The Texas Artificial Reef Program : fish composition and monitoring efforts from 1993-2018 /

Deployment of artificial materials in the Gulf of Mexico off Texas occurred indiscriminately in the 1950s and earlier. It was not until the mid-1970s that material was intentionally placed on the sea floor in the Gulf to enhance and create marine habitat. In 1975 and 1976, 12 obsolete WWII Liberty S...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Shipley, J. Brooke (Author), O'Shaughnessy, Katie A. (Author), Baldwin, Allison (Author), Shively, J. Dale (Author)
Format:	Government Document Book
Language:	English
Published:	Austin, TX : Texas Parks and Wildlife, Coastal Fisheries Division, 2020.
Series:	Management data series ; no. 301. PWD report ; V3400-2727.
Subjects:	Texas. > Artificial Reef Program. Artificial reefs > Texas > Gulf Coast. Artificial reefs > Texas. Fish habitat improvement > Texas > Gulf Coast. Artificial reefs. Fish habitat improvement. Texas. Texas > Gulf Coast.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Materials and methods. Sampling season and study area ; Sampling method ; Water quality ; Additional data ; Data analysis
Results. Dives ; Survey occurrence ; Water quality ; Biological data
Discussion. General overview ; Challenges and limitations ; Future research needs ; Conclusion.