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OAS accession Detail for 8500245, meta_version: 4. Current meta_version is: 14
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| Title: | Fishery survey, benthic organism, and zooplankton data collected using trawls and tows from the EASTWARD and other platforms in the North Atlantic Ocean and Others from 16 January 1980 to 14 March 1984 (NODC Accession 8500245) |
| Abstract: | Fishery survey, fishing duration and other benthic organism data from unknown and other platforms from North Atlantic Ocean was collected over four years between January 16, 1980 to March 14, 1984. The data was collected by Marine Resources Research Institute, Charleston SC as part of Living Marine Resources Study. The data was submitted by South Carolina State Wildlife and Marine Resources Department. Data has been been processed by NODC to the NODC standard SD2- Oceanographic Station Data, F123- Fish/Shellfish Survey, F124- Zooplankton Data, and F132- Benthic Organisms formats. Full format and format code descriptions are available at http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/NODC-datafmts.html.
The SD2 format is used for physical-chemical oceanographic data recorded at discrete depth levels. Most of the observations were made using multi- bottle Nansen casts or other types of water samplers. A small amount (about 5%) were obtained using electronic CTD (conductivity-temperature-depth) or STD (salinity-temperature-depth) recorders. The CTD/STD data were reported to NODC at depth levels equivalent to Nansen cast data, however, and have been processed and stored the same as the Nansen data. Cruise information, position, date and time are reported for each station. Each station contains the measurements taken at observed depth levels, but also includes data values interpolated to a set of standard depth levels. The F123 format is used for data from field sampling of marine fish and shellfish. The data derive from analysis of midwater or bottom tow catches and provide information on population density and distribution. Cruise information, position, date, time, gear type, fishing distance and duration, and number of hauls are reported for each survey. Environmental data may include meteorological conditions, surface and bottom temperature and salinity, and current direction and speed. Bottom trawl or other gear dimensions and characteristics are also reported. Catch statistics (e.g., weight, volume, number of fish per unit volume) may be reported for both total haul and for individual species. Biological characteristics of selected specimens, predator/ prey information (from stomach contents analysis), and growth data may also be included. A text record is available for comments. The F124 format is used for data from sampling and analysis of marine zooplankton. Information on zooplankton abundance, distribution, and productivity derived from these data support studies of marine populations and ecosystems. Data reported may include: cruise information, position, date, and time of sampling; bottom depth, sampling depths, temperature, and salinity; gear type, volume of water filtered, total dry and wet weight, and other data for total haul; and data for subsamples by species. Data on zooplankton catch by species may include subsample size, zooplankton concentration, life history code, and numbers of adults, juveniles, eggs, and larvae. Estimated density of holoplankton and meroplankton and data on ichthyoplankton may also be reported. A text record is available for comments. Note: there are two options for reporting subsample counts of individuals at different life history stages. If life history codes are used, only number of adults should be reported on that record. Additional separate records should then be used to report number of juveniles and so on. Alternatively, life history codes may not be used and number of adults, juveniles, and so entered in the proper fields of a single record. The F132 format contains data from field sampling or surveys of bottom dwelling marine organisms. The data provide information on species abundance, distribution, and biomass; they may have been collected by point sampling (grab or core), by tow (dredge, trawl or net), by photographic surveys, or by other methods. Cruise information such as vessel, start and end dates, investigator, and institution/agency; station numbers, positions and times; and equipment and methods are reported for each survey. Environmental data reported at each sampling site may include meteorological and sea surface conditions; surface and bottom temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen; and sediment characteristics. Number of individual organisms and total weight of organisms is reported for each species. A text record is available for comments. |
| Date received: | 19851030 |
| Start date: | 19800116 |
| End date: | 19840314 |
| Seanames: | North American Coastline-South, North Atlantic Ocean |
| West boundary: | -81.2 |
| East boundary: | -75.3 |
| North boundary: | 35.4 |
| South boundary: | 30.4 |
| Observation types: | benthic, biological, laboratory analyses, meteorological, physical, profile, site samples, surface measurements, survey, tows, trawl |
| Instrument types: | bottle, deprecated, laboratory analysis, meteorological sensor, net, net - zooplankton net, refractometer, salinometer, Secchi disk, sediment sampler - corer, sediment sampler - grab, thermistor, thermometer, visual analysis, visual estimate |
| Datatypes: | AIR TEMPERATURE, AIR TEMPERATURE - DRY BULB, AIR TEMPERATURE - WET BULB, BAROMETRIC PRESSURE, BOTTOM TYPE, CATCH STATISTICS, CATCH STATISTICS - AVERAGES, CATCH STATISTICS - DETAILS, cloud amount/frequency, cloud types, CURRENT DIRECTION, CURRENT SPEED, DISSOLVED OXYGEN, DYNAMIC DEPTH ANOMALY, FISHERY SURVEY, FISHERY SURVEY - FISHING DURATION, INDIVIDUAL FISH EXAMINATION - AGE, INDIVIDUAL FISH EXAMINATION - LENGTH, INDIVIDUAL FISH EXAMINATION - SEX, INDIVIDUAL FISH EXAMINATION - WEIGHT, NITRATE, OXYGEN, pH, phosphate, SALINITY, SALINITY - BOTTOM WATER, SALINITY - SURFACE WATER, SEA DIRECTION, SEA HEIGHT, SEA STATE, SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE, Secchi depth, SEDIMENTS - ORGANIC CARBON, SEDIMENTS - PARTICLE SIZE FRACTIONS, SEDIMENTS - TOTAL CARBON, SIGMA-T, silicate, SOUND VELOCITY, SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - ASH-FREE WEIGHT, SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - COUNT, SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - DRY WEIGHT, SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - LIFE HISTORY, SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - LIFE STAGE, SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - SEX, SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - WET WEIGHT, SWELL DIRECTION, SWELL HEIGHT, TAXONOMIC CODE, TEMPERATURE - BOTTOM WATER, TIDE HEIGHT, TIDE STAGE, TOTAL PHOSPHORUS, turbidity, VISIBILITY, WATER COLOR, water depth, WATER DEPTH - AVERAGE, WATER TEMPERATURE, WAVE HEIGHT, WAVE PERIOD, WEATHER, WIND DIRECTION, WIND FORCE, WIND SPEED, ZOOPLANKTON BIOMASS |
| Submitter: | Gash, Dr. A Graham |
| Submitting institution: | South Carolina State Wildlife and Marine Resources Department |
| Collecting institutions: | Marine Resources Research Institute, South Carolina State Wildlife and Marine Resources Department |
| Contributing projects: | LIVING MARINE RESOURCES STUDY, UNKNOWN - DO NOT USE |
| Platforms: | BLUE FIN (31BF), CHANCE (31CH), DARBY (31DA), DELAWARE (31DE), DOLPHIN (31DP), Dominant (31DM), Eastwind (31EW), UNKNOWN PLATFORMS OF UNITED STATES (3199) |
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| Supplementary information: | Full format and format code descriptions are available at http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/NODC-datafmts.html.
Note: Metadata for this accession were extracted from a legacy database maintained by the U.S. National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC). The design of the database did not exactly reflect the FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM). Principal Investigator (PI) and organization contact information accurately represents all available information from the legacy database at the time that this description was created. However, proper attribution of a PI to a specific institution or the role (submitting or collecting) taken by an institution may not be correct due to inexact mapping between fields in the legacy database and the CSDGM. Due to this uncertainty, the contact information was initially recorded in the Supplemental Information element of the CSDGM description. To develop more accurate metadata, the NODC reviews metadata for all accessions on an ongoing basis. Points of contact for this data set include: Contact info: Agency: SOUTH CAROLINA STATE WILDLIFE AND MARINE RESOURCES DEPARTMENT PI: Gash, Dr. A Address: address: P.O. BOX 12559 city: CHARLESTON state: SC postal: 29412 country: UNITED STATES Contact info: Agency: MARINE RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE Address: address: NOT AVAILABLE city: CHARLESTON state: SC postal: NOT AVAILABLE country: UNITED STATES The Library will catalog: South Atlantic OCS Area, Living Marine Resources Study, Prepared by Minerals Management Service, Washington, DC, October 1985 |
| Availability date: | 19851030 |
| Metadata version: | 4 |
| Keydate: | 2002-11-19 19:40:22+00 |
| Editdate: | 2013-10-17 12:09:50+00 |