Fishery habitat in estuaries of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico: a Comparative Assessment of Gulf Estuarine Systems (CAGES)
Southeast Fisheries Science Center
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* » Title | Fishery habitat in estuaries of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico: a Comparative Assessment of Gulf Estuarine Systems (CAGES) |
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Short Name | NOAA Tech Memo NMFS-SEFSC-702 |
* Status | Completed |
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• Publication Date | 2013-05-18 |
* » Abstract |
The total estuarine area potentially available for exploitation by fishery species was highly variable among the 24 estuaries ranging from around 15,000 ha in Perdido Bay to over 600,000 ha in Breton-Chandeleur Sounds, with this area generally largest in systems from northern Texas through Louisiana. The most abundant estuarine habitat was generally Estuarine Emergent Marsh, following a spatial pattern similar to the total estuarine area with the highest values in Louisiana estuaries. Although areas of Estuarine Aquatic Beds were identified, confidence in these results were relatively low, due to limitations of the remotely sensed data. Marsh edge was measured in a variety of ways using both C-CAP and NWI data, and edge was greatest in Louisiana estuaries. Flooding of the marsh edge also was high in most of the 13 estuaries examined; lowest values were from Louisiana marshes just east of the Mississippi River. We used the USGS Estuarine and Coastal Drainage Areas to identify estuarine boundaries for analysis. Habitats within estuarine systems were identified using data from NOAA's Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP) and the USFWS National Wetland Inventory (NWI). Our analysis centered on estuarine emergent marsh, and in addition to the amount of marsh in each system, we identified the amount of marsh edge. Analyses were conducted using ESRI ArcView 10.2 software with the Spatial Analysis Extension and the Polygon Neighbors tool. We also estimated the amount of time that the marsh edge was flooded in 2013 for 13 of the estuaries. The total estuarine area potentially available for exploitation by fishery species was highly variable among the 24 estuaries ranging from around 15,000 ha in Perdido Bay to over 600,000 ha in Breton-Chandeleur Sounds, with this area generally largest in systems from northern Texas through Louisiana. The most abundant estuarine habitat was generally Estuarine Emergent Marsh, following a spatial pattern similar to the total estuarine area with the highest values in Louisiana estuaries. Although areas of Estuarine Aquatic Beds were identified, confidence in these results were relatively low, due to limitations of the remotely sensed data. Marsh edge was measured in a variety of ways using both C-CAP and NWI data, and edge was greatest in Louisiana estuaries. Flooding of the marsh edge also was high in most of the 13 estuaries examined; lowest values were from Louisiana marshes just east of the Mississippi River. The estuaries we examined appear to vary greatly in their capability to support coastal fishery populations based on their nursery habitat. Estuaries near the Mississippi River Delta have the greatest potential for providing essential nursery support for fishery species, and these estuaries do support high abundances of the young of fishery species based on survey data from long-term monitoring programs of Gulf coast states (Brown et al. 2013). The characteristics that these estuaries have in common include large areas of emergent marsh and marsh edge habitat, high rates of flooding at the marsh edge, and elevated nutrient inputs from the Mississippi and Atchafalaya Rivers. Seagrass and SAV are also important for fishery species, but our ability to quantify the area of this habitat in GoM estuaries is limited by available remote-sensing technology. |
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To assess variability in overall estuarine area within watersheds, the amount of different fishery habitats in each estuary, and some habitat characteristics that may be important in supporting fishery species. |
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T.J. Minello, P. Caldwell, and L.P. Rozas 2017. Fishery habitat in estuaries of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico: a Comparative Assessment of Gulf Estuarine Systems (CAGES). U.S. Dept. Commerce NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-SEFSC-702, 48 p. |
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This Technical Memorandum series is used for documentation and timely communication of preliminary results, interim reports, or similar special-purpose information. Although the memoranda are not subject to complete formal review, editorial content, or detailed editing, they are expected to reflect sound professional work |
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None | abundance |
None | Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |
None | Anchoa mitchilli |
None | Ariopsis felis |
None | Atlantic Croaker |
None | Bairdiella chrysoura |
None | Bay Anchovy |
None | Black Drum |
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None | brackish species |
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None | CAGES |
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None | catch per unit effort |
None | coastal |
None | Comparative Assessment of Gulf Estuarine Systems |
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None | Apalachicola Bay |
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None | Barataria Bay |
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None | Breton-Chandeleur Sounds |
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None | Mississippi Sound |
None | Mobile Bay |
None | Perdido Bay |
None | Sabine Lake |
None | San Antonio Bay |
None | Suwannee Sound |
None | Tampa Bay |
None | Terrebonne-Timbalier Bays |
None | Texas |
None | Upper Laguna Madre |
None | Vermillion-Cote Blanche Bays |
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Document Type | Technical Memorandum (Tech Mem |
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Format | Acrobat Portable Document Format |
Format Version | PDF Version 1.5 (Acrobat 6.x+) |
Status Code | Published |
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* » Support Role | Author |
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* » Date Effective From | 2017 |
Date Effective To | 2018 |
Person | Minello, Thomas J |
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Person | Rozas, Lawrence P |
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* » Date Effective From | 2012 |
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Person | Caldwell, Phil |
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4700 Avenue U Galveston, TX |
Email Address | phil.caldwell@noaa.gov |
Phone | 409-766-3781 |
Fax | 409-766-3520 |
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* » Date Effective From | 2017 |
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Organization | NOAA Institutional Repository (REPOS) |
Email Address | noaa.repository@noaa.gov |
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Organization | Galveston Laboratory (GALLAB) |
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4700 Avenue U Galveston, TX 77551 United States |
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URL | https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/galveston-laboratory |
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Currentness Reference | Ground Condition |
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* » E° Bound | -82.007 |
* » N° Bound | 30.84 |
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Start Date | 2017 |
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» Download URL | https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/31198 |
Distributor | NOAA Institutional Repository (REPOS) (2017 - Present) |
File Name | NMFS_SEFSC_TM_702.pdf |
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Catalog Item ID | 54518 |
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Metadata Record Created By | Lee M Weinberger |
Metadata Record Created | 2018-10-29 14:57+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
» Metadata Record Last Modified | 2023-10-17 16:12+0000 |
Metadata Record Published | 2021-10-21 |
Owner Org | SEFSC |
Metadata Publication Status | Published Externally |
Do Not Publish? | N |
Metadata Workflow State | Published / External |
Metadata Last Review Date | 2021-10-21 |
Metadata Review Frequency | 1 Year |
Metadata Next Review Date | 2022-10-21 |
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