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    • EK60 Water Column Sonar Data Collected During NF1609

    Metadata Updated: November 10, 2022

    The mission of the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) is to conserve, protect, and enhance the biodiversity, ecological integrity, and cultural legacy of specially designated marine protected areas around the world. NOAA has recently given clearance to begin scoping meetings to explore expansion of the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary (MNMS). This project will allow MNMS to inventory and assess resources in the proposed new expansion areas. Data collected in these new areas and within the existing sanctuary is critical to expansion and the completion of the MNMS Condition Report. This project also furthers ONMS and NCCOS goals by providing critical data to support our understanding of essential fish habitat on both naturally occurring and anthropomorphic bottom features on the continental shelf off the mid-Atlantic coast. This project employs new advances in underwater acoustic seafloor mapping technologies that will not only assess the biota of live bottom habitats but also submerged cultural resources such as shipwrecks, that have become essential fish habitats in their current role as artificial reefs. Acoustic survey methods, along with multi-beam mapping provide an efficient method on producing information on fish distribution, areas of high productivity, seafloor features, and cultural resources.

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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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    Metadata Date March 17, 2022
    Metadata Created Date November 10, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date November 10, 2022
    Reference Date(s) September 1, 2016 (creation), March 17, 2022 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NGDC MGG Sonar Water Column

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    Resource Type Series
    Metadata Date March 17, 2022
    Metadata Created Date November 10, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date November 10, 2022
    Reference Date(s) September 1, 2016 (creation), March 17, 2022 (publication)
    Responsible Party NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.ncei:NF1609_EK60
    Access Constraints Cite as: NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science. 2022. EK60 Water Column Sonar Data Collected During NF1609. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/f4xw-fq02 [access date], Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose., Resource may not be available for up to one year after initial collection.
    Bbox East Long -75.10831
    Bbox North Lat 35.26095
    Bbox South Lat 34.13164
    Bbox West Long -77.07226
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned
    Harvest Object Id 659673e5-6bf4-408e-ad1a-9374d983f0a2
    Harvest Source Id ab8b0290-e4db-4a00-89f2-4e427c2054b2
    Harvest Source Title NGDC MGG Sonar Water Column
    Licence These data are considered raw and have not been subjected to the NOAA's quality control or quality assurance procedures. They are released for limited public use as preliminary data to be used only with appropriate caution. NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty., Not subject to copyright protection within the United States.
    Lineage Uncalibrated
    Metadata Language eng; USA
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-77.07226, 34.13164], [-75.10831, 34.13164], [-75.10831, 35.26095], [-77.07226, 35.26095], [-77.07226, 34.13164]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2016-09-01T00:00:00
    Temporal Extent End 2016-11-09T11:59:59

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