Robert Murphy

Robert Murphy

Feb 04, 2015

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Timeline of Project

2015:

May-June:

  • Collect fish and complete a surgery study to make sure we can safely and efficiently tag fish. (By keeping fish in large pools at our lab facility, we will be able to perfect our techniques while monitoring their health.)
  • Start sampling fish for diet
  • Start dive surveys of prey communities

July-September:

  • Start tagging wild fish
  • Continue sampling fish for diet
  • Continue dive surveys of prey communities

2016

May-September:

  • Continue tagging more fish (funding permitted!)
  • Sample fish for diet
  • Dive surveys of prey communities

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About This Project

The striped bass fishery is a vital component of New England's coastal economy. Unfortunately, anglers and scientists agree that striped bass populations are declining. We must understand the ecological causes and consequences of this decline in order to develop sustainable management strategies. This study will assess how striped bass interact with important prey species, like lobster, in order to inform policy.

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