Dataset: lionfish sightings Eleuthera
Deployment: Eleuthera_Reef_Surveys_2012

Record of lionfish sighted 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/456007/data

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Description

This dataset includes dates, locations, and estimated length of lionfish (Pterois volitans) that were sighted near Eleuthera, Bahamas during the summer of 2012. Lionfish that were handled (collected) are reported in this dataset, as well as in the "lionfish collections Eleuthera" dataset, which contains additional information about the collected fish.

Methods & Sampling

Dataset acquisition description

Information was recorded on all invasive lionfish sighted (including lionfish that were collected and those that were left on the reef) 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.	code	site
lat	Latitude of the reef site.	decimal degrees	lat
lon	Longitude of the reef site.	decimal degrees	lon
date_sighted	Date of sighting in mm/dd/YYYY format.	unitless	date
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
location	Where on that reef lionfish was sighted.	text	site_descrip
depth_ft	Depth of sighting.	feet	no_bcodmo_term
len_tot_est	Estimated total length of lionfish (cenimeters).	cm	fish_len
len_tot	Measured total length of lionfish (centimeters).	cm	fish_len
person	Initials of researcher who sighted the lionfish.	text	person
notes	Additional notes.	text	comment

Database

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Dataset: lionfish sightings Eleuthera
Deployment: Eleuthera_Reef_Surveys_2012

Dataset acquisition description

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Dataset: lionfish sightings Eleuthera
Deployment: Eleuthera_Reef_Surveys_2012