Fisheries Data by Major Topic

Fisheries-related data sets in the the FSA (v0.8.11) and FSAdata (v0.3.5) packages are listed below by analytical concept. These data sets may be viewed with view , downloaded (as a CSV file) with , and the meta-information documentation may be viewed with .

Length Expansion / Length Conversion / Age Comparison / Age-Length Key / Back-Calculation / Weight-Length / Length Frequency / Size Structure / Capture-Recapture / Depletion / Removal / Mortality / Growth / Recruitment / Maturity / Other

Length Expansion

FSAdata::BluntnoseIL1 – – Subampled lengths of Bluntnose Minnows from Inch Lake, WI.
FSAdata::TroutperchLM3 – – Subsampled lengths of Troutperch from Lake Michigan, 1977.

Length Conversion

FSAdata::BluegillLM – – Lengths and weights for Bluegill from Lake Mary, MN.
FSAdata::LakeTroutALTER – – Biological data for Lake Trout from the Arctic LTER (AK).
FSAdata::Pallid – – Lengths and weights for Pallid Sturgeon from four locations in the Missouri River.

Age Comparison

FSAdata::AlewifeLH – – Ages of Lake Huron Alewife assigned from otoliths and scales.
FSAdata::BluefishAge – – Ages of Bluefish assigned from otoliths by two readers.
FSAdata::Croaker1 – – Ages of Atlantic Croaker assigned from otoliths by two readers.
FSAdata::Morwong1 – – Ages of Morwong assigned from otoliths by Reader A at two times.
FSAdata::Morwong2 – – Ages of Morwong assigned from otoliths by Reader B at two times.
FSAdata::Morwong3 – – Ages of Morwong assigned from otoliths by two readers.
FSAdata::MulletBS – – Ages of Red Mullet assigned from whole and broken-burnt otoliths.
FSAdata::MuskieSLR – – Ages of Muskellunge assigned from scales and cleithra.
FSAdata::PygmyWFBC – – Biological data for Pygmy Whitefish from Dina Lake #1 (British Columbia), 2000 and 2001.
FSAdata::ShadCR – – Ages of American Shad assigned from scales by three readers at two times.
FSAdata::StripedBass4 – – Ages of Striped Bass assigned from scales by two readers.
FSAdata::StripedBass5 – – Ages of Striped Bass assigned from otoliths by two readers.
FSAdata::StripedBass6 – – Ages of Striped Bass assigned from scales and otoliths.
FSAdata::WalleyePS – – Ages of Walleye assigned from otoliths, scales, and spines.
FSA::WhitefishLC – – Assigned ages from two readers on three structures for Lake Whitefish from Lake Champlain.
FSAdata::WhitefishMB – – Ages of Lake Whitefish from four lakes assigned from scales and fin-rays.
FSAdata::YTFlounder – – Ages of Yellowtail Flounder assigned from scales and otoliths.

Age-Length Key

FSAdata::CreekChub – – Ages (subsample) and lengths (all fish) for Creek Chub.
FSAdata::FWDrumLE2 – – Ages (subsample) and lengths (all fish) for Freshwater Drum from Lake Erie.
FSAdata::Jonubi2 – – Ages (subsample) and lengths (all fish) of Jonubi.
FSAdata::Morwong4a – – Ages (subsample) and lengths (all fish) for Morwong from Morwong4.
FSAdata::RockBassLO2 – – Ages (subsample) and lengths (all fish) for Rock Bass from Lake Ontario.
FSAdata::SiscowetMI2004 – – Ages (subsample) and lengths (all fish) for male and female Siscowet Lake Trout captured at four locations in Michigan waters of Lake Superior.
FSAdata::SnapperHG1 – – Age (subsample) and length (all fish) of Snapper from two survey locations.
FSAdata::SnapperHG2 – – Ages (subsample) and lengths (all fish) for Snapper.
FSAdata::SpotVA2 – – Ages (subsample) and lengths (all fish) for Spot.
FSAdata::StripedBass3 – – Ages (subsample) and lengths (all fish) for Striped Bass.
FSA::WR79 – – Ages and lengths for a hypothetical sample from Westerheim and Ricker (1979).

Back-Calculation

FSA::SMBassWB – – Growth increment data for West Bearskin Lake, MN, Smallmouth Bass.
FSAdata::WalleyeML – – Back-calculated lengths-at-age for Walleye from Lake Mille Lacs, 2000-2011.

Weight-Length

FSAdata::BlackDrum2001 – – Biological data for Black Drum from Virginia waters of the Atlantic Ocean, 2001.
FSAdata::BluegillLM – – Lengths and weights for Bluegill from Lake Mary, MN.
FSAdata::BullTroutRML1 – – Lengths and weights for Bull Trout from two Rocky Mountain lakes and two eras.
FSA::ChinookArg – – Lengths and weights for Chinook Salmon from three locations in Argentina.
FSAdata::CiscoTL – – Lengths, weights, and sex of Cisco from Trout Lake, WI.
FSAdata::InchLake2 – – Lengths and weights for fish captured in Inch Lake
FSAdata::LakeTroutALTER – – Biological data for Lake Trout from the Arctic LTER (AK).
FSAdata::Pallid – – Lengths and weights for Pallid Sturgeon from four locations in the Missouri River.
FSAdata::PygmyWFBC – – Biological data for Pygmy Whitefish from Dina Lake #1 (British Columbia), 2000 and 2001.
FSAdata::RuffeSLRH92 – – Biological data for Ruffe captured from the St. Louis River in 1992.
FSAdata::SculpinALTER – – Biological data for Slimy Sculpin from the Arctic LTER (AK).
FSAdata::WalleyeErie2 – – Biological data for Walleye from Lake Erie, 2003-2014.
FSAdata::YPerchGL – – Lengths and weights of Yellow Perch from Grafton Lake (ME) by year.
FSAdata::YPerchTL – – Lengths and weights for Yellow Perch from Trout Lake, WI.

Length Frequency

FSAdata::BluegillLM – – Lengths and weights for Bluegill from Lake Mary, MN.
FSAdata::BluntnoseIL1 – – Subampled lengths of Bluntnose Minnows from Inch Lake, WI.
FSAdata::BullTroutRML1 – – Lengths and weights for Bull Trout from two Rocky Mountain lakes and two eras.
FSAdata::CiscoTL – – Lengths, weights, and sex of Cisco from Trout Lake, WI.
FSAdata::Herman – – Lengths for Walleye, Yellow Perch, Black Crappie, and Black Bullheads from Lake Herman, SD.
FSAdata::InchLake1 – – Lengths for all fish captured in Inch Lake, WI, in two years
FSAdata::InchLake2 – – Lengths and weights for fish captured in Inch Lake
FSAdata::LakeTroutALTER – – Biological data for Lake Trout from the Arctic LTER (AK).
FSAdata::LMBassBL – – Lengths for Largemouth Bass from Boomer Lake, OK.
FSAdata::LMBassLCB – – Lengths for Largemouth Bass from Lake Carl Blackwell, OK.
FSAdata::PygmyWFBC – – Biological data for Pygmy Whitefish from Dina Lake #1 (British Columbia), 2000 and 2001.
FSAdata::RBSmeltLM – – Lengths for Rainbow Smelt from Lake Michigan, 1977.
FSAdata::RuffeSLRH92 – – Biological data for Ruffe captured from the St. Louis River in 1992.
FSAdata::RuffeTL89 – – Lengths of Ruffe captured from the St. Louis River in July, 1989.
FSAdata::SculpinALTER – – Biological data for Slimy Sculpin from the Arctic LTER (AK).
FSAdata::Snapper – – Lengths for Snapper from Australia.
FSAdata::TroutperchLM2 – – Lengths for Troutperch from Lake Michigan, 1977.
FSAdata::TroutperchLM3 – – Subsampled lengths of Troutperch from Lake Michigan, 1977.
FSAdata::WalleyeErie2 – – Biological data for Walleye from Lake Erie, 2003-2014.
FSAdata::YPerchGL – – Lengths and weights of Yellow Perch from Grafton Lake (ME) by year.
FSAdata::YPerchSB1 – – Lengths for Yellow Perch from two locations in Saginaw Bay, Lake Michigan.
FSAdata::YPerchTL – – Lengths and weights for Yellow Perch from Trout Lake, WI.

Size Structure

FSAdata::BluntnoseIL1 – – Subampled lengths of Bluntnose Minnows from Inch Lake, WI.
FSAdata::Herman – – Lengths for Walleye, Yellow Perch, Black Crappie, and Black Bullheads from Lake Herman, SD.
FSAdata::InchLake1 – – Lengths for all fish captured in Inch Lake, WI, in two years
FSAdata::LakeTroutALTER – – Biological data for Lake Trout from the Arctic LTER (AK).
FSAdata::LMBassBL – – Lengths for Largemouth Bass from Boomer Lake, OK.
FSAdata::LMBassLCB – – Lengths for Largemouth Bass from Lake Carl Blackwell, OK.
FSAdata::RBSmeltLM – – Lengths for Rainbow Smelt from Lake Michigan, 1977.
FSAdata::RuffeTL89 – – Lengths of Ruffe captured from the St. Louis River in July, 1989.
FSAdata::SculpinALTER – – Biological data for Slimy Sculpin from the Arctic LTER (AK).
FSAdata::Snapper – – Lengths for Snapper from Australia.
FSAdata::TroutperchLM2 – – Lengths for Troutperch from Lake Michigan, 1977.
FSAdata::TroutperchLM3 – – Subsampled lengths of Troutperch from Lake Michigan, 1977.
FSAdata::WalleyeErie2 – – Biological data for Walleye from Lake Erie, 2003-2014.
FSAdata::YPerchSB1 – – Lengths for Yellow Perch from two locations in Saginaw Bay, Lake Michigan.
FSAdata::YPerchTL – – Lengths and weights for Yellow Perch from Trout Lake, WI.

Capture-Recapture

FSA::BluegillJL – – Capture histories (2 samples) of Bluegill from Jewett Lake, MI.
FSAdata::BrookTroutOnt – – Summarized single mark-recapture data for Brook Trout across many years.
FSAdata::BrownTroutVC1 – – Single census mark-recapture data with lengths for Brown Trout from Valley Creek, MN.
FSA::CutthroatAL – – Capture histories (9 samples) of Cutthroat Trout from Auke Lake.
FSAdata::CutthroatALf – – Capture histories (9 samples) of Cutthroat Trout from Auke Lake.
FSAdata::HumpbackWFCR – – Capture histories (2 sample) of Humpback Whitefish.
FSAdata::MuskieWI06MR – – Summarized mark-recapture data for Muskellunge from many Wisconsin Lakes, 2006.
FSAdata::PikeHL – – Capture histories (2 samples) of Northern Pike from Harding Lake.
FSA::PikeNY – – Summarized multiple mark-recapture data for all Northern Pike from Buckthorn Marsh, NY.
FSA::PikeNYPartial1 – – Capture histories (4 samples), in capture history format, of a subset of Northern Pike from Buckthorn Marsh, NY.
FSAdata::PikeNYPartial2 – – Capture histories (4 samples) of a subset of Northern Pike from Buckthorn Marsh.
FSAdata::RBTroutUNSP – – Capture histories (2 sample) of Rainbow Trout.
FSAdata::Riffleshell – – Summarized multiple mark-recapture data for Tan Riffleshell.
FSAdata::SturgeonBL – – Summarized multiple mark-recapture data for Lake Sturgeon.
FSAdata::SunfishIN – – Summarized multiple mark-recapture data for Redear Sunfish.
FSAdata::WalleyeMN06b – – Summarized multiple mark-recapture data for Walleye from four lakes in Northern Minnesota.
FSAdata::WalleyePL – – Summarized multiple mark-recapture data for YOY walleye.

Depletion

FSAdata::BlueCrab – – Catch and effort data for male Blue Crabs.
FSAdata::DarterMahon – – Catch and effort data for Fantail Darter.
FSAdata::JobfishSIO – – Catch and effort data for South Indian Ocean Jobfish.
FSAdata::LobsterHI – – Catch and effort data for Hawaiian Islands Slipper Lobster.
FSAdata::LobsterPEI – – Catch and effort data for Prince Edward Island Lobster.
FSAdata::Pathfinder – – Catch and effort for three Snapper species in a depletion experiment.
FSAdata::PikeIL – – Catch and effort data for Northern Pike from Island Lake, NB.
FSAdata::ShrimpGuam – – Catch and effort data for Deepwater Caridean Shrimp.
FSA::SMBassLS – – Catch-effort data for Little Silver Lake (Ont) Smallmouth Bass.

Removal

FSAdata::BrookTroutNEWP – – Catches in removal events for Brook Trout in the Nashwaak Experimental Watersheds Project.
FSAdata::BrookTroutNEWP1 – – Catches in removal events for Brook Trout in the Nashwaak Experimental Watersheds Project.
FSAdata::Deckeretal1999 – – Catches in removal events of Cutthroat Trout and Coho Salmon in Little Stawamus Creek (British Columbia, Canada) in 1997.
FSAdata::GreensCreekMine – – Catches in removal events of Coho Salmon and Dolly Varden Char at various locations near the Greens Creek (AK) Mine site.
FSAdata::JonesStockwell – – Catches in removal events of Brown and Rainbow Trout at various locations.
FSAdata::SalmonADP – – Catches in removal events of salmon parr.
FSAdata::SalmonidsMCCA – – Catches in removal events of Cutthroate Trout and Steelhead of various sizes in two reaches of McGarvey Creek (CA).
FSAdata::SimonsonLyons – – Catches in removal events of trout at various locations.
FSAdata::TroutADP – – Catches in removal events of trout.

Mortality

FSAdata::BassFL – – Catch-at-age for Suwanee and Largemouth Bass.
FSA::BrookTroutTH – – Catch-at-age for Tobin Harbor, Isle Royale Brook Trout.
FSAdata::BullTroutTC – – Catch-at-age for Bull Trout in Trestle Creek, ID.
FSAdata::CCatfishNB – – Catch-at-age of Channel Catfish from two sections of the Platte River, NB.
FSAdata::FHCatfish – – Catch-at-age of Flathead Catfish from three southeastern rivers.
FSAdata::FHCatfishATL – – Catch-at-age of Flathead Catfish from three Atlantic rivers.
FSAdata::Menhaden1 – – Catch-at-age for Gulf Menhaden, 1964-2004.
FSAdata::RockBassCL – – Catch-at-age of Cayuga Lake Rock Bass.
FSAdata::SunfishLP – – Catch-at-age for Bluegill and Redear Sunfish in Florida.
FSAdata::WalleyeErie2 – – Biological data for Walleye from Lake Erie, 2003-2014.
FSAdata::WalleyeKS – – Catch-at-age for Walleye from eight Kansas reservoirs.
FSAdata::WalleyeMN06a – – Catch-at-age for Walleye.
FSAdata::WalleyeWad – – Catches-at-age for male and female Walleye from Lake Winnebago, WI, 2010.
FSAdata::WhitefishGSL – – Catch-at-age of Great Slave Lake Whitefish (commercial) by area.
FSAdata::WhiteGrunt1 – – Catch-at-age for White Grunt.
FSAdata::YPerchCB1 – – Catch-at-age for Yellow Perch from Chequamegon Bay, Lake Superior.

Growth

FSAdata::AHerringChile – – Ages and lengths of Araucanian Herring from Chilean waters.
FSAdata::AnchovetaChile – – Ages and lengths of Anchoveta from Chilean waters.
FSAdata::BlackDrum2001 – – Biological data for Black Drum from Virginia waters of the Atlantic Ocean, 2001.
FSAdata::BlueCatfish – – Ages and lengths of Blue Catfish.
FSAdata::BluegillIL – – Length-at-marking and recapture and time-at-large of Bluegill.
FSAdata::Bonito – – Ages and lengths of Australian Bonito.
FSAdata::BullTroutRML2 – – Ages and lengths of Bull Trout from two Rocky Mountain lakes at two times.
FSAdata::Cabezon – – Ages, lengths, and maturity for female Cabezon from Oregon.
FSAdata::CreekChub – – Ages (subsample) and lengths (all fish) for Creek Chub.
FSAdata::Croaker2 – – Ages, lengths, and sexes of Atlantic Croaker by sex.
FSAdata::DarterOnt – – Ages and lengths of Channel Darters from two locations.
FSAdata::EuroPerchTJ – – Ages, lengths, and sexes of European Perch.
FSAdata::FWDrumLE1 – – Ages and lengths of Lake Erie Freshwater Drum.
FSAdata::Jonubi1 – – Ages and lengths of male Jonubi.
FSAdata::LakeTroutALTER – – Biological data for Lake Trout from the Arctic LTER (AK).
FSAdata::LJCisco – – Ages and lengths of Longjaw Cisco from two locations in Lake Michigan.
FSAdata::Morwong4 – – Ages and lengths of Morwong.
FSAdata::Mosquitofish – – Ages and lengths of Eastern Mosquitofish from ten locations from southern France to southern Spain.
FSAdata::RBTroutKenai – – Length-at-marking and recapture and time-at-large of Rainbow Trout.
FSAdata::RedDrum – – Ages and lengths for Red Drum from the Atlantic Coast.
FSAdata::RockBassLO1 – – Ages and lengths of Lake Ontario Rock Bass.
FSAdata::RuffeSLRH92 – – Biological data for Ruffe captured from the St. Louis River in 1992.
FSAdata::RWhitefishAI – – Ages and lengths of Round Whitefish.
FSAdata::RWhitefishIR – – Ages and lengths of Round Whitefish.
FSAdata::SardineChile – – Ages and lengths of two year-classes of Sardine from Chilean waters.
FSAdata::SardineLK – – Ages and lengths of larval Lake Tanganyika Sardine.
FSAdata::SculpinALTER – – Biological data for Slimy Sculpin from the Arctic LTER (AK).
FSAdata::SiscowetMI2004 – – Ages (subsample) and lengths (all fish) for male and female Siscowet Lake Trout captured at four locations in Michigan waters of Lake Superior.
FSA::SMBassWB – – Growth increment data for West Bearskin Lake, MN, Smallmouth Bass.
FSAdata::SpottedSucker1 – – Ages and lengths of Spotted Sucker.
FSA::SpotVA1 – – Age and length of spot.
FSAdata::StripedBass2 – – Ages and lengths of Atlantic Ocean Striped Bass.
FSAdata::TroutBR – – Ages and lengths of migratory Brown and Rainbow Trout.
FSAdata::TroutperchLM1 – – Ages, lengths, and sexes of Troutperch.
FSAdata::WalleyeErie2 – – Biological data for Walleye from Lake Erie, 2003-2014.
FSAdata::WalleyeML – – Back-calculated lengths-at-age for Walleye from Lake Mille Lacs, 2000-2011.
FSAdata::WalleyeRL – – Growth increment data for Red Lakes Walleye.
FSAdata::WhiteGrunt2 – – Ages, lengths, and sexes of White Grunt.
FSAdata::YERockfish – – Ages, lengths, and maturity for Yelloweye Rockfish.

Recruitment

FSAdata::BloaterLH – – Stock and recruitment data for Lake Huron Bloaters, 1981-1996.
FSAdata::BrookTroutNC – – Stock and recruitment data for Brook Trout from Ball Creek, NC, 1991-2004.
FSAdata::BSkateGB – – Stock and recruitment data for Barndoor Skate from Georges Bank, 1966-2007.
FSAdata::ChinookKR – – Stock and recruitment data for Klamath River Chinook Salmon, 1979-2000.
FSA::CodNorwegian – – Stock and recruitment data for Norwegian cod, 1937-1960.
FSAdata::CrappieARMS – – Stock and recruitment data for Crappies from four reservoirs in Arkansas and Mississippi, USA.
FSAdata::Hake – – Stock and recruitment data for Hake, 1982-1996.
FSAdata::HalibutPAC – – Stock and recruitment data for Pacific Halibut, 1929-1991.
FSAdata::HerringBWE – – Stock and recruitment data for Blackwater Estuary Herring, 1962-1997.
FSAdata::HerringISS – – Stock and recruitment data for Icelandic summer spawning Herring, 1946-1996.
FSAdata::KingCrabAK – – Stock and recruitment data for Red King Crab in Alaska, 1960-2004.
FSAdata::LakeTroutGIS – – Stock and recruitment data for Lake Trout from Gull Island Shoal, Lake Superior, 1964-1991.
FSAdata::LakeTroutMI – – Stock and recruitment data for Lake Trout in Lake Superior, 1971-1991.
FSAdata::Lizardfish – – Stock and recruitment data for Greater Lizardfish, 1955-1964.
FSAdata::PikeWindermere – – Stock and recruitment data for Northern Pike from Lake Windermere, 1944-1981.
FSAdata::PSalmonAK – – Stock and recruitment data for Alaskan Pink Salmon, 1960-1990.
FSAdata::RBSmeltErie – – Recruitment time-series for Rainbow Smelt in Lake Erie, 1977-1996.
FSAdata::SardinesPacific – – Stock and recruitment data for Pacific Sardines, 1935-1990.
FSAdata::SLampreyGL – – Stock and recruitment data for Sea Lamprey in the Great Lakes, 1997-2007.
FSAdata::SockeyeKL – – Stock and recruitment data for Sockeye Salmon from Karluk Lake, AK, 1921-1948.
FSAdata::SockeyeSR – – Stock and recruitment data for Skeena River Sockeye Salmon, 1940-1967.
FSAdata::TPrawnsEG – – Stock and recruitment data for Exmouth Gulf Tiger Prawn, 1970-83.
FSAdata::VendaceLP – – Stock and recruitment data for Vendace from Lake Puulavesi, 1982-1996.
FSAdata::VendaceLP2 – – Stock and recruitment data for Vendace from Lake Pyhajarvi.
FSAdata::WalleyeEL – – Stock and recruitment data for Walleye from Escanaba Lake, WI, 1958-1992.
FSAdata::WalleyeErie – – Recruitment time-series for Walleye in Lake Erie, 1959-1972.
FSAdata::WalleyeWyrlng – – Annual catches of yearling Walleye in bottom trawls from Lake Winnebago, WI, 1986-2010.
FSAdata::WhitefishTB – – Stock and recruitment data for Lake Whitefish in Thunder Bay, Lake Superior, 1975-1988.
FSAdata::WShrimpGA – – Stock and recruitment data for White Shrimp off the coast of Georgia (USA), 1979-2000.
FSAdata::YPerchCB2 – – Stock and recruitment data for Yellow Perch in Chequamegon Bay, 1975-1986.
FSAdata::YPerchGB – – Recruitment time-series for Yellow Perch in Green Bay, 1978-1992.
FSAdata::YPerchRL – – Recruitment time-series for Yellow Perch in Red Lakes, MN, 1942-1960.
FSAdata::YPerchSB – – Stock and recruitment data for Yellow Perch from South Bay, Lake Huron, 1950-1983.

Maturity

FSAdata::Cabezon – – Ages, lengths, and maturity for female Cabezon from Oregon.
FSAdata::RuffeSLRH92 – – Biological data for Ruffe captured from the St. Louis River in 1992.
FSAdata::WalleyeErie2 – – Biological data for Walleye from Lake Erie, 2003-2014.
FSAdata::YERockfish – – Ages, lengths, and maturity for Yelloweye Rockfish.

Other

FSAdata::AfricanRivers – – Characteristics of a sample of West African rivers.
FSAdata::Casselman1990 – – Instantaneous growth rates for two calcified ageing structures.
FSAdata::CreelMN – – Results of a large number of creel surveys in Minnestoa lakes.
FSA::Ecoli – – Population growth of Escherichia coli.
FSAdata::Ghats – – Species accumulation data for fish of the Western Ghats of India.
FSAdata::LakeTroutEggs – – Length and egg deposition of Lake Superior Lake Trout.
FSAdata::WhitefishLS – – Landings and value of Lake Superior Lake Whitefish.