Dataset: Fish lengths - adults
Deployment: Carr_1999

adult fish lengths

Principal Investigator:

Mark Carr (University of California-Santa Cruz, UCSC)

Co-Principal Investigator:

Christopher Edwards

Dr John Carlos Garza (University of California-Santa Cruz, UCSC)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Nancy Copley (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Project:

Integrative evaluation of larval dispersal and delivery in kelp rockfish using inter-generational genetic tagging, demography and oceanography (Larval Dispersal in Kelp Rockfish)

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Data URL:

https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset-deployment/684451/data

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Description

Methods & Sampling

Dataset acquisition description

Tissue is collected from adult fish for genetic samples. Tissue samples from fishes collected by fishing gear (rod and reel or set gear) are collected by clipping the third spine of the first dorsal fin on the vessel and released as quickly as possible to the ocean at the location of collection. Some rod and reel collections are made by SCUBA divers underwater; tissue is sampled by fin-clipping as at the surface and the fish is immediately released, or by spear-biopsy - the use of a pole spear with a biopsy needle. The total length of all sampled fish is estimated to the nearest whole centimeter. Additional data recorded include date and location of sampling (GPS lat and lon coordinates), species, fate (released or sacrificed), and release condition (poor, fair, good) of fish. Additional samples were collected from other research or recreational fishing programs.

Data Processing Description

Dataset Processing Description

Data are entered by hand and double checked for accuracy. Dataset is checked for valid entries and completeness.

BCO-DMO Processing Notes:
- added conventional header with dataset name, PI name, version date
- modified parameter names to conform with BCO-DMO naming conventions
- re-formatted date from m/d/yyyy to yyyy-mm-dd
- blank values replaced with no data value 'nd'
- changed lat/lon (0,0 - no location) to nd's
- sorted records by date

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Funding

Award Number	Funding Source
OCE-1260693	NSF Division of Ocean Sciences

Instruments

Fishing Rod

Supplied Name:

Supplied Description:

Instrument Type

Generic Name: Fishing Rod

Community Identifier: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/90/

Generic Description:

Used to catch fish.

Parameters

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
date	date sample was collected formatted as yyyy-mm-dd	unitless	date
gear	gear type used for collection: SMURF=Standardized Monitoring Unit for the Recruitment of Fishes - deployed 2m below surface. (Ammann A.J. 2004); BINCKE=Benthic Ichthyofauna Net for Coral/Kelp Environments. (Anderson T.W. and M.H. Carr. 1998); BENTHIC SMURF=SMURF deployed on seafloor; unknown=sample with unknown collection method.	unitless	instrument
sample	Sample ID number. (NA if no sample taken)	unitless	sample
species	Code for fish species identification abbreviated as first letter of genus and first three letters of species names. See "species codes" worksheet for values and definitions.	unitless	species
length_mm	total length of the fish (nd if no length measured)	millimeters (mm)	length
fate	whether the fish was released live or killed for sampling: released; sacrificed; unknown	unitless	no_bcodmo_term
condition	condition of fish released live: good; fair; poor; unknown	unitless	no_bcodmo_term
count_fish_captured	number of individuals represented in this sample	individual	count
count_samples	number of samples collected from this capture	sample	count
lat_gps	latitude at which sample was collected; obtained from GPS unit	decimal degrees in WGS84 coordinate system	lat
lon_gps	longitude at which sample was collected; obtained from GPS unit	decimal degrees in WGS84 coordinate system	lon
comment1	comment	unitless	comment
comment2	further comment	unitless	comment
year	sampling year	unitless	year
month	sampling month	unitless	month
day	sampling day	unitless	day
subregion	subregion of sampling area	unitless	site
date_delivered_to_NMFS	date sample was delivered to NMFS	unitless	date
NMFS_id	sample identifier at NMFS; formatted as yyyy-mm-dd	unitless	sample

Database

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Dataset: Fish lengths - adults
Deployment: Carr_1999

Dataset acquisition description

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Dataset: Fish lengths - adultsDeployment: Carr_1999

Dataset acquisition description

Dataset Processing Description

Dataset: Fish lengths - adults
Deployment: Carr_1999