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Sand and Silver Seatrout Fisheries Profile 1 Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission Commissioners and Proxies ALABAMA N. Gunter Guy, Jr., Commissioner Senator Butch Gautreaux Alabama Department of Conservation 714 2nd Street and Natural Resources Morgan City, LA 70380 64 North Union Street Montgomery, AL 36130-1901 Campo “Camp” Matens Proxy: 4554 Emory Avenue Chris Blankenship, Director Baton Rouge, LA 70808 ADCNR, Marine Resources Division P.O. Drawer 458 MISSISSIPPI Gulf Shores, AL 36547 William Walker, Executive Director Mississippi Department of Marine Resources State Legislator 1141 Bayview Avenue TBA Biloxi, MS 39530 Proxy: Chris Nelson Dale Diaz and William “Corky” Perret Bon Secour Fisheries, Inc. Mississippi Department of Marine Resources P.O. Box 60 1141 Bayview Avenue Bon Secour, AL 36511 Biloxi, MS 39530 FLORIDA Senator Tommy Gollott Nick Wiley, Executive Director 235 Bayview Avenue FL Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Biloxi, MS 39530 620 South Meridian Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-1600 Joe Gill Jr. Proxy: Joe Gill Consulting, LLC David Heil P.O. Box 535 FWC Division of Marine Fisheries Ocean Springs, MS 39566-0535 620 South Meridian Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-1600 TEXAS Carter Smith, Executive Director Senator Thad Altman Texas Parks and Wildlife Department State Senator, District 24 4200 Smith School Road 6767 North Wickham Road, Suite 211 Austin, TX 78744 Melbourne, FL 32940 Proxy Mike Ray Mr. Stephen M. Greep, Jr. Coastal Fisheries Division 2725 NE 26th Terrace Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33306 4200 Smith School Road Austin, TX 78744 LOUISIANA Robert Barham, Secretary Senator Mike Jackson Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Texas Senate P.O. Box 98000 P.O. Box 12068 Baton Rouge, LA 70898-9000 Austin, TX 78711 Proxy: Randy Pausina and Joey Shepard Mr. Troy Bello Williamson, II Louisiana Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries P.O. 967 P.O. Box 98000 Corpus Christi, TX 78403 Baton Rouge, LA 70898-9000 2 THE SAND AND SILVER SEATROUT FISHERY OF THE GULF OF MEXICO, UNITED STATES: A Fisheries Profi le by the Arenarius Technical Task Force edited by Steven J. VanderKooy Interjurisdictional Fisheries Program Coordinator published by the GULF STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION 2404 Government Street Ocean Springs, Mississippi 39564 October 2011 A publication of the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission pursuant to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Award Number NA05NMF4070005 and NA10NMF4070006. This paper is funded by a grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The views expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily refl ect the views of NOAA or any of its subagencies. 3 GULF STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION Interjurisdictional Fisheries Management Program Arenarius Technical Task Force Ms. Jessica McCawley Colonel Walter “Tiny” Chataginer Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Mississippi Department of Marine Commission Resources 2590 Executive Center Cir E, Suite 201 1141 Bayview Avenue Tallahassee, FL 32301 Biloxi, MS 39530 Mr. John Mareska Mr. Ron Mezich Alabama Department of Conservation Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation & Natural Resources/Marine Resources Commission Division 620 S. Meridian St. – 6A P.O. Box 189 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1600 Dauphin Island, AL 36528 Dr. Charles M. Adams Mr. Erick Porche Florida Sea Grant Extension Mississippi Department of Marine Resources University of Florida 1141 Bayview Avenue P.O. Box 110240 Biloxi, MS 39530 Gainesville, FL 32611-0240 Ms. Denise Kinsey Dr. Jack Isaacs Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries Fisheries 2000 Quail Drive 2000 Quail Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Ms. Brenda Bowling Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Dickinson Marine Lab 1502 FM 517 E Dickinson, TX 77539 Staff Larry B. Simpson Executive Director Steven J. VanderKooy Teri L. Freitas and Debora K. McIntyre IJF Program Coordinator IJF Staff Assistants ii Acknowledgments There are a number of individuals who were key in the development of this Profi le. First and foremost was Captain Mike Brackin, the recreational fi shing representative who passed away just days before the task force’s fi rst meeting. Captain Mike was one-of-a-kind and is missed. Thanks go to Dr. Overstreet for his thorough review of the parasite section. A number of state agency staff provided input and data throughout the document. Steve Hein and Harry Blanchet from the LDWF, Page Campbell, Lee Green, and Cindy Bohannon from TPWD, Chad Hanson, Carly Canion, Kent Smith, Jeff Beal, and Maria Merrill from FWC all provided data, analysis, and review for much of the fi sheries history and state overviews. Gregg Bray, GSMFC, provided a number of items from the MRFSS database. Finally, a special thanks goes to Mrs. Teri L. Freitas who was the IJF Staff Assistant through much of the development of this Profi le. iii Preface The Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission (GSMFC) was established by the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Compact under Public Law 81-66 approved May 19, 1949. Its charge is to promote better management and utilization of marine resources in the Gulf of Mexico. The GSMFC is composed of three members from each of the fi ve Gulf States. The head of the marine resource agency of each state is an ex offi cio member. The second is a member of the legislature. The third is a governor-appointed citizen with knowledge of or interest in marine fi sheries. The offi ces of the chairman and vice chairmen are rotated annually from state to state. The GSMFC is empowered to recommend to the governor and legislature of the respective states action on programs helpful to the management of marine fi sheries. The states, however, do not relinquish any of their rights or responsibilities to regulate their own fi sheries as a result of being members of the GSMFC. One of the most important functions of the GSMFC is to serve as a forum for the discussion of various problems and needs of marine management authorities, the commercial and recreational industries, researchers, and others. The GSMFC also plays a key role in the implementation of the Interjurisdictional Fisheries (IJF) Act. Paramount to this role is the GSMFC’s activities to develop and maintain regional fi shery management plans for important Gulf species. The Sand and Silver Seatrout Profi le is a cooperative planning effort of the fi ve Gulf States under the IJF Act. Members of the task force contributed by drafting individually assigned sections. In addition, all members contributed their expertise to discussions that resulted in revisions and led to the fi nal draft of the plan. The GSMFC made all necessary arrangements for task force workshops. Under contract with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), the GSMFC funded travel for state agency representatives and consultants other than federal employees. Throughout this document, metric equivalents are used wherever possible and appropriate with the exceptions of reported landings data and size limits which, by convention, are reported in English units. A glossary of fi sheries terms pertinent to this profi le is provided in Section 12.1. Recreational landings in this document are ‘Type A + B1’ and actually represent total harvest, as designated by the NMFS. Type A catch are fi sh that are brought back to the dock in a form that can be identifi ed by trained interviewers. Type B1 catch are fi sh that are used for bait, released dead, or fi lleted – i.e., they are killed but identifi cation is by individual anglers. Type B2 catch are fi sh that are released alive – again, identifi cation is by individual anglers and is excluded from the values in this profi le. iv Abbreviations and Symbols ADCNR Alabama Department of Conservation Natural Resources AMRD Alabama Marine Resources Division BRD bycatch reduction device DMS Data Management Subcommittee C degrees Celsius DO dissolved oxygen EFH essential fi sh habitat EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone ft feet FMP Fishery Management Plan FWC/FWRI Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission/Florida Wildlife Research Institute GSI gonadal somatic index g gram GMFMC Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Management Council GSMFC Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission ha hectare hr hour(s) IJF interjurisdictional fi sheries IGFA International Game Fish Association kg kilogram km kilometer LDWF Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries MRFSS Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistical Survey MRIP Marine Recreational Information Program m meter mm millimeter(s) min minute(s) MDMR Mississippi Department of Marine Resources NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service NOAA National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration n number ppm parts per million ppt parts per thousand lbs pounds PPI producer price index sec second(s) SPR spawning potential ratio SL standard length SFFMC State-Federal Fisheries Management Committee SAT Stock Assessment Team TCC Technical Coordinating Committee TTF Technical Task Force TPWD Texas Parks and Wildlife Department TTS Texas Territorial Sea TL total length TW total weight TED turtle exclusion device USEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency USDOC United States Department of Commerce USFWS United States Fish and Wildlife Service USGS United States Geological Survey YOY young-of-the-year v Table of Contents Page Title Page ........................................................................................................................................................i Arenarius Technical Task Force ...................................................................................................................
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