Status of the Red Snapper in U.S. Waters of the Gulf of Mexico: Updated Through 1998.

摘要

Morphometric, growth and other biological characteristics of red snapper were evaluated using a composite of length and other measurements of Gulf of Mexico red snapper that have been collected during research and monitoring programs through the years. The present evaluation combined the data from prior analyses with more recent observations from a variety of sources. A description of the earlier data and sources are given in Parrack (1986a and 1986b) and Parrack and McClellan (1986), who obtained the data and prepared computer files of the various data sets. In addition, data collected during the trip intercept portions of the National Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistics Survey (MRFSS); the NMFS Headboat survey; and samples of commercial and recreational catches collected as part of the Trip Interview Program (TIP) of the State/Federal Cooperative Statistics Program provided additional data sources. A biological profiles sampling program by the NMFS Panama City (Florida) Laboratory provided additional observations of growth and fecundity as well as morphometrics.