Emigration of juvenile Atlantic menhaden,Brevoortia tyrannus (Pisces: Clupeidae), from the York River estuary |
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| Authors: | Kevin D Friedland Leonard W Haas |
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| Institution: | 1. National Marine Fisheries Service, Woods Hole Laboratory, 02543, Woods Hole, Massachusetts
2. Virginia Institute of Marine Science School of Marine Science, College of William and mary, 23062, Gloucester Point, Virginia
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| Abstract: | The emigration of juvenile Atlantic menhaden,Brevoortia tyrannus (Latrobe), from the York River Estuary, Virginia, was studied during the years 1981 and 1982. Concurrent observations of menhaden catch, water temperature, and phytoplankton abundance suggested that the migration began in response to environmental events in the estuary. Juvenile menhaden appeared to begin their migration five days after the sustained onset of water temperatures below 24 °C. The temperature change was hypothesized as the proximate factor that initiates the migration. Coincident with the migrations, phytoplankton communities in the estuary bloomed, suggesting that the ultimate factor that initiates the migration may be the occurrence of sufficient food for the emigrating menhaden as they moved down and out of the estuary. Migration timing may have evolved as a mechanism to enhance the survival of migrating juvenile menhaden during a period of physiologic stress. |
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