Biological, Social, and Economic Impacts of Exempting a Largemouth Bass Fishing Tournament from Slot Length Limits at Lake Fork Reservoir, Texas (open access)

Biological, Social, and Economic Impacts of Exempting a Largemouth Bass Fishing Tournament from Slot Length Limits at Lake Fork Reservoir, Texas

This document provides data about the "biological, social, and economic impacts of exempting largemouth bass fishing tournaments at the Lake Fork Reservoir." (p. 1).
Date: 2012
Creator: Barkoh, Aaron
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Assessment of Short-term Preserved Milt for Mass Production of Striped Bass Morone saxatilis Fry (open access)

Assessment of Short-term Preserved Milt for Mass Production of Striped Bass Morone saxatilis Fry

A study of two experiments conducting the viability of extended milt for mass production of Striped Bass fry.
Date: 2015
Creator: Barkoh, Aaron; Schlechte, Warren; Kurten, Gerald; Hamby, Steven & Glenewinkel, Hugh
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Use of Aluminum Sulfate to Reduce High pH Fingerling Striped Bass Production Ponds Fertilized with Nitrogen and Phosphorus to Control Prymnesium Parvum (open access)

Use of Aluminum Sulfate to Reduce High pH Fingerling Striped Bass Production Ponds Fertilized with Nitrogen and Phosphorus to Control Prymnesium Parvum

This document provides data about controlling "Prymnesium parvum cell density and ichthyotoxicity." It also provides information about stabilizing pH levels in "striped bass Morone saxatilis culture ponds." (p. 2).
Date: August 2012
Creator: Begley, Drew C.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Validating a Quantitative Real-time PCR Method to detect Dermo (Perkinsus marinus) in Texas Oysters (open access)

Validating a Quantitative Real-time PCR Method to detect Dermo (Perkinsus marinus) in Texas Oysters

Report documenting the results of a study comparing monitoring procedures to trace incidences of dermo (Perkinsus marinus) infections of oysters in Texas bays and reefs.
Date: 2016
Creator: Culberston, Jan; Anderson, Joel; Karel, William; Hensley, Rebecca; Robinson, Lance & Ray, Sammy
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Proposed Standard Length Categories for Guadalupe Bass (open access)

Proposed Standard Length Categories for Guadalupe Bass

The report is about a popular sport fish, Guadalupe Bass, and species of special concern endemic to Texas. It presents many challenges to fishery professionals who seek to conserve their ecological, economic and recreational benefits.
Date: April 2018
Creator: Cummings, Greg
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Review of Hooking Mortality, Associated Influential Factors, and Angling Gear Restrictions, With Implications for Management of the Alligator Gar (open access)

Review of Hooking Mortality, Associated Influential Factors, and Angling Gear Restrictions, With Implications for Management of the Alligator Gar

Review of information concerning hooking mortality in catch-and-release fisheries, as well as gear-based regulations and best management practices (BMPs) in place to minimize its occurrence.
Date: December 2019
Creator: Daugherty, Daniel J. & Bennett, Daniel L.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guidelines for the Culture of Black Bass (open access)

Guidelines for the Culture of Black Bass

A report on how to breed Black Bass in fish hatcheries for use in stocking ponds and lakes for fisherman.
Date: December 2011
Creator: Glenewinkel, Hugh; Barkoh, Aaron; Engeling, Todd; Hall, Lee; Paret, John & Owens, Tony
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Effects of Two Pond Filling Strategies on Production of 75-mm Channel Catfish Ictalurus Punctatus in Plastic-Lined Ponds (open access)

Effects of Two Pond Filling Strategies on Production of 75-mm Channel Catfish Ictalurus Punctatus in Plastic-Lined Ponds

This is a 3-year period study comparing fish production data to determine if filling ponds immediately after stocking fry would have a negative impact on production compared to filling ponds after feed training.
Date: 2014
Creator: Glenewinkel, Hugh; Kurten, Gerald & Barkoh, Aaron
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Survey of Shore-Based Bay-Pass and Gulf of Mexico Anglers in Texas, May 2013-May 2014, with comparisons to Concurrent Survey of Private-Boat Bay-Pass Anglers (open access)

Survey of Shore-Based Bay-Pass and Gulf of Mexico Anglers in Texas, May 2013-May 2014, with comparisons to Concurrent Survey of Private-Boat Bay-Pass Anglers

Report on Survey of Shore-Based Bay-Pass and Gulf of Mexico Anglers in Texas.(May 2013-May 2014)
Date: October 2018
Creator: Green, Lee M.; Pettis, Evan L. & Lerma, Liana
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Biosecurity Manual for Inland Fisheries Division Hatcheries (open access)

A Biosecurity Manual for Inland Fisheries Division Hatcheries

Booklet on the management and spread prevention of aquatic nuisance species within Texas fish hatcheries through proper biosecurity measures.
Date: 2013
Creator: Kittel, Carl; Schmid, Rob; Sparrow, Reese; Mathews, Jim; Lyon, Dale & Smith, Dennis
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaluation of Community-Level Physiological Profiling for Monitoring Microbial Community Function in Fish Hatchery Ponds (open access)

Evaluation of Community-Level Physiological Profiling for Monitoring Microbial Community Function in Fish Hatchery Ponds

An evaluation of the community-level physiological profiling technique for characterizing microbial community function for use in aquaculture.
Date: 2014
Creator: Kurten, Gerald L. & Barkoh, Aaron
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Comparison of Liberal and Conservative Water Exchange Effects on Water Quality and Channel Catfish Fingerling Production in Hatchery Ponds (open access)

Comparison of Liberal and Conservative Water Exchange Effects on Water Quality and Channel Catfish Fingerling Production in Hatchery Ponds

Report on the effects of water exchange in catfish ponds in terms of water quality and fish production performance.
Date: 2011
Creator: Kurten, Gerald L.; Barkoh, Aaron; Wyatt, Thomas; Glenewinkel, Hugh & Paret, John M.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Comparison of Three Different Shrimp Trawl Body Mesh Sizes and Their Effect on Percent Bycatch, Catch Rates, and Total Length of Commercial Shrimp in Texas Bays (open access)

Comparison of Three Different Shrimp Trawl Body Mesh Sizes and Their Effect on Percent Bycatch, Catch Rates, and Total Length of Commercial Shrimp in Texas Bays

A report on the catch rates for different sizes of shrimp trawl net meshes commercial shrimp fishing in the Gulf of Mexico in Texas.
Date: 2013
Creator: Lingo, Mark E.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaluation of Two Ammonium Sulfate Application Strategies to Control Prymnesium parvum in Striped Bass Fingerling Production Ponds (open access)

Evaluation of Two Ammonium Sulfate Application Strategies to Control Prymnesium parvum in Striped Bass Fingerling Production Ponds

Study on golden alga control strategies and their effects on surrounding water and lifeforms.
Date: August 2011
Creator: Lyon, Dale D.; Barkoh, Aaron & Paret, John M.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Effects of Zooplankton Additions on Zooplankton Populations and Fingerling Florida Largemouth Bass Production in Plastic-Lined Ponds (open access)

Effects of Zooplankton Additions on Zooplankton Populations and Fingerling Florida Largemouth Bass Production in Plastic-Lined Ponds

Report on freshwater fish hatcheries to manage zooplankton populations in ponds for production of 75-mm Florida Largemouth Bass.
Date: December 2014
Creator: Martinez, Juan G.; Owens, Tony & Barkoh, Aaron
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trends in Relative Abundance and Size of Selected Finfishes and Shellfishes Along the Texas Coast: November 1975-December 2016 (open access)

Trends in Relative Abundance and Size of Selected Finfishes and Shellfishes Along the Texas Coast: November 1975-December 2016

Report documenting information about the trends in relative abundance and size of select fin fishes and shellfishes along the coast of Texas.
Date: March 2018
Creator: Martinez-Andrade, Fernando
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Survival and Harvest of Channel Catfish in Two Community Fishing Lakes (open access)

Survival and Harvest of Channel Catfish in Two Community Fishing Lakes

A report describing the survival and harvest rates of channel catfish in two community fishing lakes.
Date: 2012
Creator: Munger, Charles
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Angler Use and Abundance of Stocked 229-mm Channel Catfish in Twenty Small Texas Impoundments (open access)

Angler Use and Abundance of Stocked 229-mm Channel Catfish in Twenty Small Texas Impoundments

Book providing information and guidance for the Texas Park and Wildlife Department channel catfish stocking program.
Date: 2016
Creator: Munger, Charles; Wright, Lynn; Dennis, John; Moczygemba, John; Gore, Mike & Smith, Dennis
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Occurrence of Prymnesium parvum (Golden Alga) in Texas Intertidal Water 2008 and 2009 (open access)

Occurrence of Prymnesium parvum (Golden Alga) in Texas Intertidal Water 2008 and 2009

Report on a study surveying prymnesium parvum concentrations in the tidal portions of ten Texas rivers in 2008-2009. No P. parvum was found in 2008, possibly due to unusual weather conditions, and in 2009 P. parvum blooms were found in the Arroyo Colorado and Brazos Rivers.
Date: August 2011
Creator: Nelson, Janet & Byrd, Meridith
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Use of Trail Cameras for 24-hour Monitoring of Boat Ramp Activity (open access)

Use of Trail Cameras for 24-hour Monitoring of Boat Ramp Activity

A study of 24-hour trailer counts from selected boat ramp facilities collected with patterns of nighttime boat ramp activity.
Date: November 2014
Creator: Olsen, Zachary & Wagner, Tom
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baseline Data: Wetland Plant Compositions along a Salinity Gradient within Matagorda Bay (open access)

Baseline Data: Wetland Plant Compositions along a Salinity Gradient within Matagorda Bay

Study intended to evaluate the potential effects of changes in water management resulting from new recommended environmental regimes.
Date: July 2013
Creator: Schrift, Angela & Hartman, Leslie
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Summary of the 2014 Federal Recreational Red Snapper Harvest Monitoring Study (open access)

A Summary of the 2014 Federal Recreational Red Snapper Harvest Monitoring Study

Report on the results of a trip monitoring system for recreational Red Snapper fishing trips in the 2014 season.
Date: 2015
Creator: Texas. Coastal Fisheries Division.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trends in Texas Commercial Fishery Landings, 1994-2012 (open access)

Trends in Texas Commercial Fishery Landings, 1994-2012

A report on trends in the quantities and values of various species being landed by commercial fisheries and fisherman from 1994-2012.
Date: 2015
Creator: Texas. Coastal Fisheries Division.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Angler Catch, Harvest, and Characteristics at Neighborhood Fishin' Program Lakes (open access)

Angler Catch, Harvest, and Characteristics at Neighborhood Fishin' Program Lakes

Report on the Fishin" Program that promotes fishing in urban areas describing amounts of catches and releases, participants, and satisfaction levels.
Date: 2015
Creator: Texas. Inland Fisheries Division.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History