CRCP St. Croix Queen Conch Acoustic Tracking Project
Data Set (DS) | Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:30680 | Updated: August 9, 2022 | Published / External
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Summary
Short Citation
Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 2025: CRCP St. Croix Queen Conch Acoustic Tracking Project, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/30680.
Full Citation Examples
Marine protected areas (MPAs) can be highly effective tools for conserving habitats, populations, and sustainable fisheries. The National Park Service (NPS) is hosting a collaboration of researchers assessing effectiveness of MPA boundaries, species movements, and identifying gaps in protection for a wide range of shark, turtle, and reef fish species. Building upon our previous work, we're tagging queen conch to examine time spent in protected areas, migrations to open fishing areas, spawning grounds, and nursery habitats.
Distribution Information
No Distributions available.
Access Constraints:None
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) does not approve, recommend, or endorse any proprietary product or proprietary material contained in this data set. The NMFS Galveston Laboratory Fishery Ecology Branch compiled these data sets in order to develop a scientific basis for refining essential fish habitat designations for future amendments to fishery management plans. NMFS is not responsible for any uses of these data sets beyond those for which they were intended, and NMFS makes no claims regarding the accuracy of any data provided by agencies or individuals outside NMFS.
Controlled Theme Keywords
FISHERIES
Child Items
No Child Items for this record.
Contact Information
Point of Contact
Tim J Baumer
tim.baumer@noaa.gov
409-766-3784
Metadata Contact
Jennifer Doerr
jennifer.doerr@noaa.gov
409-766-3705
Extents
-64.8° W,
-64.57° E,
17.81° N,
17.75° S
Caribbean Sea
2014 - Present
Item Identification
| Title: | CRCP St. Croix Queen Conch Acoustic Tracking Project |
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| Status: | In Work |
| Creation Date: | 2014 |
| Abstract: |
Marine protected areas (MPAs) can be highly effective tools for conserving habitats, populations, and sustainable fisheries. The National Park Service (NPS) is hosting a collaboration of researchers assessing effectiveness of MPA boundaries, species movements, and identifying gaps in protection for a wide range of shark, turtle, and reef fish species. Building upon our previous work, we're tagging queen conch to examine time spent in protected areas, migrations to open fishing areas, spawning grounds, and nursery habitats. |
| Purpose: |
To determine movement patterns of conch between management zones of the northern shelf of St. Croix (BIRNM no-take marine reserve, St. Croix East End Marine Park zoned-use territorial waters, and open fishing areas). |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords |
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > AQUATIC SCIENCES > FISHERIES
|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | Habitat use |
| None | Migration |
| None | Movement |
| None | Queen conch |
| None | Strombus gigas |
Temporal Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | 2014-2018 |
Spatial Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | Buck Island |
| None | Salt River |
| None | U.S. Virgin Islands |
Instrument Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | acoustic tag |
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 Presentation Form: | Table (digital) |
Support Roles
Data Steward
| Date Effective From: | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Doerr, Jennifer |
| Address: |
4700 Avenue U Galveston, TX 77551 |
| Email Address: | jennifer.doerr@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 409-766-3705 |
| Fax: | 409-766-3520 |
| Contact Instructions: |
Contact by email preferred. |
Distributor
| Date Effective From: | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Organization): | Galveston Laboratory (GALLAB) |
| Address: |
4700 Avenue U Galveston, TX 77551 United States |
| Phone: | 409.766.3500 |
| URL: | Hompage Galveston Lab |
| Contact Instructions: |
Contact by email preferred. |
Metadata Contact
| Date Effective From: | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Doerr, Jennifer |
| Address: |
4700 Avenue U Galveston, TX 77551 |
| Email Address: | jennifer.doerr@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 409-766-3705 |
| Fax: | 409-766-3520 |
| Contact Instructions: |
Contact by email preferred. |
Point of Contact
| Date Effective From: | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Baumer, Tim J |
| Address: |
4700 Avenue U Galveston, TX 77551 |
| Email Address: | tim.baumer@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 409-766-3784 |
| Contact Instructions: |
Contact by email preferred. |
Extents
| Currentness Reference: | Ground Condition |
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Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
| W° Bound: | -64.8 | |
|---|---|---|
| E° Bound: | -64.57 | |
| N° Bound: | 17.81 | |
| S° Bound: | 17.75 | |
| Description |
Caribbean Sea |
|
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
| Time Frame Type: | Continuing |
|---|---|
| Start: | 2014 |
Access Information
| Security Class: | Unclassified |
|---|---|
| Data Access Policy: |
Available to fishery scientists and qualified researchers upon request. |
| Data Access Procedure: |
The data will be available from a public web server once an access methodology has been developed. |
| Data Access Constraints: |
None |
| Data Use Constraints: |
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) does not approve, recommend, or endorse any proprietary product or proprietary material contained in this data set. The NMFS Galveston Laboratory Fishery Ecology Branch compiled these data sets in order to develop a scientific basis for refining essential fish habitat designations for future amendments to fishery management plans. NMFS is not responsible for any uses of these data sets beyond those for which they were intended, and NMFS makes no claims regarding the accuracy of any data provided by agencies or individuals outside NMFS. |
URLs
URL 1
| URL: | https://www.galvestonlab.sefsc.noaa.gov/research/fishery_ecology/currentresearch/QueenConch/index.html |
|---|---|
| URL Type: |
Online Resource
|
| Description: |
Brief Description of research provided by Principal investigators for Galveston Lab website |
Data Quality
| Quality Control Procedures Employed: |
Each acoustic tag and its associated information (e.g. date, location, habitat, radial survey) was recorded on field data sheets. Information from field data sheets were entered into an Excel spreadsheet or similar database file and the information was printed out and compared against the field data sheets by two biologists. Corrections were made at this time and saved. The electronic file was also sorted and examined by the Lab Supervisor or other project personnel in a variety of ways to look for outliers, missing data, and other potential errors. |
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Data Management
| Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: | No |
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| Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: | 0 |
| Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: | Yes |
| Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: | No |
| If Distributor (Data Hosting Service) is Needed, Please Indicate: | No |
| 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: |
N/A |
| Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: | To Be Determined |
| If To Be Determined, Unable to Archive, or No Archiving Intended, Explain: |
N/A |
| 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. |
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Process Steps
Process Step 1
| Description: |
After completion of field surveys and conch tagging, field data were entered into an Excel spreadsheet or database file (DBF) using database manager software. A text file was created to describe these data and associated variables. Entered data were checked against the field sheets by two biologists to minimize entry errors. Files were printed out and compared against original data sheets by two biologists for data entry errors. Corrections were made at this time, the electronic file was saved, and a back-up copy made. Hard copies of the QCd files were printed and stored in the project folder along with the original field and laboratory data sheets. The electronic file was also sorted and examined by the Lab Supervisor or other project personnel in a variety of ways to look for outliers, missing data, and other potential errors. Verified data files were then saved electronically on the Galveston Laboratory server and backed up as needed. |
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Catalog Details
| Catalog Item ID: | 30680 |
|---|---|
| GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:30680 |
| Metadata Record Created By: | Carlos Rivero |
| Metadata Record Created: | 2016-02-11 06:54+0000 |
| Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
| Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2022-08-09 17:11+0000 |
| Metadata Record Published: | 2021-10-21 |
| Owner Org: | SEFSC |
| Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
| Do Not Publish?: | N |
| Metadata Last Review Date: | 2021-10-21 |
| Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
| Metadata Next Review Date: | 2022-10-21 |