Table 3. Nekton species captured in study.
Mean (±one standard error) increased nekton biomass ($ kg m−2), commercial fish price ($ kg−1), and increased value of commercial fishery (m−2) by species and gear type from experimental oyster reef versus paired reference mud-bottom sites. Only dominant species (i.e., >3% of total biomass) are presented. Negative values indicate mud-bottom references sites had a greater value for that particular year. All currency is in 2011 US dollars.
| Gear | Species | Common name | Increased biomass (kg m−2) | Commercial fish price ($ kg−1) | Increased fishery value ($ m−2) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | ||||
| Archosargus probatocephalus | Sheepshead | 0.0216 (0.0144) | 0.0106 (0.0096) | 0.0334 (0.0117) | 1.26 | 0.027 (0.018) | 0.013 (0.012) | 0.042 (0.015) | |
| Arius felis | Hardhead catfish | 0.0006 (0.0051) | 0.0108 (0.0068) | 0.0051 (0.0064) | 1.05 | 0.001 (0.005) | 0.011 (0.007) | 0.005 (0.007) | |
| Bagre marinus | Gafftopsail catfish | −0.0033 (0.0026) | 0.0023 (0.0053) | 0.0001 (0.0003) | 1.05 | −0.003 (0.003) | 0.002 (0.006) | 0 (0) | |
| Brevoortia patronus | Gulf menhaden | 0.0072 (0.0037) | 0.0003 (0.0005) | 0.0005 (0.0003) | 0.17 | 0.001 (0.001) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Callinectes sapidus | Blue crab | −0.0003 (0.0009) | 0.0007 (0.0006) | 0 (0) | 2.01 | −0.001 (0.002) | 0.001 (0.001) | 0 (0) | |
| Caranx hippos | Crevalle jack | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | −0.0008 (0.0005) | 2.02 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | −0.002 (0.001) | |
| Carcharhinus leucas | Bull shark | 0.0223 (0.0139) | 0.0151 (0.0089) | −0.0148 (0.0149) | 1.80 | 0.04 (0.025) | 0.027 (0.016) | −0.027 (0.027) | |
| Chaetodipterus faber | Atlantic spadefish | 0.0002 (0.0002) | 0.0008 (0.0006) | 0.0004 (0.0003) | 0.16 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Cynoscion nebulosus | Spotted seatrout | 0.0032 (0.0024) | −0.0026 (0.0034) | 0.0165 (0.0075) | 4.53 | 0.014 (0.011) | −0.012 (0.016) | 0.075 (0.034) | |
| Dasyatis sabina | Atlantic stingray | 0 (0) | 0.0012 (0.0012) | 0 (0) | 0.45 | 0 (0) | 0.001 (0.001) | 0 (0) | |
| Gill net | Dorosoma cepedianum | Gizzard shad | 0 (0) | −0.0001 (0.0003) | −0.0003 (0.0008) | 1.74 | 0 (0) | 0 (0.001) | 0 (0.001) |
| Elops saurus | Ladyfish | 0.0007 (0.0007) | 0.0001 (0.0011) | 0.0006 (0.001) | 0.00 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Lagodon rhomboides | Pinfish | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | −0.0001 (0.0001) | 1.29 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Leiostomus xanthurus | Spot | 0.0001 (0.0001) | 0 (0.0001) | 0 (0) | 1.84 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Micropogonias undulatus | Atlantic croaker | 0.0022 (0.0015) | 0.0002 (0.0004) | −0.0004 (0.0033) | 1.67 | 0.004 (0.003) | 0 (0.001) | −0.001 (0.005) | |
| Mugil cephalus | Striped mullet | 0.0011 (0.0021) | 0.0052 (0.0021) | 0.0015 (0.002) | 1.52 | 0.002 (0.003) | 0.008 (0.003) | 0.002 (0.003) | |
| Oligoplites saurus | Skipjack | 0 (0) | −0.0009 (0.001) | 0.0006 (0.0006) | 2.02 | 0 (0) | −0.002 (0.002) | 0.001 (0.001) | |
| Paralichthys lethostigma | Southern flounder | 0.0022 (0.0033) | 0.003 (0.003) | 0.0075 (0.0032) | 4.45 | 0.01 (0.015) | 0.013 (0.013) | 0.033 (0.014) | |
| Pogonias cromis | Black drum | 0.023 (0.038) | 0.0439 (0.0235) | 0.0297 (0.0304) | 0.00 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Sciaenops ocellatus | Red drum | 0.0037 (0.0158) | 0.0118 (0.0063) | −0.0006 (0.0045) | 0.00 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Sphoeroides maculatus | Northern puffer | 0 (0) | −0.0237 (0.0273) | 0 (0.0007) | 0.00 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Anchoa mitchilli | Bay anchovy | 0.0001 (0.0001) | 0.0001 (0.0002) | −0.0001 (0.0001) | 0.25 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Bairdiella chrysoura | Silver perch | 0 (0) | −0.0001 (0.0001) | 0.0001 (0.0001) | 1.84 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Brevoortia patronus | Gulf menhaden | 0.0007 (0.0007) | 0.0002 (0.0005) | 0 (0) | 0.17 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Callinectes sapidus | Blue crab | 0.0002 (0.0002) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2.01 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Dasyatis sabina | Atlantic stingray | −0.0001 (0.0001) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.45 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Lagodon rhomboides | Pinfish | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | −0.0001 (0.0001) | 1.29 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Seine | Menidia beryllina | Inland silverside | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.0001 (0.0001) | 0.00 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Micropogonias undulatus | Atlantic croaker | −0.0001 (0.0001) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1.67 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Mugil cephalus | Striped mullet | 0.0001 (0.0001) | −0.0001 (0.0001) | 0 (0) | 1.52 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Palaemonetes pugio | Grass shrimp | −0.0001 (0.0001) | 0.0001 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.00 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Penaeus aztecus | Brown shrimp | 0 (0.0002) | 0.0001 (0.0001) | 0.0002 (0.0002) | 4.34 | 0 (0.001) | 0.001 (0) | 0.001 (0.001) | |
| Penaeus setiferus | White shrimp | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | −0.0001 (0.0001) | 4.34 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Sciaenops ocellatus | Red drum | −0.0002 (0.0002) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.00 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Tray | Alpheus heterochaelis | Bigclaw snapping shrimp | 0 (0) | 0.0001 (0.0001) | NA | 0.00 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NA |
| Anchoa mitchilli | Bay anchovy | −0.0004 (0.0004) | 0 (0) | NA | 0.25 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NA | |
| Callinectes sapidus | Blue crab | −0.0017 (0.0011) | −0.0009 (0.0009) | NA | 2.01 | −0.003 (0.002) | −0.002 (0.002) | NA | |
| Chasmodes bosquianus | Stripped blenny | 0.0002 (0.0002) | 0 (0) | NA | 0.00 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NA | |
| Cynoscion nebulosus | Spotted seatrout | −0.0004 (0.0004) | 0 (0) | NA | 4.53 | −0.002 (0.002) | 0 (0) | NA | |
| Gobiesox strumosus | Skilletfish | 0.0031 (0.0014) | 0 (0) | NA | 0.00 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NA | |
| Gobiosoma bosc | Naked goby | 0.0046 (0.0015) | 0.0011 (0.0011) | NA | 0.00 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NA | |
| Hypsoblennius ionthas | Freckled blenny | 0.0053 (0.0027) | 0.0003 (0.0003) | NA | 0.00 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NA | |
| Mugil cephalus | Striped mullet | −0.0001 (0.0001) | 0 (0) | NA | 1.52 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NA | |
| Myrophis punctatus | Speckled worm eel | 0.0023 (0.001) | 0.0004 (0.0004) | NA | 0.00 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NA | |
| Opsanus beta | Gulf toadfish | 0.0055 (0.0045) | 0 (0) | NA | 0.00 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NA | |
| Palaemonetes pugio | Grass shrimp | −0.0014 (0.0007) | 0.0005 (0.0004) | NA | 0.00 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NA | |
| Panopeus herbstii | Atlantic mud crab | 0 (0) | 0.0012 (0.0012) | NA | 0.00 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NA | |
| Penaeus aztecus | Brown shrimp | 0.0001 (0.0001) | 0 (0) | NA | 4.34 | 0.001 (0) | 0 (0) | NA | |
| Penaeus setiferus | White shrimp | −0.0001 (0.0001) | 0 (0) | NA | 4.34 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NA | |
| Rhithropanopeus harrisii | Harris mud crab | 0.0277 (0.0057) | 0.023 (0.0077) | NA | 0.00 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NA | |