VIMS Chesapeake Bay Multispecies Monitoring and Assessment Program

Debra Gauthier

doi:10.15468/ggn70u

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 2018-07-15.

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 iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

Main stem of Chesapeake Bay (Maryland and Virginia, USA)

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Debra Gauthier
originator
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