Ichthyoplankton data collected in association with the Mobile Bay discharge plume aboard R/V Point Sur cruise PS16-20 (PTS02) in the northern Gulf of Mexico from 2016-04-08 to 2016-04-10

This dataset contains ichthyoplankton data collected in association with the Mobile Bay discharge plume aboard R/V Point Sur cruise PS16-20 (PTS02) in the northern Gulf of Mexico from 2016-04-08 to 2016-04-10. Depth-discrete plankton samples were collected during the spring CONCORDE cruise using a Bedford Institute of Oceanography Net Environmental Sampling System (BIONESS). The BIONESS (0.25 m^2 opening) was fitted with 333-µm and 202-µm mesh nets. Ichthyoplankton samples included in this data set were collected nearshore on the coastal shelf downstream of the Mobile Bay river plume to examine how variable freshwater discharge affects larval fish distributions, growth, and morphometric condition. The dataset contains the location, date and hydrographic conditions at the sampling collection site. The cruise documentation was provided for the R/V Point Sur cruise led by chief scientists Dr. Adam Greer & Dr. Alison Deary.