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Gill Net Catch Data in Bays along Texas Coast from 1986 to 2018 (NCEI Accession 0291526)

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This dataset contains biological, chemical, physical, and survey - biological data collected in the Gulf of Mexico from 1982-01-01 to 2019-12-31. These data include common_name, dissolved Oxygen, salinity calculated from CTD primary sensors, species, taxon_code, turbidity, and water temperature. The instruments used to collect these data include Gillnet. These data were collected by Masami Fujiwara of Texas A&M University and Fernando Martinez-Andrade of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department as part of the "Effects of physical environmental conditions on the species distribution and composition of marine fish and invertebrates along the Texas coast (Texas Coastal Fish)" project. The Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) submitted these data to NCEI on 2020-12-18.

The following is the text of the dataset description provided by BCO-DMO:

Acquisition Description:
Data consist of samples collected from Sabine Lake, Galveston Bay, Matagorda Bay, San Antonio Bay, Aransas Bay, Corpus Christi Bay, Upper Laguna Madre, and Lower Laguna Madre. Sampling was conducted twice each year during a spring sampling season (April - June) and a fall sampling season (September-November). A total of 45 gillnet samples were collected for each bay in all sampling seasons.

The gillnets used in sampling consisted of four equal length (45.7 m) panels of differing mesh sizes (76 mm, 102 mm, 127 mm, and 152 mm).

Each sampling area was divided into a one-minute latitude by a one-minute longitude sample grid, with each grid square divided into 144 gridlets of five-second latitude by five-second longitude. Sampling was conducted following a stratified cluster sampling protocol, whereby grid locations were randomly selected without replacement from the predefined sample grid within each bay, and locations within each grid randomly selected for net placement. Nets were set perpendicular to the shoreline, with the smallest mesh size nearest to the shore, and allowed to soak from sunset to sunrise for an average of 13.5 hours Organisms greater than 5 mm in total length were identified to the lowest taxonomic level.

Further details of sampling protocols are described in the Marine Resource Monitoring Operations Manual.
  • Cite as: Fujiwara, Masami; Martinez-Andrade, Fernando (2024). Gill Net Catch Data in Bays along Texas Coast from 1986 to 2018 (NCEI Accession 0291526). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0291526. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 1982-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -97.738
East: -93.754
South: 26.015
North: 30.054
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Associated Resources
  • Biological, chemical, physical, biogeochemical, ecological, environmental and other data collected from around the world during historical and contemporary periods of biological and chemical oceanographic exploration and research managed and submitted by the Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
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  • Fujiwara, M., Martinez-Andrade, F. (2020) Gill Net Catch Data in Bays along Texas Coast from 1986 to 2018. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2020-12-07. https://doi.org/10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.828794.1
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Publication Dates
  • publication: 2024-04-21
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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
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  • Cite as: Fujiwara, Masami; Martinez-Andrade, Fernando (2024). Gill Net Catch Data in Bays along Texas Coast from 1986 to 2018 (NCEI Accession 0291526). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0291526. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
BCO-DMO Standard Parameters Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Originator Parameter Names
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS BCO-DMO Standard Instruments Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords Originator Instrument Names
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
Project keywords BCO-DMO Standard Projects Provider Funding Award Information
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  • Cite as: Fujiwara, Masami; Martinez-Andrade, Fernando (2024). Gill Net Catch Data in Bays along Texas Coast from 1986 to 2018 (NCEI Accession 0291526). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0291526. Accessed [date].
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  • 2024-04-21T14:05:40Z - NCEI Accession 0291526 v1.1 was published.
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  • net
Last Modified: 2024-05-31T15:15:28Z
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