Dataset: lionfish collections Cayman 2011
Deployment: Cayman_Reef_Surveys_10-11

Record of lionfish collected near Little Cayman Island during 2011.

Lead Principal Investigator:

Mark Hixon (Oregon State University, OSU)

Scientist:

Tye L. Kindinger (Oregon State University, OSU)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Shannon Rauch (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Project:

Ecological Release and Resistance at Sea: Invasion of Atlantic Coral Reefs by Pacific Lionfish (Lionfish Invasion)

Current State:

Final no updates expected

Version:

02 July 2013

Version Date:

2013-07-02

Data URL:

https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset-deployment/456030/data

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Description

This dataset includes dates, locations, and biological information (e.g. length) of lionfish (Pterois volitans) that were collected off of Little Cayman Island, Cayman Islands during the summer of 2011. This dataset includes only lionfish that were collected (handled). For all lionfish sighted, see the "lionfish sightings Cayman 2011" dataset.

Methods & Sampling

Dataset acquisition description

Information was recorded on all invasive lionfish collected from 04 August to 29 August 2011 for all studies conducted throughout the summer of 2011 at Little Cayman island, Cayman Islands .

Data Processing Description

Dataset Processing Description

BCO-DMO Processing Notes:
- Modified parameter names to conform with BCO-DMO naming conventions.
- Added lat and lon values for each site included in the original metadata.
- Replaced blanks with 'nd' to indicate 'no data'.
- 08-Jan-2018: released embargo from dataset.

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Funding

Award Number	Funding Source
OCE-0851162	NSF Division of Ocean Sciences

Instruments

None available yet

Parameters

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
site	Name of individual reef site where the fish were collected.	text	site
lat	Latitude of the reef site.	decimal degrees	lat
lon	Longitude of the reef site.	decimal degrees	lon
fish_id	Unique code given to each lionfish collected.	code	no_bcodmo_term
date_collected	The date of collection in mm/dd/yyyy format.	unitless	date
depth_ft	Depth of collection.	feet	no_bcodmo_term
len_tot_est	Underwater visual estimate of total body length of lionfish (in centimeters).	cm	fish_len
len_tot	Measured total body length of lionfish (in centimeters).	cm	fish_len
person	Initials of the individual that collected the lionfish (TK = Tye Kindinger; LT = Lillian Tuttle).	text	person
location_moved	Location where lionfish were stored/released (Wet Lab = wet lab at CCMI research station).	text	no_bcodmo_term
used_for	Which studies individual lionfish were used (if any): TK Bottle Expt = damselfish behavioral response to lionfish (Kindinger) LT Cleaner Expt = lionfish-cleaner lab experiments (Tuttle) LT Parasite Work = lionfish parasites 2009-2011 (Sikkel)	text	comment

Database

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Dataset: lionfish collections Cayman 2011
Deployment: Cayman_Reef_Surveys_10-11

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Dataset: lionfish collections Cayman 2011Deployment: Cayman_Reef_Surveys_10-11

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Dataset: lionfish collections Cayman 2011
Deployment: Cayman_Reef_Surveys_10-11