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The largest group of latent resource
species in the Gulf of Mexico are the coastal herrings. The coastal
herring and associated species complex includes Spanish sardines
(Sardinella aurita), chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus),
Atlantic thread herring (Opisthonema oglinum), round herring
(Etrumeus teres), scaled sardines (Harengula jaguana),
and Gulf menhaden (Brevoortia patronus). Menhaden represents
the largest volume fishery resource in the U.S., but almost all
of it is reduced to fish meal and oil, and not used directly
for food. Several species of scad (Decapterus and Trachurus
spp.) and Atlantic bumper (Chloroscombrus chrysurus),
are also abundant in the area and share many characteristics
with the coastal herrings. Based on years of exploratory fishing
and collecting egg and larvae data, estimates of sustainable
yields for several of these species range from 12,000 to 95,000
tons per year.
Publications
Research Reports:
- Janhcke, M., J. Gooch, B. C. Posadas,
and C. D. Veal. 1994. Evaluation of On Board Handling Techniques
on the Quality of Various Coastal Herring and Associated Species
in Conjunction with Market Evaluations and Economic Analyses
to Identify Appropriate Product Forms for Domestic and Foreign
Markets. Mississippi State University, Mississippi Agricultural
and Forestry Experiment Station, Coastal Research and Extension
Center, Biloxi, MS. (Available in portable
document format (1.3MB).
- Posadas, B. C., C. D. Veal, M. L.
Jahncke, and J. A. Gooch. 1994. An Economic Analysis of the Domestic
and Foreign Markets of Various Coastal Herring and Associated
Species. Proceedings
of the 19th Annual Tropical and Subtropical Fisheries Technology
Conference. University of FLorida, Gainsville, FL. (Available
in portable
document format (1.2MB)
Presented Papers:
- Posadas, B. C., C. D. Veal, M. L.
Janhcke, M. L., and J. A. Gooch. 1994. An Economic Analysis of
the Domestic and Foreign Markets of Various Coastal Herring and
Associated Species. Presented at the 19th
Annual Tropical and Subtropical Fisheries Technology Conference,
New Orleans, LA.
- Janhcke, M. L., J. A. Gooch, B. C.
Posadas, and C. D. Veal. 1994. Evaluation
of On Board Handling Techniques on the Quality of Various Coastal
Herring and Associated Species. Presented at the 19th
Annual Tropical and Subtropical Fisheries Technology Conference,
New Orleans, LA.
Journal articles:
- Janhcke, M. L., and J. A. Gooch. 1997.
Sensory and Chemical Characteristics of Selected Gulf of Mexico
Coastal Herring Complex. Journal of Food Science, 62(3): 626-631.
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