VIMS Chesapeake Bay Multispecies Monitoring and Assessment Program

In general, ChesMMAP is fishery-independent monitoring survey that uses a large-mesh bottom trawl to sample late juvenile-to-adult fishes in the mainstem of Chesapeake Bay. This program currently provides data on relative abundance, length, weight, sex ratio, maturity, age, and trophic interactions for several important fish species that inhabit the bay seasonally.

Published: October 03, 2016 at 21:07

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URL: https://ipt-obis.gbif.us/resource?r=vims_chesmmap