Ebook: Observations on the Ecology and Biology of Western Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts

Development and publication of this monograph are the result of the joint efforts of Boston Edison Company and the Pilgrim Administrative Technical Committee (PATC). The PATC is an advisory committee established in 1969 to ensure that Pilgrim Station marine studies have the benefit of Qualified scientific and technical advice and are responsive to regulatory agency concerns. The PATC is composed of representatives from the following: Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries Massachusetts Division of Water Pollution Control National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA) U. S. Environmental Protection Agency U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Dept. of the Interior) University of Massachusetts Boston Edison Company The PATC formed the Pi 1 grim Stati on Marine Ecology Monograph Subcommi ttee to guide Monograph funding efforts, oversee technical aspects of preparation, consi der editor sel ecti on, advi se the edi tors and authors, and resol ve possi bl e conflicts. Members of the Subcommittee were as follows: W. Leigh Bridges - Mass. Div. Marine Fisheries (Subcommittee Chairman) Robert Lawton - Mass. Div. of Marine Fisheries Joseph Pelczarski - Mass. Office Coastal Zone Management Michael Ross - University of Massachusetts Robert Leger - U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Thomas Horst - Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation Richard Toner - Marine Research, Inc. Robert Anderson - Boston Edison Company Lewis Scotton - Boston Edison Company This publication was made possible by grants from: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management Boston Edison Company Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries U. S.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Western Cape Cod Bay: Hydrographic, Geological, Ecological, and Meteorological Backgrounds for Environmental Studies....Pages 1-18
Algal Investigations in the Vicinity of Plymouth, Massachusetts....Pages 19-47
Irish Moss Harvesting along the Shore of Western Cape Cod Bay....Pages 49-55
Phytoplankton of Western Cape Cod Bay....Pages 57-64
Zooplankton of Western Cape Cod Bay....Pages 65-76
Some Aspects of Nearshore Benthic Macrofauna in Western Cape Cod Bay....Pages 77-102
The Seasonal Occurrence and Distribution of Larval Lobsters in Cape Cod Bay....Pages 103-117
Growth and Movement of Tagged Lobsters Released in Western Cape Cod Bay, 1970–1977....Pages 119-129
The Commercial Lobster Pot-Catch Fishery in the Plymouth Vicinity, Western Cape Cod Bay....Pages 131-150
The Ichthyoplankton of Cape Cod Bay....Pages 151-190
Fishes of Western Inshore Cape Cod Bay: Studies in the Vicinity of the Rocky Point Shoreline....Pages 191-230
The Recreational Fishery at Pilgrim Shorefront....Pages 231-240
Seasonal Abundance and Occurrence of Some Planktonic and Ichthyofaunal Communities in Cape Cod Bay: Evidence for Biogeographical Transition....Pages 241-261
A Brief Survey of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant Effects upon the Marine Aquatic Environment....Pages 263-271
Back Matter....Pages 273-289

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Western Cape Cod Bay: Hydrographic, Geological, Ecological, and Meteorological Backgrounds for Environmental Studies....Pages 1-18
Algal Investigations in the Vicinity of Plymouth, Massachusetts....Pages 19-47
Irish Moss Harvesting along the Shore of Western Cape Cod Bay....Pages 49-55
Phytoplankton of Western Cape Cod Bay....Pages 57-64
Zooplankton of Western Cape Cod Bay....Pages 65-76
Some Aspects of Nearshore Benthic Macrofauna in Western Cape Cod Bay....Pages 77-102
The Seasonal Occurrence and Distribution of Larval Lobsters in Cape Cod Bay....Pages 103-117
Growth and Movement of Tagged Lobsters Released in Western Cape Cod Bay, 1970–1977....Pages 119-129
The Commercial Lobster Pot-Catch Fishery in the Plymouth Vicinity, Western Cape Cod Bay....Pages 131-150
The Ichthyoplankton of Cape Cod Bay....Pages 151-190
Fishes of Western Inshore Cape Cod Bay: Studies in the Vicinity of the Rocky Point Shoreline....Pages 191-230
The Recreational Fishery at Pilgrim Shorefront....Pages 231-240
Seasonal Abundance and Occurrence of Some Planktonic and Ichthyofaunal Communities in Cape Cod Bay: Evidence for Biogeographical Transition....Pages 241-261
A Brief Survey of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant Effects upon the Marine Aquatic Environment....Pages 263-271
Back Matter....Pages 273-289
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