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Obsolete - AFSC/RACE/EcoFOCI - Ichthyoplankton data collected in support of FOCI assessment surveys and ecosystem observations in the Bering, Beaufort, and Chukchi Seas and the Gulf of Alaska 1972 to Present

Metadata Updated: April 1, 2024

The dataset contains records of fish eggs and larvae collected during FOCI assessment surveys. Records include all data pertinent to identify where specimens were collected (lat, lon, date, gear used, max depth of gear, water depth). Specific data on specimens includes scientific name, stage of development, number collected (whole numbers and CPUE), lengths of larvae, and diameters and stages of eggs. In addition, there are comments that explain any irregularities that may have occurred during sample collection; depending on the reason data is being extracted, comments may indicate a sample is not suitable for consideration.

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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 28, 2022
Metadata Updated Date April 1, 2024
Reference Date(s) 2015 (publication)
Frequency Of Update annually

Metadata Source

Harvested from NMFS AFSC

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Date February 29, 2024
Metadata Created Date October 28, 2022
Metadata Updated Date April 1, 2024
Reference Date(s) 2015 (publication)
Responsible Party (Point of Contact, Custodian)
Contact Email
Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26373
Access Constraints Cite As: Alaska Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: Obsolete - AFSC/RACE/EcoFOCI - Ichthyoplankton data collected in support of FOCI assessment surveys and ecosystem observations in the Bering, Beaufort, and Chukchi Seas and the Gulf of Alaska 1972 to Present [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26373., Access Constraints: User must read and fully comprehend the metadata prior to use. Applications or inferences derived from the data should be carefully considered for accuracy. Data will reside at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center., Use Constraints: Acknowledgement of NOAA/NMFS/AFSC, as the source from which these data were obtained in any publications and/or other representations of these, data is suggested.
Bbox East Long -130
Bbox North Lat 76
Bbox South Lat 50
Bbox West Long 170
Coupled Resource
Frequency Of Update annually
Harvest Object Id 756a686f-1efe-4c50-b219-065ec5e5377a
Harvest Source Id 26a29bb9-50b0-47fd-920b-edc74aa6ec76
Harvest Source Title NMFS AFSC
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 Processing for an ichthyoplankton cruise is carried out in several steps: measuring the volume of the plankton in each sample, sorting out and counting all fish eggs and larvae, measuring fish larvae, identifying all fish eggs and larvae, staging (aging) some fish eggs, and putting fish eggs in 5% Formalin and larvae in 70% ethanol (mixed from 95 % ethanol with no additives). Results are returned in an SQLite database. Results are visually verified and the final corrected data are loaded into an Oracle database.
Metadata Language eng
Metadata Type geospatial
Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[170.0, 50.0], [-130.0, 50.0], [-130.0, 76.0], [170.0, 76.0], [170.0, 50.0]]]}
Progress underDevelopment
Spatial Data Service Type
Spatial Reference System
Spatial Harvester True
Temporal Extent Begin 1972

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