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Description: As a program supporting academic research that addresses recognized societal needs, theFlorida Sea Grant Program is developing a research theme area on estuaries to provide a uniquely academic product that will augment mission-oriented research undertaken by government and bythe private sector. This report is not a call for proposals. It does not prescribe a specific researchplan. Rather, it is a concept paper designed to focus research on two broad "organizing themes":(1) the hydrology of Florida's estuaries, and (2) the impact of cyclic environmental variability onestuarine function. (46pp.)

Description: National oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce

Description: CONTENTS:I. U.S.-Japan CooperationOpen Ocean Aquaculture – A Venue for Cooperative Research Between the United States and Japan.............................................................................. 1C. HelsleyII. Growth, Nutrition and Genetic DiversityDaily Ration of Hatchery-Reared Japanese Flounder Paralichthys olivaceus as an Indicator of Release Place, Time and Fry Quality. In situ Direct Estimation and Possibility of New Methods by Stable Isotope............................ 7O. Tominaga, T. Seikai, T. Tsusaki, Y. Hondo, N. Murakami, K. Nogami, Y. Tanaka and M. TanakaNucleic Acids and Protein Content as a Measure to Evaluate the Nutritional Condition of Japanese Flounder Paralichthys olivaceus Larvae and Juveniles........................................................................................................ 25W. GwakGenetic Diversity Within and Between Hatchery Strains of Flounder Paralichthys olivaceus Assessed by Means of Microsatellite and Mitochondrial DNA Sequencing Analysis...................................................................... 43M. Sekino, M. Hara and N. TaniguchiTracking Released Japanese Flounder Paralichthys olivaceus by Mitochondrial DNA Sequencing................................................................................ 51T. FujiiPreliminary Aspects of Genetic Management for Pacific Threadfin Polydactylus sexfilis Stock Enhancement Research in Hawaii........................................ 55M. Tringali, D. Ziemann and K. StuckEnhancement of Pacific Threadfin Polydactylus sexfilis in Hawaii: Interactions Between Aquaculture and Fisheries............................................................. 75D. ZiemannAquaculture and Genetic Structure in the Japanese Eel Anguilla japonica..................... 87M. Katoh and M. KobayashiComparative Diets and Growth of Two Scombrid Species, Chub Mackerel Scomber japonicus and Japanese Spanish Mackerel Scomberomorus niphonius, in the Central Seto Inland Sea, Japan.................................. 93J. Shoji, M. Tanaka and Tsutomu Maehara iiiEvaluating Stock Enhancement Strategies: A Multi-disciplinary Approach................... 105T. M. Bert, R.H. McMichael, Jr., R.P. Cody, A. B. Forstchen, W. G. Halstead, K. M. Leber, J. O’Hop, C. L. Neidig, J. M. Ransier, M. D. Tringali, B. L. Winner and F. S. KennedyIII. Physiological and Ecological ApplicationsPredation on Juvenile Chum Salmon Oncorhynchus keta by Fishes and Birds in Rivers and Coastal Oceanic Waters of Japan................................... 127K. Nagasawa and H. KawamuraInteraction Between Cleaner and Host: The Black Porgy Cleaning Behavior of Juvenile Sharpnose Tigerfish Rhyncopelates Oxyrhynchus in the Seto Inland Sea, Western Japan............................................................................. 139T. Shigeta, H. Usuki and K. GushimaIV. Case StudiesAlaska Salmon Enhancement: A Successful Program for Hatchery and Wild Stocks............................................................................................... 149W. HeardNMFS Involvement with Stock Enhancement as a Management Tool........................... 171T. McIlwainStock Enhancement Research with Anadromous and Marine Fishes in South Carolina...................................................................................... 175T. I. J. Smith, W. E. Jenkins, M. R. Denson and M. R. CollinsComparison of Some Developmental, Nutritional, Behavioral and Health Factors Relevant to Stocking of Striped Mullet, (Mugilidae), Sheepshead (Sparidae), Common Snook (Centropomidae) and Nassau Groupers (Serranidae)........................... 191J. W. Tucker Jr. and S. B. KennedyParticipants in the Thirtieth U.S.-Japan Meeting on Aquaculture................. Inside Back Coveriv (PDF has 204 pages.)

Description: Correct citation of this Report is: Nakamura, Y., J.P. McVey, K. Leber, C. Neidig, S. Fox, and K. Churchill, (eds.). 2003. Ecology of Aquaculture Species and Enhancement of Stocks. Proceedings of the Thirtieth U.S. – Japan Meeting on Aquaculture. Sarasota, Florida, 3-4 December. UJNR Technical Report No. 30. Sarasota, FL: Mote Marine Laboratory. Series: Mote Marine Laboratory Technical Report No. 883

Description: The following discussion presents information on human-made reefs and their role--as one tool of many--in the management of both fisheries and habitat. Principal subjects covered in this paper include a definition of marine habitat improvement and determination of its attainment, the present applications of reef construction technology to environmental situations both generally and in three case-studies, and suggested desirable attributes for incorporation into future use of this technology. (PDF has 11 pages.)

Description: Authors’ note: This document was the basis for a keynote presentation at the 2004 World Fisheries Congress, in a session on Marine Fisheries Habitat Improvement. Several of the slides shown there are included here, without captions.

Description: The goal of this study was to test a technology that may help ensure a reliable and consistentsupply of high quality and inexpensive clam seed to growers, thus fostering an emergingaquaculture industry by eliminating a seed shortage that limits sustainability. The overallobjectives were to develop, test and demonstrate technical procedures and determine thefinancial feasibility of transferring remote setting technology from the Pacific Northwestmolluscan shellfish industry to the hard clam aquaculture industry in Florida. (PDF has 44 pages.)

Description: Peeler crabs are simply hard shell blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) that show signs of molting.The molting process, commercially called shedding, is when the hard shell is cast off and the new soft shellemerges. In the soft condition, the shell expands to a larger size before rehardening. Peeler crabs is the termgiven to blue crabs that are in a pre-molt stage. Identification of pre-molt crabs is the key to the success of softshell crab operations since prolonged time in a shedding facility increass the chance of mortality, requiresfeeding, decreases water quality and increases operating costs. (2pp.)

Description: In November 1994, Amendment Three of theFlorida Constitution, otherwise known as the netban, was approved by voter referendum. Thisamendment made it unlawful to use entangling nets(i.e., gill and trammel) in Florida's waters. The useof other forms of nets, such as seines, cast nets, andtrawls, was restricted, but not totally eliminated.The primary species of finfish landed with entanglingnets included striped mullet, spotted sea trout,Spanish mackerel, sheepshead, pompano and bluefish.About two dozen species tend to school inshallow water which made the use of gill and trammelnets an efficient harvesting method. This fact sheet indicates some of the measured changes that have occurred.(3pp.)

Description: Conference themes addressed: Applications and Restoration Targets,the Mangrove-Estuarine Transition Zone, Benthic Habitats, Water Quality, Physical Processes,Higher Trophic Levels, and Adjacent Systems.

Description: The level of activity and interest in “marine biotechnology” among Florida universityfaculty and allied laboratory scientists is reported in this document. The information will beused to (1) promote networking and collaboration in research and education, (2) informindustry of possible academic partners, (3) identify contacts interested in potential new sourcesof funding, and (4) assist development of funding for a statewide marine biotechnologyresearch, training and development program.This document is the first of its kind. Institutions of higher learning were given theopportunity to contribute both an overview of campus capabilities and individual facultyExpressions of Scientific Interest. They are listed in the table of contents. (104pp.)

Description: Office of Sea Grant, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Description: The Atlas of Artificial Reefs in Florida -- Fifth Edition, provides the public with information to locate artificial reefs constructed forfisheries enhancement, and for the enjoyment of fishing and diving by residents and visitors to Florida's coastal waters.This edition expands on the information that was included in earlier versions by adding thirty-five new permitted sites and 250additional components deployed on these and many pre-existing sites. A variety of sources of information have been utilized to acquire themost accurate and complete information in order to present the most up-to-date artificial reef listing possible for Florida. With the magnitudeof reef construction over the last 30 years there are potential opportunities for inaccurate information, especially with nearly 900 componententries on approximately 364 permitted sites. (59pp.)