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The complete underwater life history of The American shad on the Atlantic Coast.

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The American shad lays eggs inside the mussel's mouth. This can be a commensalistic relationship because the shad benefits from the mussel protecting the eggs, but the mussel get nothing.

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Also known as white shad, the American shad is a thin river herring with a metallic body and dark spots on its shoulder. It visits the Chesapeake Bay each spring to spawn in freshwater rivers and streams.

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by the late 1800 s, excessive harvesting took its toll on shad. This exploitation coupled with pollution. from an annual harvest of 17.5 million pounds at the turn of the century, chesapeake shad harvests dwindled to less than 2 million pounds by the 1970 s.

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-Thin metallic body
-Green and dark blue
-Forked tail
-Spots on shoulders

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The young shads gather in schools and swim to the ocean.

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Program, Chesapeake Bay. "Chesapeake Bay Program." Bay Blog RSS. Chesapeake Bay Program, 2012. Web. 6 Jan. 2017

"Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries." American Shad | VDGIF. VDGIF, 2017. Web. 06 Jan. 2017

Csebestyen. "Delaware River Basin Commission|American Shad Facts." Delaware River Basin Commission|American Shad Facts. DRBC, 14 Nov. 2014. Web. 06 Jan. 2017.

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they migrate down stream after spawning. And they leave the Bay by Summer

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They migrate down stream after spawing.

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https://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/shad.htm

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Bears, birds, and large fish

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yes American Shad migrate to spawn in fresh water river and stream.

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yes American Shad migrate to spawn in fresh water river and stream.

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-Coastal ocean waters
-Spawn in freshwater rivers and streams

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Alosa Sapidissima

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It forms an important link in the food web