Recreational and commercial finfish catch statistics for Texas bay systems, September 1977 - August 1978

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dc.acquisition-srcDr. David V. Aldrichen_US
dc.call-noSH 328 .M35 no. 7 GBAYen_US
dc.contract-noPWD Book 300-87en_US
dc.contributor.authorMcEachron, L.W.en_US
dc.contributor.otheren_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T16:57:39Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T16:57:39Z
dc.date.issued1980en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.description22 pgs.en_US
dc.description-otheren_US
dc.description.abstractFrom September 1977 through August 1978 weekend sport boat fishermen were surveyed in eight Texas bays. During this period 3,004,100 man-h were expended to catch 736,100 kg of finfish. Spotted seatrout constituted 36% of the landings while all other species landings each constituted less than or equal to 13% of the total. Annual catch rates (kg/man-hour) for weekend boat fishermen were low (0.16 - 0.20 kg/man-h) in the upper Laguna Madre, Aransas and San Antonio Bay areas; medium (0.26 - 0.28 kg/man-h) in the Matagorda, lower Laguna Madre and Galveston Bay areas; and high (0.38 kg/man-h) in the Corpus Christi Bay area. Trammel nets, gill nets and trotlines were the major gear types used by commercial fishermen. Rods and reels were used by commercial fishermen in Aransas Bay, Corpus Christi Bay and lower Laguna Madre. Commercially caught red drum (Sciaenops ocellata), spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus), sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus) and southern flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma) were generally larger than those caught by sport fishermen. Black drum (Pogonias cromis) caught by sport fishermen were as large as or larger than those caught by commercial fishermen.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/1969.3/20438
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.ispartofseries2640.00en_US
dc.relation.urien_US
dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesManagement Data Series No. 7en_US
dc.subjectsport fishingen_US
dc.subjectcommercial fishingen_US
dc.subjectfinfishen_US
dc.subjectspotted seatrouten_US
dc.subjectcatch/efforten_US
dc.subjectcatch statisticsen_US
dc.subjectsport fishing statisticsen_US
dc.subjecttrawl netsen_US
dc.subjectgillnetsen_US
dc.subjectred drumen_US
dc.subjectSciaenops ocellataen_US
dc.subjectCynoscion nebulosusen_US
dc.subjectsheepsheaden_US
dc.subjectArchosargus probatocephalusen_US
dc.subjectsouthern flounderen_US
dc.subjectParalichthys lethostigmaen_US
dc.subjectblack drumen_US
dc.subjectPogonias cromisen_US
dc.titleRecreational and commercial finfish catch statistics for Texas bay systems, September 1977 - August 1978en_US
dc.typeBooken_US
dc.universityen_US
dc.vol-issueNo. 7en_US

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