Description
This is the OBIS extraction of the Ocean Tracking Network and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) FSUGG Tags- Spawning migration patterns of the Atlantic Goliath Grouper, consisting of the release tagging metadata, i.e. the location and date when the tagged animal was released, and summarized detection events of tagged individuals. If readers are interested in the source dataset they may also inquire with the project PIs as listed here or on the OTN web site (https://members.oceantrack.org/project?ccode=FACT.FSUGG).
Abstract:Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), the largest reef fish in the western Atlantic, was once relatively common throughout Florida and the Caribbean. Due to overfishing and loss of juvenile habitat, it is considered critically endangered (Craig 2011). However, under total protection from harvest since 1990, population recovery has occurred in the southeastern US and spawning aggregations can now be found annually on the shelf off southeast and southwest Florida. Aggregations of 20 to over 100 individuals occur on specific sites, both artificial and natural sites, from late July through October. To investigate the nature of spawning migrations, we implanted 50 adult Goliath Grouper with ultrasonic transmitter tags (VEMCO 69 kHz V16-P coded transmitters) on known spawning sites in 2010 to 2013. Tagged fish were tracked as they moved through the FACT array of VEMCO VR2 and VR2W ultrasonic receivers. This study utilizes long-term tagging data of individual fish to aid in understanding the movement patterns of a large reef fish species of special conservation concern.
Data Records
The data in this sampling event resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 330,459 records.
2 extension data tables also exist. An extension record supplies extra information about a core record. The number of records in each extension data table is illustrated below.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
Versions
The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.
How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Ellis, R.D., Koenig, C.C., Coleman, F.C. 2018. Spawning migration patterns of the Atlantic Goliath Grouper.. Accessed via the Ocean Tracking Network OBIS IPT on INSERT DATE
Rights
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The publisher and rights holder of this work is Ocean Tracking Network. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has not been registered with GBIF
Keywords
ACOUSTIC TAGS; EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH; Occurrence; Samplingevent
External data
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| FSUGG Tags- Spawning migration patterns of the Atlantic Goliath Grouper | https://members.oceantrack.org/project?ccode=FACT.FSUGG ASCII HTM |
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Geographic Coverage
FL
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [26.57, -80.05], North East [27.05, -80] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
Species included below are tagged by this project and have left any embargo. Other individuals or species may later be appended to this dataset.
| Species | Epinephelus itajara (goliath grouper) |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 2010-01-01 / 2021-12-31 |
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Project Data
Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), the largest reef fish in the western Atlantic, was once relatively common throughout Florida and the Caribbean. Due to overfishing and loss of juvenile habitat, it is considered critically endangered (Craig 2011). However, under total protection from harvest since 1990, population recovery has occurred in the southeastern US and spawning aggregations can now be found annually on the shelf off southeast and southwest Florida. Aggregations of 20 to over 100 individuals occur on specific sites, both artificial and natural sites, from late July through October. To investigate the nature of spawning migrations, we implanted 50 adult Goliath Grouper with ultrasonic transmitter tags (VEMCO 69 kHz V16-P coded transmitters) on known spawning sites in 2010 to 2013. Tagged fish were tracked as they moved through the FACT array of VEMCO VR2 and VR2W ultrasonic receivers. This study utilizes long-term tagging data of individual fish to aid in understanding the movement patterns of a large reef fish species of special conservation concern.
| Title | Spawning migration patterns of the Atlantic Goliath Grouper |
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| Funding | OTN is a research and technology development initiative headquartered at Dalhousie University, in Halifax Nova Scotia. OTN is funded by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) and is grateful to have once received funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). OTN is also grateful for the continued support from Research Nova Scotia, and OTN's host institution, Dalhousie University. |
| Study Area Description | No study area description for this project was provided to OTN for publication. |
| Design Description | A wide range of aquatic species are tagged with small electronic transmitters, surgically implanted or attached externally, which can operate for up to 20 years. Acoustic receivers arranged in line on the ocean floor as well as attached to buoys, gliders and large animals (e.g. grey seals) pick up the coded acoustic signals from these tags identifying each tagged sea creature that passes within half a kilometer of the receiver. Data collected by these listening stations are subsequently uploaded to one of many compatible data nodes, adding to the reach of an intercompatible network of networks designed and maintained by the Ocean Tracking Network, producing current and reliable records for every part of the globe. Certain classes of electronic tags and listening equipment (receivers) may also be outfitted or co-located with sensors to measure the ocean's temperature, depth, salinity, currents, chemistry, and other properties. |
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Sampling Methods
Acoustic tags released.
| Study Extent | Program started 2010-01-01 and ran until 2021-12-31 |
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| Quality Control | OTN species names are verified using the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). If species names on new data cannot be verified against (a) known valid names in OTN, and/or (b) WoRMs the Data Provider will be notified so they can check they are correct. Names that cannot be placed after checking with WoRMS are, where possible, placed on the basis of other authoritative sources, such as the Fishbase or ITIS; and once completely verified a request will be sent to WoRMS for addition of the verified species name. http://members.oceantrack.org/data/discovery/byspecies |
Method step description:
- This resource was created by the Ocean Tracking Network Data Centre as a summarized representation of animal presence determined by electronic tagging efforts. Darwin Core (DwC) records were extracted from the OTN database and filtered and summarized according to international agreed-upon standards.
Bibliographic Citations
- Ellis, R.D., Koenig, C.C., Coleman, F.C. 2018. Spawning migration patterns of the Atlantic Goliath Grouper. In: FACT - Data@theFACTNetwork.org Retrieved: 2024-01-01 from fact.secoora.org:5002
Additional Metadata
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| Purpose | These data are for display on the OBIS portal and associated mapping programs and for download to personal computers for ad-hoc end-user analysis. |
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| Alternative Identifiers | 10.14286/lzz2vq |
| https://members.oceantrack.org/ipt/resource?r=otnfsufsuggtags-spawningm |