. 10 cm (from Goode 1884) Common Name: blue runner Scientific Name: Caranx crysos Other Common Names: jager boca, bau, deep water cavaly (McKenney et. al. 1958); carangue coubal (French), cojinuda negra (Spanish) (Fischer 1978, NOAA1985). Classification (Robins et al. 1991) Phylum: Chordata Class: Osteichthyes Order: Perciformes Family: Carangidae Value Commercial: The blue runner is one of the most com- mercially important species of the jacks, but stocks still remain relatively unexploited (Heald 1970, Goodwin and Johnson 1986). Annual landings of blue runner in the northeast Gulf of Mexico
. 10 cm (from Goode 1884) Common Name: blue runner Scientific Name: Caranx crysos Other Common Names: jager boca, bau, deep water cavaly (McKenney et. al. 1958); carangue coubal (French), cojinuda negra (Spanish) (Fischer 1978, NOAA1985). Classification (Robins et al. 1991) Phylum: Chordata Class: Osteichthyes Order: Perciformes Family: Carangidae Value Commercial: The blue runner is one of the most com- mercially important species of the jacks, but stocks still remain relatively unexploited (Heald 1970, Goodwin and Johnson 1986). Annual landings of blue runner in the northeast Gulf of Mexico have been reported as approximately 600 metric tons (Heald 1970). Beach and haul seines are the primary gear used to catch blue runner, and catches occur off the coasts of Louisiana and Florida (Heald 1970). Large incidental catches occur during commercial red drum purse seining op- erations off of Gulf of Mexico barrier islands (Overstreet 1983). This species has traditionally been used as bait, but has gained popularity as a fresh or frozen food fish, with small amounts being exported to the Caribbean area (Shaw and Drullinger 1990). In Puerto Rico, Trinidad, and the West Indies, blue runner is an impor- tant food fish (McKenney et. al. 1958), and is marketed either fresh or salted (Shaw and Drullinger 1990). Recruitment to the fishery occurs at age III (NOAA 1985, Goodwin and Johnson 1986). Recreational: Blue runner is fished recreationally, pri- marily in the late spring and summer, in coastal areas from jetties and small boats (McKenney et al. 1958, Sutherland 1977, Shipp 1986). An estimated 1,079,000 were caught by anglers in the Gulf of Mexico during 1991 (Van Voorhees et al. 1992). It is used extensively as bait along the southeast coast of the United States (McKenney et al. 1958, NOAA 1985), especially for larger reef fishes such as amberjacks, and for deep sea fishing for sailfish (McKenney et al. 1958). Indicator of Environmental Stress: The blue runner is not typica
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