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The longest, continuous systematic survey of bait shrimp fishery operations is conducted by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in Galveston Bay, Tex. This survey was an outgrowth of the shrimp research program of the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries (now NMFS) which began in the late 1950's Surveys of the bait shrimp fishery of Galveston Bay began in 1957. Background information, including data on landings and species composition, was reported by Chin (1960). These surveys provide detailed measures of relative abundance and species composition of juvenile and subadult shrimp in the study area. The statistics provide a check on the validity and effectiveness of the NMFS index of postlarval shrimp abundance obtained by sampling at the entrance to Galveston Bay

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Title: The Commercial Bait Shrimp Fishery in Galveston Bay, Texas, 1959-87
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The longest, continuous systematic survey of bait shrimp fishery operations is conducted by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in Galveston Bay, Tex. This survey was an outgrowth of the shrimp research program of the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries (now NMFS) which began in the late 1950's Surveys of the bait shrimp fishery of Galveston Bay began in 1957. Background information, including data on landings and species composition, was reported by Chin (1960). These surveys provide detailed measures of relative abundance and species composition of juvenile and subadult shrimp in the study area. The statistics provide a check on the validity and effectiveness of the NMFS index of postlarval shrimp abundance obtained by sampling at the entrance to Galveston Bay

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Baxter, K., Furr, C., & Scott, E. (1988). The Commercial Bait Shrimp Fishery in Galveston Bay, Texas, 1959–87. Marine Fisheries Review, 50(2), 20–28. https://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/marine-fisheries-review/mfr-502-1988

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CC ID: 1125485
Date Effective From: 1988
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Scott Denton, Elizabeth
Address: 4700 Avenue U
Galveston, TX 77551
Email Address: elizabeth.scott-denton@noaa.gov
Phone: 409-766-3571
Fax: 409-766-3508

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CC ID: 1125486
Start Date: 1988
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/marine-fisheries-review/mfr-502-1988
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File Name: mfr5023.pdf
File Type (Deprecated): pdf
Distribution Format: PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format
Compression: Uncompressed
Review Status: Chked Viruses Inapp Content

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Catalog Item ID: 66621
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:66621
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2022-02-14 16:08+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-10-17 16:12+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2022-02-14
Owner Org: SEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2022-02-14
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2023-02-14