Valuation and the Consequences of Multiple Sources of Environmental Deterioration: the Case of the New York Striped Bass Fishery

Kahn, James R.; Buerger, Robert

doi:10.1006/jema.1994.1019

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“…Although the commercial fishing ban continues, the recreational fishery on the Hudson River plays an important social and economic role (Kahn and Buerger 1994;Peterson 1998). Peterson (1998) estimated that the recreational fishery supported over 600,000 anglerhours.…”

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Intercept Telemetry of the Hudson River Striped Bass Resident Contingent: Migration and Homing Patterns

Wingate

Secor

2007

Trans Am Fish Soc

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Hudson River striped bass Morone saxatilis show highly variable migration patterns, as observed through past tagging studies and otolith microchemical analyses. Recent studies have shown resident, estuarine, and ocean migratory contingents in the Hudson River. We undertook a directed study to more precisely characterize the seasonal migrations of the resident contingent. Remote biotelemetry was conducted on 12 resident striped bass during a 14‐month period in 2004–2005. All tagged striped bass migrated downriver from October 2004 to January 2005 and returned upriver from March to May 2005. Observed seasonal migration patterns were similar to those expected from previous tagging and otolith microchemistry studies: Directed downriver emigration to brackish‐water overwintering habitats was followed by upriver migration to spring–summer freshwater feeding and spawning habitats. Eight of 12 fish showed directed spring migrations upriver to their original tagging site and were repeatedly located there, indicating strong homing behavior and residence. These very specific patterns of homing indicate that local‐scale effects (e.g., fishing, pollution) can have persistent effects on components of the Hudson River striped bass population.

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Intercept Telemetry of the Hudson River Striped Bass Resident Contingent: Migration and Homing Patterns

Wingate

Secor

2007

Trans Am Fish Soc

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“…Degradation of urban surface waters and sediments due to urban emissions also has been well documented (23,24). These elevated contaminant concentrations cause various toxic impacts on aquatic species (25,26), in addition to negative economic impacts on commercial fisheries (27).…”

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Urban Contaminant Dynamics: From Source to Effect

Diamond¹,

Hodge²

2007

Environ. Sci. Technol.

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“…The mean PCB body burden in Hudson River striped bass continues to exceed the current U.S. Food and Drug Administration action limit of 2.0 ppm (Bush et al 1989;Fabrizio et al 1991). PCB contamination has resulted in an estimated annual loss of US$0.75-3.7 million to New York recreational and commercial striped bass fisheries (Kahn and Buerger 1994). In addition, recreational striped bass fishers have been issued annual fish consumption health advisories since 1976 (Sloan et al 1986).…”

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Effect of habitat use on PCB body burden in Hudson River striped bass (Morone saxatilis)

Zlokovitz¹,

Secor²

1999

Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.

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The Hudson River commercial striped bass (Morone saxatilis) fishery has been closed since 1976 due to high polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contamination. Accurate forecasting of PCB levels in striped bass has been confounded by high variance in contamination among individuals. We investigated the relationship between habitat use and PCB contamination in Hudson River and Long Island Sound striped bass using electron microanalysis of otolith strontium to generate time series of individual salinity habitation. Males with highly contaminated levels (mean PCB = 8.3 ppm) showed freshwater resident behavior, rarely experiencing salinities >5 ppt. Several individuals showed large habitat shifts. Shifts from brackish or marine habitats to freshwater habitats were often associated with high PCB levels. A third pattern was apparent in large females, where polyhaline/euhaline salinity habitation was associated with lower PCB levels. Total PCB body burden was inversely correlated with mean salinity encountered during the most recent growth season prior to capture. Fish with recent exposure to polyhaline salinities showed high variability in PCB body burdens (0.4-9.0 ppm), suggesting a local source of PCB contamination in the New York Harbor region.

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Valuation and the Consequences of Multiple Sources of Environmental Deterioration: the Case of the New York Striped Bass Fishery

Cited by 10 publications

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Intercept Telemetry of the Hudson River Striped Bass Resident Contingent: Migration and Homing Patterns

Intercept Telemetry of the Hudson River Striped Bass Resident Contingent: Migration and Homing Patterns

Urban Contaminant Dynamics: From Source to Effect

Effect of habitat use on PCB body burden in Hudson River striped bass (Morone saxatilis)

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