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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: This study provides guidance on statewide organization for the commercial hard clamculture industry in Florida. The study characterizes the structure of and identifies strategiesfor successful agricultural and aquacultural organizations designed to provide the resourcesneeded to solve current and projected industry problems. Objectives were to 1) characterizethe structure of successful and relevant organizations, 2) identify successful revenuegenerating strategies, 3) provide the hard clam culture industry with options to help facilitatetheir organizational decisions, and 4) assist clam growers in Florida in developing anumbrella organizational strategy that will meet their future industry needs. (PDF has 60 pages.)

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: (PDF has 75 pages)

Description: The overall goal of this study was to develop a new fishery resource product through open-wateraquaculture for the west coast of Florida that would compete as a non-traditional product through marketdevelopment. Specific objectives were as follows:I. To grow a minimum of 50, 000 juvenile scallops to a minimum market size of40 mm in a cageand float system in the off-shore waters of Crystal River, Florida.2. To determine the growth rate, survival, and time to market size for the individuals in this systemand area to other similar projects like Virginia.3. To introduce local fishermen and the aquaculture students at Crystal River High School to thehatchery, nursery, and grow-out techniques.4. To determine the economic and financial characteristics of bay scallop culture in Florida andassess the sensitivity of projected costs and earnings to changes in key technical, managerial, andmarket related parameters.5. To determine the market acceptability and necessary marketing strategy for whole bay scallopproduct in Florida. (PDF has 99 pages)

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: The overall goal of this study was to develop a new fishery resource product through open-wateraquaculture for the west coast of Florida that would compete as a non-traditional product through marketdevelopment. Specific objectives were as follows:I. To grow a minimum of 50, 000 juvenile scallops to a minimum market size of40 mm in a cageand float system in the off-shore waters of Crystal River, Florida.2. To determine the growth rate, survival, and time to market size for the individuals in this systemand area to other similar projects like Virginia.3. To introduce local fishermen and the aquaculture students at Crystal River High School to thehatchery, nursery, and grow-out techniques.4. To determine the economic and financial characteristics of bay scallop culture in Florida andassess the sensitivity of projected costs and earnings to changes in key technical, managerial, andmarket related parameters.5. To determine the market acceptability and necessary marketing strategy for whole bay scallopproduct in Florida. (PDF has 99 pages.)

Description: Final report on Project RlLR·A·20

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.)