Habitats and Biota of the Gulf of Mexico: Volume 2: Fish Resources, Fisheries, Sea Turtles, Avian Resources, Marine Mammals, Diseases and Mortalities
Intro -- Preface -- About the Editor -- About the Authors -- External Peer Reviewers -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 9: Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Overview of the Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem for Finfish -- 9.2.1 Key Environmental Variables Influencing Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Fish Populations -- 9.2.2 The Fish Community in the Gulf of Mexico -- 9.3 Population Dynamics of Key Finfish Species of Ecological, Commercial, and Recreational Importance -- 9.3.1 Snappers (Family Lutjanidae) -- 9.3.1.1 Key Life-History Processes and Ecology -- 9.3.1.2 Predators and Prey -- 9.3.1.3 Key Habitat Needs and Distribution -- 9.3.1.4 Fisheries -- 9.3.2 Menhaden: Gulf Menhaden (Brevoortia patronus), Finescale Menhaden (Brevoortia gunteri), and Yellowfin Menhaden (Brevoort... -- 9.3.2.1 Key Life-History Processes and Ecology -- 9.3.2.2 Predators and Prey -- 9.3.2.3 Key Habitat Needs and Distribution -- 9.3.2.4 Fisheries -- 9.3.3 Groupers (Family Serranidae, Subfamily Epinephelinae) -- 9.3.3.1 Key Life-History Processes and Ecology -- 9.3.3.2 Predators and Prey -- 9.3.3.3 Key Habitat Needs and Distribution -- 9.3.3.4 Fisheries -- 9.3.4 Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) -- 9.3.4.1 Key Life-History Processes and Ecology -- 9.3.4.2 Predators and Prey -- 9.3.4.3 Key Habitat Needs and Distribution -- 9.3.4.4 Fisheries -- 9.3.5 Atlantic Blue Marlin (Makaira nigricans) -- 9.3.5.1 Key Life-History Processes and Ecology -- 9.3.5.2 Predators and Prey -- 9.3.5.3 Key Habitat Needs and Distribution -- 9.3.5.4 Fisheries -- 9.3.6 Atlantic Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) -- 9.3.6.1 Key Life-History Processes and Ecology -- 9.3.6.2 Predators and Prey -- 9.3.6.3 Key Habitat Needs and Distribution -- 9.3.6.4 Fisheries -- 9.3.7 Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) -- 9.3.7.1 Key Life-History Processes and Ecology.