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MENHADEN/CHARTER FISHING VESSELS WITH OBSERVERS

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GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:33589 | Updated: February 7, 2023 | Published / External

Item Identification

Title:	MENHADEN/CHARTER FISHING VESSELS WITH OBSERVERS
Status:	Completed
Abstract:	Oceanographic and fisheries data were collected during 1988 through 1991 through a multiagency research project to develop a remote sensing system to provide near real time image products to fishermen in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. The data included surface water temperatures, salinities, and chlorophyll samples acquired by boats and vessels and fish catch information reported by menhaden spotter pilots and vessel captains. The environmental and fisheries data were acquired concurrently with overflights of the Airborne Ocean Color Imager (AOCI) carried on a Learjet operated by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The AOCI is a multispectral scanner and was configured with sensors to remotely sense water color in coastal and oceanic waters. The environmental and fisheries data were used to develop experimental data products that were distributed to fishermen in near real time. The study area encompassed the area from southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River to Marsh Island, Louisiana. These are only the fisheries and environmental data. Remotely sensed data are not available.
Purpose:	To develop a commercial remote sensing system to provide near real time data products to support commercial fishing operations.

Entity Information

Entity Type:	Spreadsheet
Active Version?:	No
Description:	Oceanographic and fisheries data were collected during 1988 through 1991 through a multiagency research project to develop a remote sensing system to provide near real time image products to fishermen in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. The data included surface water temperatures, salinities, and chlorophyll samples acquired by boats and vessels and fish catch information reported by menhaden spotter pilots and vessel captains. The environmental and fisheries data were acquired concurrently with overflights of the Airborne Ocean Color Imager (AOCI) carried on a Learjet operated by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The AOCI is a multispectral scanner and was configured with sensors to remotely sense water color in coastal and oceanic waters. The environmental and fisheries data were used to develop experimental data products that were distributed to fishermen in near real time. The study area encompassed the area from southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River to Marsh Island, Louisiana. These are only the fisheries and environmental data. Remotely sensed data are not available.

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

	Name	Type	Description
100	OBS	NUMBER	Observation event number
100	CRUISE ID CODE	CHAR	Cruise identification code
100	PLATFORM CODE	MIXED	Number assigned to individual fishing vessels
100	OBS NUMBER	NUMBER	Observation number
100	SALINITY SAMPLE NO.	NUMBER	Salinity sample number
100	CHLOROPHYLL SAMPLE NO.	NUMBER	Chlorophyll sample number
100	YEAR	NUMBER	Four digit year
100	MONTH	NUMBER	two digit month
100	DAY	NUMBER	two digit day
100	TIME OF OBS.	NUMBER	24h time clock- Time of observation start
100	LATITUDE (DEGREES)	NUMBER	Latitude, degrees
100	LATITUDE (MINUETES)	NUMBER	Latitude, minutes and decimal minutes
100	LONGITUDE (DEGREES)	NUMBER	Longitude, degrees
100	LONGITUDE (MINUTES)	NUMBER	Longitude, minutes and decimal minutes
100	SURFACE WATER TEMPERATURE	NUMBER	Surface water temperature (degrees C)
100	SECCI DEPTH	NUMBER	Secchi Depth (ft)
100	FOREL-ULE NUMBER	NUMBER	Forel-ule number
100	WATER DEPTH	NUMBER	Water Depth (ft)
100	SURFACE CHLOROPHYLL	NUMBER	Surface chlorophyll (mg/cu. meter)
100	SURFACE SALINITY	NUMBER	Surface salinity (ppt)
100	SPECIES	CHAR	Species: "Y"=Menhaden "N"=Other
100	FISH CATCH	NUMBER	Fish catch in thousands of fish
100	COMMENTS	150	Comments for special events that occur

Name

Type

Description

100

OBS

NUMBER

Observation event number

100

CRUISE ID CODE

CHAR

Cruise identification code

100

PLATFORM CODE

MIXED

Number assigned to individual fishing vessels

100

OBS NUMBER

NUMBER

Observation number

100

SALINITY SAMPLE NO.

NUMBER

Salinity sample number

100

CHLOROPHYLL SAMPLE NO.

NUMBER

Chlorophyll sample number

100

YEAR

NUMBER

Four digit year

100

MONTH

NUMBER

two digit month

100

DAY

NUMBER

two digit day

100

TIME OF OBS.

NUMBER

24h time clock- Time of observation start

100

LATITUDE (DEGREES)

NUMBER

Latitude, degrees

100

LATITUDE (MINUETES)

NUMBER

Latitude, minutes and decimal minutes

100

LONGITUDE (DEGREES)

NUMBER

Longitude, degrees

100

LONGITUDE (MINUTES)

NUMBER

Longitude, minutes and decimal minutes

100

SURFACE WATER TEMPERATURE

NUMBER

Surface water temperature (degrees C)

100

SECCI DEPTH

NUMBER

Secchi Depth (ft)

100

FOREL-ULE NUMBER

NUMBER

Forel-ule number

100

WATER DEPTH

NUMBER

Water Depth (ft)

100

SURFACE CHLOROPHYLL

NUMBER

Surface chlorophyll (mg/cu. meter)

100

SURFACE SALINITY

NUMBER

Surface salinity (ppt)

100

SPECIES

CHAR

Species: "Y"=Menhaden "N"=Other

100

FISH CATCH

NUMBER

Fish catch in thousands of fish

100

COMMENTS

150

Comments for special events that occur

Attribute Details

OBS

CC ID: 335410

Seq. Order:	1
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Max Length:	3
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Observation event number

CRUISE ID CODE

CC ID: 335411

Seq. Order:	2
Data Storage Type:	CHAR
Max Length:	3
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Cruise identification code

PLATFORM CODE

CC ID: 335606

Seq. Order:	3
Data Storage Type:	MIXED
Max Length:	4
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Number assigned to individual fishing vessels

OBS NUMBER

CC ID: 335607

Seq. Order:	4
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Max Length:	3
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Observation number

SALINITY SAMPLE NO.

CC ID: 335608

Seq. Order:	5
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Max Length:	3
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Salinity sample number

CHLOROPHYLL SAMPLE NO.

CC ID: 335609

Seq. Order:	6
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Max Length:	3
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Chlorophyll sample number

YEAR

CC ID: 335610

Seq. Order:	7
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Max Length:	4
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Four digit year

MONTH

CC ID: 335611

Seq. Order:	8
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Max Length:	2
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	two digit month

DAY

CC ID: 335612

Seq. Order:	9
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Max Length:	2
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	two digit day

TIME OF OBS.

CC ID: 335613

Seq. Order:	10
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Max Length:	4
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	24h time clock- Time of observation start

LATITUDE (DEGREES)

CC ID: 335808

Seq. Order:	11
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Max Length:	2
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Latitude, degrees

LATITUDE (MINUETES)

CC ID: 335809

Seq. Order:	12
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Max Length:	5
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Latitude, minutes and decimal minutes

LONGITUDE (DEGREES)

CC ID: 335810

Seq. Order:	13
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Max Length:	2
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Longitude, degrees

LONGITUDE (MINUTES)

CC ID: 335811

Seq. Order:	14
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Max Length:	4
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Longitude, minutes and decimal minutes

SURFACE WATER TEMPERATURE

CC ID: 335812

Seq. Order:	15
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Max Length:	4
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Surface water temperature (degrees C)

SECCI DEPTH

CC ID: 335813

Seq. Order:	16
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Max Length:	2
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Secchi Depth (ft)

FOREL-ULE NUMBER

CC ID: 335814

Seq. Order:	17
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Max Length:	2
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Forel-ule number

WATER DEPTH

CC ID: 335815

Seq. Order:	18
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Max Length:	3
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Water Depth (ft)

SURFACE CHLOROPHYLL

CC ID: 335816

Seq. Order:	19
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Max Length:	6
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Surface chlorophyll (mg/cu. meter)

SURFACE SALINITY

CC ID: 335817

Seq. Order:	20
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Max Length:	6
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Surface salinity (ppt)

SPECIES

CC ID: 335818

Seq. Order:	21
Data Storage Type:	CHAR
Max Length:	1
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Species: "Y"=Menhaden "N"=Other

FISH CATCH

CC ID: 335819

Seq. Order:	22
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Max Length:	4
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Fish catch in thousands of fish

COMMENTS

CC ID: 335820

Seq. Order:	23
Data Storage Type:	150
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Comments for special events that occur

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID:	33589
GUID:	gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:33589
Metadata Record Created By:	David Huddleston
Metadata Record Created:	2016-07-28 10:33+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By:	Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Last Modified:	2023-02-07 21:17+0000
Metadata Record Published:	2023-02-07
Owner Org:	SEFSC
Metadata Publication Status:	Published Externally
Do Not Publish?:	N
Metadata Last Review Date:	2022-05-05
Metadata Review Frequency:	1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date:	2023-05-05