Reproductive health of yellow perch, Perca flavescens, in Chesapeake Bay Tributaries
Fact Sheet
2013-3055
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Abstract
Yellow perch live in creeks, rivers, ponds, lakes, and estuaries across the central and eastern United States and Canada. In Chesapeake Bay, they tolerate salinities up to one-third that of seawater. The adults reside in the brackish waters of the bay’s tributaries and migrate upstream to spawn. Yellow perch are eagerly sought by recreational fishermen for their excellent taste and, because their late winter spawning runs are the earliest of the year, they are regarded as a harbinger of spring. Yellow perch also support a small but valuable, tightly regulated commercial fishery in the part of Chesapeake Bay that lies in Maryland.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Reproductive health of yellow perch, Perca flavescens, in Chesapeake Bay Tributaries |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2013-3055 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20133055 |
| Year Published | 2013 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Leetown Science Center, Eastern Ecological Science Center |
| Description | 2 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryl |
| Other Geospatial | Chesapeake Bay |
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