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Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program - South Atlantic Entry ID: SEAMAP-SA |
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Abstract:
Written by OBIS-USA using excerpts from MRRI and SEAMAP-SA Homepages MRRI staff, funded by the Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program - South Atlantic (SEAMAP-SA) of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) have been conducting a shallow water trawl survey in the coastal zone of the South Atlantic Bight since 1986. SEAMAP-SA Shallow Water Trawl Survey cruises are conducted each year in Spring (mid-April to the end of May), Summer (mid-July to mid-August), and Fall (the first of October to mid-November). The goal of this project is to monitor the status and trends of coastal species in the South Atlantic Bight, including fish, shrimp, crabs, horseshoe crabs, sea turtles, mantis shrimp, and squid, in order to amass a long-term data base for research and fisheries management use. Twenty-seven finfish and decapod species of key commercial or recreational interest, all sharks, all marine turtles, and horseshoe crabs are considered to be priority species. The project collects abundance and biomass data for all species, and lengths or widths for priority species. Priority species may have additional information such as individual weights, sex, sexual development, and/or tagging data recorded for them as well. As the only coastal trawl survey that encompasses the entire Southeast region, this survey contributes to general knowledge of coastal species and aids numerous investigators and students by supplying data and specimens. This survey samples shallow coastal waters from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina to Cape Canaveral, Florida at depths from 15 to 30 feet. Samples are collected aboard the R/V Lady Lisa by towing paired 75 ft. mongoose-type Falcon Trawls for 20 minutes. Purpose: Written by OBIS-USA using excerpts from seamap.org The Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP) is a cooperative program to facilitate the collection, management, and dissemination of fisheries independent data from the waters of the southeastern United States. Data collected via SEAMAP are relied upon by government agencies, the commercial and recreational fishing industries, researchers, and others to enhance knowledge of marine fisheries and their associated ecosystems. The organizational structure of the program presently includes three operational components, SEAMAP-Gulf of Mexico, which began in 1981, SEAMAP-South Atlantic, implemented in 1983 and SEAMAP-Caribbean, formed in 1988. Shallow water trawl surveys, a survey of Pamlico Sound, benthic characterization and bottom mapping projects are the primary activities in the South Atlantic. Supplemental Information: Record Count 184411, Taxa Count 403 Currentness Reference: ground condition |
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Description: This will direct you to the OBIS-USA web site. Select Participants and Datasets from the panel on the left. Scroll down to SEAMAP-SA and click on the "Go" button on the right for a Dataset Detail screen where you will see a map of dataset contents, and tabs for options to Get Data, see Metadata, or use the Data Dashboard for that dataset. Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE Description: This is the home page for seamap.org Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION Description: Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION Description: This is the home page for the South Carolina MRRI SEAMAP project. |
Geographic Coverage
| N: 35.229 | S: 28.756 | E: -75.52 | W: -81.44 |
| Min Depth: 0 | Max Depth: 20 |
Data Set Citation
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Dataset Originator/Creator:
Marine Resources Research Institute
Dataset Title: Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program - South Atlantic Dataset Release Date: 2011 Dataset Release Place: P.O. Box 12559, Charleston, SC 29422, U.S.A. Dataset Publisher: SCDNR SEAMAP-SA Program Data Presentation Form: database Online Resource: http://www.usgs.gov/obis-usa |
Temporal Coverage
| Start Date: 1986-11-03 |
| Stop Date: 2010-11-12 |
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
| OCEANS >AQUATIC SCIENCES >FISHERIES [Definition] |
| BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION >ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES >FISH >RAY-FINNED FISHES >SALMONS/TROUTS |
| BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION >ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES >FISH >RAY-FINNED FISHES >PERCH-LIKE FISHES |
| BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION >ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES >FISH >SHARKS/RAYS/CHIMAERAS |
| BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION >ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES >ARTHROPODS >CRUSTACEANS >DECAPODS |
| BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION >ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES >ARTHROPODS >CRUSTACEANS [Definition] |
| BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION >ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES >ARTHROPODS [Definition] |
| BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION >ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES >MOLLUSKS [Definition] |
ISO Topic Category
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BIOTA
OCEANS |
Platform
| R/V LL >R/V LADY LISA [Information] |
Instrument
| TRAWL [Information] |
Project
| OBIS >OCEAN BIOGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM [Information] |
| COML >CENSUS OF MARINE LIFE [Information] |
Quality
| HORIZONTAL POSITIONAL ACCURACY REPORT: Positional accuracy was estimated based on the latitude value, the geographic referencing method used, and the number of decimal places in the coordinate values. Loran C was used to obtain the coordinates from 1986 to 1992 and is accurate to 500 meters. GPS has been used since 1993 and is accurate to 200 meters. |
Access Constraints
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To view constraints placed on dataset, please see Policies and Disclaimer section (from the panel on the left) on OBIS-USA web site at http://www.usgs.gov/obis-usa DISTRIBUTION LIABILITY: OBIS-USA renders information prepared by contributors accessible through dynamic on-line publication. It does not peer-review the quality of the data provided. However, it is confident that the data are the best available in electronic form. OBIS-USA does not own or try to control or limit the use of any data or products accessible through its website. Accordingly, it does not take responsibility for the quality of such data or products, or the use that people may make of them. Users must recognize that the analysis and interpretation of data requires background knowledge and expertise about marine biodiversity (including ecosystems and taxonomy). Users should be aware of possible errors in the use of species names, geo-referencing, data handing and mapping. They should crosscheck their results for possible errors, and qualify their interpretation of any results accordingly. Appropriate caution is thus necessary in the interpretation of results derived from OBIS-USA. |
Use Constraints
| Prior to use of these records in any analysis or report, South Carolina Marine Resources Research Institute must be notified and if used the provenance of the original data must be acknowledged. Acknowledge the use of specific records from contributing SEAMAP-SA databases and acknowledge the use of the OBIS-USA facility. Recognize the limitations of data in OBIS-USA. |
Keywords
| Southeast Area and Assessment Program - South Atlantic |
| South Carolina MRRI |
| Marine Resources Research Institute |
| marine fisheries |
| shallow water trawl |
| fisheries management |
| abundance |
| Southeastern United States |
| Cape Canaveral |
| Cape Hatteras |
| South Atlantic Bight |
| shrimp |
| crabs |
| horseshoe crabs |
| sea turtles |
| mantis shrimp |
| squid |
| finfish |
| sharks |
| mackerel |
| flounder |
| Animalia |
| Mollusca |
| Chordata |
| Arthropoda |
| Crustacea |
| Actinopterygii |
| Cephalopoda |
| Chondrichthyes |
| Malacostraca |
| Aulopiformes |
| Carcharhiniformes |
| Clupeiformes |
| Decapoda |
| Perciformes |
| Scorpaeniformes |
| Teuthida |
Data Set Progress
| COMPLETE |
Data Center
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UNITED STATES REGIONAL OCEAN BIOGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (OBIS) NODE
[Information]
Data Center URL: http://www.usgs.gov/obis-usa/ Dataset ID: SEAMAP-SA
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Distribution
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Distribution_Format:
Text
Fees: None |
Personnel
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JEANNE
BOYLAN Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Phone: 843-953-9831 Email: boylanj at dnr.sc.gov Contact Address: Box 12559 217 Ft. Johnson Rd. City: Charleston Province or State: SC Postal Code: 29422 |
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PHILIP
GOLDSTEIN Role: DIF AUTHOR Phone: 303-887-6043 Email: Philip.Goldstein at Colorado.edu |
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2011-05-25
Last DIF Revision Date:
2012-02-22
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