Dataset: comparative lionfish growth - Caymans
Deployment: Cayman_Reef_Surveys_10-11

Data on lionfish juvenile growth patterns in the Cayman Islands.

Lead Principal Investigator:

Mark Hixon (Oregon State University, OSU)

Scientist:

Katherine Cure (University of Guam Marine Laboratory, UOGML)

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:

19 Aug 2013

Version Date:

2013-08-19

Data URL:

https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset-deployment/456075/data

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Description

Data on lionfish tagged for an assessment of juvenile growth patterns in the native Pacific vs. invasive Atlantic ranges. This dataset includes data from the Cayman Islands only. For data from Guam, the Philippines, and the Bahamas, see the comparative lionfish growth dataset.

Related Publications:
Cure, et al. (2012); Pusack, et al. (2016)

Methods & Sampling

Dataset acquisition description

This sub-project aimed to compare native vs. invasive populations of lionfish, in order to assess some of the potential factors responsible for the invasive success of lionfish in the Atlantic. Assessment in the native range included analysis of behaviour and juvenile growth patterns, at two general locations: Guam and the Philippines. To assess growth, juvenile fish found mostly at shallow water sites, were inividually identified with the use of fluorecent elastomer tags (different colors and body positions) and measured to the nearest mm. Individually tagged fish were later relocated and remeasured at 2 week intervals, in order to obtain estimates of in-situ growth. Observations in the native range were then compared to those at invaded locations (Bahamas and Caymans). Data were QA/QCd by spot checking against original field data sheets.

Data Processing Description

Dataset Processing Description

BCO-DMO Processing Notes:
- Changed parameter names to conform with BCO-DMO naming conventions.
- Added lat and lon for each site from the metadata sheet.
- Replaced blanks and ? with 'nd' to indicate 'no data'.
- Replaced commas with semi-colons in the columns containing text.
- 27-Dec-2017: removed embargo from 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
fish_id	Code to identify individuals based on site initials and fish number.	alphanumeric	individual
site	Name of reef site.	alphanumeric	site
lat	Latitude of the reef site.	decimal degrees	lat
lon	Longitude of the reef site.	decimal degrees	lon
site_descrip	Description of specific area where lionfish was found at study site.	text	site_descrip
spines_clipped	Describes dorsal spines clipped as a way to double tag inividuals in case elastomer tag failed; for some individuals none were clipped and either specified or left blank.	alphanumeric	no_bcodmo_term
tag_code	Describes combination of letters used to identify elsatomer tag placement along body (e.g. L-GM means tag is on the left side with green color and in the mid region).	text	tagid
size_start	Fish length on start date.	centimeters	fish_len
size_end	Fish length on end date.	centimeters	fish_len
size_change	Change in size from start date to end date.	centimeters	no_bcodmo_term
date_start	Date of first measurement/observation.	mm/dd/YYYY	date_begin
date_end	Date of last measurement/observation.	mm/dd/YYYY	date_end
num_of_days	Number of days between start and end.	integer	no_bcodmo_term
growth_rate	Growth rate (cm per day).	centimeters/day	no_bcodmo_term
notes	May refer to data entry related or QA/QC related notes or notes about the particular observation.	text	comment

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Dataset: comparative lionfish growth - Caymans
Deployment: Cayman_Reef_Surveys_10-11

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Dataset: comparative lionfish growth - Caymans
Deployment: Cayman_Reef_Surveys_10-11