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23 datasets found
  • Federal

    Animal Tracking Data    recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Since 2009 PSB has been collecting satellite tag telemetry data from sea turtles and other protected species.
  • Federal

    Atlantic Herring Acoustic Surveys    recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    The NEFSC Advanced Sampling Technologies Research Group conducts annual fisheries acoustic surveys using state-of-the-art acoustic, midwater trawling, and underwater...
  • Federal

    Ocean acidification impacts on black sea bass and scup embryos, responses of finfish in laboratory experiments    recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Black sea bass (Centropristis striata) and scup (Stenotomus chrysops) compose important recreational and commercial fisheries along the United States Atlantic coast....
  • Federal

    Observer and At Sea Monitor Database (OBDBS)    recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    The Northeast Fisheries Observer Database System (OBDBS) contains data collected on commercial fishing vessels by observers from 1989 - present and at-sea monitors...
  • Federal

    Historical Photo Archive Database (PHOTO)    recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Photo collections from 1870s through 2000s
  • Federal

    Spring Bottom Trawl Survey    recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    The standardized NEFSC Spring Bottom Trawl Survey was initiated in 1968 and covered an area from Cape Hatteras, NC, to Nova Scotia, Canada, at depths >27m....
  • Federal

    OBSCAN Observer Scanning System    recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Paper logs are the primary data collection tool used by observers of the Northeast Fisheries Observer Program deployed on commercial fishing vessels. After the data...
  • Federal

    Winter Bottom Trawl Survey    recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    The standardized NEFSC Winter Bottom Trawl Survey was initiated in 1992 and covered offshore areas from the Mid-Atlantic to Georges Bank. Inshore strata were covered...
  • Federal

    Fall Bottom Trawl Survey    recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    The standardized NEFSC Fall Bottom Trawl Survey was initiated in 1963 and covered an area from Hudson Canyon, NY to Nova Scotia, Canada. Throughout the years,...
  • Federal

    NEFSC Photo Gallery    recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Photos of fish, marine mammals, turtles, ships, and other related subjects for use by students, educators, scientists, media, etc.
  • Federal

    Northeast Cooperative Research Study Fleet (SF) Program Combined GPS, Temperature/Depth, and Effort Fishery Dependent Data    recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Temperature, depth(TD), GPS and haul by haul effort and catch data are collected during normal fishing activity of commercial fishing vessels participating in the...
  • Federal

    OBPRELIM Observer Preliminary Data System    recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Paper logs are the primary data collection tool used by observers of the Northeast Fisheries Observer Program and Industry Funded Scallop Program deployed on...
  • Federal

    Cooperative Research Twin Trawl Sweep Comparison Study    recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    The "Twin-Trawl Sweep Efficiency Study" was intended to compare the sweep efficiency and selectivity of the NEFSC standardized bottom trawl to that of a standardized...
  • Federal

    Summer Bottom Trawl Survey    recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Sampling the coastal waters of the Gulf of Maine using the Northeast Fishery Science Center standardized bottom trawl has been problematic due to large areas of hard...
  • Federal

    Acoustics Research    recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Fisheries acoustics data are collected from more than 200 sea-days each year aboard the FRV DELAWARE II and FRV ALBATROSS IV (decommissioned) and the FSV Henry B....
  • Federal

    Northeast Cooperative Research Study Fleet (SF) Program Biological Sampling Data    recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Northeast Cooperative Research Study Fleet (SF) Program partners with a subset of commercial fishermen to collect high quality, high resolution, haul by haul self-...
  • Federal

    Deep Water Survey Data    recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    The deep water biodiversity surveys explore and describe the biodiversity of the bathy- and bentho-pelagic nekton using Midwater and bottom trawls. The covered area...
  • Federal

    Industry Based Monkfish Survey    recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Monkfish industry leaders expressed concerns that the NEFSC bottom trawl surveys did not sample in all monkfish habitats; particularly the deeper water outside the...
  • Federal

    Shrimp Survey Data    recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    The Northern Shrimp Survey was initiated in 1983 by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) and monitors the relative abundance (number of shrimp),...
  • Federal

    Gear Selectivity Survey - Haddock    recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Cooperative Haddock/Atlantic Cod Separator Trawl Experiment (URI Sea Grant/Fishing Industry) Haddock and cod associate in space and time in the waters of the...
23 datasets found

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