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Identifier Type Description
001
(Instrument) 		Drone Unmanned aerial system (UAS) View
1.8 Meter Drop Trap
(Instrument) 		Drop Sampler View
10 X 50 Binoculars
(Instrument) 		Binoculars 10 X 50 Binoculars (various makers) View
2 meter PVC Pole
(Instrument) 		Ruler 2 meter long polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pole marked at 2 cm intervals View
3-Bridle, 4-Seam Bottom Trawl
(Gear) 		Trawl Nets A 4-seam, 3-bridle bottom trawl. For certain research activities, a liner may be sewn into the codend to minimize the loss of small fish. View
3-Bridle, 4-Seam Bottom Trawl: Flat Sweep
(Gear) 		Trawl Nets A 4-seam, 3-bridle bottom trawl with a flat sweep attached to the twarl. For certain research activities, a liner may be sewn into the codend to mi... View
3-Bridle, 4-Seam Bottom Trawl: Rockhopper Sweep
(Gear) 		Trawl Nets A 4-seam, 3-bridle bottom trawl with a rockhopper sweep attached to the twarl. For certain research activities, a liner may be sewn into the codend... View
7D
(Instrument) 		Camera Canon 7D Mark II or 7D, both with 100-400 mm lenses. View
ABI 3730 DNA Analyser
(Instrument) 		DNA Sequencer The 48-capillary 3730 DNA Analyzer is the Gold Standard in medium-to-high throughput genetic analysis. Use the 3730 DNA Analyzer for DNA fragment a... View
ABI Genetic Sequencer
(Instrument) 		ABI Genetic Sequencer ABI Genetic Sequencer View
Access-Point Angler Intercept Survey (APAIS)
(Instrument) 		Survey Access-Point Angler Intercept Survey (APAIS) View
ADCP
(Instrument) 		ADCP ADCP Workhorse sentinel View
Advanced Telemetry Systems SR3000 Sonic JSATS Receiver
(Instrument) 		Acoustic Receiver The SR3001 Trident Acoustic Receiver is a self sufficient receiver and data-logging system for the detection of acoustic transmitters (including J... View
Aleutian Wing Trawl
(Gear) 		Trawl Nets Aleutian Wing Trawls are high speed mid-water trawls and they tend to be larger than bottom trawls with ropes that herd the shoals of fish towards... View
American Optical Temperature-Compensated Refractometer
(Instrument) 		Refractometer A lightweight, handheld optical instrument that measures metalworking fluid concentration. It is durable, requires no maintenance and, because it r... View
AMR > Advanced Microwave Radiometer
(Instrument)
8293FAD4B8DA75F2E040AC8C5AB4576F 		radiometer Instrument Type: radiometer, Operational Mode: , Collection Type: microwave, Other Information: AMR acquires measurements via three separate freque... View
AMSU-A > Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A
(Instrument)
8293FAD4B88575F2E040AC8C5AB4576F 		sounder and profiler Instrument Type: sounder and profiler, Operational Mode: cross-track, Collection Type: stepped-line scanning, Other Information: AMSU-A is a 15-cha... View
AMSU-A1
(Instrument)
8293FAD4B8C175F2E040AC8C5AB4576F 		Unknown Instrument Type: Unknown, Operational Mode: , Collection Type: Unknown, Other Information: Unknown View
AMSU-B
(Instrument)
8293FAD4B8BE75F2E040AC8C5AB4576F 		Unknown Instrument Type: Unknown, Operational Mode: , Collection Type: Unknown, Other Information: Unknown View
AMSU-B > Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit B
(Instrument)
8293FAD4B88275F2E040AC8C5AB4576F 		sounder Instrument Type: sounder, Operational Mode: cross-track, Collection Type: continuous line scanning, Other Information: AMSU-B is a 5 channel cross-... View
Anchored Sinking Gillnet
(Gear) 		Gillnets Anchored sinking gillnets are fixed to the ocean floor or at a set distance above (typically in the lower one-third of the water column), held in p... View
Applanix POS AV 210
(Instrument) 		Digital Georeferencing Hardware and software system specifically designed for Direct Georeferencing of airborne sensor data. By integrating precision GNSS with inertial t... View
Aquadopp Profiler
(Instrument) 		acoustic doppler current profiler (ADCP) Current profiler: Nortek Aquadopp Profiler 1 MHz or 2 MHz. Small and compact, with up to 25 m or 40 m current profiling range, respectively. View
Archival Tag
(Instrument) 		Tag Archival tag View
ARGOS Satellite Transmitter
(Instrument) 		Transmitter ARGOS Satellite Transmitter View
ASCAT > Advanced Scatterometer
(Instrument)
8293FAD4B8AC75F2E040AC8C5AB4576F 		scatterometer Instrument Type: scatterometer, Operational Mode: , Collection Type: radar, Other Information: ASCAT is a real aperture radar operating at 5.255 GH... View
Atlas Hydrosweep DS
(Instrument)
f0fc1bcf-5b10-45cc-ab92-d201931a0927 		Multibeam Echosounder The ATLAS HYDROSWEEP DS is a high resolution multibeam echosounder ideally suited for seabed mapping in deep water up to full ocean depth based on... View
Atlas Hydrosweep DS-2
(Instrument)
7318b3fd-823d-42a8-8a74-293c88256f87 		Multibeam Echosounder The ATLAS HYDROSWEEP DS-2 is an upgrade of the ATLAS HYDROSWEEP DS high resolution multibeam echosounder ideally suited for seabed mapping in deep... View
ATMS > Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder
(Instrument)
8293FAD4B8EC75F2E040AC8C5AB4576F 		Sounder Instrument Type: Sounder, Operational Mode: crosstrack, Collection Type: radar, Other Information: The 22 channels of the ATMS are divided into two... View
AVHRR 2
(Instrument)
8293FAD4B8B275F2E040AC8C5AB4576F 		Unknown Instrument Type: Unknown, Operational Mode: , Collection Type: Unknown, Other Information: Unknown View
AVHRR 3
(Instrument)
8293FAD4B8B575F2E040AC8C5AB4576F 		Unknown Instrument Type: Unknown, Operational Mode: , Collection Type: Unknown, Other Information: Unknown View
AVHRR > Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
(Instrument)
8293FAD4B89775F2E040AC8C5AB4576F 		imager Instrument Type: imager, Operational Mode: cross-track, Collection Type: whiskbroom, Other Information: View
AVHRR/2 > Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer/2
(Instrument)
8293FAD4B89A75F2E040AC8C5AB4576F 		imager Instrument Type: imager, Operational Mode: cross-track, Collection Type: whiskbroom, Other Information: View
AVHRR/3 > Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer/3
(Instrument)
8293FAD4B86475F2E040AC8C5AB4576F 		imager Instrument Type: imager, Operational Mode: cross-track, Collection Type: whiskbroom, Other Information: View
AZFP
(Instrument)
f5adaa25-49cb-44ec-995c-430a4e2318c7 		water column sonar The ASL Acoustic Zooplankton Fish Profiler (AZFP), offers a new, economical way of obtaining reliable measures of marine environmental conditions i... View
Bag Seine
(Gear) 		Seine Nets A bag seine is a seine net operated from the shore. The gear is composed of a bunt (bag or lose netting) and long wings often lengthened with long... View
Bandit Reel
(Gear) 		Rod and Reels Bandit reels are heavy duty fishing reels that are used for deep sea fishing. View
Bathymetric Swath Survey System
(Instrument)
fd230f01-969c-42d7-82a9-59d073eeb58b 		Multibeam Echosounder The Bathymetric Swath Survey System (BSSS) was created by General Instrument Corp. and built using the Hydrochart multibeam system. BSSS is designe... View
Beach Seine
(Gear) 		Seine Nets Beach seines are deployed from shore to surround all fish in a nearshore area. When setting the net, one end is fastened to the shore while the oth... View
Beam Trawl
(Gear) 		Trawl Nets A type of bottom trawl that uses a wood or metal beam to hold the net open as it is towed along the sea floor. The beam holds open the mouth of the... View
Bell BGM-3
(Instrument)
c3f7efa2-cb32-46b7-a9ae-d8038c14960c 		gravimeter Each satellite's magnetometer features three orthogonal flux-gate magnetometer elements provide magnetic field measurements in three mutually perpe... View
Benthic Corer
(Gear) 		Corers and Grab Samplers Benthic corers are used to collect sediment and associated benthic invertebrate samples. A common type of benthic corer consists of a plastic cylin... View
Big Eye Binocular
(Instrument) 		binoculars 25x150 mm View
Bongo Net
(Gear) 		Plankton Nets A bongo net looks like two ring nets whose frames are yoked together and allows replicate samples to be collected concurrently. Bongo nets are towe... View
Bottom Longline
(Gear) 		Hooks and Lines Bottom longlines have a one-mile long monofilament mainline that is anchored on the seafloor with weights at the mid-point and ends. The line is ma... View
Bottom Trawl
(Gear) 		Trawl Nets Bottom trawl nets are designed to capture target species at or near the seafloor. They consist of a funnel-shaped net towed behind a boat to captu... View
C-NAV GPS
(Instrument)
41f56f00-69d1-11e0-ae3e-0800200c9a66 		Navigation Instrumentation The C-NAV 3050 GPS provides decimeter-level position accuracy anywhere in the world, anytime. It provides 66-channel tracking, including multi-cons... View
Canon EOS 40D
(Instrument) 		Camera Canon EOS 40D camera with 100-300 mm lens View
Canon SL2
(Instrument) 		Canon EOS Rebel SL2 Digital Camera Lightweight, and easy to use, the 24.2 Megapixel CMOS (APS-C) sensor and DIGIC 7 Image Processor deliver brilliantly sharp results, with Dual Pixel... View
CCEP Canon 5D
(Instrument) 		Digital SLR Canon 5D View
CCEP Sony A7RIV
(Instrument) 		Digital SLR Sony A7RIV View
CERES > Clouds and Earth's Radiant Energy System
(Instrument)
cc79ae29-4a60-4063-85b1-9acb135d6523 		radiometer CERES, a three-channel radiometer, measures both solar-reflected and Earth-emitted radiation from the top of the atmosphere to the surface. It also... View
Chevron Fish Trap
(Gear) 		Traps and Pots Chevron fish traps are wire mesh fish cages that are used to sample fish populations. View
Commercial Pots
(Instrument) 		Traps and Pots Catch-all for unidentified commercial pots. View
CRIS > Cross-track Infrared Sounder
(Instrument)
8293FAD4B8E975F2E040AC8C5AB4576F 		sounder Instrument Type: sounder, Operational Mode: crosstrack, Collection Type: whiskbroom, Other Information: CrIS is a Fourier Transform Spectrometer (F... View
CTD
(Instrument) 		CTD Conductivity-Temperature-Depth probe View
CUFES
(Gear) 		Continuous Underway Fish-Egg Sampler The Continuous, Underway Fish Egg Sampler, known as CUFES, is an instrument used to collect pelagic fish eggs while the ship moving. It consists of... View
Cyclops Camera
(Instrument)
89dfbb50-69d0-11e0-ae3e-0800200c9a66 		Super Wide Angle Underwater Video The Cyclops is a super wide angle, high resolution video camera, providing outstanding video quality and a large viewable scene through its super w... View
DORIS > Doppler Orbitography and Radiopositioning Integrated by Satellite
(Instrument)
8293FAD4B8DD75F2E040AC8C5AB4576F 		positioning/navigation Instrument Type: positioning/navigation, Operational Mode: , Collection Type: radio, Other Information: DORIS is based on the accurate measurement... View
Drift Gillnet
(Gear) 		Gillnets The drift gillnet is set adrift and monitored for catch. View
DSCOVR Faraday Cup
(Instrument)
60e2a65b-8924-4ed1-bdc8-0d023705b278 		faraday cup Provides real-time measurement of solar wind proton density, speed, velocity, temperature, etc... View
DSCOVR Magnetometer
(Instrument)
c2b6bce9-e42b-406c-ae01-f3fbc005d277 		fluxgate magnetometer Provides vector magnetic field measurements on three axes. View
DSLR Camera
(Gear) 		Digital SLR Camera Digital Single Lens Reflex camera used to take photos View
Edgetech Model 4125 Side Scan Sonar
(Instrument) 		Sonar EdgeTech’s 4125 Side Scan Sonar System was designed with both the Search & Recovery (SAR) and shallow water survey communities in mind. The 4125 ut... View
Edgetech SB-216S
(Instrument)
69560dff-8352-436e-921d-1faeb8e4a279 		Echosounder A 3100 system comes with a choice of two towfish; either the SB-424 or SB-216S. These towfish operate at different frequency ranges and selection b... View
Eel Trap and Pot
(Gear) 		Traps and Pots Eel traps and pots are portable metal traps that can be constructed of wood or metal and come in various shapes. View
Emergent Insect Cone Trap
(Gear) 		Insect Traps Emergent insect cone traps are designed to capture insects as they metamorphose from aquatic nymph to terrestrial adult. The trap looks like invert... View
Epibenthic Tow Sled
(Gear) 		Tow Sleds An epibenthic tow sled is an instrument that is designed to collect organisms that live on bottom sediments (Figure A-7). It consists of a fine mes... View
Eppley PIR
(Instrument)
633cd1d0-69cc-11e0-ae3e-0800200c9a66 		Terrestrial Radiation The Precision Infrared Radiometer, Pyrgeometer, is intended for unidirectional operation in the measurement, separately, of incoming or outgoing te... View
Eppley PSP
(Instrument)
42fcdba0-69cb-11e0-ae3e-0800200c9a66 		Solar Radiation The Precision Spectral Pyranometer is a World Meteorological Organization First Class Radiometer designed for the measurement of sun and sky radiat... View
ES120 Temperature Probe
(Instrument) 		Thermistor The ES120 Series are inflow thermistor-based sensors specifically designed for use in the transportation industry. Thermistors can be very effectiv... View
Finnegan MAT DeltaPlus Mass Spectrometer
(Instrument) 		Spectrometer Finnegan MAT DeltaPlus Mass Spectrometer View
Finnigan MAT Delta Plus Mass Spectrophotometer
(Instrument) 		Spectrophotometer The Finnigan DELTAplusXP is the univeral routine and research stable isotope ratio mass spectrometer for all applications using dual-inlet and cont... View
Furuno FE700
(Instrument)
174979b0-700a-11e0-a1f0-0800200c9a66 		Position The FE-700 is a result of over 50 years of Furuno's vast range of experience and advanced microelectronics technology fields in developing echo sou... View
Furuno GPS
(Instrument)
563697f0-69f4-11e0-ae3e-0800200c9a66 		Position FURUNO GP150 is a GPS navigator designed for the SOLAS ships according to the GPS performance standard IMO Res MSC.112(73) and associated IEC stand... View
Fyke Net
(Gear) 		Fyke Nets Fyke nets are bag-shaped nets which are held open by frames or hoops. Fyke nets are constructed of successively smaller plastic coated square metal... View
Fyke Net with Marine Mammal Excluder
(Gear) 		Fyke Nets A fyke net with an excluder device attached to the outer-most throat of the larger fyke to stop marine mammals from entering the net and becoming t... View
Fyke Trap
(Gear) 		Traps and Pots A fyke trap consists of a trap or bag that can be conical, cylindrical, rectangular, or a floating box that are held open by frames or hoops. Fyke... View
Geometrics G-882
(Instrument)
0e1c3f9d-1abf-4925-ae05-b08c342bc62d 		magnetometer Each satellite's magnetometer features three orthogonal flux-gate magnetometer elements provide magnetic field measurements in three mutually perpe... View
Gillnet
(Gear) 		Gillnets Gillnets consist of vertical netting held in place by floats and weights to selectively target fish of uniform size depending on the netting size.... View
GOES 13-15 Series Magnetometer
(Instrument)
81b5af17-b35f-473f-92c3-db05c1be7b88 		magnetometer These spacecraft each feature dual flux-gate magnetometers on a 8.5 meter long boom. The magnetometers are provided by Science Applications Interna... View
GOES 8-12 Series Magnetometer
(Instrument)
7840f0e3-365f-4825-845d-e228d50da966 		magnetometer Each satellite's magnetometer features three orthogonal flux-gate magnetometer elements provide magnetic field measurements in three mutually perpe... View
GOES I-M Imager
(Instrument)
8293FAD4B87975F2E040AC8C5AB4576F 		imager Instrument Type: imager, Operational Mode: Full disk (earth), sector or area scans, Collection Type: whiskbroom, Other Information: View
GOES I-M Sounder
(Instrument)
8293FAD4B87C75F2E040AC8C5AB4576F 		sounder Instrument Type: sounder, Operational Mode: Regional, limited regional, hurricane sectors, Collection Type: whiskbroom, Other Information: View
GOES-R Series Magnetometer
(Instrument)
ac1f1d44-f480-4328-b75a-ab5cc04c2dd2 		magnetometer Provides measurements of the space environment magnetic field that controls charged particle dynamics in the outer region of the magnetosphere. The... View
GOME-2 > Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment-2
(Instrument)
8293FAD4B8AF75F2E040AC8C5AB4576F 		imager Instrument Type: imager, Operational Mode: , Collection Type: across-track and sideways, Other Information: The GOME-2 is an optical spectrometer,... View
GPS (Global Positioning System)
(Instrument) 		GPS (Global Positioning System) The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a U.S.-owned utility that provides users with positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) services. This syste... View
GPSP > Global Positioning System Payload
(Instrument)
8293FAD4B8E075F2E040AC8C5AB4576F 		positioning/navigation Instrument Type: positioning/navigation, Operational Mode: , Collection Type: receiver, Other Information: The GPSP receives dual-frequency navigat... View
GRAS > Global Navigation Satellite System Receiver for Atmospheric Sounding
(Instrument)
8293FAD4B8CA75F2E040AC8C5AB4576F 		GPS Receiver Instrument Type: GPS Receiver, Operational Mode: , Collection Type: TBD, Other Information: GRAS will not view the Earth system with a vertical sca... View
Harpoon
(Instrument) 		Harpoon Harpoon View
HawkEye II
(Instrument)
4cbac2a1-2b83-450a-8e31-6fc63f378ad7 		Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Developed jointly by Saab Aerospace and the UK Hydrographic Office, the HawkEye II bathymetric LiDAR system was designed specifically for seabed ma... View
HF DRT100B Turbidimeter
(Instrument) 		Turbidity Meter The HF Instruments DRT-100B turbidimeter measures turbidity, haze and suspended solids on a variety of liquids. Ratio optics provide linear respons... View
HF Model DRT-15 Turbidimeter
(Instrument)
HF DRT-15 		Turbidity Meter The HF Instruments DRT-15 turbidimeter measures turbidity, haze and suspended solids on a variety of liquids. View
HIRS 2
(Instrument)
8293FAD4B8C775F2E040AC8C5AB4576F 		Unknown Instrument Type: Unknown, Operational Mode: , Collection Type: Unknown, Other Information: Unknown View
HIRS 3
(Instrument)
8293FAD4B8BB75F2E040AC8C5AB4576F 		Unknown Instrument Type: Unknown, Operational Mode: , Collection Type: Unknown, Other Information: Unknown View
HIRS/2 > High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder/2
(Instrument)
8293FAD4B88875F2E040AC8C5AB4576F 		sounder Instrument Type: sounder, Operational Mode: cross-track, Collection Type: continuous scan, Other Information: The IFOV of the HIRS/2 channels are s... View
HIRS/3 > High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder/3
(Instrument)
8293FAD4B88B75F2E040AC8C5AB4576F 		sounder Instrument Type: sounder, Operational Mode: cross-track, Collection Type: continuous scan, Other Information: TBD View
HIRS/4 > High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder/4
(Instrument)
8293FAD4B88E75F2E040AC8C5AB4576F 		sounder Instrument Type: sounder, Operational Mode: cross-track, Collection Type: continuous scan, Other Information: The HIRS/4 instrument provides multis... View
Hollming ECHOS 625
(Instrument)
e17dea34-e49d-48a8-9f7b-1321ef490947 		Multibeam Echosounder The Hollming ECHOS 625 is a 12 kHz multibeam sonar system designed to operate in depths ranging from 100 to 4000 meters. The Hollming ECHOS 625 uti... View
Hydraulic Dredge
(Gear) 		Dredges Hydraulic dredges are used to harvest clams using pressurized water jets to wash clams out of the seafloor. The water jets penetrate the sediment i... View
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