Website

https://rookerybay.org/

Region(s)

SW

Summary

Four monthly randomized bottom trawls conducted in Fakahatchee Bay, Faka Union Bay and Pumpkin Bay located in the Ten Thousand Islands. All fish species are recorded and enumerated as well as pink shrimp, blue crabs and stone crabs. Up to twenty standard length or carapace length or width measurements are recorded at each trawl site. GPS coordinates are taken as well as water temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen.

Parameters

Temperature (deg. C), salinity (ppt), conductivity and dissolved oxygen (mg/L), depth (m), fisheries assessment, estimated bycatch (gal.), fish standard length (mm)

Notes

Application

This data will be utilized as baseline to gage the impacts of Picayune Strand restoration on estuarine fishery resources

Publications

Presentations and publications

Start

2000

End

Current

Frequency

Monthly

Method

Bottom trawls; all fish species are recorded and enumerated as well as pink shrimp, blue crabs and stone crabs. Up to twenty standard length or carapace length or width measurements are recorded at each trawl site. GPS coordinates are taken as well as water temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen.

Discontinuity

2013,2014,2015

Data Location

By Request

Data Format

Excel spreadsheets

Habitats

Water Column

SEACAR Citation

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP); Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection (RCP); Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. (2023). RBNERR Fish Assessment. Updated 08/27/2024. Distributed by: SEACAR Data Discovery Interface, Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. https://data.florida-seacar.org/programs/details/4043

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