TAUTOG
- Approximately 91% of tautog recaptured in 1999 were recaptured at the same sites
where these fish were originally released. Significant examples include:
- Cape Henry Wreck
47 recapture events for tautog tagged at this site between 11/98 and 11/99
occurred in 1999, of which 46 events (98%) involved tautog recaptured at this site
between 10-90 DAL (24 events) and 138-361 DAL (22 events).
- Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Islands and Vicinity
54 recapture events for tautog tagged and released at these sites between 6/98 and
11/99 occurred in 1999, of which 51 events (94%) involved tautog recaptured in this
vicinity between 2-46 DAL (19 events), 159-303 DAL (17 events), and 362-692 DAL (15
events).
- Off Cape Charles, VA
63 recapture events for tautog tagged and released at several sites off Cape
Charles harbor between 12/97 and 10/99 occurred in 1999, of which 57 events (90%)
involved tautog recaptured within 3 nm from sites where fish were originally
released. Of these events, 42 occurred between 0-174 DAL, 13 occurred between
211-382 DAL, and two events occurred after more than 2 years (682, 737 DAL).
- New Point Comfort Rockpile
46 recapture events for tautog tagged and released at this site in Mar-Apr 1999
and Sep-Oct 1999 occurred in 1999, of which all recapture events with known recapture
locations occurred at this site between 1-63 DAL (18 events) and 165-232 DAL (19
events).
- Westmoreland Wreck
36 recapture events for tautog tagged and released at this site between Mar-May
1999 occurred in 1999, of which 32 events (89%) involved tautog recaptured at this
site between 9-74 DAL (30 events), 127, or 192 DAL.
- Approximately 5% of tautog recaptured in 1999 were caught at sites less than 10 nm
away from sites where these fish were tagged and released. Significant examples
include:
- Back River Artificial Reef
A tautog (12.50” TL) released here on 10/30/99 was recaptured at Fort Wool on
12/4/99 (35 DAL).
- Cape Henry Wreck
A tautog (13.75” TL) released here on 4/11/99 was recaptured at CBBT, 1st Island
on 5/6/99 (25 DAL).
- Cape Charles, VA
Three tautog (12.50, 14.00, 18.50” TL) released off Cape Charles harbor in Oct-Nov
1998 were recaptured near Cherrystone Reef in Apr 1999 (168 DAL) and Oct 1999 (354,
383 DAL).
- Westmoreland Wreck
Three tautog (11.75, 14.00, 15.00” TL) released at this site in Feb 1999 were
recaptured at the Cape Henry Wreck in Mar 1999 (21-26 DAL).
- Approximately 4% of tautog recaptured in 1999 were caught at sites ? 10 nm away from
sites where these fish were tagged and released. Significant examples include:
| Released |
Location |
Recaptured |
Location |
Days Out |
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| 5/5/99 |
Back R. Reef |
5/28/99 |
CBBT, 4th Island |
23 |
| 11/22/98 |
The Cell |
3/18/99 |
CBBT, Yancey Wreck |
116 |
| 10/15/98 |
Off Back River |
2/9/99 |
CHLT |
117 |
| 11/20/98 |
Back R. Reef |
3/20/99 |
Cape Henry Wreck |
120 |
| 5/9/99 |
Westmoreland Wk. |
9/12/99 |
Back R. Reef |
126 |
| 5/9/99 |
Triangle Wreck |
10/13/99 |
CBBT, 4th Island |
157 |
| 5/9/99 |
Triangle Wreck |
10/13/99 |
CBBT, 4th Island |
157 |
| 11/28/98 |
CBBT, 3rd Island |
5/5/99 |
HRBT |
158 |
| 5/9/99 |
Triangle Wreck |
10/15/99 |
CBBT, 4th Island |
159 |
| 3/5/99 |
CHLT Reef |
8/15/99 |
CBBT, 2nd Island |
163 |
| 4/17/99 |
CBBT, 2nd Island |
10/3/99 |
Chub Rock |
169 |
| 5/9/99 |
Triangle Wreck |
11/21/99 |
Cape Henry Wreck |
196 |
| 8/1/98 |
CBBT, 2nd Island |
3/31/99 |
CHLT |
242 |
| 11/20/98 |
Turn of Century
Wk. |
12/31/99 |
Katy Brown Wreck |
406 |
- More than 30 multiple recapture events of the same tagged tautog were recorded in
1999. These events document that proper catching, handling, and releasing can
result in high survival and is useful in evaluating the effectiveness of minimum size
limit restrictions. Significant examples of multiple recapture events of the
same tagged tautog in 1999 include:
- Three recapture events for the same tagged tautog
- A tautog (11.00” TL) tagged at an unnamed wreck 27 nm east of Cape Henry
on 4/27/97 was recaptured at the Katy Brown Wreck on 6/26/98 (425 DAL).
This fish was re-released with the tag in place and subsequently recaptured
at the Turn of the Century Wreck on 11/20/98 (147 DAL), re-released a second
time, then recaptured a third time back at the Katy Brown Wreck on 12/31/99
(406 DAL). Total days at large between initial release and last recapture
was 978.
- A tautog (12.50” TL) tagged at the Turn of the Century Wreck on 3/31/98 was
recaptured at the same site on 4/3/98 (3 DAL). This fish was
re-released with the tag in place and subsequently recaptured again at
the same site two more times: 7/3/98 (91 DAL) and 5/31/99 (332 DAL).
Total days at large between initial release and last recapture was
426.
- Two recapture events for the same tagged tautog
- 5 tautog (12-13.50” TL) previously tagged and recaptured in 1997 and 1998 were
recaptured for a second time in 1999. All tautog (initially released at the
Concrete Ships, Cape Henry Wreck, Turn of the Century Wreck, and Cape Charles, VA
were recaptured for a second time at respective release sites (or within 5 nm of
initial release sites) in 1999 (Total DAL = 173, 294, 321, 349, and 526).
- 25 tautog (9.50-16.50” TL) tagged and released primarily near the mouth of the
Chesapeake Bay (Cape Henry Wreck, Westmoreland Wreck) and the New Point Comfort
Rockpile were recaptured twice in 1999 (0-289 DAL).
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