The Gulf of Mexico Shark Pupping and Nursery (GULFSPAN) survey is a NOAA-led fishery-independent survey that examines the distribution and abundance of juvenile sharks in coastal areas of the Gulf of Mexico. The data describe coastal shark abundance, based on paired gillnet and longline surveys conducted monthly from April to October, and environmental data from Tampa Bay.
About this Dataset
| Title | Gulf of Mexico shark pupping and nursery (GULFSPAN) survey in Tampa Bay from 2022-04-11 to 2022-10-26 (NCEI Accession 0281828) |
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| Description | The Gulf of Mexico Shark Pupping and Nursery (GULFSPAN) survey is a NOAA-led fishery-independent survey that examines the distribution and abundance of juvenile sharks in coastal areas of the Gulf of Mexico. The data describe coastal shark abundance, based on paired gillnet and longline surveys conducted monthly from April to October, and environmental data from Tampa Bay. |
| Modified | 2025-11-19T16:37:47.364Z |
| Publisher Name | N/A |
| Contact | N/A |
| Keywords | 0281828 , ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - MARKS OR TAGS , biological data , BOTTOM TYPE , DEPTH - BOTTOM , DISSOLVED OXYGEN , FISH SPECIES , FISHERY SURVEY - CATCH MEASUREMENTS - DETAILS , FISHERY SURVEY - GEAR TYPE - DETAILS , INDIVIDUAL FISH EXAMINATION - LENGTH , INDIVIDUAL FISH EXAMINATION - SEX , LATITUDE , LONGITUDE , SALINITY , species abundance , SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - LIFE STAGE , turbidity , WATER TEMPERATURE , clock , GPS , multi-parameter water quality sensor , net , scale , Secchi disk , visual observation , in situ , survey - biological , Coastal Waters of Florida , Coastal Waters of Gulf of Mexico , Gulf of Mexico , Tampa Bay , oceanography , Gulf of Mexico Shark Pupping and Nursery (GULFSPAN) Survey in Tampa Bay 2022 , EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL AQUATIC SCIENCES > FISHERIES , EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION , EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > WATER DEPTH , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > OXYGEN , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS > TURBIDITY , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY , Hook number , Month , Net_Hours , disc width , fish , fork length , location , precaudal length , set_end , set_start , shark , stretch total length , total length , Archosargus probatocephalus , Ariopsus felis , Bagre marinus , Brevoortia smithi , Caranx hippos , Carcharhinus acronotus , Carcharhinus leucas , Carcharhinus limbatus , Chaetodipterus faber , Chilomycterus schoepfi , Cynoscion nebulosus , Elops saurus , Epinephelus morio , Ginglymostoma cirratum , Hypanus sabinus , Hypanus say , Lagodon rhomboides , Lepisosteus osseus , Lutjanus griseus , Megalops atlanticus , Micropogonias undulatus , Opisthonema oglinum , Orthopristis chrysopte , Pogonias chromis , Rachycentron canadum , Rhinoptera bonasus , Rhizoprionodon terraenovae , Sciaenops ocellatus , Scomberomorus maculatus , Sphyrna lewini , Sphyrna mokarran , Sphyrna tiburo , CLOCKS , GPS RECEIVERS > GPS RECEIVERS , NETS > NETS , SECCHI DISKS > SECCHI DISKS , VISUAL OBSERVATIONS > VISUAL OBSERVATIONS , YSI Multimeter ProSolo , depth sounder , measuring board , OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN , OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA , OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO , 3DAGCL , environment , oceans , biota |
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