Observations of Diurnal Migration in the Narragansett Bay Area of Rhode Island, in Fall 1958

Bird-Banding ◽  
1959 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 171 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Baird ◽  
Ian C. T. Nisbet
Keyword(s):  
Rhode Island ◽  
Narragansett Bay ◽  
Bay Area ◽  
Diurnal Migration

Seasonal Distributions of Bottom Fishes in the Narragansett Bay Area: Seven-Year Variations in the Abundance of Winter Flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus)

1974 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 1057-1066 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Perry Jeffries ◽  
William C. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Rhode Island ◽  
Homarus Americanus ◽  
Narragansett Bay ◽  
Winter Flounder ◽  
Pseudopleuronectes Americanus ◽  
Commercial Catch ◽  
Average Temperature ◽  
Climatic Trends ◽  
Bay Area ◽  
Time Required

Weekly bottom trawl samples taken in Narragansett Bay and Rhode Island Sound from January 1966 through December 1972 showed patterns of occurrence within a diverse assemblage of migratory and resident stocks. Relative abundance of winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus), the commonest species in the Bay, appeared to be associated with climatic trends but not with fishing pressure. Catch decreased 78% from 1968 to 1972. Average temperature during 30-mo periods, the time required for flounder to reach catchable size, explained 76% of variation in abundance through the study. Annual abundance in the Bay is also reflected 2–3 yr later in the commercial catch. A speculative explanation for control of the population in an estuarine nursery is developed, based on subtle climatic trends whose effects have been magnified many times over by competitive processes among migratory populations.The sand flounder (Scophthalmus aquosus), second in general abundance, varied far less than the winter flounder. Catches of the lobster (Homarus americanus) and winter flounder were directly related, both on a monthly as well as yearly basis. The remaining species of numerical importance appeared to avoid peak abundances of one another in the Bay and Sound; rarely did seasonal maxima of two or more species occur during the same month.

The fate of trace metals in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island: Radiotracer experiments in microcosms

1980 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 635-654 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Hans Santschi ◽  
Yuan Hui Li ◽  
Steven Robert Carson
Keyword(s):  
Trace Metals ◽  
Rhode Island ◽  
Narragansett Bay

Fatty Acid Composition of Nephtys incisa and Yoldia limatula

1973 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
John W. Farrington ◽  
James G. Quinn ◽  
Wayne R. Davis
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Fatty Acid Composition ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Rhode Island ◽  
Acid Composition ◽  
Fatty Acid Distribution ◽  
Narragansett Bay ◽  
Total Fatty Acids ◽  
Polluted Station

Samples of the infaunal invertebrates Nephtys incisa and Yoldia limatula from Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, have been analyzed for their fatty acid distribution. Based on total fatty acids, Yoldia contains 9–16% of an acid tentatively identified as 22:2. The ratios of 18:1/18:0 and 18:1/20:1 fatty acids of Nephtys from a polluted station in the bay are lower than the corresponding ratios for animals from relatively clean areas.

Use of a Fish Index to Assess Habitat Quality in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island

2002 ◽  
Vol 131 (4) ◽  
pp. 731-742 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lesa Meng ◽  
Christopher D. Orphanides ◽  
J. Christopher Powell
Keyword(s):  
Rhode Island ◽  
Habitat Quality ◽  
Narragansett Bay ◽  
Fish Index
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