The history and present situation of the stur- 

 geon fishery of South Carolina is presented. In- 

 dividual species were not mentioned; however, 

 it is stated that there is practically no market 

 for small sturgeon (3-12 pounders) and that 

 these are not taken in the sturgeon nets. They 

 do become enmeshed in shad nets and are killed 

 by the shad fisherman. These small sturgeon 

 may include shortnose sturgeon. 



LeSUEUR, C. A. 



1818. Description of several species of Chondro- 

 pterygious fishes of North America, with their 

 varieties. Trans. Am. Philos. Soc. 1:383-395. 



McAllister, d. e. 



I960. List of the marine fishes of Canada. Bull. 

 Natl. Mus. Can. 168, 8 p. 



Shortnose sturgeon is included in the list. 



1970. Rare and endangered Canadian 

 fishes. Can. Field-Nat. 84:5-8. 



At this time, shortnose sturgeon is known only 

 in the lower St. John River, N.B., from the 

 mouth to Gagetown. Increasing pollution and a 

 hydroelectric dam may be of significance in 

 their survival. 



The author gives the original description of the 

 species, with three varieties, from specimens 

 caught in the Delaware River. 



MacCALLUM, G. A. 



1921. Studies in helminthology. 

 1:137-284. 



Zoopathalogica 



Three individuals of the trematode Nitzschia 

 superba were found on the gills of a male and 

 female shortnose sturgeon from the New York 

 Aquarium on 22 September 1915. 



MAGNIN, E. 



1959. Repartition actuelle de Acipen- 

 serides. Revue Trav. Inst. (Sci. Tech.) Pech. 

 Marit. 23:277-285. 



A distribution of the Acipenseridae is 

 presented. 



1963. Notes sur la repartition, la biologie et par- 

 ticulierement la croissance de VAcipenser 

 breuirostris LeSueur 1817. Nat. Can. (Que.) 

 90:87-96. 



Magnin presents data on the age, length, and 

 biology of 10 specimens from the St. John River 

 near Fredericton, N.B. 



1964. Croissance en longeur de trois esturgeons 

 d'Amerique du Nord: Acipenser oxyrhynchus Mit- 

 chill, Acipenser fulvescens Raffinesque, et Aci- 

 penser breuirostris LeSueur. Verh. Int. Verein. 

 Theor. Angew. Limnol. 15:968-974. 



A growth comparison of three eastern North 

 American species is presented. 



MASSMANN, W. H. 



1958. A checklist of fishes of the Virginia waters of 

 Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries. Va. 

 Fish. Lab., Fin Fish Prog. Rep. 60, 14 p. 



The shortnose sturgeon is on the checklist. 



McAllister, d. e., and c. g. g. grunchy. 



1977. Status and habitats of Canadian fishes in 

 1976. In T. Mosquin (editor), Canada's 

 threatened species and habitats, 185 p. Canadian 

 Nature Federation, Ottawa. 



Listed shortnose sturgeon as rare with moderate 

 population in St. John River, N.B. Unanswered 

 questions on its spawning and population 

 trends. 



McCLEAVE, J. D., and S. M. FRIED. 



1974. Three unusual shortnose sturgeon (Acipen- 

 ser brevirostrum) from Montsweag Bay, 

 Me. Can. Field-Nat. 88:359-360. 



Three unusual specimens were captured: one 

 with only one barbel, one with forked barbels, 

 and one bilaterally blind. The blind specimen 

 appeared to be in good condition and it is noted 

 that blind, dark, healthy shortnose sturgeon 

 have also been observed. 



McCLEAVE, J. D., S. M. FRIED, and A. K. TOWT. 

 1977. Daily movements of shortnose sturgeon, Aci- 

 penser brevirostrum in a Maine estuary. Copeia 

 1977:149-157. 



The daily summer movements of 15 shortnose 

 sturgeon in Montsweag Bay were studied by 

 ultrasonic telemetry. 



McLANE, W. M. 



1955. Fishes of the St. John's River Sys- 

 tem. Ph.D. Thesis, Univ. Fla. Tallahassee, 367 

 P- 



Both common and shortnose sturgeon are 

 reported to be extremely rare on the Atlantic 

 coast of Florida. 



MEEHAN, W. E. 



1896. Fish, fishing and fisheries of Pennsyl- 

 vania. Rep. State Comm. Fish. 1895, 245 p. 



