Trends in finfish landings by sport-boat fishermen in Texas marine waters, May 1974 - May 1986

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dc.call-noSH 328 .M35 no. 119 c.1&c.2 GBAYen_US
dc.contract-noPWD report 3400-214Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorOsburn, H.R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorFerguson, M.O.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-13T02:24:31Z
dc.date.available2024-11-13T02:24:31Z
dc.date.issued1987
dc.description464 pgs.en_US
dc.description.abstractSince May 1974, private-boat fishermen have been routinely interviewed at boat-access sites. Party and headboat fishermen have been routinely monitored since May 1983 by on-site and on-board surveys. The total estimated sport- boat fishing pressure and landings of finfish in 1985-86 was 6,393,300 man-hours and 2,189,700 fish, respectively. From 1983-84 to 1985-86, pressure decreased 6% and landings decreased 28%. Sport-boat fishing in bays and passes accounted for 92% of the pressure and 94% of the landings in 1985-86. In the same year, private-boat fishermen exerted 93% of the pressure and landed 84% of the fish. The high-use season (15 May - 20 November 1985) accounted for 63% of the pressure and 73% of the landings. Thirty-five percent of the 7 year mean annual coastwide private-boat bay and pass fishing pressure and 43% of the landings occurred in the Galveston Bay system. Spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus) comprised 38% of the 7 year mean annual coastwide private-boat bay and pass landings. Catch rates for spotted seatrout caught by private-boat fishermen declined 60% from 1983-84 to 1984-85 but increased 25% in 1985-86. A reduction was detected in most finfish landings following the coastwide fish kill in December 1983 and January 1984. A resurgence of some landings occurred during 1985-86.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htmen_US
dc.geo-codeTexas coasten_US
dc.geo-codeGalveston Bayen_US
dc.geo-codeRollover Passen_US
dc.geo-codeBolivar Passen_US
dc.geo-codeSan Luis Passen_US
dc.geo-codeQuintana Channelen_US
dc.geo-codeMatagorda Bayen_US
dc.geo-codeAransas Bayen_US
dc.geo-codeSan Antonio bayen_US
dc.geo-codeCorpus Christi Bayen_US
dc.geo-codeLower Laguna Madre Bayen_US
dc.geo-codeUpper Laguna Madre Bayen_US
dc.history10/15/04 easen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/21923
dc.locationGBIC Circulating Collectionen_US
dc.placeAustin, TXen_US
dc.publisherTexas Parks and Wildlife Department, Coastal Fisheries Branchen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries4112.00en_US
dc.seriesManagement Data Series No. 119en_US
dc.subjectfishery statisticsen_US
dc.subjectfishery surveysen_US
dc.subjectlanding statisticsen_US
dc.subjectfinfish fisheriesen_US
dc.subjectcatch/efforten_US
dc.subjectcatch statisticsen_US
dc.subjectfinfishen_US
dc.subjectcatch compositionen_US
dc.subjectsport fishing statisticsen_US
dc.subjectspotted seatrouten_US
dc.subjectCynoscion nebulosusen_US
dc.titleTrends in finfish landings by sport-boat fishermen in Texas marine waters, May 1974 - May 1986en_US
dc.typeBooken_US
dc.vol-issueNo. 119en_US

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