Contaminant analysis of tissues from two Shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) collected in the Delaware River

"Environmental Research and Consulting, Inc. (ERC) conducted gill net sampling for shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) in the Delaware River during January 1999 through April 2002 for a mark/recapture population estimation program funded by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (see ERC, 1999 and 2001 for program description). Several accidental mortalities of shortnose sturgeon occurred in the course of this sampling. In 2002, NMFS authorized the collection and analysis of tissues from two shortnose sturgeon that had accidentally been killed in gill nets. This report presents the results of the tissue analysis and provides a preliminary discussion of the potential effects of detected contaminant concentrations on shortnose sturgeon"--Intro. for National Marine Fisheries Service, Protected Resources Division by Environmental Research and Consulting, Inc. "September 10, 2002." Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. 2002 NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) OPR (Office of Protected Resources) Library Public Domain 1861