Volume 48
Analysis of the queen conch trip ticket data for Puerto Rico an de U.S. Virgin Islands
Authors
Keithly Jr., W.R.; Meyers, S. Download PDF Open PDF in BrowserOther Information
Date: Noviembre, 1995
Pages: 573-585
Event: Proceedings of the Forty-Eight Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute
City: Santo Domingo
Country: Dominican Republic
Abstract
Queen conch hip ticket data for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands were analyzed for the purpose of examining recent trends in tbe respective fisheries. For Puerto Rico. the analysis was conducted on the 1988-93 period. For the US. Virgin Islands, the timeframe of analysis was the 1986-94 period. Several issues were examined including: (1) seasonal trends in queen conch catches, (2) the distribution of catch, and (3) catch of other species in relation to queen conch.