Mahi-mahi satellite tagging data and tracks from the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, 2016-09-29 to 2018-03-26

This dataset is derived from mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus) tagged with Wildlife Computers pop-up satellite archival tags (PSATs) programmed to collect light, pressure (depth), temperature, and acceleration for up to 96-days and then transmitted via the Argos satellite network. Mahi-mahi were tagged over a period of 2 years in the Florida Straits and the Gulf of Mexico including day trips aboard Miss Britt and Triple Threat and as part of a research cruise on board the R/V Walton Smith cruise WS17177 from 2017-06-26 to 2017-06-28. This dataset includes all the tagging information such as catch and releases location, fish size and condition, and associated tag number. All the raw PSATs data for each tagged Mahi-Mahi is included in the dataset. PSATs data includes temperatures, depths, light levels, and acceleration, as well as fish tracks.