Returns of Tagged Red Drum Stocked into Matagorda Bay, Texas
Date
1984
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Abstract
The feasibility of stocking red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) into Texas bays to enhance native populations was examined by stocking 5942 tagged fish (102-203 mm, 1.0-8.0 inches) into Matagorda Bay in April 1976. Ten fish were reported recaptured during the following year, all of which were near the riverine end of the bay system. These recaptures suggest that stocking is a useful technique for enhancing red drum populations.
Description
6 pages; available for download at the link below.
Keywords
red drum, fish stocks, Sciaenops ocellatus, Matagorda bay, fishery stocking, aquaculture