"March 1984." Includes bibliographical references (pages 372-382). Supported through the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act under Dingell-Johnson

"Study objectives: 1) To conduct a comprehensive study of seasonal movements and migration patterns of the eleven most important inshore marine recreational species of sportfishes. 2) To determine age and growth characteristics (time of annulus formation, size at various annuli, k rates of growth, etc.) of the eleven target species. 3) To determine the food preferences and feeding habits of the target species and determine if seasonal and/or developmental changes in habits or diets occur. 4) To determine the reproductive characteristics (time of spawning, location of spawning, age at maturity, fecundity, etc.) of the target species."--Page ii.