Dataset: Blue Crab Samples

Name: Dates and locations of Callinectes blue crab samples from the coastal Atlantic waters of north and south America, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean from Massachusetts to Uruguay from 2017 to 2021
Published: 2021-11-19
Keywords: oceans

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DOI:10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.785930.1

Spatial Extent: N:43.33487 E:-36.5267 S:-34.6285 W:-97.199

Project:

Collaborative research: Variation in life history and connectivity as drivers of pathogen-host dynamics and genetic structure in a trans-hemispheric pathosystem (Blue Crab Connectivity)

Principal Investigator:

Eric Schott (University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, UMCES/IMET)

Co-Principal Investigator:

Donald Behringer (University of Florida, UF)

Andrew Kough (Shedd Aquarium)

Louis V. Plough (University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, UMCES/HPL)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Mathew Biddle (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

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

Version:

Version Date:

2021-11-19

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Validated:

Current State:

Under revision

Dates and locations of Callinectes blue crab samples from the coastal Atlantic waters of north and south America, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean from Massachusetts to Uruguay from 2017 to 2021

Abstract:

Dates and locations of Callinectes blue crab samples from the coastal Atlantic waters of North and South America, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean from Massachusetts to Uruguay from 2017 through 2021. Crab populations were sampled using methods available to collaborating scientists, managers, and fishermen, as listed in the dataset.

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Archival Copy

Version Date	Archive	Persistent Identifier	Date Assigned
2020-01-16	Marine Biological Laboratory/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library (MBLWHOI DLA)	10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.785930.1	2020-01-16

Methods & Sampling

In 2017 to 2019, crab populations were sampled using methods available to collaborating scientists, managers, and fishermen, as listed in the table. Note: The location of Maldonado [UR_Mal2018-09] crab collection is approximate.

In 2020 and 2021, additional Callinectes spp. collections were made using baited traps in the San Juan Estuary; a few crabs were also collected from continental US coasts. These crabs were infected with CsRV1 and used in the genetic analysis of that virus.

Data Processing Description

BCO-DMO Processing Notes:
- added conventional header with dataset name, PI name, version date;
- modified parameter names to conform with BCO-DMO naming conventions;
- removed special characters;
- removed commas or replaced them with semi-colons;
- 2021-11-19: appended additional data received on 2021-09-08; updated version number to v2.

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Funding Sources

Funding Source	Award Number
NSF Division of Ocean Sciences	OCE-1658466
NSF Division of Ocean Sciences	OCE-1658396
NSF Division of Ocean Sciences	OCE-1658389

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Parameters

Date and time formats are described in python strftime() syntax.

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
Latitude	latitude with negative values indicating South	decimal degrees	lat
Longitude	longitude with negative values indicating West	decimal degrees	lon
Collaborator	collaborating scientists; managers; and fishermen	unitless	no_bcodmo_term
Project_Identifier	identifier for the project	unitless	project
sample_ID	unique identifier with place and year	unitless	sample
Permitting_info	Authority under which collection is made	unitless	sample_descrip
Collection_method	capture method	unitless	sample_descrip
Sample_size	number of crabs in the collection	unitless	sample_descrip
month_and_year	Collection month and year; higher resolution dates are presented in yyyy-mm-dd format	unitless	sample_descrip
Geo_location_name	State or water body	unitless	site
lat_lon	approximate lat and lon within 10km	unitless	site

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Dataset: Blue Crab Samples