Volume 49
Preliminary Analysis of Tag Recapture Data of Greater Amberjack, Seriola dumerili, In the Southeastern United States
Authors
Cummings, N.J.; McClellan, D.B. Download PDF Open PDF in BrowserOther Information
Date: November, 1996
Pages: 25-45
Event: Proceedings of the Forty-Nine Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute
City: Christ Church
Country: Barbados
Abstract
Greater amberjack, Seriola dumerili, tag and recapture data are summarized for 1959-1995 from five historic marine tagging programs. 13,856 fish have been tagged during this period and 10.3% (1,456) were recaptured. Recapture averages are 1.9 years at liberty (84% of returns), with a high of 14 years occurring. 48% of all fish showed no net movement. Results indicate that a spring movement of Atlantic Ocean stock occurs from the Carolinas to southeast Florida. There is a 1.3% exchange between Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico fish (1.6% exchange between the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic). These movements may be spawning related.