Record #:

28425

Author(s):

Schwartz, Frank J.

Abstract:

Atlantic midshipman fish were collected off North Carolina between 1911 to 2012, and four were found in Pamlico Sound. Once abundant their numbers have declined after 1990 when ocean water temperatures changed from cool to warm. Today they are rarely caught or seen in North Carolina.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 129 Issue 3, Fall 2013, p111-114, map, bibl

Subject(s):

Fish species--North Carolina; Fish populations