NCCOS Assessment: Juvenile fish trap data from Salt River Bay, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, from 2018-05-16 to 2019-06-26 (NCEI Accession 0207791)
This tabular dataset provides all catch records for a fish trapping study conducted in Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). From May 2018 to June 2019 fish traps were deployed along the mangrove fringe on the east and west sides of Triton Bay and Sugar Bay within the Salt River Bay estuary. Catch was quantified and recorded in this data table for future use by researchers and managers. Records include taxonomic identification, abundance, and length.
Dataset Citation
- Cite as: Kendall, Matt; Williams, Bethany; Ruffo, Ashley (2019). NCCOS Assessment: Juvenile fish trap data from Salt River Bay, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, from 2018-05-16 to 2019-06-26 (NCEI Accession 0207791). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/pye8-1j67. Accessed [date].
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Time Period | 2018-05-16 to 2019-06-26 |
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West: -64.75956
East: -64.75282
South: 17.769924
North: 17.773596
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Dataset Progress Status | Complete - production of the data has been completed Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility |
Data Update Frequency | As needed |
Supplemental Information | Methods: From May 2018 to June 2019 three fish traps (92 x 57 x 19 cm constructed from vinyl-coated wire mesh with 1.3 cm square openings) were deployed bi-monthly on the east and west sides of Triton and Sugar Bay within the Salt River Bay estuary. Traps were spaced 50 m apart, baited with herring, placed directly along the mangrove fringe, soaked for 24 hours, and then had their contents emptied into bins for evaluation. All fish, crabs, and other organisms were identified to the lowest possible taxonomic level, counted, measured, and released back to the point of capture. Records for each individual caught include bay (Triton or Sugar), coast (east or west), latitude (DD), longitude (DD), date and time traps was deployed, date and time trap was retrieved, organism number pulled from the trap (1 to n individuals), family, genus, species (when possible), total length for fish or carapace width for crabs (mm), and notes (e.g., dead, regurgitated). For a complete description of the process and analyses see Kendall et al. (in prep.). Submission Package ID: 4LNH5E |
Purpose | The overall goal of the project was to evaluate the habitat function of mangroves in Salt River Bay compared to their status from an assessment conducted 25 years earlier (1991-1993) by Tobias et al. (1996) and Adams and Tobias (1999). This was achieved by replicating the methods of the earlier study and conducting statistical comparisons of the catch data between the two time-periods. The study was a collaboration between NOAA, the authors of the original study, and local management authorities including the USVI Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) Coastal Zone Program (CZ), and the National Park Service (NPS). The dataset is being made available for other researchers and managers to conduct additional analyses and for comparison to future monitoring at this and other locations. |
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