### seafood:

Pickerel
* are a top predator, much like northern pike, walleye, or musky
  - in the shallows biting on minnows and crankbaits
  - opportunistic carnivores which ambush their prey
  - pikes
  - sight-oriented predators and are predominately active during the day
* boney fish.
* prefer quiet waters with heavy weed growth.

### seafood | pickerel:

Chain pickerel
* are fish
  - pickerels
* fish that fills out the fishing picture.
* grow rapidly in Texas waters.

Roe
* Many roes have a commercial value, the highest being for caviar, the roe of the sturgeon.
* is seafood

### seafood | roe:

Red roe
* comes from female scallops.
* is that of a female, and white, that of a male.
+ Scallop, Life cycle: Bivalves
  * Red roe comes from female scallops. White roe comes from males. Scallops release Spermatozoa and ova freely into the water during the mating season. Fertilized ova sink to the bottom. The immature scallop hatches after a few weeks. The larvae drift in the plankton until they go to the bottom again to grow.

### seafood:

Saltwater fish
* Many saltwater fish are harvested straight from the sea
  - succumb to illness early in life due to poor husbandry
* Most saltwater fish have gills
  - seawater
* Most saltwater fish live for many years
* Most saltwater fish live in environments
  - low salt environments
* Some saltwater fish live along the coasts of continents.
* are especially sensitive to water changes
  - large and many species are very capable of emptying a skimpy reel
  - marine organisms
  - seafood
  - some of the most beautiful fish in the aquarium hobby
  - usually far safer than Florida's wild freshwater fish
  - varied and abundant in the Gulf and ocean off the shores of the entire state
* drink enormous amounts of water to keep from drying out.
* excretes excess salt by active transport through gills.
  - oceans and estuaries
* tend to loose water and take in salt.

### seafood | saltwater fish:

Bluefin tuna
* Most bluefin tuna has instinct.
* Most bluefin tuna reaches maturity
  - sexual maturity
* Some bluefin tuna has streams.
* are one of the most valuable fish in the ocean today.
* has strong home instinct

### seafood | saltwater fish:

Flatfish
* All flatfish are rather flat , and have ray-finned fish
  - flatfishes have an unusual flattened body form well suited to life on the bottom
* Some flatfish can actively camouflage themselves on the ocean floor
  * All flatfish are rather flat, and have ray-finned fish. They swim sideways. Some can hide on the ocean floor, waiting for prey. They have a capacity for dynamic camouflage, which is under nervous control, and can change in 'real time'
* keep a low profile, concealed on the sand till they pounce.
* lay eggs that hatch into larvae resembling typical, symmetrical, fish.

### seafood | saltwater fish | flatfish:

Southern flounder
* Some southern flounder eats shrimp.
* abound around channels, bay months, and adjacent substrate.
* are caught under bridges and docks and in the nearshore ocean
  - larger and live longer than Gulf flounders
  - well adapted for ambushing quick-moving prey such as fish or shrimp
* consumes prey.
* is one of the best eating fish in the Gulf.
* lives for years.
* takes bait
  - live bait

Summer flounder
* are bottom-feeders that eat shrimp, squid, worms, crustaceans and other fish.
* have a very short stage between being a larva and an adult when they are juvenile.
* is an economically important fish in Virginia and in the Bay.
* spend most of their lives close to or on the ocean floor.

Winter flounder
* come into the bay in the fall and stay through the winter until the spring.
* is the most popular finfish species caught by recreational and commercial fishermen.
* produce a natural antifreeze compound.
* tend to return to the same spawning locations in consecutive years.