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U.S. Geological Survey East Coast Sediment Texture Database (2014, ECSTDB2014.SHP)
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This sediment database contains location, description, and texture of samples taken by numerous marine sampling programs. Most of the samples are from the Atlantic... -
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New York Bight and Gulf of Maine bathymetric contours (NY_GOME_CONTOURS)
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This bathymetric shapefile contains 10 m contours for the continental shelf and 100 m beyond the 200 m shelf edge. The contours have been derived from the National... -
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The median of bottom shear stress for the Gulf of Maine south into the Middle Atlantic Bight, May 2010 to May 2011 (GMAINE_median.shp, Geographic, WGS 84)
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The U.S. Geological Survey has been characterizing the regional variation in shear stress on the sea floor and sediment mobility through statistical descriptors. The... -
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August - October 1998 Faunal Survey in Closed Area II, Central Georges Bank
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During the months of August-October, 1998, the National Marine Fisheries Service and the New England scallop industry conducted a cooperative survey of Closed Area II... -
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Data from Oceanographer, Lydonia, and Gilbert Canyons acquired in 1965 (SCHWARTZ65 shapefile)
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Submarine canyons occur at the edge of the continental shelf and cut across the slope and rise along the U.S. east coast. Three of these canyons (Oceanographer,... -
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The 95th percentile of bottom shear stress for the Gulf of Maine south into the Middle Atlantic Bight, May 2010 to May 2011 (GMAINE_95th_perc.shp, Geographic, WGS 84)
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The U.S. Geological Survey has been characterizing the regional variation in shear stress on the sea floor and sediment mobility through statistical descriptors. The... -
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Fisheries Sediment Data (WIGLEY65 shapefile)
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This is a part of the National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) Seafloor Surficial Sediment (Deck 41) Data File. Deck 41 is an original data file created by the Marine... -
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3 arc second digital elevation model of the Gulf of Maine
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A gap-free, region-wide combined topographic/bathymetric grid at a fixed resolution is useful for describing the topography of the seafloor and for a wide variety of... -
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National Ocean Service (NOS) Cartographic Codes for Bottom Character in the Gulf of Maine region (NOSGOM shapefile)
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These data were collected by the National Ocean Service (NOS, formerly the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey) for the purpose of charting the coastal waters and... -
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Fish and epibenthic invertibrates from Albatross IV otter trawl survey, June 1999
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The NMFS/USGS survey of the southern part of Closed Area II was conducted in June, 1999 on 2 cruises: NMFS Albatross cruise ALB9905, June 2-9 (this cruise is also... -
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U.S. Geological Survey East Coast Sediment Texture Database (ECSTDB2011.SHP, 2011)
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This sediment database contains location, description, and texture of samples taken by numerous marine sampling programs. Most of the samples are from the Atlantic... -
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Northeast Monitoring Program Sediment Descriptions (REID82 shapefile)
Department of the Interior —
The data in this set are part of the "Ocean Pulse" benthic studies that were conducted on the U.S. northeast shelf by the National Marine Fisheries Service. This data... -
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Collections inventory for the U.S. Geological Survey Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Samples Repository (ver. 2.0, September 2023)
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Since 2002, the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center’s Samples Repository supports research by providing secure storage for geological, biological, and... -
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EC_Q16.TIF - U.S. Atlantic East Coast EEZ GLORIA sidescan-sonar data mosaic (16 of 23) (ACEA, 50 m, Clarke1866)
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From February to May 1987 the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducted five cruises to cover the U.S. Atlantic Continental Margin Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) seaward... -
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EC_250M_AEA_NAD27.TIF - U.S. Atlantic East Coast EEZ GLORIA sidescan-sonar composite mosaic (ACEA, 250 m, Clarke1866)
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From February to May 1987 the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducted five cruises to cover the U.S. Atlantic Continental Margin Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) seaward... -
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Continental Margin Mapping Program (CONMAP) sediments grainsize distribution for the United States East Coast Continental Margin (CONMAPSG)
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Sediments off the eastern United States vary markedly in texture - the size, shape, and arrangement of their grains. However, for descriptive purposes, it is... -
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Lithologic Descriptions from the Continental Margin Program (HATHLITH71 shapefile)
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This data set contains lithologic information on bottom sediments from the Continental Margin Program. The program was a joint collaboration between the U.S.... -
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EC_Q05.TIF - U.S. Atlantic East Coast EEZ GLORIA sidescan-sonar data mosaic (5 of 23) (ACEA, 50 m, Clarke1866)
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From February to May 1987 the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducted five cruises to cover the U.S. Atlantic Continental Margin Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) seaward... -
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Recurrence interval of sediment mobility at select points in the Gulf of Maine south into the Middle Atlantic Bight for May, 2010 - May, 2011 (GMAINE_mobile_freq, Geographic, WGS 84)
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The U.S. Geological Survey has been characterizing the regional variation in shear stress on the sea floor and sediment mobility through statistical descriptors. The... -
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Lithologic Descriptions of Bottom Sediments for the New England coast and the Gulf of Maine region (SMITHSONIAN shapefile)
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These data, which comprise part of the Smithsonian Institution Master Sediment data file, were abstracted by the staff of the Smithsonian Institution from materials...