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CALLINECTES SAPIDUS AND UCA SPP. MEGALOPAE INCREASE DUE TO WIND EVENTS ALONG EACH SIDE OF DELAWARE BAY By Patrick Reynolds Marine Academy of Science and Technology. Introduction. Background. Final stage 1 mm width 21-49 days. Types of Megalopae Studied. Callinectes sapidus. Uca spp.
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CALLINECTES SAPIDUS AND UCA SPP. MEGALOPAE INCREASE DUE TO WIND EVENTS ALONG EACH SIDE OF DELAWARE BAYBy Patrick ReynoldsMarine Academy of Science and Technology
Background • Final stage • 1 mm width • 21-49 days
Types of Megalopae Studied Callinectes sapidus Uca spp.
Original Locations Moby’s Dock at Atlantic Highlands, NJ Navesink River Rd., Monmouth Beach, NJ
New Location • Delaware Bay
New Locations Continued… New Jersey Side: Cape May, NJ Coast Guard Base Delaware Side: Lewes, DE Broadkill River
Effects of Wind • DE Buoy 44009
Hypothesis H-Wind events will result in significant increases in the Callinectes sapidus and Uca spp. megalopae population caught along the New Jersey and Delaware coasts of the Delaware Bay.
Null and Alternate H0-Wind events will have no effect on the Callinectes sapidus and Uca spp. megalopae population caught along the New Jersey and Delaware coasts of the Delaware Bay. HA-Wind events will result in significant decreases in the Callinectes sapidus and Uca spp. megalopae population caught along the New Jersey and Delaware coasts of the Delaware Bay.
Equipment • Life Jackets • Megalopae Catching Device(MCD) • Filter • Container • Squirt Bottle • Sieve • Buckets
MCDs FILTER PVC PIPE
Results • UCA spp. caught more frequently • Maximum megalopae caught • Delaware side • Uca spp. • 102.25
GRAPH 1 CALLINECTES SAPIDUS MEGALOPAE PERCENT OF MAXIMUM CATCH FOR DE AND NJ IN 1996 GRAPH 2 UCA spp. MEGALOPAE PERCENT OF MAXIMUM CATCH FOR DE AND NJ IN 1996
GRAPH 3 CALLINECTES SAPIDUS MEGALOPAE PERCENT OF MAXIMUM CATCH FOR DE AND NJ IN 1997 GRAPH 4 UCA spp. MEGALOPAE PERCENT OF MAXIMUM CATCH FOR DE AND NJ IN 1997
GRAPH 5 CALLINECTES SAPIDUS MEGALOPAE PERCENT OF MAXIMUM CATCH FOR DE AND NJ IN 1998 GRAPH 6 UCA spp. MEGALOPAE PERCENT OF MAXIMUM CATCH FOR DE AND NJ IN 1998
TABLE 1 CATCH DATA FOR UCA SPP. MEGALOPAE FROM 1996-1998 OF DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY TABLE 2 CATCH DATA FOR CALLINECTES SAPIDUS MEGALOPAE FROM 1996-1998 OF DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY
G-Test • Statistical Analysis • P-value 0.05 • Degree of freedom = 3 • Greater than 7.815 would prove difference
Errors • Method • Location • Human Error
Acknowledgements • Dr. Peter M. Rowe (Mentor) • Dr. Cecilia Natunewicz (Delaware Bay Data) • Mrs. Barbara Boyd (Instructor) • Ms. Liza Baskin (Instructor)
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