Westmeyer, M. P., C. A. Wilson III, and D. L. Nieland
From the Abstract: “We evaluated the habiat value of petroleum platforms by monitoring the fidelity of red snapper to these strucdtrues with acoustic telemetry.
From the Abstract: “Fisheries-independent research was conducted in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Alabama and Florida from 2009-2012 to test factors potentially affecting red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, size at age, hence growth.
From the text: “There is strong evidence that there is represented in the northwestern Gulf a heretofore unexploited population of [red snapper] spawners over soft bottoms and some indications that this group of fish may be the major source of recruits
The purpose of this dissertation was to describe the association of red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, with oil and gas platform habitat in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Ages were estimated using transverse sections of sagittae.
The goal of this study was to determine mortality rates of hook-and-line caught and released red snapper around oil and gas platform structural habitat.
