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Fish Seine Survey – Spa Creek 2019

Home » News » Fish Seine Survey – Spa Creek 2019
December 11, 2019

For the third summer, a survey of the fish in Spa Creek was taken over a six week period. Using a seine net the fish were gathered, identified, counted and then immediately released to limit the stress placed on the fish. All of the counts were taken at the same spot near the Truxtun Park Boat Ramp.

Here is a quick resource for some of the fish seen:
https://www.chesapeakebay.net/discover/field-guide/all/fish/all
The two super common species seen are Striped Killifish and Mummichogs.  Male Striped Killifish can be confused with Mummichogs because of their vertical bars.  There are a few other less common species that look similar that were seen may also see (Rainwater Killifish, Mosquito Fish, Pupfish, Banded Killifish). White Perch in the picture to the right. White Perch
  • Striped Killifish (notice males and females look different)
  • Mummichogs (most easily confused with male Striped Killifish)
  • Atlantic Silversides (possibly Inland Silversides too)
  • White Perch (young-of-the-year and adults)
  • Striped Bass (young-of-the-year)
  • Atlantic Menhaden (young-of-the-year)
  • Pumpkinseed
  • Gizzard shad

Final results for each seining 2019 at Truxtun Boat Ramp
  7/20  7/27   8/10  8/24  9/21  9/28
Species Count           
 Atlantic Silverside      11  33  148  29 
 Atlantic Needlefish            
 Banded Killifish 6    9  3  8  3 
 Bluefish       1     
 Chain Pickerel 3    1  1  2   
 Gizzard Shad       1     
 Inland Silverside 4  4  9  4  2  1 
 Mosquitofish           1 
 Mummichog 157  115  88  127  74  17 
 Pumpkin Seed 3       1    1 
 Sheepshead Minnow 1         1  4 
 Striped Bass (age 1)       1     
 Striped Bass (young-of-the-year) 3  1  1  1     
 Striped Killifish 2  14  6    19  6 
 Spot   1    3  1   
 Spotted Seatrout            
 White Perch   3    4     
 White Perch (young-of-the-year)            
 Blue Crab 2    1  3     
 Fourspine Stickleback   12  2       
 Grass Shrimp            
 Mud Crab (Unidentified)       2  1   

 


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