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    • Bottom Trawl Survey Catch-per-unit-effort 20220516

    Metadata Updated: October 19, 2024

    NOAA Fisheries and its partners conduct bottom-trawl surveys in 7 regions in the US (Northeast, Southeast, Gulf of Mexico, West Coast, Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands). These surveys are designed to collect information on the seasonal distribution, relative abundance, and biodiversity of fish and invertebrate species found on the US continental shelves. Over 900 species of fish and invertebrates have been identified in these surveys.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Date February 29, 2024
    Metadata Created Date October 19, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date October 19, 2024
    Reference Date(s) May 16, 2022 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NMFS OST

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date February 29, 2024
    Metadata Created Date October 19, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date October 19, 2024
    Reference Date(s) May 16, 2022 (publication)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact, Custodian)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:67366
    Access Constraints Cite As: NMFS Office of Science and Technology, [Date of Access]: Bottom Trawl Survey Catch-per-unit-effort 20220516 [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/67366., Use Constraints: ***No Warranty*** The user assumes the entire risk related to its use of these data. NMFS is providing these data "as is" and NMFS disclaims any and all warranties, whether express or implied, including (without limitation) any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. No warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. It is strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data to evaluate dataset limitations, restrictions or intended use. In no event will NMFS be liable to you or to any third party for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special or exemplary damages or lost profit resulting from any use or misuse of these data.
    Bbox East Long -165
    Bbox North Lat 57
    Bbox South Lat 47
    Bbox West Long 170
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
    Harvest Object Id 7d23bf8a-00d1-4dae-a59a-382ba0fc6786
    Harvest Source Id f9290d59-efab-4b58-a20f-a0e82126966c
    Harvest Source Title NMFS OST
    Licence NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose.
    Lineage The survey points layers were created by conducting several processing steps of the raw fishery-independent bottom trawl survey catch-per-unit effort data, using R and Python scripts to clean and standardize the datasets. The data processing workflow, as well as information on the original sources of the data, are provided in detail in the below Sources and Process Steps.
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[170.0, 47.0], [-165.0, 47.0], [-165.0, 57.0], [170.0, 57.0], [170.0, 47.0]]]}
    Progress underDevelopment
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1983-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Temporal Extent End 2018-12-31T00:00:00Z

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