Trends in relative abundance and size of selected finfishes and shellfishes along the Texas coast: November 1975 - December 1977

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dc.acquisition-srcen_US
dc.call-noSH 328 .M35 2000 no. 176 GBAYen_US
dc.contract-noen_US
dc.contributor.authorHensley, Rebecca A., Kyle Spiller, Page Campbell and Billy Fulsen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:13:06Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T17:13:06Z
dc.date.issued2000en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.description126 pgs.en_US
dc.description-otheren_US
dc.description.abstractThe objective of coastal monitoring projects is to determine the status of marine resources for management and harvest purposes. Trends in relative abundance and size of finfishes and shellfishes have been monitored since 1975 using a standardized fishery independent sampling program in Texas bay systems. Data were collected with bag seines and gill nets along bay shorelines, and with trawls in coastal bays and Texas Territorial Seas. Oyster dredges were used to sample bay oyster reefs. Data comparisons were made between 1996 and 1997for coastwide catch rates for all gears. Coastwide spring and fall gill net catch rates for red drum increased with a record high catch rate during the spring of 1997. Spotted seatrout and black drum gill net catch rates increased slightly for both the spring and fall. Coastwide seasonal bay seine catch rates increased for Atlantic croaker and blue crab and decreased for red drum, spotted seatrout, black drum, brown shrimp and white shrimp. Coastwide annual bay trawl catch rates increased for blue crab and decreased for Atlantic croaker, brown shrimp, pink shrimp and white shrimp. Coastwide annual Gulf of Mexico trawl catch rates increased for Atlantic croaker and white shrimp and decreased for brown shrimp and blue crab. Coastwide annual catch rates for Eastern oyster spat, small oysters and market oysters increased to record highs in 1997. Data collected during 1997 and during previous years were used to make resource and harvest management decisions.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htmen_US
dc.geo-codeUnited Statesen_US
dc.geo-codeGulf of Mexicoen_US
dc.geo-codeTexasen_US
dc.geo-codeTexas Coasten_US
dc.history8/19/05 easen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/22884
dc.latitudeen_US
dc.locationGBIC Circulating Collectionen_US
dc.longitudeen_US
dc.notesen_US
dc.placeAustin, TXen_US
dc.publisherTexas Parks and Wildlife, Coastal Fisheries Divisionen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries5032.00en_US
dc.relation.urien_US
dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesManagement Data Series No. 176; PWD-RP V3400-673 (2/01)en_US
dc.subjectfish populationsen_US
dc.subjectfishery resourcesen_US
dc.subjectfisheriesen_US
dc.subjectfishen_US
dc.subjectmanagementen_US
dc.subjectfinfishen_US
dc.subjectshellfishen_US
dc.subjectbag seinesen_US
dc.subjecttrawlsen_US
dc.subjectcatch ratesen_US
dc.subjectdataen_US
dc.subjectgill neten_US
dc.subjectoyster dredgeen_US
dc.subjectred drumen_US
dc.subjectSpotted seatrouten_US
dc.subjectblack drumen_US
dc.subjectAtlantic croakeren_US
dc.subjectblue craben_US
dc.subjectred drumen_US
dc.subjectbrown shrimpen_US
dc.subjectwhite shrimpen_US
dc.subjectEastern oyster spaten_US
dc.titleTrends in relative abundance and size of selected finfishes and shellfishes along the Texas coast: November 1975 - December 1977en_US
dc.typeBooken_US
dc.universityen_US
dc.vol-issueen_US

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