Dataset: clownfish log
Deployment: SCUBA_Pinsky_Leyte

clownfish log

View Data: For data, See Dataset Metadata Page: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/781917

Principal Investigator:

Malin Pinsky (Rutgers University)

Co-Principal Investigator:

Michelle Stuart (Rutgers University)

Contact:

Michelle Stuart (Rutgers University)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

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

Project:

RAPID: Mega-typhoon impacts on the metapopulation resilience of coral reef fishes (Reef Fish Resilience)

Version:

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Description

Clownfish collection log from the west coast of Leyte, the Philippines in the municipalities of Albuera (10.91667, 124.69667) and Bay Bay City (11.07611, 124.87528), 2012-2018.

For species codes, see: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/785633

Methods & Sampling

Dataset acquisition description

Anemone surveyor:
- searches adjacent area for anemone tag (anemone could have moved a few feet since last encounter)
- records time, species, size of anemone, tag number if present
- watches anemone and counts number of fish and estimate sizes (same procedure regardless of species)
- records species of fish, estimate sizes
- adds tag after the fact if one was missing or if there was only one zip tie tag (old system tag)
- flags anemone with flagging tape that it is ready to be hunted if APCL were present.

Fish catcher:
- waits for flagging tape to indicate anemone is ready for fish capture, ok to chase fish if they fled the area
- catches all fish of desired size range and places in holding vessel adjacent to anemone
- can move on to next anemone if anemone surveyor has flagged it

Data entry was made with Excel or Google sheets, depending on the internet connection.
Data cleaning was performed in R using the tidyverse package.

Data Processing Description

Dataset Processing Description

BCO-DMO Data Processing:
- refomatted 'fish_corr_date column to ISO_Date format (yyyy-mm-dd)

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Funding

Award Number	Funding Source
OCE-1430218	NSF Division of Ocean Sciences

Instruments

tracking tag

Supplied Name: Biomark 601 PIT tag reader

Supplied Description:

Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tags help scientists track individual organisms by providing a reliable lifetime 'barcode' for an individual animal. PIT tags are dormant until activated; they therefore do not require any internal source of power throughout their lifespan.To activate the tag, a low-frequency radio signal is emitted by a scanning device that generates a close-range electromagnetic field. The tag then sends a unique alpha-numeric code back to the reader (Keck 1994). Scanners are available as handheld, portable, battery-powered models and as stationary, automated models that are usually used for automated scanning.

Instrument Type

Generic Name: tracking tag

Generic Description:

Devices attached to living organisms with the purpose of determining the location of those organisms as a function of time after tagging and release.

Parameters

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
fish_table_id	unique identifier of fish observation	unitless	event
anem_table_id	unique identifier of observation event (whole number): links to the anemones table	unitless	event
fish_spp	species code of fish; can be APCL = Amphiprion clarkii; APOC = A. ocellaris; APPE = A. periderion; APSA = A. sandaracinos; APFR = A. frenatus or A. melanopus; APPO = A. polymnus; APTH = A. theillei; PRBI = Premnas biaculeatus	unitless	taxon_code
size	size of the fish - either estimated by eye or measured with calipers	centimeters	length
fin_id	tissue sample id: series begins with 1 at the beginning of the field season; reflects the number of tissue samples collected and the order except for 2015_05 field season where the last 6 digits of the pit tag were used for fish that were tagged and clipped.	unitless	sample
sample_id	tissue sample id including species of fish and year collected	unitless	sample
color	tail color code: can be O = a tail containing any orange color; YP = a tail that is yellow and pointed; YR = a tail that is yellow and rounded; W = a tail that contains white; B = tail that contains black; BW = a tail that is black and white	unitless	no_bcodmo_term
recap	indicates if the fish had a PIT tag when scanned: can by Y if tag was present or N if tag was not present; fish have only been scanned since 2015; previous years are null. The fish captured during Patrick's pilot study are only listed once and the recapture/size info is in their notes because there are not dive/anem_table_ids for these recapture events.	unitless	flag
tag_id	tag number (including city) of PIT tag injected into fish	unitless	tagid
fish_notes	any notes pertaining to this fish	unitless	comment
fish_collector	intials of person who filled out data sheet for this observation	unitless	person
fish_correction	Y indicates that a correction has been made to the data since data entry from the data sheet	unitless	flag
fish_corr_date	the date of the most recent correction	unitless	date_local
fish_corr_editor	the editor of the most recent correction	unitless	person
fish_corr_message	comments on which field was changed from what old value to what new value and reason and based on what evidence. If another correction was already present then amend the message to include the date and correction editor of previous corrections	unitless	comment
fish_obs_time	the time that the fish photo was taken or the fish was scanned with the pit scanner; recorded in the Asia/Manila time zone	unitless	time_local
sex	the sex of the fish with possible values of M = male F = female and J = juvenile	unitless	sex

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Dataset: clownfish log
Deployment: SCUBA_Pinsky_Leyte