Habitat Use and Connectivity of Juvenile Red Drum and Spotted Seatrout Across Estuarine Seascapes

• Main Author: Moulton, David Laurence
• Other Authors: Rooker, Jay R, Stunz, Greg W, Brody, Sam D
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Acoustic Telemetry; Habitat Selection; VR2W Positioning System (VPS); Fish Tracking; Resolution Bay; Red drum; Sciaenops ocellatus
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/156813

Red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) and spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus) are important gamefish that co-occur in estuarine seascapes throughout their range and support recreational fisheries of considerable economic value. Management of these species is compromised by knowledge gaps regarding habit...