VIMS Chesapeake Bay Multispecies Monitoring and Assessment Program
Citation
Gauthier D, Benson A (2016). VIMS Chesapeake Bay Multispecies Monitoring and Assessment Program. United States Geological Survey. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ggn70u accessed via GBIF.org on 2019-10-20.Description
In general, ChesMMAP is fishery-independent monitoring survey that uses a large-mesh bottom trawl to sample late juvenile-to-adult fishes in the mainstem of Chesapeake Bay. This program currently provides data on relative abundance, length, weight, sex ratio, maturity, age, and trophic interactions for several important fish species that inhabit the bay seasonally.Additional info
marine, harvest by iOBISTaxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
Main stem of Chesapeake Bay (Maryland and Virginia, USA)
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Debra Gauthieroriginator
position: Marine Scientist
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
email: parthee@vims.edu
Abigail Benson
metadata author
position: Biologist
U.S. Geological Survey
email: albenson@usgs.gov
Abigail Benson
user
email: albenson@usgs.gov
Debra Gauthier
administrative point of contact
position: Marine Scientist
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
email: parthee@vims.edu