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Alternative Title:
Gulf of Mexico skimmer trawl fishery
Personal Author:
Scott-Denton, Elizabeth ; Williams, Jo A. ; Pulver, Jeffrey R.
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Corporate Authors:
Southeast Fisheries Science Center (U.S.), Galveston Laboratory,
NOAA Program & Office:
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; SEFSC (Southeast Fisheries Science Center)
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; SEFSC (Southeast Fisheries Science Center) Less -
Description:
"The skimmer trawl fishery in the northern Gulf of Mexico targets inshore areas to harvest penaeid shrimp (Family Penaeidae). The primary species targeted are brown shrimp, Farfantepenaeus aztecus, from May through July, and white shrimp, Litopenaeus setiferus, from August through December. Skimmer trawls have been documented in Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi as well as North Carolina. In 2013, Louisiana sold 3,236 resident (
Content Notes:
by Elizabeth Scott-Denton, Jo Williams, and Jeffrey R. Pulver.

"November 2014."

doi:10.7289/V5416V1R (http://dx.doi.org/10.7289/V5416V1R)

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 13-15).


Keywords:
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Bycatches (Fisheries)
Effect Of Fishing On
Environmental Aspects
Equipment And Supplies
Fishery Management
Management
Marine Mammals
Shrimp Fisheries
Trawls And Trawling

Series:
NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-SEFSC ; 666
DOI:
http://doi.org/10.7289/V5416V1R
Document Type:
Technical Memorandum
Place as Subject:
United States ; Mexico, Gulf of
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Public Domain
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urn:sha256:9ea4867faebd5ee2c7fb59270957fc1c9d33676a0096fdea4b9f8e206d5346f4
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