Alabama Biological Sampling Programs
Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission
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| ID: 2969
| Published / External
Created: 2006-10-06
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Last Modified: 2022-08-09
Project (PRJ) | ID: 18053
ID: 2969
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* » Title | Alabama Biological Sampling Programs |
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Short Name | Alabama Metadata Library |
* Status | In Work |
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Alabama’s Fishery Independent Assessment and Monitoring Program (FAMP) officially began in October 1980; it was designed as a long-term program to establish baseline trends for estuarine populations in Alabama marine waters. Site selections were originally based on thorough geographical coverage with samples obtained once a month. Ichthyoplankton gear was incorporated into the program to discover spawning seasons of estuarine species. As the program evolved, some sites were abandoned as biologically or statistically unproductive. New sites have been introduced as recently as April 2002 to address watershed changes or specific areas of concern. At all sites, dissolved oxygen, temperature and salinity data are collected to obtain hydrological data to compare annual fluctuations and detect any chronic trends. Two historical studies, GMEI (1/68 – 3/69) and Tidal River Survey (12/70 – 5/72) were also accomplished by AMRD in Alabama’s coastal waters. This data has been entered into Word for addition to the FAMP database. Sampling gears and methodology are a 10 minute tow using a 16’ otter trawl, 100 feet from shore pull with a 50’ bag seine and a 100’ arc using the beam trawl for benthic post larvae. Samples are preserved in formalin and processed at the lab. Specimens are identified to species and length, weight are determined. Basic hydrological data is also collected at each site. Recently, acquisition of a Hydrolab has expanded data collected to include pH and data is collected from mid and surface depths as well. All biological and hydrological data is entered in Word and processed in SAS. Data through December 2002 has been entered and the entire database is currently being proofed. A new Excel database includes all depths of hydrological data and the pH parameter. For the past three years, Alabama has employed a multi-paneled gill-net to sample adult finfish inshore. This effort samples randomly selected areas of Alabama coastal waters 20 times monthly. |
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Support management and conservation practices through provision of high quality data. |
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Alabama's Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Marine Resources Division manages the estuaries and saltwater resources along Alabamas Gulf Coast. The division manages Alabama's marine fisheries resources with assessment and monitoring, applied research, and enforcement programs. This library contains fishery Metadata provide by that division |
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The activities of the Fisheries Section are directed toward management of commercial and recreational fisheries in Alabama's marine and estuarine waters. These activities involve cooperative effores with National Marine Fisheries Service in near shore Federal Waters in the Gulf of Mexico and with other Gulf of Mexico state agencies to develop cooperative fisheries management programs. |
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None | Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |
None | Fisheries |
None | marine data |
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None | Gulf Coast |
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• » Organization | Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Res |
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• » City | Gulf Shores |
• » State/Province | AL |
• Country | USA |
• » Location Description |
21055 Waterway East Blvd Gulf Shores Alabama 36547 |
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* » Date Effective From | 2006-01-01 |
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Person | Denson, Chris |
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999 Commerce Blvd.; PO Drawer 458 Gulf Shores, AL 36547 USA |
Email Address | Chris.Denson@dcnr.alabama.gov |
Phone | (251) 968-7576 |
Fax | (251) 968-7307 |
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email Chris.Denson@dcnr.alabama.gov phone (251) 968-7576 |
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Alabama Marine Waters including but not limited to Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi Sound, Grand Bay, Portersville Bay, Point Aux Chenes Bay, Mobile Bay, Pelican Bay, Bon Secour Bay, Bay St.John, Wolf Bay, Perdido Bay, and coastal estuaries. |
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URL | http://www.dcnr.alabama.gov/fishing/saltwater/ |
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Alabama's Marine Resource Division Website |
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Fisheries Department Website. Limited Information (Under Construction) |
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Rubric scores updated every 15m
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Project (PRJ) | Marine Fisheries Dependent Survey | |
Project (PRJ) | Marine Fisheries Independent Survey | |
Related Items
Item Type | Relationship Type | Title |
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Project (PRJ) | Cross Reference |
Florida Biological Sampling Programs |
Project (PRJ) | Cross Reference |
Louisiana Biological Sampling Programs |
Project (PRJ) | Cross Reference |
Mississippi Biological Sampling Programs |
Project (PRJ) | Cross Reference |
Texas Biological Sampling Programs |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID | 2969 |
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Metadata Record Created By | Montina Williams |
Metadata Record Created | 2006-10-06 10:13+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
» Metadata Record Last Modified | 2022-08-09 17:10+0000 |
Metadata Record Published | 2017-08-31 |
Owner Org | GSMFC |
Metadata Publication Status | Published Externally |
Do Not Publish? | N |
Metadata Workflow State | Published / External |
Metadata Last Review Date | 2017-08-31 |
Metadata Review Frequency | 1 Year |
Metadata Next Review Date | 2018-08-31 |
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