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RESTORE Sponsored Research Project: Cooperative monitoring program for spawning aggregations in the Gulf of Mexico

Published by National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: May 06, 2026 at 09:53 AM | Dataset Last Updated: January 01, 2017 at 12:00 AM
This project compiled and evaluated existing information on fish spawning aggregations in the Gulf of Mexico as the basis to design a cooperative, Gulf-wide conservation and monitoring program focused on fish spawning aggregations. The investigators compiled existing biological and fisheries information for Gulf of Mexico species known or likely to form spawning aggregations and identified existing datasets and monitoring programs in the Gulf of Mexico that could inform regional monitoring of spawning aggregations.

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EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL AQUATIC SCIENCES > FISHERIES EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS > SPECIES LIFE HISTORY OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA NCCOS Research Data Type > Derived Data Product NCCOS Sponsored Research > RESTORE Science Program RESTORE Research Priority > Living Coastal and Marine Resources RESTORE Research Topic > Food Web Dynamics

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issued 2017-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00
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  "EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL AQUATIC SCIENCES > FISHERIES",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS > SPECIES LIFE HISTORY",
  "OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA",
  "NCCOS Research Data Type > Derived Data Product",
  "NCCOS Sponsored Research > RESTORE Science Program",
  "RESTORE Research Priority > Living Coastal and Marine Resources",
  "RESTORE Research Topic > Food Web Dynamics",
  "RESTORE Research Topic > Habitat Utilization",
  "RESTORE Research Topic > Protected Areas",
  "NCCOS Research Location >  U.S. States and Territories > Alabama",
  "NCCOS Research Location >  U.S. States and Territories > Florida",
  "NCCOS Research Location >  U.S. States and Territories > Louisiana",
  "NCCOS Research Location >  U.S. States and Territories > Mississippi",
  "NCCOS Research Location >  U.S. States and Territories > Texas",
  "NCCOS Research Location > Region > Gulf of Mexico",
  "Gulf of Mexico",
  "DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
  "FY15"
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modified 2017-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00
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temporal 2015-09-01T00:00:00+00:00/2018-08-01T00:00:00+00:00
title RESTORE Sponsored Research Project: Cooperative monitoring program for spawning aggregations in the Gulf of Mexico

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