Minimizing discard mortality in the red snapper fishery in the Gulf of Mexico Minimizing discard mortality in the red Minimizing discard mortality in the red snapper fishery in the Gulf of Mexico snapper fishery in the Gulf of Mexico Greg Stunz, Ph.D. Greg Stunz, Ph.D. Endowed Chair for Fisheries and Ocean Health, and Endowed Chair for Fisheries and Ocean Health, and Professor of Marine Biology Professor of Marine Biology Texas A&M University Texas A&M University - - Corpus Christi Corpus Christi
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Minimizing discard mortality in the red snapper fishery in the Gulf of Mexico
Minimizing discard mortality in the red Minimizing discard mortality in the red snapper fishery in the Gulf of Mexicosnapper fishery in the Gulf of Mexico
Greg Stunz, Ph.D.Greg Stunz, Ph.D.Endowed Chair for Fisheries and Ocean Health, andEndowed Chair for Fisheries and Ocean Health, and
Professor of Marine BiologyProfessor of Marine BiologyTexas A&M UniversityTexas A&M University--Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi
The SportThe Sport--fish Research Group at HRIfish Research Group at HRI
Goal: Provide sound science for maintenance and Goal: Provide sound science for maintenance and rebuilding of sportrebuilding of sport--fisheries for future generationsfisheries for future generations
““iSnapperiSnapper””An innovative tool for An innovative tool for collecting data in the collecting data in the
ForFor--Hire Fishery Hire Fishery (aka charters)(aka charters)
Red Snapper Recreational CatchRed Snapper Recreational CatchSource: iSnapper Pilot Data, Summer 2011Source: iSnapper Pilot Data, Summer 2011
Red Snapper Recreational CatchRed Snapper Recreational CatchSource: iSnapper Pilot Data, Summer 2011Source: iSnapper Pilot Data, Summer 2011
Reduced foragingability
Lingering Barotrauma
Depredation
The The ““Discarded AliveDiscarded Alive”” SliceSlice