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Office for Coastal Management, 2024: 2002 Benthic Grab Data for Catlett and Goodwin Islands on the York River in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia (Ches_2002benthos), https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/47984.

Item Identification

Title: 2002 Benthic Grab Data for Catlett and Goodwin Islands on the York River in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia (Ches_2002benthos)
Short Name: va_yr02_benthos-meta
Status: Completed
Publication Date: 2005-08-31
Abstract:

This data set represents the benthic community information gathered from grab sampling in 2002 (56 stations).In Fall/Winter 2002, researchers from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) and the NOAA Office for Coastal Management conducted a project to map benthic habitats by Catlett and Goodwin Islands on the York River, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. Sediment grab samples were collected at 56 stations and sediment profile images were collected at 200 stations. Sampling areas were also surveyed using side scan sonar and multibeam bathymetry sensors. Scientists from the Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences returned to sample a subset of the 2002 sediment grab data in 2003 and then again in 2004. A subset of SPI stations (79) were revisited in 2004.

Original contact information:

Contact Org: NOAA Office for Coastal Management

Phone: 843-740-1202

Email: coastal.info@noaa.gov

Purpose:

VIMS and the NOAA Office for Coastal Management are using the acoustic, grab, and SPI information (collected in 2002, 2003, and 2004) to characterize benthic habitats by Catlett and Goodwin Islands on the York River, and to examine relationships between animal communities and sediment characteristics. Identification and enumeration of infauna, biomass, and benthic community parameters were measured from the benthic grab samples.

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Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > COASTAL
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > ESTUARY
ISO 19115 Topic Category
environment
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans
UNCONTROLLED
None Amphipoda
None Amphipods
None Benthos
None Bivalves
None Bivalvia
None Environmental Monitoring
None Gastropoda
None Gastropods
None geographic information systems
None GIS
None Infauna
None OCM Benthic Habitat Mapping
None Oligochaeta
None Oligochaetes
None Phoronidae
None Phoronids
None Polychaeta
None Polychaetes
None Sediment
None Sediment grab

Temporal Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None 2002

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > VIRGINIA
UNCONTROLLED
None Catlett Island
None Chesapeake Bay
None Goodwin Island
None Virginia
None York River

Physical Location

Organization: Office for Coastal Management
City: Charleston
State/Province: SC

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Maintenance Frequency: None Planned
Data Presentation Form: Map (digital)
Distribution Liability:

While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within limits of the state of the art, NOAA will not assume any liability for damages caused by any inaccuracies in these data, or failure in their use.

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 615381
Date Effective From: 2005-08-31
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
Address: 2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston, SC 29405-2413
Email Address: coastal.info@noaa.gov
Phone: (843) 740-1202
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov

Distributor

CC ID: 615383
Date Effective From: 2005-08-31
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
Address: 2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston, SC 29405-2413
Email Address: coastal.info@noaa.gov
Phone: (843) 740-1202
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 615384
Date Effective From: 2005-08-31
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
Address: 2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston, SC 29405-2413
Email Address: coastal.info@noaa.gov
Phone: (843) 740-1202
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov

Point of Contact

CC ID: 615382
Date Effective From: 2005-08-31
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
Address: 2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston, SC 29405-2413
Email Address: coastal.info@noaa.gov
Phone: (843) 740-1202
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov

Extents

Currentness Reference: Ground Condition

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 615387
W° Bound: -76.5798
E° Bound: -76.3704
N° Bound: 37.3025
S° Bound: 37.2026

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 615386
Time Frame Type: Discrete
Start: 2002-10

Spatial Information

Spatial Representation

Representations Used

Vector: Yes

Vector Representation 1

CC ID: 615376
Point Object Present?: Yes
Point Object Count: 56

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Constraints:

None

Data Use Constraints:

These data should be used for resource mapping and comparison purposes only. While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within limits of the state of the art, NOAA will not assume any liability for damages caused by any inaccuracies in these data, or failure in their use.

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 750921
Download URL: ftp://ftp.coast.noaa.gov/pub/benthic/Grab_Sample_Data/VA_YorkRiver_benthos.zip
Distributor:
File Name: Bulk Download
Description:

FTP download of data files.

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 750923
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/
Name: NOAA's Office for Coastal Management (OCM) website
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

Information on the NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM)

Activity Log

Activity Log 1

CC ID: 615422
Activity Date/Time: 2017-03-30
Description:

Date that the source FGDC record was last modified.

Activity Log 2

CC ID: 615421
Activity Date/Time: 2017-11-14
Description:

Converted from FGDC Content Standard 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: 717998
Activity Date/Time: 2018-02-08
Description:

Partial upload of Positional Accuracy fields only.

Activity Log 4

CC ID: 750922
Activity Date/Time: 2018-04-11
Description:

Partial upload to move data access FTP links to Distribution Info and remove broken URLs.

Technical Environment

Description:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800

Data Quality

Accuracy:

Values were checked against hard copy data sheets collected in the field.

Horizontal Positional Accuracy:

Stations were located in the field using a differential Global Positioning System (GPS), and station coordinates, date and time of day were recorded upon arrival at each station.

Vertical Positional Accuracy:

Not relevant to data set.

Completeness Report:

All grab data were not included in this data layer. Abundance values for each sampling station, dry weight, wet weight, ash free dry weight, and abundances of species groups (Amphipoda, Bivalvia, Gastropoda, Oligochaeta, Phoronidae, and Polychaeta) were included in this data layer.

Conceptual Consistency:

All data are believed to be logically consistent.

Lineage

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 615373
Description:

Field Methods: Grabs for sediments and benthos were collected in October 2002 at a total of 92 stations. A Young grab, 0.044 m2 surface area, was deployed twice to collect a sample for substrate and a sample for benthic community data. The Young grab is the same sampler used by EPA in its Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP) and Mid-Atlantic Integrated Assessment (MAIA) programs. The Young grab is similar to a van Veen grab that has been placed in a frame to hold it level with the sediment surface while a sample is collected. Grabs without frames tend to twist and collect uneven samples. Because of its frame, the Young grab functions well in both soft and hard sediment. Laboratory Methods: From the sediment grab, one sediment subsamples of about 50 g was taken, for sediment grain-size analysis.Samples were placed on ice in the field and frozen in the laboratory until they were analyzed. Sediment grain-size distributions and sand fraction distributions were determined (by Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) Analytical Services Laboratory, Gloucester Pt., VA). Grain-size distributions were determined using wet sieve techniques for fines and sand size fractions were measured using a Rapid Sediment Analyzer.

Process Date/Time: 2005-01-30 00:00:00

Process Step 2

CC ID: 615374
Description:

Data from field samples was entered into an Access database for the York River, Chesapeake Bay benthic survey. A set of queries were developed to review benthic community data from all grab sampling stations. A shapefile was created using the field data in the Access database to show spatial trends in benthic community distribution in the York River at Catlett and Goodwin Islands.

Process Date/Time: 2005-03-18 00:00:00

Child Items

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Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 47984
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:47984
Metadata Record Created By: Anne Ball
Metadata Record Created: 2017-11-14 12:58+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-05-30 18:09+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2018-04-11
Owner Org: OCM
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2018-04-11
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2019-04-11