Total Length-Wingspan Relationships of Three Stingray Species (open access)

Total Length-Wingspan Relationships of Three Stingray Species

Report on the total-length to wing-span relationship of the Atlantic stingray, cownose ray, and southern stingray in order to facilitate the conversion of wing-span to total-length measurements in population surveys of rays that have damaged tails.
Date: January 1992
Creator: Balboa, William A.; Unger, Philip A. & McEachron, Lawrence W.
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
Movement of Blue Crabs in Trinity Bay (open access)

Movement of Blue Crabs in Trinity Bay

Report presenting the results of a study on the movement patterns of blue crabs in Trinity Bay.
Date: 1990
Creator: Benefield, Richard L. & Linton, Thomas L.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Monitoring of Coastal Shellfish Resources, January-December 1982 (open access)

Monitoring of Coastal Shellfish Resources, January-December 1982

This report summarizes the initiation of a program that will yield long term trends in abundance and stability of shellfish in Texas waters.
Date: 1983
Creator: Benefield, Richard L.; Cody, Terry J.; Fuls, Billy E. & Hammerschmidt, Paul C.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oyster Dredge Tow Time Comparison (open access)

Oyster Dredge Tow Time Comparison

Report detailing the results of a study comparing the catch of eastern market oysters in .5 and 1 minute tows to determine if the interpretation of the data is affected.
Date: May 1991
Creator: Bowling, B. G.; McEachron, Lawrence W. & Doerzbacher, Jeff F., 1956-
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Channel and Blue Catfish Culture in Texas (open access)

Channel and Blue Catfish Culture in Texas

Report on channel and blue catfish being stocked in Texas waters, including the techniques used to stock these fish.
Date: June 1990
Creator: Bowling, Bill
Object Type: Report
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.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chemical Marking of Fingerling Striped Bass Otoliths (open access)

Chemical Marking of Fingerling Striped Bass Otoliths

Report on the results of a study examining the efficacy of immersing striped bass fingerlings in a solution of tetracycline as a marking method in order to gather accurate statistics on the survival rate of striped bass fingerlings.
Date: May 1991
Creator: Bumguardner, Britt W. & Colura, Robert L.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trends in Finfish Landings of Sport-Boat Anglers in Texas Marine Waters, May 1974-May 1990 (open access)

Trends in Finfish Landings of Sport-Boat Anglers in Texas Marine Waters, May 1974-May 1990

The report includes annual pressure and landings estimates for a private boat, party boat and head boat fishing in Texas bays and passes.
Date: January 1992
Creator: Campbell, R. Page; Hons, Charlene & Green, Lee M.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Timeliness of Reporting in the Self-Reporting Commercial Landings System in Texas (open access)

Timeliness of Reporting in the Self-Reporting Commercial Landings System in Texas

Report on dealers reporting saltwater landings in Texas and compliance with the self-reporting law.
Date: May 1990
Creator: Campbell, R. Page; Matlock, Gary C. & Clark, Jerry E.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trends in Texas Commercial Fishery Landings, 1972-1990 (open access)

Trends in Texas Commercial Fishery Landings, 1972-1990

Report documenting statistics related to commercial fishery landings and ex-vessel value of statistics of finfish and shellfish harvested.
Date: April 1992
Creator: Campbell, R. Page; Storck, Ted & Price, Vaenise
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trends in Texas Commercial Fishery Landings, 1972-1991 (open access)

Trends in Texas Commercial Fishery Landings, 1972-1991

Report documenting statistics related to commercial fishery landings and ex-vessel value statistics of finfish and shellfish harvested from Texas bays and the Gulf of Mexico off Texas.
Date: December 1992
Creator: Campbell, R. Page; Storck, Ted; Price, Vanenise & Robinson, Lance
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Distribution and Gonadal Development of Black Drum in Texas Gulf Waters (open access)

Distribution and Gonadal Development of Black Drum in Texas Gulf Waters

Report detailing the findings of a study on black drum fish found in the Gulf of Mexico. Black drum seem to have peak activity from January-April.
Date: December 1984
Creator: Cody, T. J.; Rice, K. W. & Bryan, C. E.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mark-Recapture Studies of Penaeid Shrimp in Texas, 1978-80 (open access)

Mark-Recapture Studies of Penaeid Shrimp in Texas, 1978-80

Report detailing the findings of 14 mark-recapture studies on penaeid shrimp along the Texas coast, with data on their movement and growth.
Date: September 1981
Creator: Cody, Terry J. & Fuls, Billy E.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Review of Spotted Seatrout Culture at the Perry R. Bass Marine Fisheries Research Station: 1983-1985 (open access)

A Review of Spotted Seatrout Culture at the Perry R. Bass Marine Fisheries Research Station: 1983-1985

Report on study of spotted seatrout, including spawning trials, water quality influence, survival rates, and returns.
Date: October 1990
Creator: Colura, R. L.; Maciorowski, A. F. & Henderson-Arzapalo, A.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
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.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Comparison of Two Sampling Methods for Estimating Zooplankton Densities in Fish Culture Ponds (open access)

Comparison of Two Sampling Methods for Estimating Zooplankton Densities in Fish Culture Ponds

Report discussing results of a study comparing selected zooplankton population densities estimated by pooling samples - from five locations in saltwater fish culture ponds with one sample collected from a single pond location.
Date: January 1986
Creator: Colura, Robert L. & Matlock, Gary C.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Culture of Red Drum Fingerlings (open access)

Culture of Red Drum Fingerlings

Report on the procedures used by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to culture of red drum fingerlings for use in supplementing the stock in Texas water ways.
Date: July 1990
Creator: Colura, Robert L.; Bumguardner, Britt W.; Henderson-Arzapalo, Anne & Gray, Joseph D.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Summary of Artificial Reef Construction on the Texas Coast (open access)

A Summary of Artificial Reef Construction on the Texas Coast

The report summarizes the reef building activities in Texas since 1947 and comparision, where possible, the longevity of particular construction materials over time.
Date: March 1986
Creator: Crowe, A. L. (Arthur Lemoine), 1949- & McEachron, Lawrence W.
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
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.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fish Stocking in Texas Bays: 1975-1989 (open access)

Fish Stocking in Texas Bays: 1975-1989

Abstract: In 1989, 82,139,452 red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) fry and fingerlings were stocked into Texas bays. Matagorda and East Matagorda Bay received 74,313 fry and fingerling spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus). Galveston Bay received 5,049,000 striped bass (Morone saxatilis) fry and 349,240 fingerlings.
Date: November 1990
Creator: Dailey, James A.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fish Stocking in Texas Bays: 1975-1990 (open access)

Fish Stocking in Texas Bays: 1975-1990

Abstract: In 1990, 183,896,448 red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) fry and fingerlings were stocked into Texas bays. Upper Laguna Madre received 34,887 fingerling spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus). Galveston Bay and Sabine Lake received 337,880 striped bass (Morone saxatilis) fingerlings.
Date: February 1991
Creator: Dailey, James A.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Survey of Black Bass Tournament Fishing in Texas: 1979 (open access)

A Survey of Black Bass Tournament Fishing in Texas: 1979

Report documenting statistics and information about black bass tournament fishing and monitoring the impact of tournament fishing in Texas reservoirs.
Date: March 1980
Creator: Durocher, Philip P.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History