Trends in Finfish Catches by Private Sport-Boat Fishermen in Texas Marine Waters through May 1984 (open access)

Trends in Finfish Catches by Private Sport-Boat Fishermen in Texas Marine Waters through May 1984

The report documenting statistics related to determine the species composition, size, number, and catch per unit of the effort of economically important, finishes caught in the gulf waters off Texas.
Date: May 1985
Creator: Ferguson, Maury O. & Osburn, Hal R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trends in Texas Commercial Fishery Landings, 1977-1984 (open access)

Trends in Texas Commercial Fishery Landings, 1977-1984

Report documenting statistics related to commercial fishery landings including impacts on saltwater fishing regulations, landing data of species, and any additional landing information.
Date: September 1985
Creator: Osburn, Hal R.; Saul, G. E. (Gary Earl), 1949- & Hamilton, C. L. (Claude L.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Potential Catch in Sport Beach Seines on the Upper Texas Coast (open access)

Potential Catch in Sport Beach Seines on the Upper Texas Coast

Report determining the fishing potential of a section of sport beach seines, comparing it favorably against the fishing potential of Galveston Bay.
Date: April 1985
Creator: Kittrell, William B.; Saul, Gary E.; Johnson, Roy B. & Matlock, Gary C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trends in Relative Abundance of Selected Finfishes Along the Texas Coast: November 1975 - June 1984 (open access)

Trends in Relative Abundance of Selected Finfishes Along the Texas Coast: November 1975 - June 1984

This report determines the species composition size and relative abundance of selected sportfish in the coastal bay systems of Texas.
Date: May 1985
Creator: McEachron, Lawrence W. & Green, A. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Closure Dates for the 1984 Texas Gulf Shrimping Season (open access)

Closure Dates for the 1984 Texas Gulf Shrimping Season

Report documenting information about the Texas Gulf shrimping season, including determining opening and closing dates of the 1984 shrimiping season in the Texas Territorial sea.
Date: September 1985
Creator: Bryan, C. E. (Cantrell E.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Charterboat Fisherman Finfish Catch Statistics For Texas Marine Waters (May 1983 - May 1984) (open access)

Charterboat Fisherman Finfish Catch Statistics For Texas Marine Waters (May 1983 - May 1984)

Report documenting statistics related to headboat and party-boat fishermen fishing in inshore and offshore marine waters of Texas and the adjacent U.S. Fishery Conservation Zone.
Date: May 1985
Creator: Osburn, Hal R. & Ferguson, Maury O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Comparison of Trawl Catches Using Two Different Towing Lines (open access)

Comparison of Trawl Catches Using Two Different Towing Lines

Report issued by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Coastal Fisheries Branch. This study was conducted to 1) compare catch rates in trawls pulled with nylon rope and in trawls pulled with wire cable and 2) determine if towing gear (nylon rope vs wire cable) affects loss or damage of trawls.
Date: December 1985
Creator: Mambretti, J. M.; Mercer, W. E. & McEachron, L. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History