Inventory of Fish Species Within Dyke Marsh, Potomac River (2001-2004)
Mangold M, Tipton R, Eyler S, McCrobie TM. 2004. Inventory of Fish Species Within Dyke Marsh, Potomac River (2001-2004). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Report. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Dyke Marsh consists of approximately 3 80 acres of freshwater tidal wetlands. This Marsh is located on the West Bank of the Potomac River and is managed by the National Park Service as part of the George Washington Memorial Parkway. Dyke Marsh provides habitat for a diverse population of wildlife and plants. Nevertheless, the fish population structure inhabiting the Marsh has not been thoroughly studied. The tidal Potomac River supports, economically important, commercial and recreational fisheries such as channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), blueback herring (A/osa aestivalis), alewife (A/osa pseudoharengus), white perch (Morone americana), striped bass (Morone saxatilis), American shad (Alosa sapidissima) and largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides). It also provides valuable spawning habitats for many resident and anadromous fishes, like, striped bass and American shad, as well as habitat for the catadromous American eel (Anguilla rostrata) (Lippson et al. 1979). The purpose of this study was to provide a baseline inventory of fish species that currently use Dyke Marsh on the Potomac River, Virginia.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Mangold, Michael; Tipton, Ronald; Eyler, Sheila; McCrobie, Tina
- Date of Issue
- 2004-10-22
- Publisher
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Units
- GWMP
- Keywords
- Dyke Marsh, Electrofishing, Fish, Inventory, NPSpecies, Potomac