gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:63230 eng UTF8 dataset National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science resourceProvider NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@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) RESTORE Sponsored Research Project: Linking habitat to recruitment: evaluating the importance of pelagic Sargassum to fisheries management in the Gulf of Mexico Project: Hernandez, Sargassum 2017 creation 2020 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 63230 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/63230 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information https://restoreactscienceprogram.noaa.gov/projects/sargassum WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Sargassum RESTORE Research Project Webpage: Linking habitat to recruitment: evaluating the importance of pelagic Sargassum to fisheries management in the Gulf of Mexico download tableDigital This project will evaluate the importance of Sargassum as a nursery habitat for fish in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Sargassum is thought to serve as nursery habitat for recreationally and commercially important fishes in the Gulf of Mexico, such as gray triggerfish and mahi mahi. However, information about the nursery function of Sargassum for juvenile life stages of these fishes is lacking, and managers know little about the environmental factors that drive variability in Sargassum abundance and distribution. The relationship between Sargassum and fish recruitment will be used to develop a long-term forecast system to provide fishery managers with a way to link changes in weather, ocean, and climate conditions to changes in Sargassum and subsequent changes in fish recruitment. This study will try to determine if a “good” Sargassum year results in “good” recruitment for a suite of managed fisheries species. This project is led by the University of Southern Mississippi in partnership with the University of South Florida and NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center. This project is funded by the NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) RESTORE Science Program under award NA17NOS4510099 to the University of Southern Mississippi. underDevelopment NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov Mandy Karnauskas, NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center, mandy.karnauskas@noaa.gov Frank Parker, NOAA RESTORE Science Program, frank.parker@noaa.gov pointOfContact NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov custodian https://cdn.coastalscience.noaa.gov/restore/restore_tagbottom.png RESTORE Science Program Logo EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL AQUATIC SCIENCES > FISHERIES EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > PLANTS > MACROALGAE (SEAWEEDS) > BROWN ALGAE theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 17.0 EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > MODELS > DYNAMIC VEGETATION/ECOSYSTEM MODELS service Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Service Keywords 17.0 OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 20.8 NCCOS Research Data Type > Field Observation NCCOS Research Data Type > Model NCCOS Sponsored Research > RESTORE Science Program NCCOS Research Location > Region > Gulf of Mexico theme NCCOS Keywords Gulf of Mexico place DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean 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 FY17 project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, [Date of Access]: RESTORE Sponsored Research Project: Linking habitat to recruitment: evaluating the importance of pelagic Sargassum to fisheries management in the Gulf of Mexico [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/63230. 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: None otherRestrictions Use Constraints: None unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 63230 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/nccos/dmp/pdf/63230.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 -98 -82 18 31 RESTORE Program Project 2017-06-01 2021-05-01 Field cruise 2018-07-08 2018-07-17 Field cruise 2019-05-28 2019-06-05 Multiple formats Multiple formats NCEI Archived Data Accession Multiple formats Multiple formats NCEI Archived Data Accession Zip Zip 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 Rolling Deck to Repository info@rvdata.us http://www.rvdata.us/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Home Page Homepage for the organization. information distributor 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.rvdata.us/search/cruise/PS1922 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link CRUISE ID: PS1922 Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium. 2020. Point Sur 1922, Gulfport, Mississippi, 2019-05-28 to 2019-06-05. Rolling Deck to Repository. https://doi.org/10.7284/908581 download https://doi.org/10.7284/908580 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link CRUISE ID: PS1903 Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium. 2020. Point Sur 1903, Gulfport, Mississippi, 2018-07-08 to 2018-07-17. Rolling Deck to Repository. https://doi.org/10.7284/908580 download https://doi.org/10.25921/99m4-wn96 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Microplastics Lestrade, O., and F. Hernandez. 2021. NOAA RESTORE Science Program: linking habitat to recruitment: evaluating the importance of pelagic sargassum to fisheries management in the Gulf of Mexico: microplastic concentration and ingestion in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, 2017-07-20 to 2019-06-04 (NCEI Accession 0232040). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/99m4-wn96 download https://www.rvdata.us/search/cruise/PS1804 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link CRUISE ID: PS1804 Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium. 2022. Point Sur 1804, Gulfport, Mississippi, 2017-07-20 to 2017-07-28. Rolling Deck to Repository. https://doi.org/10.7284/909356 download https://doi.org/10.7284/909403 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link CRUISE ID: PS1826 Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium. 2022. Point Sur 1826, Gulfport, Mississippi, 2018-05-30 to 2018-06-06. Rolling Deck to Repository. https://doi.org/10.7284/909403 download https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0190272 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Sargassum density from MODIS Wang, M., C. Hu, and B. Barnes. 2019. Sargassum density and coverage using Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) satellite data from 2001-01-01 to 2018-12-31 (NCEI Accession 0190272). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0190272 download http://doi.org/10.17632/g6sn7ppk42.1 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Monthly SST and color index (CI) in the Gulf of Mexico Zhang, Y., and C. Hu. 2021. Data from: Ocean temperature and color frontal zones in the Gulf of Mexico: Where, when, and why. Mendeley Data. Dataset. http://doi.org/10.17632/g6sn7ppk42.1 download dataset Completeness Report For details, see Distribution Information. To evaluate the nursery function and importance of Sargassum to fisheries in a way that is useful to fisheries managers, and to better understand the ocean and climate conditions that result in “good” Sargassum years, the researchers will measure variability in the distribution and abundance of Sargassum in the northern Gulf of Mexico. They will also assess the nursery-role function of Sargassum relative to its location and variability in different habitats (open ocean vs. nearer to shore) and the morphology (i.e. thickness) of Sargassum mats. Additionally, they will develop and test the usefulness of including measures of the capacity for Sargassum to serve as juvenile fish nursery habitat (i.e. habitat indices) in population assessments of recreationally and commercially important fish species associated with Sargassum. These habitat indices will be developed using data collected from satellites and ships in the field.