Loesch, H. C. 1976c. Observations on mendahen ( Brevoortia ) recruitment and 

 growth in Mobile Bay, Alabama. Proc. La. Acad. Sci. 39:35-42. 



Menhaden, Brevoortia patronus Goode, were sampled at monthly intervals by 

 12 bay stations and 11 nearshore stations in Mobile Bay by shrimp trawl 

 and drag net from June 1954 to July 1955. Estimates of total length of 

 growth during various times of the year are given. An equation is 

 developed by fitting the data to a linear regression on log scale. 



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

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



Twenty trawl stations, five seine stations, and four plankton 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 distribution of 

 the species are discussed. Also presented are data on the density of 

 oysters on the public reefs and historical fisheries statistics. 



Swingle, H. A. 1975. Fishes of the coastal area of Alabama. Pages 8-28 in 

 Fishes, birds, and mammals of the coastal area of Alabama. Alabama 

 Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Montgomery. 



Swingle, H. A. 1977. Coastal fishery resources of Alabama. Ala. Mar. 

 Resour. Bull. 12:31-58. 



A description is given of the fishing resources of Alabama, including 

 ownership of resources, recreational fishing, commercial fishing, major 

 species (finfish, shellfish, and potential fisheries), and factors 

 affecting coastal fishery resources. Tabular data (as recent as 1975) 

 includes landings for commercial and recreational fisheries, seafood 

 wholesale and retail data, numbers of boats, etc. 



Swingle, H. A., and D. G. Bland. 1974b. A study of the fishes of the 

 coastal water courses of Alabama. Ala. Mar. Resour. Bull. 10:17-102. 



Trawl or seine samples were collected monthly at 23 stations between 

 December 1970 and May 1972 within the brackish water zone of the coastal 

 watercourses of Alabama. Water salinity, temperature, and dissolved 

 oxygen values are presented and are correlated to some extent with 

 species abundance and diversity. The species composition of altered and 

 unaltered watercourses and the species composition of estuarine waters 

 are discussed. 



Swingle, W. E. 1976. Analysis of commercial fisheries catch data for 

 Alabama. Ala. Mar. Resour. Bull. 11:26-50. 



This paper discusses the changes in the number of seafood plants, number 

 of persons employed in then and the value of seafood processed between 

 1964 and 1971. Also discussed is the amount of commercial seafood 



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