gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:10678 eng UTF8 dataset Mixed Southeast Fisheries Science Center (305)361-5761 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 USA www.sefsc.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST resourceProvider Serafy, Joseph E 305-361-4255 305-361-4562 75 Virginia Beach Dr Miami FL 33149 joe.serafy@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2026-03-04T19:17:17 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Mangrove study examining seasonal and spatial variation in fish taxonomic composition and diversity in North Atlantic Ocean from 1998-08-17 to 2023-09-01 (NCEI Accession 0159580) Mangrove Study Data 1998 creation 2024 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 10678 DOI Registration Authority 10.25921/1whg-4j10 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/10678 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information Serafy, Joseph E 305-361-4255 305-361-4562 75 Virginia Beach Dr Miami FL 33149 joe.serafy@noaa.gov originator https://doi.org/10.25921/1whg-4j10 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Homepage NCEI Accession 0159580 Serafy, E. Joseph; Teare, P. Brian (2017). Mangrove study examining seasonal and spatial variation in fish taxonomic composition and diversity in North Atlantic Ocean from 1998-08-17 to 2023-09-01 (NCEI Accession 0159580). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/1whg-4j10 download documentDigital Cite as: Serafy, E. Joseph; Teare, P. Brian (2017). Mangrove study examining seasonal and spatial variation in fish taxonomic composition and diversity in North Atlantic Ocean from 1998-08-17 to 2023-09-01 (NCEI Accession 0159580). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/1whg-4j10. Accessed [date]. Southern Biscayne Bay's shoreline fish community been monitored visually twice a year since 1998 to compare fish use of mangrove prop root habitats along the mainland with that along the leeward side of the northernmost Florida Keys. This has been pursued by examining seasonal and spatial variation in fish taxonomic composition and diversity as well as variation in the frequency of occurrence, density and size structure of dominant fish taxa that occupy these mangrove lined shorelines. The purpose of this MAP activity is to ensure the continuation and spatial expansion of this 14-year baseline time-series with an emphasis on evaluating relationships between the shoreline fish community and variation in salinity/freshwater flow To compare fish use of mangrove prop root habitats along the mainland with that along the leeward side of the northernmost Florida Keys. Specific objectives of the mangrove-fish survey are: (1) to continue this ongoing, seasonally-resolved, multi-year monitoring effort that, to date, has focused on southern Biscayne Bay shorelines; (2) to expand this effort spatially to include shoreline sites in northern Biscayne Bay, Card Sound, Barnes Sound and northeastern Florida Bay; (3) to perform data analyses that evaluate inter-annual variability in these fish communities (and their component taxa) before, during and after CERP-related changes in freshwater flow are implemented; and (4) to correlate changes in freshwater flow with changes (if any) in the shoreline ichthyofauna, at both the species-specific and community level. completed Serafy, Joseph E 305-361-4255 305-361-4562 75 Virginia Beach Dr Miami FL 33149 joe.serafy@noaa.gov pointOfContact Serafy, Joseph E 305-361-4255 305-361-4562 75 Virginia Beach Dr Miami FL 33149 joe.serafy@noaa.gov custodian asNeeded https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0159580/5.5/about/0159580_map.jpg DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 17.0 EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > WATER DEPTH EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > OXYGEN EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 17.0 OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 20.8 VISUAL OBSERVATIONS > VISUAL OBSERVATIONS instrument Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords 17.2 10.25921/1whg-4j10 theme DOI 0159580 159580 theme NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Miami, FL Laboratory theme NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES fish abundance fish species habitat salinity water temperature theme NODC DATA TYPES biological in situ visual observation theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center theme NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode Biscayne Bay - Florida Coastal Waters of Florida North Atlantic Ocean place NODC SEA AREA NAMES FINSS Mangrove distribution grouper theme 1998-2023 temporal Barnes Sound Biscayne Bay Card Sound Oleta River place Scuba Diver platform DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Mangrove Studies project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: Mangrove study examining seasonal and spatial variation in fish taxonomic composition and diversity in North Atlantic Ocean from 1998-08-17 to 2023-09-01 (NCEI Accession 0159580) [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/10678. NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: NOAA Data Quality Act Documentation and Pre-Dissemination guidelines otherRestrictions Use Constraints: Data set is not for use in litigation. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages or misrepresentations caused by inaccuracies in these data, or as a result of these data being used on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does distribution constitute any such warranty unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 10678 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/sefsc/dmp/pdf/10678.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference eng; US oceans Computer on the LAN -80.12 -80.08 25.13 25.7 | Currentness: Ground Condition 1998 2023-09-01 Mangrove shoreline fish assemblages are characterized and quantified using a visual "belt transect" survey method (Rooker and Dennis 1991; Serafy et al. 2003). This entails snorkeling 30 m long transects parallel to the shore and recording the identity, number, and the size structure (minimum, mean and maximum total length) of fishes observed. Measured landward from the prop root edge, belt transect width is 2 m, thus area censused per transect is 60 square meters. Although a variety of sources are available to identify fish to species, identification of all individuals to the species level is not possible. Therefore, following Rooker and Dennis (1991), identification of problematic taxa is done to the genus or family level (e.g, Eucinostomus, Scaridae) and following Humann (1994), small, silvery, fork tailed fishes that tend inhabit the water column in large, mixed-species schools (e.g., Engraulidae, Atherinidae, and Clupeidae) is grouped. All visual surveys is conducted between 0900 and 1700 hours to minimize problems of low light and only by individuals with at least two years of experience identifying reef, estuarine and freshwater fishes underwater. Problems of potential observer bias in fish length estimation are addressed using a modified version of the training procedure described by Bell et al. 1985. The procedure involves the underwater presentation of a distribution of pre-measured lengths of PVC to all observers. Each observer is tested, informed of their bias and re-tested until their estimated length distribution does not differ significantly from the actual distribution (see Bell et al. 1985 for further details). A similar protocol is developed and implemented to maximize fish counting accuracy and precision. Measurements of water quality and depth are obtained for each fish census. With each visual survey, water temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen is measured using a Hydrolab multi probe instrument or similar device. Depth is measured along (i.e., at 0, 15 and 30 m) each transect. Censuses have been conducted during consecutive wet and dry seasons (i.e., July to September and January to March, respectively) and will continue as such. Exact transect locations are chosen based on previous fish density and diversity information as well as measured and modeled salinity variation. Mainland census locations will depend on visibility at time of sampling will include the mangrove shorelines near the Oleta River (north Biscayne Bay), south of Matheson Hammock (south Biscayne Bay) and then extend southwest from Card and Barnes Sounds towards the central basin of Florida Bay. Visual assessments will not be conducted under conditions of poor visibility, danger due to large sharks or reptiles nor where access is limited by extremely shallow water depths. It is important to note that such conditions tend to increase west of Florida Bay's northeast basin -- census coverage is expected to decline in this direction. The anticipated number of censuses (i.e., stations) per shoreline per season is about 50 (i.e., 2 shorelines x 2 seasons x 50 stations = 200 censuses per year). false eng false Spreadsheet Data Table MANGROVE_FISH_DATA_1998_2016.csv 2022-04-27 publication MANGROVE_SPECIES_TABLE.csv 2022-04-27 publication Dataset_Metadata.csv 2022-04-27 publication mangrove_fish_data_1998_2017.csv 2022-04-27 publication mangrove_fish_data_1998_2019.csv 2022-04-27 publication mangrove_fish_data_1998_2021.csv 2023-10-29 publication mangrove_fish_data_1998_2023.csv 2024-10-21 publication CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) TAR NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information distributor https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/archive-management-system/OAS/bin/prd/jquery/accession/download/159580 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link 159580.5.5.tar.gz Landing Page to download data from archive. Navigate from here to download data. Files may be unloaded individually or as a .tar file. The file listed is the latest version of data in the ncei archive download dataset Bias Problems of potential observer bias in fish length estimation are addressed using a modified procedure described by Bell et al. 1985. The procedure involves the underwater presentation of a distribution of pre-measured lengths of PVC to all observers. Each observer is tested, informed of their bias and re-tested until their estimated length distribution does not differ significantly from the actual distribution (see Bell et al. 1985 for further details) Data were entered into spreadsheets and checked against the raw data sheet. Serafy, Joseph E 305-361-4255 joe.serafy@noaa.gov processor Data Validation and Outlier Checks All codes are check for validity. Corrections are made for invalid codes. Location Data is checked for outliers/data entry errors. Serafy, Joseph E 305-361-4255 joe.serafy@noaa.gov processor otherRestrictions otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None | Use Constraints: Please cite 2 meter PVC Pole Ruler 2 meter long polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pole marked at 2 cm intervals Hydrolab multi-probe instrument Mulitparameter measurements in (sea) water Measures water temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen and other parameters of sea water Scuba Diver Human who submerges themselves in the water after departing a boat and will record their own visual observations and/or may take instruments with them that will take readings while they are submerged 2 meter PVC Pole Ruler 2 meter long polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pole marked at 2 cm intervals Hydrolab multi-probe instrument Mulitparameter measurements in (sea) water Measures water temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen and other parameters of sea water