Observer coverage of the 2014 Gulf of Mexico skimmer trawl fishery

Scott-Denton, Elizabeth; Williams, Jo A.; Pulver, Jeffrey R.

doi:doi:10.7289/V5416V1R

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Observer coverage of the 2014 Gulf of Mexico skimmer trawl fishery

Published Date:

2014

Series:

NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-SEFSC ; 666

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DOI:

doi:10.7289/V5416V1R

Personal Authors:

Scott-Denton, Elizabeth ; Williams, Jo A. ; Pulver, Jeffrey R. ;

Corporate Authors:

Southeast Fisheries Science Center (U.S.), Galveston Laboratory,

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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 (

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Technical Memorandum

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National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)

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United States ; Mexico, Gulf of ;

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