. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Homeward Bound: euse, awmp rounds eopened By Cynthia Henderson Photos by Herman Lankford. q 'hen summer intruded early into spring this year — bringing 90-degree temperatures to the same day that, a year ago, had seen snow flurries in parts of central Carolina — the striped bass and American shad seemed not to have been surprised. Catches of these species on the Neuse River near Goldsboro peaked the week before the heat wave, according to Christian Waters, fisheries biologist for the Wildlife Resource
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Homeward Bound: euse, awmp rounds eopened By Cynthia Henderson Photos by Herman Lankford. q 'hen summer intruded early into spring this year — bringing 90-degree temperatures to the same day that, a year ago, had seen snow flurries in parts of central Carolina — the striped bass and American shad seemed not to have been surprised. Catches of these species on the Neuse River near Goldsboro peaked the week before the heat wave, according to Christian Waters, fisheries biologist for the Wildlife Resources Commis- sion (WRC). Early each spring, American shad and striped bass seek freshwater rivers and streams in which to spawn, preferring temperatures at or below 75 degrees. The ones that make it to the Goldsboro stretch of the Neuse can be shocked to find Waters and WRC assistant biologist Jason Farmer waiting for them. Literally shocked. Waters and Farmer use electrofishing techniques to catch, study and release American shad and striped bass on the Neuse. The scientific interest generated by the return of American shad and striped bass implies that this is more than a routine annual event. Rather, this springtime migration signifies the reopening of habitat that was, for many years, nearly lost to such anadromous fishes — those that spend most of their lives in the ocean and return to freshwater rivers or streams to spawn. Continued Christian Waters weighs the catch as Jason Farmer records data for the Wildlife Resources Commission. COASTWATCH 13. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original UNC Sea Grant College Program. [Raleigh, N. C. : UNC Sea Grant College Program]
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