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NOAA Fisheries
Service
Galveston
Laboratory
4700 Avenue U
Galveston, TX
77551-5997
409.766.3500


fishery ecology branchPhoto of mangrove thicket and prop-roots with reflection in calm water at the bottom.

recent research

  1. Long-Term Trends in Nekton Populations and Habitat Change in Galveston Island State Park, (1982-2005)
  2. Wild celery (Vallisneria americana) Beds as Essential Fish Habitat in Estuaries, (2002-2004)
  3. The Effect of Cell Size on the Habitat Value of Marsh Terraces. (2001- 2003)
  4. Tracking Created Coastal Salt Marshes of Spartina alterniflora with the Help of a Geographical Information System (GIS).
  5. Use by Macrofauna of Seagrass Beds Along a Salinity Gradient in Florida Bay. (1997-2001)
  6. Habitat restoration research: A construction cost versus fishery benefit analysis
  7. Recruitment Patterns of Early Juvenile Red Drum, Sciaenops ocellatus. (2001- )
  8. Short-term Effects of the Cessation of Shrimp Trawling on Texas Benthic Habitats.
  9. Compilation of Data Sets Relevant to the Identification of Essential Fish Habitat on the Gulf of Mexico Continental Shelf and Estimations of the Effects of Shrimp Trawling Gear on the Habitat. (2001-2002)
  10. Origins of Red Drum Stocks: Assessing the Contribution of Different Nursery Grounds Using Biogeochemical Fingerprints . (2001-2003)