The annual marine feeding aggregation of Atlantic sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus in the inner Bay of Fundy: population characteristics and movement

Autor: M J, Dadswell, S A, Wehrell, A D, Spares, M F, Mclean, J W, Beardsall, L M, Logan-Chesney, G S, Nau, C, Ceapa, A M, Redden, M J W, Stokesbury
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Journal of fish biology. 89(4)
ISSN: 1095-8649
Popis: Atlantic sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus aggregate to feed from May to October in Minas Basin (45° N; 64° W), a large, cul-de-sac embayment of the inner Bay of Fundy. The aggregation consists mainly of migrants from the Saint John, NB and Kennebec Rivers, ME (99%). During 2004-2015, 4393 A. oxyrinchus were taken as by-catch by commercial fish trawlers or at intertidal fishing weirs, and 1453 were marked and/or sampled and released. Fork length (L
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