Dataset Parameters for Benthic Surveillance Sites

Five letter site acronym | Description Source: NSandT, Benthic Surveillance Project

The Sequence is the arbitrary number that places the sites in geographical | Description Source: NSandT, Benthic Surveillance Project

General water body in which site is found | Description Source: NSandT, Benthic Surveillance Project

More specific water body or land feature with which the site is associated | Description Source: NSandT, Benthic Surveillance Project

Standard two letter postal code for each state | Description Source: NSandT, Benthic Surveillance Project

Spelled out name in with the site is located | Description Source: NSandT, Benthic Surveillance Project

Latitude given in degrees, minutes, and seconds; values are not parsed | Description Source: NSandT, Benthic Surveillance Project

Longitude given in degrees, minutes, and seconds; values are not parsed | Description Source: NSandT, Benthic Surveillance Project

Latitude given as decimal degree | Description Source: NSandT, Benthic Surveillance Project

Longitude given as decimal degree | Description Source: NSandT, Benthic Surveillance Project

Species code for the primary species collected at a site. | Description Source: NSandT, Benthic Surveillance Project

The same codes apply here. This code indicates a secondary species that may be collected at the site. | Description Source: NSandT, Benthic Surveillance Project

Another site identifier, Codes used by NSandT participating laboratories. | Description Source: NSandT, Benthic Surveillance Project

Program, in this case Benthic Surveillance Project. The Benthic Surveillance Project is one of the three major elements of the NSandT. The other projects are the Mussel Watch Project and the Bioeffects Project. | Description Source: NSandT, Benthic Surveillance Project

Target species for a given site | Description Source: NSandT, Benthic Surveillance Project

NOAA chart on which the site can be found | Description Source: NSandT, Benthic Surveillance Project

Water depth at which a sites benthic fish and sediments are usually collected. | Description Source: NSandT, Benthic Surveillance Project

Provides the site's specific information | Description Source: NSandT, Benthic Surveillance Project

Region codes have been designated for sub-areas of the US | Description Source: NSandT, Benthic Surveillance Project

Regions are North Atlantic (N), Middle Atlantic (M), South Atlantic (S), Puerto Rico (PR), Gulf Coast (G), West Coast (W), Alaska (AK), Hawaii (HI). | Description Source: NSandT, Benthic Surveillance Project

Estuarine Drainage (sub.code), NOAA's Coastal Assessment Framework (CAF) 5-digit Watershed Code | Description Source: NSandT, Benthic Surveillance Project

Estuarine Drainage (sub.name), NOAA's Coastal Assessment Framework (CAF) Watershed Name | Description Source: NSandT, Benthic Surveillance Project

Estuarine Drainage (maj.code), NOAA's Coastal Assessment Framework (CAF) 4-digit Major Watershed Code | Description Source: NSandT, Benthic Surveillance Project

No, Estuarine Drainage (maj.name), NOAA's Coastal Assessment Framework (CAF) Major Watershed Name | Description Source: NSandT, Benthic Surveillance Project

Indicates whether or not sediment was taken. | Description Source: NSandT, Benthic Surveillance Project

Indicates whether or not tissue was taken. | Description Source: NSandT, Benthic Surveillance Project

Indicates whether or not taxonomy/pathology was taken. | Description Source: NSandT, Benthic Surveillance Project

Last revision of site file. | Description Source: NSandT, Benthic Surveillance Project