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CAGES_Mississippi

The Dataset's Variables and Attributes

Row Type Variable Name Attribute Name Data Type Value
attribute NC_GLOBAL acknowledgment String The authors would like to thank the field crews who collected the data and the biologists who analyzed the samples at Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Mississippi Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. We would like to thank Phil Caldwell of the NOAA Galveston Lab for his assistance with GIS and construction of figures. We also would like to thank Michael Harden, Harry Blanchet, and Marty Bourgeois at the LDWF for their assistance with the Mississippi data. Chris Stafford and Kerry Flaherty at FFWCC provided assistance in compiling the Florida Data and Harriet Perry at FFWCC provided valuable guidance.
attribute NC_GLOBAL cdm_data_type String Point
attribute NC_GLOBAL comment String The MDMR/GCRL trawl also was fitted with a 6-mm (1/4-in) bar mesh liner. The trawl was spread by 0.9 m long by 0.5 m tall (36 x 18 in) plank board trawl doors protected along their rims by iron plate. Tow line length was determined by a 6:1 scope with water depth. Trawls were towed for 10 minutes at about 3.7 kph (2.4 mph) from a 6.4-m (21-ft) research boat. Abundance calculations : Conversion factor / Tow duration (min) X Number caught = #/ha. conversion factor = 41.56 From: see associated references.
attribute NC_GLOBAL contributor_country String USA
attribute NC_GLOBAL contributor_email String jim.ditty at noaa.gov
attribute NC_GLOBAL contributor_institution String Southeast Fisheries Science Center
attribute NC_GLOBAL contributor_name String Jim Ditty
attribute NC_GLOBAL contributor_phone String +1-409-766-3782
attribute NC_GLOBAL contributor_role String contributor
attribute NC_GLOBAL contributor_role_vocabulary String https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/G04/current/ (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL contributor_type String person
attribute NC_GLOBAL contributor_url String https://www.noaa.gov (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL Conventions String COARDS, CF-1.10, ACDD-1.3, IOOS-1.2
attribute NC_GLOBAL Country String USA
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_address String 4700 Avenue U
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_city String Galveston
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_country String USA
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_email String ralf.riedel at usm.edu
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_institution String Southeast Fisheries Science Center
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_name String Harmon Brown (NOAA), Thomas J Minello, Ralf Riedel
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_phone String +1-228-818-8804
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_postalcode String 77551
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_role String other
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_sector String academic
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_state String Texas
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_type String group
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_url String https://www.usm.edu/ (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL date_created String 2025-04-24T16:30:00Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL date_metadata_modified String 2025-04-24T16:30:00Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL date_modified String 2025-04-24T16:30:00Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL Easternmost_Easting double -88.6205555555556
attribute NC_GLOBAL featureType String Point
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_bounds_crs String EPSG:4326
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_bounds_vertical_crs String EPSG:5831
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_max double 30.4173333333333
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_min double 30.2602777777778
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_units String degrees_north
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_max double -88.6205555555556
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_min double -89.3330555555555
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_units String degrees_east
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_vertical_positive String down
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_vertical_resolution String unknown
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_vertical_units String m
attribute NC_GLOBAL grid_mapping__FillValue double -9999.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL grid_mapping_epsg_code String EPSG:4326
attribute NC_GLOBAL grid_mapping_inverse_flattening double 298.257223563
attribute NC_GLOBAL grid_mapping_longitude_of_prime_meridian double 0.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL grid_mapping_name String latitude_longitude
attribute NC_GLOBAL grid_mapping_semi_major_axis double 6378137.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL id String CAGES_Mississippi
attribute NC_GLOBAL infoUrl String https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/30670 (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL institution String Southeast Fisheries Science Center
attribute NC_GLOBAL instrument String Otter trawl
attribute NC_GLOBAL instrument_vocabulary String GCMD Science Keywords Version 9.1.5
attribute NC_GLOBAL keywords String bay, bottom, Bottom Salinity, Bottom Water Temperature, CAGES, catch, CPUE, cpue, datetime, Dissolved oxygen, Earth Science > Oceans > Salinity/Density > Salinity, fish species, fisheries, fishery, latitude, length, Length Measurement, longitude, measured, measurement, Mississippi, Number Measured, ocean, oceans, practical salinity, Salinity, sample, science, scientific name, ScientificName, sea, sea_water_practical_salinity, seawater, species, station, surface, Surface Salinity, Surface Water Temperature, Temperature, temperature, time, unit effort, units, Water Temperature, weight
attribute NC_GLOBAL keywords_vocabulary String GCMD Science Keywords Version 9.1.5, CF Standard Names v72
attribute NC_GLOBAL license String https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL metadata_link String https://gcoos4.tamu.edu/erddap/tabledap/CAGES_Mississippi.html (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL naming_authority String sfsc.noaa.gov
attribute NC_GLOBAL ncei_template_version String NCEI_NetCDF_Trajectory_Template_v2.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL Northernmost_Northing double 30.4173333333333
attribute NC_GLOBAL platform String ship
attribute NC_GLOBAL platform_id String other
attribute NC_GLOBAL platform_name String other
attribute NC_GLOBAL platform_vocabulary String https://mmisw.org/ont/ioos/platform (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL processing_level String Geophysical units from raw data
attribute NC_GLOBAL processor_address String 3146 TAMU, Eller O&M Building
attribute NC_GLOBAL processor_city String College Station
attribute NC_GLOBAL processor_country String USA
attribute NC_GLOBAL processor_email String data at gcoos.org
attribute NC_GLOBAL processor_institution String GCOOS at Texas A&M University, Dept. of Oceanography
attribute NC_GLOBAL processor_name String CGOOS
attribute NC_GLOBAL processor_phone String +1-979-845-7662
attribute NC_GLOBAL processor_postalcode String 77843
attribute NC_GLOBAL processor_state String Texas
attribute NC_GLOBAL processor_type String group
attribute NC_GLOBAL processor_url String https://gcoos.org (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL product_version String v0.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL program String Nekton from fishery-independent trawl samples in estuaries of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico: a Comparative Assessment of Gulf Estuarine Systems (CAGES).
attribute NC_GLOBAL project String Nekton from fishery-independent trawl samples in estuaries of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico: a Comparative Assessment of Gulf Estuarine Systems (CAGES).
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_address String 3146 TAMU, Eller O&M Building
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_city String College Station
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_country String USA
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_email String data at gcoos.org
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_institution String Gulf of America Coastal Ocean Observing System
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_name String GCOOS
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_phone String +1-979-458-3274
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_postalcode String 77843
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_state String Texas
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_type String group
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_url String https://gcoos.org (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL references String https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL sea_name String Gulf of America
attribute NC_GLOBAL source String https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL sourceUrl String (local files)
attribute NC_GLOBAL Southernmost_Northing double 30.2602777777778
attribute NC_GLOBAL standard_name_vocabulary String CF Standard Name Table v72
attribute NC_GLOBAL subsetVariables String Bay
attribute NC_GLOBAL summary String Estuaries are important in supporting much of the fishery production in the Gulf of Mexico, but this support appears to vary widely among different estuarine systems. The main objective of this project was to assess variability among estuaries in supporting fishery species and other abundant nekton. The project is part of a larger effort of the National Marine Fisheries Service Galveston Laboratory to develop a Comparative Assessment of Gulf Estuarine Systems (CAGES). The nekton abundance data summarized in this report are available at https://data.gcoos.org. This cooperative study with state natural resources agencies was designed to use fishery independent monitoring data and compare historical catches from 4.9-m and 6.1-m trawl surveys. This report provides an assessment of the abundance, length frequencies, and biomass of 14 species of fish and four species of decapod crustaceans that were either abundant in the samples or economically important. The most abundant species in the analysis include bay anchovy, Atlantic croaker, spot, and brown shrimp. Other fishery species of particular interest include Gulf menhaden, white shrimp, pink shrimp, blue crab, spotted seatrout, southern flounder, and red drum. While the years analyzed varied among states, samples from most estuaries were available and analyzed for the years 1986 to 2005. The 24 estuaries analyzed were identified using the Estuarine and Coastal Drainage Areas delineated by the U. S.Geological Survey and listed in NOAAs Coastal Assessment Framework
attribute NC_GLOBAL time_coverage_end String 2005-12-04
attribute NC_GLOBAL time_coverage_start String 1973-10-10
attribute NC_GLOBAL title String CAGES Mississippi Data
attribute NC_GLOBAL Westernmost_Easting double -89.3330555555555
variable time   double  
attribute time _CoordinateAxisType String Time
attribute time actual_range double 1.191024E8, 1.1336976E9
attribute time axis String T
attribute time calendar String gregorian
attribute time coverage_content_type String time
attribute time ioos_category String Time
attribute time long_name String Date
attribute time source_name String Date
attribute time standard_name String time
attribute time standard_name_url String https://mmisw.org/ont/ioos/parameter/time (external link)
attribute time time_origin String 01-JAN-1970 00:00:00
attribute time time_precision String 1970-01-01
attribute time units String seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
variable latitude   double  
attribute latitude _CoordinateAxisType String Lat
attribute latitude actual_range double 30.2602777777778, 30.4173333333333
attribute latitude axis String Y
attribute latitude colorBarMaximum double 90.0
attribute latitude colorBarMinimum double -90.0
attribute latitude coverage_content_type String coordinate
attribute latitude ioos_category String Location
attribute latitude long_name String Latitude
attribute latitude standard_name String latitude
attribute latitude standard_name_url String https://mmisw.org/ont/cf/parameter/latitude (external link)
attribute latitude units String degrees_north
variable longitude   double  
attribute longitude _CoordinateAxisType String Lon
attribute longitude actual_range double -89.3330555555555, -88.6205555555556
attribute longitude axis String X
attribute longitude colorBarMaximum double 180.0
attribute longitude colorBarMinimum double -180.0
attribute longitude coverage_content_type String coordinate
attribute longitude ioos_category String Location
attribute longitude long_name String Longitude
attribute longitude standard_name String longitude
attribute longitude standard_name_url String https://mmisw.org/ont/cf/parameter/longitude (external link)
attribute longitude units String degrees_east
variable SampleCode   int  
attribute SampleCode _FillValue int -9999
attribute SampleCode actual_range int 1, 2044
attribute SampleCode ioos_category String Identifier
attribute SampleCode long_name String SampleCode
attribute SampleCode missing_value int -9999
attribute SampleCode standard_name String samplecode
variable StationCode   int  
attribute StationCode _FillValue int -9999
attribute StationCode actual_range int 32, 60
attribute StationCode ioos_category String Identifier
attribute StationCode long_name String StationCode
attribute StationCode missing_value int -9999
attribute StationCode standard_name String stationcode
variable Description   String  
attribute Description ioos_category String Other
attribute Description long_name String Description
attribute Description standard_name String description
variable Bay   String  
attribute Bay ioos_category String Other
attribute Bay long_name String Bay
attribute Bay standard_name String bay
variable SpeciesCode   int  
attribute SpeciesCode _FillValue int -9999
attribute SpeciesCode ioos_category String Identifier
attribute SpeciesCode long_name String SpeciesCode
attribute SpeciesCode missing_value int -9999
attribute SpeciesCode standard_name String speciescode
variable ScientificName   String  
attribute ScientificName ioos_category String Other
attribute ScientificName long_name String ScientificName
attribute ScientificName standard_name String scientificname
variable Phylum   String  
attribute Phylum ioos_category String Other
attribute Phylum long_name String Phylum
attribute Phylum standard_name String phylum
variable Class   String  
attribute Class ioos_category String Other
attribute Class long_name String Class
attribute Class standard_name String class
variable Order   String  
attribute Order ioos_category String Other
attribute Order long_name String Order
attribute Order standard_name String order
variable Family   String  
attribute Family ioos_category String Other
attribute Family long_name String Family
attribute Family standard_name String family
variable cpue   float  
attribute cpue _FillValue float -9999.0
attribute cpue actual_range float 0.0, 282192.4
attribute cpue ioos_category String Other
attribute cpue long_name String cpue
attribute cpue missing_value float -9999.0
attribute cpue standard_name String cpue
attribute cpue standard_name_url String http://mmisw.org/ont/cf/parameter/cpue (external link)
attribute cpue units String number caught hectar-1
variable Measured   int  
attribute Measured _FillValue int -9999
attribute Measured actual_range int 0, 50
attribute Measured description String Number of individuals per species measured in the sample.
attribute Measured ioos_category String Identifier
attribute Measured long_name String Measured
attribute Measured missing_value int -9999
attribute Measured standard_name String measured
attribute Measured units String 1
variable TotalNumber   int  
attribute TotalNumber _FillValue int -9999
attribute TotalNumber actual_range int 0, 67900
attribute TotalNumber description String Number of individuals per species in the sample.
attribute TotalNumber ioos_category String Identifier
attribute TotalNumber long_name String TotalNumber
attribute TotalNumber missing_value int -9999
attribute TotalNumber standard_name String totalnumber
variable TotalWeight   float  
attribute TotalWeight _FillValue float -9999.0
attribute TotalWeight actual_range float 0.0, 64677.0
attribute TotalWeight description String Total weight of individuals per species in the sample.
attribute TotalWeight ioos_category String Other
attribute TotalWeight long_name String TotalWeight
attribute TotalWeight missing_value float -9999.0
attribute TotalWeight standard_name String totalweight
attribute TotalWeight units String g
variable Length   float  
attribute Length _FillValue float -9999.0
attribute Length actual_range float 2.0, 365.0
attribute Length description String Length of a measured individual.
attribute Length ioos_category String Other
attribute Length long_name String Length
attribute Length missing_value float -9999.0
attribute Length standard_name String length
attribute Length units String mm
variable Weight   float  
attribute Weight _FillValue float -9999.0
attribute Weight actual_range float 0.0, 777.0
attribute Weight description String Weight of a measured individual.
attribute Weight ioos_category String Other
attribute Weight long_name String Weight
attribute Weight missing_value float -9999.0
attribute Weight standard_name String weight
attribute Weight units String g
variable Depth   float  
attribute Depth _FillValue float -9999.0
attribute Depth actual_range float 1.0, 28.0
attribute Depth ioos_category String Other
attribute Depth long_name String Depth
attribute Depth missing_value float -9999.0
attribute Depth standard_name String depth
attribute Depth standard_name_url String https://mmisw.org/ont/ioos_test/parameters_regional_web_services/sea_floor_depth_below_sea_surface (external link)
attribute Depth units String m
variable sea_surface_salinity   float  
attribute sea_surface_salinity _FillValue float -9999.0
attribute sea_surface_salinity actual_range float -1.0, 35.0
attribute sea_surface_salinity ioos_category String Salinity
attribute sea_surface_salinity long_name String sea_surface_salinity
attribute sea_surface_salinity missing_value float -9999.0
attribute sea_surface_salinity standard_name String sea_surface_salinity
attribute sea_surface_salinity standard_name_url String http://mmisw.org/ont/cf/parameter/sea_surface_salinity (external link)
attribute sea_surface_salinity units String PSU
variable sea_water_salinity_at_sea_floor   float  
attribute sea_water_salinity_at_sea_floor _FillValue float -9999.0
attribute sea_water_salinity_at_sea_floor actual_range float -1.0, 35.0
attribute sea_water_salinity_at_sea_floor ioos_category String Salinity
attribute sea_water_salinity_at_sea_floor long_name String sea_water_salinity_at_sea_floor
attribute sea_water_salinity_at_sea_floor missing_value float -9999.0
attribute sea_water_salinity_at_sea_floor standard_name String sea_water_salinity_at_sea_floor
attribute sea_water_salinity_at_sea_floor standard_name_url String http://mmisw.org/ont/cf/parameter/sea_water_salinity_at_sea_floor (external link)
attribute sea_water_salinity_at_sea_floor units String PSU
variable sea_water_salinity   float  
attribute sea_water_salinity _FillValue float -9999.0
attribute sea_water_salinity actual_range float -1.0, 35.0
attribute sea_water_salinity ioos_category String Salinity
attribute sea_water_salinity long_name String sea_water_salinity
attribute sea_water_salinity missing_value float -9999.0
attribute sea_water_salinity standard_name String sea_water_salinity
attribute sea_water_salinity standard_name_url String http://mmisw.org/ont/cf/parameter/sea_water_salinity (external link)
attribute sea_water_salinity units String PSU
variable sea_surface_temperature   float  
attribute sea_surface_temperature _FillValue float -9999.0
attribute sea_surface_temperature actual_range float 4.5, 34.2
attribute sea_surface_temperature ioos_category String Temperature
attribute sea_surface_temperature long_name String sea_surface_temperature
attribute sea_surface_temperature missing_value float -9999.0
attribute sea_surface_temperature standard_name String sea_surface_temperature
attribute sea_surface_temperature standard_name_url String http://mmisw.org/ont/cf/parameter/sea_surface_temperature (external link)
attribute sea_surface_temperature units String degree_Celcius
variable sea_water_temperature_at_sea_floor   float  
attribute sea_water_temperature_at_sea_floor _FillValue float -9999.0
attribute sea_water_temperature_at_sea_floor actual_range float -1.0, 34.0
attribute sea_water_temperature_at_sea_floor ioos_category String Temperature
attribute sea_water_temperature_at_sea_floor long_name String sea_water_temperature_at_sea_floor
attribute sea_water_temperature_at_sea_floor missing_value float -9999.0
attribute sea_water_temperature_at_sea_floor standard_name String sea_water_temperature_at_sea_floor
attribute sea_water_temperature_at_sea_floor standard_name_url String http://mmisw.org/ont/cf/parameter/sea_water_temperature_at_sea_floor (external link)
attribute sea_water_temperature_at_sea_floor units String degree_Celcius
variable sea_water_temperature   float  
attribute sea_water_temperature _FillValue float -9999.0
attribute sea_water_temperature actual_range float 4.25, 34.0
attribute sea_water_temperature ioos_category String Temperature
attribute sea_water_temperature long_name String sea_water_temperature
attribute sea_water_temperature missing_value float -9999.0
attribute sea_water_temperature standard_name String sea_water_temperature
attribute sea_water_temperature standard_name_url String http://mmisw.org/ont/cf/parameter/sea_water_temperature (external link)
attribute sea_water_temperature units String degree_Celcius
variable SurfaceDO   float  
attribute SurfaceDO _FillValue float -9999.0
attribute SurfaceDO actual_range float -1.0, 60.0
attribute SurfaceDO ioos_category String Dissolved O2
attribute SurfaceDO long_name String Surface Dissolved Oxygen
attribute SurfaceDO missing_value float -9999.0
attribute SurfaceDO standard_name String dissolved_oxygen
attribute SurfaceDO standard_name_url String https://mmisw.org/ont/ioos/core_variable/dissolved_oxygen (external link)
attribute SurfaceDO units String mg l-1
variable BottomDO   float  
attribute BottomDO _FillValue float -9999.0
attribute BottomDO actual_range float -1.0, 59.0
attribute BottomDO ioos_category String Dissolved O2
attribute BottomDO long_name String Bottom Dissolved Oxygen
attribute BottomDO missing_value float -9999.0
attribute BottomDO standard_name String dissolved _oxygen
attribute BottomDO standard_name_url String https://mmisw.org/ont/ioos/core_variable/dissolved_oxygen (external link)
attribute BottomDO units String mg l-1
variable AverageDO   float  
attribute AverageDO _FillValue float -9999.0
attribute AverageDO actual_range float 2.0, 32.7
attribute AverageDO ioos_category String Dissolved O2
attribute AverageDO long_name String Average Dissolved Oxygen
attribute AverageDO missing_value float -9999.0
attribute AverageDO standard_name String dissolved_oxygen
attribute AverageDO standard_name_url String https://mmisw.org/ont/ioos/core_variable/dissolved_oxygen (external link)
attribute AverageDO units String mg l-1

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