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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 | U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: April 12, 2026 at 02:20 PM | Dataset Last Updated: March 31, 2017 at 12:00 AM
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

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issued 2017-03-17T00:00:00.000+00:00
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  "Mesh Size",
  "Precaudal Length",
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spatial -84.425,28.68897,-85.89546,30.28205
temporal 1994-04-22T00:00:00+00:00/2016-10-27T00:00:00+00:00
title Gulf of Mexico Shark Pupping and Nursery (GULFSPAN) survey from 1994-2016 (NCEI Accession 0162100)

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