Distribution and abundance of fishes Distribution and abundance of fishes and invertebrates in Gulf of Mexico estuaries distributionabun02nels Year: 1992-1997 included because they provide important habitat for many euryhaline species. Selection of Species. To ensure that important Gulf of Mexico estuarine species were included in the ELMR study, a species list was developed (Table 2) and reviewed by regional experts. Four criteria were used to identify the 44 species entered into the data base: 1) Commercial value - a species that commercial fishermen specifically try to catch (, gulf m
Distribution and abundance of fishes Distribution and abundance of fishes and invertebrates in Gulf of Mexico estuaries distributionabun02nels Year: 1992-1997 included because they provide important habitat for many euryhaline species. Selection of Species. To ensure that important Gulf of Mexico estuarine species were included in the ELMR study, a species list was developed (Table 2) and reviewed by regional experts. Four criteria were used to identify the 44 species entered into the data base: 1) Commercial value - a species that commercial fishermen specifically try to catch (, gulf menha- den, Brevoortia patronus, and blue crab, Callinectes sapidus), as determined from catch and value statistics of the NMFS and state agencies. 2) Recreational value - a species that recreational fishermen specifically try to catch that may or may not be of commercial importance. Recreational species (, red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, and common snook, Centropomus undecimali$ were determined by consulting regional experts and NMFS reports. 3) Indicator species of environmental stress-identified from the literature, discussions with fisheries experts, and from monitoring programs such as NOAA's Na- tional Status and Trends Program (O'Connor 1990). These species (, American oyster, Crassostrea virginica, and Atlantic croaker, Micropogonias undulatus) are molluscs or bottom fishes that consume benthic invertebrates or have a strong association with bottom sediments. Their physiological disorders, mor- Central Gulf of Mexico 14. Mississippi Sound 15. Lake Borgne 16. Lake Pontchartrain 17. Breton/Chandeleur Sound 18. Mississippi River 19. Barataria Bay 20. Terrebonne/Timbalier Bay 21. Atchafalaya/Vermilion Bay 22. Calcasieu Lake Western Gulf of Mexico 23. Sabine Lake 24. Galveston Bay 25. Brazos River 26. Matagorda Bay 27. San Antonio Bay 28. Aransas Bay 29. Corpus Christi Bay 30. Laguna Madre 31. Baffin Bay Eastern Gulf of Mexico 1. Florida Bay 2. Ten Thousand Islands
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