Species composition, catch rates, and size structure of fishes captured in the South Florida Lampara net fishery.

From: Marine Fisheries Review | Date: January 1, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

Reported landings for the years 1986-2001 and recent data from onboard observations (1995-99) were examined to describe the catch composition, including bycatch, of the south Florida lampara net fishery. Landings of the primary target species, ballyhoo, Hemiramphus brasiliensis, and balao, H. balao, have remained stable since 1986. Ballyhoo is the dominant species in the catch, particularly during winter months when lampara net catch rates are highest. However, since the inshore fishing areas were closed to lampara nets in 1995, more balao are landed by the fishery because balao are more ...

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