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Predicted distribution of federally managed fish in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic from 2003-01-01 to 2017-12-31 (NCEI Accession 0226141)

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: October 04, 2025 | Last Modified: 2021-03-12T00:00:00.000+00:00
Raster data are derived from species distribution models, which are based on statistical species-habitat relationships (Guisan and Zimmermann 2000; Robinson et al. 2011). For Gulf of Mexico species, these data represent either probability of occurrence (pink shrimp Farfantepenaeus duorarum, red snapper Lutjanus campechanus age-1, lane snapper Lutjanus synagris age-0, lane snapper age-1, spinner shark Carcharhinus brevipinna, blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus) or relative abundance (brown shrimp Farfantepenaeus aztecus, white shrimp Litopenaeus setiferus, red snapper age-0, Atlantic sharpnose shark Rhizoprionodon terraenovae) given a standardized survey. For South Atlantic species, these data represent probability of occurrence for red snapper (adults), black sea bass Centropristis striata (juvenile and adults), blacknose shark Carcharhinus acronotus, sandbar shark Carcharhinus plumbeus, and tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier given a standardized survey. Shark predictions of relative abundance are in units of individuals per 100 hooks per hour of bottom longline survey. Shrimp and red snapper age-0 relative abundance predictions are in units of individuals per kilometer of trawl survey. Shark distributions are representative of spring, summer, and fall seasons combined. Other species are depicted in either summer, fall, or summer and fall seasons combined. Further details are available in Pickens and Taylor (2020).

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0226141 CRUSTACEANS Fish GIS product model output Bureau of Ocean Energy Management NOAA Office for Coastal Management NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Gulf of Mexico North Atlantic Ocean oceanography DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NOS/OCM > Office of Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOI/BOEM NCCOS Project: Regional essential fish habitat geospatial assessment and framework for offshore sand features EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > ARTHROPODS > CRUSTACEANS EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH Marine Spatial Ecology > Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments Marine Spatial Ecology > Habitat Mapping Derived Data Product Geospatial Model Atlantic sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon terraenovae) Black sea bass (Centropristis striata) Blacknose shark (Carcharhinus acronotus) Blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) Brown shrimp (Farfantepenaeus aztecus) Lane snapper (Lutjanus synagrisage) Pink shrimp (Farfantepenaeus duorarum) Predicted Occurrence Red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) Sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus) Species Models Spinner shark (Carcharhinus brevipinna) Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuviergiven) White shrimp (Litopenaeus setiferus) Models/Analyses > Data Analysis > Environmental Modeling OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO Waterbodies > Gulf of Mexico East Coast L816UX

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