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Fish trap catch, set, and environmental data from Shark Bay Marine Park, Western Australia from May 2010 to July 2012

General Information
Data Package:
Local Identifier:knb-lter-fce.1194.3
Title:Fish trap catch, set, and environmental data from Shark Bay Marine Park, Western Australia from May 2010 to July 2012
Alternate Identifier:ST_CD_Heithaus_003
Alternate Identifier:DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:

This dataset provides information on fish traps set within the study area from 2010 to 2012, including animals caught, relevent environmental and trap data, animal specific measurements and logging of samples retained. Additionally the dataset contains stable isotope values for individuals that were retained for Stable Isotope Analysis in addition to stomach content data. These data provide insight into teleost communities that utilize various habitats within Shark Bay with further insights into their trophic relationships.

Publication Date:2019-10-11

Time Period
Begin:
2010-05-11
End:
2012-07-16

People and Organizations
Contact:Michael, Dr (Heithaus, Co- PI) [  email ]
Contact:Kirk(Gastrich, Laboratory manager) [  email ]
Creator:Heithaus, Michael (Florida International University, BBC, MSB 250A, coPI)
Creator:Bessey, Cindy 
Associate:Heithaus, Mike (Florida International University, BBC, MSB 334, Principle Investigator)
Associate:Bessey, Cindy  (Florida International University, BBC, MSB 334, graduate student)

Data Entities
Data Table Name:
ST_TDCS_Heithaus_004.txt
Description:
Fish trap catch, set, and environmental data from Shark Bay Marine Park, Western Australia
Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table

Data:https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-fce/1194/3/2e1695c06c22cc3e53d56c8e1e08f969
Name:ST_TDCS_Heithaus_004.txt
Description:Fish trap catch, set, and environmental data from Shark Bay Marine Park, Western Australia
Number of Records:1486
Number of Columns:42

Table Structure
Object Name:ST_TDCS_Heithaus_004.txt
Size:428 KB
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Text Format:
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Simple Delimited:
Field Delimiter:,

Table Column Descriptions
 DateTime of dayTime of dayminutesLat/Long coordinateLat/Long coordinateMicrohabitatbottom coverspecies of seagrass covertrap baitdepth of setWaterTempseasonweather conditionsCloud_covWater Visibilitytide at time of setwater salinityspecies capturedpercent nitrogen of muscle tissuepercent carbon of muscle tissueMuscle_Delta15NMuscle_Delta13Cpercent nitrogen of bloodpercent carbon of bloodDelta 15 Nitrogen value of bloodDelta 13 Carbon value of bloodFork length of fishMass of fishmass of total gut contentspercentage of gut contents composed of seagrass matterpercentage of gut contents composed of algae matterpercentage of gut contents composed of animal mattermass of stomach contents onlypercentage of stomach contents composed of seagrass matterSpecies of seagrass present in Stomach contentspercentage of stomach contents composed of algae matterID of algae present in Stomach contentspercentage of stomach contents composed of animal matterNotes on stomach contentsSex of fishMisc. notes
Column Name:Date  
Trap_in  
Trap_out  
Soak_Minutes  
Latitude_DD  
Longitude_DD  
Microhabitat  
Substrate  
Seagrass_species  
Bait  
Set_Depth  
WaterTemp  
Season  
Beaufort  
Cloud_cov  
Visibility  
Tide  
Salinity  
Species  
M_%N  
M_%C  
Muscle_Delta15N  
Muscle_Delta13C  
Blood_%N  
Blood_%C  
Blood_Delta15N  
Blood_Delta13C  
FL  
Fish_Weight  
GC_Weight  
Seagrass_%Content  
Algae_Content_(%)  
Animal_Content_(%)  
Stomach_Content  
SC_%Seagrass  
SC_Seagrass_Species  
SC_%Algae  
SC_Algae_Species  
SC_%Animal  
Notes_Content_of_Species  
Sex  
Notes  
Definition:Video Collection DateTime of day trap was setTime trap was pullednumber of minutes trap was set forLatitude coordinate of trap set location, in degrees and minutesLongitude coordinate of trap set location, in degrees and minutesmicrohabitat type, dependent on depth (deep habitats, interior habitats, or edge habitats in between)dominant type of bottom cover in area where trap is setgenus and species name of dominant seagrass present in cover, when presenttype of bait used for fish trapsdepth (in feet) in which traps are setwater temperature in centigrateseason in which trap was setsea conditions using a beaufort scale when trap was setpercent cover of clouds at time trap was set as estimated by a human observerwater visitiblility as estimated by qualitative scaletide when trap was setwater salinity at time trap was set, as measured using a refractometerspecies of fish capturedpercent nitrogen of muscle tissuepercent carbon of muscle tissuepermil difference in Nitrogen 15 ratio of muscle tissue as compared to atmospheric Nitrogenpermil difference in Carbon 13 ratio of muscle tissue as compared to reference standardpercent nitrogen of bloodpercent carbon of bloodpermil difference in Nitrogen 15 ratio of blood as compared to atmospheric Nitrogenpermil difference in Carbon 13 ratio of blood as compared to reference standardFork length of fishMass of fishmass of total gut contentspercentage of gut contents composed of seagrass matterpercentage of gut contents composed of algae matterpercentage of gut contents composed of animal mattermass of stomach contents onlypercentage of stomach contents composed of seagrass matterSpecies of seagrass present in Stomach contentspercentage of stomach contents composed of algae matterID of algae present in Stomach contentspercentage of stomach contents composed of animal matterNotes on stomach contentsSex of fishMisc. notes
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Measurement Values Domain:
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Precision
Formathh:mm
Precision
Formathh:mm
Precision
Unitminute
Precision1
Typeinteger
DefinitionLatitude coordinate of trap set location, in degrees and minutes
DefinitionLongitude coordinate of trap set location, in degrees and minutes
Allowed Values and Definitions
Enumerated Domain 
Code Definition
Codeinterior
Definition <9 ft depth, edge
Source
Definitiondominant type of bottom cover in area where trap is set
Definitiongenus and species name of dominant seagrass present in cover, when present
Definitiontype of bait used for fish traps
Unitfoot
Precision0.1
Typereal
Unitcelsius
Precision0.1
Typereal
Allowed Values and Definitions
Enumerated Domain 
Code Definition
Codesummer
Definition 16 August-31 May
Source
Code Definition
Code Winter
Definition 1 June- 15 August
Source
Allowed Values and Definitions
Enumerated Domain 
Code Definition
Code1
Definitionlight air, 2
Source
Unitpercent
Precision1
Typeinteger
Definitionwater visitiblility as estimated by qualitative scale
Definitiontide when trap was set
UnitpartsPerThousand
Precision1
Typeinteger
Allowed Values and Definitions
Enumerated Domain 
Code Definition
CodeUNKNOWN
Definition species not known
Source
Unitpercent
Precision0.01
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Unitpercent
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Typereal
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UnitpartsPerThousand
Precision0.01
Typereal
Unitcentimeter
Precision0.1
Typereal
Unitgram
Precision0.01
Typereal
Unitgram
Precision0.001
Typereal
Unitpercent
Precision1
Typeinteger
Unitpercent
Precision1
Typeinteger
Unitpercent
Precision1
Typeinteger
Unitgram
Precision0.001
Typereal
Unitpercent
Precision1
Typeinteger
DefinitionSpecies of seagrass present in Stomach contents
Unitpercent
Precision1
Typeinteger
DefinitionID of algae present in Stomach contents
Unitpercent
Precision1
Typeinteger
DefinitionNotes on stomach contents
DefinitionSex of fish
DefinitionMisc. notes
Missing Value Code:    
CodeNA
ExplNo usable data recorded
Code-9999
ExplValue will never be recorded
Code-9999.000
ExplValue will never be recorded
Code-9999.000
ExplValue will never be recorded
 
CodeNA
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CodeNA
ExplNo usable data recorded
  
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Code-9999
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Code-9999
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Code-9999
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CodeNOTHING
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Code-9999.00
ExplValue will never be recorded
Code-9999.00
ExplValue will never be recorded
Code-9999.00
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Code-9999.00
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Code-9999.00
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Code-9999
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CodeNA
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Accuracy Report:                                                                                    
Accuracy Assessment:                                                                                    
Coverage:                                                                                    
Methods:                                                                                    

Data Package Usage Rights

This information is released under the Creative Commons license - Attribution - CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The consumer of these data ("Data User" herein) is required to cite it appropriately in any publication that results from its use. The Data User should realize that these data may be actively used by others for ongoing research and that coordination may be necessary to prevent duplicate publication. The Data User is urged to contact the authors of these data if any questions about methodology or results occur. Where appropriate, the Data User is encouraged to consider collaboration or co-authorship with the authors. The Data User should realize that misinterpretation of data may occur if used out of context of the original study. While substantial efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of data and associated documentation, complete accuracy of data sets cannot be guaranteed. All data are made available "as is." The Data User should be aware, however, that data are updated periodically and it is the responsibility of the Data User to check for new versions of the data. The data authors and the repository where these data were obtained shall not be liable for damages resulting from any use or misinterpretation of the data. Thank you.

Keywords

By Thesaurus:
LTER Thesauruspopulations, seagrass, fishes, stable isotopes
FCE Keyword ListShark Bay Eastern Gulf, World Heritage Site, ecological research, long-term monitoring, fish communities, microhabitat, water temperature, salinity, visibility, Delta 15N, Delta 13C, isotopes, muscle, blood, mass, fish weight, stomach contents, Western Australia, fish traps, stable isotopes

Methods and Protocols

These methods, instrumentation and/or protocols apply to all data in this dataset:

Methods and protocols used in the collection of this data package
Description:

Fish trap catch data

Instrument(s):rectangular fish traps 34 x 24 x 21 cm in size with 1.2 x 1.3 cm rectangular mesh
Description:

Water temperature and depth collected at transect start

Instrument(s):Ship-based transducer
Description:

Weather conditions collected at transect start

Instrument(s):Human observer
Description:

Gut content data

Instrument(s):human observer
Description:

Stable isotope values

Instrument(s):GC IR Mass Spectrometer
Sampling Area and Study Extent
Sampling Description:

Fish trap catch data

Sampling Area And Frequency:

Eastern Gulf of Shark Bay, Western Australia, North of Monkey Mia

Sampling Unit Location:
Geographic Region:
Description:Shallow seagrass banks and channels immediately north of Monkey Mia, Shark Bay
Bounding Coordinates:
Northern:  -25.721Southern:  -25.808
Western:  113.662Eastern:  113.796
Sampling Unit Location:
Geographic Region:
Description:Shallow seagrass banks and channels immediately north of Monkey Mia, Shark Bay
Bounding Coordinates:
Northern:  -25.721Southern:  -25.808
Western:  113.662Eastern:  113.796
Sampling Unit Location:
Geographic Region:
Description:Shallow seagrass banks and channels immediately north of Monkey Mia, Shark Bay
Bounding Coordinates:
Northern:  -25.721Southern:  -25.808
Western:  113.662Eastern:  113.796
Sampling Unit Location:
Geographic Region:
Description:Shallow seagrass banks and channels immediately north of Monkey Mia, Shark Bay
Bounding Coordinates:
Northern:  -25.721Southern:  -25.808
Western:  113.662Eastern:  113.796
Sampling Unit Location:
Geographic Region:
Description:Shallow seagrass banks and channels immediately north of Monkey Mia, Shark Bay
Bounding Coordinates:
Northern:  -25.721Southern:  -25.808
Western:  113.662Eastern:  113.796
Quality Control
Quality Control Step 1: 
Description:

Data are checked against field notes and datasheets after entry. Data are visually inspected by graduate students and the PI to determine if any values are obviously in error.

People and Organizations

Publishers:
Organization:Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program
Address:
Florida International University,
University Park,
OE 148,
Miami, FL 33199 USA
Phone:
305-348-6054 (voice)
Email Address:
fcelter@fiu.edu
Web Address:
http://fcelter.fiu.edu
Creators:
Individual:Dr Michael Heithaus
Organization:Florida International University, BBC, MSB 250A
Position:coPI
Address:
3000 NE 151 St,
North Miami, FL 33181 USA
Phone:
305-919-5234 (voice)
Phone:
305-919-4030 (fax)
Email Address:
heithaus@fiu.edu
Web Address:
http://www.fiu.edu/~heithaus/
Id:http://orchid.org/0000-0002-3219-1003
Individual:Dr. Cindy Bessey
Address:
Western Australia Australia
Email Address:
cindybessey@hotmail.com
Id:http://orchid.org/0000-0002-4081-0214
Contacts:
Individual: Dr Michael
Organization:Heithaus
Position:Co- PI
Address:
FIU, BBC, MSB 250J, 3000 NE 151st Street,
North Miami, FL 33181 USA
Phone:
305-919-5234 (voice)
Phone:
305-919-4030 (fax)
Email Address:
heithaus@fiu.edu
Individual: Kirk
Organization:Gastrich
Position:Laboratory manager
Address:
FIU, BBC, MSB 334, 3000 NE 151st Street,
North Miami, FL 33181 USA
Phone:
305-919-5243 (voice)
Email Address:
kgastric@fiu.edu
Associated Parties:
Individual: Mike Heithaus
Organization:Florida International University, BBC, MSB 334
Address:
3000 NE 151 St,
North Miami, FL 33181 USA
Phone:
305-919-5234 (voice)
Email Address:
Heithaus@fiu.edu
Role:Principle Investigator
Individual: Cindy Bessey
Organization:Florida International University, BBC, MSB 334
Address:
3000 NE 151 St,
North Miami, FL 33181 USA
Email Address:
cindybessey@hotmail.com
Role:graduate student
Metadata Providers:
Organization:Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program
Address:
Florida International University,
University Park,
OE 148,
Miami, FL 33199 USA
Phone:
305-348-6054 (voice)
Email Address:
fcelter@fiu.edu
Web Address:
http://fcelter.fiu.edu

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to all data in this dataset:

Time Period
Begin:
2010-05-11
End:
2012-07-16
Geographic Region:
Description:Eastern Gulf of Shark Bay, Western Australia. Study site is approximately 130 km2 in area and begins immediately north of Monkey Mia, in Shark Bay.
Bounding Coordinates:
Northern:  -25.721Southern:  -25.808
Western:  113.662Eastern:  113.796

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:The ecological importance of intact top-predator populations
Personnel:
Individual: Mike Heithaus
Organization:Shark Bay Ecosystem Research Project
Address:
Department of Biological Sciences,
Florida International University,
Biscayne Bay Campus,
MSB 250A,
Miami, FL 33199 USA
Phone:
305-919-5234 (voice)
Email Address:
Heithaus@fiu.edu
Role:Lead Principal Investigator
Abstract:

We are investigating how apex predators (in this case, tiger sharks) can generate behaviorally-mediated trophic cascades that influence the structure, function, and processes of seagrass ecosystems. This project investigates multiple pathways through which behavioral control of prey can influence ecoystems.

Funding:

NSF OCE0820960, OCE0745606, OCE1329408

Study Area:
Study Area Coverage:
Geographic Region:
Description:The study area occupies approximately 130 km2 in the eastern gulf of Shark Bay, Western Australia, immediately north of Monkey Mia.
Bounding Coordinates:
Northern:  -25.721Southern:  -25.808
Western:  113.662Eastern:  113.796

Time Period
Begin:
2010-05-11
End:
2012-07-16
Related Project:
Title:Characterization of teleost community structure, habitat associations, and trophic relationships in Shark Bay, Western Australia
Personnel:
Individual: Mike Heithaus
Organization:Shark Bay Ecosystem Research Project
Address:
Department of Biological Sciences,
Florida International University,
Biscayne Bay Campus,
MSB 250A,
Miami, FL 33199 USA
Phone:
305-919-5234 (voice)
Email Address:
Heithaus@fiu.edu
Role:Lead Principal Investigator
Individual: Cindy Bessey
Organization:Shark Bay Ecosystem Research Project
Email Address:
cindybessey@hotmail.com
Role:Graduate Student
Abstract:

We are investigating how apex predators (in this case, tiger sharks) can generate behaviorally-mediated trophic cascades that influence the structure, function, and processes of seagrass ecosystems. While the larger project focuses on how tiger sharks generate trophic cascades through multiple pathways, this project specifically focuses on teleost communities.

Funding:

NSF Career Grant (2007) OCE0745606

Study Area:
Study Area Coverage:
Geographic Region:
Description:The study area occupies approximately 130 km2 in the eastern gulf of Shark Bay, Western Australia, immediately north of Monkey Mia.
Bounding Coordinates:
Northern:  -25.721Southern:  -25.808
Western:  113.662Eastern:  113.796

Time Period
Begin:
2010-05-11
End:
2012-07-16

Maintenance

Maintenance:
Description:

This is a short-term trophic dynamic & community structure dataset and subsequent data will be appended.

Frequency:
History:
scope:Made changes to reflect metadata 'Read' only, no data download
old value:Made changes to reflect metadata 'Read' only, no data download
change date:2015-03-03
Other Metadata

Additional Metadata

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