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| Status and Trends of Commercial Fisheries in the Corpus Bay System |
| TOM WAGNER (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department,
Coastal Fisheries Division, 702 Navigation Circle, Rockport, Texas 78382) Data from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Monthly Aquatic Products Reports (MAPRs) and routine Resource Monitoring Program were used to assess the status of commercial finfish and shellfish fisheries of Corpus Christi Bay. MAPRs submitted by seafood dealers to TPWD from 1972 through 1994 were used to establish trends in landings and ex-vessel value of marine finfish and shellfish species. Additionally, data from routine bag seine, gill net, bay trawl samples in Corpus Christi Bay, and Gulf trawls in the adjacent Texas Territorial Sea were used to evaluate abundance of commercially important species. During 1994 brown shrimp (66%), white shrimp (14%), black drum (12%) and blue crab (4%) comprised the majority of commercial landings of 3 million pounds worth $4.7 million. Long term data sets of self-reported commercial landings/ex-vessel value and routine monitoring of finfish and shellfish are invaluable in maintaining healthy fisheries resources. |
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