73 SAFMC managed spp

Description: SAFMC Species on NES

Found in: State of the Ecosystem - Mid-Atlantic (2020), State of the Ecosystem - New England (2020)

Indicator category: Database pull

Contributor(s): Sean Lucey

Data steward: Sean Lucey

Point of contact: Sean Lucey

Public availability statement: Source data are available to qualified researchers upon request (see “Access Information” here).

73.1 Methods

73.1.1 Data sources

The Survdat data set was used to examine the presence of “southern” species (table 73.1) in Mid-Atlantic and New England waters.

73.1.2 Data extraction

Survdat was subsetted by common “southern” species (table 33.2).

Table 73.1: Table 73.2: Southern Species that were examined within the NEFSC trawl survey data
Common.Name Scientific.Name Group
Black snapper Apsilus dentatus Snappers
Queen snapper Etelis oculatus Snappers
Mutton snapper Lutjanus analis Snappers
Schoolmaster snapper Lutjanus apodus Snappers
Blackfin snapper Lutjanus buccanella Snappers
Northern Red snapper Lutjanus campechanus Snappers
Cubera snapper Lutjanus cyanopterus Snappers
Grey snapper Lutjanus griseus Snappers
Mahogany snapper Lutjanus mahogoni Snappers
Dog snapper Lutjanus jocu Snappers
Lane snapper Lutjanus synagris Snappers
Silk snapper Lutjanus vivanus Snappers
Yellowtail snapper Ocyurus chrysurus Snappers
Vermilion snapper Rhomboplites aurorubens Snappers
Bank sea bass Centropristis ocyurus Sea Basses
Rock sea bass Centropristis philadelphica Sea Basses
Black sea bass Centropristis striata Sea Basses
Rock hind Epinephelus adscensionis Groupers
Graysby Epinephelus cruentatus Groupers
Calico grouper Epinephelus drummondhayi Groupers
Yellowedge grouper Epinephelus flavolimbatus Groupers
Coney Epinephelus fulvus Groupers
Red hind Epinephelus guttatus Groupers
Atlantic goliath grouper Epinephelus itajara Groupers
Red grouper Epinephelus mario Groupers
Misty grouper Epinephelus mystacinus Groupers
Warsaw grouper Epinephelus nigritus Groupers
Snowy grouper Epinephelus niveatus Groupers
Nassau grouper Epinephelus striatus Groupers
Black grouper Mycteroperca bonaci Groupers
Yellowmouth grouper Mycteroperca interstitialis Groupers
Gag grouper Mycteroperco microlepis Groupers
Scamp grouper Mycteroperca phenax Groupers
Tiger grouper Mycteroperca tigris Groupers
Yellowfin grouper Mycteroperca venenoso Groupers
Sheepshead Archosargus probotocephalus Porgies
Grass porgy Calamus arctifrons Porgies
Jolthead porgy Calamus bajonado Porgies
Saucereye porgy Calamus calamus Porgies
Whitebone porgy Calamus leucosteus Porgies
Knobbed porgy Calamus leucosteus Porgies
Red porgy Pagrus pagrus Porgies
Longspine porgy Stenotomus caprinus Porgies
Black margate Anisotremus surinamensis Grunts
Porkfish Anisotremus virginicus Grunts
White margate Haemulon album Grunts
Tomtate Haemulon aurolineatum Grunts
Smallmouth grunt Hemulon chrysargyreum Grunts
French grunt Haemulon flavolineatum Grunts
Spanish grunt Haemulon macrostomum Grunts
Cottonwick grunt Haemulon melanurum Grunts
Sailor’s grunt Haemulon parra Grunts
White grunt Haemulon plumieri Grunts
Blue Striped grunt Haemulon sciurus Grunts
Grey triggerfish Balistes capriscus Triggerfishes
Queen triggerfish Balistes vetula Triggerfishes
Ocean triggerfish Canthidermis sufflamen Triggerfishes
Hogfish Lachnolaimus maximus Wrasses
Puddingwife wrasse Halichoeres rodiatus Wrasses
Yellow jack Caranx bartholomaei Jacks
Blue runner Caranx crysos Jacks
Crevalle jack Caranx hippos Jacks
Bar jack Caranx ruber Jacks
Greater amberjack Seriola dumerili Jacks
Almaco jack Seriola rivoliano Jacks

73.1.3 Data analysis

The presence/absence of “southern” species was broadly examined for all species listed in table 73.1. It was quickly determined that these species were extremely rare in the bottom trawl survey. When a species was present, they were found during the fall survey and not the spring. No trends were apparent in the data. The one species that was commonly present was the blue runner (Caranx crysos). Stations were binned temporally by three categories: Prior to 2001, 2001 - 2010, and since 2010. Stations were then plotted on a map of the survey region and visually inspected.

73.1.4 Data processing

Blue runner (Caranx crysos) data were formatted for inclusion in the ecodata R package using this R code.

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