Preliminary Evaluation of the Use of Calcified Structures for Separating Spotted Seatrout Stocks (open access)

Preliminary Evaluation of the Use of Calcified Structures for Separating Spotted Seatrout Stocks

Report on a study "to provide a preliminary evaluation of computer assisted analysis of shape and growth patterns of calcified structures of spotted seatrout collected from the lower Laguna Madre, Matagorda, and Galveston Bays" (p. 1). It includes data collected using the OPRS software and discusses how the analysis can assist in separating stocks.
Date: November 1989
Creator: Colura, Robert L. & King, Timothy L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Comparison of Post Larval and Juvenile Brown Shrimp, (Penaeus aztecus), Catches in Two Gear Types (open access)

A Comparison of Post Larval and Juvenile Brown Shrimp, (Penaeus aztecus), Catches in Two Gear Types

Report detailing the capture of brown shrimp and the effectiveness of catching methods. Marsh net appears to be more efficient in catching the shrimp.
Date: September 1989
Creator: Mercer, W. E.; Heffernan, T., L. & Lahr, Robert, A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fish Stocking in Texas Bays: 1975-1988 (open access)

Fish Stocking in Texas Bays: 1975-1988

Abstract: In 1988, 67,610,285 red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) eggs, fry and fingerlings were stocked into Texas bays. Matagorda Bay received 14,127,903 fry and fingerling spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus). Galveston Bay received 4,464,400 striped bass (Morone saxatilis) fry and 313,454 fingerlings. The Brazos River received 570 striped bass fingerlings.
Date: August 1989
Creator: Dailey, James A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Summary of Fish Tagging in Texas Bays: 1975-1988 (open access)

A Summary of Fish Tagging in Texas Bays: 1975-1988

Report summarizing fish tagging and tagged fish returns from November 1975 to December 1988, with comparisons and updated information compared to previous similar work.
Date: December 1989
Creator: Marwitz, Steven R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trends in Texas Commercial Fishery Landings, 1977-1988 (open access)

Trends in Texas Commercial Fishery Landings, 1977-1988

Report documenting statistics related to commercial fishery landings for the years 1977 to 1988 in Texas bays and Gulf of Mexico near the Texas coast.
Date: August 1989
Creator: Quast, William D.; Dansby, Brett G. & Henderson, Marian
System: The Portal to Texas History