Figures & data
FIGURE 1 Location of Artificial Reef Site Fish Haven 13 in the northern Gulf of Mexico (November 2009). Depth ranges were 20–24 m for section A, 24–26 m for section B, and 26–27 m for section C. See Methods for definition of the reef patterns (clump, OL100, OL200, and OL300).
FIGURE 2 Pyramid structures used to construct artificial reef complexes at Artificial Reef Site Fish Haven 13 in the northern Gulf of Mexico (upper panel); and a trap used for collecting Red Snapper during sampling (lower panel; photographs provided by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources).
FIGURE 3 Artificial reef patterns deployed between March 6 and June 6, 2007, within each section of Artificial Reef Site Fish Haven 13 in the Gulf of Mexico (100 ft = 30.5 m; 200 ft = 61.0 m; 300 ft = 91.4 m).
TABLE 1 Dates of individual sampling events, along with section, reef patterns, and season sampled, in Artificial Reef Site Fish Haven 13 located in the Gulf of Mexico offshore of Mississippi (Fa = fall; Sp = spring; Su = summer; see Methods for definition of reef patterns). Due to gear restrictions, only two reef patterns were sampled on the October 26, 2007, sampling trip.
FIGURE 4 Mean (+SE) CPUE (Red Snapper/trap soak-hour) at each reef pattern (described in ; N = number of site visits used to generate mean CPUE estimates) for Red Snapper captured with trap nets during September 2007–November 2008 from Artificial Reef Site Fish Haven 13 in the Gulf of Mexico.
FIGURE 5 Mean (+SE) CPUE (Red Snapper/trap soak-hour) by season (N = number of site visits used to generate mean CPUE estimates) for Red Snapper captured with trap nets during September 2007–November 2008 from Artificial Reef Site Fish Haven 13 in the Gulf of Mexico. Sampled seasons were spring (March–May), summer (June–August), and fall (September–November).
FIGURE 6 Mean (+SE) total length (mm) at each reef pattern (described in ; N = total number of Red Snapper sampled at each pattern) for Red Snapper captured with trap nets during September 2007–November 2008 from Artificial Reef Site Fish Haven 13 in the Gulf of Mexico.
FIGURE 7 Mean (+SE) total length (mm) in each season (N = total number of Red Snapper sampled during each season) for Red Snapper captured with trap nets during September 2007–November 2008 from Artificial Reef Site Fish Haven 13 in the Gulf of Mexico. Sampled seasons were spring (March–May), summer (June–August), and fall (September–November).
