Mark-recapture studies of penaeid shrimp in Texas, 1978-1980

Date

1981

Authors

Cody, T.J.
Fuls, B.E.

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Publisher

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Coastal Fisheries Branch

Abstract

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and National Marine Fisheries Service conducted 14 mark - recapture studies to determine movement and growth of penaeid shrimp along the Texas coast. All shrimp were tagged with colored polyethylene streamer tags and released in inshore areas near Port Mansfield, Port Aransas and Port Isabel or in offshore waters near Port Aransas. Numbers of shrimp tagged from May 1978 through July 1980, and the number of shrimp returned by November 1980 are given. Recapture rates are calculated and evaluated. Growth rates and short term movement patterns are also evaluated.

Description

29 pgs.

Keywords

tagging, Penaeid shrimp, growth, shrimps, marking

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