Dataset title: Fish trap catch, set, and environmental data from Shark Bay Marine Park, Western Australia from May 2010 to July 2012 Dataset ID: ST_CD_Heithaus_003 Research type: Short-Term Dataset Creator Name: Dr Michael Heithaus Position: coPI Organization: Florida International University, BBC, MSB 250A Address: 3000 NE 151 St North Miami, FL 33181 USA Phone: 305-919-5234 Fax: 305-919-4030 Email: heithaus@fiu.edu URL: http://www.fiu.edu/~heithaus/ Name: Dr. Cindy Bessey Address: , Western Australia Australia Email: cindybessey@hotmail.com Metadata Provider Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program Address: Florida International University University Park OE 148 Miami, FL 33199 USA Phone: 305-348-6054 Email: fcelter@fiu.edu URL: http://fcelter.fiu.edu Dataset Abstract This dataset provides information on fish traps set within the study area from 2010 to 2012, including animals caught, relevent environmental and trap data, animal specific measurements and logging of samples retained. Additionally the dataset contains stable isotope values for individuals that were retained for Stable Isotope Analysis in addition to stomach content data. These data provide insight into teleost communities that utilize various habitats within Shark Bay with further insights into their trophic relationships. Geographic Coverage Study Extent Description Eastern Gulf of Shark Bay, Western Australia, North of Monkey Mia Bounding Coordinates Geographic description: Eastern Gulf of Shark Bay, Western Australia. Study site is approximately 130 km2 in area and begins immediately north of Monkey Mia, in Shark Bay. West bounding coordinate: 113.662 East bounding coordinate: 113.796 North bounding coordinate: -25.721 South bounding coordinate: -25.808 FCE LTER Sites: Shark Bay Marine Park All Sites Geographic Description:Shallow seagrass banks and channels immediately north of Monkey Mia, Shark Bay Longitude:113.796 Latitude:-25.808 Geographic Description:Shallow seagrass banks and channels immediately north of Monkey Mia, Shark Bay Longitude:113.796 Latitude:-25.808 Geographic Description:Shallow seagrass banks and channels immediately north of Monkey Mia, Shark Bay Longitude:113.796 Latitude:-25.808 Geographic Description:Shallow seagrass banks and channels immediately north of Monkey Mia, Shark Bay Longitude:113.796 Latitude:-25.808 Geographic Description:Shallow seagrass banks and channels immediately north of Monkey Mia, Shark Bay Longitude:113.796 Latitude:-25.808 Temporal Coverage Start Date: 2010-05-11 End Date: 2012-07-16 Data Table Entity Name: ST_TDCS_Heithaus_004.txt Entity Description: Fish trap catch, set, and environmental data from Shark Bay Marine Park, Western Australia Object Name: ST_TDCS_Heithaus_004.txt Data Format Number of Header Lines: 1 Attribute Orientation: column Field Delimiter: , Number of Records: Attributes Attribute Name: Date Attribute Label: Date Attribute Definition: Video Collection Date Storage Type: datetime Measurement Scale: Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Trap_in Attribute Label: Time of day Attribute Definition: Time of day trap was set Storage Type: datetime Measurement Scale: Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Trap_out Attribute Label: Time of day Attribute Definition: Time trap was pulled Storage Type: datetime Measurement Scale: Missing Value Code: NA (No usable data recorded) Attribute Name: Soak_Minutes Attribute Label: minutes Attribute Definition: number of minutes trap was set for Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: minute Precision: 1 Number Type: integer Missing Value Code: -9999 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: Latitude_DD Attribute Label: Lat/Long coordinate Attribute Definition: Latitude coordinate of trap set location, in degrees and minutes Storage Type: coordinate Measurement Scale: Latitude coordinate of trap set location, in degrees and minutes Missing Value Code: -9999.000 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: Longitude_DD Attribute Label: Lat/Long coordinate Attribute Definition: Longitude coordinate of trap set location, in degrees and minutes Storage Type: coordinate Measurement Scale: Longitude coordinate of trap set location, in degrees and minutes Missing Value Code: -9999.000 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: Microhabitat Attribute Label: Microhabitat Attribute Definition: microhabitat type, dependent on depth (deep habitats, interior habitats, or edge habitats in between) Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: interior= <9 ft depth, edge Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Substrate Attribute Label: bottom cover Attribute Definition: dominant type of bottom cover in area where trap is set Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: dominant type of bottom cover in area where trap is set Missing Value Code: NA (No usable data recorded) Attribute Name: Seagrass_species Attribute Label: species of seagrass cover Attribute Definition: genus and species name of dominant seagrass present in cover, when present Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: genus and species name of dominant seagrass present in cover, when present Missing Value Code: NA (No usable data recorded) Attribute Name: Bait Attribute Label: trap bait Attribute Definition: type of bait used for fish traps Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: type of bait used for fish traps Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Set_Depth Attribute Label: depth of set Attribute Definition: depth (in feet) in which traps are set Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: foot Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: WaterTemp Attribute Label: WaterTemp Attribute Definition: water temperature in centigrate Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: celsius Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: Season Attribute Label: season Attribute Definition: season in which trap was set Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: summer= 16 August-31 May Winter= 1 June- 15 August Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Beaufort Attribute Label: weather conditions Attribute Definition: sea conditions using a beaufort scale when trap was set Storage Type: ordinal Measurement Scale: 1= light air, 2 Missing Value Code: -9999 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: Cloud_cov Attribute Label: Cloud_cov Attribute Definition: percent cover of clouds at time trap was set as estimated by a human observer Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: percent Precision: 1 Number Type: integer Missing Value Code: -9999 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: Visibility Attribute Label: Water Visibility Attribute Definition: water visitiblility as estimated by qualitative scale Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: water visitiblility as estimated by qualitative scale Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Tide Attribute Label: tide at time of set Attribute Definition: tide when trap was set Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: tide when trap was set Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Salinity Attribute Label: water salinity Attribute Definition: water salinity at time trap was set, as measured using a refractometer Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: partsPerThousand Precision: 1 Number Type: integer Missing Value Code: -9999 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: Species Attribute Label: species captured Attribute Definition: species of fish captured Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: UNKNOWN= species not known Missing Value Code: NOTHING (No animals captured in trap) Attribute Name: M_%N Attribute Label: percent nitrogen of muscle tissue Attribute Definition: percent nitrogen of muscle tissue Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: percent Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: M_%C Attribute Label: percent carbon of muscle tissue Attribute Definition: percent carbon of muscle tissue Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: percent Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: Muscle_Delta15N Attribute Label: Muscle_Delta15N Attribute Definition: permil difference in Nitrogen 15 ratio of muscle tissue as compared to atmospheric Nitrogen Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: partsPerThousand Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value was not recorded) Attribute Name: Muscle_Delta13C Attribute Label: Muscle_Delta13C Attribute Definition: permil difference in Carbon 13 ratio of muscle tissue as compared to reference standard Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: partsPerThousand Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value was not recorded) Attribute Name: Blood_%N Attribute Label: percent nitrogen of blood Attribute Definition: percent nitrogen of blood Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: percent Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: Blood_%C Attribute Label: percent carbon of blood Attribute Definition: percent carbon of blood Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: percent Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: Blood_Delta15N Attribute Label: Delta 15 Nitrogen value of blood Attribute Definition: permil difference in Nitrogen 15 ratio of blood as compared to atmospheric Nitrogen Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: partsPerThousand Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value was not recorded) Attribute Name: Blood_Delta13C Attribute Label: Delta 13 Carbon value of blood Attribute Definition: permil difference in Carbon 13 ratio of blood as compared to reference standard Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: partsPerThousand Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value was not recorded) Attribute Name: FL Attribute Label: Fork length of fish Attribute Definition: Fork length of fish Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: centimeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value was not recorded) Attribute Name: Fish_Weight Attribute Label: Mass of fish Attribute Definition: Mass of fish Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: gram Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value was not recorded) Attribute Name: GC_Weight Attribute Label: mass of total gut contents Attribute Definition: mass of total gut contents Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: gram Precision: 0.001 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.000 (Value was not recorded) Attribute Name: Seagrass_%Content Attribute Label: percentage of gut contents composed of seagrass matter Attribute Definition: percentage of gut contents composed of seagrass matter Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: percent Precision: 1 Number Type: integer Missing Value Code: -9999 (Value was not recorded) Attribute Name: Algae_Content_(%) Attribute Label: percentage of gut contents composed of algae matter Attribute Definition: percentage of gut contents composed of algae matter Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: percent Precision: 1 Number Type: integer Missing Value Code: -9999 (Value was not recorded) Attribute Name: Animal_Content_(%) Attribute Label: percentage of gut contents composed of animal matter Attribute Definition: percentage of gut contents composed of animal matter Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: percent Precision: 1 Number Type: integer Missing Value Code: -9999 (Value was not recorded) Attribute Name: Stomach_Content Attribute Label: mass of stomach contents only Attribute Definition: mass of stomach contents only Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: gram Precision: 0.001 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.000 (Value was not recorded) Attribute Name: SC_%Seagrass Attribute Label: percentage of stomach contents composed of seagrass matter Attribute Definition: percentage of stomach contents composed of seagrass matter Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: percent Precision: 1 Number Type: integer Missing Value Code: -9999 (Value was not recorded) Attribute Name: SC_Seagrass_Species Attribute Label: Species of seagrass present in Stomach contents Attribute Definition: Species of seagrass present in Stomach contents Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: Species of seagrass present in Stomach contents Missing Value Code: NA (No usable data recorded) Attribute Name: SC_%Algae Attribute Label: percentage of stomach contents composed of algae matter Attribute Definition: percentage of stomach contents composed of algae matter Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: percent Precision: 1 Number Type: integer Missing Value Code: -9999 (Value was not recorded) Attribute Name: SC_Algae_Species Attribute Label: ID of algae present in Stomach contents Attribute Definition: ID of algae present in Stomach contents Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: ID of algae present in Stomach contents Missing Value Code: NA (No usable data recorded) Attribute Name: SC_%Animal Attribute Label: percentage of stomach contents composed of animal matter Attribute Definition: percentage of stomach contents composed of animal matter Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: percent Precision: 1 Number Type: integer Missing Value Code: -9999 (Value was not recorded) Attribute Name: Notes_Content_of_Species Attribute Label: Notes on stomach contents Attribute Definition: Notes on stomach contents Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: Notes on stomach contents Missing Value Code: NA (No usable data recorded) Attribute Name: Sex Attribute Label: Sex of fish Attribute Definition: Sex of fish Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: Sex of fish Missing Value Code: NA (no data recorded) Attribute Name: Notes Attribute Label: Misc. notes Attribute Definition: Misc. notes Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: Misc. notes Missing Value Code: NA (no data recorded) Methods Sampling Description Fish trap catch data Method Step Description Fish trap catch data Instrumentation rectangular fish traps 34 x 24 x 21 cm in size with 1.2 x 1.3 cm rectangular mesh Method Step Description Water temperature and depth collected at transect start Instrumentation Ship-based transducer Method Step Description Weather conditions collected at transect start Instrumentation Human observer Method Step Description Gut content data Instrumentation human observer Method Step Description Stable isotope values Instrumentation GC IR Mass Spectrometer Quality Control Data are checked against field notes and datasheets after entry. 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Dataset Keywords populations seagrass fishes stable isotopes Shark Bay Eastern Gulf World Heritage Site ecological research long-term monitoring fish communities microhabitat water temperature salinity visibility Delta 15N Delta 13C isotopes muscle blood mass fish weight stomach contents Western Australia fish traps stable isotopes Maintenance This is a short-term trophic dynamic & community structure dataset and subsequent data will be appended. Dataset Contact Project permits DEC SF009325 and WA Dept of Fisheries Ex #2228