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Compass Port Baseline Marine Surveys: Northern Gulf of Mexico (Alabama) Ichthyoplankton (2004-2006)

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In 2004 Compass Port LLC (Compass Port) and the Dauphin Island Sea lab (DISL) developed a research plan to assess the possible biological impacts of the proposed Compass Port liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in lease block MO910, approximately 18 km south of Dauphin Island. This plan was developed in consultation with NOAA. As part of the overall baseline survey, depth-discrete ichthyoplankton samples were collected between 2004-2006 to assess the abundance, diversity and temporal and spatial distribution of fish larvae and eggs at the proposed Compass Port site. The shallow coastal northern U.S. Gulf of Mexico (GOM) represents one of the most biologically and physically dynamic systems in North America. Because biological variance in ichthyoplankton is largely driven by the physical environment, the key to conducting near-term baseline surveys and long-term biological monitoring is to capture all relevant signals and biological variance from less than 1 day to greater than 1 year.

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Author	Frank Hernandez, Jr.
Maintainer	data@disl.org
Last Updated	July 23, 2022, 03:03 (UTC)
Created	July 23, 2022, 03:03 (UTC)
Access_Constraints	Permission to access these data must be given by Dr. Frank Hernandez of the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Laboratory.
ISO 19115 Topic Categories	environment, oceans, biota
Place Keywords	Gulf of Mexico, Dauphin Island, Alabama, Mobile Bay, DISL, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
Theme Keywords	ichthyoplankton, larval fish, fish larvae, fish eggs, early life history, zooplankton, depth-discrete, vertical distribution, BIONESS, LNG, liquid natural gas
Use_Constraints	Acknowledgment of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL), Fisheries Oceanography of Coastal Alabama (FOCAL) program and Conoco Phillips 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, 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.
dc.coverage.placeName	Gulf of Mexico Dauphin Island Alabama Mobile Bay DISL Dauphin Island Sea Lab
dc.coverage.t.max	2006T
dc.coverage.t.min	2004T
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dc.coverage.x.min	-88.23080344290
dc.coverage.y.max	30.10944562200
dc.coverage.y.min	30.06588406170
dc.creator	Dr. Frank Hernandez, Jr.
dc.date	Unpublished material
dc.description	In 2004 Compass Port LLC (Compass Port) and the Dauphin Island Sea lab (DISL) developed a research plan to assess the possible biological impacts of the proposed Compass Port liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in lease block MO910, approximately 18 km south of Dauphin Island. This plan was developed in consultation with NOAA. As part of the overall baseline survey, depth-discrete ichthyoplankton samples were collected between 2004-2006 to assess the abundance, diversity and temporal and spatial distribution of fish larvae and eggs at the proposed Compass Port site. The shallow coastal northern U.S. Gulf of Mexico (GOM) represents one of the most biologically and physically dynamic systems in North America. Because biological variance in ichthyoplankton is largely driven by the physical environment, the key to conducting near-term baseline surveys and long-term biological monitoring is to capture all relevant signals and biological variance from less than 1 day to greater than 1 year.
dc.language	en
dc.subject	ichthyoplankton larval fish fish larvae fish eggs early life history zooplankton depth-discrete vertical distribution BIONESS LNG liquid natural gas
dc.title	Compass Port Baseline Marine Surveys: Northern Gulf of Mexico (Alabama) Ichthyoplankton (2004-2006)
dc.type	database
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