Abstract
Catch and individual measurements from all organisms captured on bottom longline surveys in Coastal Alabama, Mississippi, and the Chandeleur Islands in 2015. Bottom longline gear type consists of 1.85 km (1 nm) of 4 mm monofilament (545 kg test) set with 100 gangions. Gangions are composed of a longline snap and a 15/0 circle hook, baited with Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus). Each gangion is made of 3.66 m of 3 mm (320 kg test) monofilament. Sampling occurs twice per year (spring and fall), three days per season. All organisms were enumerated by species, measured (to the nearest mm fork length), weighed (to the nearest kg), tagged, and released.
Purpose
Our purpose was to assess the species diversity of apex and mesopredators across the Northern Gulf of Mexico and measure any shifts in community assemblages, as well as note any residual effects from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
DOI: doi:10.7266/N7RN35X3
Suggested Citation
Drymon, Marcus. 2018. Bottom longline surveys of elasmobranchs and teleosts in Coastal Alabama, Mississippi, and the Chandeleur Islands in 2015. Distributed by: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC), Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N7RN35X3
Related Publication Citation
Seubert, E. A., Hussey, N., Powers, S. P., Valentine, J. F., & Drymon, J. M. (2019). Assessing trophic flexibility of a predator assemblage across a large estuarine seascape using blood plasma stable isotope analysis. Food Webs, 21, e00132. doi:10.1016/j.fooweb.2019.e00132
Funded by: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI)
Funding cycle: RFP-IV
Research group: Alabama Center for Ecological Resilience (ACER)
