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Summary

Short Citation
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, 2024: NOAA Point Shapefile - 100m2 Fish Density of El Seco, Puerto Rico, Project NF-09-01-USVI, 2009, WGS84, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/38747.
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Abstract

This data contains densities of fishes detected using mobile fisheries sonar on board the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster. The data were acquired in concert with a multibeam bathymetry survey of EL SECO, off the coast of Vieques Island, Puerto Rico in 2009. Fish densities are presented by size classes, corresponding to individual lengths inferred from the intensity of acoustic target return, in units of fish per 100 square meters.

Distribution Information

No Distributions available.

Access Constraints:

Please cite any use of this data.

Use Constraints:

Not for Navigation

Controlled Theme Keywords

environment, oceans

Child Items

Type Title
Entity El Seco 2009

Contact Information

Point of Contact
NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
NCCOS.data@noaa.gov

Metadata Contact
NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
NCCOS.data@noaa.gov

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-65.249263° W, -65.173273° E, 18.142068° N, 18.118616° S

Time Frame 1
2009-03-31 - 2009-04-02

Item Identification

Title: NOAA Point Shapefile - 100m2 Fish Density of El Seco, Puerto Rico, Project NF-09-01-USVI, 2009, WGS84
Short Name: ElSeco_2009
Status: Completed
Abstract:

This data contains densities of fishes detected using mobile fisheries sonar on board the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster. The data were acquired in concert with a multibeam bathymetry survey of EL SECO, off the coast of Vieques Island, Puerto Rico in 2009. Fish densities are presented by size classes, corresponding to individual lengths inferred from the intensity of acoustic target return, in units of fish per 100 square meters.

Purpose:

To design and implement a mobile fisheries sonar survey in concert with multibeam echosounder hydrographic surveys to assess and map fish densities and biomass within management priority areas.2. To assess distribution of fish densities relative to management areas and habitat types. 3. To assess location and size of purported reef fish spawning aggregations.

Notes:

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Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
ISO 19115 Topic Category
environment
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans
UNCONTROLLED
CoRIS Dicovery Thesaurus Geographic Information > Biology
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Acoustics > Acoustic Attenuation/Transmission > Bioacoustics > Fishes
None 120kHz
None Coral
None ES60
None Fish Survey
None Fisheries Acoustics
None Hydrographic Acoustics
None NOAA
None Reef
None Simard
None Splitbeam Sonar

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. Virgin Islands > U. S. Virgin Islands > U. S. Virgin Islands (17N064W0000)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Lesser Antilles > U. S. Virgin Islands (17N064W0000)
None Caribbean
None United State Virgin Islands
None USVI
None Virgin Passage

Physical Location

Organization: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
City: Silver Spring
State/Province: MD

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Maintenance Frequency: As Needed
Distribution Liability:

These data were prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, make any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference therein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. Any views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof. Although all data have been used by NOAA, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by NOAA as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by NOAA in the use of these data or related materials.NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA can not assume liability for and damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data, nor as a result of the failure of these data to function on a particular system.

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 440243
Date Effective From: 2016-01-07
Date Effective To:
Contact (Position): NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
Email Address: NCCOS.data@noaa.gov

Distributor

CC ID: 440245
Date Effective From: 2016-01-07
Date Effective To:
Contact (Position): NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
Email Address: NCCOS.data@noaa.gov

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 440246
Date Effective From: 2016-01-07
Date Effective To:
Contact (Position): NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
Email Address: NCCOS.data@noaa.gov

Point of Contact

CC ID: 440244
Date Effective From: 2016-01-07
Date Effective To:
Contact (Position): NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
Email Address: NCCOS.data@noaa.gov

Principal Investigator

CC ID: 440247
Date Effective From: 2016-01-07
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Taylor, Chris
Email Address: chris.taylor@noaa.gov

Extents

Currentness Reference: Ground Condition

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 440250
W° Bound: -65.249263
E° Bound: -65.173273
N° Bound: 18.142068
S° Bound: 18.118616

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 440249
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2009-03-31
End: 2009-04-02

Spatial Information

Spatial Representation

Representations Used

Vector: Yes

Vector Representation 1

CC ID: 584217
Point Object Present?: Yes
Point Object Count: 1354

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Procedure:

Contact Chris Taylor @ chris.taylor@noaa.gov;

Data Access Constraints:

Please cite any use of this data.

Data Use Constraints:

Not for Navigation

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 440241
URL: http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=53
URL Type:
Online Resource

Activity Log

Activity Log 1

CC ID: 440273
Activity Date/Time: 2016-01-07
Description:

Date that the source FGDC record was last modified.

Activity Log 2

CC ID: 440272
Activity Date/Time: 2017-04-05
Description:

Converted from FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (version FGDC-STD-001-1998) using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml.pl' script. Contact Tyler Christensen (NOS) for details.

Activity Log 3

CC ID: 584215
Activity Date/Time: 2017-09-13
Description:

Partial upload of Spatial Info section only.

Technical Environment

Description:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.0.1770

Data Quality

Completeness Report:

This data consist of fish densities in El Seco off the coast of Vieques Island, Puerto Rico. The data was collected during corresponding multibeam operations.

Conceptual Consistency:

Not applicable

Lineage

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 440236
Description:

Acoustic data was collected aboard the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster using ES120-7C and ES38-B splitbeam transducers. The transducers was deployed via a hull mounting bracket. Kongsberg ES transceiver and Simard ES60 software was used in the data acquisition. Data was collected during all shifts of multibeam survey.

Process Date/Time: 2010-01-01 00:00:00

Process Step 2

CC ID: 440237
Description:

Echoview 4 was used in this step of the data processing. The EK60 .raw file format was edited for erroneous ping returns and acoustic noise. Fish were track using a tracking algorithm and the fish tracks were export in a .csv format.

Process Date/Time: 2010-01-01 00:00:00

Process Step 3

CC ID: 440238
Description:

A R script was used to calculate the density and size of fish through out the water column. Then projected in 100 square meter resolution ArcGIS shapefile.

Process Date/Time: 2010-01-01 00:00:00

Process Step 4

CC ID: 440239
Description:

Arc Catalog was used to merge the daily shapefiles into one cruise shapefile.

Process Date/Time: 2010-01-01 00:00:00

Child Items

Rubric scores updated every 15m

Rubric Score Type Title
Entity El Seco 2009

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 38747
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:38747
Metadata Record Created By: Tyler Christensen
Metadata Record Created: 2017-04-05 12:48+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-05-30 18:09+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2017-09-13
Owner Org: NCCOS
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2017-09-13
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2018-09-13