Habitats and Biota of the Gulf of Mexico : : Volume 2: Fish Resources, Fisheries, Sea Turtles, Avian Resources, Marine Mammals, Diseases and Mortalities.

• Author: Ward, C. Herb.
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Springer New York,, 2017.; ©2017.
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (948 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Preface -- About the Editor -- About the Authors -- External Peer Reviewers -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 9: Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Overview of the Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem for Finfish -- 9.2.1 Key Environmental Variables Influencing Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Fish Populations -- 9.2.2 The Fish Community in the Gulf of Mexico -- 9.3 Population Dynamics of Key Finfish Species of Ecological, Commercial, and Recreational Importance -- 9.3.1 Snappers (Family Lutjanidae) -- 9.3.1.1 Key Life-History Processes and Ecology -- 9.3.1.2 Predators and Prey -- 9.3.1.3 Key Habitat Needs and Distribution -- 9.3.1.4 Fisheries -- 9.3.2 Menhaden: Gulf Menhaden (Brevoortia patronus), Finescale Menhaden (Brevoortia gunteri), and Yellowfin Menhaden (Brevoort... -- 9.3.2.1 Key Life-History Processes and Ecology -- 9.3.2.2 Predators and Prey -- 9.3.2.3 Key Habitat Needs and Distribution -- 9.3.2.4 Fisheries -- 9.3.3 Groupers (Family Serranidae, Subfamily Epinephelinae) -- 9.3.3.1 Key Life-History Processes and Ecology -- 9.3.3.2 Predators and Prey -- 9.3.3.3 Key Habitat Needs and Distribution -- 9.3.3.4 Fisheries -- 9.3.4 Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) -- 9.3.4.1 Key Life-History Processes and Ecology -- 9.3.4.2 Predators and Prey -- 9.3.4.3 Key Habitat Needs and Distribution -- 9.3.4.4 Fisheries -- 9.3.5 Atlantic Blue Marlin (Makaira nigricans) -- 9.3.5.1 Key Life-History Processes and Ecology -- 9.3.5.2 Predators and Prey -- 9.3.5.3 Key Habitat Needs and Distribution -- 9.3.5.4 Fisheries -- 9.3.6 Atlantic Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) -- 9.3.6.1 Key Life-History Processes and Ecology -- 9.3.6.2 Predators and Prey -- 9.3.6.3 Key Habitat Needs and Distribution -- 9.3.6.4 Fisheries -- 9.3.7 Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) -- 9.3.7.1 Key Life-History Processes and Ecology.

9.3.7.2 Predators and Prey -- 9.3.7.3 Key Habitat Needs and Distribution -- 9.3.7.4 Fisheries -- 9.3.8 Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) -- 9.3.8.1 Key Life-History Processes and Ecology -- 9.3.8.2 Predators and Prey -- 9.3.8.3 Key Habitat Needs and Distribution -- 9.3.8.4 Fisheries -- 9.3.9 Tilefish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps) -- 9.3.9.1 Key Life-History Processes and Ecology -- 9.3.9.2 Predators and Prey -- 9.3.9.3 Key Habitat Needs and Distribution -- 9.3.9.4 Fisheries -- 9.3.10 King Mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla) -- 9.3.10.1 Key Life-History Processes and Ecology -- 9.3.10.2 Predators and Prey -- 9.3.10.3 Key Habitat Needs and Distribution -- 9.3.10.4 Fisheries -- 9.3.11 Dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) -- 9.3.11.1 Key Life-History Processes and Ecology -- 9.3.11.2 Predators and Prey -- 9.3.11.3 Key Habitat Needs and Distribution -- 9.3.11.4 Fisheries -- 9.3.12 Striped Mullet (Mugil cephalus) -- 9.3.12.1 Key Life-History Processes and Ecology -- 9.3.12.2 Predators and Prey -- 9.3.12.3 Key Habitat Needs and Distribution -- 9.3.12.4 Fisheries -- 9.3.13 Greater Amberjack (Seriola dumerili) -- 9.3.13.1 Key Life-History Processes and Ecology -- 9.3.13.2 Predators and Prey -- 9.3.13.3 Key Habitat Needs and Distribution -- 9.3.13.4 Fisheries -- 9.4 Population Dynamics of Shark and Ray Species -- 9.4.1 General Introduction -- 9.4.2 Stock Assessment and Management History -- 9.4.3 Small Coastal Sharks Group -- 9.4.3.1 Atlantic Sharpnose Shark -- 9.4.3.2 Blacknose Shark -- 9.4.3.3 Bonnethead Shark -- 9.4.3.4 Finetooth Shark -- 9.4.4 Large Coastal Sharks Group -- 9.4.4.1 Sandbar Shark -- 9.4.4.2 Blacktip Shark -- 9.4.5 Pelagic Sharks Group -- 9.4.6 Prohibited Sharks -- 9.4.6.1 Prohibited Sharks Formerly in the Small Coastal Sharks Group -- 9.4.6.2 Prohibited Sharks Formerly in the Large Coastal Sharks Group.

9.4.6.3 Prohibited Sharks Formerly in the Pelagic Sharks Group -- 9.4.7 Rays and Skates -- 9.5 Summary -- References -- Chapter 10: Commercial and Recreational Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 The Management Process at Its Base -- 10.2.1 Federal Oversight: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration -- 10.2.2 State Agency Management -- 10.2.3 Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission -- 10.3 Gulf of Mexico Commercial Fisheries in Aggregate -- 10.3.1 Gulf of Mexico Landings -- 10.3.1.1 Menhaden Landings -- 10.3.1.2 Brown Shrimp Landings -- 10.3.1.3 White Shrimp Landings -- 10.3.1.4 Blue Crab Landings -- 10.3.1.5 Oyster Landings -- 10.3.1.6 Landings of All Other Species -- 10.3.2 Aggregate Landings by State -- 10.3.3 Catch by Distance from Shore -- 10.3.4 Dockside Value of Landings -- 10.3.5 Processing Plants and Related Employment -- 10.3.6 Economic Impact of Gulf of Mexico Commercial Fishing -- 10.3.6.1 Sales Impacts -- 10.3.6.2 Income Impacts -- 10.3.6.3 Employment Impacts -- 10.3.6.4 Value Added -- 10.3.6.5 Imports and Sales, Income, Employment, and Value Added Impacts -- 10.3.7 Commercial Fisheries of State Managed Species -- 10.3.7.1 The Blue Crab Fishery -- 10.3.7.2 The Menhaden Fishery -- 10.3.7.3 Other State-Managed Species -- 10.3.8 Additional Detail on Key Commercial Species -- 10.3.8.1 The Shrimp Fishery -- 10.3.8.1.1 Gulf Shrimp Landings and the Relation to Imports -- 10.3.8.1.2 A Closer Look at Imports -- 10.3.8.1.3 A Closer Look at the Gulf Shrimp Fishery -- Shrimp Effort -- Shrimp Size at Harvest -- Harvested Species -- Harvest by Depth and Movement of the Fleet -- Variability in Shrimp Populations and Harvests -- Catch per Unit Effort -- Financial Condition of the Fleet -- 10.3.8.1.4 The Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Processing Sector.

10.3.8.1.5 Impact of Gulf Shrimp Landings on Dockside Price -- 10.3.8.2 The Oyster Industry -- 10.3.8.2.1 The Production Side -- Gulf Production in Relation to U.S. Total -- Gulf Production by State -- Dockside Value and Price -- 10.3.8.2.2 The Gulf Oyster Processing Industry -- 10.3.8.2.3 Impact of Oyster Landings on Dockside Price -- 10.3.8.3 The Commercial Reef Fish Sector -- 10.3.8.4 Menhaden -- 10.3.9 Additional Detail on Processing and Wholesaling -- 10.4 The Gulf of Mexico Recreational Sector -- 10.4.1 Expenditures and Multipliers -- 10.4.2 Gulf of Mexico Fishing Activities -- 10.4.2.1 Number of Angler Trips -- 10.4.2.1.1 Angler Trips by Mode -- 10.4.2.1.2 Angler Trips by Area Fished -- 10.4.2.1.3 Angler Trips by Wave -- 10.4.2.1.4 Angler Targeting Behavior -- 10.4.2.1.5 Aggregate Gulf of Mexico Recreational Catch/Harvest -- 10.4.2.2 Gulf of Mexico Recreational Catch/Harvest by Species/Group -- 10.4.2.2.1 Inshore Species -- Spotted Seatrout -- Red Drum -- 10.4.2.2.2 Offshore Species -- Aggregate Reef Fish -- Individual Reef Fish Species (Groups) -- Snappers -- Coastal Pelagics -- Highly Migratory Pelagics -- 10.4.3 Recreational Activities at the State Level -- 10.4.3.1 Participation by State -- 10.4.3.1.1 Florida -- 10.4.3.1.2 Alabama -- 10.4.3.1.3 Mississippi -- 10.4.3.1.4 Louisiana -- 10.4.3.2 Angler Trips by State -- 10.4.3.2.1 Florida (West Coast) -- 10.4.3.2.2 Alabama -- 10.4.3.2.3 Mississippi -- 10.4.3.2.4 Louisiana -- 10.4.3.3 Catch/Harvest by State -- 10.4.3.3.1 Florida -- Aggregate Catch/Harvest -- Analysis by Inshore and Offshore Species -- Snappers -- 10.4.3.3.2 Louisiana -- Aggregate Catch -- Inshore Species -- Red Drum -- Spotted Seatrout -- Offshore Species -- 10.4.3.3.3 Alabama and Mississippi -- 10.5 Summary -- References -- Appendix A -- Chapter 11: Sea Turtles of the Gulf of Mexico.

11.1 Introduction -- 11.1.1 Generalized Life History of Gulf of Mexico Sea Turtles -- 11.1.2 Historical Abundance of Gulf of Mexico Sea Turtles -- 11.1.3 General Nesting Abundance of Gulf of Mexico Sea Turtles -- 11.1.4 General In-Water Abundance of Gulf of Mexico Sea Turtles -- 11.1.5 Regulation and Protection of Gulf of Mexico Sea Turtles -- 11.1.5.1 History of Kempś Ridley Sea Turtle Protection in the United States and Mexico -- 11.1.5.2 History of Loggerhead Sea Turtle Protection in the United States -- 11.1.5.3 History of Green Sea Turtle Protection in the United States -- 11.1.5.4 History of Leatherback Sea Turtle Protection in the United States -- 11.1.5.5 History of Hawksbill Sea Turtle Protection in the United States -- 11.2 Kempś Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys Kempii) -- 11.2.1 Kempś Ridley Life History, Distribution, and Abundance -- 11.2.1.1 Nesting Life History, Distribution, and Abundance for Gulf of Mexico Kempś Ridleys -- 11.2.1.2 Hatchling, Post-Hatchling, and Oceanic Juvenile Life History and Distribution for Gulf of Mexico Kempś Ridleys -- 11.2.1.3 Neritic Juvenile Life History and Distribution for Gulf of Mexico Kempś Ridleys -- 11.2.1.4 Adult Life History and Distribution for Gulf of Mexico Kempś Ridleysƒ -- 11.2.2 Kempś Ridley Recovery Program -- 11.3 Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta Caretta) -- 11.3.1 Loggerhead Sea Turtle Life History, Distribution, and Abundance -- 11.3.1.1 Nesting Life History, Distribution, and Abundance for Gulf of Mexico Loggerheads -- 11.3.1.2 Hatchling, Post-Hatchling, and Oceanic Juvenile Life History and Distribution for Gulf of Mexico Loggerheads -- 11.3.1.3 Neritic Juvenile Life History and Distribution for Gulf of Mexico Loggerheads -- 11.3.1.4 Adult Life History and Distribution for Gulf of Mexico Loggerheads -- 11.4 Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia Mydas).

11.4.1 Green Sea Turtle Life History, Distribution, and Abundance.