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Rockfish Recruitment and Ecosystem Assessment Survey

Published by Southwest Fisheries Science Center | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: July 14, 2026 at 08:15 PM | Dataset Last Updated: January 01, 1983 at 12:00 AM
In 1983, the Groundfish Analysis Team began a series of annual surveys designed to assess the recruitment strength of juvenile rockfish and various economically and ecologically important species, and to examine the general state of the ecosystem and its variability along the central California coast. Midwater trawls were conducted and CTDs performed during late spring every year since 1983. Initially the survey area was Monterey to Point Reyes; however, in 2004 the geographic range was extended to San Diego through Mendocino.

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  • Rockfish_Recruitment_and_Ecosystem_Assessment_Survey__Catch_Data.csv

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  • SWFSC_FED_Mid_Water_Trawl_Juvenile_Rockfish_Survey__CTD_Data__1987-2015.csv

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  • SWFSC_FED_Mid_Water_Trawl_Juvenile_Rockfish_Survey__Surface_Data__1987-2015.csv

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    "description": "Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2026. GCMD Keywords, Version 24. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords",
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identifier https://data.noaa.gov/waf/NOAA/nmfs/swfsc/iso/xml/17408.xml
issued 1983-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00
keyword 
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  "abundance",
  "ctd",
  "ecosystem",
  "juvenile rockfish",
  "midwater trawl",
  "oceanography",
  "recruitment",
  "annual cruises",
  "california",
  "DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SWFSC > Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA. U.S. Department of Commerce",
  "Groundfish Analysis"
]
landingPage https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/17408
language 
[]
license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
modified 1983-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00
publisher 
{
  "name": "Southwest Fisheries Science Center",
  "@type": "org:Organization"
}
rights otherRestrictions, unclassified
spatial -117.0,32.0,-126.0,40.5
temporal 1983-01-01T00:00:00+00:00/1983-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
title Rockfish Recruitment and Ecosystem Assessment Survey

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