Florida’s Inshore Saltwater Fisheries-Independent Monitoring Stratified-Random Sampling Records

Identification Information:
Citation:
Citation Information:
Publication Date: 20180403
Title: Florida’s Inshore Saltwater Fisheries-Independent Monitoring Stratified-Random Sampling Records
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: tabular digital data
Publication Information:
Publisher: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Online Linkage: http://myfwc.com/research/saltwater/fish/research/fim-stratified-random-sampling/
Online Linkage: http://myfwc.com/research
Description:
Abstract: The Fisheries-Independent Monitoring (FIM) program is a long-term program designed to monitor the relative abundance of fishery resources in Florida’s major estuarine, coastal, and reef systems. Data collected by fisheries-independent methods avoid many of the problems that are inherent in fisheries-dependent (FD) data, such as changes in vessel types, fleet size, fishing gear, methods of operation, closed seasons, and size and bag limits. Florida’s Inshore FIM program uses a Stratified-Random-Sampling (SRS) approach in its survey design. The SRS design reduce statistical error in abundance estimates by distributing sampling effort among the available geographic and habitat strata. The FIM program divides each selected survey region into zones based on logistical and hydrological characteristics. The habitat types (i.e., depth, seagrass beds, shore type) available within each zone are identified and assigned as strata. Monthly sampling is then conducted by the FIM program at sites randomly selected from the strata available witin each zone. Sound management is required to preserve the health of Florida's marine environment for our present and future enjoyment. The Fisheries-Independent Monitoring program provides data and analyses of fishery stocks that are needed to determine necessary fisheries management measures and to assess the effectiveness of those measures after they have been enacted.
Purpose: To document the location, date, number, and species of marine fish caught by the FWRI Saltwater Fisheries Independent Monitoring Section during their stratified-random sampling efforts.
Supplemental Information: Prior to July 1, 2004, the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) was known as the Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI). The institute name has not been changed in historical data sets or references to work completed by the Florida Marine Research Institute. The institute name has been changed in references to ongoing research, new research, and contact information.
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: 19960101
Ending Date: 20161227
Currentness Reference: ground condition
Status:
Maintenance and Update Frequency: Annually
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -87.461570
East Bounding Coordinate: -79.783368
North Bounding Coordinate: 30.767176
South Bounding Coordinate: 23.352100
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme Keyword: inlandWaters
Theme Keyword: environment
Theme Keyword: oceans
Theme Keyword: biota
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: User
Theme Keyword: estuaries
Theme Keyword: other fish
Theme Keyword: GIS
Theme Keyword: biology
Theme Keyword: marine
Theme Keyword: research
Theme Keyword: fish community
Theme Keyword: fisheries
Theme Keyword: coastal
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: FWC Places
Place Keyword: southeast Florida
Place Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
Place Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place Keyword: east coast of Florida
Place Keyword: Florida Peninsula
Place Keyword: northwest Florida
Place Keyword: FWC Region-North Central
Place Keyword: Florida Panhandle
Place Keyword: FWC Region-Southwest
Place Keyword: west coast of Florida
Place Keyword: FWC Region-South
Place Keyword: statewide
Place Keyword: southwest Florida
Place Keyword: south Florida
Place Keyword: Florida
Place Keyword: FWC Region-Northwest
Place Keyword: north Florida
Place Keyword: FWC Region-Northeast
Place Keyword: northeast Florida
Access Constraints: These data are unrestricted. Where possible, always acquire this dataset directly from FWC as other sources may have altered the original data.
Use Constraints: Users are encouraged to read and fully comprehend the metadata record prior to using these data. Please acknowledge the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) as the data source for any products developed from these data. Users should be aware that comparison with other data sets for the same area may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting from changes in mapping conventions, data collection techniques, and computer processes over time. FWC shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of these data.
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Contact Person: GISLibrarian
Contact Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Address: 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
City: St. Petersburg
State or Province: Florida
Postal Code: 33701
Contact Voice Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 727-893-1679
Contact Electronic Mail Address: GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
Data Set Credit: FWC: FWRI Saltwater Fisheries Monitoring section is responsible for the source tabular data. The FWC: FWRI: IS&M: Center for Spatial Analysis converted the tabular data into spatial data.
Security Information:
Security Classification System: FWRI-DC
Security Handling Description: Available without restriction
Native Data Set Environment: Esri ArcGIS 13.3.2.52636
Data Quality Information:
Attribute Value Accuracy Information:
Attribute Accuracy Report: Attributes were not tested for accuracy. Point locations were not tested for accuracy either; however all data were restricted to those records with CNT > 0 and those records within the bounding box of (80 W, 34 N) and (87.5 W, 24.5 N). Otherwise, attribute accuracy was assumed to have taken place during data entry into the FIM Inshore database.
Logical Consistency Report: These data were assumed to be reviewed under FWC: FWRI: FIM QA/QC procedures before provided to FWC: FWRI: CSA staff for inclusion in the GIS databases.
Completeness Report: No completeness tests were performed. Data entry was assumed complete based upon the FIM Inshore database entry.
Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report: No Horizontal accuracy tests were performed on the queried data by CSA staff. All horizontal positional corrections were completed by FIM database & QC staff.
Lineage:
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Title: FIM Inshore
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: tabular digital data
Publication Information:
Publisher: FWRI Saltwater FIM
Type of Source Media: onLine
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: 19960101
Ending Date: 20161226
Source Currentness Reference: ground condition
Source Citation Abbreviation: FIM Inshore
Source Contribution: Source tabular data
Process Step:
Process Description: 
The Saltwater FIM database was queried using a python script with query logic provided by FIM (Tim McDonald). The resulting data were exported into a file geodatabase, projected to NAD 1983 (2011) Florida GDL Albers (Meters) and Web Mercator projections before replacing the existing data in the FWC GIS Enterprise Geodatabases.
Process Date: 20180403
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Contact Person: GISLibrarian
Contact Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Address: 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
City: St. Petersburg
State or Province: Florida
Postal Code: 33701
Contact Voice Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 727-893-1697
Contact Electronic Mail Address: GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
Process Step:
Process Description: 
Updated data were exported from the FIM Inshore database were filtered down to the records beginning on 1/1/1996 through the most recent and those records that had a gear type that fell within this domain: GearType in (5, 20, 23, 160, 300, 301) as instructed by John Davis.
Process Date: 20250411
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Contact Person: Christopher Boland, GISP
Contact Position: Enterprise Geodatabase Administrator
Contact Voice Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact Electronic Mail Address: chris.boland@MyFWC.com
Spatial Data Organization Information:
Direct Spatial Reference Method: Vector
Point and Vector Object Information:
SDTS Terms Description:
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: Entity point
Point and Vector Object Count: 1765226
Entity and Attribute Information:
Detailed Description:
Entity Type:
Entity Type Label: FIM_inshore_1996toPresent
Entity Type Definition: Fisheries Independent Monitoring Statewide Stratified-random Sampling Records
Entity Type Definition Source: FWC: Fisheries Independent Monitoring
Attribute:
Attribute Label: FID
Attribute Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute Definition Source: Esri
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Shape
Attribute Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute Definition Source: Esri
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Reference
Attribute Definition: Unique alpha-numeric identifier for every gear deployment made by the FIM program.
Attribute Definition Source: FIM
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Equates to the “Reference” data field in the FIM corporate databases.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Latitude
Attribute Definition: Latitude in decimal degrees WGS84 geographic coordinate system.
Attribute Definition Source: FIM
Attribute Domain Values:
Range Domain:
Range Domain Minimum: 25
Range Domain Maximum: 31
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Longitude
Attribute Definition: Longitude in decimal degrees WGS84 geographic coordinate system.
Attribute Definition Source: FIM
Attribute Domain Values:
Range Domain:
Range Domain Maximum: -79
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Gear
Attribute Definition: Sampling Gear Code
Attribute Definition Source: FIM
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 0
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: No Fishing Gear Deployed
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: FWC
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 5
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: 9.1-m seine
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: FWC
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 20
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: 21.3-m seine (bay set)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: FWC
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 22
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: 21.3-m seine (beachset)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: FWC
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 23
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: 21.3-m seine (river set)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: FWC
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 160
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: 183-m haul seine
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: FWC
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 250
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: 547-m trammel net
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: FWC
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 251
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: 366-m trammel net
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: FWC
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 252
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: 547-m trammel net (no set)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: FWC
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 253
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: 547-m trammel net (blind set)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: FWC
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 254
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: 366-m trammel net (no set)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: FWC
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 255
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: 366-m trammel net (blind set)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: FWC
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 300
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: 6.1-m trawl (straight tow)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: FWC
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 301
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: 6.1-m trawl (arc tow)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: FWC
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Scientific
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Commonname
Attribute Definition: Common name of the species collected.
Attribute Definition Source: FIM
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: text
Attribute:
Attribute Label: TotalNum
Attribute Definition: Total number of identified species collected in hall.
Attribute Definition Source: FIM
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: integer
Attribute:
Attribute Label: avg_size
Attribute Definition: Average size in millimeters of identified species collected in hall.
Attribute Definition Source: FIM
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: integer
Attribute:
Attribute Label: min_size
Attribute Definition: Minimum size in millimeters of identified species collected in hall.
Attribute Definition Source: FIM
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: integer
Attribute:
Attribute Label: max_size
Attribute Definition: Maximum size in millimeters of identified species collected in hall.
Attribute Definition Source: FIM
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: integer
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Export_Dat
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Sampling_D
Distribution Information:
Distributor:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Contact Person: GISLibrarian
Contact Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Address: 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
City: St. Petersburg
State or Province: Florida
Postal Code: 33701
Contact Voice Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 727-893-1679
Contact Electronic Mail Address: GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
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Metadata Reference Information:
Metadata Date: 20250411
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Contact Person: GISLibrarian
Contact Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
City: St. Petersburg
State or Province: Florida
Postal Code: 33701
Contact Voice Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 727-893-1679
Contact Electronic Mail Address: GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Time Convention: local time
Metadata Access Constraints: No restrictions on metadata
Metadata Use Constraints: Metadata must be distributed with the data set.
Metadata Security Information:
Metadata Security Classification System: FWRI-MC
Metadata Security Handling Description: Metadata must be distributed with the data set.