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SOUTH CAROLINA MARINE RECREATIONAL
FISHERY STATISTICS SURVEY
1987
R . A. Lo w
C. 11 . llaltz
Karin• Reaources Division
South Carolina Vildlif• and Mar ina la•ourcea Dapartaanc
Charleacon, South Carolina 29412
Technical Report 68
July, 1988
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Lis e of Figures .
ACKN'OWLEDGMLE TS.
IHTR.ODlJC'f l ON .
HETRO DS.
Telephone Survey . Tnterc ape S~rvey . . .• Trip Est i~~ c ion Proc~dure , Par~icipat ion Est imae1on Pr ocedure . Catch Es tima c ton Pro c edur ~ .
RESULTS .
Anuu~l Overv l v .• Shor o tic de •
Effort and Participat i on . Species Prefe renae . c tc.h -CPUE .
Chareerboa c Mode . Effor t e~d Parcicipatlon . Spec i os Pre fe r enc ' Cat:ch CPUE . . .
P~ ivat;e Bo· c Mode . Effort and Par ~icip&tion . Species Pr~farenca .
Ca ic:eb • CPU E. .
Lengt:h Composi tion .
DISCUSS IO N .
Me t:h•odol ogy. Ove-rv f ~w . Sib or o Ha·de • • Charterboa c Mode . P rivate Boac Hod . Lengeh Co~posi~ion .
:Sla c.k S·ea Bass . Red Dru.m. Spotted Saacrout.
REPll.EHCES .
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AP PE.ND IX I . • .
Stacua Report on Ree~estional fi•h!og Swc~o•s ln the Southern Dis~ricc ........ .. .. .
APPENDIX II .... . .. .. . . . . Sta~~• Repor~ on Reer~acion•l Fishing S~cce•s in tha Charleston Harbor Araa .
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LIST OF TABLES
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1. Estima~ d efforc (in ~umbers of trips) in Souch Caro l ina during 1987 by wave and •ode .
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Batimated cotal catch (in pumb•r• of fish) by South Carolina recraattooal fishar•en in 1987 comp•rad ~I th es c i•ated 1986 landings ..
Es~l•at~d Type A catches by weigh~ (kg) in all •odes by VBVD • - • • • • • - -
E&ti•aeed to~al numbe r of f1•h caugbc by Souch CaTollna recreational flshe r aen by ll•h!ng ~~a• .
Targ·at; i11 1pecie& of shore~ba111•d f:lsh·111rm•n du:ring J uly-Dac•mb ~r . . . • . .
Di~~rib~tton o f ~harte~boat effort a•mpled dur~ng J 111.ly • iNov 11ber • . • • • • • • •
Char c erboat ffo~~ at •rtlflc!&l reel• during Jtily • .Noveabe r . • . . • .
Tar1et species o f cbar~•rboac •ngle:ra during Ju 1 y • N D'V • •b II!: 1" • • • • • - • •
10 . Escla&ted to&al ca~che• in cha cbartarboat aode by V&'V'e • • . . . r ti • •
11 . Effort and ic • cehe s of c.har c.ei:bo·.a t fia ila r••n 1n~arviewed d~ring ~uly - Nnva•b•r .
12 . Catch race• (in fish per angle~-crlp) of cha~terboac flsbar••~ .
13 . DlatTlbution of pYi~&t• bo•C •ffor~ •&•pled during July· D•c ••be r . . . • . .
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14 . DL1~ribut lop of prlva~e boat eff~rt on arcifloial r••f • i te & dui: log July - D• ceaber . . . . • . ~ . 25
lS . Tar 1• c •pee ie • o! priV"•t• boat: fl abermen , by •ea1on + d11t~icc~ and fl•hlng •tea. 26
16. E•~lmaced total cat~he• in the 'r1vate boac 11ode by v•ve , • . . . . . .. .. . " • 27
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L15C of !able s • Continued:
17. Fl"e.quency o! oceurrsncB of lndlvidual species ln catches of prlv _ te boac fi~h rme~. by di•trict and &oason . •
18 . C~tch per ~nit of affort (CPO&) escimate.s by 1 ~a.son. and d 1# tt.i.c t. ,1 a•• sured in nu•bO l" of .fish per angl t' · t~ip. . . + ••••
19. CPUE estimat s for red dru• •nd spott:ed seatrout by I oo.son and di Strict: 4 measured. in numbu: Of fish pel:: angle.r-t:rip . • • . . . •
I-1 . Ulscribution of 1987 sa pling effor~ io che
1·2 . Dl~t:ribuc1on of 198 7 so pling effort 1n ~he Cent::t'al Dtstricc . . . . . . . .
I - 3 . 1987 ,c. a c.ch and af fol't dat:a fo r t::he. Sou.t:he~n DiB tt' ic C. . . . . . . . . .
I - 4. 1987 c.atch a.nd mffo-rt. dat:a. for ~h· C,ent.ra'l Dist::rict: . . . . . . . . -
II-1 . Nuab r• of intar~iow• and relativ• offort by fi1hi"I area. July-Deceabe~ 1987 . .
II · 2 . C&teh ra~as of pTlvat:e boac !l•hermen by geog~aphic area. . , . .
II · l . Spec ie s prefer•nc~ (i.e .• targ•~ speclaa) of p~lvace boat flshaT•an by fi5bing area, J~ly ·D•c~mbar 1987 . . . . . . . •
II·~. Total catch of private boat fi•h•r•en by fishing area ~ Ju.ly ·:Oeceaber 199,7 .. ..
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LIS T OF FIGURES
C cch rates of $hore ~ bascd fl•her~en during July - D" c.e1111ber , 1 9187 . •
Cateh rates of king macker•l by charterboa c angl r= during J~ly - November 1 1987 .. .
Ca~ch ra ces of Spanish mackere l by charterbo&~ anglers during l J uly - 19 S•ptember, 1987 .
Laog cb dls~ribuclon of king mackarol. July · Nov T11 ber, 19 67. . . . .
Lcns~b dis c r ibucion of Spanish m cke~~l , July- S e ptember , 19 87 ..
Length distribution of black sea bas& in co•~ tal ( 0 • l mi 1 1 s) .S fld o tfsh1;11ro ( EEZ , l 111i.l!. es ) zon1 ·11.
Lensch distribucion of re d dr~ .
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a. Lons~h dlstribu cion of spot~ed se&c r ooe . 36
9 . Lengch dlstribu~ iofi of flounders . 37
I - 1. Location of 1nteTviev sie•• in relation to are•s closed by tt h 19 86 resolu.Ci·on. • • • • . • • • .. • • • • 48
I-2. Leng~b distribuc ion of red drum~ July -Deeembe~ 19 8 7 o T • • o • • 52
1·3. Length di~ ~ribuclon of ~potted s•acrout , Jul :y - D a: c e be r 19 8 i . . . . 53
Il-1. Geog~aphi c ar•~s and principal laancb~n& aicaa . . . 56
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Tahl1@ l. Estimated effort (fn numbers of trips) in South Carolina during1 1987 by wave and mode.
~ Coastal Res idents Non-coastal ~estdents 01.lt-af-State Residents
'Wave 2 (Na rch-Apr i 1 }
Shore 15 t902' 8,788 15'1065 Chairterboat 0 a a Priva te Boat 48,,235 7,074 20,580
Wave 3 (May-June) Shore 4B, 106 lC,204 42.275 ctiarteTbD'at lt999 758 811'7fi4
Priv .. te Boat 82 I 710 20.677 13.019 Wave 4 (July-August )
Sht>re 71,369 21.411 167 .8130
Charterbeat 4,049 3.,978 2z.s20 Pr1 vate Boat 176,275 37,038 43,211
Wave 5 ( SepUniber-October)
Shore 86,029 35,424 106 .271
Charterboat 1.,344 1.,984 ts ,5~4 Private Bont 88t907 22 ,431 22.023
Wav~ 6 (Noventber-DecBnber) Snore 44,786 13, 136 21~893
Cha rte rboa t 626 -563 4,441 Private Boot lG51 .,8~i] 21 ,885 , 6;237
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Table 2. Estima·ted tota l catch (in numbers of fish ) by South Carolina recre·a-tional fis hermen in 1987 co111p1red witih estimated 11986 landi ngs (1986 data f rom t{Mf S 1987) . Figures are 1n thousands. MR a norie re~rted.
1987 1986 S~ec ·1 es 'Remaved11 Re l eased Total Total
Offs hore P@lag'f cs Dol phin .. q ""l , 72 Little tunny/bonito 5 3 8 34 Tunas/mackerels 4 4 65
Offshore 18ottomfish 811 !Ck sea bass 338 455 793 531 Sl!!a basses 10 14 24 <30 Grou!)ers 5 .q 6 <30 ~ennil io" snapper 5 3 8 ~30 0th er snappe rs " 1 .c 1 <'l iQ()
Red porgy 19 4 23 <JO . Other porg i es 33 14 47 NR Grunts 9 15 24 tlR Triggerf ish .cl ~ 1 <30
Coastal Pel ag1cs
Ktng mackerel 72 1 73 2'54. Spanish mackerel 64 5, 69 163 81uef islh 1S8 39 197 159 Jac.t crevalle 31 38 69 69 a. 1 ue nJ nne·r •'1 '1 R hnberjac:ks 2 4 6 33 Jacks .c.1 l 2' <3D ea·rrar:uda 3 8 11 62
Inshore Gamefish Red drum 468 66 534 196 Spotted se~trout 337 109 446 5'7'6 Sunmer f l ounder 45 45, NR Southern f lounder 53, 4 67 206 Flounders 18 14 32' NR eat.fish 16 16 78
Insnore Sottomfish Kingfish@s, 400 102 502 1 ,049 Spot 580 Z56 846 1 ,853 Cr-oalcer 142 88 229 616 Black drum Z3 '1 23 ~:10
SheeT>shead 22 ~ 23 10 Pomp!lno Ba 12 100 lS9
M1sce11 aneotJs Sharks 104 290 394 l07 Skates I r aiy s 7 40 41 32 Eeh 4 7 11 <30
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1987 1986 s2ecies 'jRemoved• Re1eased Total Total
errings s 5 57 Ca tf i!iihe s 162 491 653 253 Toadf ish 20 189 209 138 searobins 9 ..:30 Pigf1sh 87 26 l13 <30 Pinf1sh 350 370 720 173 Silver perch 46 l i 63 .c.JO Mullets 94 16 110 84 Puffers 17 14 31 70 Other s. n 1191 196
Tot al J.,961 2,866 6.8ZB 7,527
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1'hi UJIOl'-1'1 of Lb.ti :hu.ent.¥.1 cturlq J11ly·Dtc~ ..- ..elm :l.n ~. ngrdlim:tti dbt:ddC:. Al.~ dS)Jlli •ill.A• nH ·~·d. cbtH, ,7111 af tllll HUSS m5rrl.W WH abtld..nMll illC WV loRidOM (U111f1•ba-r ud ~I)' ~7- p:l,an) . llhdl7 15• •llf dill l:.llllUl.
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Kn. :rt.bad Av r lll:c"• . perr: ~lHlld 'nlp
AT. Trip• diudq ll.U c: z iliiO~liil
Hr.s . IFJ.1.hl4 llv~ .Hr• . pii:lt
CDllphii:..d. Trip Av. n':f!,pa. &har'Jln,g
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ld,pn· plloP! lll!IU;p or tb• c•n«&l .. l' .. ftjhii:rMO Hill loc&l rHlilliii'IH. w1 ~ l11111~.d ti.ml.mg, o,ppa:ttuol.ty - .
S-piOi:Hr .ln.fH*Di:41 Mi!Ol;i.C 6H OJ' dim rs.-Jia:r-n lntm'V'i--.d clurl'.!11 July·~ llliU~ll:IMI M 'Pn,l•:rtme4 -.. ~ l::iHI ii:; l'p4iCllH (Talib .5~. a p:capoi:t:lan rthal:: di.di not nocy i\ll:i•unt;Lillly ti.tvtin AHH ,lm!J MMOIU . C>.f tha•• f'bbll:nmi who did st:.ata • pi-aifa~•aea . tlJO'C. UO!illtMn, ed iklntf ~• ( ln dH.:-.rtdllti ordlli') -r. dia mi•t: nftlan :f.mnt:lf!lad. '1hh Hbc~lon Ui bia.ii II,- di• Mp pTUnu,p o:i: !h:lind :Sttnld 11t.r Lbliim:m..n in 't.ba 1H•pl•, dnc. 1W£UM~ ll1JP't: i»r liqflllhN '!NU liillnu::lDi'illi! (IVl.tb ODi -Ccp'Cin) b.J ang1-c:n al~.
Cat:clw• illlt:.1-c::.d taul e.tcllq, of fbh 'bJ dion Aftll.u b-1 uw IRnil i9pllt:ila u1t<tpey 11.EeJ
lbqd ~ 'f'Jdlb ' . · Spot: mid ~lftltkb .. , WO ot .., ••t ~r QNl••· ~.niimc.d i112 111 mf thii ltaal. 11•.kb by ~•:i;: af fbh. luboni .-.r1diu, prt.arllJ' nil! .in.. ~a.-dl ahout: Ill. :IU.R!•U~ "11"Ch11 1 MR of which 11.r<• DD'.C Ollillildar.d dadr..:hl• by m1,1l•i:111, ..-, up ,~t, 3',t o:! th9 Ui~l ilhON C•~ch-
Cl'QI • libou~ '21 of iill •bor. :fliiba:cmE11 :l11Jt:u:rl-d 1t:lu:r.l:iia Joly·~•r 'fltPR!U41i i:.• " 'irlrll 11111! flab . 1:bli piiR:*nUp oL Ull.HY!HDfnl ttip• ..._. '1:1,pt:ly blihH ~:iD& mt fl!U. :rM:n 'Dil iliD !SplilflM:lAlile 4lffillapca :h tP i£'&U'llP1 To&l:tl bmt-•-ri llAM (Mt tn di. ~l':ll dl•l::i!'llJ'I:, 4Jl'lll 1.n t:he; D•nt:raJ., and. n, le ·m• 1®t'bem au).
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Teib1 e 3. ,Estimated Type A ca tches by weight (kg) in alll modes by wave, ~s provfded by NMFS. Catches are shown in thousands of k9-
Mi!!r.- May- July- Sep. - rtov. -seecie!i A~r .. June .4.ug . Oct. Dec. T1>ta1
Offshore Bottomf ish Black sea bass 18 1 44 8 l 78 Others l 2+ 7+ 5+ 1 16
Ccasta1 Pe1agtcs
Ki ng rnacker.'"el 10 74 109 73 31 297 Spanish mackerel 3 36 15 54 Bl ueflsh 4 9 17 l,8 l 49
Inshore Gamefisn Red drom 28 6 31 167 103 335 Spotted seatrout 2 20 28 157 207 Su1tmer f 1 ou nd er 20 1 1 22 SO\J th em f l ound.e r 16 14 1 Jl
Inshore Bottomf1sh Kingf1 shes 13 lo 28 18 , 70 Spot 3 41 1 45 croaker 16 4 1 2·1 181 a c:.k drum 1 7 4 1 13 ~h@'epshellld 4 2 8 2 16
M1sce1lane.oUJs. Shirks 5 43 4 53 catf1 shes 3 2 19 7 31 Pinfish l 6 14 21 Others 12 72 126 43 50 303
Tota l 95 194 556 467 350 1,662
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Table 4. Estimated total number of fish caugnt hy South C'.aral1na recreattonal fishermen by f'ishi ng zone. Numbers 1u··e shown in thousands.
~ecies
Offshore Pelagics
Do1 phin Lfttle tunny/bonito Tun1s/mackere1s
Offshore eo·tt.omfi sh
Black sea bass Sea bass~s Groupers Venni11on snapper 0th er snappers Red po~y Other po-n] 'Ii es Grunts Trigge'rii sh
Coasta11 Pelagics
King mac:k:erel Span isb ma eke rl! l Bluef f sh Jack crev&lle 81ue runner Anti er j acks Jacks tBar-racuda
Inshore Gamef f sh
Red dnnn Spotted sea,t ·rout .51Jl!lner flounder Southern flounder Fl ounders WMkfish
Inshore Bott.ontfhh
K1ngfishes Spot Croaker Black drum Sheepshea.·d Pompano
Mi s ce 11 anecu s Sharks Skates/rays Eels
Inshore
201 8 3
1
~q
99 43
<1
499 432 H 38 l4 11
eo 146 193
22 18 4
221 24 a
Coastal (0-J mt.)
137
< 1
44 15
5 39 93 19
<( l < 1
2 <1
17 e
26 21 15 3
401 629 26 "1 <1 91
142 19
.c 1
Offshore
.i( l 9 6
492 13 l
12 l
23 4
13+ " 1
82 42 4 3
7 1
14
<1 <. 1
4 < 1
<1 1
3
16 .c. 1
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5'Et?c:ies In snore Coast~l (0~3 llli. ~ Offshore
He·rrings 5 Catfishes 501 23 4 Toadf1sh 149 38 12 Se.aTOb1ns 3 5 P1 gfish 96 1 10 Pinf1sh 484 177 45 s i1 v er perch 27 JO 2 White per~h 37
ul lets 63 37' 3 Puffers 21 "" 1 Oth@rs 157 34 4
Total 3,717 837 .2t100
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Table 5. Target sp&ci es of shore-based fl shenne~ during Ju1y-Oecmnber (includ~s data from Division samp1 ing) .
orthern Centra l Southern Total s~~ · No. S2pk No. seet No. S!~·
J11ly-September
Any 57 Any 39 Any 31 Any
Spot 18 Cait fish 2 Fl ournders 1 Spot Flounder s 7 F1ounders 1 Sharks 4 nounders Pompano ~ R@d Drum 1 Red Drum 2 Pompano Ki ng Mackerel J Sharks Kingfi shes 3 Red Dnum
tfo ~
127
18
15
4
4 4
R@d Orum 1 tang maclkere1 3 ktngfishes 3
October-December Any 57 Any 16 ATly 15 Any 88 Spot 13 f l OU r'I d IM"S 7 .Spotted Spot 14
l<.1 n9fi she$ 11 Red Orum 5 Seat rout z Kingfi shes l1 Red Drum 3 Spot l Red Orum 1 Red On.mJi 9
B1 uefish ,. Bluefish l F1 ou ru:te rs 7 Bluefi sh 2
Spotted Seat rout 2
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Tab1 e 6. Est1111ated total catches in the sh.ore· mode by wave,. as pl"IO\lided by MFS. Catches are shown in thousands of fish.
Mar.- '16}"- July- Sep.- Nov.-Species Apr .. June Aug. Oct .. Dec. To-tal
Offshore Bottomf,sn B1 ack s.H1 bass 4 9 2'3 54 2 92 Groupers 2 2
Coastal Pelagics s p-a ni sh ma ck.em 1 5 5 Bluefish 16 10 9 74 28 137 Jack crieYalle 25 25
ln~hore Gameftsh Red drum , 5 72 3 81 Spatted seatrout 2 2 Weakfish .. , 3 4 Sumer flounder"" 3 1 6 .c 1 20 Southern flounder 2 16 7 .-:.1 2'6 Flounders 7 8 3 18
Inshore 80ttomf1sh k1ngfis.hes 49 12 193 lH 72' 437 Spot 10 28 39 351 184 612 Croaker 6 14 10 1.1 41 Pompano 75 10 6 91
Misc:ellanF!OuSi Sharks J 36 64 . 103 Pigfbh 74 ·2 716 Pinfhh 13 32 161 111 317 Skates/ raiys 12 5 7 .;.,'! 25 Eels o( 1 2 3 C:atf1shes <1 4 7 54 66 Toadfish o( 1 1 27 25 54 Se_,a rob 1 n s s 5 '4u11ets 13 21 17 2 Sl Silver perch l 12 12 10 35 Puffers 4 10 3 17 Sea bass.es <1 ..:.1 Others 14 12:.4 4.) 139
Total 112 147 578 1.2l8 439 2,494
C•~~b T•C•1 Eo:r •ll .-p•c1e1 cvtlibL~ad, •• lhumtnad fr1111 ~· Hl.FS5 d&C.. only. H• 11.~.dud bdMll (to ltlti p.r bcMtt lia.bad) ;
Jul)'-hpi;;qba:c lt\c.tll~ •Dec HOU
~Wm l .2 1.0
Cph"al b1u:htn11 I.Ii l .2 ) . 2. L2
Thi 'bi&h •ralu. :to.- th• c.enc,rd u.. du .. d_. Cha t&.U -... •1t"1lltutalile ~o .,.,.ua1 '"J")" 1~ caiu.bi:t J rith fl»H nllOftod, chi! c.&~'h l;"at:a •&1 n.aarly CM •- - 1n th• otbu: U'llM. 11w .,_n11 cUdl rai:•• fol' .Ul a:qlac• durlq J'11h ·.l>u..o.it' {'lit,m Mvil ion M-!1:11 i:DCludi94J WU. 6 . ) :tiah pei" 1:-l"lp and L Z fl.ab pu bow: filb.d. Fl~• l •hOVI th. C!GllpU'AltL,,. Ua,cnbut:lmi of' CNI in filb pu crlp ln eJ111b 4lltd.ci:..
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tNrifl& Ju17- llO'VQlbu . • i:.o cal of 1\59 imn&I•r• -r.. lntarvl•-d durtn.a th• Kini ~ 35 in ot'l"i.rl11Jn 11.UpUn,g. d.b«lbut:ad a. fOllOll'll :
July ~c S.puabu October ..,,...,.~
Tot&ll
Karthl rn cnqtl 45 0 to) 44 n -A.O u ;} 47 3S
20& lZ2
Sqysbw:m laal, 46 ''1 )-1 l2S
"'' 141. 4 21
}2 114 t H 4'4
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Dtl.lr l'PI .Ju.ll7-Bov•llb•:c • 1:1\• &Y•T•1.• ~mrbaac i:d'P .hx;1u4-4 four fL.:h.m.n. Alierl.lll: 45t o-f t:bti tJ:1P• included thr•• hour• or l .. • o.f flatl.1111 t1-, vll:l't Uttle 1dU.fHOC. iu thu eb&rac-carlade blltwwm1 t.UO'ftll (taba 7). :lhoz:cn tdip.1 nr. •Ht popa.llH' in t.b4t Hlll.th.Hn dtllittlc~. lllbal'-.. alJCN.c HI of ti.. trlfi• .f.rM PO:rthun l"OH.11 9&1'• all-.., eftoi:ui. Ab<noa.c M>• of all. cliart..d>omt fltHimEJ l'•~•d .flabll'l.I llDU tlum di.l:H all•• affsboH (1.• . , bi ti. HZ) . lnAbmr• td,- (ln Htua::titw &HH) -:n r.porc.• mlJ fll'Oll thli •wdJHn d.iattic:t , 'llhan tlmJ r.pnaen'*4 ahou-c. 7t of 'th• ic:ot:.l alp •:!tort...
lll>O\I~ 34' a:f dilll icot.l ~ht;,Hlp• npo.n•d durtu1 J11cl:J · lfa+wbu wn llild.9 t11 .ntU.tdal n.l• . lalai:lw d!"t: m.t di. 'E'Hh v.u! paat:. 1-t ln Eh. -~ dUUlC C: ( 52' of all oHan td:p.1 r•po:rt:ad) and 1~ t Sq the ctiitul d.t•ltrl1:rl: (1.1•) . Abimt: 94' o-f lb -"&lH• llho f'.:ubtid cNi r-.f• tnellcat44 cha' p•l•glc •ptcha • Uncl1;11U.n.1 t 'b.• dedpaelon •GlJ'", lilb'lch J:•:bT1 1:a pMr•l uolUft&) ._A tbm1r td'pC. 't-abLa I
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llC!rtb•rn re11-Ktle :a.id c;: lcy of .lidmonel 'li'nc~ Gan.e.f'al -r.11 \ir-+c:: lk:
hsth•m 1 ... tm!Yb T-r 1.1 Hllt:on ... ad bwf" Pillh Mllrl-U lilts)' 1o ..
211 2.l 15
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Sp~1ai Pra.farnce lkad7 11.ll of.fahor• a.up•U 1nurv1-d dlu:r1q. J\ily• tl-...bec t&r1•u4 'P'lacl'Q l&f4d4t11. •tthu: :tn 1:'.11• ton of -pmra]. a;alUn& (Wlicb •111\7" ~ U:rpC qeciiu) 11r f~q •P<11cUi.c&ll7 fo:r -ciunll (Timble V) . Ot!ly 2'i of l'lh9I oU.bon ft.ab•~a lniUe11u.4 a pH~NM• tor batt:1111 ap•Al.• • Ab41-acc •h of rt.. off•bar• ~ll•n W.Qt:tfied ld-11& -.abr•l H ~J.r pn.f'a:crlld. apecliM • .J'Ufbtly laH ·thm:J 41 of dMi c.etal lllmhllr of an&J.•r.t wnc (in lmibara i:fl.p• aftd thua ti.ala-rmen •!N,ih'C. ll~ Cl'l\m and •pact:-.d •••crov.i: <ht'Ln1 ~fall.
C:,.t:eh • Th.a H IClall:•d. cotal catch by vn. l• lined hi 'febl• UL Du.rlfll July · llovUbeir. i nblrT:fi-4 f1ah1H~M1' lnd:lc•.titd tlM11: ~'I: 32' gf ~ ftllh tMJ UU&llC 'QA ~ 1•.-.d, ~a,qal111ting •Htl;r oil ... u botco.:fllb. 0.-l]tl'C• dw ~l11d ft&.hflnl, Mdwd at nboiu Ctrolll:na> Aftll ~ prrlar:c.d 1pecb1 (lt!nt MC- nl) af' -c of dltl n1lu:w. t:b• .a1t: •lnmd:an.: fttb tn th.i c:•filh ,,_o !bl.ck •- bau ()t.'°1' ~ cou.l ~ of flih c.M&fbic:) . ll*cunb r-.p-ni•.ac.111 .dcM!.c; 21• aE all :fbh. lmllled 1'J nuabar r
aci: - Al>ovc \ll of th9 flalamtn tnca~ ~in& .:ha a~'I' (JQ\7· 151•-pmme~) r•;porcld c:lm.11: WJ ~ eaqbt DOI fi.b t • r&u that: WU
Tatbar 'lllll:f1H• k~•n a:r,.. . 'lb. Ea.lluN ~•u wu 'ld,pam:: d!irl!iifi t.i. tau, qpapntly be.emlRI of bid WadMT t:ba.t c_41ntt:lbuC.!I CO a, itrtab t.1.1-ul<• 'n.'tll ln 'tlai IC. i:;ra.1 Ill'- at: cbu •n illlCerft..,. 'll!&"ta eamduabtd . IA o:tbn: d'llH I dMi Ml !'.&Ca YO .~t ~ ·- u dwt clurlng dJil ~:r, •D a .-.pUJJ& 8!:~ll•11.e llft"lill'.• ~ 'bmM llaim. l.JlpUe&CN.. lluria1 1:bll encu• Jul7~'1' pi1.riadl. .ahau'C 24t vf dl oClH• pPGrtm ciaccMnf. no f.Llh .
C:.lleh ia:nd d'f'orc d&t& 1a l l•tad ln l'abl• 11 llDd au.: rude:. m:. ~lull ln 'I It 12 . lttort taq.Pc.di •~ P<11las1-c spac..t.• 1neludlla Ulf• by •11111lan w!bo •piimlflll4 • p.lqlc sput.. ( .. a.: civmanl' 'k1Jri ucbnl) u th.Ir C&l'gac: an4 cdpa to~ whlc::h iJlQ
p.-:rt.1crular lpKlU Q.11 ln1Uc-a.1!wd (LP., ._,,.> . lottallllab •:f:fart tncl1adH Ollly 'CM,. aip• b}' ao,sun Who IJPHLH..d aw:h 'l"Paiu (primarU7 b'1~k MA b.ua) .., fh• lr c.rpc..
"lbe lll!iilbil'r ·Df dlnict:ad boCCQl9fl•b mp• <• - 10) ... too .... 11 i:.o pa-ml t • -~1
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U SOUTHERN DISTRICT
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4 6 9 19
F i g . of July-December 1987.
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7able 7. D1stribt1t1on Of dlarterboait rei'fort sampled durtng July-NOV@IT'her (incl udes Divi sion data) ..
Northern Central Southern Tota1
Jul y-SeD tembe r Number of boat trtps
(oppro:it i matl!!') 35 21 33 89 Oc t 1obe r-Novembe r
16 9 11 36
Jul y-Sept1ember Number of angl er-trips
~ 3 hours ff sh ing 41 41 85 167
>J !'tours fish i rtg 102 43 45 190
October-Novli!ITlber :!-3 hmJrS f1sh ing 24 27 5 56
>3 hour-s fi shing 39 11 31 81
July-September Total hours of fi shing 584.5 310.0 4ll.S l ,406 .. 0
October-November 303.0 123.0 149 .• 5 575.5
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Table B. Reported c'harterboat effort ~t arti fk ial r eefs during Jul y~Novemb:er (includes Ofvision dat!).
Northern Central Southern Total July-September
A'!Qler- Trtes Pel'agic: 57 211 SB 136
sottcmfish 4 0 0 4 Total 61 21 sa 140
October-Nov@mber Pelagic 0 a 22 22 Bottamfish 6 0 0 6
Total 6 0 2:Z 28"
Total Pelagic 57 21 80 158
B.ottomf1sn 10 0 0 10
OU1 67 21 801 168'
Ang 1 er-Hour~ July-SeJ)tetnber Pe1agic 286.5 SJ .. 5 174 .o 514 .• 0
Bottom 20.0 0 0 20.0 TDta1 306. S 53. 5 174.0 534.a
Oct~ber-Novenmer
Pelagic 0 0 94.0 94.0 Bottom 36.0 0 a 36.0 Tota l 36.0 0 94.0 130 .. 01
Total Pelagic 28la .. 5 53.5 2'.68.0 6CJ8,.QI
Bottom 55 .. 0 0 0 56.0 Total 342.5 53.5 2:68.0 664.0
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Ta bl@ 3. Target speci e.s of charterboat ,anglers du rinq July-November {includes Dh1 s ion data).
Northern
Ki ng ritackerel P.ny Shariks Spanish '4ackerel Bottootf1sti Wahoo Amberjack
King Macke re 1 Any
King r1ackerel Any Sharks Spani $h Nac.ker'e l Bottomf1sn Wahoo AAlberjack
King Kackerel Any Sharks Bladt. Sea lfia s s Amberjack Mackerels.
Any
69 56 10
7 7 2 2
33 30
912 86 10
7 7 2 2
28 15 10 4 2 2
6
Central sauthern Ju 1 y ~Sept E!Slbe r
Any 43 King Mackerel 54 King aelcere,l Mackerels
28 Any 47 13 Spanish MaclceTel 15
Ta,.rpon 8 Red Drum 3 Barracuda 3
Oi:tober-tfo Y11!1Tlbe r ki rig Ma eke re 1 24 K1 ng l'tackere 1 19 Any 14 Any 7
Spotted Seatrout 5 Grouper 3 Red Drtlm z
Total Any 57 King M'ckerel 73 King Mackerel 52 Any 54 Mac.Ice rel s 13 Sp-anish Mack1ere·l 15
Tarpon 8 Red Drln 5 Spotted seatrout 5 Grouper 3 Barracud211 3
Artificial Reef Anglers Ju1 y~Sept@fllber
Atly 19 Any 25 King Mackerel 2 King Mackere 1 16
Span1 sh Macke·re 1 15, Barracuda 1
October-New ember 0 King Mackerel 19
Arzy 3
Total
Any 145 King '4ad:ere1 ~ 41 Spa n·1 sh Mac1cere 1 22 Mackerels 13 Sharks 10 Ta~n 8 Bottomfish 1 R@d Crum J Barracuda 3 Wahoo 2 Anmerjac~ 2
King Ma ck ere 1 76 Any 51 Spotted Seatrout s GrolJper 3 Red Drum 2
King Mackerel 217 Any 197 Spanish Mackerel 22 Mackerels 13 Shatiks HJ Tal"lpOn B Bottomfish ' Re:d Drum s SJ>Otted Seatrout 5 Groupe·r 3 Barracuda 3 Wahoo 2 Amber jack 2
An1y 1&0 K1 ng Mackerel 46 Span1sh Mackerel 15 Sharks 10 Black Sea Bass 4 .e.iberjock 2 Mackerels 2 Bi111rracuda 1
K1 ng Nack1erel 1'9 Any 9
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Table 10. Estimated total catches i~ the cha~terboat mode by wave. as provided by NMFS. Catches are shown in thousa~ds of fish.
May9 July- Sep.- Nov.-S(!edes Ju ne Aug. 10ct. Dec. Total Offshore Pelagics
Dolphin ..c, <.1 2 Tunas/mackerels 2. 3 5 Little tunny/bonito (. 1 3 2 , 7
Offshore 8ottQJnf1sh
Black sea bass 5 141 15 4 165 Re-cl porgy L, 6 3 .. , 11 Porg t,es 3, J Verm11lon snappe r ,£ 1 10 z "'1 14 Red snapper .. q <.1 Other snippers .q <1 2 Groupe·rs <, "'l 1 .. 1 4 Grunts lO 41'1 11 Trig9erf1sh ...:: l llC l 2 Sea baisses <1 ~ 1
Coastal Pelagics King mad:.er-e 1 15 23 23 a 59 Spanish mackerel 6 30 5 i1..1 42 Bluefish 2 . 13 1 '5 Jack cre·va 1 1 e 1 l .q 3 Jacks 4 <1 5 Amber jacks ", J <l .c., 5 Barracuda 1 8 3 ~1 13
Inshore &amefish Spotted seatrout <1 15 7 R,ed dnim 3 3
lnshore Bottomf1sh K1ngfishes <l .q Black drum .. q ,,
Miscellaneous Sharks 3 7 2 ~1 13 Catfishes 2 2 4 Herrings "'1 <(, 1 Toadfish •'1 4., 3 Pinfhh <l 19 -:.1 <1 22 Pigfish <., <l st ·lver perd! "' 1 <l Othe·rs <1 1 ' 1 3
Total 43 . 290 . - . • 60 25 418
Tab 1 e 11 . Effort and catches of ctH1 ~terboat f is hemen 1 nte rv 1 ewed during July- ovember (incl udes Division data) ..
' ID r"l llf f"ll ~ f'fllP• ~ ~th ..... !&ti Ju ly-s.Ht..,. r
r, I •!l!1C 51i1115 11H i llr'ii!' t_,,, !Pl-'"!!' .1,-.u
i nq lH1 il 6J 6l 2.01 ffoun r 1 w.11d :t '.fl 2511 . ~ l tt.!i BU .IS ..
. Pt l• 9•<1. ,., 9~ till n& Bot~ffV; t87 .Jl!I • UJ
A~t1 r1~111 D!tP1 .,.,.,.,.,. 151 ;1 511 t "G Mot;il"S. Ff t htGI taz .o SJ.§ 17Z . D iCl1'. 5 ~ltll1C\ 129 n 1QP ~15 lot c,o&f I lh l'J IJ ~ zo
!i2tll:°"~ ~ ' " r •rut.-4 ffcll•r11f .Ir II
'1nG liert l ? D l Haun r,51'11•d Hi !i I) D ••.!i Pt lol•pu 1J J D 0 Bot.ten i\I\ 11 5 1 D u s
•rt .r·1c111 An f•
.Ltlt,!1 11!~1 4 iJ 0 • ~r't F 1111fl1 zr>.O 0 Q 2:01. 0 Pi!hQ IC1 l!i1 a 0 ' 9ona-t•ta IU D 0 123,
I n:tllorti '5t:«:i l!t. Ttr'!!!t.cl
Mti•trs Cl I) n •l ltilr.i;l"t. F'l\lil!d D 0 !.t,0 M.O f •1.11 C¥i19h~ D 0 •o .,
Ile t.Qlbe,--ll'Ot.-,.r
P,tJ H•c S11eic l!J T .. !:i!.:!,dl
11an. ,. .. r 11.ir"" Anltl•·~ S7 •1 '1 1111 Noun 11~11 267.0 n :i .o H,O 40i ,C11 P111, u:1 14' 21 0 lU kt'tD9f11<11 Jl !i2 0 J1
4rt1 r •~'" ' •!It• A.l!t••n. 5 0 H 17 Hclfn fl 1llld JD ,QI 0 , .. () l :Zl.(I· illt1,qlcti • 0 2J l1 IJaUIJlll'fl t ll ll I} • HI
lloit011ti1h Tit~
'11kii!M·Hf ib-ff i AINtJl rB !I Cl J ]
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&l"ti ti l! t ll ifeh
• ll111J1l rr1 0 0 0 0
l1t1.110il'• ~i-~ !!~t.!!! Afit1«1"\ 0 \) , 7 Plour1 Fl1i.M I) 0 ;z .. _. 24.S Jl!iil'I C•11qt1ot. 0 0 l fl •o
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Table 12 . Catch r!l tes (in fish pE!r aingl er-trip) of charterboat fi s.hel"Dlen (includes resy1ts from Division sampling) .
Northef1'1 Centra l Southern Tota1
July-September Pel agic S~ecies T1r~eted
Nan-reef Areas Pelagics i.a LS 1.5 1.6 BottomHsh 5.9 2.2 3.0
Art ific1a1 Ree fs Pelagi cs z .1 1.4 1. B 1.9
October-November Pelagic Seecies Targeted
No"-reef Areas P.el agics 2. 5 0 .4 LS Sottomfish 0.6 Ll o.e
Arti ficial Reefs Pela~rks 1 ... 0 , .0
lllV&lli&~trm G f C&l:Gb 11:'&"9• • '1'tul foll.oritt& ~~ts r•:fer onlT Ito trl-p• Co:t ~i.pc •l!•Ci•• OT t:hoH lib•n no Pl"• f'•iruic..a ... 1utlld. Th•.1 a'lll!I iapply only t:o dl!ll p1rLod .Juill:J-lfo.....,H:.
'lb• a'Hlrall c•~ :r•~... foe P9l•g1o apeciH lft f!Oll•T••f a:r••• 111•r. 1 . 6 fl•h ,.T R:"lp PHI 0 .4 flab. l>t:f' hMi.r fl•bed. ,Q<n.r µtlficial fl l• !lll" in chdr 1-illau vlCiDI. 'r:'J, the CGti•spomling V&lUll -.n l r 7 thb PU td:p mid I D' Si f.ub ~ haw: fiab.d. It atwuld be DO~d. tlu.t: bot::t:im!:ul\ (p:rlMrlly bUC:k iM baa•) -:cm al.iao1 ~Tl ~iD.I IMnJ' o:f d:ia trip• ~ud •t:" tJ'llUpc iapeclu . pH~l:r - ui. &l1:•l'TJ.lo~WI ~ poor flAhln& far th• tY•l•C'1'414 ~J•• ·
~ aiOIJIC pnfur.d sp•CiU • 'Id.I\& !l!ilU:bnl, dnu cb nhrd.ve fl&hin,g S\Ec••i for :I.ii:: -.a.t b• eonsid.eJ:llld &fl lllpcrcunt ~ af ttw cha.rrt:•rlio ,. U•h4z:-r • • • tatlU. np:n 2 !lbw ~ :r•Latl- du i:n'bllii:;ion ot catett r•t:a• (bu•d DID rcr~ ilh•P 111•le1ic •p•cie• 11:r: .&Rf .. rw.N uq,11~11d) . !n nl'ill-Hd iff.U , t'll• •~t::mrt.d. Cl'UI• van 0. ll king ...:!"br•lL fMlr i::rip od o. 24 fi.eb pet h11111' ot .tfon (lbu•d GC1 tGKS. mid DlYli:lon MUI COl!btn.d) . .U :t'Hf d~ .. , dM. iaqui'l'lll«nt .fipl'H ft 0. 7 fbb pu trip &nd 0 . 20 Chh per hour. Gae11h race• l.n hoth naa-n•.! ind z: •f •ir,... -r• h!,gba•C: ln &ht riotrdi.arn di.&Ula'C, •-"IU.r: 1-~ it:i tba c;eni::tal H•• • Did im.cli loww:i:: tD ·~diacn p•rll: gf dl4I llR.C.. re;prdl•u gf ••11.IOill , wt t:h dat:-a fol' di• IMillj,~b•ra u•• md ttad, t.'b11 c•,;ch T•t•• in nan• r••l" •t'INll and H n•t •itH WWR Ywply •111'&1 (aheur l. l fhh p!llr alp) . 'ft}. hourly ~-1:111! HU WU
.i1ati.tly rn•t:•r (0.2n> ll\ noo· n•f ~-than ·~ r111•f •11:•• (0 . 2~0) .
Of i:'.bou U!Jht._n. iaurrill¥8d durtq ll:'M l'IU'SS , 1Ughtl7 9Dh ~ U' (S2t) raporc;:..cl HCGb1n,& no lt1.rt1 ..ebnl (b•...cll on H 'I Wtl;o tsrputd P•lllillC 111•ci"11 OI" tndl11na:d uo pr1fu•1'11H) . .6bou1: 14' r.porUd utcb~ • l.lali: ot ~l'H ftah or mar• .
Spmtah -cbr.l ~ fibe lllUIC llOIJC:
po~ &illd fnq~'-11 !!!~,&ht pelaglc !lpftli•• • A. c.to1NP wAm .a.po .. ci iD th• RU t>.1:lnniq S9P-c..btit 1' •114 tout:1c•UJ: applied lD
•C&l:4 'II ta.P &.1 -u. J'lg\11'• 3 11bow. tht> Hl.&t::l"l'e 41.sttlbl.iCiOn o! u.tcb T&ta• iilu.rlq th• p!llrlod prioi:· 11:11 ,etoigr• . Ft.aldi:J,i .w:a.u for SpAlll•b -Ur•l u ll09Uib•t ditfleu.lt 1to •1:a:.11uia11 .... 1--c. r Alt:boa\gh r.i.ad'ftl:Y h¥ an1l•P :rwpori:.d, ~ l,\MClH .. tliah pre.f.11HM4, ti.-b1:mE1 unl.llns &~ pdqu ~ Ln 1*'1ilr-al ott.n ~t i t: . lhh -... •9PK-LA1b true !Wai' llftlH·CtAl. nd• llM in Qa&.I :f•trl7 e-lo.• tD aho-n . lluiJ 6.1' fllili u1lu-. l!hl!I trolled. hcnnr'l1ir , IHlr. unl.1'13Lr t:A;11 C-11~1\ Span.Lah MC'kttd bff•uti• tha:y .J.,t:hair n1hld umtn.l p&r :lntwndad for 1Ar11r •PK l•• ai troll ad :fmr ofllho:u . nt.H 1a 'DO abjacHYll aunio..l'Ci f!Jtr Hpar&t:f.ns tll.aei Call:il O"l'l•• of e!"f1:1rr, ~ npr. l• baud OJI
au for ttip• ln 'llbtch •1diit:i:: palq.ie K'pll.ciu or •&DY• wer·• u.T1•ud.
21
~l: 'bo~Oll Jpit.e lH • hl&elt •-~, 1-1 aha d!ffl.mtlt t.a .. -. ... 'b.c.a.U:H o.f dw prabU. af dir.c.:•d w lftcU.nc~ •tCo~. Alichoq.b bl&ek •- ba•• -r• t::b. mo•f •buodant ca~b 111" charcubo l: n1t!Hwm. YftY CH .ui11.eP diTHbi1i th•ir •:ffDltlta for l::JH.. J'l_g•f: of di_11 c:&i:ch wu ~ntly ....._ by f.labu .. n wfta bll,pn thdr trip in Aaa.b o:f klq. mulwu:•el. or o~br p•.h1 lc Ql9d.. and i:-orud co 'bot:t.fliib~ a.ftu poor .auco-• far 't:b• tarpr: sp;alili•il. Ila II. IH bUi cac.ch r&l:U NIMIH i:o u dithu .. ry 'l.Olll ( ,ne ar tva fillh pi11:r· ~··~ , olrrl-l:r loctf.d.ni:al l!llll:all••) or mrt'Mir bisJi (i •I • 20 OT llOR) . 11&1\y ~f t:ha fl•b -::• J"dmllod .
Ca.teh uidi ~rt p~n:u Eor cb• -J or •p.elu ·~t by ebuurllcl.a.t Ullhll1:9&D u-e ~slld b.lVll'. lban AH l:laNd on ans uu collK~d. dur1ina .!uly· llkrvmmhu . tba au! Hdaaf11f LI in f.C.h pH c:rlp. B - U:ip•'
-....cl an 1:r~ 1cupll*CI •ii: ith •Jl•c1H or ~ for pcli:ia_nb ; all t ;dp1 ifor bt.ck ••• ha.I• :
ll11 !ftsVql • - lilO i: • O. Hi
.2 -1.51i
1-panleh !lltc:k4t•l 111- 2-M j .. o.•t
• . - 0.19
11.ul! Su l•1t ... - 4,4 J- 0 .14
• .. l.5 . 14
laeed lllllly on Uipil VJ~ Z'itpO.r~d '61:G~ af t:lw ~1-:
K*nr 1Sa£H1•1 If - 198 , • 1.i7
• - 1. 04
bAPf lb llM!lqJjw}
!I - H 1 - 1 .!2 • - O.H
frl.Y•t• IHt etMe
Al.id Ju lua 8' - !I J - 10. 08
• ... 91.01
lf.fa:tt and .rari:tcipac.i.on • hw J..'ll~Z""le-v
quoi:o fo.~ cb9 ans ..rm - !alt°"" :
Di.id.II& .111]!.y• limelllllber. mi U41 d-1. l 70 Sni:.ent.~ ftN obRJ.ne4 dbrt111 mupp1..antal. Divl.dcm ......,,itng . DhH'l..wi:l1:1ti o.f all lft~~ INrl.11& dli- period v .. - foll!M1'9:
22
50 ' • 410 i Ill 0 ~96
s2 • 1 .4ti
40
> (.J z: i..J JO ::i Cf L.w = I.&.
I-z-La.I'
20 u Qi: LU Q.
10
0 , 2 3 >3
FISH P~R ANGLER-TRIP F1g. z. Catch rates of ~1ng mackerel by c~arterboat anglers during
Ju 1 y-rfOveni:>er ,, 199 7'. MR FSS data on 1 y.
70
N = zes >- 60 - i • 0.49 u ai s2 .. a. 79 E- 50 LLJ
E: 40 ..... z; M.I u JD a:; ~ .:&..
20
110
0 1 2 3 4 » 4
FJSH P(R AMGL'ER-TRIP
fig.~. C:at1ch rates of Spanish ma,ckerel by charterboi!lit anglers during
1 Jul y-19 Septe11ber, 1987. .RFSS data only.
2'3
Table 13. Distribution of private DOat effort sampl&d durin9 Ju1y-Oecembsr (includes Division data).
Horthern
Number of Angler- Trf~s Qc,ea.n ( > 3 mtl es) 29
Ocean (0~3 mil es) 67 Inshore (river, etc.} 100
Ocean ( > 3 mil es ) 8 Ocean (0-3 miles) 33 lnshore (river, etc.) - 118
Ocean ( > 3 miles)
Ocean (0-3 miles) Inshore (river. et,.) Hours Fished
Ocean ( > 3 mil es)
Ocean (0-3 m11es) [nshore (r iver, etc.)
Ocean ( > 3 mi 1 es )
O'cean ( 0 .. 3 ni i 1 es }
Inshore (river, etc.)
37 100
210
127 +5
284.5 434 .0
34. 10
157.D
581. 5
Ocean ( > 3 m1les ) 161 .5
Oce,1:1.n r( 0-3 m1 l es ) 441 • 5
lnshore (river~ etc .) 1~015.5
Centr~l
July-September 40 42
l J.6
October-December
0
2
194
To ta l
40
44 310
July-September
178.0
137.0 414.0
October-Oecern.t>er 0
1 2.~0
806 .. 5
Total
Southern
21 n
184
2
2
107
2l 13
291
80 .. 5
29.5 713.5
12~0
B.0 488.5
11e.a 92 .s 149.0 37.S
1,220.5 . . 1,20Z~O -
Total
90 120
400
10
37
419
100
157
B19
3!6.0
4.Sl .01
1,561.5
45 .0 177 .o
l t876.5
4J2.0 628 ,Qr
4t49a.o
fitbin1 on tll• •v.:r..p . l'ID•f: ft.114~. ·r41gndlll•• af H..00 OE lOCAUH of flahinl.1 QPN1'"4 w aver-,g• a.ku.t tbr•.. it:dp• IJlll:t'. -Ddi .
Mloll~ :,H of dl OC•llRI t:r.l"'• ••T• ... to ar.t:!ffcbl r-.fs or ltibli Lr :tm.db-c• VlCinl_'CJ'. lf1i&~ly 90• ot ~ arti:fici.d x-f •1'foTt· -. :upor~d. !NC'lfll d!4I IR!!!!!!IQ', T~ki I.A 11h11V11 'fla, dl•ulhultl.m'.1 a.f mi itL:forc, Ii)' di.U'.llcic, H.UllQ1 afld UTpit: ..-J,H P'OIJll (..1ul7• l!!lcUliu uu oolyl • Th• \lir;:!liu.Uon (~ of t::dPI) of Qtlli::tf"111 rHf ailbH 'II'- .U
:t'Oolln.~
1orwm !ParadJ.11• .l'u:f· ~ 'kn4".1• Ki•:! Pattl-t• hlaod HliatllT
Qall'l
~
lll.mlli'.11111 l•kftd. :ftl'PJI u .:m..m1 :!l.v.umah 'f..-r lil•iu~•l C'a~ loUH' IHf
HI ll lO
J 2
1
' 3 l l 2
3 2
lpea:t:..• h•.fH't:"llli• - T.ilib H U•~ l:hll spedilll p;i;:af•EWDCa• b7 dll'tiitf.G'I: and -UiCRI -d&t•pd ... 4 dud.Ell dllil .Tid.y•fJ.a_«llbu- Hmplifll Pll:L~iS.. :KJiftl llllCbr..1 ll'll• ~ O'll•lrMtl•lal.1'11 ll'!l'li;il•• af cli•d.~• for lilffllbon qle:rs 1( 51'11) . Sp;aaish mac~•10Jl mxll bl•di: HI• b&.ffl -ir•' rth• l:til:I~ 90.m!! ~T 11'\Md.-. ~t:• f-b 'b11t,f: 1'11 !OiCIOl;,Al V.~il'N (0~ 3 11111.U) 1i'ld1Cil!Cld A ii'Wli "Y>ati•q 1:11f a:tpit: sr-Iu. ,.t~ ldn,g ~~l'•l ... * -•1;. :f~a:qua~J ~ (by !No!.lt: ~ d th. !11\ll•u), hd i«INll ~ ~ilit:l:c•d ilMl:t:Otlil:' fth MillC lf!l:•f•!:h-d *J•CliU U:tg• t ·•d 117 lrwhior.a :H.dm!r99n. •1.thau,gliJ fl~• -H p.apul~ do.:d'llJ, tM .,,_T •
C.'Cli21 - lbtt1 •SlrilaaU!4 ICOCAJI. Cl•'CCI\ .ln •Rh ~ la lillit:.d 1n T.&bl11 ]L6,. ~:tn,g, Ji;aiy-lhc!JIJlbu', mlio'ut: 441 o.f th• t:ot.l. catch •- £epo1:1t«.4 nliuNd. 'llM _,i:. 1119t~ •l?•C.lH J.n thl a,a_rcc:b "9'.111 bl.u• •n bu:., Gil~~. "4 ~. NIA •1x11tb1id •-t:nrut:, Rac1t l!!lllA· ~ npnun1:HI >lbw~ 1:5' of i::ll• i:oic.&l. ca.Kb ~ ,.-,.r _ AlMlu.'t ~ af dw HU-bid. lta;t:&l
liml&'llP (bJ· 'riMIMl') ,.... QPlllll!rS.nd '>I luhK9 ilp9GlH norutlly c.mlilleh4 .--nm: ~ .. JodEy> el tt..- ..-ce !E'ad 11- a.ad qoit:bld, ••ii'ttDou,C ( .. c.h r~Htn'i::lti& 1U of ~ ai.l:ill >11•itch), ltl.mic;ell.-lllU ... '° l•11. -t: of 'llh:lnb D• ~ide;rll<d ~h'ahl• hJ' .n1~• 1 wads !JP .abiRU: 40'1 oi· dYi iwul c1n:cti .
111• f:i;:aqwr~y ritlt vh.ie'h 'VWl'llllU ~1-nn ~ ( L · • · • 'Ch. llYllM:ra of iiD,Jhn Hll'Oz:tl.ng tln.) i>ll list:md In 'f.-h.J.,• U . ni. .. d4lu p1:rtaJ.n t.o th• 11~1: !Ind f111U n.lllOM al'llJ". Hon .,.i•ni "Ppartad. utcMn-1 :f-.di 4f'\9 ~l'Hn, EI1 'Dtiilllr iipMIH. Tblil mmll•r· af' f:bha-'R!llD n,pauiq 11pa1tt.d Hti:J;Dut:, p:tnfiab.
mul iClat:fi.ab Yll.'1:'11 ..i..o •ppr K.l.d l• , P\l~bg1 iriM Ml c iliLCDilJi:,iii'!: 0,11+ii c o<f l:cbil filllqlolll:DaJ a;f acc.urr.ll1Jil!• vw magpit:ud• of tha ~ LI thl.t dt4 -.ic tr•~fld)' r~h!I t1p•c.1•• abo rc.llllMdl ~a 'b• tmi- Iii.at: nr• knded in th•. p-aabUt. ~•P. 1l1M ujor q,cep11::l.01'1 .....-. f:lol.lftl'lllin, nm .l1idL¥idu&1 c&c!llbii• -1m. •111-dt.t11; .," than ai I'.- fiab. par ei,1h11r ,
C2'0I ~ Allio\iic 3~5' of cliii ql•n .fllllil.og in f:lt.• DZ dDrln& Jul7·Da~r raparud ~::•:tllj;q ms fhh, c~•Ndi ·c.o Ht "ln ~N.a:cilll wa_un &M 2i\I hi ~n •ta-. ,._ 1P41.J;eA111blllll a:f 1,j,n.J\ICC:it:Hfti :ti.lllH•Hli wr• C.Ollllbl i:caarJ.1 1.,...1; in t1!ta 11DrtlHrrn dJH:rlet: . !bu• va• 1&1•1M:1"1J' l:lnl• . dilfllNM!t lft ~ lllLl.lUH r.•r. of imbon fub.n.a a;, dhtt:1.r::111: (271 lri tlw •111111tlmn1. M• lo thmi Clentil09!1. m>il 21!.11 :lu tM ~11\).
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.:n :lln&bon t:dp• lnc.lwla ·dat:.a foz: -eiy 't::dPI ~ •1dl th4 . PICKi lilUI MIC Ql:IH'414 aDd. dwh!fo:r.• r•l.ufJ:nily ·im.lf:bl:J' ta b&Ym ba•n a.aught' . 'nl• alt:u:-t:!l,.. ICftlla ti.v. lbeaB b•••4 ""1y 11«1. daU tn.i r;rtp• ! or 'lllblC:b ~ QI.Ch• ¥81! •i~Z' IJli'ICllllid U diil Hl'pC 1:11r vaa bpoftllll s:imugbt:. i::lftm esf'.S.-tH f.oialud., qJiaAlllli f-hb. 'll•l'Y t- l.s.it: (:21!1 :tt.lh. of Heh tlPtiC-i.H 1114'.1 'P'l:r'.Hft PH ~) AICCll.lil• af •llfhli:I!'.' bd iilr\m Ott impg-C"9ldJ IH&C:CO\lf: -J:llJ ah~.
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ldi,Jhl'• '!Ibo . H.abmidl -.r m:tlf'l>«i;_Lal :Ea«ifa lll!ldl
in - --r loc!at:i•- (ea.11!.UJ..a~d - . m. •• o' fhh 1caqbt Ot.~d. 'bJ .. ~~l ~r ,o.f l:rl.p• LA dim app.rvprk'l:I• ci;a~•lf!Jt)') • -m- IC!'D!ti ~· ~ 0. '- lhb JlilT a-Lp kl udl cu..-pey. 1bi OW!rlill. nftill i:ial:itb 'UU1 of botit:olli .,.lliai WU ---.i: htpq. IRI H•f: •i!to ('.1',. CL•ll ..-r trip} din ,,. no11·l'H:f 111r.aa ( 5" .1 ft.illi pu- cr-tp). Tba- .~. :illll:llwla Ila~ fJ1.z- ..,.itlQI U•'b'1!1 ln tht cout.d UN. iliDll• IMl\f ·1:11poRM1 rulilu,a "'° n•t ate:- dm::b,a ... t h-lt IL por it:Jl.on O'E dlimiir qj:p •
J4nrdJ Cnmu Lc1of!, .U .l intimw;a_tlan d.scrlb.d. Ur& lltH
a'll~it Mina Cb. Jllliy-m.~ u ....,1.lftl uut lMhi!dali h.ilill~ n ·- 'bath t=h• l'llF:!S oU1i1 lllmia:a ·~in&.
IM l ·anaitll 4J.I i::r:lkl.Uon of 1tlq aa.tJ.1H:h1 lii ihiilira :In '.flgun 4 • Aaarly •lJ af dwn n.m -n ·~'by $--811Ro&t qhr.1 1n w
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Table 14 . Oistr1hut1on Df pr·ivate boat effort 011 ,artificial re.ef sites d~ring July-December (includes Dtv1sian data).
Northern Central Southern Total
Numbe·r i0f Angl er-Tl"i ~·s July-September Pe1agic Species 32 7 1 40 Bottom Spec ies 23 0 21 44
October-December Pe-hgic Sp-.edes 0 0 2 2 Bottom Spei:ies 8 [) 0 e
Total Pelagic Species 32 7 3 42
Bottom Species 31 0 21 52
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Tabl re 15. Target species of private boat fish ennen, by seas,on. di strk.t, and fish ing area (lnc'ludes Dh is ion sampl h ig ). lrumbers are anglers fdent i fytng a species.
Ocean> 3 miles Oc1ean 0-J mil es J nshor"e
July-September Northern K.1 ng Mad:.ere 1 12 .l\ny 19 Red Drum 31
Spanish Mackerel a King Mackerel 17 Flounders 25 B1 aick S.ea Bass 7 F1 1ounders 15 Any 24 Bott~mf'f sh 1 Span1sh ritacterel 8 Drums 6 Any l Red Orum 7 SeatrCllit 5
Croaker 4 Spot 3
Cent r a.1 I( t ng Macke re 1 32 Any 14 Any 50 Black Sea Bass 4 K"li ng Mac kere 1 13 R·ed Dn.im 30 Bottomfish 2 Tarpon 5 Seatroot H Any 2 Red Drum 4 Fl ouncl r?rs, 9
Spanish Mackerel 2 Shark·s 4 Bluefish 2 Sheepshead 4 Sharks 1 Black Sea Bass 2 1(h1gfi!hes 1 Bluefish 2
Kingf1shes l Spot ,
Southern Any 7 Sharks 3 Any 46 Ki ng Mi!lckere1 5 r4aclce~ls 2 Red Drwn 43 Spanish Mackere l s Red Dn.1m 2 Nackerel s JJ Shar~s 1 Any 2 Seat rout 21 FloundeNi 1 Stiarks 19 Bl ack Sea Bas.s 1 Flounders 12 91uef1sh l Sh@epshead 6
Black Sea Bass 3 pkfish 2
Black Drurn 1 October-De.cember
No1rthern Black Se!. Ba ss 6 Spat 14 Red Drum 44 King Mackerel 2' Any 9 Seaitrout 28
Red Orum 3 Spot 26 Black S'!1a Bass J Any 17 Weakfish 2 Flounders 2' Sheepsli Rad l Black Sea Bass l
Central (no trips) • Ft1bundQrs 2 Sea trout 106 Red Drum Sl Any 29 Spot 5 Flounders 3 Sl"tancs 2
Southern Bl uefish Any 2 Red Dn.im 48 Seatrout 391
Any 17 Spot 3 . . . . . Sflarks 2
27
Table 16. Estimated total catches i n the pri ve.te ~oat mode by wave. as prav1ded b~ N~FS. Catc!hes a~ shown in thousands of fish.
M:ar. - 'Moy- July- SepM- Nov.-S~e-ci es A~T'. June Aug. Oct. Oec. Tcta1 Of fshon Pelagics
Littl e tunny/boni to 2 <l 2+ Tunas/mackerels <1 .c.1
Offshore Botto11Jf1sh Slack sea 'bass 93 113 290 48 29 573 Seo bas.ses 13 6 2 21 GroupeJ""s "'1 '-1 , Snappers <1 ... , 'Red snapper <., ,1 ?orgies 3 <l 42 45+ Red porgy 7 7 15 Grunts 18 18 Trig.gerfi sh <l c:l
Coastal Pe1 agics King aiackere 1 4 7 6 1 18 Spanish rnackere1 2 7 28 37 e.luefish 4 18 10 1 3 42' Jack creva1le .( 1 6 33 39+ 81 ue runner <1 .c., Amber jacks 1 <1 1+ Barracuda <1 <1 • < 1 1+
Inshore Gamefish Red drum 15 6 46 ?2:8 139 434 Spotted seatrout 4 5 50 es l89 433 Weekfisl'I 3 4 3 l n ·s Ul'llDl!·r fl ounder 20 <. J 1 21+ Soutti ern flounder 6 18 ·6 8 38 Flounders B 2 3 13
Inshore Bottomf ish Kingf1shes 3 12 11 10 g 45 Spot 8 51 29 44 7l 205 Croaker 28 n4 37 1 180 Black d ru_r11 3, 11 5 l 22 Sheepshead 8 3 8 3 ' 1 22+ Pampa no 3 1 4
M1scellaneaus Snarks 4 n 173 10 264 Skates/r"'ys c.1 2 8 7 1 18+ Eeh <l <1 6 6+ Catfishes 14 131 327 7'8 8 558 Toadf ish 10 31 69 35 "'l 14&+
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Mar.- May- July- Sep.- Nov.-Species Apr. June ~9· Oct. ll-e<: • Total
P1nfisn 6 30 81 102 152 371 Mullets 31 19 <1 50+ Herrings 5 5 Puffers 2 1 2 5 Searobins 3 3 Pigfbh e 24 32 White perch 37 37 Others < 1 3 21 216 5011<
Tota l 224 564 1.,354 839 844 3~825
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Table 17. Frequency of occurrence of individual species in cotches of ·private boat fishennen,. by district and season. Values are the numbers of f ishenrien report "ng a eaten of the p.arttcular soeeies.
------- ------- ----!!Ort i:,11 t.en• .. •I .Olll, 11arn 'ou l 'Elru.rr-n C•fl.Lir4 I !)o11 1""'"" Tanl
---~---
lnJl'!Ort J ul r • 5eOC..,!il!r f')I: l.cbl-r-D~
Pd or n:r 1oec '"' Reill Dr1dl 25 so 'SO H'.5 J2 H9 ~~ I 76 soau..:i !.rtC.l"Oul J ll n 64 ~ Jl6 •1 l JJI neunc1ers. 2'5 u 1& s~ ,,, u , c
~na1ry ~pec •ti Clfa0!1r ;JS n. ?!t re~ ll H J Z!i 'Soc [ lZ i , 216 .lS 1~ s !l!I ![I f'is ~l a.. "II ,, n II 1 s l l E'dll!lln Ii 16 ri • 2) , D J I! a1ttk o,,,. .L II ~ ,. ) J ~ JI ShHD1'1Ud 2' 5 4 II 11 6 i' ~ lletl,, l'lih l .) D 1 I 1a ~
, Poro.aM 2 I s n a u IQ
i5.!,an ~! .. 91c SIMl'Cle!I.
~J>1,111s.n ~.c~1ftl .H ~ J. JD 0 u a 0 11 I rllJ 11 .. c~iri I !I ii IJ JI • 0 D , MhHJU:!lt l I I s '! D 0 ~ l!un~udt I • I ) I) 0 !) II ~l tt •t T11-)' a • ~ , •I 0 0 D i!l tt ,. 0 , I) 1 !) fl 0 0 fJ.ni6n 0 I 0 I 0 D u 0
aoni. 51141c 11, II lillClc S~f ' .. •J 11 l!t 15. 11 I) NI Gini#iU il ' a ' 0 0 0 0 if!On "d Pi nf' '" 0 ., 2 ~ 2 0 0 l Atd Por9y .z • 0 l'i ll 0 ~ 0 Toatn• ' a (I • 11 J) 0 0 Iii lbboM kl'I z () 0 2 I 0 0 "· '5osD 2 0 0 2 II 'I (\
,,
Si.9 I a 0 I 0 0 0 lJ Sr'OllPll"' 0 0 0 0 0 , 0 1 li!J!OOMd l'c,,-g, 1 0 () I D (I 0 0 ~htJ a 0 I'.) 0 l (l 0 2 ·rr•~rflll-l'I \ (I 0 I Ill I> 0 0 ~ !iin111Dtll' I.) 1 0 I 0 J) 0 0 hutaq 0 I) 0 () ' () f1 '
Sll• ris ·~ l6 ] 4 m i? 0 i fl
l'I t ct I •• fl!!Cld talfl~ ll ll 11 JH •1 " ' ll 'J} Pin1'hn lJ ltl l!!i 9<11 CA 2fi la BB Ta•lirhh il 14 1l 4t 1Z 2 D •-1 t1ig r n e ' l'S l• fi ? l .. '* trenn. l • H n 0 " ' ' .. .,. l ) 'I 1' 4 I Si 10 llDCa tu BHt , 9 • l!I , 0 D 1 ~·lirf•1111 1 0 10 11 (I 0 a I)
Puff~rl l 0 I ' l (J • , Eeh I l 0 l 5 J 0 9 tfUrd1'1ll'1H l D 0 l 0 D 11) I)
Su llOtlilM l' I) l l 0 D 1 G G.n 1 0 I 2 , I 0 2 c..lt.tn• u.t1 1 0 I l D 0 fl n ~lh.tr Pll"Ch 1 , I! l 1l u J Z7 lleedl•fhh 1 '1 D 1 111 0 0 0 ldff\ops.ail C•t•lsJa 0 D I I 0 n 0 0 Sli i1 1CU (! 0 I I l n 0 ~ $fit4otnJ" D 0 0 0 0 I fl I
tu. Pilil"<lh 0 0 0 (I ! 0 a a. l'tl11H () D 0 D 0 I a • U11l!!it1ti1'ted 5i D (I 5 \I ll 2 u
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Ta bl1e 18. Catch per uni t of effort (CPLIE) est imates by season and distr1ct, measured in number of fish per an91er-tr1p . Oiv1sion sampl ing data a.rt! inc luded .
Ju] x-Se 12:t1ember No't"thern
Central
Southern
October-December Northern
Centra l
Sou t hern
A11 Species Cam.bined
Ocea n> 3 mil@-s Oc@an 0- 3 miles
i ;;;: 9.4
s 2 • 131.l
i = 2.4 s.2 • 22.4 i - ?.5 2 s =· 103 .2
(N = 10)
(~ : 0)
(N = 2)
x = 3.6
s 2 .., 14,0
i • 2.91
s2 • 3? . 7 i. 1.2
s2
• 4.e
i • 118.7 sz = 394.0
(N ~ ~}
(ft = 2)
Inshore (r1versr etc. l
i "' S.7 s2
.. 39 .6
i = 6.1 s2 = 53 .4
x = 6.6
s2 = 88~9
i :! 4.5 s2 = 2'7.9
.( = 3.9
s2 = 34.1 ; • 1.0
s2 = 111.9
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Table l9. CPUE es timate~ for red drum and spotted seotTOut by season and district, measured 1n numtJer of f1sh per angler-trip. Division samp11 ng data ere inc luded.
Ju 1 y- Se~tercher
Northern
Central
Souther-n
o~tober9 0ecember
Northern
Centra l
Southern
Ju1y-Se,:rtember Northern
Central
southern
OctQher-Decenmer Northerrii
Central
Southe-rn
Red OrlJ':Tl
Al l Inshore T~ips
x • 0. 28'
s2 == a.56
x = 2.25 s.2 =- 19. SJ
i = 0 .97
s2 = 4. 75
-x ;::: D .. 52
s2 • 1+991
i • , .09
s.2 II 4 .62
x = 2.37 s2 = 12.53
Spotted Seatrout
~ = 0.07 s2 = 0.23 i = 0.79
s2 = 5.06
~ = 0.49
s2 = 3 .1 3
i -= 0.27 s2
Ii' l .21
i • 1.44
s2 • 10.63 i !!! l.89
~2 = J0 .25
lnshore Trips Where Targete~ ~nd/or Reported as Caught
i ;; Q.70
s2 •1 .12
i • 5.15 s.2
!II lil. 1,4
x = 2.72 s2 -= e.sa
i = l' . 10 2 s ;:::: 3.20
i • 2.21
s2 !!! 7.02
i 11 3.55 s2
!!f 14.59
i = 1. 60 s2 • 3.17 i ·= 3.117 2 s :J 13 .OJ
x Ill 2 .63
s2 1:1 11.42:
x ~ Ll4
s2 = 4.33 i = 2.60
s.2 ;II! 16. l 6
i • 3 ~ZO
s2 • 46 ~ 6'5
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0
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~ra.u- .-,P•ll9Sl!U wtdt dl!I •UCH '
'ni.-re are lbd.tad- . lunnivll:r, t. ~ ~~- h• 'Pl'a.cib:ln CA~ en bl ·~ulilKI cbr~ 1Knan41 ._,1.i1 alz•. fr•c1t.lc11L aon• ldiiiif.aC:i:On..1 • m.a•lt not:.hly the eG•U
-~•t:..d vlth an m11••tai e~••J!. Ct:n;:llll ,
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l'bl:lie &1:• &l\ Tal~'\IWfit ~illCCOr• l~Ywu th• HMftilll Ci~&ll~iill1:l4• Df 't.b• South CaraUna fblwq. IDad.og -•t: at t:h• :Jll~, ~H tar,pt a. <lil~!rH p~ <Of IJPHHIJ1 1111f w!hkb rqllin q,.Cil&llu4 ~qtm• .lf~r: ~iiAltlii rriiiNI.:.. . .lfml1 11ll:lbU migl-n ~ 'IJlli -e-i:.1- pr:af'•~ ~ "~ • Cll.'Nl.IH Alablc.p oa:· flab . Tll• '1.•b.ry !la 11.U ar ... illiidl iDdU i. • mdt:hpH1t.• - .. • nwb. !iii~--- ltuaftl .. &HU I llatd"& hrcmuilt:y la i:JPSlUil.ly ln lo C•l'illl Df thl ..-,.Ir O<f angler• ll1ml7 t:o. hi in"t•llctipt.4 aic • Jlnn lbocatl.ft.. Cl:nn "Chae rull11Ciu , thll _.t Fiipii.UC ~h bl· di. bi-t:•qinit:¢i'ft Mid 111.. ot: tti. ~- q~ d.tit. hr 1UMpmut: p;!llpOllU S.• u n~ cti.r: tla:n l• • n.T!hti:t blp 1--1 ail' ~1ead.mim uaociec..d ildtl. ~ aJlld Hl.tiC:~ lllllllpMnt: op.'ti- that AC:~ • 111'141 IC01•r-• ~ hi a.t:4!h 1--.b •
tnmn A nc11Dt: ovuvl- ef !!!!!!g't.DI ~ft.l!DC:.klillill
fi.aMl''Jlu ln dw IOildiAU~ Viil~lll. J C..S:..., 'baHd, •CID &lb obltALDHI .ln diai Dl"'t!, QI
..... "" ...
. -
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Kl'~ MACXEREL 30 - !'f = 257
-x. ;; 291.a
.....
... I
I I ~ I
I I - I I I ' 20 20-24 24-27 27-31 31-35 35-39 39-43 43-47 47-51 I
• FORK LENGTH (inches.}
Fig . 4. Length di stribut1on of ki ng mackerel . Julyeftovember l '9B7 .
31) 1 1
2.0 -
10 -
SPANISH ~ACKEREL N I!!! 1 2 4 i .. 17.2
.
I I
II
I - - II > - I - -.c.112 12 14 14.-16 16-18 18-Z10 20-22 22-24 24-26 Z6 27 _28
FORK LENGTJ.f {inches)
Fig • 5 ~ L@ng1th dis tri but ion of' Span t sh mackerel , Ju 1 y-Septe ber 1 987 .
I I
:>-<..,) z:: ~ ;;l Q' ~ Cl: 11.i..
~ z. ""' u ~ LU CL.
34
COASTAL (0-3 miles) 30 - N • 47
- a.s ~ =
'
20 -
10 I -
' .
'1 ' .
20 OFFSHORE ( > J rn i.) N iiJ az - - 10.6 x ..
I
10 ....
I
-< 1 1-a a-9 9-10 10- 11- 12- 1J- 14- >1 5 11 12 l 3 , 4 15
TOTA'L LEN&TH ( 1 ndwes )
Ftg. 5. lengrth dis:t-ribution of ibhck sea bt'SS, in; ,coastal (0-3 m1les)i and offshore (£EZ, >3 11es) zones. The mtnr1llllm size Hmt t (8 .O inches total length) t s i ndicated by the heavy varttco.1 ltne.
1 3 14 1 5 16 17 !
TOTAL LENGTH (inches)
red drum. The June-August minimum Length c
limit (14 is
line.
sol 40 -30 -
20 -10 -
40 -
30 ---
-
-10 -
30 -
20 -
10 -
36
SU"'1ER 1985 H • 105
I I I I
Sltt«ER 1987 N = 92 .
.
I . l
FALL 1985 H • 213
I
' I I I
FALL 1987 N = 248
I
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Fig. 8. Length distribution of spott ed seatrout. The mlnl""m size l imi t (12 i nches) is indicated by the heavy vertical l i ne.
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TOTAl LE!IGTll ( 1 nches l
Length distriblltlon of flounders. The proposed Hid-Atlantic area •tni .... size lt•tt (13 Inches) is indicated by the heavy vertical l ine.
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pr•,.r•d by S~ld •nd ti.lra••• (1?17) . ?be r•n.lt1 of th• 1987 1urvey .v.gg••t th.st Sovt.h ~r.llM'• •rlM 1-port f.Uh•ry &•n.rally confor.ed to th9 r•J.lonal pstt•m.
A 1981 1Ndy (XCA 1983) !OloPlld tbac South Atlaactc r•er••t lonal &flll•r• .,..r•1•d .-bo11t 23. S day• of ••lt v1c..r fi•bing per y••r. la 1917, South c.rollnl fish.r:Ma epp•r•ntly ~tq.•d conal6er•t.l1 l ••• •ff~t (16 . S CS.y1). the .:i•c 1ctl- fllhenNn llv.d la th• c-.ital z_- &tld av•r•&•d ai.-tt 21 day1 Of •ftott, hfl· coaet•l at•te n1ldettt• ...... r•g•d Mou.t U d.fi71 and. OUC•Of•ICfU lfllllrl ebout I cl.ya,
SchMld '9nd lur1••• (1Jl7) nport'!d the.t .:i•t flabiftg hy T•.•l&mt .agl•r• Uku pt..e• f r011· p1'1v•t• boau •lid _._de 1t:nu::O.U:•• (pl1r1 , brld1••· •te, ), ""-U• vl1ltlQf. CllJl•t• la the Sou.th Atlaatlc al'• 90at llbl7 co fiah fro• b•aeb••. b•rik.• , h••dbo•r• • Ad cNrtetbMt•, lb• 1987 result• la Soudl. Cuol iM lnd.leau th.t •111tin& l et111.ai• do patrot11.U tti. ch.rc.rbo.t• ••C•ulwly1 'bout •te moat llbl7 to ft.b fr011 public ptan: .t.aa m., go •bore llibtria. Ll.ulu t'r• a J.971 1cwty of off•hor• f1.,,.nt!!J) al.so ~·t th.et vt•~tln& •O\&t·of·•C.t• 9111l•r• •o~t: fol' th. .. Joclty of hl•dl>cl• t .. pae.i~T• . (Lt•O .md Cupka lf79til .
ln 191S, ·tb. "•rall ..,.rq• o•tch r•t• of South Att..atlo fillher.en ••• 5.6 fl.sh per , tl'lp (Sth.eld aM turg.e.11 1981), R••ulu fr• tM 1911 """*7 ttldtc•c.. dlat the rite for that 1"' in So\ltb CarollM ve1 •bout 4 . 1 fllh pe1' trip. la t:lM South Atlaattc r•1toa, 1bou.t U • of the 1aridad e•t.eb by •l&ht ln 191S "tab.ft ta In.hot• 1r9U (li•y•, aoundl. aJld t.lV•r1) ; 29'\ ia tbe cout• l &OM (0·3 dlu) . .nd. 51• t n the DZ (Sci-tct and hra.••• 1911) . Sp•ci•• eompo•it t- of tlM a.tt1-ted L.nd.e• c.etch tn 1917 by ft1htor..ft ln ~tb C.rollM •uue•u ch.at , the tot•l c.1tdi •ae fdrl7 ...,.nl.y d1•16e6'ff~.a luhor• s.n ... and oe••iit1t1, dtboiqh th. c.ttch il'I clM e.ut.al &OM eppe•r•ct co M t.11111 .low"t · or tlw tbre• 1r .. c1c.eiorl••, In ni.bel'1 of f11h. lbout SS• of th• 1917 cetch -• udl tM.bor•, l3• e- C... eoutd ••ter•, 4nd 3~• -• tahn ~f~bor. " In l9•s. the c.1tcbe• of south Atl&l.'ltic fffT••tiOl!Wll ucLiirs ftr• doa1Mts4 by 1pot, black ••• bua, blU41fUb, _.. cl'Mli..r• . 'Die lfl'7 IO\ltb C.rollr11 SUrrtl'f r•.ulu eolflfln that •pot and bl-.ek "' b.11 fth pr•tnent lri tlM Laridtq1 (fine .aM ••¢.OM, napMti .. ly. by ~r) , bl.le: plnft•b, Ntflsb, r•d ctn., kln&fl•h•• •nd •potted •••trouc •110 coatr:lbuted 1ub1t.aotl•ll7. C.tebN of oro..kel' &net bliMfllh .. r. tu l••• la CCll!pU't.on,,
SthMld Ind. 9'.WSN• (lfl7) r•ported that abol.at 56\ of dliO r•si-1 angler• tnc.cvi.-u. ln 191S did ftOt ,,.cit)' • p&rtlcldu ..,.0111 pret1renc1, Of tho•• tblt diet, spotttid •••trout, TM 4na, bl111flah, end kiAI uekar.1 ftr• dw 901t often lcl<mt:lftact. St.1~ in non.c year1 h.n-1 coul1teotlJ' tdentl.fi•d rad dnm .. th. ••t popular tarpt of Soiith Carolina -aJ.•n, with 1pott•6 •••trour llfld nOUNS1r1 .i.o fflnt 1'0f'\lll1' vttb lubor• at11.l•r1. IUnc ..cbra.l bu ""'" th•
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cOC11l1t1nt dosl.Mttt c.ugoc apecl•• of oeun llibe.~.
$bprt ltpdt Alao1t Mlf of th• tot.al m.mber of lhor•
&n&l•T• lnt•.rri-d 41.&rlac July·O.c1•r vor• fl1blt.1& fro. c;r1ncl St:r1nd pt1r1 . !be l••t eo.pl'lheNiW l\U"'NY of fllhll'll •ct:LVS.cy on diie•• •tl'UtC\ll'el "'' c.onduc.tod by tho Dl•l•loa. in 1974 (8-\d and Qqlka. 1911) . ?hi.I ••rly IU.n'eJ lncll.lded d!t ,.r:lod fr• April th:roqb tt,......,.r, llllM1'••• t:lM pre ... nt r••IJltll r•~•r to JW.y thnlugb 11.,.,..,_r. Al~ ~ •tld CUpk.41 (1911) ob••l"¥'0d • vl<k vuilt:loa in th• r:••l"1lcy of pio1' M&l•r• fr• -nm to -tb, tbe ... 1'111 l• .. l Of G.:at•Of•IC.Uo flt'bon..t ob11""cl .... S1•. Du.rl~ r:ho lfl7 •urvwJ· 47, of tbo •f'lll•t• lnc.r.l1ftd wer• n.onr••tdenu, rln:-lly all of CU. tro. lroqrt:I\ C..roUn.,
r1•r.• t.ateiv1....s duttna cbe 1911 IUZ"f'IJ ... r .... ~ l'ublC41ftt:l•ll1 110r• f.labin.g QM Jlft .._•it (A .S 1-1.r•) th- did anglor1 tn 1914 (J.3 bout's). Sp•t1•• prof•r~•• •t• 11ailar. lri 1914, 71• of tbe fuh1.nu. ••PT••Hd oo pl'Of•r•nc•; la 1911, 10' wer• 1n tti4 o• Alory. !be percniu1•• ot an1l•r • ... ling •pot: snd ltlngll•hl•, tbo ... c ~·t ,specta1, 4.tff•r•cl l11:tl• b• C.•n tM aro Ml.,,,.Y• · n,.. M•t: ...,.t,ahl• dtff-•-• I"' catcbe• vu the .c•rc.lcy of cro•ker• eW•l"Y'Od duriq the 1911 surny. Abouc 21• of the 1Pl7 ,,. -c.et:ch ••• r•l•••ed, vtier... )9l va1 1ithlr .-, r r.l-.•d or ,1•.n aw•y in 1974. C..t:ch r•t••". • . .,.• wrer• ••1')' 1t.allar (4.0' fl•b par c:rlp for the vnrl.11 1914 ,.rtod ._ 4, 11 for Jllly·lfovub1.r" of 1911),
!be owr•ll tapr•••toa I.I ""-t: dw pl•r fl•h•ry ln 1917 v.. not 1ub1t.arittally -:i; dlf.for1nt fr .. that in 1974 lfl c1nu ot UI•' , • •clwiract•l'l•t:lc.-• of dlol ft.h1,..n lftcl tbelr: .fl.th~ l\IGOO•O.
Two ltatuctat.'19 of the MUSS that 1pply 1poclfl«ll1 to t:be plar fishery aro tbe •porldlc .... uuu1cy of the !1-" Mid tbl 1-1 of lneG11Pl•t:1 trlp• included in cl'9 die., tli• ••t '""""Lu lfld abund&at: 1pacl•• · .spot, t. nliDtOrtous for a.,..,.arlftl ln b1'1o.f TUfla, ..._n dM bl.U.1' of th• oat.ch l• Ultaft.. ~ pml'OC• or lb1u.a• of the er .. 1 cl1r1t 6'.lrlfti nch t:1-1 ~ •lpltlcent-17 lnfla.nc• dM. .,..rall Clitcb .. u-toa. A ar-•phlo ..-..1. of thll ii llll.\attatH lri tb1 Ibero _. •ta for tb1 c-a-•l cli• crtct (••• Plpr• 1). a.c.uu of the h1f,h porc..-nt.ag• of o ¥&~• (l ,o , , l'IO c• .tch npore.ct), th. ••l• ~ fol' • .S.t• .uT•J cyptc1l of lhoro fl•biQg CPUI c.a be 11.lb1i:ac;lall7 bt..•6 by Lnelwiloo of • ,,..,. ..Ul ..-..r of lar1• ob11t'Y1tlom. For uampl1, C01Ulder chi "9U uray •t.- for tti. c.tU:ral dletrl,c;.t ae ... utvalerit to thlt .mich ai&bt dlurtb.I • ••t of obo1•r<v• t:l<Ja11 for tbl. plor fUhet')' ln which tlM cr••l cJ.1ck hqpoa.d. to bl pn••ftt: durSftl • run of fllh Cuy spot:) for • ... u po«toa. of his ow.r•ll ~lo. C-ldal' OM of dlot other M'll'i••· 117 that: tor U.. Mrthll"Q •r•a, •• r•proam tad.VI of Cbe ,_ta ••t that -1.d blw b••n obu.lnoct 1f tbs' et.:rll had stuad a ll of tho NN. ~ r.aulr:lna dlf:faro~ la dM •991>1• -eia c.111
~ -'7 •ulll• und.• 1 . la t .ar, f•r dM ._u ....... (•r d:M. Hnt:ul •t• crtcr. tbl C• t:Chu ,..,_rt_. "7 w - acl•r• (-1. •t • teuJ • f f)) "-rl..f. .. " ' oC ta.. ~u.1 cault, U QW: .. u f or * •• ~ uat..r• are •it:t.M. die r...UM ....,1 0 -- U J .6 ( ..tt.ldll t • rlnu..117 l•Dtlc:d to chat .bowft for d"9 -~.n •.La ctlcr), n.u. , tti. cMnco lac.R.,rtoe of • ft• q .l • r • with _ .,. l • r a• c.a.tcho• cu alpJ.ftc:ant.ly tltot chi aamplo Ma11, "1.th ••t-10\l.9 tmpll«rl-.. r•,g.e.rdt n1 ••t1- .tloft of th• t.Ot• l e •tcih ... d• rlY•d thtO\lfb ••trapela t:ion .
'or ...-1•• o~lt"I • tftct..noy ( a.1 .. a9'1&t9d 1111 the .....b• r o f int• 'l"'ll.- Otiu t M4 ,.r 1*l..r of 9r1-1t e. c:S.-), tbo clorlt INlt ..i .. an..,c t:o "'11lr tt.. plo r• a t U..1 .... t.tM.ro vlll M 9tiib1ut1.d.al --.r 1 of f t.hon.a .... rU... Odliiud .. . . ... ~ .. C'~l., cM hhn>l.... ls llblJ t:• ... ~ -'-'-'l•t:o ttt,.. TM. .as ••~l811tl• fl'MO.,.,.O f • I' d.oto~ c.tt.dM..e f"T• lM..,1.ou u-t,. la ~r for Ge fler flahl.ry, 11-. dw qer..Uc ..,..tt,.lllty of U.. ,.,..ta r a,.rle.s , •lac• tt l o tt.• M " tbo M!.&tlJ ca tc:b rou r.ponod for Ch4I ttlf a t tb9 t l.M tho ..-i1l•r LI lat• r"ll- d , .. ch •f t M•• •M1Pllq pMl ... could N oddh•••• thrO\llh tbt IMI• of o 1•••L"H ••tr· polnr 1\1-""J lfl l tfll- l'lt, •·I · , • oo.rd q\141•tlO'!Wlol!r • ~,••Lt•O Lft • e<!lll•~~t .... lw.w
Q>•rr•dte•& llAdt 1he W t CA111pT'olM.1U1tv. Dlvl• l- • Nilly
t.hlt t6tr•u.d t.M S911da '9.T'ol &M c~rllll'M•r
tt•"1 -.. eeodruc:.ud diulll& 1177 (U .. __. ~ lf7f• ), l• thee ,.., r , U• • t dM .... l • I'• "" (..- Olll·et ••Ute (• 1'1.MtU7 ..... c..nu-). La l tll, 71• •f tlli9 ft•..- lnur'f'i......, a.rt111 cbo tanl w r• fT- .. r·•f .. •t.&c• ( with .. 1'Q C.U.U.. ft tM..- ,..._u. "°-1.QI pr.a.t.-c).
.... c_,....u.. .r , ••• ,,.. fA..Mec , ._... ... ff••n.d duriftg the NO ~J• ua •..-_rta..S. Ml-:
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, .. "' at..r"tt.M-t. -s.U-n ... ... ,......._ • t anllle.tal ...... rt4/ ..... ..... r-1' -n '-' ' ·' nall/U'llo ...,., u.n-• 2.f 2.1
rlah/br, l'IOa•n•f Wl•U ••• '·' Pl 1h/br, t oo( vaer • ••• 0 , 1
Thi e'Yerq• utp duradon tn lf1'1 wu nearly twlC• tlu.t ••""'4 ift chi 1911 •IU'YeJ: tbl • ·~1.1 for cM apparent. dl• crepat1e7 lri CJ'UI •• ~•• ln fllh ,., bol.lr fUhM. 1'be f&l\d'•• , ...,.. tier • tor ltl 7 dltfor ,..._ the••
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pr.•snto4 ••l'U..1' Ne.-• e f tho -•d r. -u ct-. coape.z:ehle la c• lcv.t..t:l- co those frtt. lf71 o eudJ, C:.ledatl ... i.Mlvdo -cJ.-•H ,.. r:.arpt:M "°ct-rt• ~. _ the ttn ..._:i.r pnfe r--..a ""h Mt spKified: .DIS tlM .. c.t p:re.....a.17 tacl"6M ..U alp• .
J t 8'P'•r • that thlr• wu rtltd.-ly little dillor el!lff l.11 chart• r bott fi•bi.Qa suc:c••• htwn t b.•• cw 7•at:•. C1t!I or non· t'MC f t .i.r-ori wa• • lt.ber oo.p.at•i.lo to er • Uahtly b.t.1Mr t.ht" t bot of r••f oa•r• , clepeftdiQi& ori t tlo c.rp t SJNCl••· •peel•• c.M.iCbt. • CC. Y• t, rtt. .. 1'¢9ftto&O of .. , 1. r ttip• ..- t • tho rMf • ho• -r• thao doubl ed . n. r: .. r. ar::• ••t be••UJ \Aaod i.1 boac• f ro. -rtt...r:a ""' HWth.n port• : e&'Pt:.o.bl. ~ the ~lur.on t f'IOa. ••l ... - 11c u dw r .. f airu . Dd.s ~ ref1"r dM U • t:tlkcl.oo of a-t • l tu, dMlr ,.rc.t.,,.. ..-11ry u f:lshiac loca tloa• , o lr• raa t.• awtila~lllcy ef prodvct:l • • aatv.ra l llildlut. c.apt:aia.s' ellif'9:d .... , •tc.
h.r-la1 lfl 2•ltl ), llXn COOQC't • Cto• ~t c .. r.t.lu l11 • le...,._ repo.rtlt:tc: pr.sr-. f'or S-t*l C:.nUM , 1v..l'll$1ot\t dot.a are ....Ut..ltl • - 1y for ltl3 . 1111. the.t J U.:C, 4' of tbe r • porc:ecJ ch&rc.rh• t effort. wu di racud tr ••ruarlno (l .• •• l uhor•) aroU and 9,l va• l peflt: la Ctla ~. Th••• "~•nte&•• al'O a &.111 Lat t o tho•• ob1e . ......., M-lnc 1117 . l n ltl , , the prlncJ pol •peel•• ~r by rrolltr11, ~.tc.lt r• fr•1•nt.ed 9)' of dMo cbt-rteANt • ffOl't, w.i.te kf..at ..ct.orol (•h of t:M c• tch lty ...._r) and Sp.ani•b ..U..r • l (ll• ) , t l.-lt •- !Ma• fff'rea.ftu.d 41t • f die flN c-a,bc. 1tJ oth.r - tbcMll; _. W&• tlM -.S, °MtC. .,.Cl N uba I.II ..,re1;:14 l • ........... ( t r-a.r ... P&lb 1'11), ft••• ·- .,.._,... ..1-ud dM: ltl 7 ,_."'"*,
Ja dM ..n l•pe.il ·~· Q'UI .., n,.n.ed u tho ....... •f ttoh ~t ,. .. bfft ·.._,. o r t 1.•hl11J. For ki.Jlrt. -U.rel durlq ltl.5 1111. S-th C:.relt..... oio ..,.r•g• -1 c• t¢b 1'• C.• (lt••M M t !M •- dat a) hav• bon publlehl4. llWholr and Palko (1917) U•tod 1. 11 flah JO t to• t·hcM.lr, wbi l• Tro:i\t ot" ol. (1917) repor to4 1. 14, Wheri · dl'f'ided by rou ( tho .-r •1• __..r of 411\fl•r • per 1"Mt), tht -.ut•ol-t: CftN tn fl •h ,..,. arwl•r•hour -1.d r--so t"9 0. 21 tie O.Jl. 1beo CJIVI. ,..._.,_, *rlfll Jal7• .. 1 1 ... 1r tfl1 •- aMuc 0.14 Id.as .-.. r e l ,.r -.i-c·""'-"· Gl._ dMo o U .. •9C•• •••oelo t-od • ltil c.o .. or • I•, re-WI .. • u . • tc .. .. ....nil ~t MMCOOO T'&U la l ffJ 0..n(w. .,,.uM CAI la. c "' ....,., . te c:Mc ropore.d f..- ltl5. 1'nu oc al. (1H 1) - t'H. ............... t:Mt: OW ..,.one ce M " P l1 ,,......_le r.r- ....-. t o ..... wttlda .,.. lliletwon rii•r • (for l f.ll olld lH.5) lN.t t O'DdlecJ co ,..a. lft the fo.11 •
.u -at lonad • re'Ylowaly, it l • d.iff lcult: co feflne • ... n.tnaM l l'Ml*Jt tor QUI o f 5"ft.l sh ..eb.r•l, the eth•r l ... na.nr pe~1.c s.pectu for IHtb C&reltn. cbart:erboau. Palb e t a l . (lfl 7) report" an •Wl'a&e aorw.l QVI. ot 0 ,44 flllb ,.r ~t·hov.r hi l f l S (1.n.1-r _. Pe ltco llatd it u O. )0) . n..
-.rproat...ce •alw Cor 1981 (July·Sapc..ber) appear• co ti..- H•n 1--m..t hlJber, b<.it the MIU'S "'orker1 ~nC:.d 1lp.ltic.nt ••uonal varlabillcy in the eatcb rat• oC thl• •,.cl••· In 1985 , A~\l&C. va• by tar cha b••c -th at:ld J- fllbb,g: -· -ry -poot, "'11.l'••• llalt-4 dau tor 198.) lftdicatad p••k f-tabl.Q& durlo1 J\ma, follwed by A~t ( PalkO a t a l , 1917),
Cba.rt•rtloat i;.ateb rat •• for -bU.Ck ... ba.s.s buad on all trl:p.s a.re probably telatlv•l 7 •-.it11L•••· the ..,..,,,, am'l!Mll C~ T•ported for black au bu.s la 1.93S b7 lt\aali•r atid Pillo (1987) apptat• to h..,. boeet1 about chm .-. al chat ob••rwd fo:c 1987 (approxlaately 1 .00 fleb per boat·bov.r).
lotb lr;ln1 aod Sp.anlah. .. c.ht•l fl•Mtl•• ua ..-J•c.t to clo1u:c• U MM1S d.te.ndn.1 that rac..net:l<mal q,"°t.u ua 1olt11 to be a.111;.eadoed. n.e u.jority of bot:b specl•• appea.r• to N caugbt: by cha.rcarboa.t: flsbe.rN.n tq South Carol ltia, pal'ticulerly lti tba cua of klfll -"'r.1. ?be t•ll•bLlley of die CfVI. ••ti••t•• 11 tMr•fora an laportcant coNldoeration, 11- the -thod by which th. touL ~ A (r•i;&l.nied) ca cc:ll4a are aat:lMt.ed, llcibola (1915} n.l\Mit.d the SJ>l>topriathl•• of lona·c..i:. chute.tboat CPUI u · an ifti:Mx of kin& .ac~nl abundaix• and cot1Cludt.d that: dau for - 11 at••• tro. ttl• •FSS wra too vattable ~ pt.CJVld• 1ood' (i. e . , p rNi••> ••U..t.u of lridlc•• of abuod4it1ce . "'-'SS ...,1,, h.v. •inc• tt..n •~l•r1'4 coottCS.r•bly, For t:M 19t7 t;\,l.r"te·7 deta ~16-tad bet• (l.• •• J\lly·Dffab.r } , . tlM pracil•!cm 1 ...... 1 of di• Cl'UI ut1--t• for ltln1 aacbral vu about (1.) 12• • f , th• 95• crif.ldl11ea 1 .... 1, which ta faicly rillabla. Ttl• rell.ablltcy o,f the Spanl 1h aa.chr•l ••tl•u "''' •-vhac to-r, bf.i t tlla lack of tl.y·JWM d.t.e ao4 the 'ff&et of th• clo1ur. Mat N tabn into eeeount .
0.- .. ,.ct cal th. JMPS proc•~• u.ead to. ••p•tlld the CPUE a1ctu.c.e in oTdlr co obuin th& uU•cM total ""b ... Y tM -ttti r•· e'telu.1tl~ , •t P'f•Mnt, CPVI 11 baaad can all tripe, ..... ,. tboup no fish an c~t on a 1u),..tentlal ,.reentep of trip1. It -1 be •n nalt.etlc co c.leula.t• c:rtrl hued oely on cboa,• t Jlpa tilh.leh ulte ftl'h end Nae tM • ll'PaMl°"'* OCI th.It• Yallll 11hil• adj\lat.lal tb9 e1t:S.a..te ol total trlp1 c:o ec:count for tboM la whJ.ch no lllh 1MI:• P'C'•-...bly ~c:, Conatdlr the following a:-.1•. lb. ••tlaa.ted coul eUorc: l1 2.S,000 ttlJI#. CPIJI b ... d on all trlpe ,... 0 .96 ft.eh per trll> (W .. 410} . !be ••U..~ utch .u tbarafor• 24,000 ft.sh . If canl'J.Oal'IC• l-19.LU are .. al.pd u (±) cwo e tand.alrd •tror1 abci11t the •••n , tba eonaqond.1.na •aluu -14 be 0 •Dd 84,)()C); tt.. r't\111 tol:lll c • tch cwld lit ~re within tbil l'ao.J•· ?ht. i.s the CW'rent ut1-ti011 p~edW'• (1-.hat 1t.eiplifl1d). Jr'°'!' COINlldlr a Cl"UI of 1,97 fl•h. "'"Oft lfl ~...-1,. lei "'1clt fleb 1"1l'• caught. ~c•1.1M trlp.s .ceov.ntad for S2l of dw •fforc:, '11111 ,.rcntaa• -ntlld to tlM ••t!N.ted tOtal of 25,000 tr.lp• l.eav.1 11,0QO ttlp• du.l'it\I "*t.teh fill! prol>.ebl7 ,..,,, ea~c:. 1hl1 r .. t.alMI. ••t1-C:• of •ffort 11 then uaaci co as:p.Mld t:ba CPU'l l*• and obtain • ca tc:h eett-te
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(2),,40) . WOta chat: tha i:vo ~•t1-t•• 1r• v1t'~U7 lde.ntlul . \!ha t ii dllf1-nnt ls the rang• of ee r.ch t.acl udad vldlln th• Cc>ft,fldl«• lWt#. lllth th• v!ll'l-.nct• (....tlu) froe th• CIUI tndlx usoctaced •tth only tho•• t tit• tbat c_.pt flab lolMd to d4I te.ralne tb• boundarlas, di• re1a l• 0 ·52,110 f l ab, 1111.1•, tlM r•llablllty ot dw ••C-U:.ta obtained u.slflg tlM Hcoad proeadur• ls •-vlwlt illf"'"'d, pan:i~atly tlhtr• the tolerance ln all-able utch quotu U aaall.
V•ry f - cban•no..t nips ""r• tara•t.ed at bottQ9filb end CPVE u t1-t•• bued oa ~Ldoeot.a.l ,.ac:cbN • '• ootorloi.i.#17 uar•U..1>1•. Ko•t of tba bottosfish cMl&ht -ra black ••• t.a..1 . An 11xc:r ... 1y i .. ra• varl•l'IC• V•• a.asociauol •tth the Cl'VI hidex. fot c.hl• 1pecl•• ..i ~ re1Ylc:lila e•tch a1t::t.ata1 voW.d ha"• to N cON1lCS.rlil. u-tr-ly •,.cul.a.ti ...
rrtyagi lqtr; Jlodl . ni. .oat nc:.ent eo-.>rm.ntil- 1tud)' of
efiabore pri••C. boet fiahtQ& vu cloM b7 Uao end 019ka (Lt19a, b) , ln tbttr w:rk, the pc.~1'• 6tf1Altlon of •ciffabor•• .,,., DOt
.,,.ct~tad end Wr• -y ba..,. bNn •
..Ola»iey ln th• r-pcm.aa ot dla tllhar..n. nit audl.ora C'OftSldoerM all ef:Ccirt ~ ti.w "'° in dW 111. 'l'hi• ,,._. probably tru. for artlflc.W raaf llilM.niao, •inc• 1-1-t r••l• • t tbac tiae -ra lGC&ud at l•ut thrM all•• ott1b0ft. Vb.en tba 1917 r1.W.u ua i;.alcldatad to .aka thaa c_,.rabla co th••• ~. fr-. the 1977 study, ~ foll-ln& Cl&\l.t••apply:
.Jul•Ot.e wz llll
lffart/IVtfaca !t.ehlag ... '" IUe:rt/Mt·CO. fJ.iht.ng '" "' Cltbar (•tx.4, a ce,) .. '" Trl,./ertiftci•l r••fl '"
,., ~ aubr•"l, • cac:ch , .. " ll11ek ••• boeaa, • G-ttc:b '" ... Spaaitib -.eUrel. ' eatetl ... .. Offabon bot~ilh, l ca.tch " 10•
(«KC.11.Miil'I 1>l•i;.k ••• be••> Flab par 9t11lU'/trtp "' 10.1
raaf \l&al'• Pl.ab par aaaler/trlp
l!IOft•re•f u.•r• ••• '·' ~ prlnc.lpal clltferenc• qpe.ar9 co be t:lw juxupo•itiOft 1.ft tJloe l''Pl\'.•..nta_T;lOfl Of ldf\I -.ckilt•l 4lncl bi..e. ..... baa• lo the catch••·
All of tM Diri.llOl'I'. TM•tlt au.rvay• b&Vlt coftftmM tti. _t.portaace of rad dna and 1pot:tad Matrout: t.0' Wbora pt1•1ta be.at fhherMa. tbe.se ara both the ..,.t pr•f•rr•d spec.tu and ~ th<a 91Nt lnot'*lt.ly ~&ht.
loUI C09Ptlff • 1i;betantLal Jl&l'l cif th• tmhlln angl•.n r•t:a1-d ca.uh. rtlhtl'I&
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•wcc.u• Co.r t:M._. •p•ti•• I• thare t en • prt.M.r)' cMU-rn of Mtb &ftll•r• _,, ..,......111t •diiar.itt u . lw.l.1Mt:t• or Cftlt tor tt.a• fl t ll I • ._..._.c c-plte-• t•C ~1 U.o ..iu..-i... c..,..1ri- •f tMMn 1-''"'1• _. tht f .occ that • l • t'&• ,.r-c-c.ap •t ...i•r• do ooc:. t.U&•c .., ,.ntwlu ...,cl••· X.., of dla flabar..n """" ••Pr•••• -,r• f• r •nc• qpearM c:o ftl)l - dM ktt• wtdl • 'IUi• t:} Of CUC b.att•. Al~ eucb ttob.mon •r• f•lrly likely to c.•cch ,._ re4 lln., they ara -Ubly co catch •1Ul4r 1po tte4 •••tn)O.l.t or tl~r•. fl•he,...n wt.e don ' t 1pectfLc..ally fi•b for fl~ra er e Mt llhly to e• tch • r• d\an an occ••lenal •ftf· 1b• •••t - J orlt:y of , ,.tt• ll •••trwt ""• t • potted c-.ht 'by .anaUra wb• t.4entlfl ... tti.. d.tilr urpc spKl••·
1f CIVta for dw.a• prlerlCJ 1,__1 .. an c.alhl&te4 - m. a.-1 • • r . 11 t~r. ut,.. (1• 1 ... l"'I tlliNe 41r.c-c;.ad • C •._,- ... etllier ~t••). c.tw tt-ittq •u H rl- will ·~ w .. ... ,.. • f 0 .... ..... u-. u.. ••t.t-u.6 - vUl N -11, _, U.. ••MCi •t.M •ut.ne•• "111 N l • r l•· A raw.aMla a lt.e.tMtL¥9 l• ro \.we dMo ~ ••U..u• -1y on ttip• tn lilblch c:M •pe•l•• -.. 1pecU!e4 - di. u ra•t er looll.Mled tn ttM • • '-Ch . 'nlts nduee.1 th• flliNllMr of 0 Ob l•l"''lat!t:JIU aPJ>l'.• elal)ly •Ni lOW9l'.I the • • rlanc.aa •-wbac. A datrHtln1 fo11tor 1" tb1t tbe ..-er• of ol>••rv•tlO'l\I (p• rc. t cul• tl7 ln 11&1ud tt••C99nt•, 1uch u • ,..rt:tc11larrt-.r- 1pt•• du:r-l.ac a .,.clfl•d ••a•H) tbe6 ~- ra ther ..._11, iner•••t~ tit.I pota11tl• l t • r ltlu ... t.. • t- l • r&• c• tche• . hi • ltMr t:n.a.c.or. cbt rr-l• l- 1 .... 1 et die OW 1aU-ca. U aoc ._..,.el• ll.7 .. .,,._ _.. die c.•atl4• ac.• u.tu _,...,....,.,.. ca- ue thilr.fon r• dM:r hroed. niu i.,11 .. Uiet lt l • 4.lfflnlt to •tect • lp.lflcaat -U .. u .r..c.• lA ~ &- - •n• h .. ta..r. •t•. CU.prlf:.&l ~n- • f fi.tlla& #IKC••• lftlltc.a.cor.1 ( INCh w M~ • r • .. ) -...t N t at..tpt•l4d wf.U dill• lla lta tlen la • tlitld.
lt a t lstica l 11n o • rt e lntl 1• ftOtVlU\1t••lr1&, die Dtvt1lon ha1 Wl•d cha lt17 l \l.C'V•J ••t• '" ........ 1 ll• it• d ap,1Je• t:l•M • .tth ..,but • CH' th• ~at1-Cl• C.Cb r at •• •f prt.orlcy •peel-•• bctwMft uou . Ona • ...,1. -- - eY•l-t -lOfl •t t:M .......,.., elo.nt. 91'1 l"Ml'Nt:locial fl•bl... AMt:lM>r _. 0- r • la:tt- 91.11::<-.. • r e taa la •&1'1..,.. par:ta: et t:ba Q.er_l ... uia Karttor •te• . I LllM tM.M •tlillll.. en -.n -..117 le.t:• rtrate4 -'1Mhte -s..u. ..,. ~ .._. w1-.. -AftlMJu.a 1 ..s. n. ~c1-1,.
IUthtlul nt.l • lUcy la .... ...,...., ot thl C1tll a•tt-ta•. The pr.1111- •t ,.bntl&l ltlaa t. -tllilr dilcr.ct1Aa •t-M . oo. .. 1t e t a1 <•·&· 1--..) that ti... ..,1.,., - · • lu •1'.••1 c•rwiae IN,,,.,.. lt.ic•d to f'ibllc l tc.•.11 polnc.. b..,. ~•tl•nocl tho t.pllclt ••~tlon that dw eharaet1rL•tle• of tM al'lll•r • lntarvf.-d (lncllldln1 th•lr c• tch r1t.1 end sp•c.la.1 pr1f• r• nu..1) K c.u:ra t •l} r• ,r•••ot t'.boh e f die •11itlr• -.J.lq ,.,_.1etl-. lri S-tb Careline, • _., t.antlal
('blat ~) ,.rc.-let1 •f the lnshe.r• -all.ft& ,.,..i•cl- or111aac.-e1 ftoe pd.Tat• pol!1t1 e f -..... ~ well lUblltata alM U.. prlm.rlly 16ubil die -..«, ._ dMor• 1.• ptoptint ... u1 l u.a 111111 lau:ne.,c e.tt.n-. lt t. n•·•·bl• c:e .-.u- ""°'tht.r thu• fi1h•,._D t na-t ta.. ..... .,.cl•I ..., ape.r:tnc. tJM ·- fl •'-lq MKC-1 N the tt•u.a .._ •r• t.ac:..rc.,te4 1'J" the ans . Such coac•ma ....,. ..,.yeti 1t i .... c ooa •uc. (teu.o) to cerMNct • Wlplll-nca.ry .-urwy t o ew•l~t• dMI acttvlt.l•• of fl1hlc.n 'llllo w.r• oot lntare1pt•d by • creel O.c'd\1.9 (T•rpeo and ~rr.eri lft7), fl.IC.h • •l.ll'V9J _, ba worth e«Utdartn& l-n S.Uth C.rollr..,
1••t) ' m selg lm 11.adr. S.. lu• • A 111.• ltdt bu bH:n la
a.tt'ecc ln leder•l - ten •inc.• lfl) ( ....,. • r• ~lJ la • Ute wter 1) . n.. . s,.1 •• •h• ltait ta the _,,_r1u.. •f thl loud! .&.t'.l.MC-k Pl• k1"7 w. ... 1-•t C..-U•1 ~t •tt•too fer etc.a.re ,..., fta. it dU• .a.i.11 la c. "-" #/fl ,...u .. • ffee.u , c. QUp .... t~.1'14: 1) tel --' .... ,..11 ... HA ... c. ....,. • • 1,....fl-•t IUl"rt'r&l r • a and 2) undl.n.laad flah _ , '" r • l •u14.
thU l• cha IJIC1a• ••t llbly to nspoad to • •int-.. 1 la1 1i..1c , •tnc• .._.t of the c..c.ch of 1Nll ll'l•h • ppe.ar.1 to ba. -de ta Calrly •hall- wat • r . 1t' t:here l • • lov l•••l •t .;-..u ........ , ... ,, u .. ~ .... 1.-.1 ...... c:a •• .,. ltc:c.1. poeltiw. iaolflt CSft be upHUd ! .... it. lf 1t0 , ••• itl,.•, .. a1vr11Jla eff.c t un be 4-Dltra.ted • lt• r a ...._. .... i.1. pedM of ct., 0.- fffKi ... c:t.. • f the repl.ati«t ta '1Cflcul.t h J v.1tl(F.
tM 1- 1 • f """ll.w• .ith die aia' d.ae llalt - 1111.Ack - "-• -w-n c. ... i- . ,..rd<Nlerl7 la • tetl -c.n •
&M. ~ • C:...,.rl ... of r--.tu fr-. c.tw ltU ~· with U.... elt;Utaoe .a.·lq ltl'1 ill••tt•t •• t'-• ll • lte d p r•ec lcal •IC.c:t1 ... -.. • t • •Utlc r•p1• c.1• lfl • dJYl-lc •ltwiclen, I• ,.._,... ~ the P'-th r ate Of Cho fl•b U t- •nd a aubit.ef!Cl•l portion et th. fO'P\ll• tlOft l • ... u, thlf replatlon ne•O. co lN o.c.nded fartbe.r lnto cha r-•r. 1hl• aa•.,...• UMtc tb• pr&aal'J object:i- 11 t a tr.,..f• I' • c • rtala. pe.rUoa •f ta. ,..,. •• IMNit'Mftt 1.ac. • t.tPr yield (Ill ceDM of t.cltrl.._l t119f.ati t) brae.Mt. TM cur-t ••o•- •laa npl•t:l .. t • 1l&M4 .. dt.1.• !..M'.r.aa.4 71.ald·,.._r·rechlt •Jec:tl- . kc. die M ttbtc ef (1.ud •1u-1 ~I ra-1.u ta wt·•.tf• (a t die lftd •f me • ff• ct:lYI ,.,1... fl'i-.tUy) that an • ... t1-• 1 .... ,T .. ria.te. U cba a•J-U- l • WT•...., Ji•ld·per-·nc~t. thea tt. •I·'- •••• .e.-w .,,,, ,..r-r--'. IJ..tanau-11. tr .- tr ... ·•ff .tth rt•ld ._. -...u.4 lo ..-.r1 •t' rt.a ~t: _. retalMd l • ••tr.cl, ct.. • \lt••ff date 1boul4I 1" _. fi•atlJl•, u,.nctl"C Oft the 1ta• 4l•trthutt- of fl1h Cll.tl'•ntly •vd.llble Ind their 1Tojectad 1rowth.
Spettad Sa• crout • 1'la' atni.IN9 •la• lWt f•t th1s epecl•• t. tn~• prS...rllJ c.e •Mule• •
th• pto•p.ct that f.-1•• lu.v. •t l•u t -opportunlt:y to •P•vn. Thi• •••uau oro t.ctort : 1) that fi•hin,g pr•••W'•, 1tt tb• abMnc:• of tb• •1•• Uait, •1pl f1eantly r•~•• die r•procluGt lv• e.pactt:y ot die •tock •!'MS 2) dwra 1• a cli.!'•c:t relatlonahip b•CW.• O the nullber or '"' ¢4.&t and 1ubaaq_uanr ta.cnttta.nt, 111ara la ao factual bul1 to aub•untiat• eith•r of t!Mi1• u 1lolllJlt lona.
Th• aacond condition ii ••r<la.117 1pec:11;latl Te , &lTea tbe ob•·•rT•cl • l d-a . tlvetu.atlon ln populations of spotted •••trout cb.ar ut1rl1tlci th~t di• .outhlNtem l.Jb1U4 l utu. Variowi Olvtalon stud!•• 1tt prop-••• indlcat- tti..t the ln.l et tla blf!C 80rta.llt:y on spotted .. a trfMil.t la lo!.ltb ca.t;o~lu. (at l ea.at !n the Tic.Wty of
·Char.la1uil'I) 11 804otrate to fairly 1- . It c:.-tt-a}-ftl)' 'q,..l'ii co ba ~ higbtl r lri '-0~1-, wb1r. a 1lplfl~t c~rctal flWry bu loac been 1n O'Pttetloo. T•t. l9fi waa an •:11.C•ptional yaar for th.la apaci •• c.b~&)\ot.1t ~ 1outhaaac, trltb ouut.nd.ing. Cf CCh•• bain1 r•po~ad ~in ar .... vhar' cba' 1p.clu wa, lNll•vtd to 1M O't9t•tifb'M a04 tblo 1pavnt.na • ·t:Mk a t a l- 1.v.1, lti l,oo,,!iat.ena, for au11pla, the ••t:1-t.cl ra<itaatlonal ca tch ln l 911t ... 1,320,QOO fl.ah ( dM .!-•t . in, .,.,._, ,... . ... , . ltio 19J•, .... ·~.:~_, ........ ..a. vaa 13,031,000, b7 far the .)1.1.-•t ln eight 7aar1. t6,acb of th• tt•G u t ch probably wu pr odl»ced by ti:!• 1914 )'N.t clua. Th.la ,caac:. ,..,. doubt on tba exlstenc:- of a •~ro:nrg .,.._wner-ncn&.lt r.l • C:lomhtp for cbl• ·~iet .. .
AllOtbar COMlO.ratJOf! ·141: , di.I &eMf•Uy aco•pt1d vl•" t-ha t 1p.ottecl •••tr-out popul.a.t10fla ar1 partic:u.larl y .usceptibla . to wint1r "4!t 1r t~r•t~r11. Oold Ylftta r1, l'UICh • • war• u:ptr1-..• !I durlng: 1974·1977 •nd 1977-1971, h&'H cl .. Tly had • ck-tic e f'fect Gin
r1&Jocial. •••trfMil.t 1toclla , reS\lltina 1,• -.eh i-r PC111111"U011W .rouovtn1 a1,1d\ w-l.hta r 1 . Th• ~r•• lliip..cc oC col d vat1t c..p.ra~•• llkal)' ov.rvbe1-d ai7 1ff1ct 1ttribut.abl1 to ....-LQI auece.•. 1ha MC •I f.ct .... tba •1rtu.l elialnatlon of' a y•ar cl.ua, r•a.aTdl._• ot tu rala.t.1- 1cn.ngtll pri e r ti> die 'col+ ••t•r 1tr • .••·
, Thi_ .US- 11.&e ll•it . ~., t•-•1o1lt lo ._. tranaf tr of yiald (ln -1pc) by pro.:>ting tba han11t oC fiab ,a t a , latgar 11.&a. J eud.l•• b ... d Oii\ popu.latlOn p1r_.tl'fl for ft.ah ln tba Ou.If of Hexic:o lqdleat• that au;i.a.. ytald•,.r•NCN1t t a •ttaltled at an nt17 •ls• of akiut 1.6 . f inch.a (Cohdny 1,t al . 1915). lt tbt..- e ritleal 1lu t.. ..,,ro,rS.ta tn SeNtb cai-et t.M (and tt _ , boa l°"r her1, 1lwn tbt a,,.rntl7 "*C,.O.tl•l dtffarenc• ln aro.rb r a t e). th- the · -tb C:Uolll)a lS.hlry 11 harw1ctn1 tb• bulk of tha .-pot ted 111t:t01.1t utch a t ._I')' cloH to dw opclaal 1U1.
S.vera.l otbe.r futon uaoc1.ated Yltb • lni.Ma 11sa l laltl ~ lpot:tld INC~t
popul1tiona .Mu.id ba Upt in alnd. In T111.1, tb1t • v.1 tl6 loer.1•• 1lli U.. pro,.ttiOft of l arga flah i n •pore r a te.he• obtiat"'l'ltd aft1r tba atoi..u. 11.u liatc Ylnt l nt.o e ff1ct ("9.&dor
and C"rM ft l91i), l"ttor t o i..,1-nta.ti..m, about 40t of the "T•xu landing• wra b•l- tba 11&-.l • lfli-, Vhatau lD Sot.1th ""rol i o. 1b0ollt 15• of tbl 1917 oa tch appeared to b• undar1ltad. Moa t of t:ha South Ca rolll'UI f lab ~·r to bav. bee n Nlaued, 1tne• only ' ' ot tba lnsplct1d eateb during July•Dlcaber v u le•i t.Mn 12.0 Wbl•. In cont.r••t, abou.t 12• ot a.a cate.h ob-l•rv.d rac.altll4 atur Cbl atu liait want into eff1ct ln f•:xaa • 1.1 undar 1lted. and U • of the fiab Hen i a nortda w re ill•&al ( IS&l;dor atld Cr1an 191,).
lruaba.r, 11 • .A. and l .J . ! allo . 1917. laaulta tt'G9 ~ 19&4 -6 191.S charc1(bNt ~ 111 ao....t:ha .. c:am U.S. vai:ar a Mid the U.S. C.ribbeui I•• · N..1'. Flab. &Iv. 49(?): lot-117.
condr•)'. 1 .1 • • G. ;M'klna, •tld N.W. Vuc.99. 1915. Yi• ld·,.t-r• cNlt O[ ·~Ct•cJ 1eau'ouc. ei.u h•e•rch 1.•110'rt1 i (l) : ,,_,7 _
F•X1'l96ft , M.O. l#ld A. Iii . CTean. 1917. An· •• ti•• t ·• ot un.11,1rve7 •cl C•• • t al r.oro.tloaal boat t s.Ring activity in T...._. , Illa•. •t.~ . ....... 40(2)1 tSS · 1'1 ,
~. D.L. Ind 0 .M. CUp"k.a. ·1977_ An
~c. • btoloJlc.l e• • l uatleon of the South Carol ina pt1r fl1hery . S .C. Kar. a.a . o.oui Teeh. hp. to
Mag;g~iaa•, J.. 1917. l.andoa •tratlfl •d c.reel w :r-..,-. ll'I t.tir.. llorvegllft rl.,,..t• Yltb low flllhtq lntenait.le.-. M.A.J . Flab. J(a:t , 7(3): 36)·3'• .
ICCA.. 1913 . locloee.-io ••-,..cit• of ~tm r•cr1a.tt.tmal lUhifll. ltCA lueatt:b, Inc. , Aie:undrt..a, VA. 101 p .
Lt-. D.I. and D.lt. Cl.ipka , lf79a , IC;OOMtc. t.p.Mlt1 Old flablnJ -ce•• Gt otf1hon 1port f:lahlttc -•r ard.ficlal r1d1 and -aaal bablt•C. in Soout:b Carolina. s.c. liar. taa. Cla.tar t1ch . tap. SI •
• J.l.o., D~. •flit D,M, C~. l979'b, ~l.~e~te pnitlle o f South Cuoltns.•• of'bbote qort ti.IMt'IMn. S.C. Kat . a..... Cnrar ta.ch. Rep. 34.
1-, l..A .• V. V.a.lu , I.. Ka.nor•, and C.J. llOora, ltU. South C:.rol W & tln• a.cr .. ti-1. fi1ti.ry S...rw7•, 1915 and 1914. S.C. Kar. tu. C-t.ar Taeh. lap, ...
1-, I .A.., D. Tballht&, and I . I . .Jo1apb • 1Pf7, Sot.it.ti Caro\ lM -TlM tl1Mrt1•, 1977-lJl6 . S.C. Mar. i.1. C111t.1r T1cb . .... 61.
"9.ador, l.L. and A.V. Cr•en. 191,. l ff•tt• of a • Int- all:o lialt: cm 1pott•d ... Uout r 1er .. t toao.l ha.na1c. IJ.A,J . Pt.ab. Mgt. 4(4): 509- Sl l.
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N• tlonal tt.rt.n. Fl1l\4rl •• S•TVice . 1917. l'l•r tl'I• recre.ational fi•h•tY • t • tl1tlc• svrve.y, Atla-n.tle Ind culf couta, 1986. U. S . Qflp . c-. . oo.v./NMFS. Curr•nt Fl.eh, Sue. No . 8392 .
Nlehole, s. 198.S. e.ffort lnde.x.
°''· c-.. Kl.1· 85·18. 7
A lo~· ter. e•tch per uoit Cot ltltl,J .. ek•rel . U. S .
NOMftOU'S, StFC FAD Jlep. p .
P• l ko , J . J., L. Trent, •nd ff.A . Jri.a.her. 1917 , Mlutldarte• of SpU1i1h -cu.rel, $091b1rggo r u1 wacul•tu1, il'I th• •Outt1111t•rn Untud St1cu bated oa cbarterboat CPU£ dat.. 1982·1). &r, Fl1h , Rev, 49(2): 67°90 .
Scln.otld, R.L. end t . E, aura••• · 1987. Marine leore a tlona l Fi•herl•• in th• $0Ythea1t1"' Unlced Scat.111 : An OftrYiew. Kar . Pisb. kev. 119(2) : '2·7 ,
Trent, L., l.J~ Palko, H. L, Villl•e, •nd K,A, !lrwb.r. 1987. Abundance of king -clt.erel, Sc9nber ogoru1 c.ayall1 , ( ri th• 1oudleuc•m United Sto1Lt11 based on CPUI dllu troa ¢1\tn•rbo•u. 1982-IS. Pl&r. Fi.sh . Jl.ev. 49( 2) : 78-90.
ti , $ , P.partaient of co-u•. 1984. Karina r 1ere1t.lonal !i1h1ry 1t.atl1tlcs 11U'Y1)' , Acl••C-1• a1WI. e...i~ ••••c• , 1070 (r ••l•••)·
1980. JfOM/)QIPS C-\lrt1nt Pi1heey sucl1ttc1 1122.
u . s . Depar"tU.nc of C-rc1 . 198Sa. Jotartne r1c.r1atlonel fl1hery 1t• tl1tlc1 1urv.y, At lant ic and eulf eo• tu, 1981 • 1982. ffOM/NllFS Cv.rr1nt Pllb•ty Sutlttlc1 1124 .
U.S. De:p.trC..nc i:>C c-•rce. 1985b. K•rln• recr•aclonal filhery aeaciati c.a al.ll""'r.,. , Aclat1cle and Cult C04.lt1, 1913 • 1914. NOM,IJIKFS Cu.rr•ot FlaMry ScatJ.1tic• 1126.
u . s. DeparttMnc of c:-rc•. 1986. "4r1SM. recreational fiab•ry 1tati1tlci• n:rve7, Ac l•nc te and Cutt co••c•, 1985. lfOM/NMFS C"ttent Fiah1ry Statl1t:lc.1 8317.
Vtci:lJ, J . F. 198!. t.sci.aadon of t•tr••tlona..l t11hln1 crlp•, eecch, • "4 p•rtlclp•t:f.on. U.S . Dip . Co- ., JQAA/Nl'IFS, W••htngcon, o . c ,
A1P!!ID1l I
Stacua le.port on bcr-t .f.onal fi.shln1 S"cC••• ln the
( Southern Dtae:rlct
lpctpdustlgp In 1986 , th. Ceoeral A.11Ulbl y p-•14 a
r••ol\l.tlOft elo11n1 6t•l1Mt•d •O\lllld# • 04 b• Y• c.o CMUretal 1hrt.p U •vltq, Aft•etl4 •r ... lncluct. 901t o.f Caltbogue., l'ot'c aoyal, and Sc.
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Hele.aa Sounds in the 1outbe.ra dlsulct (I .e ., J•a~r. luuforc , and ~ll•t.on Count ie1) •fld lulls lay in the c entra l dl•tt'lcc (t.a .• Chatl••t~ "°"l'lt 7),
One o! the factors contri buclng to che tl ... "r' va• th• ••••r't-lol'I try IO•• recreational filh•r.en that a-•wl t ng h.a.ci. a -a•clv. t •pa.cc on 1port ff.1bln.s e«tch rat11. Altbou.gh '"°"" ~l•r• b•ll•ve chac ahrt•p cr1vl1r• ... ceb af.pifieant f!U9bers of •dulc r acraatSOftal flt'b••, the ptttlelpal cooe1rna expressed by rect"a.ac-lonal !i1hing ln.t1rut1 1i11ra that cravUi!J c~•• tba daat ruootloo of the spawning groundll, intarftt'e.s with s~t.QJ of KOOO&lcall)' lltporcant fl•hes. end dest:coys luga nuab•r• of juv•tdl•• ot a \loeh •peel•• ca..rdan et .i. 1915).
Jvv.n.1111 of n.•rly all priorlr:y lnsbore sport ft1b•1 inhabit 11c\l.&rtn• ....... . Mcotdlq to t•Can.t Mv11ioa. IU'C'VIJY• (Low •t el. 1986), che -•t praf•n•d ll'labor• t • CtNtlol\ll Ctah11 ""'' rN d.ri.19, •potted •••trout, and ~oundl.r• <- .r arid aouthttfl) , Jw~tl•• ot th••• •PKl•• a.c• •bwldant ln. ttibuur l1.1 o.f Che •oundt and bay•, vtlt 1• .all •~r tl~t• are faltly c.o-on. ln the 10\leld1 aad bay1 proper. In South Caro11na., Ted dna and. spotted auc::rouc •t• vulMr•bl• co hook·•tld· llne •• OC'le· 7e1r old !iah, with on.· ancl two·y•ar oldli c.-pr11tn1 U.1 -J• .. t i:y et i:lo• r••'t••• l-l. • •11tc .. l .. lNihore -t•r•.
U the c••••tlon of tr-ling In th• 1olll'ldli and bay. b.a luld • 1Lplflc..nt t.pact oi:i r.creatloe'Wll flthlng succ1a1 by reduc::11\J the -rtallty of pr• · t •erutc. ,_.f-l•h, •lndlcatlon of tbl1 could be 1•ldenc ln die 1987 recre.a c::lonal f.Uhery , stniee cauh1a "OUld dll)ltld 1ub1tat1ti.all)' on CJ.th ~-d clurt..n& 191·5 and 1916. Any 1ueb 1.ffeet should be -t app.uaat ln choae a.r•u lilh•r• r;:rewlltta h•4 IMl•n precc.leed pri or to th• olo• ure, •inc• ta11lo.g 1t!M!i•• tw.1 shown. r • 1at l•aly ahott• ran1• •~u of dM.•• •peel•• <N..tlng dalr fir•t ae,..r.a l y••ra.
Thi• report ex.a.tn.1 rec.reat lonat cat:ch aad etfort data tr- prlvaca, boat ang.l•r• i:>btdtied dutlng 191S, 198i, end 1981, ln ordar to det11:11inl lf m..r. •r• utt appar•nt t:renda that: CUI be aasocl•.t:.d with dl<I •orund/bly c1-ure. Cot1pari•Ona ar• ..a becwe ri r aault:s in th• t:hr•• aout.htm ~ 1re11 and cbe cwo -jor 1-a.i:-phic •r• • • in the cantraL pett er the ltat.I, U.. tht•a IOUthet'h • i-eu (l.• o, Cal.lbop, Port loyal, and St. ltel•aa) triclude tt"li:lu«C'laa of th• vat.tic. that "'-r • c l o11d to tt-llng by the 19li r•aolut:t.on , Thi Veat Mhle y a.t•• of the centr~ d.11t:riet tnelUCS.• trtb\lt.arl•• at'4 1i11ter't that ht-.. ba1-n clo1d to u-uftl fo r -"J' Y••r•. 'Iba lut Coop1r •l'•• lnclodl.1 lilat.lrYay1 that l••d loco lull• lay, u -1-1 u die lay ltaalf, aldiotqh .rel1t.lv.ly l ittle effort irie1udld Sn chi• •r.ucty occunad di.tr-a. Kott of th. re:pot't•d affort la the lut Coop•r cat•gOry c.oolr pl.:• ln crtb'llc.t.rl• • ooc: directly oOOMotad u ch• lay ~ rala tlvely f•r from le: (e .g. the. eoop.r and. Wando 1.1-r•),
Table l·l. Oistribu tion of 1 ~S7 samplin~ effort in the Southern District.
Months St. Helena Port Ro~~l Cal1bogue Site Inshore Offshore Stte Inshore Offshore Site Inshore Offshore
Jul -Aug - - - - - - - ----- HRFSS ............. - - - - ... - - - - - - - - -101 s 0 . 97 2 0 147 0 5 175 14 5 114 3. 0 147 2 0 175 l 0 102 15 0 147 8 2 175 10 4 97 14 2 147 2 0 175 10 0 99 9 0 IT 7 175 10 2 l! ~
-st! 1T - - - - .................... MRD - - - - - - - - - - .. -.. 175 4 1
Totals 54 12 43 2 IZ I
Sep-Oct . - ... - -- ... ---- .. .. .. - MRFSS - - - - - - - - - - -·- -- .... - - -175 l 0 97 5 0 147 2 0 175 0 2 109 4 0 147 11 0 175 12 0 98 8 4 147 2 0 175 17 3 97 13 0 147 14 1 ~ • Unkn°"" 8 2 ~ I
Totals 30 5
Nov-Dec • • - - - - • • - - - • -
175 175
Tota ls
1987 Totals
101· Sam's Point 175· Russ Po int
3 7
111
10
94
0 0
0
0
17
"llf 0 MRD .. .. - -- .. - .. .. --- - - - - - - -
98 4 97 2
44
0 0
6
147 11 0
40 1
MRFSS - - - - -- - - - - - - .. -- - - - -98 12 97 8 97 2 97 ,,s 98 s ~
2 0 0 0 0 ~
147 5 92 13
147 2 "'"20'
0 0 0
0
1110 -- - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- - -98 3
39 0 2
126 10
97· E.C. Glenn 98· Port Royal 99· Battery Creek
Hl2· Grays Ht 11 109· Hil ton Head 114· Broad River
20
12
92· All Joy
0
8
147· Pi nckney Island
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Table 1-2. ~istri bu t!on of 1 ~~7 saMDling effort 1n the Central District .
Months lies t Ash 1 e;i: E1st Cooper
Site Inshore Offshore Site Inshore Offshore
Jul-Aug - - - - - - - - -- HRFSS -- - - -- - - - .. -- - - -73 0 3 59 5 9 75 3 0 168 21 9 79 6 24 57 9 2 60 1 20 124 0 1
129 s 0 .,, n 79 0
TS' 7
Of
- - ·- - - - - -- .. .. - llW - -- - ---- - - - - ----168 4 0
Tota l s 15 54 39 21
Sep-Oct - - - - - - ... MRFSS .................. ... - - - -71 7 0 57 26 4 73 7 0 67 3 0
180 4 3 57 27 0 178 l 0 --.&" , 76 6 0 79 14 0 76 7 0
40 J ................... --- - - llW .. - - ... --- - - - - - - ---178 9 0 178 l 0
78 6 0 168 ' 0 79 2 0 57 16 0 76 2 0 168 16 0
TV 0 JT 0 Totals 65 3 93 . 4
Nov-Dec ------ - - - - ----- 14RFSS --·--- - ...... ...........
79 2 0 168 2 0 79 5 0 57 6 0 79 5 0 79 2 0 76 5 0 57 13 0
l7 0 168 15 0 57 13 0 ..,. 0 .. -- ... .. ---- .. -- - - - MRD - ...... - - - - - - .. - - ..
78 5 0 57 1 0 76 4 0 I 0 75 5 0 79 2 0
178 9 0 79 2 2
'l1 z Totals 44 2 52 0
Teble 1-3. 1987 cetch •nd effort dat• for the Sotlthern District.
St. Helena Port Ro~al Caliboque Toto I Ju 1 y-Septemller
Angler- trips 84 61 45 190 Total fishing hours 298.0 219.0 234.5 751.5 Total fish caught 418 459 343 1,220
Red Orum 45 60 77 182 Spotted Seatrout 33 29 35 97 Flounders 7 5 3 15
October-Oeced>er Ang ler-trips 10 73 31 114 Total fishing hours 35.0 320.0 172. 5 527.5 Total fish caught 23 438 353 814
Red Drum 7 136 127 270 Spotted S~atrout 0 131 87 218 Flounders 6 2 1 9
Total (July-Oec-.r) Angler- trips 94 134 76 304 Total fishing hours 333.0 539.0 407.0 1,279.0 Total fish caught 441 897 696 2,034
Red Druto 52 lg6 204 452 Spotted Se1trout 33 160 122 315 flounders 13 7 4 24
• Data for ftshennen targeting red dru•, spotted seatrout, or flounde~s:
July-SepttOll>er Ang hr-tr I ps 31 25 24 80 Total f ishing hours 113.5 78.5 152.0 344.0 Total fish (•II 3 spp.)
caught 77 65 - 115 257 October-Otcllllber
Angler- trips 7 64 23 94 Tota I fhh1 ng hours 24.5 277.0 128.0 429.5 Total fish (all 3 spp.)
caught 13 251 138 402 Total (July-December)
Angler-trips 38 89 47 174 Total fishing hours 138.0 355.5 28.0 773.5 Total fish (al l 3. spp.) •
caught 90 316 253 659
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Table 1-4. 1987 catch and effort data for the Central ~istrict.
West Ash ley Ea.st Cooper Tota l July-Septed>er
Angler-trips 54 80 134 Total fishing hours 184.0 293 .0 477 .o Total fish caught 239 645 884
Red Drum 39 275 314 Spotted Seatrout 18 97 115 Flounders 3 13 16
October-December Angler-t r ip• 102 147 249 Tota l fishing hours 363.0 667 .5 1,030.S Total fish caught 302 694 996
R..i Orum 70 185 255 Spotted Seatrout 102 266 308 Flounders 14 17 31
Total (July-December} Angler- trips 156 227 383 Total fishing hours 547 .o 960.5 1,507.5 Total fish caught 541 1 ,339 1,880
Red OnJlll 109 460 569 Spott ed Seatrout 120 363 483 Flounders 17 30 47
oau for ftshtr11en t,argeting red drua, spotted soatrout, or flounders:
Angler-tri ps Total fishing hours Total fish (111 3 spp.}
c1ught
Angler-trips Total fishing hours Total fish (al l 3 spp. }
caught
Angler-trips Total fishing hours Total fish (all 3 spp .}
caught
July-September 16
67.0
so
36 154.0
272 October-Otceniber
71 128 268.5 624 .0
154 422 Total (Ju ly-Otceniber}
87 164 335.S 778.0
204 694
52 221.0
322
199 892.5
596
251 1,113.5
918
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Helena
<;llUlH£RH DISTRICT Calfbogue
Ch• r leston ~rbor
CENTRAL DISTRICT
Fig . 1- 1. location of Interview sites In relation to areas closed by the 1986 resolution.
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ta.. 1$ar1- .._,_,.__. Dl•t•t.... Jftf..--tJon -... cel l ec:i.4 d!ld.nt, • ~ft& - · • IU cr••l CIM\1& (,,... ltlJ•l!&J lfl6) &M - ... 1lU cel l .ctt- M a ~1 ( ----.r lfl)•DK1 .. 1r ltlf) . IQ t.b• cr11l c.-.\aol , d .1.rb l •t•tvl1_. Pd•r• at ,...llc -...c ,_,, 11 dw7 r1tMrned fro. filbifl&. Col-ltoet-len k ••• ... ,. ,..c .. It ~ et th. ·- 1H1tl1M ( and • f1ti1 f\Ot COVllrld dlu'iq tb• cr11l CIU\lot). 111tth aarda fot fl1h1-r..n to c4111f1l1U and d1po1lt •fter chelr crt, . O.ull• of the•• '"""''' 1 r1 con~l.ned tft Lo"' i t 11 , (1916).
O.ta for 1917 w..r1 eoll1ct1I h)' the Olvl1t1r1 ""61.r a eooperatl - ol.Jl'•-Gt wit.It dtie Jt.tt-1 &.rlM rut..rl11 a.rvlc• ( Ital). J1Cn ..... c~t-4 a -rtae 'l'Ml'Ntl ... _l flto1Mrt11 IUtl lt:lctl -....,. ( Mini) 1 bc1 lt1t, trS.-rlly to ol:iuia ~teh Mu • 1
r11l .....t .._.t., tti.l• "'"'"7 •1- -.t.,., a f"l •laa er••• Cln.9YI t• . .. t•I• Cl tClll L.t1~tl1a, ht 1aipl1 1U.1.s trier u 1917 ~w ...... ~ -u to ,.rate &t11Aly1l1 1t t!M l•tl'lltltl ..... .1 (1.g . .. CW•• dwl IHP•phiC
.. •t•&Oll•• c;:-l•r•d ht.re) . Dl• trllNtlfll ef t.,_ ll)t•rvl•v• bu • l•o bf•tl eonoentr•t.-.. lt1 • tev •t••• ( .. Lr1ly the nortlwrn part of tb• euite) , vtth l~q\IAtt eo..r•&• el1•-'h1r1,
ln 1917, tbtl Dl•i.•lon obtal.Md t •nt.11lon r .... »In to lt0d.lf7 tb• l'GfSS a..pl-tq 6e•lcn l a ont.r e. 6'1tala l•rg•r IUfll•• frM • -r• ••\l•l 1ao~aphie diatr'lbutl• of IW"MY atfo r t . Yb• Dl•l • len alH c...._te4 •wtt1tMftu.1 enq>llng, u.el•& the •'rtc.Mllr••, the Ill.PSS _,..., el C.• are ...... teir· ••lec;:-c.4 Keer""" " • 1...,.. u.r. .as precdlo.:r• aad dM Dlwt•lM .... l.lal~ • 1M.r 1ti• lo ci._.,..flC t:l:M9.. acn .-ta.1 • lM dlff11" fr• • ,._...,.o to •••••• ( hl•J "*"taac.lell7 l •rpr dlirl.nc JvJ.7•Mplt _. -h r•~ed ln Jr......_r. n.e ..... r) , 'nle r1l1tl¥'t I Ofttrlbutlon of offaho ro fl•twlWil'O t o Mint 4(1'0U.. .t•• ••rl•• b1tv.1ft ar••• aM •••••n•. .nw. di.ltrlbutl~ of dlol acw.tl 1nt.tl"ll•v• olot.alna4 therefor• l • Mt ·~ b•t-•n a.r1U within eo_,..r.blo 1bort•t•nt tt1i.e~ale , OV.rall cover•&• of tb• v.rlov. e.r••• •lthln th• •••••nal ela1elftca tlN•ljtll4 lwlf* l a rOIJ&hly • •.,.l••lont fo-r c..,..rattve pi.tirpe1•••·
'""' 1911 ... ta tor.l\lldol fl&ur•• for lllll7 diMllo ptlV.ta "'9at flsba~ .._ •Uc.I 0.t cti.y fl ..... la lubo'n "•UN , •fl .... "'1 lllPS u ...-. . r1 ... r a , -10_. kt•• .., .._, .. l•l • ta. O.u. h'- a.... ...... ta e...t•l -ur• •r• •t 1*1~. '!he ce cdl .,.; al.fan. fll'IT•• lac:l\lde infonuU.oa .tlt•1M4 llld'lfll CM DlwUlon a-.11flc. Ste·tt•tlce tu. 191) •NI ltl' probably tnel....S. e t._,, Cll'IP• ta eo1• t•l • .nd of.f1bor• er•••, • lM• no 4L1tlnct.lon w•• IU4- u c-o ft•hln1 lH• Clon. Thi• contrlWt:lon ia - attlOt •I co hav. no •VPt•Gtabl• lnOt.11M• Clft raport:•d flehln1 •'l.WIC•ll '
T••l• 1·1 •how dw ' dlacrl'"-'tln of uc-1 •WWY affort (amber of tac..t'ft1¥•) by
llln ....,1.Lna ..,..... l a tbe •CNtbt.m. district dl.u"tac 1tt1. n.. , .. .,..,.le.al 41"1.•1-m a:r• *f'P"IU-c;e , 1 lau O. ..._t lou.t:t- or ll*lfC w:d.'litia• U• ... • · 1ba goaplr:tp ar. 1Naff - Cha lee.au ... of tho --.11ac alua: -6 die.lr p:r•laity OC' .... ot .ecu• c.. t:be .soundl . t .. 1. 1· 2 t..ic..a.u. tt.. -~· dlattUNttoo ot l•ta"11¥9 lo tblt c•u•l 41.• a-lcc . Loe•tl.u af ftaJ.l.ftC , particularly ln m. OM.rle•t- vlcl11.lty, -r• ~CK -r• pr1cl••l7 chan at.owti.:ra eG4 dloa. sr-.1,... .... 110r• doflnlc-1.. . nw "••t Aablay araa lr1ell.Mhe the '°"tl'nira•t•t'D atdol of QM.rl••t- H&t'bor 4oWI t:o ldi•to l•leM, U.Cludlftl th• Aabl17 a.i. .. r . 1ba &amt COO,.r r 11t0fl exceftde fr• dM c;..,.r at~ co lkctoll..,.,,Ulo , •tdl ••t of dM fUhl~ 1tto:n hnf.a.a --rAd la Cha Cooper and Ua.:o61 liwr. ao4 * Jac:raoMmc..l V•«iel"t*J (.nd,for t u tttbuc-.u-lao) -c:'h of C.,.ro lale·c-..
It st-ld M ..,...,luif, tha.t pr.ct:kallJ di of die tla1'1• act:lYlty .,.... • .., bere t.a oeeun-d la a:llliutarl•• of MUftld:a and. t..,., nthtt choaG la ca- •lrect11. n.,.n l·l t.1 tec.lud.ed c.. Ul!Mt:rac:e the •l~• of Q1' ,
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Tabla• t . J ·~ I •• •~rl&a eatch al'ld •ffort ln t:ha •outhtm aad ca'Gttal dlaC:Ticta, r••feCtl••1y, durlt'I& Jwl.y•Dtlc111b1T, 1917 . the 10\t'l!t hll•aa r•rar an1y co • t a tlet1ca tor t:hoa• angl•.r• vhct lndlcata4 apoe.lflully that Chay wat'O ftabL"nl for ra4 41'\a, apotud .... 'trout, Ufld/oT fl-*r• . Pl,..u•• for tboH flaba..._ .... 114 •t aUta e 1,.Cl.U pr.t~ or ft....., foT •-dltna al H are -e. UclUd. n.. ..... r• •t .,.t&T• c:rlpa t.ad.lu.hd t. dila.H ~1._. .. •It. • it.d dM •nt·n el t.eu:rri- l• t•l- l • l .eDd 1·2 ~ .._, l•unt- ....,._r..t effort .-. ........... •l ...... thaa - fl.a..rw.. la ndri ~. aach MIC)•'T _. ..... u.4 - e it.rl.p ad the ....-.r of lilov• tlabe4 _. ~ ac~t'Clfaal.Y (fo.r •u-.tl• , - lau .... t- dabt c .... r - •n1l1t , INt ch• ~•tch for a ll'OOJP of tour: thr•• ..... •n1l1ra a the ftlJllb1r of trip· holill'• -r• dw.a added t• the u u l) .
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lt ahwld e l 10 bol kept t.n .tntt th1 t M arl7 a l l o f di. f l lhhl1 ..cclvlty r• porc.>d on "'rl"I •11 7••r • 4 l d not uke pt.ce l a • re•• 4lrMtl7 ..tfected by tbt 19•6 clohn (l. • • • dlol .a.,..., &re.u 111 P1-gure 1•1). Hut M1&l • r 1 lfl41c.1 t • cl t:h.lt t:b17 ••r • fl 1 .. lt1a L• crlbut&.r'l•.a of • • r t.abl e pr • aJ.a.t t)' te GI elee .. • r _.. &.c.e=: t.aql"'I •11L "' Ol'#'lal• ,..-.-.1 '- lM.lu ad di.le A4 .,_ _, .,.tw •-a-c • •c u ... 1 _ , , .. , .,. cll•UM•• ~ their ft.n c ,..r er c-, e fllltll .. thet coafo.r:.: ritll pr-1 .... -~ .._ 111 ,-.,. •P"l•• 1l.1"4Mr • le chelr 1'-C• ·
'Thi r-1latt... cont:r--lhtlon ot pre fe r·r• d .-p.ecil1• (l, e , , 1'14 drlm, • potted 111tT11o1t, •nd t l ounckr1) to tot.i c• t.c:M1 v.1 hl&h17 Tltl&bl• blcve•n ar•u •nd 1111on1, • ltl\Guah 1111M.,.,,.t c.on.l 1tent •lthlfl 1r1a1 11114 1111ot11 b1t\111a year • , o...ir iQC tM f i ll (Oe~r· DK...,.T). •tcb b m. puk •••••n for r• d d.r\19 aAd 1p•ct• d •••tTout, pa rc111t.a1•
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coocttburt.- .,., quit• Wt•m o .. r all ara-.a. i ,a l9J 7. u "a• aLM dM ca.a• ta tha centtal dilttict l• ltH. C.tdN• ..,_U.C tbs ~r (.July•S.,,Ulllbar-) "'9t a ~ M r• .._Tllbla: tha comrlhd.- et ff4 U.. U tt. - Joe lafl.--. durifl& di.LI ...... . 101lolo ...,,U-• d c. p~ ,...u., dM ,.,c_t -tttktl- ot pr.ta.QM a.,.c.t• • l• tbe UilldMn& •tsttlcc .,... 1-.r- ln 1'•7, wl'l.l l • t.. Chi central dl.attlcc. 1 c ,,... ebout di• · - •
111.at'lQI lt• 1, cti. P1rciaata1• of tt•IC99• "4M raporc.ad no c.at41h v•rt• cl wl daly fro• ara1 to araa, bu,t t 1ndold to be hlah••t frtta Port io'yd ~ t o cti. •"'6ttw.•t • m abor. of Cbarl ••toa lati.or1 It va1 a\lbatlftt.Ull7 lCl'lter l.D tha c..lilllop • "6 &uc:- eoop.r r a1tou, \Ihm cwipar.4 " 1 cll1ttlct·ri• balls v leh Jl'n-1.0IUI 7aan, thtra ._... Vlrwe.117 M ch&ii&• t. cb9 .-t:tMon 'l• U'ict, ...t.Ua the ,.rc.nc.qe 1.t - cu•ba.l trl.p• vu .,. a upc.l7 '8 en. c.nt:r:al UM,
ca.cdll h tu t... all apect.a cOlb.1--' va-t.H. ...._t.lfttlall7 f .,. ar... u ar a.a dllrtl!ll m1. ,..rct¢'ala¥lJ' ._.._ the !a11 . Catch r ac.• -..re p-r • ll7 hl ..... • t 111 the C• llhopa ~ .,,clalcy, foll-4 -, tbe hrc lo7• l .sGund ana. Ia tha c.•aC"t• l 4.lattl c t , rba7 - t"e aub•e&nc.11117 hl &twr 1A tJM &Nt '°°"'r a.r••· Plahl n1 1wca•• v aa cenai1tentl7 1-1.1t in ct.. araa fro. It, Mel a"' Sound co ~l .... ~ ... l t.rb• w, o._.. •• , •• IJ'M" )' ...... catch tat •• t .... all e,.elea c..til Md oa a 41atrkt··ride Mal • w r-a \If' ln .... th dl1crtcu, k t -re .. 1n 0.. awtht:m. araa. the•• CON:l.w:i- appl7 t• catch r • t •• atanred 'Mdl la flab par crlp -' fialll ,.r hour fllbed~
?be -.-c .... ru.c ~ at flabl-. ...:'t. .. a fer _., .... l ar a l.e ,nbUlJ' cht Al.ad.- c.a:tdi r i t e ef "'9l• rrM ..,..el u . Ja l.H7, ca.tcb r •U• a t te4 *"-· spoa:IPI a...u-c, aM n..,...,.. c.-1....- - r• ft.l'J' ..Uocm -.it"lflC che - r, ..iben _...u.,. ta f t .ab peT bour f 11"44'. 1'lol ••up c l ea .... m. &,ut eooper an•, 1111fwr..lA e~ •~caaa vaa -.u:b sr-car. Dl.\'tlfll fall lt• 1. eau h i:at•• (lfl f lab par beur fl•Md) W t • hllb••C lA ell• C• l ll>oa.,.a-Port l 17al • reu, •nd rather couU.cent lNt 1- r e l •awhlr• .. Fer ch• enti.1'9 aut"ffy ,.rjod, ca t•b t at•• (in f i ab par hour ft.bid) .... r . h t lhto•t •rid vtra.all7 lMDC'l .cal t ri die C.1~. Port. byal, and C..t C.O,.r an... l a d:M It. lal."'9 aftd V.•t ~ an..., eat.ch ra t9• -r.. ._t tM - , ~ ---.c i...i.r ta.- l• ta.. e dMr u ... .
listorkal • ..,..........,. •t u t;U racu for ra4' ....... .,.c:CiM ... c::r..t - t " ..... -illaf:i-tly '1.Ueron't -thMa •f ulotlU::S.., h e ...... ot dif fanaic ......., -:tbodol oP,.., tMJ auapa:c that flaMllf Nee4.•• for n d *la c1- aou.tbltm d.la crlct -• 1 U abtl7 1-r l n 1'17 U.... l• 191S, wbtle tlYt la t:blo ceiitral dJ.atrlcc ... coa..lcter-.-it,. a r .. u r than 111 di• p l'..,loua eve ,-ar a , r.r .,.c-ted •••trout, c.e.tch rat•• in bot'.h dt1trlct1 Wrl l'\I ttt 7 -r• •\lb•unt.-1a l l y htaher cha t1 di.Ir~ 198.5 . thare a.ra lmu.fficicnt 41.t a for t:b• 1outblr 11 d.l atrlct to calc1o1l e t.1 • " • l v.a for 1986, la the c.ntral d.la trlcti, Cha ca.t ch r.u:a for-
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SOUTKERN DISTRICT
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TOTAL lEJIGTH (I nch"s )
Fig. 1-2. Length dlstrlbtitlon of red d..,.m, Jul y-December 1987.
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Ft~. 1-3. Length distributi on of spotted seatrout, JulyOtcel!ll>er 1987.
• •• tr-t la ltff ..... ~t•rablJ 6"°'" tb.t r•,.rY4 la 1911. lit.ls 11 t.e ... -.-CM, • Ille• ltl' •u pnmt&llJ • •zc•l-1~ '1MI l•t °''' '""' .. ~t ll• ........ . .. - 11 ... l• hudi C...r.Uaa.
Mnflli c_,..tuoa ef Mch "4 tlrw • ftd 1pett14 11at .r-t ~IC:Cbt.t WU vir.....UlJ ttt.nclc• l lo ucb 4l•ttlcit. ln lfl7 , !he C0.,01lt lo111 of tlMl dt\19 C•tChoe• •hov.4 • 1ub1ur1tlal d.tff•.r•t1e•• f r om Chic •b••rv.• ln 191), eft.1t • llov&nee1 ate -d• f•r tb. 1l u 11..S.c . 'l'h• -d.l 11t11tll for • ••t:tOllt (t4 ·U• ) wa• I.he •- la both dt.tricta In ltl'I and c..,a.raltl• u t.Mt obu.ned 1t1tewht1 lD "'' ·
Appa rer1 t cha111•• tr1 th1 • • rt-.. ,.r_1.• ft, u...t be.re co ... 1uce r.l etlw flahl"I ...::c•.•• c.aa. 1" ar•,..,lully ~u .. •• fell_.; c:be di.r.ctt- et 0.. -.c:e:re t..._.cec:u cM dl1"wti- •f ~ la tllle .,.Ci.fl• ,.um.te.r •al- l• ,,, , tr. pr:-1-... ~.
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~ .... :r1lttl"""h.lp k~1r1 the c.u.1adon cl u-awllft& I.I\ cloaed •r••• • Ith CUh1Q& 1'""'9.I• ln proaJ.ul cr""1t1 r ta1 ttt.t om be ldentl(116 f:rOll tb4'•1 4tt.a ,
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•t boat l•Ql'IChJ.r11 facll i c:le.1 •• tbt1 reW:mtd fT- tbd:r fllh.l r11 trip•. M>o11c '°' of di. 1Atarv19"'1 ...... • ehtdl.11•4 for ftilbodf and 40t t•r -•tr.ct..1•· Jk1rl1 • 11 ltu;ant"" ... re olltalnM 'M~ die hiNi'• cf 1000 and. ltoO
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ni. at.aodaft ltl1 MllSS rlafl..t. l•urc.,e: Q!Matl...,.ln -. dM ~ lu~.c f•r ••t lae:......-1-. An ahltr...-lau4 Dl'rl•l... lU.. f•'9 WU U.Sff du(.. .... •f ta.. wnl-nul Dl•Utoa leiurri-•. a.,_r•l•u • f cha ~t:lonM.li:• -.1eya4, tlM c .re•l cl• rlla ubd .mtl•r• u ap•e:lty the rneral ar•• lo '"'"ch tMy bad done ••ti ef th• l.r tlehlf\I. Vlth r- ••ceptJ•n1, the lMlcat-4 loca tl•n. corr•.,,ondad co th• •-•dJ.at.. • r•• of Wot laW111Ching faolll ty <•·&· fl•h•.,...n lnt• l"Yl•••d et 1 .. 1.ya Point iM•~lJ alway• bad tt1be4 ll'I • ldl•r the llaoclo • r C.O.,e r ltv.r• or t:h..t portl.n •f the Mrbor -•r th• c...,..r ll••r \rl.•&u). 1be ~·•1r•_pl\lc .,.. ...... c:Molr prloclpal lnt.o!"Y1•• altaa a r • lMle.•u.t l• 'lawn ll-1. ht.e wr• ,..,,.,. f•r UM•• fal.rly ••UMl.,. a.r.... la •r*r tilt •u.la a ls1-111 eaili.f.ctory --.l a aUaa, wtt.11• • tJ. 11 - lau l•l"I •- l • 1Jc.t ..._ , , f•r .. ,.,.u_ llJ rl..._r .-,au..
C.tdw.• lnclllCf,e a ll flab raporc;a4 l~. laclvCl•t tboae r•l••••d er •t .... 1'Wl.tl• -•• liable for lnlf,.cctea by dloe c .... t clerlla , C.tc.h r•t• (CPUI) ,.te, .... aw.t-4 ln iw.l>•r• of fla.h per angl•r • trlp, IMl\lde r• l ••·••d fl.th aod thoa• th•t: ver• dlaoarMd, All••fl••l•• ••tiaataa a.re b•••ll on •11 trip• •M tot•i catcM-•. C:f'tll: ••ct .. c•• t'"t &•d
dr- and 1potted •••t~t •T• b••" "'·l,y •r1 d..t• for c-rlp• la which the a,.claa wa e lct.r tar&• ted or repor~ c•uJl'lt. O.ta lMl~ll her• perulA ecilJ t o t:ri.p• ...S. ta rti. lNlhiar• • • ttra i•l-.. ln m. a.-crapb.lc ca t..fOr-l.9• tMtc.t"°': dMy d9 .. , 1-1-. crt,. t. c ... c.al wat1U, • • I • diia Ou.:rt .. ~ J • ttief er UM "9trl • er c.q..r• Ia.t.l:!id ..at.
'''"'" T-1• 11 •1 s-n..i:,, U.. •latr1.1Nti- ef • ••pl la1 •••• l'••t ten• a ad r • l a t1•• •t1trl1Nt1- of fiab.ln& •IL'f•rt , b l a t.1.,. IL'Lahloa 1t.te.C.•• by 1•01raphic: ..... l • •h.8- In r.-1. 11-2.
Talil• ll· l ll1t.a tbe •p•cl•• pr1f•rencu , •qoi;l••l•nt to ta.rgat 1pe c:l•• · tpeelea CC*foalt.loa o( tba M:Cllal cat.eh..• (lMlllfJna flah rapel'c.d. r•leuad ol' dl•c.arde.d) 11 abown l1'1 Tebl• 11·•·
tbel'• -r. ue t - flsll er pTl•rlry .,.el•• ...,..ur• d U. tlMi •aJ'llltlM • ....._ t. ,.nolt. --•a1hl ~rt...,. •f 1.,..~ c ..... lt.1Ai8 •f cha c.atdM>.e. Per U. ..ct.... Cherla•C- a.re•. ta. .-rs&• •l•• of kdll r-4 ........... t.Ull u.a.r:rout. .... • ll ... l-lJ -11• .r t haa that. ef CJ.ah c~t • l.....,.r•.
Dt1s¥f1lgp 1..,1. abu are raths.r •-11 ln -•t •f
th• aroa• snd the •arl•ni:-•• •••Hl• t •d • lth catch r at•• •r• utlltor..17 - 'fJ' l a.rs•. •• ea rt1oro1.1a • Utlltleal .-lyai a waa pa rforMd, It t hiould b• lntuit:l'V9lf ob<rt"'" Chat C:b• r • wlta ahould M lnurpreud • ltll ca1.1tl0ft at1ll that • Qf apparenc:ly 1lgnlflc.ant a t a tl1tl.cal •1rt1ra.._ .. - Y ha.. llttl• pract:lc• l ...ta.1 WMkr the•• c:lrc-taoc••· n... - •ri •al\M •f
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tbuc fJndl"la I • .. _..rtptlw ,
1ht ,..riaec.apa er -..L• r• 11111o spK-l-fled .. praf• r._.. ( l . • ., c.a.ra.a t.e4 •_,.-) - r• hlg)M.r la dM -1'• -u.i.acan a:raaa ().}\ to • taa:dler. " ' ,. dM Mhl.,. u .. r uu, _. ''' wut of m. ..,..l•J) . n. ,.:ru-ntaa_. of 9nfl•r• r.,.irt:l"f, M tlelil ....Pt - .ra ilio bl.pat: lo tba1• &T•••• Thia hepata tbat tlM 1.-..l of • ._.,,,.. ...na the 1•M.r&l anJUCI& popula don hsra u 7 • • •OM'llihat l~r than chat of f l ab• ...... * fl •h l ft d"1 eoopar ~ V1a6o 11..,.'I'• and the r•1t of the &a•t Cooper ar.... . ~ r •l.atl ¥9 fl•'blQ& ""'••• foe prlorlt)' ap<tcl•• 11' tti. • • rl-. a.rau a.ho 1a41cat.u thet: thl• la ,r.ttebly cha c••• · .la. • l ta.mat:I- --.l•NtlOID l • that • l&tpr po:rti- •f thl -.11,.. ,..vl.• tl- .... fl.ab•• ... t at chi. .ubl"Y ,r..t•.ta r-.r&J Mt:t49 HQl'll, ... baa fllhar.aa l.a ta.. lut Coop._r UN U. -- •rt ... ~ ~ Miecd.... Jfal f•r ,....11r .,.n ~·-·
i. ca.._ •f " rc•nt .....-J.t.i- of I.be coul catcb. n4' *- wn C*!itl•r~ly - :ra Ulllpoftallt '" the &ut CMpe.t u ... th.so .... t af tM u.hlay, whlla 1,.t:t• • -..r:re11t: -r• better r-•pru•ntall ln catiebea fr.- di.I l1tt:ar ua... C.t.Gh r a t •• tor .. th at tha•• prio'ticy apect.u -:r• aW:i1tan111Lall1 h1&Mr tn ch• V1ndo aid '°'°9•l' a1 .... r1 ti\•!) t.J\ •l\J' othet' a r a1.
\lhen •1•- d ln t:ha - a rall aa"Ma (I.e., • ltb ceub raua of pl'llC"lt)' ap•cl••, ow t all flabl.:rt& 1Yeca.1a , r•lstl<r• e:aatrtbu..tJ-. of prl.r.lty ep.ac;taa, _.,, apecil•• ti.,,.nlty), the A.a.bl.,. u .. r .,,.1r1 t.a .. dM. l ... t ,~d- ...- t•r lac.al cu~. n. ~t tall.a:n r a t.a .... ,..~ dM.n aDd tM .,...... . ...... ,. • • " •f tM r-~ c.au.111 wa.a .... ~11.7 1.,... n. ...... rall u :tdri r 1u (I.e . , far all ..,..... ~l-') -. .-1Mr41.7 1-r (....,t 4'• •f dllt: in tllie ... t 1-• t U.•) a... • 11.,..r a . the fiab.lq IUCC9U tar r •d ctnm .,.,.u• t:• .. ~- i-r in tlM M ble7 l.1-r thlA ...,.., .... el aa.
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Bull Bay
Price Inlet Caoers Inlet
Oewees/Capers ICW
Wild Ounes
C::Y'~ie..tes In 1 et
Har'bor Entrance
Inlet
Wando/ Cooper R.
Paradise lsllnd Remleys ·Po1nt
Asbley R. / Harbor Ell 1 s CrHk
C1ty Marina Wappoo Cut County Fann
~·· Fig. 11-1. Geographic areas and principal launchin~ sites.
1nd1cated by the dashed l ines.
Folly/ Stono R. ICll
Folly River Battery Island Li•house &I l ow ldg.
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Table 11·1. t•umbers of fnterv;ews and relative effort by f1sh1n~ area, July-~ec~r 1987.
Dewees/ Wando/ Ashl ey/ Folly/ !CW Cooper Harbor Ell ls Stono
Interviews 58 114 28 33 51 Anglers 95 126 30 46 69 Tota l hours of
fishing 340.5 593.5 101.0 156.5 255.5 Average trips/ angler during prev ious two
mnths 6.5 6. 1 6.0 10.0 8.0
rable 11-2. Catch rates of private boat f;shermen by g~raphl c area. CPUE data are 1n numbers of ff sh per an~l er-tri? and have been calculated as average-of- ratios statistics.
Dewees/ llando/ Ashley/ Folly/ IOI Cooper Harbor Ellis Stono
Percent of anglers reporting no fish caught 13l 17S SOl 34l
All -species CPUE 3.5 7.6 3.5 1.6 4.0
Red 0....,, 2.2• o.g• CPUE 2. 1 5.0 1.8
Spotted Seatrout
1.2• 3.2a CPUE 1.0 3.8 1.6
• eased on • 20 observations
Table II-;. Species preferences (i.e., target species) of private boat fishen:len by fishing area, Ju ly-Dece~ber 1967 .
--------------- ----------------···-····-·-- ------~''' W.ftOOI Asl'lley/ rol ly/
-----''~°'!....----~'~..,.!!!!!~'----~":'~'"'""-'------'~'~'~'''--------"''~ ... "'------""' o..,,. JI S:oott" St:•tl"Olilt SI .,,, 10 SoottM Stttf'Oiit 11 .t.y ZS ,,,., l• ttoO ~ 11 1..- o.-- 8 -, 11 Soottff Sfftrout zz Soottto S.1trwt Zl ...., lS SMtlf't W 0Nit 11 .... Or.. It rltuMtM 10 flou:iridirn I S.ttJ'Oul S ~t I 1oet s tl1ct: s.. a.ss t ~M l 9!1nt ) Wrl s Z ~l ... filMI 1 llMtfl\" l
•l~rs I
Table JI-(. Total 1987.
catch of private boat ff shenoen by fishing area, July-Oec"111ler •!u~rs of reltased fish are shown 1n pai rentheses.
ci...:t/ .. _, ~,.,, folly/ IOI '°°ti" ..... , l!lt• , ....
... - 99(411 ltd ONlll ll01•st ... _ "l'I ....... , .. , 52(0)
""'"' 11(44 Spottt<I S.•tt'Orlll JlS 106 Crwlf'I' 13 , SMtrout ''i'~ SPoti.d
Cttfttll u (8} ' t"ftttl ., 51 5POttM ... o.. ,. 0 Sfftrovt "!"} lttflltflt l'I•• l1 (OJ Crott:tr ZI n Sfftl"'Ollt 11{0~ Ct tft1h 5 t ... _ JI 4) ,,.... .. ,. z•· f 'l Spot n " Flounders 1010 J•ct ''"ft sh u "I •tnfttfl U •I C..tftth It It Totclftih 10 10) c,..v, 11, Zill C•tfith 14 24 Soott.1'11 S.• t.l"Oltt ZI O} n..-... 11 •! C•tftslil '1 ,, .... " 1(0 '"'' .... 20 !5) 11.ct: °""' • O} •oc• S.• .... ICO Stiver '-rthl(l ( r'9¥•11e 24CZ4) F10lllNIM It 01 Jtc.I ( l"'t'Wt 11 e • I! .... l(f Sfl'f'ef' .......... J IOI toe:• S.• .... , 0) ''•ftp l(Z Toul 11(12} .. .... 1:1:1 wt•llft~ ' (01 Jo.wt ts• , )) C.h >U WHll ftU!
··~- Sff .... ' (1) Sfl¥ef' Pff'dl ) 1) Sllile•SMtd Z(O .;1 .. 11.-, &IOI
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