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MARMAP Bongo Nets 1990-2009

Entry ID: MARMAP_BongoNets

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Summary

Abstract: Abundance and biomass of fish species collected during the day from 1973 to 1980 off the coast of the southeastern United States (Cape Fear, NC to Cape Canaveral, FL).

Purpose: For thirty years, the Marine Resources Research Institute (MRRI) at the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), through the Marine Resources Monitoring, Assessment and Prediction (MARMAP) program, has conducted fisheries-independent research on groundfish, reef fish, ichthyoplankton, and coastal pelagic fishes within the region between Cape Lookout, North Carolina, and Ft Pierce, ... Florida. The overall mission of the program has been to determine distribution, relative abundance, and critical habitat of economically and ecologically important fishes of the South Atlantic Bight (SAB), and to relate these features to environmental factors and exploitation activities. Research toward fulfilling these goals has included trawl surveys (from 6-350 m depth); ichthyoplankton surveys; location and mapping of reef habitat; sampling of reefs throughout the SAB; life history and population studies of priority species; tagging studies of commercially important species and special studies directed at specific management problems in the region. Survey work has also provided a monitoring program that has allowed the standardized sampling of fish populations over time and development of an historical base for future comparisons of long-term trends.

Annual MARMAP cruises to assess relative abundance of reef fishes in the sponge-coral and shelf edge (live bottom) habitats of the South Atlantic Bight (SAB) have been conducted since 1978. MARMAP currently samples natural live bottom habitat from Cape Lookout, NC to the Ft. Pierce area, FL. The current main MARMAP objectives are to:

(1) Sample reef fishes in the snapper-grouper complex at using a variety of gears in live bottom, rocky outcrop, high relief, and mud bottom habitats,

(2) Collect detailed data for time series description of species for annual composition and relative abundance,

(3) Obtain population characteristics on fish species of interest through life history information analysis, including age and growth, sex ratio, size and age of sexual maturation and transition, spawning season, fecundity, and diet. Priorities are dictated by the SEDAR schedule and other management considerations,

(4) Collect hydrographic data (e.g. depth, temperature, salinity, etc.) for comparison to fish abundance and composition indices,

(5) Collect DNA samples from selected fish species for stock identification,

(6) Expand sampling area in North Carolina and south Florida as well as reconnoiter new live bottom areas with underwater video (UWTV) to add to the MARMAP site database.

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Link: VIEW EXTENDED METADATA

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Description: This is the project home page for the MARMAP program.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

	N: 35.27	S: 27.36	E: -75.1	W: -81.3

Min Depth: 5 Max Depth: 250

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Marcel Reichert

Dataset Title: MARMAP Bongo Nets 1990-2009

Dataset Release Date: 2010

Dataset Release Place: Marine Resources Research Institute, South Carolina Dept of Natural Resources

Dataset Publisher: SCDNR/NOAA MARMAP Program

Data Presentation Form: database

Other Citation Details: Retrieve from http://www.usgs.gov/obis-usa

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1973-10-24

Stop Date: 1980-07-28

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

Science Keywords

OCEANS > AQUATIC SCIENCES > FISHERIES

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH > RAY-FINNED FISHES

ISO Topic Category

ENVIRONMENT

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

PLANNING CADASTRE

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Access Constraints Stored data format: ArcView shapefile
Available format type: ArcView shapefile. Stored as geographicals with a projection file.
Access constraint: ArcView shapefile is available on the web.
Conditions apply.

Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Must be cited properly. Usually mapped to a Universal Transverse Mercator projection, Zone 43.

Ancillary Keywords

GIS

HEARD ISLAND

MANAGEMENT

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

AADC

Data Center

Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia

Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC Phone: +61 3 6232 3244 Fax: +61 3 6232 3351 Email: metadata at aad.gov.au Contact Address: Australian Antarctic Division 203 Channel Highway City: Kingston Province or State: Tasmania Postal Code: 7050 Country: Australia

Distribution

Distribution Media: HTTP

Distribution Format: shapefiles

Fees: Free

Personnel

URSULA HARRIS

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: +61 3 6232 3519

Fax: +61 3 6232 3351

Email: metadata at aad.gov.au

Contact Address:

Australian Antarctic Division

203 Channel Highway

City: Kingston

Province or State: Tasmania

Postal Code: 7050

Country: Australia

ANGELA BENDER

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: +61 3 6232 3246

Fax: +61 3 6232 3351

Email: gis at aad.gov.au

Contact Address:

Australian Antarctic Division

203 Channel Highway

City: Kingston

Province or State: Tasmania

Postal Code: 7050

Country: Australia

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2004-03-11

Last DIF Revision Date: 2008-04-10

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