The U.S. Inland Creel and Angler Survey Catalog (CreelCat): A Database and Interactive Tool for Inland Fisheries Management and Research

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Publication Date: 2024-04-22
Start Date: 1936-05-01
End Date: 2024-04-12

Citation

Sievert, N.A., and Lynch, A.J., 2024, The U.S. Inland Creel and Angler Survey Catalog (CreelCat): A Database and Interactive Tool for Inland Fisheries Management and Research: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P1WOQBRN.

Summary

The U.S. Inland Creel and Angler Survey Catalog (CreelCat) contains data compiled from 14,729 creel and angler surveys conducted by state natural resource management agencies (including Washington DC and Puerto Rico) in inland waters across the United States. Data are contained in eight .csv files which contain information about survey characteristics (Survey_Data.csv), angler effort (AngEffort_Data.csv), catch and harvest (FishDataCompiled.csv), angler demographics (Demographic_Data.csv), angler preferences (AngPrefDataCompiled.csv), taxonomic classifications (Taxa_Data.csv), issues with catch and harvest (Fish_Attribution_Issues.csv), and issues with angler preference (AngPref_Attribution_Issues.csv), as well as three shapefiles [...]

Summary

The U.S. Inland Creel and Angler Survey Catalog (CreelCat) contains data compiled from 14,729 creel and angler surveys conducted by state natural resource management agencies (including Washington DC and Puerto Rico) in inland waters across the United States. Data are contained in eight .csv files which contain information about survey characteristics (Survey_Data.csv), angler effort (AngEffort_Data.csv), catch and harvest (FishDataCompiled.csv), angler demographics (Demographic_Data.csv), angler preferences (AngPrefDataCompiled.csv), taxonomic classifications (Taxa_Data.csv), issues with catch and harvest (Fish_Attribution_Issues.csv), and issues with angler preference (AngPref_Attribution_Issues.csv), as well as three shapefiles containing geospatial information for lakes, reservoirs, ponds and tailraces attributed as polygons; rivers and streams attributed as lines; and all types attributed as points. Survey methodology and documentation is highly variable and therefore not all fields will be available for all surveys. The majority of surveys have been georeferenced; however, some data sources did not include adequate information to georeferenced the survey locations. In future releases we hope to update as many additional surveys as possible with geospatial information. Tables can be linked based on the 'Survey_ID' field. Data can be linked to the CreelCat shapefiles (point, line, and polygon) based on the WB_ID field contained in the 'Survey_Data' table as well as the shapefile attribute tables.

Contacts

Point of Contact :: Abigail J Lynch
Process Contact :: Nicholas A Sievert
Originator :: Nicholas A Sievert, Abigail J Lynch
Metadata Contact :: Abigail J Lynch
Funding Agency :: National CASC
Distributor :: U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :: Climate Adaptation Science Centers
USGS Mission Area :: Ecosystems

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CreelCat_Metadata.xml Original FGDC Metadata	View	204.94 KB	application/fgdc+xml
AngPrefDataCompiled.csv		10.98 MB	text/csv
AngPref_Attribution_Issues.csv		3.56 MB	text/csv
Taxa_Data.csv		40.14 KB	text/csv
Demographic_Data.csv		26.63 KB	text/csv
Survey_Data.csv		8.75 MB	text/csv
FishDataCompiled.csv		56.77 MB	text/csv
“Fish Attribution Issues Table”		13.52 MB	text/csv
CreelCat_Dataset.gpkg		206.43 MB	application/octet-stream
AngEffort_Data.csv		1.56 MB	text/csv
Version_History.txt		1.06 KB	text/plain

Shapefile: Lines/CC_Lines.zip
Lines/CC_Lines.dbf		114.14 KB
Lines/CC_Lines.prj		145 Bytes
Lines/CC_Lines.shp		8.22 MB
Lines/CC_Lines.shx		1.29 KB

Shapefile: Points/CC_Points.zip
Points/CC_Points.dbf		2.63 MB
Points/CC_Points.prj		145 Bytes
Points/CC_Points.shp		79.67 KB
Points/CC_Points.shx		22.83 KB

Shapefile: Polygons/CC_Polygons.zip
Polygons/CC_Polygons.dbf		1.73 MB
Polygons/CC_Polygons.prj		145 Bytes
Polygons/CC_Polygons.shp		88.91 MB
Polygons/CC_Polygons.shx		18.24 KB

Purpose

This angler survey data was compiled to support research and management related to inland recreational fisheries in the United States. The dataset can be used to evaluate national recreational fisheries issues across time and space. Because of the variability in survey methodology, including timing and duration of surveys, differences in data collection and analysis, terminology and classification methods, and a number of other factors, it is recommended that care should be given to ensure data are utilized appropriately in analyses.

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