Shellfish Harvest Areas 



Benson, N. G., editor. 1982. Life history requirements of selected finfish 

 and shellfish in Mississippi Sound and adjacent areas. U.S. Fish Wildl. 

 Serv. Biol. Serv . Program FWS/OBS-81/51 . 97 pp. 



The published and unpublished literature on spawning, nursery, and migra- 

 tory requirements of 41 finfish and shellfish species in Mississippi 

 Sound, Mobile Bay, and adjacent waters. Species were selected because of 

 high abundance or significant value for recreational or commercial 

 fishing. The primary ecological parameters considered were temperature, 

 salinity, depth, substrate, turbidity, and current. Available data on 

 habitats, distribution in water column (pelagic, demersal), and diurnal 

 behavior are treated. The ecological role of each species in the eco- 

 system is discussed. 



Christmas, J. Y., and D. J. Etzold. 1977. The shrimp fishery of the Gulf of 

 Mexico, United States: a regional management plan. Gulf Coast Res. Lab. 

 Tech. Rep. Ser. 2. 128 pp. 



The shrimp fishery is summarized and includes the complexity of the fish- 

 ery and species involved; biology, including life history and habitat 

 considerations; descriptions of the industry; economic and sociological 

 considerations; and the status of the resource and yields. 



Eckmayer, W. J. 1979. The oyster fishery in Mobile Bay, Alabama. Pages 

 189-200 iii H. A. Loyacano, Jr., and J. P. Smith, eds. Symposium on 



the natural resources of the Mobile Estuary, Alabama. Alabama Coastal 

 Area Board, Daphne. 



This is a discussion of the factors affecting oyster production in Mobile 

 Bay, including both natural factors, such as salinity, oxygen, and 

 predators, and manmade factors, such as dredging and pollution. Contains 

 a small scale (1" = 5.5 mi) map of the oyster reefs in lower Mobile Bay. 



May, E. B. 1971. A survey of the oyster and oyster shell resources of 

 Alabama. Ala. Mar. Resour. Bull. 4. 53 pp. 



The public oyster reefs and buried shell deposits in Alabama were mapped 

 and inventoried. Second-order survey was used to establish triangulation 

 stations used for mapping. Environmental and socioeconomic factors which 

 influence oyster production are discussed. The locations of the living 

 oyster beds and the oyster shell deposits are mapped on detailed, colored 

 1 :24,000 scale maps. 



Swingle, H. A. 1971. Biology of Alabama estuarine areas. Cooperative Gulf 

 of Mexico estuarine inventory. Ala. Mar. Resour. Bull. 5. 123 pp. 



Stations were sampled monthly from January 1968 through March 1969. A 

 total of 162 species of fishes and 44 species of invertebrates were 

 collected from the estuarine waters of Alabama. Seventy-six species of 

 fishes were documented from other sources. The areal and seasonal 



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