An evaluation of Northern Florida Bay as a nursery area for red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, and other juvenile and small resident fishes.

Red drum is one ofthe most popular species sought by anglers in Florida Bay, yet juveniles are rarely encountered. We evaluated Florida Bay as a nursery area for red drum by sampling for recently-settled late larvae in basin areas within the bay with an epi-benthic sled atsix stations in November 20...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Powell, Allyn B., LaCroix, Michael W., Cheshire, Robin T.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service/Southeast Fisheries Science Center 2002
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/19957