BLACK
SEA BASS
- Approximately 81% of black sea bass recaptured in 1999 were caught at their
initial tagging site. Significant examples include:
- 4A Drydock Wreck
143 recapture events for sea bass tagged at this site between 8/98 and 11/99
occurred in 1999. Of these 143 recapture events, 137 recapture events (96%)
occurred at this site: 126 recapture events occurred between 0-127 DAL and 12
recapture events occurred between 244-456 DAL.
- CBBT Islands
32 recapture events for sea bass tagged at these sites between 10/98 and 10/99
occurred in 1999, of which 26 events (81%) involved fish recaptured at the same
island where released after 4-70 DAL.
- Chesapeake Light Tower Reef
33 recapture events for sea bass tagged at this site between 11/98 and 10/99
occurred in 1999, of which 26 events (79%) involved fish recaptured at this site
between 6-95 DAL (18 events) and 136-458 DAL (8 events).
- Approximately 15% of black sea bass recaptured in 1999 were caught at sites less
than 10 nm away from sites where these fish were tagged and released.
significant examples include:
- 4A Drydock Wreck
- A sea bass tagged and released at this site on 7/31/99 was recaptured
at this site on 9/25/99 (56 DAL), re-released, then recaptured at the offshore
Airplane Wreck on 11/4/99 (40 DAL).
- A sea bass tagged and released at this site on 11/29/98 was recaptured at the
Santore Wreck on 6/5/99 (188 DAL).
- A sea bass tagged and released at this site on 6/8/99 was recaptured at the Dump Site Bouy on 7/20/99 (42 DAL).
- Cape Henry Wreck
Of 6 sea bass tagged and released on 5/5/99 and recaptured, 5 were recaptured inside Lynnhaven Inlet between 28-31 DAL (3 sea bass) and 52-73 DAL (2 sea bass).
- CBBT, 3rd Island
A sea bass tagged and released on 9/5/99 was recaptured in Lynnhaven Inlet on
10/3/99 (28 DAL).
- Hanks Wreck
Of 24 sea bass tagged and released between 9/19/99 and 10/2/99 and recaptured, 5
moved south to the 4A Drydock Wreck between 6-33 DAL.
- Approximately 4% of black sea bass recaptured in 1999 were caught at sites ? 10 nm
away from sites where these fish were tagged and released. Significant examples
include:
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Released
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Location
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Recaptured
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Location
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Days Out
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9/19/99
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Hank’s Wreck
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11/7/99
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Triangle Wrecks
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49
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9/12/99
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4A Drydock
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10/31/99
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Corolla, NC
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49
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10/11/99
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CBBT, 2nd Island
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12/12/99
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Tiger Wreck
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62
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5/31/99
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CHLT
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8/4/99
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Atlantic Beach,
NC
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69
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7/31/99
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4A Drydock
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10/16/99
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Triangle Wrecks
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77
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11/22/99
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CHLT
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3/22/99
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The Cigar
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100
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6/30/99
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Sand Shoal Inlet
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10/29/99
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Marine Electric
Wk, MD
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121
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5/31/99
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CHLT
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10/30/99
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Atlantic Mist
Wk, MD
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152
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11/9/98
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Santore Wreck
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4/20/99
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Spring Chicken
Wreck
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162
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10/19/98
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CBBT, 1st Island
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4/10/99
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The Fingers
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173
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3/17/99
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CHLT
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9/21/99
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Off Chincoteague,
MD
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188
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- More than 50 multiple recapture events of the same tagged sea bass were recorded in
1999. These events document that proper catching, handling, and releasing small
sea bass can result in high survival and is useful in evaluating the effectiveness of
minimum size limit restrictions. Significant examples of multiple recapture
events of the same tagged sea bass in 1999 include:
- Five recapture events for the same sea bass
A sea bass (9.75" TL) tagged at the New Point Comfort Rockpile on 9/24/99 was
recaptured at the same site on 10/2/99 (8 DAL). This fish was re-released
with the tag in place and subsequently recaptured at the same site four more
times: 10/29/99 (27 DAL), 10/30/99 (1 DAL), 10/31/99 (1 DAL), and 11/18/99 (18
DAL). Total days at large between initial release and last recapture was 55.
- Three recapture events for the same sea bass
- A sea bass (9.00" TL) tagged at the 4A Drydock Wreck on 6/8/99 was recaptured at
the same site on 7/16/99 (38 DAL). This fish was re-released with the tag in
place and subsequently recaptured at the same site on 7/17/99 (1 DAL) and 9/12/99
(57 DAL). Total days at large between initial release and last recapture was
96.
- A sea bass (10.00" TL) tagged at the 4A Drydock Wreck on 7/17/99 was recaptured at
the same site on 7/31/99 (14 DAL). This fish was re-released with the tag in
place and subsequently recaptured at the same site the same day and then on
9/25/99 (56 DAL). Total days at large between initial release and last
recapture was 70.
- A sea bass (8.50" TL) tagged at the Chesapeake Light Tower Reef on 12/6/98 was
recaptured at the same site on 4/25/99 (140 DAL). This fish was re-released
with the tag in place and subsequently recaptured at the Santore Wreck on 5/5/99
(10 DAL), then recaptured again at an unknown location on 9/11/99 (129 DAL).
Total days at large between initial release and last recapture was 279.
- Two recapture events for the same sea bass
50 sea bass (7.50-13.50" TL) were recaptured two times in 1999 between 0-382
DAL. Of these 48 events, 32 events involved sea bass initially released at
the 4A Drydock Wreck and recaptured at this site 30 out of 32 times (1-292 AL).
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