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Saltwater Recreational Fishing
License
Communities of Fish and Selected Invertebrates in the
Little Manatee River
The tidal portion of the the LMR is home to more than 100 species of fish and is an important nursery area for numerous economically valuable and ecologically important species. It also provides important nursery habitat for economically important invertebrates such as pink shrimp and blue crabs.
Red Drum
(Sciaenops ocellatus)
Spotted Seatrout
(Cynoscion nebulosus)
Common Snook
(Centropomus undecimalis)
River km Species 0 3.4 7.4 13.1 16.1 17.8
Pigfish Gulf flounder Spotted seatrout Scaled sardine Silver jenny Northern kingfish Sheepshead Pinfish Silver perch Sand seatrout Spot Striped mullet Tidewater mojarra Striped mojarra Red drum Southern kingfish Common snook Ladyfish Menhaden Bay anchovy Hogchoker Croaker Black drum
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Cat
ch p
er H
aul
0
1000
2000
3000
4000 Alafia seine LMR seine Manatee seine Braden seine
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Cat
ch p
er H
aul
0
100
200
300
400Alafia trawl LMR trawl Manatee trawl Braden trawl
All Fish
-2000- -1999- -1996- -1997- -1998-
Geo
met
ric M
ean
Cat
ch p
er 1
00 m
2
0
20
40
60
Increasing Freshwater Inflow
-2000- -1999- -1996- -1997- -1998-0
200
400
600
NETB (model = bottom cover, temperature, dist. from shore, depth)
LMR (model = temperature)
A
C
ABCAB
BC
B
A
AB B AB
Anchoa mitchilli
(Apr-Nov)
-2000- -1999- -1996- -1997- -1998-
Geo
met
ric M
ean
Cat
ch p
er 1
00 m
2
0
10
20
30
40
Increasing Freshwater Inflow
-2000- -1999- -1996- -1997- -1998-0
1
2
3
4
LMR (no significant covariates)
NETB (no significant covariates)
A
A A A A
A
AA
A
A
Menidia spp.
(May-Oct)
-2000- -1999- -1996- -1997- -1998-
Geo
met
ric M
ean
Cat
ch p
er 1
00 m
2
0
40
80
120
Increasing Freshwater Inflow
-2000- -1999- -1996- -1997- -1998-0
1
2
3
4
LMR (model = dist. from shore, depth)
NETB (no significant covariates)
A
AB
AB ABB
AB ABBB
A
Bay anchovy Silversides
Sur
face
Sal
inity
(pp
t)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30river km 0 river km 3 river km 7
Month
Jan-Feb
Mar-Apr
May-Jun
Jul-A
ug
Sep-Oct
Nov-Dec
Jan-Feb
Mar-Apr
May-Jun
Jul-A
ug
Sep-Oct
Nov-Dec
Jan-Feb
Mar-Apr
May-Jun
Jul-A
ug
Sep-Oct
Nov-Dec
Jan-Feb
Mar-Apr
May-Jun
Jul-A
ug
Sep-Oct
Nov-Dec
0
2
4
6
8
10 river km 12river km 16 river km 18
1988 1989 1990 1991
Little Manatee River
Small Water-column Residents: Killifish (Cyprinodontidae)
Striped killifish (Fundulus majalis)
Rainwater killifish (Lucania parva)
Small water column
residents: livebearers
(Poeciliidae)
Eastern mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki)
Sailfin molly (Poecilia latipinna)
Lucania parva
(May-Dec)
-2000- -1999- -1996- -1997- -1998-
Geo
met
ric M
ean
Cat
ch p
er 1
00 m
2
0
1
2
3
4
Increasing Freshwater Inflow
-2000- -1999- -1996- -1997- -1998-0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
LMR (model = moon phase, temperature,
depth)
NETB (model = cover)
A
A
AB
A
BC
BAB
BB
C
Fundulus majalis
(Apr-Dec)
-2000- -1999- -1996- -1997- -1998-
Geo
met
ric M
ean
Cat
ch p
er 1
00 m
2
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
Increasing Freshwater Inflow
-2000- -1999- -1996- -1997- -1998-0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
LMR (no significant
covariates)
NETB (model = dist.
from shore, depth)
AB
A
A
A
A
A
ABABB
A
Rainwater killifish Striped killifish
-2000- -1999- -1996- -1997- -1998-
Geo
met
ric M
ean
Cat
ch p
er 1
00 m
2
0.0
0.7
1.4
2.1
2.8
3.5
Increasing Freshwater Inflow
-2000- -1999- -1996- -1997- -1998-0.0
0.7
1.4
2.1
2.8
3.5
Gambusia holbrooki, all months, LMR (model = moon, temp.)
ABC
A
B
A
B
A
C
AB
BC
B
Poecilia latipinna, Jun-Dec, LMR (model = moon, dis., temp.)
Eastern mosquitofish
Sailfin molly
Cyprinodontidae + Poeciliidae(native species only)
-2000- -1999- -1996- -1997- -1998-
Geo
met
ric M
ean
Cat
ch p
er 1
00 m
2
0
3
6
9
12
15
Increasing Freshwater Inflow
-2000- -1999- -1996- -1997- -1998-0.0
0.3
0.6
0.9
1.2
1.5
LMR (model = moon,
cover, temp., dist., depth)
B
A
B
A
B
A
AB
A
B
B
NETB (model = cover,
dist., depth)
Trinectes maculatus
(all months)
-2000- -1999- -1996- -1997- -1998-
Geo
met
ric M
ean
Cat
ch p
er 1
00 m
2
0
2
4
Increasing Freshwater Inflow
-2000- -1999- -1996- -1997- -1998-0.000
0.005
0.010
0.015
0.020
LMR (no sign. covariates;
sign. overall difference among years)
A
AA
A
A
A
A
AA
A
NETB (no sign. covariates)
Microgobius gulosus
(May-Oct)
-2000- -1999- -1996- -1997- -1998-
Geo
met
ric M
ean
Cat
ch p
er 1
00 m
2
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Increasing Freshwater Inflow
-2000- -1999- -1996- -1997- -1998-0.0
0.4
0.8
1.2
1.6
LMR (model = temp.)
A
C
A
C
B
A A
A
A
C
NETB (model = cover)
Clown goby Hogchoker
Lagodon rhomboides
(Feb-Jun)
-2000- -1999- -1996- -1997- -1998-
Geo
met
ric M
ean
Cat
ch p
er 1
00 m
2
0
5
10
15
20
Increasing Freshwater Inflow
-2000- -1999- -1996- -1997- -1998-0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
LMR (model = cover, depth)
B
CBC BC
A
B
A
BB
AB
NETB (model = cover)
Snook Life Cycle
Spawn
Eggs
Larvae
Tidalfreshwater
stream
Saltmarsh
Mangrove
Seagrass
Adapted from Lewis, Gilmore, Crewz and Odum, 1988
Economically Important Residents: Common snook (Centropomus undecimalis)
Centropomus undecimalis
(Jul-Dec)
-2000- -1999- -1996- -1997- -1998-
Geo
met
ric M
ean
Cat
ch p
er 1
00 m
2
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
Increasing Freshwater Inflow
-2000- -1999- -1996- -1997- -1998-0.000
0.005
0.010
0.015
0.020
LMR (no sign. covariates)
A
B
A
ABAB
A
AAA
AB
NETB (no signif. covariates)
-2000- -1999- -1996- -1997- -1998-
Geo
met
ric M
ean
Cat
ch p
er 1
00 m
2
0.0
0.7
1.4
2.1
2.8
Increasing Freshwater Inflow
-2000- -1999- -1996- -1997- -1998-0
1
2
3
4
Red drum(Oct-Jan)
LMR (no sign. covariates)
C
A
A
A
A
AB
AB
BC
A
A
Spot(Jan-Jun)
LMR (no sign. covariates)
-2000- -1999- -1996- -1997- -1998-
Geo
met
ric M
ean
Cat
ch p
er 1
00 m
2
0.0
0.7
1.4
Increasing Freshwater Inflow
-2000- -1999- -1996- -1997- -1998-0
1
2
3
Striped mullet(Jan-Jul)
LMR (no sign. covariates)
B
AAA
A
B
A
BB
A
Menhaden(Feb-Jul)
LMR (no sign. covariates)