AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
GoM Coastal and Estuarine Biopsy Surveys

Small vessel surveys are conducted within estuarine and nearshore coastal waters to collect tissue biopsy samples from bottlenose dolphins.  Visual surveys are conducted to find bottlenose dolphin groups, and then close approaches are made to collect tissue samples using specialized darts that are deployed using either air rifles or crossbow.  Photographs are collected during the encounter to identify individuals and document the response to the sample collection.  The skin and blubber samples collected support genetics, stable isotope, and contaminant analyses. These data have been used to delineate different stocks of bottlenose dolphins in estuaries of the Gulf of Mexico.

Tags: doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, gom coastal and estuarine biopsy surveys, national marine fisheries service, noaa, southeast fisheries science center, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
SEFSC Elasmobranch Tag and Recapture Database (longterm capture and recapture data)

The Panama City Laboratory and Mississippi Laboratories of the NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) and the Cooperative Shark Tagging Program (CSTP) at the NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) have tagged several thousand elasmobranchs in the Gulf of Mexico and US southeast Atlantic Ocean since 1994. The creation of the Gulf of Mexico State Shark Pupping and Nursery (GULFSPAN) Survey in 2003 greatly expanded the elasmobranch tagging effort in the Gulf of Mexico.  Because this survey was headed by the Shark Population Assessment Group at the NOAA Fisheries Panama City Laboratory, the contact information on tags pointed to the NOAA Fisheries Panama City Laboratory.  That same year, NOAA Mississippi Laboratories ceased using M-tags supplied by and whose contact information pointed to the NEFSC CSTP.  Instead, scientists began tagging elasmobranchs with tags that pointed to the NOAA Fisheries Panama City Laboratory.  Beginning in 2006, all GULFSPAN Survey participants, NOAA Observers in the Shark Bottom Longling and Shark Gillnet Programs, several SEAMAP participants, as well as collaborative university researchers were supplied with tags whose contact information is the NOAA Fisheries Panama City Laboratory.  This database describes tagging and recapture data 2000-current for over seventeen thousand elasmobranchs collected in the Gulf of Mexico and US Atlantic Ocean. Tags are only supplied to research institutions only no recreational fishermen are supplied with tags.

Tags: 1999-present, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, gillnet, gulf of mexico, longline, national marine fisheries service, noaa, shark tagging program, sharks, south atlantic, southeast fisheries science center, tagging, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Genetic Analysis Database - NRDA

Samples of skin and other tissues are collected from marine mammals along the North-Central Gulf of Mexico from live animals through remote biopsy or live-capture or stranded animals during 2010-2014. DNA is extracted from these samples, sequenced, and analyzed using a variety of methods to support phylogenetic studies, stock delineation studies, and a variety of other analyses related to cetacean genetics associated with the Natural Resources Damage Assessment associated with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. These data sets include the sequence and other genetic data collected from these samples along with analytical results. These data support stock delineation studies and a variety of other analyses related to cetacean genetics and are incorporated into the Deepwater Horizon Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan.

Tags: doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, genetic analysis database - nrda, national marine fisheries service, noaa, southeast fisheries science center, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
US Caribbean Trap Fishery Costs and Earnings

Data contains information on variable and fixed costs about fish trap operations in  Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands

Tags: caribbean, costs, cultural data, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, earnings, economic data, fish traps, fishery-dependent, national marine fisheries service, noaa, puerto rico, southeast fisheries science center, survey, u.s. department of commerce, us caribbean fish trap costs and earnings, virgin islands
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Telemetery CIS 2014 (acoustic monitoring data of bonnethead and Atlantic sharpnose in Crooked Island Sound summer 2014)

Coastal habitat use and residency of small juvenile Atlantic sharpnose (Rhizoprionodon terraenove) and bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo) sharks in relation to larger juvenile blacktip (Carcharhinus limbatus) and scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) sharks were examined by acoustic monitoring in Crooked Island Sound, FL. This is a raw dataset no analysis or publications have come from this data as of data.

Tags: 2014-2018, acoustic, atlantic sharpnose, bonnethead shark, coastal waters of florida, crooked island sound, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, fishery-dependent, gulf of mexico, national marine fisheries service, noaa, shark, sharks, southeast fisheries science center, telemetry, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
NMFS Menhaden Catch Records Database

Data sets consist of daily vessel landings of Gulf and Atlantic menhaden by year, month, day and port

Tags: 1955-present, atlantic states, biological samples, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, fishdep, fisheries dependent data, fishery-dependent, gom, gulf states, menhaden, menhaden research, national marine fisheries service, noaa, southeast fisheries science center, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Caribbean Sustainable Fisheries Communities Initiative (St. Thomas  St. John): This dataset contains demographic, fishing practices, crew information  about     St. Thomian and St. Johnian fishermen as well as their perceptions about the performance of lo

Data contains information on demographics and perceptions about efficacy of MPAs

Tags: caribbean sustainable fishing communities initiative, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, fishery-dependent, national marine fisheries service, noaa, southeast fisheries science center, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Southeast Region Headboat Survey-K-factor files

The k-factor files contain the correction factors calculated from the headboat activity report.  A correction factor is calculated for individual vessels by month.Total estimated effort is divided by reported effort to calculate a value for correcting reported landings.

Tags: 1972-present, atlantic ocean, correction factors, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, fishdep, fishery-dependent, gulf of mexico, head boat, national marine fisheries service, noaa, southeast fisheries science center, southeast region headboat survey, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
2013 Gulf of Mexico SPCE angler survey

This survey provides economic data related to marine recreational fishing in the Gulf of Mexico.  The data collected include preference and opinion information necessary to accurately measure the economic effects of regulation changes on the recreational fishing community.  The mail survey design was stratified to cover three sampling frames: 1) the MRIP saltwater angler registry for private boat anglers 2) the LA for-hire angler license frame for these anglers and 3) volunteers intercepted by MRIP for for-hire anglers outside of LA.  A stated preference choice experiment allows for the calculation of willingness to pay related to four important species.

Tags: doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, fishery-dependent, national marine fisheries service, noaa, recreational fishing - angler valuation surveys (spce), southeast fisheries science center, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Biscayne National Park study on reef fish community changes over time

Reef fish assemblage structure was assessed in 20062007 (recent period) in Biscayne National Park, Florida, USA , and compared with data collected from 1977 to 1981 (historical period) from the same location. Substantial differences were observed in reef fish assemblage structure between periods. Sixty-four percent of species were observed less frequently in the recent period. Mean species richness per survey declined at all sites, with declines ranging from 9 to 27. Declines of fishery-targeted species were also observed and were consistent with but not greater than those observed for the reef fish assemblage as a whole. The observed declines appeared to be assemblage-wide, as a majority of species within all trophic guilds examined (spongivores, planktivores, herbivores, omnivores, invertivores, generalist carnivores, and piscivores) declined in frequency of occurrence between periods, with declines ranging from 55 of species for piscivores to 75 for omnivores. Mean number of species per survey declined for all guilds but herbivores, and ranged from a 14 decline for piscivores to 67 for planktivores. The declines observed in the present study are conceptually consistent with, but more extensive than, those recently documented for the Caribbean region as a whole and with those expected in coral reef systems that are heavily utilized by humans.

Tags: 1977-1981, 2006-2007, abundance, agency small boat, biscayne national park, coral reefs, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, fisheries biology and ecology, fisheries independent data, national marine fisheries service, noaa, patch reefs, reef fish, southeast fisheries science center, species, u.s. department of commerce, visual observation
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Measurements of the maximum read depth potential for Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tag

Individual identification through accurate PIT tag data is critical to establishing population status trends and migratory patterns in these protected species. 

10 different models (from 3 manufacturers) of Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tag scanners with 7 different frequency/manufacturer combinations were compared. Unit variability between 3 individual units of 3 models was also inve

Tags: atlantic ocean, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, leatherback turtles, measurements of the maximum read depth potential for passive integrated transponder (pit) tag, national marine fisheries service, noaa, passive integrated transponder (pit) tag scanners, southeast fisheries science center, turtle tages, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
2008 Economic Survey of Gulf State Shrimp License Holders

This mail survey collected data on the economic performance of active commercial shrimp harvesters who primarily operated in inshore waters of western Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas throughout 2008.  It is designed to complement a similar economic data collection of commercial shrimp harvesters in offshore waters of the Gulf (those holding a federal shrimp permit).  Data regarding vessel values, indebtedness, commercial shrimp harvesting activities, revenues, and expenses were collected in order to produce simple standardized financial statements, including a balance sheet, cash flow statement, and income statement for the average or typical vessel.

Tags: doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, economic data collections for gulf of mexico & south atlantic shrimp fisheries, fishery-dependent, national marine fisheries service, noaa, southeast fisheries science center, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Adult loggerhead turtle size, age, stage duration

This study involves analysis of skeletal growth marks in humerus bones of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) ranging from hatchling to adult stranded dead along either the US Atlantic coast (n = 313) or US Gulf of America coast (n = 123) and provides age and growth rate estimates.

Tags: 1975-2011, animals/vertebrates, atlantic ocean, biological, biological classification, caretta caretta gigas, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, earth science, funded projects, in situ, loggerhead, maturation, national marine fisheries service, noaa, north atlantic ocean, ocean, reptiles, sea turtles, southeast fisheries science center, turtle, turtles, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Economic Survey Of USVI Small Scale Fisheries: (CRCP).

This dataset contains information on fishing practices and variable and fixed costs and revenue generated line, traps and scuba gear in USVI St. Croix

Tags: costs, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, economic survey of virgin islands small scale fisheries, fishery-dependent, fixed costs, national marine fisheries service, noaa, operating expenses, revenue, southeast fisheries science center, u.s. department of commerce, variable costs, vessel characteristics, virgin islands
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
CRCP-Surveillance of wild and outplanted A. cervicornis NCEI Accession 0159175

The threatened status (both ecologically and legally) of Caribbean staghorn coral, Acropora cervicornis, has prompted rapidly expanding efforts in culture and restocking, although tissue loss diseases and predation continue to affect populations. In this study, surveillance of disease and predation conditions was used to compare dynamics and conditions in both restored and extant wild populations in order to better understand characteristics of restored populations and inform the possible implementation of differential health management strategies for wild vs. restored populations.  Surveys at multiple sites with  colonies were conducted every 2 to 4 weeks during two summer seasons to document disease and predation prevalence and disease incidence.  Additional work in a third year focused on quantifying the effects of fireworm predation on restored corals, including healing times.   In addition to surveillance, experimental tests were performed for possible proactive interventions designed to mitigate both disease and fireworm predation conditions

Tags: 0159175, 159175, 201, 2011-2012, acropora cervicornis, aquarius reef, atlantic ocean, biosphere, coastal landforms, coastal waters of florida, conch shallow reef, coral, coral - species identification, coral condition, coral diseases, coral predation, coral reef conservation program (crcp), coral reef studies, coral reefs, corals, crf nursery reef, doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei, doc/noaa/nesdis/nodc, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, earth science, ecological dynamics, esa listed species, evaluation of esa listed acropora spp. status and actions for management and rec, fl laboratory, florida keys, florida keys national marine sanctuary, french reef, geomorphic landforms/processes, gulf of america, gulf of mexico, kl dry rocks, little conch reef, miami, molasses reef, national centers for environmental information, national marine fisheries service, national oceanographic data center, nesdis, nmfs, noaa, north atlantic ocean, ocean, pickles reef, predation, solid earth, southeast fisheries science center, surveillance of wild and outplanted staghorn coral (a.cervicornis), swimmer/diver, tav patch a, tav patch b, u.s. department of commerce, us doc, visual observation, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Baseline of the Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Fishery 1874-1986

In the late 1800s and early 1900s a fishery for Red Snapper developed rapidly in the Gulf of Mexico.  Shortly thereafter, recreational fishing for Red Snapper became popular wherever access was afforded to offshore waters.  These developments occurred decades prior to organized collection of fishing and landings records.  However, due to increasing library digital archiving, previous information regarding historical fishing conditions, landings, and size composition was available from formerly difficult to obtain reports, interviews, and particularly newspaper articles.  Thirty-two newspapers from the U.S. Gulf of Mexico region were searched providing landings from 3157 fishing trips (93% commercial, 7% recreational) from the years 1874 to 1986.  These records document increasing landings of Red Snapper early in the fishery with peak landings-per-trip occurring from circa 1900 to 1915 for U.S. coastal trips and from circa 1910 to 1930 for trips to Campeche Bay, Mexico.  By the late 1920s to early 1930s there was evidence of fishery-impacts with reduced catches, decreased average size of Red Snapper and a shift to lower-valued species.  Between the mid-1930s to 1950s, the Red Snapper commercial fishery expanded to the outer continental shelf waters off Louisiana and Texas in the northern Gulf of Mexico reaching the areal extent of the present day fishery.  After World War II, technologies and exploratory surveys enabled continuing areal expansion and resulted in a period of increased landings from U.S. waters; most notably from the western Gulf of Mexico with peak landings occurring in 1971.  Landings decreased through the 1970s and 1980s and reports of fishery concerns and commercial-recreational conflicts followed leading to the implementation of the Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Management Plan in 1984.

Tags: 10.1201/9781351242776, 1874-1986, annual, atlantic ocean, campeche, coastal waters of alabama, coastal waters of louisaina, coastal waters of mississippi, coastal waters of texas, commercial boat, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, economic data, fishery, gulf of america, gulf of mexico, handline, historical fishing vessel information, history, improving the historical baseline of the gulf of mexico red snapper fishery, landings, lutjanus campechanus, national marine fisheries service, noaa, north atlantic ocean, northern gulf of mexico, ocean, port, recreational boat, red snapper, sizes, southeast fisheries science center, u.s. department of commerce, vessels
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Puerto Rico Commercial Fishermen Census (2008): (CRCP).

Data contains information on demographics, fishing practices and vessel  gear characteristics of Puerto Rican commercial fishermen

Tags: doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, fishery-dependent, national marine fisheries service, noaa, southeast fisheries science center, u.s. department of commerce, us caribbean commercial fishermen censuses
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Juvenile Smalltooth Sawfish Abundance Survey (longterm effort, catch, and environmental data)

: Research on the U.S. Distinct Population Segment of smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) life history, abundance, habitat use, movements, and migration is necessary to promote and facilitate recovery. A multi-disciplinary approach focusing research on action items in the Smalltooth Sawfish Recovery Plan has occurred since 2009. One of the high priority tasks outlined in the plan is abundance and recruitment of juvenile sawfish. One of the most important regions for young-of-the-year and small juveniles is coastal southwest Florida.  This database describes catch and environmental data taken in southwest Florida (Marco Island to Florida Bay) for 2009-current under protected species permits issued to SEFSC/NMFS 13330 (2009-2013) and 17787 (2014-2019).

Tags: 13330, 17787, 2009-present, abundance, atlantic ocean, coastal waters of florida, distribution, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, everglades, finss, fisheries independent data, fishery-dependent, gulf of america, gulf of mexico, national marine fisheries service, noaa, north atlantic ocean, ocean, prisits pectinata, pristis pectinata, sawfish, sharks, small tooth sawfish, southeast fisheries science center, ten thousand islands, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Madison-Swanson MPA reef fish video survey

The Southeast Fisheries Science Center Mississippi Laboratories conducts standardized fisheries independent resource surveys in the Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and U.S. Caribbean to provide abundance and distribution information to support regional and international stock assessments. The reef fish survey of Madison-Swanson and Steamboat Lumps MPA is conducted primarily on the along topographic features (e.g. reefs, banks and ledges) of the MPA.  A two-stage sampling design is used with the first stage or primary sampling units defined by geographic/geoform strata including ridges, pinnacles, rubble and sand flats and the second stage being randomly selected sites within the geoform strata.  Sampling is conducted using a video camera array.  No biological sampling is coupled with the survey because of the areas status as an MPA.  The camera array consists of four housings positioned orthogonally and center mounted at a height of 51 cm above the bottom of the array. Each housing contains a pair of black-and-white Videre stereo cameras along with a color mpeg camera. Sampling of reef sites with video cameras occurs only during daylight hours, with the first gear deployment one hour after sunrise and the last gear retrieval one hour prior to sunset. Video arrays soak for 35 minutes. Habitat mapping was conducted using a multibeam echosounder by USGS. At each site hydrological data is collected using Conductivity Temperature Depth sensor (CTD).

Tags: doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, gom, gulf of mexico, madison swanson, marine protected area survey data, mississippi laboratories, national marine fisheries service, noaa, reef fish, southeast fisheries science center, u.s. department of commerce, video
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and other measurements collected using CTD from NOAA Ship OREGON II in Gulf of Mexico from 2016 as part of the Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP) (NCEI Accession 0156169)

The Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP) is a State/Federal/university program for collection, management and dissemination of fishery-independent data and information in the southeastern United States. This dataset consists of profile data collected by CTD casts during cruise in 2016.

Tags: 0156169, 156169, 2016, acoustic velocity, atlantic ocean, chemical, coastal waters of alabama, coastal waters of florida, coastal waters of louisiana, coastal waters of texas, conductivity, ctd, depth, dissolved oxygen, doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei, doc/noaa/nesdis/nodc, doc/noaa/nmfs, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, earth science, fluorescence, gulf of america, gulf of mexico, hypoxia, hypoxia in the gulf of mexico, in situ, ms laboratory, national centers for environmental information, national marine fisheries service, national oceanographic data center, nesdis, nmfs, noaa, noaa ship oregon ii, north atlantic ocean, ocean, ocean acoustics, ocean chemistry, ocean optics, ocean temperature, oceans, oregon ii, oregon ii (ices code: 316o), oxygen, pascagoula/stennis, physical, profile, salinity, salinity/density, ships, sound velocity, southeast area monitoring and assessment program (seamap), southeast fisheries science center, temperature, u.s. department of commerce, us doc, water temperature
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
NMFS Menhaden CDFR (Logbook) Database

Data set consists of daily logs by menhaden purse-seine vessels  w/ data on individual purse-seine set size, location, and date

Tags: doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, fishdep, fishery-dependent, menhaden research, national marine fisheries service, noaa, southeast fisheries science center, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce