Analysis of Fisheries Data, Florida

Two research projects will investigate the relationship between fresh water input and fish community structure in the Suwannee River estuary. The first project is focused on juvenile fish of selected taxa in the estuary. Statistical models will be constructed to evaluate the impacts of fresh water input on juvenile abundance, survival, species composition and species distributions. Physical elements that will be included are salinity, precipitation, river influx and water temperature.

The second project will be focused on the relationship between salinity/river inflow and commercial landings of selected taxa in the Suwannee River estuary. Statistical models that take time lag into account will be constructed to exam the impacts of fresh water input on fisheries.