Volume 68
Telemetry Estimates of Site Fidelity and Residency for Gray Triggerfish, Balistes capriscus, Around Artificial Reefs in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
Authors
McKinzie, M.K., S.T. Szedlmayer, and J.L. Herbig Download PDF Open PDF in BrowserOther Information
Date: November, 2015
Pages: 64 - 65
Event: Proceedings of the Sixty eigth Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute
City: Panama City
Country: Panama
Abstract
Gray triggerfish, Balistes capriscus, are an ecologically and economically valuable species in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Regional populations support both commercial and recreational fisheries that have grown in importance in recent decades. Gray triggerfish are presently considered overfished (SEDAR 2015). Despite their increasing value and newly implemented management strategies, many life history parameters remain unclear. For example, little is known of their movement patterns, habitat use or residency to structured reef habitats