Contents of Volume 17, Number 2

I. NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL, AND REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON BLUE CRAB FISHERIES

Aaron Rosenfield
Preface, p. 367

Stephen J. Jordan
Introduction, pp. 369-370

James A. Johnson, Jr., David P. Green, and Roy E. Martin
Industry perspectives: The hard blue crab fishery-Atlantic and Gulf, pp. 371-374

Michael J. Oesterling
"Blue" crab resources in other countries: Implications for the U.S. industry, pp. 375-378

L. Eugene Cronin
Early days of crabbing and a brief history for the Chesapeake Bay, pp.379-381

L. J. Rugolo, K. S. Knotts, and A. M. Lange
Historical profile of the Chesapeake Bay blue crab (Callinectes sapidus Rathbun) fishery, pp. 383-394

Vincent Guillory, Harriet Perry, Phil Steele, Tom Wagner, Paul Hammerschmidt, Steve Heath, and Charles Moss
The Gulf of Mexico blue crab fishery: Historical trends, status, management, and recommendations, pp. 395-403

II. STATE BLUE CRAB FISHERIES-TEXAS TO NEW YORK

Paul Hammerschmidt, Tom Wagner, and George Lewis
Status and trends in the Texas blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) fishery, pp. 405-412

Vincent Guillory and William S. Perret
History, management, status, and trends in the Louisiana blue crab fishery, pp. 413-424

Harriet M. Perry, James Warren, Christine Trigg, and Tom Van Devender
The blue crab fishery of Mississippi, pp. 425-433

Stevens R. Heath
The Alabama blue crab fishery: Historical trends, status, management, and the future, pp. 435-439

Philip Steele and Theresa M. Bert
The Florida blue crab fishery: History, status, and management, pp. 441-449

Clark Evans
Conservation and management of the blue crab fishery in Georgia, pp. 451-458

J. David Whitaker, Lawrence B. DeLancey, James E. Jenkins, and Mark B. Maddox
A review of the fishery and biology of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, in South Carolina, pp. 459-463

Lynn T. Henry and Sean McKenna
Status and management of the blue crab fishery in North Carolina, pp. 465-468

Richard W. Cole
Changes in harvest patterns and assessment of possible long-term impacts on yield in the Delaware commercial blue crab fishery, pp. 469-474

Linda L Stehlik, Paul G. Scarlett, and Joseph Dobarro
Status of the blue crab fisheries of New Jersey, pp. 475-485

Philip T. Briggs
New York's blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) fisheries through the years, pp. 487-491

III. BLUE CRAB STOCK ASSESSMENT, BIOLOGY, AND RESEARCH

L. J. Rugolo, K. S. Knotts, A. M. Lange, and V. A. Crecco
Stock assessment of Chesapeake Bay blue crab (Callinectes sapidus Rathbun), pp. 493-517

James H. Uphoff, Jr.
Stability of the blue crab stock in Maryland's portion of Chesapeake Bay, pp. 519-528

Desmond M. Kahn, Richard W. Cole, Stewart F. Michels, and William H. Whitmore
Development of life-stage specific indices of relative abundance and stock-recruitment relationships for the Delaware Bay blue crab stock, pp. 529-541

Vincent Guillory
A survey of the recreational blue crab fishery in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, pp. 543-549

Vincent Guillory and Stephen Hein
A review and evaluation of escape rings in blue crab traps, pp. 551-559

Vincent Guillory and Stephen Hein
An evaluation of square and hexagonal mesh blue crab traps with and without escape rings, pp. 561-562

Paul Prejean and Vincent Guillory
An evaluation of small mesh baited traps for peeler crab capture, pp. 563-565

Edward J. Noga, Thomas K. Sawyer, and Miriam Rodon-Naveira
Disease processes and health assessment in blue crab fishery management, pp. 567-577

David W. Engel and Gordon W. Thayer
Effects of habitat alteration on blue crabs, pp. 579-585

IV. EPILOGUE

L. Eugene Cronin
Reactions to the Blue Crab Symposium, p. 587