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ME70 Water Column Sonar Data Collected During DY1203

Metadata Updated: September 17, 2021

Shelikof Strait Acoustic-Trawl Survey of Walleye Pollock (DY1203, ME70). The Midwater Assessment and Conservation Engineering (MACE) program of the Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) conducted an acoustic-trawl (AT) stock assessment survey in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) during the late winter of 2012 to estimate the distribution and abundance of walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus). The survey areas for cruise DY1203 included the GOA continental shelf break east of Chirikof Island to Barnabas Trough (March 17-19, 2012), and throughout the Shelikof Strait sea valley (March 20-26, 2012).The survey was conducted onboard NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson, a 64 meter scientific research vessel equipped with acoustic and oceanographic instrumentation in addition to trawling and biological sampling capabilities. The primary instrumentation for the survey was a Simrad EK60 split-beam scientific echosounder system utilizing five frequencies (18, 38, 70, 120, and 200 kHz) and a Simrad ME70 multibeam echosounder, with the ME70 trigger slaved to the EK60 system.

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Dates

Metadata Date September 14, 2021
Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
Metadata Updated Date September 17, 2021
Reference Date(s) March 15, 2012 (creation), January 1, 2016 (publication)
Frequency Of Update notPlanned

Metadata Source

Harvested from NGDC MGG Sonar Water Column

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Series
Metadata Date September 14, 2021
Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
Metadata Updated Date September 17, 2021
Reference Date(s) March 15, 2012 (creation), January 1, 2016 (publication)
Responsible Party NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Point of Contact)
Contact Email
Guid gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.wcd:DY1203_ME70
Access Constraints Cite as: Alaska Fisheries Science Center. 2012. 'ME70 Water Column Sonar Data Collected During DY1203'. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:10.7289/V5K935FH [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 -152.085202765
Bbox North Lat 58.5043543333
Bbox South Lat 53.9673392083
Bbox West Long -165.552062
Coupled Resource
Frequency Of Update notPlanned
Harvest Object Id 5a1a9864-e7eb-4ef8-ba50-be1461abc2db
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.
Metadata Language eng; USA
Metadata Type geospatial
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Progress completed
Spatial Data Service Type
Spatial Reference System urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
Spatial Harvester True
Temporal Extent Begin 2012-03-15T20:12:02
Temporal Extent End 2012-03-26T16:33:16

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