Texas commercial harvest statistics, 1978-79

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dc.acquisition-srcen_US
dc.call-noSH 328 .M35 no. 12 c.1-3 GBAYen_US
dc.contract-noPWD Book 3000-96en_US
dc.contributor.authorHamilton, Claude L.en_US
dc.contributor.otheren_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:04:45Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T17:04:45Z
dc.date.issued1980en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.description32 pgs.en_US
dc.description-otheren_US
dc.description.abstractThe Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) in cooperation with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) conducts a continuing program to collect data on the commercially harvested finfish and shellfish from Texas bays and from Texas territorial waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Two types of data collection systems were used -- Monthly Marine Products Reports (MMPR) and Individual Sales Transactions (IST). Based on MMPR, compared with September - August 1977-78 data, during September - August 1978-79 red drum (Sciaenops ocellata) increased 5.2% in landings and 26.0% in value; spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus) increased 4.7% in landings and 34.8% in value. Black drum (Pogonias cromis) decreased 3.7% in landings but increased 7.1% in value. Flounder (Paralichtys lethostigma and P. albiguta) decreased 31.0% in landings and 11.9% in value. Red snapper (family Lutjanidae) decreased 28.6% in landings and 8.3% in value. From 1977-78 to 1978-79, blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) decreased 9.3% in landings and 2.9% in value. Oyster meat landings decreased 45.4% in landings and 42.8% in value. Brown (Penaeus aztecus) and pink (P. duorarum) shrimp decreased 12.0% in landings but increased 29.5% in value. White shrimp (P. setiferus) decreased 1.7% in landings but increased 37.3% in value. The price per pound paid to commercial fishermen for blue crabs remained stable from 1977-78 to 1978-79. Prices increased for red drum (20.0%), spotted seatrout (30.2%), flounder (26.2%), red snapper (28.7%), oyster meat (4.2%), brown and pink shrimp (46.3%) and white shrimp (57.0%). The price per pound for black drum decreased (17.8%) during the same period. Based on IST, during 1 October 1978 - 30 September 1979, red drum landings from Texas bays and Texas Gulf waters totaled 348,864 kg -- 54.9% of the 1978-79 quota established by the TPWD Commission. Percent of individual quotas reached ranged from 14.9% for the Gulf of Mexico to 85.4% for Sabine Lake.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htmen_US
dc.geo-codeGalveston Bayen_US
dc.geo-codeTexas coasten_US
dc.history12/8/2004 eas; 10/15/04 easen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/21621
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.ispartofseries3824.00en_US
dc.relation.urien_US
dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesManagement Data Series No. 12en_US
dc.subjectfishery statisticsen_US
dc.subjectfisheriesen_US
dc.subjectfishery surveysen_US
dc.subjectlanding statisticsen_US
dc.titleTexas commercial harvest statistics, 1978-79en_US
dc.typeBooken_US
dc.universityen_US
dc.vol-issueNo. 12en_US

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