sample_ID Project_Identifier Geo_location_name lat_lon month_and_year Collaborator Permitting_info Collection_method Sample_size latitude longitude unitless unitless unitless unitless unitless unitless unitless unitless unitless degrees_north degrees_east RI2019-07 RI2019-07 Narrow River RI "41.4587 N, 71.4499 W" 2019-07-01 Benjamin Lee Dep. Env. Management Hand line 26 41.4587 -71.4499 MA2018-09 MA2018-09 Westport MA "41.5317 N, 71.0578 W" 2018-09-01 Derek Perry; MDMF State agency baited trap 120 41.5317 -71.0578 NY2018-07 NY2018-07 Long Island NY "40.7738 N, 72.8052 W" 2019-07-18 John Rocchetta recreational fishery baited trap 32 40.7738 -72.8052 DE2017-08 DE2017-08 Delaware Bay DE "38.9654 N, 75.1551 W" 2019-08-17 Rich Wong; DNREC State agency baited trap 40 38.9654 -75.1551 DE2019-03 DE2019-03 Delaware Bay DE "39.0636 N, 75.3702 W" 2019-03-19 Frank Eicherly commercial fishery winter dredge 75 39.0636 -75.3702 VA2018-01/02/03 VA2018-2018-01-02-03 Lower Chesapeake Bay VA "37.1477 N, 76.1573 W" 2018-Jan/Feb/Mar VIMS VMRC State agency winter dredge 102 37.1477 -76.1573 MD2019-03 MD2019-03 Potomac River MD "38.3082 N, 76.9759 W" 2019-03-19 MD DNR State agency winter dredge 28 38.3082 -76.9759 NC2019-02 NC2019-02 Stumpy Point NC "35.6750 N, 75.7463 W" 2019-02-19 commercial fishery winter dredge 209 35.675 -75.7463 NC2019-10 NC2019-10 Albemarle Sound NC "36.1623 N, 76.2385 W" 2019-10-19 Mr White commercial fishery baited trap 116 36.1623 -76.2385 FL_JAX2017-12 FL (Jacksonville)2017-12 Jacksonville FL "30.2943 N, 81.6742 W" 2017-12-12 FWRI- Ehnert FWC permit baited trap 60 30.2943 -81.6742 FL_OB2017-12 FL (Ormond Beach)2017-12 Ormond Beach FL "29.3292 N, 81.0717 W" 2017-12-04 FWC permit baited trap 60 29.3292 -81.0717 FL _LK2018-02 FL (Florida Keys)2018-02 Florida Keys FL "24.8234 N, 80.8122 W" 2018-02-11 FWC permit Hand net 50 24.8234 -80.8122 FL_CK2017-01 FL (Cedar Key)2017-01 Cedar Key FL "29.1236 N, 83.0287 W" 2018-01-12 FWC permit Commercial fishermen 100 29.1236 -83.0287 FL_AB2017-11 FL (Apalachicola Bay)2017-11 Apalachicola Bay FL "29.6718 N, 85.0026 W" 2017-11-13 FWC permit Commercial fishermen 15 29.6718 -85.0026 TX2017-11 TX2017-11 SEAMAP "27.3500 N, 96.8313 W" 2019-11-17 Z Darnell USM; agency SEAMAP trawls 42 27.35 -96.8313 TX2018-12 TX2018-12 Port Aransas TX "27.7849 N, 97.1990 W" 2018-12-18 commercial fishery baited trap 160 27.7849 -97.199 TX2019-08 TX2019-08 Port Aransas TX "27.7849 N, 97.1990 W" 2019-08-19 commercial fishery baited trap 45 27.7849 -97.199 MX_YP2017-11 Mexico2017-09-10-11 Celestun "20.6296 N, 87.0639 W" 2017-Sep/Oct/Nov Alfonso Aguilar-Perera University collaborator Commercial fishermen 44 20.6296 -87.0639 DR_north2018-01 Dominican Republic2018-01 Costa Verde/Cano atajao/Pueblo Arriba "19.8370 N, 70.7261 W" 2018-01-18 Omar Shamir Reynoso State agency Seine and hand net 100 19.837 -70.7261 DR_south2018-01 Dominican Republic2018-01 Puente Flotante/Boca del Soco/Pueblo Arriba "18.4411 N, 69.2133 W" 2018-01-24 Omar Shamir Reynoso State agency Seine and hand net 100 18.4411 -69.2133 PR2019-07 PR2019-07 Campamento Pinones Carolina "18.4518 N, 65.9868 W" 2019-07-19 artisanal fishery baited trap 29 18.4518 -65.9868 PR2019-04 PR2019-04 Marginal Avenida Roman Baldorioty de Castro "18.4275 N, 65.9907 W" 2019-04-19 artisainal fishery baited trap 69 18.4275 -65.9907 St Lucia2017-11 St Lucia2017-11 Point Seraphine "14.0157 N, 60.9974 W" 2017-11-25 Matthew Sanders State agency 41 14.0157 -60.9974 Trinidad&Tobago2017-03 Trinidad&Tobago2018-03 Orange Valley Market "10.4633 N, 61.4836 W" 2018-03-17 Govind Seepersad; Omardath Maharaj State agency Seine 100 10.4633 -61.4836 Grenada2018-03 Grenada2018-03 Grenville Grenada "12.1237 N, 61.6203 W" 2018-03-17 Toby Calliste State agency Seine 199 12.1237 -61.6203 BR_PA2018-12 BR (Parana)2018-12 Pontal do Parana "25.3371 S, 48.4586 W" 2018-12-18 C Tavares; UFParana Academic Trawl/bailed line 64 -25.3371 -48.4586 BR_SE2018-10 BR (Sergipe)2018-10 Ilha das flores Sergipe "10.4318 S, 36.5267 W" 2018-10-18 C Tavares; UFParana Academic Gillnetting 80 -10.4318 -36.5267 UR_Mal2018-09 Uruguay2019-03 Laguna de Castillos "34.3041 S, 53.9324 W" 2019-03-20 Daniela Carnales; Graciela Fabiano; Daniel Carnevia State agency collaborators Bycatch in shrimp nets 109 -34.3041 -53.9324 UR_RL2019-03 Uruguay2019-03 Laguna de Rocha "34.6285 S, 54.2921 W" 2019-03-21 Daniela Carnales; Graciela Fabiano; Daniel Carnevia State agency collaborators Bycatch in shrimp nets 30 -34.6285 -54.2921 St Kitts2019-10 St. Kitts2019-10 Muddy Pond "17.3001 N, 62.6863 W" 2018-11-28 Mark Freeman; Nicole Atherley Academic baited trap 103 17.3001 -62.6863 MD-RR2020-08 Rhode River2020-08 Rhode River MD "38.3079 N, 76.4392 W" 2021-08-27 Robert Aguilar Academic-Federal baited trap 30 38.3079 -76.4392 Lousiana2020-12 Louisiana2020-12 Lake Salvador LA "29.7238 N, 90.2462 W" 2021-12-15 Marcus Blake commercial fishery baited trap 24 29.7238 -76.4392 Lousiana2020-12 Louisiana2020-12 Hopedale LA "29.8205 N, 89.6567 W" 2021-12-15 Marcus Blake commercial fishery baited trap 12 29.8205 -89.6567 TX_2021-01 TX-Port Aransas 2021-01 Port Aransas TX "27.7849 N, 97.1990 W" 2021-01-08 Paul's seafood commercial fishery baited trap 42 27.7849 -97.199 PR2020-02 PR2020-02 Loiza Puerto Rico "18.4327 N, 65.8831 W" 2020-02-26 Olivia Pares artisanal fishery baited trap 25 18.432737 -65.88311 PR2021-09 PR2019-09 Loiza Puerto Rico "18.4327 N, 65.8831 W" 2021-09-19 Olivia Pares artisanal fishery baited trap 40 18.432737 -65.88311 RI 2021-08 RI 2021-08 Ninigret Pond RI "41.3450 N, 71.6886 W" 2021-08-21 Katherine Rodrigue Academic Trawl 79 41.345 -71.6886 LI 2021-07 LI 2021-07 Long island NY "40.7738 N, 72.8052 W" 2021-07-21 Eric Schott Academic baited trap 100 40.7738 -72.8052 DE 2021-08 DE 2021-08 Delaware Bay DE "39.0636 N, 75.3702 W" 2021-08-01 Eric Schott Academic baited trap 50 39.0636 -75.3702 JA 2021-03 Jacksonville 2021-03 Jacksonville FL "30.2943 N, 81.6742 W" 2021-03-21 Justin Robinson recreational fishery baited trap 19 30.2943 -81.6742 ME 2020-11 Maine 2020-11 Wells ME "43.33487 N, 70.54100 W" 2011-11-01 Jason Goldstein Academic- NERR baited trap 28 43.33487 -70.541 PR2020-10 PR2020-10 Pinones Puerto Rico "18.45106 N, 65.9842 W" 2020-10-17 Olivia Pares Academic baited trap 88 18.451057 -65.984215 PR2021-01 PR2021-01 Pinones Puerto Rico "18.45106 N,65.98421 W" 2021-01-01 Olivia Pares Academic baited trap 44 18.451057 -65.984215 PR2021-01B PR2021-01B Rio Grande Puerto Rico "18.40885 N,65.80534 W" 2021-01-01 Olivia Pares Academic baited trap 3 18.408852 -65.80534 PR2021-04 PR2021-04 Pinones Puerto Rico "18.45106 N,65.98421 W" 2021-04-01 Olivia Pares Academic baited trap 62 18.451057 -65.984215 PR2021-04B PR2021-04B Rio Grande Puerto Rico "18.40885 N,65.80534 W" 2021-04-01 Olivia Pares Academic baited trap 5 18.408852 -65.80534 PR2021-07 PR2021-07 Pinones Puerto Rico "18.45106 N,65.98421 W" 2021-07-13 Olivia Pares Academic baited trap 67 18.451057 -65.984215