Observations of red drum mortality in the Gulf of Mexico
11 pgs. Approximately 3,704 large red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) were found dead from 30 June 1981 to 9 July 1981 on the Gulf of Mexico beach from Cedar Bayou to Port Isabel, Texas. No other fish species were found. Autopsied fish did not show any signs of external injury. Plankton collected in near...
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fttexasamunigalv:oai:tamug-ir.tdl.org:1969.3/21779 2023-11-12T04:25:13+01:00 Observations of red drum mortality in the Gulf of Mexico Spears, R.W. 1986 http://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/21779 unknown Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Coastal Fisheries Branch 3976.00 http://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/21779 red drum Sciaenops ocellata mortality aerial surveys population dynamics fishery surveys Book 1986 fttexasamunigalv 2023-10-30T16:15:50Z 11 pgs. Approximately 3,704 large red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) were found dead from 30 June 1981 to 9 July 1981 on the Gulf of Mexico beach from Cedar Bayou to Port Isabel, Texas. No other fish species were found. Autopsied fish did not show any signs of external injury. Plankton collected in nearshore Gulf waters were representative of those usually present and were not known to be toxic to fish. None were sufficiently abundant to produce anoxic conditions. Bacteria (Vibrio sp.) were found in the liver and brain tissue, but these are normally present in the environment and may have invaded the tissues after death. Causative factors of this mortality remain unknown. http://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htm Book Red drum Sciaenops ocellatus Texas A&M University Galveston Campus: DSpace Repository |
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11 pgs. Approximately 3,704 large red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) were found dead from 30 June 1981 to 9 July 1981 on the Gulf of Mexico beach from Cedar Bayou to Port Isabel, Texas. No other fish species were found. Autopsied fish did not show any signs of external injury. Plankton collected in nearshore Gulf waters were representative of those usually present and were not known to be toxic to fish. None were sufficiently abundant to produce anoxic conditions. Bacteria (Vibrio sp.) were found in the liver and brain tissue, but these are normally present in the environment and may have invaded the tissues after death. Causative factors of this mortality remain unknown. http://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htm |
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Observations of red drum mortality in the Gulf of Mexico |
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Observations of red drum mortality in the Gulf of Mexico |
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Observations of red drum mortality in the Gulf of Mexico |
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Observations of red drum mortality in the Gulf of Mexico |
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Observations of red drum mortality in the Gulf of Mexico |
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observations of red drum mortality in the gulf of mexico |
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Coastal Fisheries Branch |
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1986 |
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