Occurrence of Gray Triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) from SEAMAP Fishery-Independent Resource Surveys

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Fisheries-independent catch and effort data from Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP) Summer and Fall Groundfish Surveys (from 1987 to 2018), Reef Fish Surveys (from 1995 to 2017), Fall Plankton Surveys (from 1986 to 2016) are used to map the occurrence of gray triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) in the northern Gulf of Mexico. The final summary is represented as a point layer. The layer attributes include the longitude (LON) and latitude (LAT) of each station, the presence or absence (OCCURRENCE) of the species and the survey (SURVEY) during which it was taken.
The SEAMAP Fall Plankton Survey collects larval gray triggerfish across the U.S continental shelf during their spawning season. Juvenile, and some adult gray triggerfish are caught during SEAMAP Summer and Fall Shrimp/Groundfish trawl surveys. Adult gray triggerfish are primary observed/taken during SEAMAP Reef Fish surveys.

Dataset Citation

Cite as: National Marine Fisheries Service. 2019. Fishery_Independent_Balistes_capriscus_Occurrence. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Accessed [date].

Dataset Identifiers

Fishery_Independent_Balistes_capriscus_Occurrence

ISO 19115-2 Metadata

Balistes_capriscus_Occurrence_2019

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Other Access	https://gulfatlas.noaa.gov/catalog/products/living-marine/fishes/ (fileAccess)
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Distributor	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov
Dataset Point of Contact	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov


Time Period	1986 to 2018
Spatial Reference System	urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates	N: 30.5 S: 24.333333 E: -81.166667 W: -97.5
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General Documentation	Metadata Landing Page


Publication Dates	publication: 2019-10-15
Data Presentation Form	mapDigital
Dataset Progress Status	Complete - production of the data has been completed
Data Update Frequency	Irregular
Purpose	To display the presence (positive occurrence) or absence (no occurrence)of gray triggerfish found during multiple years of SEAMAP and NMFS fisheries independent surveys.
Use Limitations	Not to be used for navigation. Although these data are of high quality and useful for planning and modeling purposes, they are not suitable for navigation. For navigation, please refer to the NOS nautical chart series.


Dataset Citation	Cite as: National Marine Fisheries Service. 2019. Fishery_Independent_Balistes_capriscus_Occurrence. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Accessed [date].
Originators	David Hanisko NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
Collaborators	Jeff Rester Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission Adam Pollack Riverside Technology, Inc.
Publishers	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information


Theme keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Earth Science>Biological Classification>Animals/Vertebrates>Fish None Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program SEAMAP National Marine Fisheries Service NMFS Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission GSMFC bottom trawl fisheries independent data SEAMAP Summer Groundfish Survey SEAMAP Fall Groundfish Survey SEAMAP Fall Plankton Survey station locations gray triggerfish Balistes capriscus Neuston net video camera
Data Center keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI>National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NMFS>National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Platform keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords Data Collections
Instrument keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords Computer
Place keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Continent>North America>United States of America>Gulf of Mexico Ocean>Atlantic Ocean>North Atlantic Ocean>Gulf of Mexico Continent>North America>United States of America>Texas Continent>North America>United States of America>Louisiana Continent>North America>United States of America>Mississippi Continent>North America>United States of America>Alabama Continent>North America>United States of America>Florida


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Other Constraints	Cite as: National Marine Fisheries Service. 2019. Fishery_Independent_Balistes_capriscus_Occurrence. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Accessed [date].
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Processor	NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
Processing Environment	Native Dataset Environment: Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.2.0.3397
Source Datasets	Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission (GSMFC)SEAMAP Database Description of Source: The Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP)is a State/Federal/university program for collection, management and dissemination of fishery-independent data and information in the southeastern United States. Resource surveys began in the Gulf of Mexico in 1982. These surveys, which collect a variety of biological and environmental information, currently include Summer and Fall Groundfish Surveys; Winter, Spring, and Fall Plankton Surveys; a Reef Fish Survey; a Vertical Longline Survey; and an Inshore Bottom Longline Survey.

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Last Modified: 2019-10-24

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