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    Characterization of Nearshore Fish Communities Associated with Rocky Reef Habitats, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015

    Metadata Updated: March 30, 2024

    To characterize the fish communities associated with nearshore rocky reef habitat, we collaborated with commercial passenger fishing vessel (CPFV) captains and volunteer anglers to conduct hook-and-line surveys in four pairs of MPA and reference sites. Sampling was conducted with scientific crews of six: four anglers, a sampler who handled, measured, and tagged fish, and a data recorder. Each of the four anglers used a different combination of baited or un-baited lures that represented gear frequently used by recreational anglers to catch the target species. Sites were sampled by fishing for 45 minutes in each of four, 500 meter by 500 meter sampling cells, which were randomly selected from a set of cells that covered bottom areas containing at least 20 percent rocky reef habitat, by area. Captains were directed to drift within the cells over areas of rocky habitat for a maximum of 15 minutes per drift, so that at least three areas of habitat within each cell would be sampled. Captured fish were identified to species, measured to the nearest millimeter in fork length, tagged with an external t-bar anchor tag, and returned to the water, using a descending device if needed. Each site was sampled five times, three from June-October 2014, and twice from May-August 2015.

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    Metadata Created Date September 8, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date March 30, 2024

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    Harvested from State of California

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date September 8, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date March 30, 2024
    Publisher California Ocean Protection Council
    Maintainer
    Identifier 1402936c-f408-4006-b83d-33eb595b1e41
    Data First Published 2018-01-29T18:07:22.618147
    Data Last Modified 2018-05-15T18:00:38.153176
    Category Natural Resources, Water
    Public Access Level public
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Harvest Object Id 939907c9-3d9b-4c36-a9e2-36cde59ef7a5
    Harvest Source Id 3ba8a0c1-5dc2-4897-940f-81922d3cf8bc
    Harvest Source Title State of California
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 937bd05d19eaa4ce746b5d63d82c8333fdbae4913f9fb48a237226d3c2665471
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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