Dataset: lionfish collections Eleuthera
Deployment: Eleuthera_Reef_Surveys_2012

Record of lionfish collected near Eleuthera, Bahamas during 2012.

Lead Principal Investigator:

Mark Hixon (Oregon State University, OSU)

Scientist:

Cassandra E. Benkwitt (Oregon State University, OSU)

Kurt Ingeman (Oregon State University, OSU)

Tye L. Kindinger (Oregon State University, OSU)

Lillian J. Tuttle (Oregon State University, OSU)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Shannon Rauch (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Project:

Ecological Release and Resistance at Sea: Invasion of Atlantic Coral Reefs by Pacific Lionfish (Lionfish Invasion)

Current State:

Final no updates expected

Version:

12 Sept 2013

Version Date:

2013-09-12

Data URL:

https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset-deployment/456006/data

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Description

This dataset includes dates, locations, and biological information (e.g. length) of lionfish (Pterois volitans) that were handled (collected) near Eleuthera, Bahamas during the summer of 2012. Also, see the related dataset, "lionfish sightings Eleuthera", for a record of all lionfish sighted.

Methods & Sampling

Dataset acquisition description

Information was recorded on all invasive lionfish collected during fieldwork at Eleuthera, Bahamas from 15 June to 30 August 2012.

Data Processing Description

Dataset Processing Description

BCO-DMO Processing Notes:
- Modified parameter names to conform with BCO-DMO naming conventions.
- Added lat and lon values for each site included in the original metadata.
- Replaced blanks with 'nd' to indicate 'no data'.
- 10-Jan-2018: removed embargo on dataset.

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Funding

Award Number	Funding Source
OCE-0851162	NSF Division of Ocean Sciences

Instruments

None available yet

Parameters

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
site	Name of individual reef site.	text	site
lat	Latitude of the reef site.	decimal degrees	lat
lon	Longitude of the reef site.	decimal degrees	lon
fish_id	Unique code given to each lionfish collected in that year. All begin with "L" and are followed by a unique 4-digit number.	code	no_bcodmo_term
date_collected	The date of collection in mm/dd/yyyy format.	unitless	date
location	Where on that reef lionfish was collected.	text	site_descrip
depth_ft	Depth of collection.	feet	no_bcodmo_term
len_tot_est	Estimated total length of lionfish (in centimeters).	cm	fish_len
len_tot	Measured total length of lionfish (in centimeters).	cm	fish_len
tag_tbar	T-Bar tag colors (if tag given to lionfish): First letter is color of tag closest to lionfish body and second letter is color of tag farthest from lionfish body. Y= yellow B=Blue G=green R=red W=white P=Purple	code	tagid
tag_num	Number on T-Bar tag.	nd	tagid
date_measured	Date that the measurement was taken in mm/dd/yyyy format.	unitless	date
person	Initials of the individual that collected the lionfish.	text	person
location_moved	Location or site that the lionfish was transported to.	text	no_bcodmo_term
date_moved	Date that the lionfish was moved in mm/dd/yyyy format.	unitless	date
status	Status of lionfish (if known).	text	status
date_status	Date of the status update in mm/dd/yyyy format.	unitless	date

Database

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Dataset: lionfish collections Eleuthera
Deployment: Eleuthera_Reef_Surveys_2012

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Database

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Dataset: lionfish collections EleutheraDeployment: Eleuthera_Reef_Surveys_2012

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Dataset: lionfish collections Eleuthera
Deployment: Eleuthera_Reef_Surveys_2012