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The icthyofaunal composition of the artificial Liberty Ship reef at Port Aransas, Texas /

"During the winter 1976, three Liberty Ships were sunk in 115 ft of water 18 miles offshore from Port Aransas by the Texas Coastal and Marine Council to produce an artificial reef. Although no research was initiated to follow the early development of the reef community on the ships a study was...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Holt, Scott A. (Scott Allen) (Author), Arnold, C. R. (Connie Ray) (Author)
Corporate Author: Port Aransas Marine Laboratory
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Port Aransas, Texas : The University of Texas Marine Science Institute, Port Aransas Marine Laboratory, 1980.
Subjects:
Artificial reefs > Texas > Port Aransas.
Fish populations > Texas > Port Aransas.
Artificial reefs.
Fish populations.
Texas > Port Aransas.
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Summary:"During the winter 1976, three Liberty Ships were sunk in 115 ft of water 18 miles offshore from Port Aransas by the Texas Coastal and Marine Council to produce an artificial reef. Although no research was initiated to follow the early development of the reef community on the ships a study was begun in June 1977 (Vetter and Roels, 1977) to assess the use of the ship reef for recreational fishing and subsequent studies (Vetter and Roels, 1978a, 1978b) examined the fish populations on the ship reef. This report details continued investigation into the population dynamics of recreationally important fish species on the Liberty Ship reef with special emphasis on red snapper"--Introduction
Item Description:"Final report submitted to the Texas Coastal and Marine Council in fulfillment of IAC (78-79)-2183 and IAC (80-81)-0044."
Physical Description:35, iii leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (leaves 33-35).