Abstract:

The dataset of contains sex, adult or juveniles, fork length, total length, and standard length of red snapper caught in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic 2005-01-01 and 2016-08-31.

Suggested Citation:

Portnoy, David. 2021. Red snapper data caught in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic between 2005-01-01 and 2016-08-31. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/J4XMZ85P

Publications:

Portnoy, D. S., Fields, A. T., Puritz, J. B., Hollenbeck, C. M., & Patterson, W. F. (2021). Genomic analysis of red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, population structure in the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. ICES Journal of Marine Science. doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsab239

Purpose:

The data are associated with a population genomics study of red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico and north Atlantic.

Data Parameters and Units:

Latitude (decimal degrees); Longitude (decimal degrees); Sex (Male or Female); Class (Adult or juveniles); Population (designation for genetic analysis); collection year; Standard Length (mm); Fork Length (mm); Total Length (mm); SampleID

Methods:

Metadata were collected by a variety of methods when tissue samples were collected in the Gulf of Mexico.

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