Metadata: 
  File identifier: 
      R2.x221.000-0002-metadata.xml
  Language: 
      eng; USA
  Character set: 
    Character set code: 
      utf8
  Hierarchy level: 
    Scope code: 
      dataset
  Metadata author: 
    Responsible party: 
      Individual name: 
          Frank Hernandez
      Organisation name: 
          University of Southern Mississippi / Department of Coastal Sciences
      Position name: 
          Assistant Professor
      Contact info: 
        Contact: 
          Phone: 
            Telephone: 
              Voice: 
                  2288188800
              Facsimile: 
          Address: 
            Address: 
              Delivery point: 
                  Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
                  703 East Beach Drive
              City: 
                  Ocean Springs
              Administrative area: 
                  Mississippi
              Postal code: 
                  39564
              Country: 
                  USA
              Electronic mail address: 
                  frank.hernandez@usm.edu
      Role: 
        Role code: 
          principalInvestigator
  Date stamp: 
      2018-08-11T13:37:04+00:00
  Metadata standard name: 
      ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
  Metadata standard version: 
      ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
  Dataset URI: 
      https://data.gulfresearchinitiative.org/metadata/R2.x221.000:0002
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  Identification info: 
    Data identification: 
      Citation: 
        Citation: 
          Title: 
              Abundance estimates and morphometric measurements of Red Snapper larvae collected in the northern Gulf of 
              Mexico
          Alternate title: 
          Date: 
            Date: 
              Date: 
                  2016-03-25
              Date type: 
                Date type code: 
                  publication
      Abstract: 
          These data were included in analyses of larval red snapper abundance and condition in relation to the 
          Deepwater Horizon oil spill (DWHOS) and environmental conditions within the study region. Ichthyoplankton 
          samples were collected once a month (May through October) along a cross-shelf transect off the coast of 
          Alabama (USA) during years prior (2007–2009) and after (2011, 2013) the DWHOS, and twice a month during the 
          DWHOS (2010). Samples were collected during daylight hours using a Bedford Institute of Oceanography Net 
          Environmental Sampling System (BIONESS; Open Seas Instrumentation, Inc., Musquodoboit Harbour, Nova Scotia, 
          Canada). The BIONESS had a 0.25-m2 mouth opening fitted with 333 μm or 202 μm mesh nets. All Red Snapper 
          larvae used in the morphometric analyses were imaged under a dissecting microscope fitted with a 
          high-resolution digital camera (Canon EOS Rebel T3i, Canon Inc., Tokyo, Japan). Body dimensions were 
          measured using i-Solution Lite imaging software (IMT i-Solution, Inc., Rochester, New York). Web-based and 
          open sources of environmental data used in the analyses are also reported here.
      Purpose: 
          These data were used to examine potential impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on larval red snapper 
          (Lutjanus campechanus) abundance and body condition. Variability in larval body condition was also 
          investigated in relation to environmental parameters observed in the region.
      Status: 
        Progress code: 
          completed
      Point of contact: 
        Responsible party: 
          Individual name: 
              Frank Hernandez
          Organisation name: 
              University of Southern Mississippi / Department of Coastal Sciences
          Position name: 
              Assistant Professor
          Contact info: 
            Contact: 
              Phone: 
                Telephone: 
                  Voice: 
                      2288188800
                  Facsimile: 
              Address: 
                Address: 
                  Delivery point: 
                      Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
                      703 East Beach Drive
                  City: 
                      Ocean Springs
                  Administrative area: 
                      Mississippi
                  Postal code: 
                      39564
                  Country: 
                      USA
                  Electronic mail address: 
                      frank.hernandez@usm.edu
          Role: 
            Role code: 
              principalInvestigator
      Descriptive keywords: 
        Keywords: 
          Keyword: 
              Red Snapper
          Keyword: 
              Lutjanus campechanus
          Keyword: 
              larval condition
          Keyword: 
              Deepwater Horizon
          Keyword: 
              River discharge
          Type: 
            Keyword type code: 
              theme
      Descriptive keywords: 
        Keywords: 
          Keyword: 
              northern Gulf of Mexico
          Keyword: 
              Alabama
          Keyword: 
              Mobile Bay
          Type: 
            Keyword type code: 
              place
      Language: 
          eng; USA
      Topic category: 
        Topic category code: 
          biota
      Topic category: 
        Topic category code: 
          oceans
      Extent: 
        Extent: 
          Geographic element: 
            Geographic bounding box: 
              West bound longitude: 
                  -88.2083
              East bound longitude: 
                  -88.19
              South bound latitude: 
                  29.7905
              North bound latitude: 
                  30.0902
          Geographic element: 
            BoundingPolygon: 
              Polygon: 
                gml:MultiPoint: 
                  gml:pointMember: 
                    Point: 
                      gml:pos: 
                        30.0902 -88.19
                  gml:pointMember: 
                    Point: 
                      gml:pos: 
                        29.7905 -88.2083
          Temporal element: 
            Temporal extent: 
              Extent: 
                Time period: 
                  Description: 
                    ground condition
                  Begin date: 
                    2007-05-01
                  End date: 
                    2013-06-19
      Supplemental Information: 
          Larval red snapper abundance is reported as number of larvae per 10 m2; larval dry weight is reported in 
          micrograms; larval body measures (notochord length, depth at pectoral fin, depth at anus, head length, head 
          height, eye diameter, and lower jaw length) are reported in millimeters. Plankton net mesh (um); Depth_bin 
          (meters below surface that net was towed) Sampling locations: Site Name Latitude (decimal degrees) Longitude 
          (decimal degrees) T20 30.0902 N, 88.19 W T35 29.7905 N, 88.2083 W|||||
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  Distribution info: 
    Distribution: 
      Distributor: 
        Distributor: 
          Distributor contact: 
            Responsible party: 
              Organisation name: 
                  Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC)
              Contact info: 
                Contact: 
                  Phone: 
                    Telephone: 
                      Voice: 
                          3618253604
                  Address: 
                    Address: 
                      Delivery point: 
                          6300 Ocean Drive
                      City: 
                          Corpus Christi
                      Administrative area: 
                          TX
                      Postal code: 
                          78412
                      Country: 
                          USA
                      Electronic mail address: 
                          griidc@gomri.org
                  Online Resource: 
                    Online Resource: 
                      Linkage: 
                        URL: 
                          https://data.gulfresearchinitiative.org
              Role: 
                Role code: 
                  distributor
          Distributor format: 
            Format: 
              Name: 
                  Excel Spreadsheet
              Version: 
                inapplicable
              File decompression technique: 
          Distributor transfer options: 
            Digital transfer options: 
              Transfer size: 
                  0.8192
              Online: 
                Online Resource: 
                  Linkage: 
                    URL: 
                      https://data.gulfresearchinitiative.org/data/R2.x221.000:0002
                  Protocol: 
                      https
                  Name: 
                      Data Landing Page
                  Description: 
                      GRIIDC dataset landing page
                  Function: 
                    Online function code: 
                      information
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  Metadata maintenance: 
    Maintenance information: 
      Maintenance and update frequency: 
        unknown
      Maintenance note: 
          This ISO metadata record was automatically generated from information provided to GRIIDC for dataset: 
          R2.x221.000:0002 on 2020-02-19T00:42:23-06:00
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