Shrimp trawl bycatch in the Galveston Bay System

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dc.acquisition-srcGBNEPen_US
dc.call-noQH 541.5 .E8 G32 no. 23 c.1-2 GBAYen_US
dc.call-noREF QH 541.5 .E8 G32 no. 23 GBAYen_US
dc.contract-noen_US
dc.contributor.authorNance, James, Eduardo Martinez, Dennis Emiliani, Jeffrey Davis, Lon Rathmell and Zoula Zein-Eldinen_US
dc.contributor.editorJensen, Richard W. Russell W. Kiesling, and Frank S. Shipleyen_US
dc.contributor.otherProceedings: The Second State of the Bay Symposium. February 4 - 6, 1993en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:22:03Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T17:22:03Z
dc.date.issued1993en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.descriptionpgs. 249-253en_US
dc.description-otheren_US
dc.description.abstractCommercial harvesting of shrimp from the Galveston Bay system is an important economic asset to the State of Texas. Annual harvest from Galveston Bay averages 3.5 million pounds and approximately $6.5 million. However, shrimp harvesting also may impact finfish and other invertebrates that may be of commercial, recreational, or ecological value by generating bycatch, the unwanted or non-targeted portion of a shrimp trawler's efforts. Since the bay supports extensive commercial and bait shrimp industries, an analysis of the bycatch from the shrimp fishery is extremely important to the Galveston Bay characterization program. Bycatch species are usually discarded after shrimp (Penaeus spp.) and edible or bait fishes are removed. Of particular interest are recreational species populations such as red drum (Sciaenops ocellata) and spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus) which the State of Texas (Texas Parks & Wildlife Department) augments through stocking programs. Very little information is available regarding bycatch of either the bait shrimp fishery (which operates throughout the year) or the bay commercial fishery (which has two main seasons).en_US
dc.description.urien_US
dc.geo-codeGalveston Bayen_US
dc.history12/10/04 eas; 10/25/04 easen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/24141
dc.latitudeen_US
dc.locationGBIC Circulating Collection; GBIC Reference Collection; GBIC OFFICEen_US
dc.longitudeen_US
dc.notesThe authors are representing National Marine Fisheries Service, Galveston Laboratoryen_US
dc.placeAustin, TXen_US
dc.publisherGalveston Bay National Estuary Programen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries6230.00en_US
dc.relation.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/gbeppubs/23/gbnep-23.htmlen_US
dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesGBNEP-23en_US
dc.subjectbycatchen_US
dc.subjectcommercial fishingen_US
dc.subjectfishery dataen_US
dc.titleShrimp trawl bycatch in the Galveston Bay Systemen_US
dc.typeChapteren_US
dc.universityen_US
dc.vol-issueNo. 23en_US

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