Early life history and relative abundance of blacktip and other coastal sharks in eastern Gulf of Mexico nursery areas including bycatch mortality of sharks and associated fishes. Quarterly progress report, July 1, 1997 to September 30, 1997.

Abstract

Tasks during this period were two quantitative surveys in July, August and September in Charlotte Harbor. Used gill nets to do exploratory survey of sharks including blacktip, blacknose, scalloped hammerhead, Atlantic sharpnose, bonnethead and spinner.