In May 2003, 125 red snapper were captured with hook and line at several platforms in a 35 km2 portion of the South Timbalier oil and gas lease blocks, 50 km south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana.
Mione, L., J. H. Cowan Jr., R. F. Shaw, R. Gauldie, and E. DeCarlo
From Results: "Discriminant function analysis was successful in differentiating between our two sites using all 17 elements that were analyzed with otolith microchemistry.
Mione, L., J. H. Cowan Jr., R. F. Shaw, R. Gauldie, and E. DeCarlo
From Results: “Discriminant function analysis was successful in differentiating between our two sites using all17 elements that were analyzed with otolith microchemistry.
We estimated red snapper Lutjanus campechanus, abundance, age frequency, fecundity, and
mortality, through a fishery independent survey. We tested six capture methods: bandit rigs, gill
In 1998 and 1999, we built 30 4m{+2} reefs of shell and 30 4m{+2} reefs of shell/concrete blocks
at depths of 17 to 21 m, in the Gulf of Mexico, 14 to 25 km south of Dauphin Island, Alabama. Each
The red snapper Lutjanus campechanus is a potentially large and long-lived species which can
achieve ages approaching 60 years and weights of over 22 kg. In the northern Gulf of Mexico, oil
“A fishery independent sampling of fishes at Ship Shoal 209 (SS 209) based on collection of moribund fish resulting from the explosive removal of an obsolete gas rig revealed a proportionally large population of red snapper.
The red snapper Lutjanus campechanus is a potentially large and long-lived species that can achieve ages approaching 60 years and weights of more than 22 kg.
The northern Gulf of Mexico (GOM) off Louisiana and Texas currently produces significant portions of the commercial and recreational harvests of red snapper Lutjanus campechanus; however, this has not always been the case.
