Movement Metrics for Common Snook and Atlantic Tarpon in the Coastal Everglades, Florida, USA, July 2016 to April 2021

This dataset contains acoustic telemetry derived residency and movement metrics for Common Snook (Centropomus undecimalis) and Atlantic Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) tracked in two neighboring estuarine systems in the coastal Florida Everglades by the Coastal Everglades Lakes Acoustic Array. Data were summarized at the quarter-season level (early dry, late dry, early wet, late wet) across multiple years (2016–2021), resulting in 326 records and 15 variables. Each record includes metadata on species identity, year, system, and season, as well as individual-level residency time statistics (minimum, maximum, mean, variance), number of lakes visited, and proportional system use. The dataset provides a standardized summary of spatial and temporal variation in Snook and Tarpon habitat use, suitable for investigating seasonal residency and patterns of movement behavior. Data collection for this package is complete.