Trends in abundance and size of adult white shrimp in Texas Gulf waters [less than or equal to] 18.3 m during May-July 1970-82
Date
1990
Authors
Fuls, B.E.
McEachron, L.W.
Bryan, C.E. III
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Publisher
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Coastal Fisheries Branch
Abstract
Analysis of catch rates (no./h) and mean length of white shrimp (Penaeus setiferus) collected in gulf waters (<18.3 m deep) off the central Texas coast during May-July 1970-1982 revealed a significant difference among years in mean length but not in catch rate. Linear regression analysis revealed a negative linear trend in mean length among years, depicting a decrease in size of white shrimp through time.
Description
23 pgs.
Keywords
white shrimp, Penaeus setiferus, penaeid shrimp, abundance, shrimp, catch rates, central texas coast, gulf waters, linear regression analysis, valuable commercial fishery, economic