South Florida Sportfishing Geodatabase Charter and Private Vessels from 1991 to 2003
Number of boats per grid,year and month.
Source data for the calculations: Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistics Survey (MRFSS), Head boat data (HB) and Aerial Survey data (AE).
Year:1991 - 2003
Variable: Number of boats
Calculations: Total amount o...
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South Florida sportfishing geodatabase (SFSGEO) design document
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Cruzan fisheries : a rapid assessment of the historical, social, cultural and economic processes that shaped coastal communities' dependence and engagement in fishing in the island of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
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South Florida Sportfishing Geodatabase Charter and Private Vessels from 1991 to 2003
Variable Growth Across Species and Life Stages in Caribbean Reef Octocorals