The bait shrimp fishery of Galveston Bay, Texas.

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dc.call-noAcc# 1443en_US
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dc.contributor.authorChin, E.en_US
dc.contributor.otherTransactions of the American Fisheries Societyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T16:50:18Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T16:50:18Z
dc.date.issued1960en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.descriptionp. 135-141.en_US
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dc.description.abstractFrom June 1957 through May 1959 the bait shrimp fishery in Galveston Bay, Texas, was studied to determine the species composition and the magnitude of the catch. Total production for the 2-year period amounted to over 676,000 pounds, having a retail value of almost $779,000. The fishery is chiefly in summer and fall: over 90 percent of the production occurred from May through October. Brown shrimp (Penaeus aztecus) and white shrimp (Penaeus setiferus) were the major species taken. Occurring sporadically were pink shrimp (Penaeus duorarum), seabobs (Ziphopeneus kroyeri), and Trachypeneus sp. The median weight of brown shrimp in samples obtained from the fishery was almost static at 2.0 to 4.0 grams and did not exceed 5.0 grams. The median weight of white shrimp fluctuated and ranged up to 15.5 grams. Young white shrimp apparently enter the bay later in the year than brown shrimp, stay longer, and grow to a larger size before leaving for offshore waters. Length-weight relationships for brown and white shrimp were determined.en_US
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dc.geo-codeGalveston Bayen_US
dc.historyen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/19197
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dc.locationGBIC Collection file roomen_US
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dc.relation.ispartofseries1443.00en_US
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dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesen_US
dc.subjectshrimp fisheriesen_US
dc.subjectcapture fishery economicsen_US
dc.subjectPenaeus aztecusen_US
dc.subjectPenaeus setiferusen_US
dc.subjectPenaeus duorarumen_US
dc.subjectwhite shrimpen_US
dc.subjectbrown shrimpen_US
dc.subjectpink shrimpen_US
dc.subjectseasonal abundanceen_US
dc.subjectfishery economicsen_US
dc.subjectseaboben_US
dc.subjectXiphopenaeus kroyerien_US
dc.subjectTrachypenaeus sp.en_US
dc.subjectlength-weight relationshipsen_US
dc.titleThe bait shrimp fishery of Galveston Bay, Texas.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.universityen_US
dc.vol-issue89(2)en_US

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