Abstract:

This dataset includes environmental data, water quality data, fish species richness data, and standard lengths (average, maximum and minimum) for all species of fish collected.

Suggested Citation:

Worthy, Graham, Randall Wells, and Shannon Martin. 2014. Western Florida Panhandle Fish Collection Data 2010-11-23 to 2011-07-21. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N7JD4TQC

Purpose:

These data describe the size categories of fish that were putative prey for bottlenose dolphins.

Data Parameters and Units:

This dataset gives collection location and morphometrics for all species of fish collected between November 2010 and July 2011. Environmental data: date (mm-dd-yyyy), time (military), bay (PB- Pensacola Bay; FW- Fort Walton), trip (#), set (#), gear, latitude, longitude, depth (m), secchi depth (m), bottom type, shoreline Water quality data: date (mm-dd-yyyy), bay (PB- Pensacola Bay; FW- Fort Walton), trip (#), set (#), depth (m), temp (C), dissolve oxygen (DO, mg/l), conductivity (mS), pH, salinity (psu). Species list: Scientific and AFS common names for fishes collected on: Nov-2010, Feb-2011, Apr-2011, July-2011 Bio summary: date (mm-dd-yyyy), bay (PB- Pensacola Bay), abundance, average standard length (SL; mm), SL minimum (mm), SL maximum (mm) Diversity: sampling period (mm-dd-yyyy), bay, species richness, Shannon index, evenness, Simpson’s diversity index, dominant species Raw bio and Bio data: date (mm-dd-yyyy), bay (PB- Pensacola Bay; FW- Fort Walton), n (number of fish collected), culled (Y- yes, N- no), standard length (SL; mm), average SL (mm), SL minimum (mm), SL maximum (mm) Summary: sampling period (mm-dd- yyyy, Q1=Nov-2010, Q2=Feb-2011), bay, depth (m), secchi depth (m), temp (C), dissolved oxygen (DO; mg/l), conductivity (mS), pH, salinity (psu), number culled, species, abundance, average SL (mm), SL minimum (mm), SL maximum (mm)

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