bred successfully in captivity. Consulting fisherfolk, cooks, and scientists, Schweid takes the reader on a global tour to reveal the economic and gastronomic importance of eel in places such as eastern North Carolina, Spain, Northern Ireland, England, and Japan. (While this rich yet mild-tasting fish has virtually disappeared from U.S. tables, over $2 billion worth of eel is still eagerly consumed in Europe and Asia each year.) The book also includes recipes, both historic and contemporary, for preparing eel.

Fishermen of Taupo is a book about the fly fishermen of New Zealand's Lake Taupo. It tells the individual stories of twenty Taupo fishermen that I have been fortunate enough to fish with over the years. Taupo is, and still remains, a gem, but with the world getting ever smaller due to air travel, this fishery is fragile. Still it remains, like its trout, wild. It needs protecting before it's lost.

The objectives of this study were to (1) determine if a reproducing population of crayfish belonging to the C. acuminatus complex occurs in Valley Creek within VFNHP; (2) conduct a comprehensive survey of Valley Creek within VFNHP and produce a list of all the crayfish species that occur there; and (3) determine the basic life history characteristics (e.g., size structure, sex ratio), reproductive status, and habitat preferences of the crayfish species that occur in Valley Creek within VFNHP.

Do fiddler crabs need air? What do fiddler crabs eat? Why does the fiddler crab have a big claw? How can I catch a fiddler crab? What is the difference between a male and female fiddler crab? Can you breed fiddler crabs? Where do I buy fiddler crabs? Did you know there are over 90 different species of Fiddler crabs? Fiddler crabs exhibit complex behaviour and require a specialised environment to thrive. To care for your pet fiddler crab you must know how to prepare your tank and make sure you choose the right aquarium mates. In this easy to read guide you will find the answers to all these questions and much more. Find out how to care for your pet fiddler crabs, discover facts about the unique fiddler crab life cycle, how to feed your fiddler crabs and advice choosing the perfect fiddler crab tank mates. Includes fun fiddler facts for kids.