20260317 15221800 1.0 TRUE 5000000 5000 FGDC external 95f561308e00027e040e27b5d7fdd2e6d0aa481014451f56fdf6727ec5366a29 Jainita Patel Atlantic State Fisheries Commission Arlington Virginia 22201 JPatel@ASMFC.org 703-842-0720 True Jainita Patel 20260318 Longline 2021 2022-07-18T00:00:00 2025-09-15T00:00:00 Georgia/South Carolina/North Carolina Coastal Longline Survey (SEAMAP-SA). SEAMAP-SA Online Database. Extraction type: [List extraction type(s) retrieved from online database]. Available at URL: seamap.org. (Accessed on DD/MM/YYY). external 95f561308e00027e040e27b5d7fdd2e6d0aa481014451f56fdf6727ec5366a29 Jainita Patel Atlantic State Fisheries Commission Arlington Virginia 22201 JPatel@ASMFC.org 703-842-0720 True Jainita Patel external 2f8e171d2b46d882d734053898f260c7ce354b72827298c1910ae58b52c35725 Christina Mallica Fish and Wildlife Research Institute Saint Petersburg Florida 33701 christina.mallica@myfwc.com (727) 892 - 4111 True Christina Mallica <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>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 from the 2021 field season: data collection for stations, abundance, tagging, and specimens.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>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.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>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).</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>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.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>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.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> 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) The Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program – South Atlantic (SEAMAP-SA) is a State/Federal program for collection, management and dissemination of fishery independent data and information in the southeastern United States. The SEAMAP-SA has conducted fishery-independent research on groundfish, reef fish, and coastal pelagic fishes within the region between Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, and Cape Canaveral, Florida. The overall mission of the program has been to determine distribution, relative abundance, and critical habitat of economically and ecologically important fishes of the South Atlantic Bight (SAB), and to relate these features to environmental factors and exploitation activities. Research toward fulfilling these goals has included trawl surveys (from 6-350 m depth), location and mapping of fish habitat, sampling of reefs throughout the SAB, life history and population studies of priority species, tagging studies of important species and special studies directed at specific management problems in the region. Survey work has also provided a monitoring program that has allowed the standardized sampling of fish populations over time, and subsequent development of a historical base for future comparisons of long-term trends. These trend data are used to provide indices of abundance, which are critical for use in stock assessments, and greatly enhance the assessment of abundance of many species within the region. SEAMAP; SEAMAP-SA; fish abundance; fishery independent data; Longline; Georgia; South Carolina; North Carolina -80.7410309 -75.52081463 35.45392557 32.10730601 All surveys are conducted using a stratified random sampling design. South Carolina’s current survey is collected across 3 time periods (Aug 1-Sept 15, Sept 16-Oct 31, Nov 1-Dec 15). North Carolina’s current survey efforts are during three collection periods from mid-July to mid-October. Similarly, Georgia’s current survey design is scheduled quarterly by zone, with a 6-week timeframe (June15 – July 31, August 1 – September 15, September 16- October 31, November 1 – December 15). 2021-06-15T00:00:00 2021-12-15T00:00:00 external 95f561308e00027e040e27b5d7fdd2e6d0aa481014451f56fdf6727ec5366a29 Jainita Patel Atlantic State Fisheries Commission Arlington Virginia 22201 JPatel@ASMFC.org 703-842-0720 True Jainita Patel <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The preceding survey design descriptions are included to assist the data user in acquiring a thorough understanding of the survey before using data queried from the SEAMAP-SA database within the online portal. Data users are required to read the SEAMAP-SA Intellectual Property document. The data user is responsible for reading and fully comprehending every aspect of the requested data. Each requestor is solely accountable for their data analyses and/or data manipulations following download. It is also the responsibility of the data user to cite and acknowledge SEAMAP-SA and the GA, NC, and SC Coastal Longline Surveys as the data collectors and providers.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><P STYLE="font-size:16ptmargin:0 0 11 0;"><SPAN>The preceding survey design descriptions are included to assist the data user in acquiring a thorough understanding of the survey before using data queried from the SEAMAP-SA database within the online portal. Data users are required to read the SEAMAP-SA Intellectual Property document. The data user is responsible for reading and fully comprehending every aspect of the requested data. Each requestor is solely accountable for their data analyses and/or data manipulations following download.  It is also the responsibility of the data user to cite and acknowledge SEAMAP-SA and the GA, NC, and SC Coastal Longline Surveys as the data collectors and providers.</SPAN></P></DIV> Data originally collected by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (GADNR), Coastal Resources Division (CRD), the Marine Resources Research Institute (MRRI) of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), and the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (NCDMF) data collectors, in combination with Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program - South Atlantic (SEAMAP-SA). QAQC and all online-hosted mapping products created and managed by the Center for Spatial Analysis at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute.