gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:24910 eng UTF8 dataset Database 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 Carlson, John 850-234-6541 x221 850-235-3559 3500 Delwood Beach Road Panama City FL 32408 John.Carlson@noaa.gov Contact by email preferred. pointOfContact 2026-03-04T19:17:20 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Stomach content analysis of the Blacktip Shark from the coastal waters of Florida from 2008 to 2010 (NCEI Accession 0166766) Stomach Contents of blacktip sharks 2017 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 24910 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/24910 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information Carlson, John 850-234-6541 x221 850-235-3559 3500 Delwood Beach Road Panama City FL 32408 John.Carlson@noaa.gov author https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0166766 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Home Page For NCEI Accession 0166766 Stomach content analysis of the blacktip shark from the coastal waters of Florida from 2008 to 2010 (NCEI Accession 0166766) download tableDigital Cite as: Carlson, John; Bethea, M. Dana (2017). Stomach content analysis of the blacktip shark from the coastal waters of Florida from 2008 to 2010 (NCEI Accession 0166766). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0166766. Accessed [date] Sharks may have an important role in marine ecosystems in relation to populations of fish and invertebrates at lower trophic levels. Fishery management plans stress the need for an ecosystem approach, but few quantitative studies on the foraging ecology of sharks have been published. Stomach contents and catch data of early life stages of blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus) taken from fishery independent surveys in Florida, were examined to test for overlap in resource use. This data set also contains stomach contents of blacktip shark that were archived from samples collected in Florida through observer programs and other fishery independent surveys. Young-of-the-year blacktip sharks were found to feed mainly on sciaenids, whereas juveniles fed on clupeids. Compared to relative prey sizes published for teleost piscivores, blacktip sharks consume relatively large prey. Regardless of maturity state and species, diet overlap is high for species-life stage combinations that are similar in size however, species-life stages did not show significant habitat overlap. Prey categories shared by similar-sized species may not be limiting however, shark species may have alleviated competition pressure by partitioning the resource of time or space. To investigate the foraging ecology of early life stages of blacktip sharks in Florida, to determine levels of resource overlap. Here, we (1) describe and quantify the diet of each shark species-life stage, (2) calculate diet overlap for shark species-life stage combinations, (3) calculate habitat overlap for shark species-life stage combinations using fishery-independent catch data, (4) examine prey size-predator size relationships for shark species. Dana Bethea completed Bethea, Dana M 263 13th Avenue South St Petersberg FL 33701 Dana.Bethea@noaa.gov custodian notPlanned https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0112/0166766/1.1/about/0166766_map.jpg .jpg DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, 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 theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 17.0 Carcharhinus limbatus theme World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 20.8 0166766 166766 theme NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Panama City, FL Laboratory theme NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - STOMACH CONTENTS BIOLOGICAL DATA INDIVIDUAL FISH EXAMINATION - LENGTH INDIVIDUAL FISH EXAMINATION - SEX INDIVIDUAL FISH EXAMINATION - WEIGHT STOMACH CONTENTS - CONTENT WEIGHT STOMACH CONTENTS - DIGESTION STOMACH CONTENTS - FULLNESS STOMACH CONTENTS - PREY COUNT STOMACH CONTENTS - PREY TAXONOMY theme NODC DATA TYPES biological fish examination in situ laboratory analyses theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center theme NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode Coastal Waters Of Florida Gulf of Mexico North Atlantic Ocean place NODC SEA AREA NAMES scale instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS VARIOUS SMALL VESSELS platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES 18VA platform SeaDataNet Ship and Platform Codes Blacktip Carcharhinus limbatus Sharks Stomach contents fishery-dependent theme 2008-2010 temporal Anclote Key Apalachicola Bay Crooked Island Sound Florida Bay Indian Pass Offshore Panama City St. Andrews Bay St. Joseph Bay St. Vincent Island inshore Panama City place 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 Sharks project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: Stomach content analysis of the Blacktip Shark from the coastal waters of Florida from 2008 to 2010 (NCEI Accession 0166766) [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/24910. 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 and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpos otherRestrictions Use Constraints: Cite as: Carlson, John; Bethea, M. Dana (2017). Stomach content analysis of the blacktip shark from the coastal waters of Florida from 2008 to 2010 (NCEI Accession 0166766). Version 1.1. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. [access date] Not for use in litigation unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 24910 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/sefsc/dmp/pdf/24910.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 -88.3 -80.35 24.4 30 Localized Sampling Area | Currentness: Ground Condition 2008 2010 false eng false Data Table Biological _Data_SBK.csv 2021-10-19 publication NCEI Archived Data Accession 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/166766 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link 166766.1.1.tar.gz Download Page For Accession 166766 Stomach content analysis of the blacktip shark from the coastal waters of Florida from 2008 to 2010 (NCEI Accession 0166766) download dataset Data was manually entered into the database. Carlson, John 850-234-6541 x221 John.Carlson@noaa.gov processor