Record #:

8352

Author(s):

McKenzie, Michael

Abstract:

With its flat body and both eyes on one side of its head, the flounder is one of the more unusual fishes found in the state's coastal waters. It lives and feeds on the ocean bottom and averages about two or three pounds in weight. It can grow to a maximum length of four feet and weigh twenty-six pounds. For the state's commercial fishermen, the flounder is the number one money-maker among all other food finfish. It is a big favorite of sportsfishermen and especially of seafood lovers.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 33 Issue 2, Feb 1969, p7-9, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Southern flounder

Record #:

8171

Author(s):

McCoy, Edward G.; McKenzie, Michael

Abstract:

The shrimp fishery in North Carolina began about 1880, but its actual potential was not realized until 1923 when for the first time in the state's history, over a million pounds of shrimp were landed. The landings peaked in 1953, when fourteen million pounds were landed. Since then landings have fluctuated at a lower level with slightly over five million pounds landed in 1965. The brown, spotted, and white shrimp are the important commercial species of shrimp. In this first of two articles on shrimp and shrimp research, McCoy and McKenzie discuss the shrimp's life history, migration patterns, gear and methods of harvesting, vessels used, and the shrimping season.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 30 Issue 9, Sept 1966, p8-9, 27, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Shrimp industry; Shrimp fisheries

Record #:

8172

Author(s):

McCoy, Edward G.; McKenzie, Michael

Abstract:

In this second of two articles on shrimp, McCoy and McKenzie discuss research projects. Between April and August 1966, the North Carolina Commercial and Sports Fisheries Research and Development Section released approximately 10,000 marked spotted shrimp and 7,000 marked brown shrimp in waters near the Morehead City-Beaufort area in Carteret County. The project seeks to learn where shrimp migrate after leaving the sounds; the mortality rate due to natural causes; how the abundance of shrimp can be predicted for a particular season; and the growth rate of young shrimp. Commercial fishermen participate in the project by returning any marked shrimp they harvest.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 30 Issue 10, Oct 1966, p10-11, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Shrimp fisheries--Research