Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus) batch fecundity off North Carolina, USA

72 adult sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus) were caught by bottom trawl on spawning grounds during the spring season of 2018 and 2019. The sampling areas were shallow-nearshore habitats of the continental shelf, to the west of Cape Lookout and to the north of Cape Lookout, North Carolina, USA. This dataset provides the biological data obtained from these 72 fish. In particular, data that is associated with analyzing batch fecundity. Note, biological information on male fish is more limited, because the study was focused on female fecundity.This dataset is associated with the following publication:Morley JW, Teears T, Bourner C, Sage G, Buckel JA (2026) Identifying spawning aggregations and estimating batch fecundity of sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus) off North Carolina, USA. Fisheries Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2026.107684