Fish stocking in Texas bays: 1975-1987

Date

1988

Authors

Dailey, J.

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Publisher

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Coastal Fisheries Branch

Abstract

In 1987, 32,703,162 red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) eggs, fry and fingerlings were stocked into Texas bays. Matagorda Bay received 325,000 spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus) fry and 98,573 fingerlings. Galveston Bay received 4,644,085 striped bass (Morone saxatilis) fry and 6,850 tagged fingerlings.

Description

26 pgs.

Keywords

stocking, marine fish, red drum, Sciaenops ocellata, spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus, striped bass, Morone saxatilis

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