Evaluation of the accuracy and precision of volunteered size data from tagged red drum returns.

dc.acquisition-srcen_US
dc.call-noAcc# 4861en_US
dc.contract-noen_US
dc.contributor.authorFerguson, M.O.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGreen, A.W.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMatlock, G.C.en_US
dc.contributor.otherNorth American Journal of Fisheries Management.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:10:57Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T17:10:57Z
dc.date.issued1984en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.descriptionp. 181-185.en_US
dc.description-otheren_US
dc.description.abstractThe accuracy and precision of total lengths and weights from recaptured tagged red drum (Sciaenops ocellata) reported by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists, anglers, and commercial fishermen were compared. No differences were found in the total length - weight regressions of data reported by sport and commercial fishermen, but there were significant differences found between data reported by fishermen and data collected by TPWD biologists (Fs = 6.312; P < 0.05). Fish lengths reported by fishermen were not biased but they were more variable than lengths reported by TPWD due to rounding to the nearest whole or partial English unit. Weights reported by fishermen were more variable than weights reported by TPWD biologists. A significant difference between regression coefficients was found and a comparison of confidence limits of the regression lines showed that fishermen overestimated the weight of small fish; therefore, growth estimates calculated from red drum weights provided by fishermen will be biased. TPWD total length data provided the most precise data for growth estimates.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htmen_US
dc.geo-codeTexasen_US
dc.historyen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/22571
dc.latitudeen_US
dc.locationGalveston Bay Collection; TAMUG periodical collectionen_US
dc.longitudeen_US
dc.notesen_US
dc.placeen_US
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dc.relation.ispartofseries4861.00en_US
dc.relation.urien_US
dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesen_US
dc.subjectevaluationen_US
dc.subjectaccuracyen_US
dc.subjectsizeen_US
dc.subjectlength-weight relationshipsen_US
dc.titleEvaluation of the accuracy and precision of volunteered size data from tagged red drum returns.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.universityen_US
dc.vol-issue1984; 4en_US

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