Movements of Adult Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) in the Savannah River, Georgia
- 1 July 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
- Vol. 106 (4) , 314-322
- https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8659(1977)106<314:moasbm>2.0.co;2
Abstract
During 1973, 1974 and 1975 movements of 33 striped bass (M. saxatilis (Walbaum) [in the Savannah River, Georgia [USA] were followed through the use of ultrasonic and radio transmitters. During March-May striped bass congregate and spawn in a tidally influenced, relatively shallow, small branch of the river (Little Back River) near Savannah, Georgia, about 30 km upstream from the river mouth. During the spawning season striped bass do not exhibit any specific movement pattern, but remain in this particular sector of the river. Immediately after spawning, all tracked fish moved upstream, some as far as 301 km from the spawning area. Fish remained in the upstream areas at least 4 mo. No fish were detected moving downstream during this period. Individuals in this population of striped bass probably spend the majority, if not all, of their lives in the Savannah River.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: