Abstract:

Depth-discrete plankton samples were collected during a cruise in the northern Gulf of Mexico (October-November 2015) using a Bedford Institute of Oceanography Net Environmental Sampling System (BIONESS). The BIONESS (0.25 m2 opening) was fitted with 333-µm and 202-µm mesh nets; phyllosoma counts included here were only from the 333-µm mesh nets. Plankton samples were collected along three sampling corridors as part the CONCORDE project, and were used to confirm Phyllosoma identifications from ISIIS image analyses.

Suggested Citation:

Hernandez, Frank, Culpepper, Carla, Deary, Alison. 2017. Abundance estimates and lengths of Phyllosoma larvae collected in the northern Gulf of Mexico, cruise PTS01, October-November 2015. Distributed by: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC), Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N7H41PHT

Purpose:

Data were collected during the CONCORDE Fall 2015 cruise to 1) estimate plankton abundances and distributions in association with variable hydrographic features and 2) provide identifiable plankton specimens to groundtruth and compliment plankton estimates based on ISIIS transects.

Data Parameters and Units:

Tow number, Cruise, Corridor, Water depth (m), Wind speed, Wind direction, Sea state, Weather state, Start latitude (degrees), Start longitude (minutes), Start longitude (degrees), Start longitude (minutes), End time (UTC), End latitude (degrees), End latitude (minutes), End longitude (degrees), End longitude (minutes), CONCORDE sample number, Net number, Net mesh (um), Length (mm), Phyllosoma abundance (number per sample); Phyllosoma length (mm); plankton net filtered volume (cubic meters); date of collection (UTC); depth of collection (m); time of collection (UTC)

Publications:

Greer, A. T., Briseño-Avena, C., Deary, A. L., Cowen, R. K., Hernandez, F. J., & Graham, W. M. (2017). Associations between lobster phyllosoma and gelatinous zooplankton in relation to oceanographic properties in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Fisheries Oceanography. doi:10.1111/fog.12228

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