The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) utilizes several sampling gears for fisheries-independent monitoring of finfish and shellfish communities. They include bag seines, trawls, gill nets and
Temporal trends in the recovery of exploited species in marine protected areas (MPAs) are useful for a proper assessment of the efficacy of protection measures. The effects of protection on the fish a
Overview Operation of rotary screw traps on the lower Stanislaus River at Caswell Memorial State Park is part of the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service’s Anadromous Fish Restoration Program and Comprehens
The purpose of this investigation was to examine the temporal and environmental (e.g. temperature, tide height) patterns in the presence and abundance of resident and migratory fishes, as observed in
The dispersal of larvae and their settlement to suitable habitat is fundamental to the replenishment of marine populations and the communities in which they live. Sound plays an important role in this