Akule Drone Survey Data for School Size Validation, 2017-2018

Drone survey data collected from November 2017 to October 2018 around Oahu, Hawaii for validating aerial estimates of akule school size. The dataset includes timestamps, school size estimates, fish life stage, environmental data, and catch information from fished schools. It was published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Use Cases

• Validate drone-based school size estimates based on comparison with actual catch data.
• Analyze temporal patterns of akule sightings based on drone search start and end times.
• Study environmental influences on fish aggregation based on environmental data collected at drone launch.
• Assess fishing gear efficiency based on estimated escape amounts from fished schools.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific time range from November 2017 to October 2018.
• Includes both drone survey observations and physical catch measurements for validation.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description notes no direct link between drone estimates in survey data and fished data.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Data gathered via drone surveys and seine/fence net fishing operations.

Time Range

November 2017 to October 2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-14 23:03:59.582256; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Oahu, Hawaii