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Thomas, J., and H. Loesch. 1970. Some notes on fish collected in the 

 Barataria Bay, Louisiana, region. Louisiana State University, Coastal 

 Studies Bulletin No. 5, Special Sea Grant Issue, pp. 83-96. 



Twelve stations in Barataria Bay, Louisiana, were sampled with a 

 shrimp trawl thirteen times from March to December 1969. Thirty- 

 seven species of fish were collected and identified. A table is 

 presented showing stations where each species was collected. 



Anchoa mitchilli (bay anchovy) was most abundant; this species 

 was taken at all stations through the year. Micropogon undulatus 

 (croaker) juveniles appeared in November and early December and increased 

 in size and abundance until about June, when the numbers decreased, 

 probably because of fishing pressure. Galeichthys felis (sea catfish) 

 was extremely abundant from late spring to early summer, then declined 

 in abundance; this was followed by a rapid decline as water temperatures 

 fell. The other thirty-four species were less numerous and were taken 

 sporadically. (A. A.) 



Keywords: fishes, bay anchovy, croaker, sea catfish, estuaries, Louisiana 



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Wagner, P.R. 1973. Seasonal biomass, abundance, and distribution 



of estuarine dependent fishes in the Caminada Bay system of Louisiana. 



Ph.D., Thesis. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. 193 pp. 



This study was the first attempt at measuring fish production quanti- 

 tatively in the coastal waters of Louisiana. Estimates of actual and 

 potential fish production indicated the Caminada estuary produced more 

 fish per unit area than any estuary previously reported. A minimum of 

 72.8 gm/m2/yr wet weight or 647.9 Ib/yr wet weight was produced 

 which was 42 percent of the maximum potential production available 

 from primary production. The estimated efficiency of conversion of 

 net primary production into secondary fish production was 1.4 percent. 

 (J.B.) 



Keywords: estuaries, fishes, biomass, Louisiana 



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Tarver, J.W. 1976. An inventory and study of the Lake Pontchartrain-Lake 



Maurepas estuarine complex. Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, 



Technical Bulletin No. 19. 159 pp. 



The study was initiated to investigate the composition, general 

 distribution, and abundance of commercially or potentially important 



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