Survival of unmarked red drum stocked into two Texas bays

8 pgs. Unmarked red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) fingerlings (28 mm long TL) were stocked into San Antonio Bay during summers 1983 and 1984 and into Nueces Bay during fall 1983 and January 1984. Almost 13 million fish were stocked; 8 million in San Antonio Bay and 5 million in Nueces Bay. Fingerling r...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dailey, J.A., McEachron, L.W.
Format: Book
Language:unknown
Published: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Coastal Fisheries Branch 1986
Subjects:
red drum
Sciaenops ocellata
survival
stock assessment
stocking
data
bays
Red drum
Sciaenops ocellatus
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/21780
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Summary:8 pgs. Unmarked red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) fingerlings (28 mm long TL) were stocked into San Antonio Bay during summers 1983 and 1984 and into Nueces Bay during fall 1983 and January 1984. Almost 13 million fish were stocked; 8 million in San Antonio Bay and 5 million in Nueces Bay. Fingerling red drum were caught in bag seines from summer releases 1.5 months after stocking; thus indicating survival of stocked fish. http://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htm

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