gov.noaa.nodc:0156304 eng utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2026-04-28T21:15:24Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Oceanographic and fisheries data collected from NOAA and academic research vessels, and commercial menhaden vessels in Gulf of Mexico from 1988-06-14 to 1991-06-22 (NCEI Accession 0156304) 2016-09-01 publication 2016-08-11 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0156304 NCEI Archive Management System 0156304 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher David Huddleston NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Pascagoula Laboratory david.huddleston@noaa.gov https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Pascagoula Laboratory website Institution web page information resourceProvider NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/PIFSC) resourceProvider L. Nelson May Jr. NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Pascagoula Laboratory nelson.may@noaa.gov https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Pascagoula Laboratory website Institution web page information principalInvestigator May, Nelson NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC) nelson.may@noaa.gov https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS website Institution web page information author tableDigital Oceanographic and fisheries data were collected during 1988 through 1991 through a multiagency research project to develop a remote sensing system to provide near real time image products to fishermen in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. The data included surface water temperatures, salinities, and chlorophyll samples acquired by boats and vessels and fish catch information reported by menhaden spotter pilots and vessel captains. The environmental and fisheries data were acquired concurrently with overflights of the Airborne Ocean Color Imager (AOCI) carried on a Learjet operated by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The AOCI is a multispectral scanner and was configured with sensors to remotely sense water color in coastal and oceanic waters. The environmental and fisheries data were used to develop experimental data products that were distributed to fishermen in near real time. The study area encompassed the area from southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River to Marsh Island, Louisiana. These are only the fisheries and environmental data. Remotely sensed data are not available. This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis. Funded by: US DOC; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration completed historicalArchive NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact asNeeded https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0156304 Preview graphic PNG 0156304 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2016-03-01 publication AMMONIA (NH3) BAROMETRIC PRESSURE CHLOROPHYLL DISSOLVED OXYGEN FISHERY SURVEY FISHERY SURVEY - SCHOOL LOCATION FISHERY SURVEY - SCHOOL SIZE INDEX NITRATE NITRITE phosphate SALINITY SALINITY - SURFACE WATER SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE Secchi depth Silicon SPECIES IDENTIFICATION THERMOCLINE DEPTH turbidity UREA WATER COLOR water depth WATER TEMPERATURE WAVE HEIGHT WEATHER WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS CTD Secchi disk visual estimate visual observation instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS aerial photography biological in situ visual estimate visual observation theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS GYRE MULTIPLE SHIPS OF CAYMAN ISLANDS NOAA Ship Oregon II platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP) project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Coastal Waters of Florida Coastal Waters of Louisiana Coastal Waters of Texas Gulf of Mexico place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/NMFS > National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. 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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 information custodian ARH7FG Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: May, Nelson (2016). Oceanographic and fisheries data collected from NOAA and academic research vessels, and commercial menhaden vessels in Gulf of Mexico from 1988-06-14 to 1991-06-22 (NCEI Accession 0156304). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0156304. Accessed [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. otherRestrictions 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. Application of the airborne ocean color imager for commercial fishing 1993-03-01 publication 94N11378 http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19940006906.pdf HTTP Application of the airborne ocean color imager for commercial fishing journal article download Robert C. Wrigley author Thomas R. Ory author John T. Brucks author John Jett author William Bryant author Steven A. Klooster author Richard S. Freedman author Nelson May author United States publisher documentDigital NASA Technical Report crossReference sciencePaper Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 2023: Oceanographic and fisheries data collected from NOAA and academic research vessels, and commercial menhaden vessels in Gulf of Mexico from 1988-06-14 to 1991-06-22 (NCEI Accession 0156304), https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/29560. 2023-02-07 publication gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:29560 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/29560 HTTPS https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/29560 InPort Metadata Record information NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC) https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC) website Institution web page information publisher tableDigital crossReference eng; USA utf8 environment oceans imageryBaseMapsEarthCover climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere biota -97.2 -83.5 26 30.31 1988-06-14 1991-06-22 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information +1-301-713-3277 ncei.info@noaa.gov pointOfContact In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. 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You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). download dataset NCEI Accession 0156304 v1.1 was published. 2016-09-01T16:49:14Z NCEI Accession 0156304 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0156304/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0156304 v1.1 published 2016-09-01T16:49:14Z download dataset Data Type: TEMPERATURE - SURFACE WATER [SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE] (measured); Units: degrees fahrenheit; Observation Type: model output; Sampling Instrument: AOCI; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The locations and estimated sizes (in thousands of individuals) of menhaden schools in the northern Gulf of Mexico were recorded by spotter aircraft during the study. The location data were recorded as latitude and longitude coordinates and were taken from a Loran-C navigation system on board each aircraft. National Marine Fisheries Service field personnel located in Houma, Louisiana and Sulphur, Louisiana faxed copies of the flight records to Stennis Space Center where the data were manually entered into a database and checked for errors. Since the numbers of fish comprising each school were generally reported as ranges (e.g., 50,000 to 75,000 fish), the midpoint of the range was used as an estimate of school size. Adverse weather conditions sometimes limited the number of flights conducted by the spotter aircraft. Other schooling species were sighted by the spotter aircraft pilots but were excluded from the analysis. The AOCI imagery was processed with the Earth Resources Application Software package developed by NASA. SAS software was used to analyze the in-situ and remotely-sensed data and develop an experimental algorithm relating fish catches to chlorophyll concentrations. The algorithm was used in ELAS to generate a predictive map with an encoded coastline and graticule. Predictive values in the map were scaled from 1 to 100 to indicate a range of fishing success from low to high, respectively. The map was transferred to an electronic bulletin board where NMFS field personnel downloaded the image and distributed hardcopy versions of the data to the menhaden spotter pilots, usually by the following day.; Data Quality Information: Error traps were included in the SAS programs during the entire processing protocol to flag/catch any position data that was incorrectly coded or out of range asNeeded Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian CTD CTD Conductivity-Temperature-Depth probe Secchi disk Secchi disk The Secchi disk (or Secchi disc), as created in 1865 by Angelo Secchi, is a plain white, circular disk 30 cm (12 in) in diameter used to measure water transparency or turbidity in bodies of water. The disc is mounted on a pole or line, and lowered slowly down in the water. The depth at which the disk is no longer visible is taken as a measure of the transparency of the water. This measure is known as the Secchi depth and is related to water turbidity. [Wikipedia, 2021-09-02] visual estimate visual estimate not an instrument - maybe an observation type visual observation visual observation not an instrument - maybe an observation type GYRE Flag: United States Vessel Type: Oceanographic Research IMO: 7318999 DOB: 1973-10 MULTIPLE SHIPS OF CAYMAN ISLANDS MULTIPLE SHIPS OF CAYMAN ISLANDS NOAA Ship Oregon II Title: NOAA Ship Flag: United States of America Vessel Type: Fishing Vessel (Research) DOB: 1967 IMO: 6728068 Hull Classification: R 332 Commissioned on 12 March 1975 and the current status is active.