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Table 1 
List of studies (Study) used in a meta-analysis of release mortality of red snapper ( Lutjanus campechanus) in the Gulf of 
Mexico for which estimates (Mort) are categorized by 5-m-depth groups, study type (Type), timing of the estimate (Timing), 
fishing sector (Sector), season conducted (Season), hook type used (Hook), frequency of venting (Vent), and sample size in). 
Study types: surface release (SR), caging (C), passive tagging (PT), and acoustic tagging (AT). Timing of estimates: immediate 
(I) and delayed (D). Sector: recreational (Rec) and commercial (Com). Season: summer (Sum), spring (Spr), winter (Win), Fall 
(Fall), and annual (Ann). Hook: circle hooks (C), j-hooks (J), and mixed hooks (M, both j and circles used). Venting: venting 
(V) and nonventing (NV). 
Depth 
Mort 
Type 
Timing 
Sector 
Season 
Hook 
Vent 
n 
Study 
10 
0.280 
SR 
I 
Rec 
Sum 
J 
NV 
25 
Dorf, 2003 
10 
0.700 
SR 
I 
Com 
Win 
C 
NV 
40 
Nieland et al., 2007 
15 
0.282 
SR 
I 
Rec 
Sum 
J 
NV 
425 
Dorf, 2003 
20 
0.273 
SR 
I 
Rec 
Sum 
J 
NV 
825 
Dorf, 2003 
20 
0.252 
SR 
I 
Com 
Win 
C 
NV 
465 
Nieland et al., 2007 
21 
0.090 
SR 
I 
Rec 
Ann 
J 
V 
1064 
Patterson et al., 2001 
22 
0.210 
C 
D 
Rec 
Ann 
J 
NV 
14 
Parker 5 
24 
0.010 
SR 
I 
Rec 
Fall 
J 
V 
140 
Gitschlag and Renaud, 1994 
25 
0.200 
C 
D 
Rec 
Ann 
J 
V 
282 
Render and Wilson, 1996 
25 
0.410 
SR 
I 
Rec 
Sum 
J 
NV 
525 
Dorf, 2003 
25 
0.280 
PT 
D 
Rec 
Sum 
C 
V 
353 
Sauls 8 
25 
0.260 
PT 
D 
Rec 
Sum 
C 
V 
353 
Sauls 8 
25 
0.230 
PT 
D 
Rec 
Fall 
C 
V 
353 
Sauls 8 
25 
0.160 
PT 
D 
Rec 
Fall 
C 
V 
353 
Sauls 8 
25 
0.290 
PT 
D 
Rec 
Win 
C 
V 
353 
Sauls 8 
25 
0.250 
PT 
D 
Rec 
Win 
C 
V 
353 
Sauls 8 
25 
0.170 
PT 
D 
Rec 
Spr 
c 
V 
353 
Sauls 8 
25 
0.180 
PT 
D 
Rec 
Spr 
c 
V 
353 
Sauls 8 
27 
0.140 
SR 
I 
Rec 
Ann 
J 
V 
856 
Patterson et al., 2001 
30 
0.110 
C 
D 
Rec 
Ann 
J 
NV 
30 
Parker 5 
30 
0.100 
SR 
I 
Rec 
Fall 
J 
V 
31 
Gitschlag and Renaud, 1994 
30 
0.420 
C 
D 
Rec 
Sum 
M 
V 
47 
Diamond and Campbell, 2009 
30 
0.130 
C 
D 
Rec 
Fall 
M 
V 
30 
Diamond and Campbell, 2009 
30 
0.470 
SR 
I 
Rec 
Sum 
J 
NV 
225 
Dorf, 2003 
30 
0.213 
SR 
I 
Rec 
Fall 
C 
V 
137 
Campbell et al., 2010a 
30 
0.227 
SR 
I 
Rec 
Sum 
c 
V 
137 
Campbell et al., 2010a 
30 
0.030 
SR 
I 
Rec 
Win 
J 
V 
138 
Patterson 4 
30 
0.060 
SR 
I 
Rec 
Spr 
J 
V 
31 
Patterson 4 
30 
0.070 
SR 
I 
Rec 
Sum 
J 
V 
52 
Patterson 4 
30 
0.120 
SR 
I 
Rec 
Fall 
J 
V 
221 
Patterson 4 
30 
0.681 
SR 
I 
Com 
Win 
c 
NV 
789 
Nieland et al., 2007 
32 
0.180 
SR 
I 
Rec 
Ann 
J 
V 
1012 
Patterson et al., 2001 
35 
0.150 
SR 
I 
Rec 
Sum 
J 
NV 
100 
Dorf, 2003 
35 
0.040 
SR 
I 
Rec 
Win 
J 
V 
375 
Patterson 4 
35 
0.100 
SR 
I 
Rec 
Spr 
J 
V 
196 
Patterson 4 
35 
0.130 
SR 
I 
Rec 
Sum 
J 
V 
264 
Patterson 4 
35 
0.170 
SR 
I 
Rec 
Fall 
J 
V 
563 
Patterson 4 
35 
0.370 
PT 
D 
Rec 
Sum 
c 
V 
863 
Sauls 8 
35 
0.330 
PT 
D 
Rec 
Sum 
c 
V 
863 
Sauls 8 
35 
0.280 
PT 
D 
Rec 
Fall 
c 
V 
863 
Sauls 8 
35 
0.220 
PT 
D 
Rec 
Fall 
c 
V 
863 
Sauls 8 
35 
0.220 
PT 
D 
Rec 
Win 
c 
V 
863 
Sauls 8 
35 
0.120 
PT 
D 
Rec 
Win 
c 
V 
863 
Sauls 8 
35 
0.230 
PT 
D 
Rec 
Spr 
c 
V 
863 
Sauls 8 
35 
0.210 
PT 
D 
Rec 
Spr 
c 
V 
863 
Sauls 8 
40 
0.440 
SR 
I 
Rec 
Fall 
J 
V 
61 
Gitschlag and Renaud, 1994 
40 
0.400 
SR 
I 
Rec 
Sum 
J 
NV 
155 
Dorf, 2003 
40 
0.050 
SR 
I 
Rec 
Win 
J 
V 
65 
Patterson 4 
40 
0.160 
SR 
I 
Rec 
Spr 
J 
V 
107 
Patterson 4 
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