Recreational and commercial finfish catch statistics for Texas Bay Systems, September 1977-August 1978
- From September 1977 through August 1978 weekend sport boat fishermen were surveyed in eight Texas bays. During this period 3,004,100 man-h were expended to catch 736,100 kg of finfish. Spotted seatrout constituted 36% of the landings while all other species landings each constituted about 13% of t...
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fttexasamunigalv:oai:tamug-ir.tdl.org:1969.3/23133 2023-11-12T04:25:14+01:00 Recreational and commercial finfish catch statistics for Texas Bay Systems, September 1977-August 1978 McEachron LW Texas Parks and Wildlife Dep. AUCFB Berdichevskij LS 1980 http://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/23133 unknown 50699.00 http://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/23133 Archosargus probatocephalus ASW,USA,Texas Bays Bothidae catch/effort Cynoscion nebulosus fish catch statistics fishermen Galveston Bay Paralichthys lethostigma Pisces Pogonias cromis Q1 01603 Fishery statistics and sampling Q1 01605 Sport fishing Red drum Sciaenidae Sciaenops ocellata Sparidae sport fishing statistics Spotted seatrout Texas USA Report 1980 fttexasamunigalv 2023-10-30T16:16:50Z - From September 1977 through August 1978 weekend sport boat fishermen were surveyed in eight Texas bays. During this period 3,004,100 man-h were expended to catch 736,100 kg of finfish. Spotted seatrout constituted 36% of the landings while all other species landings each constituted about 13% of the total. Annual catch rates (kg/man-h) for weekend boat fishermen were low (0.16-0.20 kg/man-h) in the upper Laguna Madre, Aransas and San Antonio Bay areas; medium (0.26-0.28 kg -man-h) in the Matagorda, lower Laguna Madre and Galveston Bay areas; and high (0.38 kg/man-h) in the Corpus Christi Bay area. Trammel nets, gill nets and trotlines were the major gear types used by commercial fishermen. Rods and reels were used by commercial fishermen in Aransas Bay, Corpus Christi Bay and lower Laguna Madre. Commercial caught red drum (Sciaenops ocellata ), spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus ), sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus ) and southern flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma ) were generally larger than those caught by sport fishermen. Black drum (Pogonias cromis ) caught by sport fishermen were as large as or larger than those caught by commercial fishermen http://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htm Report Red drum Texas A&M University Galveston Campus: DSpace Repository |
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Archosargus probatocephalus ASW,USA,Texas Bays Bothidae catch/effort Cynoscion nebulosus fish catch statistics fishermen Galveston Bay Paralichthys lethostigma Pisces Pogonias cromis Q1 01603 Fishery statistics and sampling Q1 01605 Sport fishing Red drum Sciaenidae Sciaenops ocellata Sparidae sport fishing statistics Spotted seatrout Texas USA |
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Archosargus probatocephalus ASW,USA,Texas Bays Bothidae catch/effort Cynoscion nebulosus fish catch statistics fishermen Galveston Bay Paralichthys lethostigma Pisces Pogonias cromis Q1 01603 Fishery statistics and sampling Q1 01605 Sport fishing Red drum Sciaenidae Sciaenops ocellata Sparidae sport fishing statistics Spotted seatrout Texas USA McEachron LW Texas Parks and Wildlife Dep. AUCFB Berdichevskij LS Recreational and commercial finfish catch statistics for Texas Bay Systems, September 1977-August 1978 |
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Archosargus probatocephalus ASW,USA,Texas Bays Bothidae catch/effort Cynoscion nebulosus fish catch statistics fishermen Galveston Bay Paralichthys lethostigma Pisces Pogonias cromis Q1 01603 Fishery statistics and sampling Q1 01605 Sport fishing Red drum Sciaenidae Sciaenops ocellata Sparidae sport fishing statistics Spotted seatrout Texas USA |
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- From September 1977 through August 1978 weekend sport boat fishermen were surveyed in eight Texas bays. During this period 3,004,100 man-h were expended to catch 736,100 kg of finfish. Spotted seatrout constituted 36% of the landings while all other species landings each constituted about 13% of the total. Annual catch rates (kg/man-h) for weekend boat fishermen were low (0.16-0.20 kg/man-h) in the upper Laguna Madre, Aransas and San Antonio Bay areas; medium (0.26-0.28 kg -man-h) in the Matagorda, lower Laguna Madre and Galveston Bay areas; and high (0.38 kg/man-h) in the Corpus Christi Bay area. Trammel nets, gill nets and trotlines were the major gear types used by commercial fishermen. Rods and reels were used by commercial fishermen in Aransas Bay, Corpus Christi Bay and lower Laguna Madre. Commercial caught red drum (Sciaenops ocellata ), spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus ), sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus ) and southern flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma ) were generally larger than those caught by sport fishermen. Black drum (Pogonias cromis ) caught by sport fishermen were as large as or larger than those caught by commercial fishermen http://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htm |
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McEachron LW Texas Parks and Wildlife Dep. AUCFB Berdichevskij LS |
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McEachron LW Texas Parks and Wildlife Dep. AUCFB Berdichevskij LS |
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Recreational and commercial finfish catch statistics for Texas Bay Systems, September 1977-August 1978 |
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Recreational and commercial finfish catch statistics for Texas Bay Systems, September 1977-August 1978 |
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Recreational and commercial finfish catch statistics for Texas Bay Systems, September 1977-August 1978 |
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Recreational and commercial finfish catch statistics for Texas Bay Systems, September 1977-August 1978 |
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Recreational and commercial finfish catch statistics for Texas Bay Systems, September 1977-August 1978 |
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recreational and commercial finfish catch statistics for texas bay systems, september 1977-august 1978 |
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Red drum |
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50699.00 http://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/23133 |
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