Nearshore marine fish diversity in southern California using trawl information from the Southern California Coastal Water Research Project.
This is a point file of mean fish diversity within 5 minute grid cells.  The Shannon Index of diversity was calculated from Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP) fish trawl data.   Data from 425 fishery independent trawls ranging from 2-215 meters depth were collected in 1994 and 1998 during the …