During the fall of 1972, 1,762 striped bass, Morone saxatilis (Walbaum), 28-32 cm in total length, were tagged with Peterson disk tags and released in the open waters of Chesapeake Bay in the vicinity of a nuclear power station off Calvert County, Maryland. A total of 721, or 41, of these fish were recaptured, with the majority being at large more than 30 days. Of these recaptures 629 were taken in the Maryland portion of Chesapeake Bay and tributaries, 43 were taken in the Potomac River estuary, 57 were taken in the Virginia portion of Chesapeake Bay and tributaries, and 6 were taken outside of Chesapeake Bay.
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