24259 NF-0705 Data Data Set Published / External 68639 Coral Reef Ecosystem Research Consisting Of Biologic Data, LADCP, SADCP, and Flowthrough Data from Nancy Foster in Caribbean Sea from 2007-03-30 to 2011-05-07 (NCEI Accession 0273560) Data Set Completed 2007 2009 Biologic, Data collected from plankton collecting gear and LADCP. CNV and TSG data collected aboard the NOAA Ship NANCY FOSTER during cruise #NF-0705, March 30th - April 10th, 2007 as part of the Coral Reef Ecosystem Research (CRER) project and from inshore larval collections in Brewer's Bay, St. Thomas April . The United States Virgin Islands' (USVI) Grammanik Bank, located to the south of St. Thomas, is the site of multi-species spawning aggregation for economically important fish including yellowfin grouper, Nassau grouper, tiger grouper, and dog snapper. Fishing pressure at this suspected source of larval recruits prompted the Caribbean Fisheries Council in 2004 to close the bank yearly from February - April. A series of banks south of the USVI (St. Thomas and St. John) and the British Virgin Islands (BVI) provide similar habitats and spawning aggregation sites. Unfortunately, the biological and physical processes which drive production on these banks, the circulation connecting these banks, and the flows across these banks have yet to be quantified. Absent such data, management decisions (including Marine Protected Area [MPA] designations and temporary closures) are presently based on professional judgment rather than quantifiable, defensible scientific information. To address this data gap, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists from the Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) and Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) in Miami, Florida, working with scientists from the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) in St. Thomas will be conducting a three-year interdisciplinary research project using the R/V NANCY FOSTER to conduct biological and physical oceanographic surveys of the Virgin Islands' (VI) bank ecosystems and surrounding regional waters. The long-term sustainability of fisheries in the VI and surrounding regions will depend on a comprehensive understanding of regional spawning aggregations, larval transport, and overall larval recruitment in the study area. The project will be directed at answering one over-arching question: How are unprotected VI banks, MPAs such as the Hind Bank Marine Conservation District, seasonally closed areas such as the Grammanik Bank, and inshore areas ecologically linked via regional reef fish larval dispersal, transport, and life-history patterns? To gain the information necessary to develop more specific hypotheses, the first research cruise of this project was conducted between March 30, 2007 and April 10, 2007 aboard the R/V NANCY FOSTER. This survey sampled water properties, currents, and dispersal and transport of settlement-stage larvae in the VI and neighboring regions. It should yield not only an understanding of regional spatial variation in the supply of settlement-stage fishes, but also insights into the relative importance of Grammanik Bank and its MPAs as a source of juvenile fishes recruiting to the waters of the VI. Specifically, the cruise will address the following questions: 1) How do the abundance and composition of ichthyoplankton around Grammanik Bank and other similar banks change with space and time? 2) How much of this variation in abundance and composition can be explained by the oceanographic setting? 3) How do the oceanography and ichthyoplankton assemblages interface with the boundary areas of seasonally or permanently closed MPAs? This survey included neuston, bongo, and MOCNESS trawl tows, as well as CTDO2/LADCP casts measuring, temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, light transmission, chlorophyll, and water velocity. Continuous surface measurements of temperature, salinity, light transmission, chlorophyll, and water velocity werel also collected via the ship's flow-through system and hull-mounted ADCP. Satellite imagery of sea surface temperature, altimetry, and ocean color was used to aid in the interpretation of and extrapolation from shipboard observations. Identification and analysis of samples and shipboard data analysis commenced immediately after the cruise and should be completed by the end of 2009. Initially, the success of the project will be measured by the extent of the surveys made and the number of samples collected, as well as the utility and quality of useful information generated from analysis of the data collected. Settlement-stage larvae collected from inshore sampling will constitute another measure of success for the field study portion of this project. Determination of the utility of stable isotope analysis of these larvae will provide an additional benchmark. The synthesis of these data, to determine the location and relative importance of spawning sites, and the incorporation of this information into fisheries oceanographic models that help local resource managers in making decisions as to MPA sites and optimal seasonal closures with respect to time and place, will provide the ultimate measure of project success. In addition, it is our intention that all data generated and analyzed will be published in peer-reviewed literature. We consider this an essential step both to guarantee data quality and to assure that management decisions based on this information are defensible. DATASET CONTRIBUTORS: John Lamkin, Trika Gerard, Estrella Malca, Akihiro Shiroza (NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC and NOAA/OAR/AOML) Biological data collected aboard the NOAA Ship NANCY FOSTER during cruise #NF0705, March 30th - April 10th, 2007 Biological data collected during larval collections in Brewer's Bay, St. Thomas April 12 -19th, 2007.Gear used was light traps, channel nets and beach seine Theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords DOC/NOAA/OAR/AOML > Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, OAR, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE Spatial Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA Spatial Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > PUERTO RICO Spatial Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > VIRGIN ISLANDS Instrument Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords ADCP > Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Instrument Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth Instrument Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords MOCNESS > MOCNESS Plankton Net Instrument Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords NETS > NETS Instrument Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords THERMOSALINOGRAPHS Instrument Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords VISUAL OBSERVATIONS > VISUAL OBSERVATIONS Instrument International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishing Gear (ISSCFG) SEINE NETS > Beach seines Platform Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords Nancy Foster > NOAA Ship Nancy Foster Platform Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords Ships Theme NCEI Accession 0273560 Theme NCEI Accession 273560 Theme NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center Theme NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; OAR; Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory Theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS ANIMALS - GROUP - NUMBER IN GROUP Theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS WATER TEMPERATURE Theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS in situ Theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS laboratory analyses Theme NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS CORAL REEF STUDIES Theme NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) Theme NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center Temporal 2007 Spatial NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Caribbean Sea Spatial British Virgin Islands Spatial Puerto Rico Spatial U. S Virgin Islands Instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS ADCP Instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS CTD Instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS) Instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS net Instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS visual observation Platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS NOAA Ship Nancy Foster Data Set None Planned Table (digital) Fish identification data for stations at which a MOCNESS, Bongo or inshore gear was deployed including lowest identifiable taxa when possible. Abundances provided. See the header of data file for complete description of data fields... Data were collected for scientific purposes only and should only be used for general scientific interest/endeavours. NOAA/OAR/AOML & NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC cannot be held liable for use of these data in any other manner. MOCNESS NOAA Vessel Bongo Nets 57244 Published / External These data were collected as part of the USVI larval distribution & supply study in the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico It was created by a query of station and sampling data. Data reflect specific locations, plankton collection information from the survey, as well as lab sorting measurements and values. Any notes or comments relating to sample collections are listed here. Data Table Yes Information On Sample Collections 10 Sample_No Character 6 Yes Yes Active Unique sequential code for each sample 20 Sta Character Yes No Active Station Number 30 Hist_Sta Character 5 Yes No Active Historical Station Number 40 Longitude Numeric Yes No 4 Active Longitude Value as a decimal degrees ###.#### 50 Latitude Numeric Yes No Active Latitude Value expressed as a decimal in degrees ##.#### 60 Dte Date Yes No Active Sampling Date 70 Time_Start Time Yes No Active Sampling start time 80 Time_End Time Yes No Active Sampling end time 90 Day=1/Night=0 character 1 No No Active Indicates whether Sampling was done during the day or night 1=Day= 0=Night 100 Gear Character 1 Yes No Active Gear type code. Corresponding value in gear table 110 Mesh Numeric Yes No Active Gear mesh size (microns) Microns 120 Sampling_depth Character Yes No Active Range Of Sampling depth (meters. It generally consists of two numbers with a dash in between them meters 25-50 125 Haul character 1 Yes No Active net number. Numbered sequentially and R is a Reverse Haul 130 Disp_Vol Numeric No No Active Displacement volume of plankton sample (mL) mL 135 Wet_Weight Numeric 3 Yes No Active Mass of plankton sample (g) grams 140 Sorter Character 3 No No Active Initials Of The person who sorted samples 142 Processing_Lab Character 10 Yes No Active Lab that processed the data 145 Flow_Start Numeric No No Active Flowmeter start value. It is blank when no flowmeter readings were taken. There were no flow meter readings taken 150 Flow_End Numeric No No Active Flow meter End reading. It is null when no flow meter readings taken There were no flow meter readings taken 155 Flow_Diff Numeric 4 No No Active Calculated Difference Between Flowmeter Value At Start And Flowmeter Value at the End. It is null when there were no flow meter readings taken There were no flow meter readings taken Flow_End - Flow_Start 160 Volume_m3 Numeric Yes No Active volume filtered (meters cubed) cubic meters 190 Fish_lab Numeric 3 Yes No Active Number of fish larvae sorted from sample 200 Eggs_lab Numeric 3 No No Active Number of eggs sorted from sample 210 Ceph_lab Numeric 3 Yes No Active Number of cephalopod larvae sorted from sample 220 Lobster_lab Numeric 3 Yes No Active Number of lobster larvae sorted from sample 230 Sample_Notes Numeric 250 No No Active Comments relating to sample collection or processing 240 Region Character 2 Yes No Active Geographic region where sample was collected AN LI VI = Virgin Island 57255 Published / External File provides Stations, their geographic locations and types of cast at the station. It Consists of descriptive information about the cruise at the top of the file and then headers and data below that. The columns/attributes provided for this entity correspond to the actual data layout and not the columns in the file itself. The columns and data came from the first tab of the fish data file. Other Yes Lists Stations, gears cast at the station and the station's geographic location 10 Station Number Character 40 Yes No Active Station Number 20 Station Name Character 6 Yes No Active Station Name 25 Casts Conducted (First Gear) Character 3 Yes No Active First Gear Used at Station (Is always CTD) 30 Casts Conducted (Second Gear) Character No No Active Second Gear Used at Station (If a Second Gear Is Used) LADCP There was not a second Gear Cast 35 Casts Conducted (Third Gear) Character No No Active Third Gear Used at Station (If a Third Gear Is Used) MOC There was not a third gear cast 45 Shelf Break Character 14 No No Active Is the Station at a Shelf Break (shelf break) Not at a shelf break (shelf break) blanks 90 Depth (m) Character 80 Yes No Active Optional Textual comment on the gear in question Meters 100 LAT DEG Numeric Yes No 4 Active Degrees Of Latitude Of The Staion LON DEG LON MIN DECIMAL LAT DECIMAL LON 110 LATMIN Numeric Yes No Active Latitude Minutes 120 LONDEG Numeric Yes No Active Longitude Degrees 130 LON MIN Numeric Yes No Active Longitude Minutes 140 DECIMAL LAT Numeric Yes No Active Latitude Measurement as a decimal 150 DECIMAL LON Numeric Yes No Active Longitudinal Value as a decimal 67924 Published / External Completed There are 4 tabs in ths .xls file Tabl1) Stations and types of collecting gear Tab 2) Displacement volumes and number of fish larvae by station Tab 3) Abundance Summary, by family Tab 4) Larval Identifications Other Yes 4 Tabbed .xls file Tab 1) Stations and types of collecting gear Tab 2) Displacement volumes and number of fish larvae by station Tab 3) Abundance Summary, by family Tab 4) Larval Identifications 67960 Published / External PROCESSED LOWERED ADCP CURRENT VELOCITY DATA These LADCP data were collected by NOAA/AOML/PhOD during cruise NF0705 of the Coral Reef Ecosystem Research (CRER) project conducted in MARCH/APRIL 2007 aboard the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster. Data contained in this file were originally acquired using a single lowered, downlooking 300kHz, RDI ADCP. These data should be considered preliminary data. For further information, contact: ryan.smith@noaa.gov These 14 LADCP Data files have an extension of .vel and are provided in one zip file Other Yes Zip File containing all LADCP Data Files For This cruise 10 z_depth Numeric Yes No Active Depth in Meters Meters 0010.0 ####.# 20 u_water_velocity_component Numeric Yes No Active water_velocity_component cm_per_sec 0000.535 ####.## 30 v_water_velocity_component Numeric Yes No Active v_water_velocity_component cm/sec 0005.143 ####.### 68030 Published / External Flow-through data collected on the NOAA Ship NANCY FOSTER cruise NF0705 March 28, 2007 through April 9, 2007 Flow-through instruments include: Sea-Bird SBE 21 Thermosalinograph Turner 10 Fluorometer File consists of header information describing the fixed format data columns data columns below that. The columns are defined in the attribute tab of this record. Other Yes File has some descriptive header information has columnar data below that, 10 GMT Date Date Yes No Active GMT Date 3/30/2007 MM/DD/YYYY 20 GMT Time Time Yes No Active GMT Time (hh:mm) 12:14 HH:MM 30 Latitude Numeric Yes No Active Latitudinal value in degrees 17.74402 ##.##### 40 Longitude Numeric Yes No Active Longitudinal Value in degrees -66.00138 -##.#### 50 Sea Surface Salinity numeric Yes No Active Sea Surface Salinity (PSU) PSU 36.064 ##.### 60 Sea Surface Temperature Numeric Yes No Active Sea Surface Temperature, TSG bath (°C) Degrees C 27.293 ##.### 70 Sea Surface Chlorophyl Concentration Numeric Yes No Active Sea Surface Chlorophyl Concentration (mg/m^3) mg/Cubic Meter 68031 Published / External NF0705 SADCP surface current velocities PART I Collected MARCH/APRIL 2007 - NANCY FOSTER - CRER Cruise Principal Investigators: Elizabeth Johns, John Lamkin Chief Scientist: Ryan Smith THIS FILE CONTAINS PROCESSED HULL-MOUNTED (SADCP) SURFACE VELOCITY DATA TIME AVERAGED TO FIVE MINUTE INTERVALS. ORIGINAL BIN SIZE = 4 meters, GRIDDED BIN SIZE = 5 meters THESE DATA WERE COLLECTED USING A TELEDYNE RD INSTRUMENTS 150KHZ OCEAN SURVEYOR ADCP. THESE DATA HAVE BEEN PROCESSED TO CODAS3 (U. OF HAWAII) STANDARDS by Ryan Smith (ryan.smith@noaa.gov) DUE TO INITIAL LONG RANGE SETTINGS, SELECTED FOR DEEP OCEAN PENETRATION, THESE SURFACE VALUES ACTUALLY REPRESENT WATERS BETWEEN A DEPTH OF 10 TO 15 METERS (AVG). THESE DATA ARE THE SHALLOWEST AVAILABLE FOR THIS PORTION OF THE CRUISE. Other Yes File has some descriptive header information has columnar data below that, 10 Year Numeric Yes No Active Year 3/30/2007 YYYY 30 Month Numeric 2 Yes No Active Month ## 40 Day Numeric Yes No Active Day 12:14 ## 50 Hour Numeric Yes No Active HOUR 0.0600 ## 70 Minute numeric Yes No Active Minute 36.064 ## 80 Second Numeric Yes No Active SECOND 27.293 ## 90 Latitude Numeric Yes No Active Latitudinal Value Degrees Lat N 17.74402 ##.##### 100 Longitude Numeric Yes No Active Longitudinal Value (decimal degrees west) Degrees Lon W -66.00138 -##.#### 110 U VELOCITY COMPONENT Numeric Yes No Active U VELOCITY COMPONENT (cm/s) cm/s 0004.32 ####.## 120 V VELOCITY COMPONENT Numeric Yes No Active V VELOCITY COMPONENT (cm/s) cm/s 0003.44 ##.#### 68043 Published / External Containins Conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) data from the electronic instruments that measure these properties for 55 stations that were Collected on the Nancy Foster on Cruise NF-0705 from Mar 28 2007 to Apr 07 2007. Each file contains a header that describes the column data within. Other Yes Zip files containing all ctd files for this cruise 68056 Published / External NF0705 SADCP surface current velocities PART 2 Collected MARCH/APRIL 2007 - NANCY FOSTER - CRER Cruise Principal Investigators: Elizabeth Johns, John Lamkin Chief Scientist: Ryan Smith THIS FILE CONTAINS PROCESSED HULL-MOUNTED (SADCP) SURFACE VELOCITY DATA TIME AVERAGED TO FIVE MINUTE INTERVALS. ORIGINAL BIN SIZE = 4 meters, GRIDDED BIN SIZE = 5 meters THESE DATA WERE COLLECTED USING A TELEDYNE RD INSTRUMENTS 150KHZ OCEAN SURVEYOR ADCP. THESE DATA HAVE BEEN PROCESSED TO CODAS3 (U. OF HAWAII) STANDARDS by Ryan Smith (ryan.smith@noaa.gov) DUE TO INITIAL LONG RANGE SETTINGS, SELECTED FOR DEEP OCEAN PENETRATION, THESE SURFACE VALUES ACTUALLY REPRESENT WATERS BETWEEN A DEPTH OF 10 TO 15 METERS (AVG). THESE DATA ARE THE SHALLOWEST AVAILABLE FOR THIS PORTION OF THE CRUISE. Other Yes File has some descriptive header information has columnar data below that, 10 Year Numeric Yes No Active Year 3/30/2007 YYYY 30 Month Numeric 2 Yes No Active Month ## 40 Day Numeric Yes No Active Day 12:14 ## 50 Hour Numeric Yes No Active Military Time (value) 0.0600 ## <24 70 Minute numeric Yes No Active Minutes value 36.064 ## <60 80 Second Numeric Yes No Active SECOND 27.293 ## <60 90 Latitude Numeric Yes No Active Latitudinal Value (decimal degrees north) Degrees Lat N 17.74402 ##.##### 100 Longitude Numeric Yes No Active Longitudinal value Degrees Lon W -66.00138 -##.#### between -180 and 180 110 U VELOCITY COMPONENT Numeric Yes No Active U VELOCITY COMPONENT (cm/s) cm/s 0004.32 ####.## 120 V VELOCITY COMPONENT Numeric Yes No Active V VELOCITY COMPONENT (cm/s) cm/s 0003.44 ##.#### Data Steward 2007 2019 Person Lamkin, John Data Steward 2007 Person Gerard, Trika trika.gerard@noaa.gov https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3214-241X 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 USA 305-361-4493 305-365-4103 Distributor 2007 Organization NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information NCEI ncei.info@noaa.gov https://ror.org/04r0wrp59 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. Online Resource Metadata Contact 2007 Person Gerard, Trika trika.gerard@noaa.gov https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3214-241X 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 USA 305-361-4493 305-365-4103 Originator 2007 Organization Southeast Fisheries Science Center SEFSC https://ror.org/0396y0w87 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 USA (305)361-5761 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center About SEFSC Online Resource 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST Originator 2007 Organization Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratory AOML 4301 Rickenbacker Causeway Miami FL 33149 305-361-4420 https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/ Point of Contact 2009 Person Malca, Estrella Estrella.Malca@noaa.gov https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9182-5854 75 Va Beach Dr Miami FL 305-361-4295 Point of Contact 2007 Person Gerard, Trika trika.gerard@noaa.gov https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3214-241X 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 USA 305-361-4493 305-365-4103 Point of Contact 2007 Person Smith, Ryan H ryan.smith@noaa.gov 4301 Rickenbacker Cswy Miami FL 33149-1026 United States (305) 361-4328 (305) 361-4392 Ground Condition -67.16 -62.66 18.55 17.35 Virgin Islands Range 2007-03-30 2007-04-19 Unclassified Retrieve from website N/A N/A https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0273560/1.1/data/0-data/NF0705_State_Dept_CD/ 2007 Organization NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information https://ror.org/04r0wrp59 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0273560/1.1/data/0-data/NF0705_State_Dept_CD/NF0705_final_cruise_track.pdf NF-07-05 Cruise Track With Gears Shown on Map Browse Graphic https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0043165/1.1/data/1-data/fallrate/nf0705/data/orig/ NCEI Accession 0043165 Fallrate data for Cruise NF0705 Online Resource Oceanographic temperature and salinity measurements collected using CTD and XBT from NOAA Ship Nancy Foster/Ronald H Brown in the North Atlantic from 1998 to 2007 (NCEI Accession 0043165) It includes data from cruise NF0705 https://www.omao.noaa.gov/learn/marine-operations/ships/nancy-foster Home Page Nancy Foster Online Resource html NOAA Ship Nancy Foster ship supports fish habitat and populations studies, seafloor mapping surveys, physical and chemical oceanography studies, and maritime heritage surveys.. This was the ship that conducted the survey Data have been processed using standard methodology with regard to plankton samples and identifications of fishes are ongoing with trained personnel. Horizontal Positional Accuracy: The exact location of each tow (either MOCNESS, or Bongo) cast is shown in the spreadsheet. This location is determined from the ship's GPS and should be considered very accurate.The exact location of each station (light trap) is shown in the spreadsheet, locations were determined from the vessel's GPS and should be considered accurate. Positions of net casts recoreded in the data files correspond with the beginning of each cast. As the ship may drift on station, the position of the net will change in time over the course of the cast. As such the position information is only accurate for the beginning of the cast (i.e. when the net first enters the water). This accuracy is on the order of 10 meters. Positions of inshore collections is in the order of 5 meters due to the shifting wind and current at each station. Geographical accuracy was determined by GPS NMEA data. Vertical Positional Accuracy: pressures (depth proxy) are determined using the MOCNESS pressure sensor.Depth of inshore stations was determined using the vessel's built in sounder. pressures (depth proxy) are accurate to within 1db N/A Data is checked as it is entered No Unknown Yes No 365 NCEI-MD 365 N/A 1 Net / Trawl Operations: Operations varied, utilizing either neuston, bongo, Methot, or 1 meter Multiple Opening and Closing Net Environmental Sampling System (MOCNESS) . Trawl type and location was dependent on the work area (depth). Plankton samples were collected at sea and preserved in Ethanol. Light trap, channel net operations were done daily and consisted of larval fish collections. Seine tows were done three times around the new moon to monitor recruitment of settlement size fishes. Sorting and identification of larval fish began immediately. All data was stored in a spreadsheet format and updated as samples were completed. Neuston Net gear Plankton Nets Neuston nets are designed to capture members of the neuston, the collective term for the organisms that inhabit the water’s surface. Neuston nets have a rectangular frame and are towed horizontally at the top of the water column. NOAA Ship Nancy Foster The Nancy Foster is a 187-ft research vessel that operates in all three SEFSC research areas. The Nancy Foster is used in habitat and fauna characterization in the nation’s National Marine Sanctuaries as well as pollution assessments, bathymetric surveys, physical and chemical oceanography studies, maritime heritage surveys, and pollution assessments. On board equipment includes two cranes, A-frame, J-frame and two winches. Special research equipment includes wet and dry laboratories, computers for data acquisition and analysis, and instruments for obtaining oceanographic and atmospheric data. The ship also carries four different launches, ranging from 17-ft rigid hull inflatable boats to a 23-ft aluminum boat for diving and oceanographic operations in shallow water. Neuston Net gear Plankton Nets Neuston nets are designed to capture members of the neuston, the collective term for the organisms that inhabit the water’s surface. 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