Survival of unmarked red drum stocked into two Texas bays
Date
1986
Authors
Dailey, J.A.
McEachron, L.W.
Journal Title
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Publisher
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Coastal Fisheries Branch
Abstract
Unmarked red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) fingerlings (28 mm long TL) were stocked into San Antonio Bay during summers 1983 and 1984 and into Nueces Bay during fall 1983 and January 1984. Almost 13 million fish were stocked; 8 million in San Antonio Bay and 5 million in Nueces Bay. Fingerling red drum were caught in bag seines from summer releases 1.5 months after stocking; thus indicating survival of stocked fish.
Description
8 pgs.
Keywords
red drum, Sciaenops ocellata, survival, stock assessment, stocking, data, bays