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  • Enhanced Biological Sampling Data

    Metadata Updated: February 6, 2017

    This is a database of a variety of biological, reproductive, and energetic data collected from fish on the continental shelf in the northwest Atlantic Ocean. Species sampled in this database thus far include winter flounder, yellowtail flounder, summer flounder, haddock, cusk, Atlantic wolffish, and Atlantic herring. Data are collected from fish provided principally from fishermen participating in the NECRP Study Fleet. Some fish are taken from other NECRP research studies, and a small number from NEFSC surveys and surveys by MADMF and URI GSO. The catch location data is provided in views from the relevant FVTR, SVDBS, or other tables for a few cooperative research or external programs. The biological data includes general physical data (weights, lengths, organ weights, macroscopic maturity stage), age data, and other reproductive data. Measures collected from preserved gonad samples includes data for estimation of fish fecundity (oocyte counts and diameters) and from grading gonad histology for determination of maturity and seasonal reproductive status. In addition, relative measures of energetic condition are collected (including tissue wet weight and dry weights and bioimpedance data), and for some fish food habits data were collected in the first 18 months of data collection.

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    License: U.S. Government Work

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    Dates

    Metadata Date June 28, 2016
    Metadata Created Date March 28, 2016
    Metadata Updated Date February 6, 2017
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
    Frequency Of Update continual

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NOAA CSW Harvest Source

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date June 28, 2016
    Metadata Created Date March 28, 2016
    Metadata Updated Date February 6, 2017
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
    Responsible Party Northeast Fisheries Science Center (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Access Constraints Access Constraints: Most of the fish capture locations come from the fishermen's commercial fishing locations and are imported from FVTR tables. These locations are protected proprietary information of the fishermen. Access is constrained by the same policies as all the FVTR data at the NEFSC. NEFSC Data Access Constraint: If data is stored on an internal NEFSC network, the requester may not have direct access to query the data unless they are also authorized for network access. | Use Constraints: It is highly recommended that any users of this data consult with the POC of this data set prior to use for a better understanding of the data and its limitations.
    Bbox East Long -66.680077
    Bbox North Lat 43.254015
    Bbox South Lat 39.997518
    Bbox West Long -71.81315
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update continual
    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26273
    Harvest Object Id 82dde61c-046b-4a9e-a2c7-d4b6d6553a02
    Harvest Source Id 2aed8e29-fc5b-4cde-aa66-fb1118fd705e
    Harvest Source Title NOAA CSW Harvest Source
    Licence
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2008-08

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