Abstract
This dataset contains 2016 vertical longline data of reef fish from natural reefs, artificial reefs, and standing platforms collected off the TX coast.
Purpose
Baseline data. Minimal impacts to marine life were reported in Texas waters, so these fish are considered "out-group".
Keywords
Red snapper, Lane snapper, Vermilion snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, Lutjanus synagris, Rhomboplites aurorubens, vertical longline, artificial reef, natural reef
UDI
R4.x267.000:0015
Date
February 2017
Point of Contact
Name
Tara Topping
Organization
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi / The Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies
Funding Source
RFP-4
DOI
10.7266/N77D2S6P
Rights Information
This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication 1.0 License.
Scholar Commons Citation
Topping, Tara. 2017. Western Gulf of Mexico Vertical Longline data from 2016. Distributed by: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC), Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N77D2S6P
Comments
Supplemental Information
Below is a list of column headings and their meaning for each section of the dataset. This information can also be found in the metadata section of the dataset. Deployment Tab: ID - generated ID using Year Month Day_Method_Site_Structure_Set; YearDeployment - year of sampling; MonthDeployment - month of sampling; DayDeployment - day of sampling; Method - method of data collection (ROV, Dive, VLL - vertical long line, trap, HL - hook and line); Site - Site name; Structure_# - Structure number, CSSC internal numbering system; Structure -TPWD structure name; Set - set number at site; StructureType - type of structure (standing, cutoff, topple); Latitude - DDD.DDDDD; Longitude - DDD.DDDDD; SiteDepth - Site depth in feet; DeploymentComments - When fishing HL gear 'Set' is not reported; VLL Catch Tab: ID - Deployment Identification, Date_Method_Site_Structure_Set; This ID should appear in the deployment table ("tblDeployment"); Set - Set number at site - unless otherwise noted, one set is equal to 3 drops (1 drop of each hook size); Drop - Drop number of set (1-3), one drop of each hook size; HookSize - 8, 11 or 15; SoakTime - Time drop was fished; HookNumber - Hook number (1-10), position on backbone (1 nearest top, 10 nearest bottom); Bait - What is on the hook when pulled up (B-Bait, NB-No Bait, F-Fish, NH-No Hook); FishCallNumber - Fish Call Number Assigned When Caught, this is a consecutive numbering system for all fish caught; SpeciesID - Species ID code from CSSC species ID list; Common Name - common name of fish caught; SL - Standard Length in mm; if fish discarded/released this info recorded here. If kept, see processing data; FL - Fork Length in mm, if fish discarded/released this info recorded here. If kept, see processing data; TL - total lentch in mm, if fish discarded/released this info recorded here. If kept, see processing data; WT - weight in kg recorded in field, if fish discarded/released this info recorded here. If kept, see processing data; DiscardKeep - Whether fish was discarded (released) or kept; D-discarded, K-Kept; PassiveTag - Was it tagged with a passive dart tag? Yes or No; PassiveTagNumber - Passive Tag Number; Condition - Condition fish was released in (Depredation, Floater, Poor, Fair, Good); Vent - Was the fish vented? Yes or No; VLLComments - When fishing HL gear Set, Drop, HookSize, SoakTime, HookNumber, and Bait is not required; VLL Processing Tab: FishCallNumber - Fish call number assigned when caught; SpeciesID - Species ID code from CSSC species ID list; CommonName - Species common name; ScientificName - Species scientific name; Family - Species family name; LabWT - lab weight in kg; EvisceratedWT - fish weight in kg after eviscerated, gills are retained; SL - Standard Length in mm; FL - Fork Length in mm; TL - total lentch in mm; Sex - Sex; M-Male, F-Female, U-Unknown; GonadWT - in grams; GonadsKept - gonads kept in house (yes or no); Otolith - Otolith kept (yes or no); FinClip - fin clip kept (yes or no); MusclePlug - Muscle plug kept; yes or no, also noted in comments MP on boat or lab; StomachKept - Stomach kept; yes or no; DS = distended which means stomach empty and not kept; Lesions - Began collecting lesion data in 2016. Lesion present (yes or no); Bile - Began collecting bile in July 2016. Bile present (yes or no); Gonad_Collab - Began keeping all gonads in July 2016 to send to Murawski for collaborative PAH project. Gonad kept for analysis (yes or no); Muscle_Plug - Began collecting additional muscle plug in July 2016. Muscle plug taken; yes or no; Liver - Began collecting liver in July 2016. Liver kept (yes or no); LiverWT - in grams; GI Weight - in grams; ProcessComments - Line indicates the collection of additonal samples for collaborative PAH study with Murawski's lab;|||||