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Data from in situ Observations of Fish Traps Set by Fishermen in St. John Waters, U.S. Virgin Islands, 1992-94

Data Series 642
Prepared in cooperation with the National Park Service
By: , , , and 
https://doi.org/10.3133/ds642

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Abstract

In order to estimate (1) the trapping pressure within Virgin Islands National Park (VINP) waters, (2) the effect of fish traps on park marine resources (both fishes and habitats), and (3) the effectiveness of park regulations in protecting marine resources, traps set by fishers were visually observed and contents censused in situ in 1992, 1993, and 1994, around St. John (U.S. Virgin Islands), within and outside of park waters. A total of 1,340 individual fish (56 species and 23 families) were identified and their lengths estimated for the 211 of 285 visually censused traps that contained fish. This dataset includes for each censused trap: location, depth, substrate/habitat, trap type and construction details, in or out of park waters, and species and estimated fork length (in centimeters) of each individual fish in a trap. Analysis and interpretation of this dataset are provided in previously published reports by the author.

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Data from in situ Observations of Fish Traps Set by Fishermen in St. John Waters, U.S. Virgin Islands, 1992-94
Series title Data Series
Series number 642
DOI 10.3133/ds642
Year Published 2011
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) Southeast Ecological Science Center
Description HTML Document; TXT Download of Metadata File; XLSX Download of Data File
Time Range Start 1992-01-01
Time Range End 1994-12-31
Country U.S. Virgin Islands
Other Geospatial St. John
Additional Online Files (Y/N) Y
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