Abundance and distribution of Spanish mackerel, Florida pompano, and other species captured by gill net and seines in the northern central Gulf of Mexico in 2011 and 2012.

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As part of a study to understand the abundance and distribution of coastal pelagic fish species in the northern Gulf of Mexico, gill nets and beach seines were used in a two-year survey from 2011 - 2012. Both gear types were deployed multiple times per month from April to November each year at randomly selected locations ranging from Horn Island, Mississippi to Pensacola, Florida. All gill net captured fish were enumerated, measured, and identified to species. Only Florida pompano and Spanish mackerel species were kept from seines; all other organisms were released immediately.

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Author Sean Powers
Maintainer data@disl.org
Last Updated July 23, 2022, 03:05 (UTC)
Created July 23, 2022, 03:05 (UTC)
Access_Constraints Permission to access these data must be given by Dr. Sean Powers of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab.
ISO 19115 Topic Categories biota, inlandWaters, oceans
Place Keywords Gulf of Mexico, Dauphin Island, Alabama, Petit Bois Island, Horn Island, Mississippi, Fort Morgan, Orange Beach, Gulf Shores, Pensacola, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Pelican Bay, Mississippi Sound, Bon Secour Bay, Mobile Bay, Perdido, DISL, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
Theme Keywords Teleost, Elasmobranch, Fish, Biota, Gill net, Seine, Spanish mackerel, Scomberomorus maculatus, Florida pompano, Trachinotus carolinus, coastal pelagic fish survey
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dc.contributor M. Schrandt, K. Gregalis, J. Jackson, L. Showalter
dc.coverage.placeName Gulf of Mexico Dauphin Island Alabama Petit Bois Island Horn Island Mississippi Fort Morgan Orange Beach Gulf Shores Pensacola Gulf Islands National Seashore Pelican Bay Mississippi Sound Bon Secour Bay Mobile Bay Perdido DISL Dauphin Island Sea Lab
dc.coverage.t.max 20121108T
dc.coverage.t.min 20110406T
dc.coverage.x.max -87.182
dc.coverage.x.min -88.773
dc.coverage.y.max 30.327
dc.coverage.y.min 30.198
dc.creator Dr. Sean P. Powers' Fisheries Ecology Lab
dc.date Unpublished material
dc.description As part of a study to understand the abundance and distribution of coastal pelagic fish species in the northern Gulf of Mexico, gill nets and beach seines were used in a two-year survey from 2011 - 2012. Both gear types were deployed multiple times per month from April to November each year at randomly selected locations ranging from Horn Island, Mississippi to Pensacola, Florida. All gill net captured fish were enumerated, measured, and identified to species. Only Florida pompano and Spanish mackerel species were kept from seines; all other organisms were released immediately.
dc.language en
dc.subject Teleost Elasmobranch Fish Biota Gill net Seine Spanish mackerel Scomberomorus maculatus Florida pompano Trachinotus carolinus coastal pelagic fish survey
dc.title Abundance and distribution of Spanish mackerel, Florida pompano, and other species captured by gill net and seines in the northern central Gulf of Mexico in 2011 and 2012.
dc.type spreadsheet
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