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Gulf of Mexico Shark Pupping and Nursery (GULFSPAN) survey from 1994-2016 (NCEI Accession 0162100)

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: January 26, 2026 | Last Modified: 2017-03-31T00:00:00.000+00:00
The Gulf of Mexico Shark Pupping and Nursery (GULFSPAN) survey is a fishery-independent survey that began in 1994 to examine the distribution and abundance of juvenile sharks in coastal areas of the Gulf of Mexico. The data describes coastal shark abundance and environmental data from St. Andrews Bay to Apalachicola Bay in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico.

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0162100 biological data DEPTH - BOTTOM DISSOLVED OXYGEN FISH SPECIES SPECIES IDENTIFICATION turbidity WATER TEMPERATURE GPS multi-parameter water quality sensor net Secchi disk biological in situ laboratory analyses survey - biological SEFSC - Panama City Lab NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Coastal Waters of Florida Gulf of Mexico North Atlantic Ocean oceanography DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > WATER DEPTH EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > OXYGEN EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS > TURBIDITY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE 1994-2016 Catch Disc Width Effort Elasmobranch Environmental data FINSS Fisheries Independent Data Fork Length GULFSPAN (Gulf of Mexico Shark Pupping and Nursery) Maturity Mesh Size Precaudal Length Rays Shark Stretch Total Length Total Length GPS RECEIVERS > GPS RECEIVERS NETS > NETS SECCHI DISKS > SECCHI DISKS Depth Sounder Gillnet Measuring Board Measuring Tape OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO Apalachicola Bay Crooked Island Sound Florida Indian Pass St. Andrews Bay St. Joseph Bay MCUK5H

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