but definite conclusions cannot be reached in the ab- 

 sence of fisheries data to weight the results. 



The net distance traveled was not related to size, 

 time at liberty, or season. During the period of this 

 study, the abundance of sablefish was believed to 

 have been decreasing from overfishing (International 

 North Pacific Fisheries Commission 1980). It is pos- 

 sible that behavior and migration tendencies could 

 be different when the population is stable or increas- 

 ing. Recently, a relatively strong year class of sable- 

 fish has been noted in most areas (International 

 North Pacific Fisheries Commission 1980). Some of 

 these fish had been tagged in 1979 and 1980 (Hughes 

 1980 3 ). It will be interesting to see if movement pat- 

 terns of adults alter in response to the presence of a 

 large year class. 



Acknowledgments 



The sablefish tagging program was a cooperative ef- 

 fort involving several agencies which included the 

 California Department of Fish and Game, Oregon 

 Department of Fish and Wildlife, Fisheries Research 

 and Development Agency of Korea, and the Pacific 

 Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (U.S.S.R.). 

 Assistance in tag recovery and data transmittal were 

 provided by the above agencies and the Alaska De- 

 partment of Fish and Game, Canadian Department 

 of Fisheries and Oceans, Japan Fisheries Agency, as 

 well as individual fishermen. Dwayne Rodman, cur- 

 rent tagging program coordinator, administered the 

 program and his diligence in recording and maintain- 

 ing the tag data files is appreciated. Acknowledg- 

 ment is also made of the critical review and helpful 

 suggestions provided by Richard Beamish of the 

 Pacific Biological Station, Nanaimo, B.C. 



HlPKINS, F. W. 



1974. A trapping system for harvesting sablefish Anoplo- 

 poma fimbria. U.S. Dep. Commer., Natl. Mar. Fish. Serv., 

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HOLMBERG, E. K., AND W. G. JONES. 



1954. Results of sablefish tagging experiments in 

 Washington, Oregon, and California. Pac. Mar. Fish. 

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1980. Proceedings of the 27th Annual Meeting— 1980, 

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 Nie, N. H., C. H. Hull, J. G. Jenkins, K. Steinbrenner, and D. 

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1975. SPSS - Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. 

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Novikov, N. P. 



1968. Tagging of the coalfish (Anoplopoma fimbria Pall.) 

 in the Bering Sea and on the Pacific coast of Kam- 

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PASQUALE, N. 



1962. Notable migration of sablefish tagged in Puget Sound. 

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1970. Two additional long-range migrations of sablefish 

 tagged in Puget Sound. Wash. Dep. Fish., Tech. Rep. 

 5:22-23. 

 PRUTER, A. T. 



1959. Tagging experiments on sablefish at Holmes Harbor, 

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VlDAR G WESPESTAD 



Kenneth Thorsen 

 Sally A. Mizroch 



Northwest and Alaska Fisheries Center 

 National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA 

 2725 Montlake Boulevard East 

 Seattle, WA98112 



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WINTER AND ALTERED SPRING 



MOVEMENTS OF STRIPED BASS IN 



THE SAVANNAH RIVER, GEORGIA 



The striped bass, Morone saxatilis, population of the 

 Savannah River supports a small sport fishery and 

 provides all the brood fish for the Richmond Hill, Ga., 

 striped bass hatchery. Information on the biology 

 and management of Savannah River striped bass 

 also has application for management of similar pop- 

 ulations in coastal rivers of Georgia, South Carolina, 

 and Florida. 



Previous studies of striped bass in the Savannah 

 River have shown that the population is primarily 



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