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"Partitioning Release Mortality in the Undersized Red Snapper Bycatch"
This is a study group composed of Karen M. Burns (Staff Scientist/Program Manager of Fish Biology) of Mote Marine
Laboratory and Dr. Raymond R. Wilson, Jr., Associate Professor of Marine Science, Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, Long Beach, as co-principal investigators.
The goals and objectives of this
project are to determine the ramifications of current practices in the bycatch of undersized red snapper, and to then test and evaluate to determine successful directions for future practices to assure the survival of this
 important commercial and recreational resource. The use of specific hook types and sizes, such as the J, kahle and
circle hooks, (see the article) will be investigated and will be an important adjunct to previous studies in this area. See
the new article referring to the latest information on this study.
Depth induced mortality of red snapper will be investigated in the laboratory by simulating depth of 140 and 200 feet using Dr. Wilson's fish hyperbaric chambers. The project will enhance the scope of on-going studies involving other species of undersized reef fish, i.e.
hook mortality, physiological effects of depth, predation, etc. and become a valuable information source for scientists, marine regulatory groups, commercial fishermen and sportsmen.
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Last Update: June 15, 2004
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