Abstract

TThe red snapper Lutjanus campechanus is among the more ecologically and economically important fishes in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). Because the species is severely overfished (low biomass) and continues to be undergoing overfishing (excess fishing mortality) in the northern Gulf, a great deal of research money and effort has recently been directed at red snapper. This book compiles much of this recent research on the life history, ecology, and fisheries of red snapper in the United States’ GOM. It is the culmination of a symposium on red snapper convened at the midyear meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society held in San Antonio, Texas in February 2006. The goal of the symposium was to bring together red snapper researchers and managers to present their latest findings under four subject headings: life history and ecology, population dynamics, population structure, and fisheries and management. The book will contain 20 select articles on a variety of themes from a diverse field of authors from private industry, government, and academia. Publication is expected in early 2008.

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