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Summary

Description

The Northeast Fisheries Science Center's (NEFSC) Advanced Sampling Technologies Research Group (ASTRG) provides fisheries-independent population estimates of commercially important pelagic fish stocks in the Northwest Atlantic using state-of-the-art acoustic and optic sampling technologies. The goal of the program is to improve the accuracy and precision of population estimates for management and conservation of living marine resources. Fisheries acoustics data are collected from more than 200 sea-days each year aboard the NOAA Ship Pisces and NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow during pelagic, bottom-trawl, and marine mammal surveys. Acoustic sampling operations include continuous measurements using hull-mounted transducers and multi-frequency scientific echosounders. Biological sampling with midwater and bottom trawls, and underwater video deployments are conducted to verify species-specific backscatter and characterize sea-floor habitat. In-situ and laboratory experiments aid in understanding species-specific acoustic measurements. The program is continuously developing, testing, and evaluating advanced sampling technologies during laboratory and field experiments to improve abundance estimates and map spatial and temporal distributions of fish and invertebrates. Acoustic, optic, and biological data are audited and archived in the NEFSC relational data management system.

Project Information

Project Type
Project

Collection Method
Currently FSCS and formerly paper logs

Child Items

Type Title
Data Set Acoustics Research
Data Set Atlantic Herring Acoustic Surveys

Contact Information

Point of Contact
Robert Johnston
Robert.Johnston@noaa.gov
(508) 495-2061

Metadata Contact
Michael Jech
michael.jech@noaa.gov
508-495-2353

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-70.88438° W, -65.75061° E, 44.220165° N, 40.125084° S

northwest Atlantic: southern New England to the Gulf of Maine

Time Frame 1
1998 - Present

Item Identification

Title: Fisheries Acoustic Research Program
Short Name: Fisheries Acoustic Research Program (FARP)
Status: In Work
Abstract:

The Northeast Fisheries Science Center's (NEFSC) Advanced Sampling Technologies Research Group (ASTRG) provides fisheries-independent population estimates of commercially important pelagic fish stocks in the Northwest Atlantic using state-of-the-art acoustic and optic sampling technologies. The goal of the program is to improve the accuracy and precision of population estimates for management and conservation of living marine resources. Fisheries acoustics data are collected from more than 200 sea-days each year aboard the NOAA Ship Pisces and NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow during pelagic, bottom-trawl, and marine mammal surveys. Acoustic sampling operations include continuous measurements using hull-mounted transducers and multi-frequency scientific echosounders. Biological sampling with midwater and bottom trawls, and underwater video deployments are conducted to verify species-specific backscatter and characterize sea-floor habitat. In-situ and laboratory experiments aid in understanding species-specific acoustic measurements. The program is continuously developing, testing, and evaluating advanced sampling technologies during laboratory and field experiments to improve abundance estimates and map spatial and temporal distributions of fish and invertebrates. Acoustic, optic, and biological data are audited and archived in the NEFSC relational data management system.

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None acoustic sampling
None advanced sampling technologies
None Atlantic herring
None biological sampling
None echo sounder
None fisheries-independent
None groundtruthing
None optic sampling
None population estimates
None video deployments

Stratum Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None midwater trawls
None pelagic fish

Physical Location

Organization: Northeast Fisheries Science Center
City: Woods Hole
State/Province: MA
Country: USA

Project Information

Project Type: Project
Is Mandated?: No
Collection Authority: Federal
Collection Method: Currently FSCS and formerly paper logs

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 218820
Date Effective From: 2014
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Jech, Michael
Address: 166 Water Street
Woods Hole, MA 02543
Email Address: michael.jech@noaa.gov
Phone: 508-495-2353
Fax: 508-495-2258

Distributor

CC ID: 218819
Date Effective From: 2014
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Jech, Michael
Address: 166 Water Street
Woods Hole, MA 02543
Email Address: michael.jech@noaa.gov
Phone: 508-495-2353
Fax: 508-495-2258
Contact Instructions:

Email contact

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 218818
Date Effective From: 2018-09
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Jech, Michael
Address: 166 Water Street
Woods Hole, MA 02543
Email Address: michael.jech@noaa.gov
Phone: 508-495-2353
Fax: 508-495-2258
Contact Instructions:

Email contact

Point of Contact

CC ID: 218821
Date Effective From: 2014
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Johnston, Robert
Address: 166 Water Street
Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026
USA
Email Address: Robert.Johnston@noaa.gov
Phone: (508) 495-2061
Fax: 508-495-2115

Extents

Currentness Reference: Ground Condition

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 217379
W° Bound: -70.88438
E° Bound: -65.75061
N° Bound: 44.220165
S° Bound: 40.125084
Description

northwest Atlantic: southern New England to the Gulf of Maine

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 217057
Time Frame Type: Continuing
Start: 1998

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Policy:

Available to qualified researchers.

Data Access Procedure:

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.

Data Access Constraints:

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.

Data Use Constraints:

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.

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 184707
URL: http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/femad/ecosurvey/acoustics/
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: HTML
Description:

Fisheries Acoustic Research Program webpage.

Child Items

Rubric scores updated every 15m

Rubric Score Type Title
77
Data Set Acoustics Research
79
Data Set Atlantic Herring Acoustic Surveys

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 23134
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:23134
Metadata Record Created By: Patricia L Jones
Metadata Record Created: 2015-02-18 08:49+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2019-05-31
Owner Org: NEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2019-05-31
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2020-05-31