Description: The Coastal Trawl Survey (CTS; previously known as the Shallow Water Trawl Survey or Coastal Survey) is conducted by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources – Marine Resources Division (SCDNR-MRD). The CTS began in 1986 and standardized activities have been in place since 1990. This survey provides long-term, fishery-independent data on seasonal abundance and biomass of finfish, elasmobranchs, decapod and stomatopod crustaceans, sea turtles, horseshoe crabs, and cephalopods that are accessible by high-rise trawls in coastal nearshore waters, specifically those between Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, and Cape Canaveral, Florida. The CTS samples the full spatial range in multiple seasons each year. Historically, multi-legged cruises were conducted within three sampling seasons: Spring (April - May), Summer (July - August), and Fall (September - November). This group of data layers includes station and monitoring data for the 2019 monitoring season, which includes 4 layers: stations, specimen, length frequency, and abundance.Station (Event): Includes information such as location, collection date, and abiotic factors. A sampling event is the deployment of any gear, whether it collects biotic or abiotic factors.Specimen: Includes (SPECIMEN) field with unique information for single individuals of a species (e.g. length, weight, sex, and disease disposition).Length frequency: For a SPECIE(S), it includes species-specific length frequency information related to the subsample (relative number measured) and the total (total number collected) within each COLLECTION.Abundance: For COLLECTION and SPECIE(S) includes information pertaining to the gear used and the sampling effort, including any subsampling regime as well as information related to the total catch (e.g. total abundance and total weight) for any species with available data.
Service Item Id: f2c017bb33c44352b93923ccbf155b95
Copyright Text: South Carolina Department of Natural Resources - Marine Resources Division (SCDNR-MRD)
Description: The South Atlantic Coastal Longline Surveys of Georgia (GA-CLS), South Carolina (SC-CLS), and North Carolina (NC-CLS) are a partnership component of the Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP) South Atlantic. The primary objectives of the CLSs are to develop a state specific sampling protocol that provides a fisheries independent index of abundance for adult red drum occurring in South Atlantic waters. Additional objectives include 1) conducting fishery-independent longline sampling on adult red drum and coastal shark species to develop information on catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE), 2) collecting biological information (size, sex etc.) and samples (otoliths, gonads, muscle, fin clips etc.) from sub-samples of the red drum catch in order to determine size at age, recruitment to the spawning population, mercury contamination, and genetic composition of the stock, 3) tagging adult red drum and coastal shark species for the collection of migratory and stock identification data, and to 4) disseminate accomplishments and results to the Atlantic State Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) for inclusion in stock assessments. GA-CLS is a NMFS-sponsored independent survey conducted by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (GADNR), Coastal Resources Division (CRD). SC-CLS is housed at the Marine Resources Research Institute (MRRI) of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR). NC-CLS is housed in the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (NCDMF). Surveys for all states began in 2006 - 2007. This group of layers includes 4 datasets: data collection for stations, abundance, tagging, and specimens.Station (Event): Includes information such as location, collection date, and abiotic factors. A sampling event is the deployment of any gear, whether it collects biotic or abiotic factors.Tagging: For single individuals of a species (SPECIMEN) includes specimen tagging related information (e.g. tag number, tag type, capture and release status, and tagging status).Length frequency: For a SPECIE(S), it includes species-specific length frequency information related to the subsample (relative number measured) and the total (total number collected) within each COLLECTION.Abundance: For COLLECTION and SPECIE(S) includes information pertaining to the gear used and the sampling effort, including any subsampling regime as well as information related to the total catch (e.g. total abundance and total weight) for any species with available data.
Service Item Id: f2c017bb33c44352b93923ccbf155b95
Copyright Text: South Carolina Department of Natural Resources - Marine Resources Division (SCDNR-MRD), North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (NCDMF), and Georgia Department of Natural Resources Coastal Resources Division (GDNR-CRD)
Description: The primary objective of the Pamlico Sound Trawl Survey (PSS) is to produce fishery-independent indices of abundance for important recreational and commercial finfish and invertebrate species in Pamlico Sound. Current sampling occurs in Pamlico Sound and adjacent rivers and bays. All PSS sampling events are conducted over a two-week period during each sampling month. From 1991 to the present, the PSS has been conducted during the months of June and September only. This group of data layers includes station and monitoring data for the 2019 monitoring season, which includes 4 layers: stations, specimen, length frequency, and abundance.Station (Event): Includes information such as location, collection date, and abiotic factors. A sampling event is the deployment of any gear, whether it collects biotic or abiotic factors.Specimen: Includes (SPECIMEN) field with unique information for single individuals of a species (e.g. length, weight, sex, and disease disposition).Length frequency: For a SPECIE(S), it includes species-specific length frequency information related to the subsample (relative number measured) and the total (total number collected) within each COLLECTION.Abundance: For COLLECTION and SPECIE(S) includes information pertaining to the gear used and the sampling effort, including any subsampling regime as well as information related to the total catch (e.g. total abundance and total weight) for any species with available data.
Service Item Id: f2c017bb33c44352b93923ccbf155b95
Copyright Text: North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (NCDMF)
Description: Housed at the Marine Resources Research Institute (MRRI) of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), SEAMAP-SA Reef Fish Survey (RFS) is part of a collaborative, region-wide reef fish sampling program that was initially started by the Marine Resources Monitoring, Assessment and Prediction (MARMAP) program in 1972 and is now referred to as the Southeast Reef Fish Survey. As part of SERFS, SEAMAP-SA RFS conducts fishery‐independent research on the continental shelf and shelf edge between North Carolina and Florida, to determine the distributions, relative abundances, and critical habitats of economically and ecologically important fishes off the southeast United States’ Atlantic coast. Additionally, these population metrics can be related to environmental factors and exploitation activities. Data were collected in a manner that meets long-term consistency standards and includes these gear types: chevron trap, short bottom longline, long bottom longline, and CTD. Throughout the sampling range, we sample stations from a universe of confirmed hard-bottom sites (monitoring) mid-April to mid-October. This group of data layers includes station and monitoring data for the 2019 monitoring season, which includes 4 layers: stations, specimen, length frequency, and abundance.Station (Event): Includes information such as location, collection date, and abiotic factors. A sampling event is the deployment of any gear, whether it collects biotic or abiotic factors.Specimen: Includes (SPECIMEN) field with unique information for single individuals of a species (e.g. length, weight, sex, and disease disposition).Length frequency: For a SPECIE(S), it includes species-specific length frequency information related to the subsample (relative number measured) and the total (total number collected) within each COLLECTION.Abundance: For COLLECTION and SPECIE(S) includes information pertaining to the gear used and the sampling effort, including any subsampling regime as well as information related to the total catch (e.g. total abundance and total weight) for any species with available data.
Service Item Id: f2c017bb33c44352b93923ccbf155b95
Copyright Text: South Carolina Department of Natural Resources - Marine Resources Division (SCDNR-MRD), North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (NCDMF), and Georgia Department of Natural Resources Coastal Resources Division (GDNR-CRD)