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What causes What water When does striped How long does it spawning in adult temperature bass spawning take the eggs to striped bass? causes peak occur? hatch once they spawning in have been striped bass? fertilized?

What makes What determines What size are What part of the some eggs have a how many eggs rockfish eggs when Bay do striped bass better chance of will be produced they are spawned? hatch in? hatching? by a female rockfish? Where do adult Where is the Why is the dirtiest What kinds of striped bass spend furthest place place in the Bay things are found in most of there North that striped important to striped the nursery area or time? bass is found? bass? ETM?

What is an Where does the Where does the salt What is the estuary? freshwater in an water come from in convergence zone in estuary come the Chesapeake an estuary? from? Bay?

Why does water Is there anywhere Where does half of Why is a dark layer? beside the the fresh water nursery area good Chesapeake Bay come from that for striped bass that has an ETM? enters the survival? Chesapeake Bay?

What do striped Why do striped Where do fish Is salt water or fresh bass larvae eat? bass larvae need larvae go once they water heavier? an abundant food leave the nursery supply near by? area? In the In the Chesapeake Why does a two Why do small Chesapeake Bay, Bay, which way layer current organisms get which way does does the surface develop a cloudy trapped in the the bottom water water flow? area where they ETM? flow meet?

What is another What is another How many tides are When the wind name for a high name for a low there in the blows down estuary, tide? tide? Chesapeake Bay? from the land to the sea, which way does the ETM move? With increased Why does a strong What causes a daily What are two river flow, which river flow increase change in the physical events that direction does the sediment location of the salt can cause change in ETM nursery area suspension? front in the Bay? circulation pattern move? of the ETM?

What might When do How does Which organisms in happen to striped copepods spawn? phytoplankton get the ETM rely on the bass eggs if they their energy? suspended nutrients are spawned and organic matter during a wind in the water event? column? What preys on What does YOY Why is a high water Why isn’t striped bass? stand for? flow years better for phytoplankton striped bass abundant in the survival? ETM or nursery area?

Where can striped How long do What is the optimal What water bass be found? striped bass live? (best) temperature temperature is too for striped bass warm for adult larvae survival? striped bass? What was served What does the When did striped How were the first at the Nation’s Indian word bass first receive a free public schools first Chesepiooc’ benefit from a of the new world Thanksgiving mean? conservation act? funded? meal?

What year did Who passed a bill In the 1800’s what When were striped Virginia prohibit preventing the were 3 reasons for bass introduced to the obstruction of repair of any fish the decline of the state of migrating fish? dams or pots on striped bass? California? the Susquehanna River? What was the What significant Why were fishing In what time frame waste from even occurred in efforts reduced in did a conflict steamed striped the 1930’s the Chesapeake Bay between bass used for in regarding striped during the years commercial and the late 1800’s? bass? 1939-1945? recreational fishing of striped bass occur? What created the Between 1982 and What were some Where was the conflict between 1985 how much causes of the largest recreational commercial and fish was harvested historic low catches striped bass caught? recreational in the upper of striped bass in fishermen in the Chesapeake Bay? the 1980’s? 1940’s?

How heavy was What did the What was the goal What did the fishing the largest Atlantic Striped of the Atlantic moratorium in recreational Bass Conservation Striped Bass Maryland and striped bass that Act do? Conservation Act? Virginia do? was caught?

What was the In what year were What was the result Are people allowed result of the the striped bass of Hurricane Isabel to fish for striped striped bass fishing stocks on the striped bass bass today? fishing declared restored? larvae population? moratorium?