22549
Ecosystems Surveys Branch
Ecosystems Surveys Branch (ESB)
Project
Published / External
22548
Population and Ecosystems Monitoring and Analysis Division (PEMAD)
Project
In Work
The Ecosystems Surveys Branch collects fishery-independent data during standardized research vessel surveys from Cape Hatteras to the Scotian shelf. These surveys and other data collection programs also provide oceanographic and plankton data for monitoring the health and status of marine resources and their habitat. The branch gathers data on abundance, distribution, feeding ecology, and size and age composition of stocks of economically and ecologically important species.
The data collected are vital for assessment, management, and a wide variety of research programs.
The branch designs, builds, and tests much of its sampling gear and evaluates hydroacoustic sensing systems. Branch staff also conduct vessel and gear standardization studies to ensure comparability of survey indices over time and to perform statistical evaluations of sampling adequacy.
Theme
NMFS Data Category
Age & Growth
Theme
NMFS Data Category
Fishery-Independent Surveys
Theme
Age Sampling
Theme
Biological Sampling
Theme
Bottom Trawl
Theme
Distribution
Theme
Feeding Ecology
Theme
Groundfish
Theme
Invertebrates
Theme
Relative Abundance
Theme
Seasonal Distribution
Theme
Shellfish
Theme
Size Composition
Theme
Stratified Random Sampling
Theme
Survey
Temporal
Continous
Spatial
Cape Hatteras
Spatial
Continental Shelf
Spatial
Gulf of Maine
Spatial
Mid-Atlantic Bight
Spatial
Northeast
Spatial
Northwest Atlantic
Spatial
Southern New England
Spatial
Statistical Area
Spatial
Stratum
Stratum
Benthic
Stratum
Pelagic
Northeast Fisheries Science Center
Woods Hole
MA
USA
Collection
Yes
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
Federal
Electronic, Paper, Photographic,Biological Samples
Metadata Contact
2018-09
Person
Kostovick, Paul
paul.kostovick@noaa.gov
166 Water Street
Woods Hole
MA
02543
USA
(508)495-2343
(508)495-2230
8am-4:30pm
Contact via email.
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Unclassified
Available to qualified researchers.
1. Formal request in writing usually to the data owner/contact or Center Director.
2. Requester is contacted by data owner to review and verify the request content and details for data delivery options.
3. If data is confidential then owner will determine is the data may be released to the requester.
4. If data can be released, the data is downloaded and packaged for delivery electronically; or the requester may be directed to where the data is available online.
If data is stored on an internal NEFSC network, the requester may not have direct access to query the data unless they are also authorized for network access.
User must read and fully comprehend the metadata prior to use. Applications or inferences derived from the data should be carefully considered for accuracy. Acknowledgement of NOAA/NMFS/NEFSC, as the source from which these data were obtained in any publications and/or other representations of these, data is suggested.
http://nefsc.noaa.gov/esb/mainpage/
Online Resource
HTML
NOAA/NEFSC Ecosystems Surveys Branch webpage
http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/history/ships.html
Online Resource
HTML
Research vessels that have sailed out of Woods Hole.
RDBMS: Oracle
CTD
Conductivity, Temperature, Depth Instrument
FSCS
Fisheries Scientific Computer System
SCS
Scientific Computer System
22557
Project
Bottom Trawl Surveys
55533
Project
Cooperative Research Surveys
24567
Project
Deepwater Systematic Surveys
22558
Project
Dredge Surveys
23134
Project
Fisheries Acoustic Research Program
26393
Project
Historical Data Rescue Project
22559
Project
Northern Shrimp Surveys
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2019-05-30
Northeast Fisheries Science Center
NEFSC
166 Water Street
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1026
USA
(508)495-2000
http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday
1001
Public
No
2019-05-30
1 Year
2020-05-30