Caribbean Research Institute; Special Report; Exploratory fishing for a source of non-ciguatoxic sport and food fish

Author(s)

Dammann.A.E

Publisher

United States Department of the Interior fish and Wildlife service Bureau of comercial fisheries

Publication Year:

1970

Publication Place

Virgin Islands

Physical Description:

48 pages; tables

Call Number

VF 41157

Language

English

Record ID:

13692

Legacy PEIN ID:

53585

General Notes

Contents: 3. introduction, by A.E. Dammann, 6. fishing gear and methods, by J.A.Yntema, 17. results of fishin geffort, by W.N.Brownell, 30. Ciguatera studies, by R.W. Brody and A.A.Spandorf, 42. conclusions and recommendations, 48. bibliography

Subject Heading(s)

Exploratory fishing for snappers and groupers was effected in the waters at the edge of the Virgin Islands plateau. Several species appear to exisrt in relative abundance at the depths of 50 to 130 fathoms along the outer slope of the plateau. The fish caught from these areas to date have provent o be non-toxic. Bioassay methods employed to date have not proved successful in determining whether a fish is ciguatoxic.

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