A Preliminary Study of Predation on Blue Crabs by Three Fish Predators in a Seagrass Bed

• Main Authors: Orth, R J, van Montfrans, Jacques, Fishman, James
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: W&M ScholarWorks 1999
• Subjects: SAV Reports; Research and Technical Reports; Marine Biology; Sav’; York River; Red drum
• Online Access: https://scholarworks.wm.edu/reports/2102; https://doi.org/10.25773/8gt7-n149; https://scholarworks.wm.edu/context/reports/article/3090/viewcontent/Report_To_The_Virginia_Marine_Resources_Commission.pdf

This report serves as a preliminary assessment of potential feeding impacts on blue crab prey inhabiting a seagrass bed in the York River by three species of recreationally and commercially important fish (striped bass, croaker, and red drum). We also provide an historic perspective indicating possi...