Weekend sport-boat fishermen finfish catch statistics for Texas Bay Systems, May 1974-May 1983

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dc.acquisition-srcen_US
dc.call-noSH 328 .M35 no. 59 GBAYen_US
dc.contract-noPWD report 3000-175en_US
dc.contributor.authorMcEachron, L.W.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGreen, A.W.en_US
dc.contributor.otheren_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T16:51:29Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T16:51:29Z
dc.date.issued1984en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.description138 pgs.en_US
dc.description-otheren_US
dc.description.abstractCreel surveys conducted in Texas bays since fall 1974 have shown a decline in annual landings by weekend sport boat fishermen. The estimated annual landings during 1974-76 for seven bay systems were 2.6 million fishes (1.2 million kg). During 1982-83 annual landings for these same seven bay systems were 1.1 million fishes (0.6 million kg). This decline in landings was accompanied by a decline in the mean annual catch rates and possibly in fishing pressure. The mean annual catch rate fell from an estimated 0.98 fish/man-h during 1974-75 to an estimated 0.49 fish/man-h during 1982-83. Pressure fell from 3.2 million fishing trip man-h during 1974-76 to 2.3 million fishing trip man-h during 1982-83. The Galveston Bay system had the highest fishing pressure with a mean of .94 million fishing trip man-h/year and the San Antonio Bay system had the lowest fishing pressure with a mean of .15 million fishing trip man-h/year. Spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus) was the fish most frequently landed (39%) in each year, and with the exception of several species grouped in the other fishes' category, gafftopsail catfish (Bagre marinus) was landed the least approx. 2%. Red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) and black drum (Pogonias cromis) accounted for approx. 5% and approx. 4% of the total annual landings, respectively.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htmen_US
dc.geo-codeTexas coasten_US
dc.geo-codeGalveston Bayen_US
dc.history10/14/04 easen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/19388
dc.latitudeen_US
dc.locationGBIC Circulating Collectionen_US
dc.longitudeen_US
dc.notesen_US
dc.placeAustin, TXen_US
dc.publisherTexas Parks and Wildlife Department, Coastal Fisheries Branchen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries1625.00en_US
dc.relation.urien_US
dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesManagement Data Series No. 59en_US
dc.subjectsport fishingen_US
dc.subjectcatch statisticsen_US
dc.subjectpopulation dynamicsen_US
dc.subjectgafftopsail catfishen_US
dc.subjectBagre marinusen_US
dc.subjectred drumen_US
dc.subjectSciaenops ocellataen_US
dc.subjectblack drumen_US
dc.subjectPogonias cromisen_US
dc.subjectspotted seatrouten_US
dc.subjectCynoscion nebulosusen_US
dc.titleWeekend sport-boat fishermen finfish catch statistics for Texas Bay Systems, May 1974-May 1983en_US
dc.typeBooken_US
dc.universityen_US
dc.vol-issueNo. 59en_US

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