17850 Townet database (Evaluating the ecological health of Puget Sound's pelagic foodweb) Data Set Published / External 17697 FE (Fish Ecology) Division Project Completed 2011-05-01 2017-02-14 To evaluate effects of human influence on the health of Puget Sound's pelagic ecosystems, we propose a sampling program across multiple oceanographic basins measuring key attributes of the pelagic foodweb. We will quantify seasonal abundance and composition of pelagic biota from lower trophic levels (e.g., bacteria and phytoplankton) to middle trophic levels (e.g., zooplankton, small pelagic fishes, and jellyfish), as well as assess the individual condition of forage fish and juvenile salmon. The goals of this program: 1) Determine how foodweb endpoints vary across natural and anthropogenic gradients. 2) Determine how these characteristics vary across Puget Sound. 3) Evaluate a number of biological metrics for monitoring ecosystem health. These outputs will improve our basic understanding of pelagic ecology in Puget Sound, better define what comprises a healthy pelagic ecosystem in Puget Sound, determine foodweb-relevant indicators that are sensitive to human influence, and help prioritize regional protection and restoration efforts. Work is conducted by NOAA personnel and contractors in collaboration with tribal partners (Squaxin, Port Gamble/S'Klallam), undergraduate research interns, and citizen volunteers. Filemaker Pro database containing fish data collection. Addresses Legal Mandate Raw/field data Loaded by batch 4139, 01-23-2013 18:15 Subject to Public Access to Research Results (PARR): Yes Peer Reviewed Publication: Integrative metrics for monitoring the ecological health of Puget Sound. Manuscript describing multi-trophic integrative indicators for pelagic foodweb condition Peer Reviewed Publication: Microbial ecology of nearshore waters of Puget Sound. Manuscript characterizing microbial ecology of nearshore marine waters Peer Reviewed Publication: Influence of water residency on foodweb metrics. Manuscript integrating hydrodynamic modeling with foodweb metrics Peer Reviewed Publication: Temporal shifts in plankton distribution & abundance in Puget Sound nearshore pelagic system. Manuscript examining planktonic community patterns across monthly scales Peer Reviewed Publication: Testing the bifurcated foodweb hypothesis. Manuscript describing how collected data addresses a fundamental foodweb question Presentation: Looking closer to home: microbial ecology studies in Puget Sound. Oceans & Human Health seminar series Presentation: Trends in abundance and composition of forage fish across Puget Sound: A fragmented 30-year comparison. AFS National Conference Symposium on forage fish Presentation: Distribution & abundance of larval fish in nearshore pelagic waters of Puget Sound. Manuscript describing larval fish in nearshore pelagic waters Presentation: Comparisons of historical townet data with recent surveys. Manuscript examining townet data collected historically & contemporaneously Presentation: Modeling salmonid & forage fish growth in Puget Sound through growth hormone. Manuscript modeling salmon & forage fish growth by growth hormone Presentation: Linking local and regional land use with abundance and composition of fish in Puget Sound’s pelagic zone. CERF Conference Symposium on Habitat assessments Presentation: Abundance and composition of forage fish across Puget Sound’s pelagic ecosystem. Salish Sea Conference Presentation Presentation: Evaluating the ecological health of Puget Sound’s pelagic food web. Salish Sea Conference Poster Presentation: Landscape patterns of lower to middle trophic level structure across natural and anthropogenic gradients in Puget Sound, Washington. Science Center Research Symposium talk Presentation: Comparison of acoustic/Ricker sampling with surface trawls. Manuscript comparing catch data from 2 fishing methods Report: Final project report for "Evaluating the ecological health of Puget Sound's pelagic foodweb". Final report to funding agency Theme Puget Sound Theme bacterial communities Theme chlorophyll A Theme ecosystem Theme food web Theme heterotrophic production Theme low dissolved oxygen Theme marine microbes Theme microbial abundance Theme nearshore pelagic Theme nutrients Theme salmon Spatial Admiralty Inlet Spatial Hood Canal Spatial North Central PS Basin Spatial Rosario Basin Spatial South Central PS Basin Spatial South PS Basin Spatial Whidbey Basin North Spatial Whidbey Basin South Instrument Balance Instrument Length Board Platform Animal and Plant Collection Device Northwest Fisheries Science Center Seattle WA USA Data Set Other Other Balance, Length Board Water based Platforms - Watercraft - Manned Watercraft - Boat Animal and Plant Collection Device 36833 Nekton count biomass Puget Sound 2011 Published / External Planned Count and biomass of catch in Kodiak trawl across Puget Sound in 2011. Spreadsheet Yes PARR Count and biomass of catch in Kodiak trawl across Puget Sound in 2011. 1 Tow_Number NUMBER No No Active Individual_tow_number. Units for values are NA. NUMBER NA 2 Date DATE No No Active Date of tow. Units for values are NA. DATE NA 3 Month NUMBER No No Active Month number (January = 1) of tow. Units for values are NA. NUMBER NA 4 Vessel VARCHAR2 No No Active Vessel name. Units for values are NA. VARCHAR2 NA 5 Start_Time DATE No No Active Start time of tow. Units for values are NA. DATE NA 6 Duration NUMBER No No Active Tow duration (default = 10). Units for values are Minutes. NUMBER Minutes 7 Distance NUMBER No No Active Tow distance. Units for values are NA. NUMBER NA 8 Depth NUMBER No No Active Tow depth. Units for values are Meters. NUMBER Meters 9 Site VARCHAR2 No No Active Site number. Units for values are NA. VARCHAR2 NA 10 Basin VARCHAR2 No No Active Basin. Units for values are NA. VARCHAR2 NA 11 Geomorph VARCHAR2 No No Active Geomorphic type at site. 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NUMBER Count 22 herring_weight NUMBER No No Active herring weight. Units for values are Grams. NUMBER Grams 23 lions_mane_jelly_count NUMBER No No Active lions mane jelly count. Units for values are Count. NUMBER Count 24 lions_mane_jelly_weight NUMBER No No Active lions mane jelly weight. Units for values are Grams. NUMBER Grams 25 sea_gooseberry_count NUMBER No No Active sea gooseberry count. Units for values are Count. NUMBER Count 26 sea_gooseberry_weight NUMBER No No Active sea gooseberry weight. Units for values are Grams. NUMBER Grams 27 unk_flatfish_count NUMBER No No Active unknown flatfish count. Units for values are Count. NUMBER Count 28 unk_flatfish_weight NUMBER No No Active unknown flatfish weight. Units for values are Grams. NUMBER Grams 29 water_jelly_count NUMBER No No Active water jelly count. Units for values are Count. NUMBER Count 30 water_jelly_weight NUMBER No No Active water jelly weight. Units for values are Grams. 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NUMBER Grams 97 beroe_ctenophore_count NUMBER No No Active beroe ctenophore count. Units for values are Count. NUMBER Count 98 beroe_ctenophore_weight NUMBER No No Active beroe ctenophore weight. Units for values are Grams. NUMBER Grams 99 soft_sculpin_count NUMBER No No Active soft sculpin count. Units for values are Count. NUMBER Count 100 soft_sculpin_weight NUMBER No No Active soft sculpin weight. Units for values are Grams. NUMBER Grams 101 snake_prickleback_count NUMBER No No Active snake prickleback count. Units for values are Count. NUMBER Count 102 snake_prickleback_weight NUMBER No No Active snake prickleback weight. Units for values are Grams. NUMBER Grams 103 sturgeon_poacher_count NUMBER No No Active sturgeon poacher count. Units for values are Count. NUMBER Count 104 sturgeon_poacher_weight NUMBER No No Active sturgeon poacher weight. Units for values are Grams. NUMBER Grams 105 Pacific_tomcod_count NUMBER No No Active Pacific tomcod count. Units for values are Count. NUMBER Count 106 Pacific_tomcod_weight NUMBER No No Active Pacific tomcod weight. Units for values are Grams. NUMBER Grams 107 spiny_lumpsucker_count NUMBER No No Active spiny lumpsucker count. Units for values are Count. NUMBER Count 108 spiny_lumpsucker_weight NUMBER No No Active spiny lumpsucker weight. Units for values are Grams. NUMBER Grams 109 American_shad_count NUMBER No No Active American shad count. Units for values are Count. NUMBER Count 110 American_shad_weight NUMBER No No Active American shad weight. Units for values are Grams. NUMBER Grams 111 steelhead_M_count NUMBER No No Active steelhead marked count. Units for values are Count. NUMBER Count 112 steelhead_M_weight NUMBER No No Active steelhead marked weight. Units for values are Grams. NUMBER Grams 113 cutthroat_count NUMBER No No Active cutthroat count. Units for values are Count. NUMBER Count 114 cutthroat_weight NUMBER No No Active cutthroat weight. Units for values are Grams. NUMBER Grams 115 cutthroat_UM_count NUMBER No No Active cutthroat unmarked count. Units for values are Count. NUMBER Count 116 cutthroat_UM_weight NUMBER No No Active cutthroat unmarked weight. Units for values are Grams. NUMBER Grams 117 unk_poacher_count NUMBER No No Active unknown poacher count. Units for values are Count. NUMBER Count 118 unk_poacher_weight NUMBER No No Active unknown poacher weight. Units for values are Grams. NUMBER Grams 119 crab_larvae_count NUMBER No No Active crab larvae count. Units for values are Count. NUMBER Count 120 crab_larvae_weight NUMBER No No Active crab larvae weight. Units for values are Grams. NUMBER Grams 121 squid_count NUMBER No No Active squid count. Units for values are Count. NUMBER Count 122 squid_weight NUMBER No No Active squid weight. Units for values are Grams. NUMBER Grams 123 shad_count NUMBER No No Active shad count. Units for values are Count. NUMBER Count 124 shad_weight NUMBER No No Active shad weight. Units for values are Grams. NUMBER Grams 125 crescent_gunnel_count NUMBER No No Active crescent gunnel count. Units for values are Count. NUMBER Count 126 crescent_gunnel_weight NUMBER No No Active crescent gunnel weight. Units for values are Grams. NUMBER Grams 127 kelp_perch_count NUMBER No No Active kelp perch count. Units for values are Count. NUMBER Count 128 kelp_perch_weight NUMBER No No Active kelp perch weight. Units for values are Grams. NUMBER Grams 129 silver_spot_sculpin_count NUMBER No No Active silver spot sculpin count. Units for values are Count. NUMBER Count 130 silver_spot_sculpin_weight NUMBER No No Active silver spot sculpin weight. Units for values are Grams. NUMBER Grams 131 striped_surf_perch_count NUMBER No No Active striped surf perch count. Units for values are Count. NUMBER Count 132 striped_surf_perch_weight NUMBER No No Active striped surf perch weight. Units for values are Grams. NUMBER Grams 133 tubesnout_count NUMBER No No Active tubesnout count. Units for values are Count. NUMBER Count 134 tubesnout_weight NUMBER No No Active tubesnout weight. Units for values are Grams. NUMBER Grams 135 pile_perch_count NUMBER No No Active pile perch count. Units for values are Count. NUMBER Count 136 pile_perch_weight NUMBER No No Active pile perch weight. Units for values are Grams. NUMBER Grams 137 bull_trout_count NUMBER No No Active bull trout count. Units for values are Count. NUMBER Count 138 bull_trout_weight NUMBER No No Active bull trout weight. Units for values are Grams. NUMBER Grams 139 squid_(loligo)_count NUMBER No No Active squid (loligo) count. Units for values are Count. NUMBER Count 140 squid_(loligo)_weight NUMBER No No Active squid (loligo) weight. Units for values are Grams. NUMBER Grams Data Steward 2025 Person Chamberlin, Joshua joshua.chamberlin@noaa.gov https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2809-1317 2725 Montlake Blvd East, Seattle WA 98112 Distributor 2015-10-01 Organization Northwest Fisheries Science Center NWFSC nmfs.nwfsc.metadata@noaa.gov https://ror.org/05r7z1k40 2725 Montlake Boulevard East Seattle WA 98112 USA 206-860-3200 https://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov NWFSC Home Online Resource Originator 2015-10-01 Person Greene, Correigh Correigh.Greene@noaa.gov https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8568-1092 2725 Montlake Boulevard East Seattle WA 98112 206-860-5611 Point of Contact 2015-10-01 Person Greene, Correigh Correigh.Greene@noaa.gov https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8568-1092 2725 Montlake Boulevard East Seattle WA 98112 206-860-5611 -122.5107 -122.1513 48.2364 47.8932 Whidbey Basin South Range 2010-07-01 2012-09-30 -123.0955 -122.5451 47.4118 47.0437 South PS Basin: South Puget Sound Basin Range 2010-07-01 2012-09-30 -122.735 -122.3647 48.4585 48.015 Whidbey Basin North Range 2010-07-01 2012-09-30 -123.1596 -122.6135 47.8689 47.3248 Hood Canal Range 2010-07-01 2012-09-30 -122.7092 -122.3361 47.8141 47.511 North Central PS Basin: North Central Puget Sound Basin Range 2010-07-01 2012-09-30 -122.5925 -122.3238 47.511 47.2401 South Central PS Basin: South Central Puget Sound Basin Range 2010-07-01 2012-09-30 -122.8013 -122.3287 48.224 47.8032 Admiralty Inlet Range 2010-07-01 2012-09-30 -123.3239 -122.4252 49.0022 48.2733 Rosario Basin Range 2010-07-01 2012-09-30 Unclassified At this time, contact the Data Manager for information on obtaining access to this data set. In the near future, the NWFSC will strive to provide all data resources as a web service in order to meet the NOAA Data Access Policy Directive (https://nosc.noaa.gov/EDMC/PD.DA.php). NA https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parr/nekton_count_biomass_puget_sound_2011/data/page/ 2015-10-01 Organization Northwest Fisheries Science Center https://ror.org/05r7z1k40 Nekton count biomass Puget Sound 2011 (RESTful) Count and biomass of catch in Kodiak trawl across Puget Sound in 2011. https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parrdata/inventory/tables/table/nekton_count_biomass_puget_sound_2011 2015-10-01 Organization Northwest Fisheries Science Center https://ror.org/05r7z1k40 Nekton count biomass Puget Sound 2011 Count and biomass of catch in Kodiak trawl across Puget Sound in 2011. https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parrdata/inventory/datasets/dataset/4595 Townet database Online Resource Web site NWFSC Dataset Information page. Filemaker Pro database containing fish data collection Other - Filemaker Pro High Range checking. These data were collected and processed in accordance with established protocols and best practices under the direction of the project’s Principal Investigator. Contact the dataset Data Manager for full QA/QC methodology. No 0 Yes No No 0 days No Delay To Be Determined 365 The Northwest Fisheries Science Center facilitates backup and recovery of all data and IT components which are managed by IT Operations through the capture of static (point-in-time) backup data to physical media. Once data is captured to physical media (every 1-3 days), a duplicate is made and routinely (weekly) transported to an offsite archive facility where it is maintained throughout the data's applicable life-cycle. Weight-corrected data, volume calculations. 36833 Entity gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:17850 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2013-01-23T18:15:57 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2026-03-04T19:17:22 2019-06-04 Northwest Fisheries Science Center NWFSC 2725 Montlake Boulevard East Seattle WA 98112 USA 206-860-3200 https://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov 1001 Public No No 2019-06-04 1 Year 2020-06-04