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    • SEAMAP Ichthoplankton Databases Provided to NRDA

    Metadata Updated: April 1, 2024

    The Southeast Fisheries Science Center Mississippi Laboratories has collected standardized ichthyoplankton resource surveys in the Gulf of Mexico since 1982. Several surveys are conducted throughout the year and focus on different areas of the northern Gulf of Mexico. The spring survey is an offshore survey that samples primarily from the edge of the continental shelf to the Economic Exclusion Zone, while the summer and fall surveys primarily focus on the continental shelf. Typically, the fall plankton survey is selected as the source of larval abundance data because of its spatial coverage, as opposed to surveys in the summer which did not adequately cover the eastern Gulf of Mexico prior to 2008. Data from these standardized surveys were provided to the Natural Resources Damage Assessment (NRDA) to support assessment of the environmental impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill which occurred in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.

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    Metadata Date February 29, 2024
    Metadata Created Date May 12, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date April 1, 2024
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
    Frequency Of Update

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NMFS SEFSC

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date February 29, 2024
    Metadata Created Date May 12, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date April 1, 2024
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
    Responsible Party (Custodian)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:29564
    Access Constraints Cite As: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: SEAMAP Ichthoplankton Databases Provided to NRDA [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/29564., Access Constraints: There are not restrictions or legal prerequisites for accessing this data., Use Constraints: NOAA NMFS does not approve, recommend, or endorse any proprietary product or proprietary material mentioned in this publication. No reference shall be made to NMFS, or to this publication furnished by NMFS, in any advertising or sales promotion which would indicate or imply that NMFS approves, recommends, or endorses any proprietary product or proprietary material mentioned herein or which has as its purpose any intent to cause directly or indirectly the advertised product to be used or purchased because of this NMFS publication. NMFS is not responsible for any uses of these datasets beyond those for which they were intended, and NMFS makes no claims regarding the accuracy of any data provided by agencies or individuals outside NMFS. Acknowledgement of NOAA NMFS and SEAMAP would be appreciated in products derived or publications generated from this data.
    Bbox East Long -81
    Bbox North Lat 31
    Bbox South Lat 24
    Bbox West Long -98
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update
    Harvest Object Id 78229055-4c08-4279-880c-99bc29c74b42
    Harvest Source Id ca759a40-507d-4d0c-8f8c-64b3c5e05066
    Harvest Source Title NMFS SEFSC
    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 Plankton samples are collected by neuston and bongo nets. Samples are brought back to the laboratory and sent to the Polish Sorting Center for processing. Processing includes specimen identification and numbers of species. At the end of each survey all other collected data are reviewed for accuracy/relevance by chief scientists. Specimen verification following sorting and identification are conducted by research biologists to confirm identifications.
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-98.0, 24.0], [-81.0, 24.0], [-81.0, 31.0], [-98.0, 31.0], [-98.0, 24.0]]]}
    Progress underDevelopment
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1982
    Temporal Extent End 2010

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