Fishery Data Management Handbook, Everglades National Park, 1979
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Title:
Fishery Data Management Handbook, Everglades National Park, 1979 Report T-546
Creator:
South Florida Natural Resources Center/South Florida Research Center, Everglades National Park
Gary E. Davis
Edith B. Thue
Place of Publication:
Homestead
Florida
Publisher:
National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
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Summary:
A data acquisition and summary program for monitoring the fishery resources in Everglades National Park is described. The sources of catch and fishing effort data are trip tickets from professional guides and commercial fishermen, and dockside interviews with sport fishermen. The results of regression analyses of aerial boat surveys on boat trailer counts at the Flamingo launching ramp are presented which define equations for estimating total boating and fishing activity in the park from the ramp counts alone. Detailed instructions for collection of data and utilization of National Park Service computer facilities for production of data summaries are given. Included in the quarterly and annual reports are catch rates for gray snapper, spotted seatrout, red drum, snook, white mullet, stripped mullet, spanish mackerel, pompano, and stone crabs from 19 areas in Everglades National Park. Reported and observed catches and estimated total harvest are also reported. These catches are stratified by four skill types of sport fishermen, and four types of commercial fishermen. The content and format of these reports are described. Procedures for preparing weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual public reports are defined, and examples provided. ( English )

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Source Institution:
Florida International University
Holding Location:
South Florida Natural Resource Center
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