Movement of blue crabs in Trinity Bay.

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dc.contributor.authorBenefield, R.L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLinton, T.L.en_US
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dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:03:35Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T17:03:35Z
dc.date.issued1990en_US
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dc.descriptionp. 11.en_US
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dc.description.abstractBlue crab (Callinectes sapidus) were tagged during December 1977 in Trinity Bay, Texas to determine movement during winter and spring. Peterson disc tags were attached by wire to 300 blue crabs (>127 mm) which were released at eight sites. Commercial fishermen returned 54 tags (18% return rate). Of these tags, 94% were returned during March and April. A general southward movement of blue crabs was detected during spring. Male crabs generally remained within an average distance of 7.9 km of release sites whereas female crabs traveled an average distance of 19.1 km from crabs traveled to middle and lower bay areas.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htmen_US
dc.geo-codeTrinity Bayen_US
dc.historyen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/21434
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dc.locationIn processing.en_US
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dc.relation.ispartofseries3645.00en_US
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dc.seriesTex. Parks Wildl. Dept. Fish. Mngt. Ser. No. 16.en_US
dc.subjectblue craben_US
dc.subjectcrab fisheriesen_US
dc.subjectmigrationsen_US
dc.subjecttaggingen_US
dc.subjectcrabsen_US
dc.subjectpopulation characteristicsen_US
dc.subjectpopulation densityen_US
dc.subjectCallinectes sapidusen_US
dc.titleMovement of blue crabs in Trinity Bay.en_US
dc.typeBooken_US
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