ADCNR-MRD Alabama Oyster Management Program - Scuba Quadrat Dive Survey Data (1971-present)

Dataset extent

Within the boundaries of known oyster reef footprints in coastal Alabama waters, sample sites are randomly chosen by deploying a 300-foot transect line in a random direction, with 10 randomly spaced 1-square-yard quadrat points along the line. All oysters and oyster material within each quadrat are collected and counted, and live oysters are measured for height. Up to three 300-foot transects may be deployed in one continuous line. Data also include temperature, salinity, and dissolved oxygen collected at each transect.

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Author Jason Hermann
Maintainer data@disl.org
Last Updated July 22, 2022, 22:51 (UTC)
Created July 22, 2022, 22:51 (UTC)
Content Create Date 2017-09-13
ISO.author Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Marine Resources Division
ISO.pointOfContact Mimi Tzeng <metadata@disl.org>
ISO.principalInvestigator Jason Hermann <jason.herrmann@dcnr.alabama.gov>
ISO.publisher Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Marine Resources Division
ISO.resourceProvider Jason Herrmann <Jason Herrmann@dcnr.alabama.gov>
Place Keywords Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Marine Resources Division, ADCNR, MRD, Alabama Marine Resources Division, Alabama, Mobile County, Baldwin County, Mobile Bay, Mississippi Sound
Temporal Begin 1976-08-11
Theme Keywords temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, water quality, oysters, Crassostrea virginica, fisheries independent survey, commercial fisheries, estuary
Use Constraints Acknowledgment of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Marine Resources Division is required in products developed from these data, and such acknowledgment as is standard for citation and legal practices for data source is expected by users of these data. Users should be aware that comparison with other data sets for the same area from other time periods may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting from changes in mapping conventions, data collection, QA/QC procedures, and computer processes over time. The distributor shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of these data, based on the description of appropriate/inappropriate uses described in the metadata document. These data are not legal documents and are not to be used as such.
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