Dataset

SERC Blue Catfish Study

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This is the OBIS extraction of the Atlantic Cooperative Telemetry and Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) SERC Blue Catfish Study, consisting of the release tagging metadata, i.e. the location and date when the tagged animal was released, and summarized detection events of tagged individuals. If readers are interested in the source dataset they may also inquire with the project PIs as listed here or on the OTN web site (https://members.oceantrack.org/project?ccode=ACT.CBBCF).

Abstract:This project uses acoustic telemetry to understand the habitat use patterns of invasive blue catfish in Chesapeake Bay in combination with diet information to understand impacts on food webs. The primary study area is the Patuxent River, Maryland.

Citation: Ogburn, M. 2013. Habitat Use and Trophic Dynamics of the Invasive Blue Catfish in Chesapeake Bay. Accessed via the Ocean Tracking Network OBIS IPT on INSERT DATE

Published: June 03, 2026 at 15:32

First registration: June 03, 2026 at 15:24

License: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License

URL: https://members.oceantrack.org/ipt/resource?r=otnsercsercbluecatfishstu

Contacts:

Ocean Tracking Network Data Centre
Ocean Tracking Network

Kimberly Richie
SERC

Matthew Ogburn
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Keira Heggie
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Robert Aguilar
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

David Secor
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Wilmelie Cruz-Marrero
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

106,865
occurrence records
188
measurements and facts
1
taxa
1
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 47
0.0%
maximumDepthInMeters 106,865
100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters 106,865
100.0%

Quality flags

The OBIS data quality flags are documented at https://github.com/iobis/obis-qc.

Flag Dropped Records
NO_DEPTH 106,865
100.0%
ON_LAND 105,603
98.8%

Measurement types

DNA derived data