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DATA Series: Fisheries & Aquaculture

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The Oyster Calculator: How Much Carbon Can You Sequester?
Design small-scale oyster farms and use NOAA's online calculator to predict how much nitrogen each operation will remove from the surrounding water over a typical growing season.
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Hold the Anchovies
Using Microsoft Excel, graph atmospheric and fisheries data from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute to look for evidence of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) and its connection to fish abundance.
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The Scoop on Scallops
Quantify the abundance and distribution of sea scallops in and adjacent to the Mid-Atlantic closed areas.
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Bridge DATA - Investigating Invasive Shrimp: No Small Matter
Students work in groups to track the movement of invasive Oriental grass shrimp (Palaemon macrodactylus) over time using the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) database. Students will then use collection data to graph records by year and answer a series of questions.
Bridge DATA - Oyster Reef Recovery
In this activity, students compare harvest numbers from wild oysters beds to planted oyster beds and try to determine what environmental factors may affect the program's overall success. Resource type: website, reference.
Bridge DATA - Seafood: For the Love of Fish
It was once believed that the oceans provided an endless bounty of seafood, but with an increasing world population and more efficient fishering gear it's become apparent that that is not the case. Resource type: website, reference.
Bridge DATA - On the Half Shell: Raw Seafood
Seafood, and oysters in particular, are a holiday tradition for many. Analyze vibrio bacteria data from the Centers for Disease Control to identify trends in outbreaks. Resource type: website, reference.
Bridge DATA - Mercury Rising
Calculate the amount of fish a person can eat per month in order to stay within acceptable limits of the EPA's mercury guidlines.
Bridge DATA - Galapagos: Discover the Diversity
Using data from FishBase, explore the various fish species that exist in the Galapagos Islands.
Bridge DATA - Diversity of the Deep
Explore the diversity of organisms living on deep sea hydrothermal vents! In this exercise, students calculate species richness, evenness and diversity for collections of deep sea organisms using data collected from the Juan de Fuca Ridge in the Pacific Ocean.
Bridge DATA - Catch and Release II
Investigate trends in catch and release fishing with data from the National Marine Fisheries Service Marine Recreational Fisheries program.We first brought you this DATA exercise in 2000 when we took a look at a new generation of ethical anglers participating in "catch and release" fishing.
Bridge DATA - Aquaculture: A Cornucopia?
Compare aquaculture production statistics for the U.S. and Canada to evaluate the demand for fisheries products.
Bridge DATA - $$$eaweed
Using data from the United Nation's Food & Agriculture Organization and TradeDataNet, students will explore harvest and production data of seaweed around the world.
Bridge DATA - Ghostbusting in the Chesapeake
Even when crab pots are lost or abandoned at sea, they continue to catch animals. Students will explore catch data collected by the watermen from the ghost pots. Resource type: website, reference.
Bridge DATA - Tracking the Invasive Veined Rapa Whelk
Veined rapa whelks (Rapana venosa) are predatory marine snails that have been introduced into the Chesapeake Bay, USA. In this activity, students will determine the risk of a rapa invasion in four hypothetical estuaries. Resource type: website, reference.