gov.noaa.nodc:GULFSPAN-Shark-Survey eng utf8 series NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2026-06-01T18:13:16Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Gulf States Shark Pupping and Nursery Area (GULFSPAN) project survey data, 1994 to present 2017-03-31 publication 2026-04-30 revision 2017-03-17 creation International DOI Foundation (IDF) 10.25921/ykdq-zj90 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:GULFSPAN-Shark-Survey NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher David Huddleston NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Pascagoula Laboratory david.huddleston@noaa.gov https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Pascagoula Laboratory website Institution web page information resourceProvider Jayne Gardiner jgardiner@ncf.edu resourceProvider NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC) https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC) website Institution web page information resourceProvider John Carlson NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Panama City Laboratory John.Carlson@noaa.gov https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Panama City Laboratory website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Carlson, John K. NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Panama City Laboratory https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Panama City Laboratory website Institution web page information author Jayne Gardiner New College of Florida jgardiner@ncf.edu principalInvestigator Tonya Wiley Havenworth Coastal Conservation tonya@havenworth.org collaborator Gardiner, Jayne New College of Florida jgardiner@ncf.edu author Wiley, Tonya Havenworth Coastal Conservation author Ana Wheeler Northern Gulf Institute (NGI) NCEI Associate ana.wheeler@noaa.gov https://www.northerngulfinstitute.org/ HTTPS Northern Gulf Institute (NGI) website Institution web page information pointOfContact NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Panama City Laboratory https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Panama City Laboratory website Institution web page information contributor tableDigital The Gulf States Shark Pupping and Nursery Area (GULFSPAN) project is a NOAA-led fishery-independent survey that began in 1994 to examine the distribution and abundance of juvenile sharks in coastal areas of the Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico). The data describe coastal shark abundance, based on paired gillnet and longline surveys conducted monthly from April to October, and environmental data. The Gulf States Shark Pupping and Nursery Area project, also known as GULFSPAN, aims to identify which shark species use which coastal ecosystems, gauge the relative importance of these areas, and determine migration and distribution patterns of neonate and juvenile sharks. Data collected through this project are used in NOAA Fisheries’ Stock Assessment and Fisheries Evaluation (SAFE) Report for Atlantic highly migratory species. The Cooperative Gulf States Shark Pupping and Nursery Area (GULFSPAN) Project is primarily funded and overseen by the NOAA Fisheries Southeast Fisheries Science Center. The survey receives dedicated funding since 2003 to support the annual monitoring of juvenile shark nursery habitats from Florida to Mississippi, with additional support from the NOAA Highly Migratory Species Office. onGoing historicalArchive NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact asNeeded https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:GULFSPAN-Shark-Survey Preview graphic PNG 0162100 0281828 0311479 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2025-11-28 publication ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - MARKS OR TAGS biological data BOTTOM TYPE DEPTH - BOTTOM DISSOLVED OXYGEN FISH SPECIES FISHERY SURVEY - CATCH MEASUREMENTS - DETAILS FISHERY SURVEY - CATCH MEASUREMENTS - GENERAL FISHERY SURVEY - FISHING DURATION FISHERY SURVEY - GEAR TYPE - DETAILS INDIVIDUAL FISH EXAMINATION - LENGTH INDIVIDUAL FISH EXAMINATION - SEX LATITUDE LONGITUDE SALINITY species abundance SPECIES IDENTIFICATION SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - LIFE STAGE turbidity WATER TEMPERATURE theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS clock echo sounder GPS marine animal recording tag multi-parameter water quality sensor net scale Secchi disk visual observation instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS biological in situ laboratory analyses survey - biological theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Panama City Laboratory dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Gulf States Shark Pupping and Nursery Area Project (GULFSPAN) project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Coastal Waters of Florida Coastal Waters of Gulf of America Coastal Waters of Gulf of Mexico Gulf of America Gulf of Mexico North Atlantic Ocean Tampa Bay place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian 1994-2016 Catch Day Disc Width Effort Elasmobranch Environmental data FINSS Fisheries Independent Data Fork Length GULFSPAN (Gulf of Mexico Shark Pupping and Nursery) Hook number Latitude Location Longitude Maturity Mesh Size Month Net_Hours Precaudal Length Rays Shark Stretch Total Length Total Length Year fish set_end set_start theme Provider Keywords in situ theme Provider Observation Categories Archosargus probatocephalus Ariopsus felis Bagre marinus Brevoortia smithi Caranx hippos Carcharhinus acronotus Carcharhinus leucas Carcharhinus limbatus Chaetodipterus faber Chilomycterus schoepfi Cynoscion nebulosus Elops saurus Epinephelus morio Ginglymostoma cirratum Hypanus sabinus Hypanus say Lagodon rhomboides Lepisosteus osseus Lutjanus griseus Megalops atlanticus Micropogonias undulatus Opisthonema oglinum Orthopristis chrysopte Pogonias chromis Rachycentron canadum Rhinoptera bonasus Rhizoprionodon terraenovae Sciaenops ocellatus Scomberomorus maculatus Sphyrna lewini Sphyrna mokarran Sphyrna tiburo theme Provider Species Names CLOCKS ECHO SOUNDERS > ECHO SOUNDERS GPS RECEIVERS > GPS RECEIVERS NETS > NETS SECCHI DISKS > SECCHI DISKS VISUAL OBSERVATIONS > VISUAL OBSERVATIONS instrument Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. 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Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Apalachicola Bay Crooked Island Sound Florida Gulf of America, Tampa Bay Indian Pass St. Andrews Bay St. Joseph Bay place Provider Place Names 3DAGCL MCUK5H UTFC7E Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Carlson, John K.; Gardiner, Jayne; Wiley, Tonya (2017). Gulf States Shark Pupping and Nursery Area (GULFSPAN) project survey data, 1994 to present. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/ykdq-zj90. Accessed [date]. Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. 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SPDX License: Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal (CC0-1.0) Shark and Sawfish: Surveys and Tagging 2025 publication https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/southeast/science-data/shark-and-sawfish-surveys-and-tagging#gulf-of-mexico-states-shark-pupping-and-nursery-area https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/southeast/science-data/shark-and-sawfish-surveys-and-tagging#gulf-of-mexico-states-shark-pupping-and-nursery-area HTTPS https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/southeast/science-data/shark-and-sawfish-surveys-and-tagging#gulf-of-mexico-states-shark-pupping-and-nursery-area Program website information National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration author National Oceanic and Atmostpheric Administration publisher documentDigital crossReference project Shark Population and Assessment Group 2025 publication https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/southeast/population-assessments/shark-population-assessment-group HTTPS https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/southeast/population-assessments/shark-population-assessment-group associated online resource information National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration author National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration publisher documentDigital crossReference program Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Stock Assessment and Fisheries Evaluation Reports 2025 publication https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/atlantic-highly-migratory-species/atlantic-highly-migratory-species-stock-assessment-and-fisheries-evaluation-reports HTTPS https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/atlantic-highly-migratory-species/atlantic-highly-migratory-species-stock-assessment-and-fisheries-evaluation-reports related document information NOAA Office of Sustainable Fisheries author NOAA Office of Sustainable Fisheries publisher documentDigital crossReference study Carlson, J., Kroetz, A., Hoover, A., Hendon, J. M., Dawdy, A., Grubbs, R. D., Gardiner, J. M., Beaver, J. A., & Wiley, T. R. (2024). Shark nursery grounds and essential fish habitat studies : report on 2022 field activities in the Gulf of Mexico Shark Pupping and Nursery Survey (GULFSPAN). SEFSC Contribution SFD ; 2024-01. https://doi.org/10.25923/d0gm-e530 2024 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.25923/d0gm-e530 https://doi.org/10.25923/d0gm-e530 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.25923/d0gm-e530 related journal article information Carlson, John author Kroetz, Andrea author Hoover, Angie author Hendon, Jill M. author Dawdy, Ashley author Grubbs, R. Dean author Gardiner, Jayne M. author Beaver, Joel A. author Wiley, Tonya R. author NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Fisheries Science Center publisher documentDigital SEFSC Contribution SFD ; 2024-01 crossReference Carlson, J. K. (2022). Shark nursery grounds and essential fish habitat studies: Report on 2021 field activities in the Gulf of Mexico shark pupping and nursery survey. Sustainable Fisheries Division Contribution ; SFD-2022-03. https://doi.org/10.25923/0g0m-se45 2022 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.25923/0g0m-se45 https://doi.org/10.25923/0g0m-se45 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.25923/0g0m-se45 related journal article information Carlson, John K. author Southeast Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) publisher documentDigital Sustainable Fisheries Division contribution ; SFD-2022-03 crossReference Bethea, Dana M.; Hollensead, Lisa D.; Carlson, John K.; Ajemian, Matthew J.; Grubbs, R. Dean; Hoffmayer, Eric R.; Rio, Ross Del; Peterson, Gary W.; Baltz, Donald M.; Romine, Jason. Shark nursery grounds and essential fish habitat studies, GULFSPAN Gulf of Mexico-FY08, Cooperative Gulf of Mexico States Shark Pupping and Nursery Survey, Report to NOAA Fisheries, Highly Migratory Species Division. 2006 publication https://www.academia.edu/1824425/SHARK_NURSERY_GROUNDS_AND_ESSENTIAL_FISH_HABITAT_STUDIES_GULFSPAN_GULF_OF_MEXICO_FY07 HTTPS https://www.academia.edu/1824425/SHARK_NURSERY_GROUNDS_AND_ESSENTIAL_FISH_HABITAT_STUDIES_GULFSPAN_GULF_OF_MEXICO_FY07 related journal article information Bethea, Dana M. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center author Hollensead, Lisa D. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center author Carlson, John K. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center author Ajemian, Matthew J. University of South Alabama, Dauphin Island Sea Lab author Grubbs, R. Dean Florida State University, Coastal and Marine Laboratory author Hoffmayer, Eric R. University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory author Rio, Ross Del Louisiana State University, School of the Coast and Environment author Peterson, Gary W. Louisiana State University, School of the Coast and Environment author Baltz, Donald M. Louisiana State University, School of the Coast and Environment author Romine, Jason University of Florida, Florida Museum of Natural History author National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Southeast Fisheries Science Center publisher documentDigital crossReference eng; USA utf8 environment oceans biota -85.89546 -82.40629 27.50394 30.28205 1994-04-22 The GULFSPAN survey was funded ad hoc from 1994-2002. In 2003, GULFSPAN started to receive specific funding. In 2025, the project name was changed from the Gulf of Mexico Shark Pupping and Nursery Survey to Gulf States Shark Pupping and Nursery Area project. 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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian clock clock An instrument for measuring time. echo sounder echo sounder instrument used to determine water depth or bathymetry also known as an echosounder GPS GPS Global Positioning System receiver satellite-based instrument used for geo-location, positioning and navigation marine animal recording tag marine animal recording tag Electronic instrument (tags) designed for deployment in the ocean for recording distribution of free-ranging marine animals for wildlife and ecological research multi-parameter water quality sensor multi-parameter water quality sensor used to measure temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and other parameters Instrument used to measure temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and other parameters, often used to measure water quality parameters. Can be a hand-held instrument or a sonde for unattended monitoring. Often used in coastal water monitoring stations. YSI is the preeminent brand (as of 2024). net net net scale scale An instrument for measuring mass or weight. Secchi disk Secchi disk The Secchi disk (or Secchi disc), as created in 1865 by Angelo Secchi, is a plain white, circular disk 30 cm (12 in) in diameter used to measure water transparency or turbidity in bodies of water. The disc is mounted on a pole or line, and lowered slowly down in the water. The depth at which the disk is no longer visible is taken as a measure of the transparency of the water. This measure is known as the Secchi depth and is related to water turbidity. [Wikipedia, 2021-09-02] visual observation visual observation not an instrument - maybe an observation type