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GULFSPAN Photos

Data Set (DS)  |  Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:24907  |  Updated: March 4, 2026  |  Published / External 
Summary
Item Identification
Keywords
Physical Location
Data Set Info
Support Roles
Extents
Access Info
Tech Environment
Data Quality
Data Management
Lineage
FAQs
Catalog Details

Summary

Short Citation
Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 2026: GULFSPAN Photos, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/24907.
Full Citation Examples

Abstract

Photos of catch, methodology, scientists, and habitat organized by year and month, 2003-current.

Purpose

Photo documentation for GULFSPAN Survey

Data Access & Downloads

No Distributions available.

Access Constraints:

None

Use Constraints:

No access constraints are applicable.

Child Items

No Child Items for this record.

Contact Information

Metadata Contact
Dana M Bethea
Dana.Bethea@noaa.gov

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-85.887° W, -85.087° E, 30.275° N, 29.652° S

Time Frame 1
2004 - Present

Item Identification

Title: GULFSPAN Photos
Short Name: GULFSPAN Photo Collection
Status: In Work
Abstract:

Photos of catch, methodology, scientists, and habitat organized by year and month, 2003-current.
Purpose:

Photo documentation for GULFSPAN Survey

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None elasmobranch species
None finss
None gillnet
None Gulfspan
None length
None sex
None Sharks

Temporal Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None 2005-present

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None Florida
None Gulf of Mexico

Physical Location

Organization: Southeast Fisheries Science Center
City: Miami
State/Province: FL
Country: USA
Location Description:

Location Of The Main Office Of The South East Fisheries Science Center

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Data Set Type: Images
Data Presentation Form: Image (digital)

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 228632
Date Effective From: 2005
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Carlson, John
Address: 3500 Delwood Beach Road
Panama City, FL 32408
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8205-6558
Email Address: John.Carlson@noaa.gov
Phone: 850-234-6541 x221
Fax: 850-235-3559
Contact Instructions:

Phone or email

Distributor

CC ID: 280044
Date Effective From: 2016
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
Address: 75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami, FL 33149
USA
ROR: https://ror.org/0396y0w87
Phone: (305)361-5761
URL: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center
Business Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 277493
Date Effective From: 2005
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Bethea, Dana M
Address: 263 13th Avenue South
St Petersberg, FL 33701
Email Address: Dana.Bethea@noaa.gov
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Process Contact

CC ID: 228633
Date Effective From: 2005
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Bethea, Dana M
Address: 263 13th Avenue South
St Petersberg, FL 33701
Email Address: Dana.Bethea@noaa.gov

Extents

Currentness Reference: Ground Condition

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 228631
W° Bound: -85.887
E° Bound: -85.087
N° Bound: 30.275
S° Bound: 29.652

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 228637
Time Frame Type: Continuing
Start: 2004

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Security Classification System:

No security classification system is applicable.
Security Handling Description:

This document is available to all government employees and the public.
Data Access Policy:

This document is available to all government employees and the public.
Data Access Procedure:

Access by URL.
Data Access Constraints:

None
Data Use Constraints:

No access constraints are applicable.
Metadata Access Constraints:

No access constraints are applicable.
Metadata Use Constraints:

No access constraints are applicable.

Technical Environment

Description:

Digital JPG images.

Data Quality

Quality Control Procedures Employed:

Photos of specimen are numbered using a unique number that corresponds to the set, year, haul, and sequence in which the animal was caught. A photograph of the unique number is taken before taking a photo of each new specimen.

Data Management

Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: No
Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: 0
Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: No
Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: No
If Distributor (Data Hosting Service) is Needed, Please Indicate: Yes
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: 365
If Delay is Longer than Latency of Automated Processing, Indicate Under What Authority Data Access is Delayed:

None
Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: To Be Determined
If To Be Determined, Unable to Archive, or No Archiving Intended, Explain:

Waiting on direction from NMFS SEFSC leadership
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving: 365
How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?:

The data resides on a secure government network requiring multi-factor authentication for network access.

Lineage

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 283166
Description:

1. Photos are taken in the field. 2. Photos are transferred to sever for storage then deleted from the camera.

FAQs

FAQ 1

CC ID: 228641
Date: 2015-10-05 00:00:00
Author: Emily Harrell
Question:

What are these images of?
Answer:

Photos of catch, methodology, scientists, and habitat for the GULFSPAN survey organized by year and month, 2003-current. The GULFPSAN survey is a fishery-independent survey that began in 2003 to examine the distribution and abundance of juvenile sharks in coastal areas of the Gulf of Mexico.

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 24907
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:24907
Metadata Record Created By: Emily Harrell
Metadata Record Created: 2015-05-05 09:48+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2026-03-04 19:17+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2021-10-19
Owner Org: SEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2021-10-19
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2022-10-19