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University of Miami US Department of Commerce Miami-Dade County Fisheries assessment of Biscayne Bay 1983 Item Type monograph Authors Berkeley, Steven A. Publisher NOAA/National Ocean Service Download date 01/10/2021 13:52:32 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/1834/30510 NOAA/University of Miami Joint Publication NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS CCMA 166 University of Miami RSMAS TR 2004-01 Coastal and Estuarine Data Archaeology and Rescue Program University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science February 2004 Miami, FL US Department of Commerce Miami-Dade County National Oceanic and Atmospheric Department of Environmental Administration Resources Management Silver Spring, MD Miami, FL a NOAA/University of Miami Joint Publication NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS CCMA 166 University of Miami RSMAS TR TR 2004-01 Fisheries Assessment of Biscayne Bay 1983 Steven A. Berkeley Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science University of Miami Prepared for: Metropolitan Dade County Department of Environmental Resources Management A. Y. Cantillo NOAA National Ocean Service (Editor, 2004) February 2004 United States National Oceanic and Department of Commerce Atmospheric Administration National Ocean Service Donald L. Evans Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr. Jamison S. Hawkins Secretary Vice-Admiral (Ret.), Acting Assistant Administrator Administrator For further information please call or write: NOAA National Ocean Service National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science 1305 East West Hwy. Silver Spring, MD 20910 301 713 3020 COVER PHOTO: Pat Cope (Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science) interviewing a fisherman on the causeway leading to Miami Beach during the fisheries assessment. Photograph taken by Stephen Carney while at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami. Disclaimer This report has been reviewed by the National Ocean Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and approved for publication. Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute endorsement or recommendation for their use by the United States Government. TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENT.............................................................................................................i LIST OF TABLES..................................................................................................................iii LIST OF FIGURES.................................................................................................................xi LIST OF PLATES..................................................................................................................xiii ABSTRACT.........................................................................................................................1 1. INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................1 2. Methods and Materials....................................................................................................3 2.1. Creel Survey...................................................................................................3 2.2. Trawl Sampling ...............................................................................................5 2.3. Macro-crustacean Survey ...............................................................................7 2.4. Commercial Fisheries ......................................................................................7 3. Results and Discussion....................................................................................................7 3.1. "List of important recreational and commercial species from Biscayne Bay." .....................................................................................................................7 3.2. "A complete species list from Biscayne Bay." ..................................................8 3.3. "Mean lengths, weights and size frequency distributions of important commercial and recreational fish species in the Bay."..............................................8 3.4. "Yields from Biscayne Bay by species, size, seasons effort and habitat type, both invertebrate and vertebrate." ................................................................9 3.4.1. Yields by species..............................................................................9 3.4.1.1. Spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus)..............................10 3.4.1.2. Gray snapper (Lutjanus griseus) ........................................10 3.4.1.3. Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus)...................10 3.4.1.4. Bonefish (Albula vulpes) ....................................................11 3.4.1.5. White mullet (Mugil curema) ..............................................11 3.4.1.6. Pilchard (Harengula jaguana)..............................................11 3.4.1.7. Pinfish (Lagodon rhomboides).............................................11 3.4.1.8. Blue crab (Callinectes sapidus)...........................................11 3.4.1.9. Spiny lobster (Panulirus argus)..........................................12 3.4.1.10. Mutton snapper (Lutjanus analis)......................................12 3.4.1.11. Lane snapper (Lutjanus synagris).....................................12 3.4.1.12. Yellowtail snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus)...........................12 3.4.1.13. Great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda)...........................12 3.4.1.14. Blue runner (Caranx ruber)..............................................13 3.4.1.15. Crevalle jack (Caranx crysos) .........................................13 3.4.1.16. White grunt (Haemulon plumieri) ......................................13 3.4.1.17. Bluestriped grunt (Haemulon sciurus)...............................13 3.4.1.18. Pigfish (Orthopristis chrysoptera) ...................................13 3.4.1.19. Gag grouper (Mycteroperca microlepis) ...........................13 3.4.1.20. Sand parch (Diplectrum formosum) ..................................14 3.4.2. Yields by Season...............................................................................14 3.4.3. Commercial Yields............................................................................14 3.4.3.1. Bait shrimp .......................................................................14 3.4.3.2. Mullet ...............................................................................15 3.4.3.3. Stone Crabs.......................................................................15 3.4.3.4. Blue Crab ..........................................................................15 3.4.3.5. Pilchards...........................................................................15 3.5. "Abundance and seasonal distribution of invertebrate and vertebrate catches in Biscayne Bay.".......................................................................................17 3.5.1. Shrimp (Penaeus spp.) ......................................................................17 3.5.2. Blue crab (Callinectes sapidus)..........................................................18 3.5.3. Spiny lobster (Panulirus argus).........................................................18 3.5.4. Ornate crab (Callinectes ornatus)......................................................18 3.5.5. Mutton snapper (Lutjanus analis).......................................................18 3.5.6. Yellowtail snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus)............................................18 3.5.7. Lane snapper (Lutjanus synagris)......................................................19 3.5.8. Pinfish (Lagodon rhomboides)............................................................19 3.5.9. Silver jenny (Eucinostomus gula) ......................................................19 3.5.10. Pigfish (Orthopristis chrysoptera) ..................................................19 3.5.11. Gray snapper (Lutjanus griseus) .....................................................19 3.5.12. Toadfish (Opsanus beta)..................................................................19 3.5.13. White grunt (Haemulon plumieri) .....................................................20 3.5.14. Bluestriped grunt (Haemulon sciurus)..............................................20 3.5.15. Sailor's choice (Haemulon parrai)....................................................20 3.5.16. Hogfish (Lachnolaimus maximus).....................................................20 3.5.17. Spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus)...........................................20 3.5.18. French grunt (Haemulon flavolineatum)............................................21 3.5.19. Tomtate (Haemulon aurolineatum) ...................................................21 3.5.20. Sand perch (Diplectrum formosum) .................................................21 3.5.21. All Crustaceans (Biomass)..............................................................21 3.5.22. All Fish (Biomass) ..........................................................................21 3.5.23. All Fauna (Fish and Crustaceans) (Biomass).....................................22 3.6. and 3.9. "Identification of areas, habitats and environmental parameters with which important species of fish and crustaceans are associated in Biscayne Bay.".......................................................................................................22 3.6.1. Total Fish Biomass............................................................................23 3.6.2. White grunt (Haemulon plumieri) .......................................................24 3.6.3. Bluestriped grunt
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