Closure Dates for the 1986 Texas Gulf Shrimping Season (open access)

Closure Dates for the 1986 Texas Gulf Shrimping Season

Report documenting information about the Texas Gulf shrimping season, including determining opening and closing dates of the 1989 shrimiping season in the Texas Territorial sea.
Date: 1990
Creator: Procarione, Lynne S. & Fuls, Billy E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Partially Annotated Bibliography of Purse Seines and Their Effect on Targeted Fishery Stocks (open access)

Partially Annotated Bibliography of Purse Seines and Their Effect on Targeted Fishery Stocks

Abstract: Available literature concerning purse seine fisheries was reviewed. Literature was selected for this report if 1) it presented information that provided insight into the history and long-term trends in a fishery and 2) it presented information on purse seines unique to a fishery. Information found in the reviewed literature revealed that purse seines are a highly efficient fishing gear and without adequate regulation are potentially damaging to targeted fish populations.
Date: July 1990
Creator: Hammerschmidt, Paul C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Characteristics of Indochinese Seafood Dealers and Commercial Fishermen in Texas (open access)

Characteristics of Indochinese Seafood Dealers and Commercial Fishermen in Texas

Report detailing the interviews conducting in 1985 with commercial fishermen and Indochinese seafood dealers to determine the impact on Texas commercial fisheries. The problem highlighted by this report is that communication with the Indochinese is problematic and makes it difficult to determine the impact of these dealers on Texas fisheries.
Date: 1990
Creator: Osburn, Hal R.; Trimm, David L.; Matlock, Gary C. & Tran, Khanh Q.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weight-Total Length Relationships for 57 Saltwater Fishes (open access)

Weight-Total Length Relationships for 57 Saltwater Fishes

Report on a study which developed weight to total length regression equations for 57 saltwater fishes.
Date: June 1990
Creator: Morris, Artussee D. & Martin, Joe H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Closure Dates for the 1989 Texas Gulf Shrimping Season (open access)

Closure Dates for the 1989 Texas Gulf Shrimping Season

Report documenting information about the Texas Gulf shrimping season, including determining opening and closing dates of the 1989 shrimiping season in the Texas Territorial sea.
Date: 1990
Creator: Fuls, Billy E. & Campbell, R. Page
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Closure Dates for the 1987 Texas Gulf Shrimping Season (open access)

Closure Dates for the 1987 Texas Gulf Shrimping Season

Report documenting information about the Texas Gulf shrimping season, including determining opening and closing dates of the 1987 shrimiping season in the Texas Territorial sea.
Date: 1990
Creator: Fuls, Billy E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Striped Bass Culture Program Report: 1989 (open access)

Striped Bass Culture Program Report: 1989

Abstract: This report documents the 1989 Texas striped bass (Morone saxatilis) and hybrid striped bass (M. saxatilis x M. chrysops) production and compares 1989 data to those collected in previous years. Recommendations are offered to improve existing procedures and methods. (p. ii)
Date: November 1990
Creator: Warren, H. Joe
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bluegill Culture in Texas (open access)

Bluegill Culture in Texas

Report documenting statistics related to fish stocking in Texas bays.
Date: 1990
Creator: Engelhardt, Ted & McCarty, Gene
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.
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Long-term Growth of Hatchery stocks of Texas and South Carolina Red Drum 1986-1989 (open access)

Long-term Growth of Hatchery stocks of Texas and South Carolina Red Drum 1986-1989

Report summarizing the longterm growth characteristics of Texas and South Carolina red drum hatchery stock over three years of growth. The report concludes there were no consistent differences in growth between the two groups over the three year test period.
Date: February 1990
Creator: Procarione, Lynne S. & Matlock, Gary C.
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
Characteristics of Texas Commercial Net Fishermen (open access)

Characteristics of Texas Commercial Net Fishermen

Report detailing the findings of a survey to obtain information from commercial finfish fishermen in Texas.
Date: June 1990
Creator: Wagner, Tom; Marwtiz, Steven R.; Saul, Gary E. & Matlock, Gary C.
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Demographics, Participation, Attitudes, Expenditures, and Management Preferences of Texas Saltwater Anglers, 1986 (open access)

Demographics, Participation, Attitudes, Expenditures, and Management Preferences of Texas Saltwater Anglers, 1986

Report documenting statistics related to commercial fishery landings, with a focus on social and economic information of saltwater anglers.
Date: 1990
Creator: Ditton, Robert B.; Loomis, David K.; Risenhoover, Alan D.; Choi, Seungdam; Osborn, Maury F.; Clark, Jerry et al.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Induced Spawning of Eastern Oysters (open access)

Induced Spawning of Eastern Oysters

Abstract: Eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) were collected from South Bay, Texas and induced to spawn in the laboratory. These oysters were conditioned for 12 weeks on continuous flow using Matagorda Bay water. Spawning procedures used resulted in approximately two million larvae. Results indicate that Eastern oysters from South Bay, Texas can be successfully spawned in the laboratory using established procedures.
Date: October 1990
Creator: Gray, Joseph D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spawning Eastern Oysters out of Season Using Continuous Flow (open access)

Spawning Eastern Oysters out of Season Using Continuous Flow

Report on the results of a study to test whether Eastern Oysters could be induced to spawn out of season in Texas. The study concluded that successful spawning of Eastern oysters on a year round basis is possible using continuous flow procedures.
Date: October 1990
Creator: Gray, Joseph D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Commercial Trotline Fishery in Upper Laguna Madre and Nueces Bay during June-August 1990 (open access)

Commercial Trotline Fishery in Upper Laguna Madre and Nueces Bay during June-August 1990

This report is about the evaluation of the Commercial Trotline Fishery in the Laguna Madre and Nueces Bay during June-August 1990
Date: August 1990
Creator: McEachron, L. W.; Martin, Joe H. & Morris, Artussee D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Occurrence of Goldfish in Texas Salt Water (open access)

Occurrence of Goldfish in Texas Salt Water

Report discussing the occurrence of goldfish in Texas saltwater.
Date: 1990
Creator: Matlock, Gary C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rehabilitation of Public Oyster Reefs Damaged by a Natural Disaster in San Antonio Bay (open access)

Rehabilitation of Public Oyster Reefs Damaged by a Natural Disaster in San Antonio Bay

Report detailing the rehabilitation efforts to replenish public oyster reefs in the San Antonio Bay that were damaged by flooding in 1986 and 1987.
Date: June 1990
Creator: Marwitz, Steven R. & Bryan, C. E. (Cantrell E.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tilapia Predation by Blue and Channel Catfish in Two Texas Power Plant Reservoirs (open access)

Tilapia Predation by Blue and Channel Catfish in Two Texas Power Plant Reservoirs

Report examining the extent of predation on blue tilapia by catfish in Victor Bruanig and Calaveras reservoirs.
Date: June 1990
Creator: Howells, Robert G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shrinkage of Spotted Seatrout Held in Ice (open access)

Shrinkage of Spotted Seatrout Held in Ice

Report documenting the results of a study on the amount of shrinkage when spotted sea trout are stored on ice. The study found the shrinkage averaged 3 millimeters after a 24 hour period and was insignificant in enforcement of minimum size limits in recreational fishing.
Date: January 1990
Creator: Rice, Kenneth W.; Riechers, Robin K.; Standard, Gray W. & Clark, Jerry E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Growth and Survival of Cage-Held Eastern Oysters in Corpus Christi Bay (open access)

Growth and Survival of Cage-Held Eastern Oysters in Corpus Christi Bay

Report detailing the possibility of rebuilding eastern oyster populations in the Corpus Christi Bay.
Date: 1990
Creator: Gray, Joseph D.; Kehoe, William B.; King, Timothy L.; Colura, Robert L. & Matlock, Gary C.
System: The Portal to Texas History