Stomach dissection results from fish caught in Chesapeake Biological Laboratory's seine survey in Summer 2022

This dataset includes results from the dissection of stomach contents of fish caught from a yearly seine survey (May-October) conducted by Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (CBL). The fish were kept based on morphology, where those that could physically consume a mysid shrimp were kept and frozen to be dissected at a later date. The dissection data include the individual fish identification number, date the fish was caught, location fish was caught, species of fish, total length of fish, full and empty weights of the fish, and the presence of various prey items (unidentifiable material, amphipods, polychaetes, mysids, unidentifiable crustaceans, isopods, barnacles, bivalves, miscellaneous larvae, insects, fish, foliage, diatoms, algae, potential parasites), the items found in the stomachs, and comments about each dissection. Dissections took place from September 2022 to January 2023. Laboratory scalpels and forceps were used to remove the organs from the fish, and a dissecting microscope was used to identify the stomach contents visually. Sampling was done by various students and technicians at Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, and dissections were done by Lael Collins.