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Shark Tagging Program

Project (PRJ)  |  Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:3974  |  Updated: August 9, 2022  |  Published / External 
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Summary

Description

The NOAA Fisheries Service cooperative shark tagging program is an ongoing tag/recapture study for shark species in the Gulf of Mexico and western Atlantic Ocean.

This study helps determine the movement patterns of sharks in order to better understand their abundance, when/where they use coastal habitats, what distances they migrate and where they migrate to, and overall, how they are distributed.

Child Items

Type Title
Data Set SEFSC Elasmobranch Tag and Recapture Database (longterm capture and recapture data)

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Item Identification

Title: Shark Tagging Program
Short Name: Shark Tagging Program
Status: In Work
Abstract:

The NOAA Fisheries Service cooperative shark tagging program is an ongoing tag/recapture study for shark species in the Gulf of Mexico and western Atlantic Ocean.

This study helps determine the movement patterns of sharks in order to better understand their abundance, when/where they use coastal habitats, what distances they migrate and where they migrate to, and overall, how they are distributed.

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Spatial Keywords

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UNCONTROLLED
None Gulf Of Mexico
None Western Atlantic

Physical Location

Organization: Panama City Laboratory
City: Panama City
State/Province: FL

Child Items

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69
Data Set SEFSC Elasmobranch Tag and Recapture Database (longterm capture and recapture data)

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 3974
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:3974
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2007-04-19 05:29+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:10+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Do Not Publish?: N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