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Deepwater Snapper-Grouper Marine Protected Area Survey (1982 - 1983)

Published by Southeast Fisheries Science Center | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: January 27, 2026 | Last Modified: 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000+00:00
The Southeast Fisheries Science Center Mississippi Laboratories conducts standardized fisheries independent resource surveys in the Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and U.S. Caribbean to provide abundance and distribution information to support regional and international stock assessments. In 1982 to 1983, surveys were conducted to locate one or more Marine Protected Areas along the west Florida shelf to protect spawning aggregations of gag grouper.

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