The history of Chesapeake Bay's blue crab (Callinectes sapidus): fisheries and management

Major blue crab fisheries have existed on the Atlantic coast of the United States for at least 100 years, and on the Gulf of Mexico coast for more than 50 years. From 1990 to 1994, reported landings averaged more than 96 million kg per year, with a reported dockside value of more than $200 million....

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Autores principales:	Stagg,Cluney, Whilden,Marguerite
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Escuela de Ciencias del Mar. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso 1997
Materias:	fisheries management blue crab Chesapeake Bay
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0717-717819970025000072003-07-31The history of Chesapeake Bay's blue crab (Callinectes sapidus): fisheries and managementStagg,CluneyWhilden,Marguerite fisheries management blue crab Chesapeake Bay Major blue crab fisheries have existed on the Atlantic coast of the United States for at least 100 years, and on the Gulf of Mexico coast for more than 50 years. From 1990 to 1994, reported landings averaged more than 96 million kg per year, with a reported dockside value of more than $200 million. Until about 1950, Chesapeake Bay accounted for over 75% of the total reported U.S. harvest of blue crabs, but less than 50% over the last two decades. The United States blue crab fishery is made up of hundreds to thousands of small-scale fishermen. The commercial fishery has a hard crab component and a soft crab (recently molted) fishery. There is also a substantial recreational (casual) fishery for blue crabs. Since the 1950s, crab pots have accounted for the largest proportion of reported landings. Other major gears include the trotline, crab scrape and crab dredge. U.S. blue crab fisheries have undergone periods of low abundance. Changes in fishing effort and power, environmental conditions, ecological interactions and market forces have been hypothesized as causative factors. Management measures in the Chesapeake Bay blue crab fisheries have included size and life stage, season, and gear limitations, as well as entry restrictions. An historical perspective should be taken in the interpretation of the recent decline in reported harvests. A 1997 stock assessment concluded that Chesapeake Bay blue crab stocks were fully exploited but in no current danger of recruitment overfishinginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessEscuela de Ciencias del Mar. Pontificia Universidad Católica de ValparaísoInvestigaciones marinas v.25 19971997-01-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-71781997002500007en10.4067/S0717-71781997002500007
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spellingShingle	fisheries management blue crab Chesapeake Bay Stagg,Cluney Whilden,Marguerite The history of Chesapeake Bay's blue crab (Callinectes sapidus): fisheries and management
description	Major blue crab fisheries have existed on the Atlantic coast of the United States for at least 100 years, and on the Gulf of Mexico coast for more than 50 years. From 1990 to 1994, reported landings averaged more than 96 million kg per year, with a reported dockside value of more than $200 million. Until about 1950, Chesapeake Bay accounted for over 75% of the total reported U.S. harvest of blue crabs, but less than 50% over the last two decades. The United States blue crab fishery is made up of hundreds to thousands of small-scale fishermen. The commercial fishery has a hard crab component and a soft crab (recently molted) fishery. There is also a substantial recreational (casual) fishery for blue crabs. Since the 1950s, crab pots have accounted for the largest proportion of reported landings. Other major gears include the trotline, crab scrape and crab dredge. U.S. blue crab fisheries have undergone periods of low abundance. Changes in fishing effort and power, environmental conditions, ecological interactions and market forces have been hypothesized as causative factors. Management measures in the Chesapeake Bay blue crab fisheries have included size and life stage, season, and gear limitations, as well as entry restrictions. An historical perspective should be taken in the interpretation of the recent decline in reported harvests. A 1997 stock assessment concluded that Chesapeake Bay blue crab stocks were fully exploited but in no current danger of recruitment overfishing
author	Stagg,Cluney Whilden,Marguerite
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title	The history of Chesapeake Bay's blue crab (Callinectes sapidus): fisheries and management
title_short	The history of Chesapeake Bay's blue crab (Callinectes sapidus): fisheries and management
title_full	The history of Chesapeake Bay's blue crab (Callinectes sapidus): fisheries and management
title_fullStr	The history of Chesapeake Bay's blue crab (Callinectes sapidus): fisheries and management
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publisher	Escuela de Ciencias del Mar. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
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The history of Chesapeake Bay's blue crab (Callinectes sapidus): fisheries and management

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