gov.noaa.nodc:0240416 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 2025-09-26T19:05:58Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) MOCNESS profile and ichthyoplankton and decapod specimen identification data collected during NRDA Plankton Survey Nick Skansi PC3 (NSPC3) in the northern Gulf of Mexico from 2010-09-25 to 2010-10-03 (NCEI Accession 0240416) 2021-08-20 publication 2021-08-20 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0240416 NCEI Archive Management System 0240416 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 Bipana Sigdel Harte Research Institute (HRI) bipana.sigdel@tamucc.edu https://www.harteresearch.org/ HTTPS Harte Research Institute (HRI) website Institution web page information resourceProvider GRIIDC https://www.griidc.org/ HTTPS GRIIDC website Institution web page information resourceProvider Frank Hernandez The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) frank.hernandez@usm.edu http://www.usm.edu/ HTTP The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Carley Zapfe The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) carley.zapfe@usm.edu http://www.usm.edu/ HTTP The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) website Institution web page information collaborator Verena Wang East Carolina University (ECU) wangv21@ecu.edu http://www.ecu.edu/ HTTP East Carolina University (ECU) website Institution web page information collaborator Zapfe, Carley University of Southern Mississippi / Gulf Coast Research Laboratory http://www.usm.edu/ HTTP The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) website Institution web page information author Wang, Verena East Carolina University http://www.ecu.edu/ HTTP East Carolina University (ECU) website Institution web page information author Hernandez, Frank University of Southern Mississippi / Department of Coastal Sciences http://www.usm.edu/ HTTP The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) website Institution web page information author East Carolina University (ECU) http://www.ecu.edu/ HTTP East Carolina University (ECU) website Institution web page information contributor tableDigital This data package contains MOCNESS (Multiple Opening/Closing Net Environmental Sensing System) profile data and other ichthyoplankton and decapod specimen identification data collected during Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Plankton Survey Nick Skansi PC3 (NSPC3) in the Gulf of Mexico from 2010-09-25 to 2010-10-03. This survey was part of a series of NS NRDA cruises conducted in 2010 and 2011 to evaluate the distribution and densities of ichthyoplankton and other zooplankton in northern Gulf of Mexico waters potentially affected by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (DWHOS). The data package includes the original profile data representing environmental samples (e.g., temperature, salinity, pressure) for individual MOCNESS tows as well as combined and summary data (all tows) for the full cruise. Dataset also includes sampling event data (e.g., time, latitude, longitude, depth, volume filtered) and specimen data (e.g., taxonomic identification, length, number of individuals). This data was collected as part of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) response to the 2010 MC252 Deepwater Horizon oil spill (DWHOS) to evaluate the distribution and densities of ichthyoplankton and other zooplankton in northern Gulf of Mexico waters potentially affected by the DWHOS. Funding Agency: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) Funding Agency: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information & Data Cooperative (GRIIDC) 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:0240416 Preview graphic PNG 0240416 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2021-08-13 publication FISH SPECIES FISHERY SURVEY - CATCH MEASUREMENTS - DETAILS ICHTHYOPLANKTON IDENTITY ICHTHYOPLANKTON LENGTH PLANKTON Potential temperature (theta) SALINITY water depth WATER TEMPERATURE ZOOPLANKTON SPECIES IDENTITIES theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS) net - plankton net instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS biological in situ laboratory analyses profile theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS East Carolina University dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS GRIIDC dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Deepwater Horizon oil spill event (DWH) Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information & Data Cooperative (GRIIDC) project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Coastal Waters of Gulf of Mexico Gulf of Mexico North Atlantic Ocean place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication Deep-Pelagic Plankton Communities of the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Trophic Ecology, Assemblage Dynamics, and Connectivity with the Upper Ocean project Provider Project Names EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL AQUATIC SCIENCES > FISHERIES EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > PROTISTS > PLANKTON EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > PLANKTON EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > PLANKTON > ZOOPLANKTON EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > WATER DEPTH EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2026 revision 23 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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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Decapod Identification MOCNESS net tow angle MOCNESS net tow horizontal velocity MOCNESS net tow vertical velocity Potential density Specimen measurements Taxonomic Identification Volume of water filtered through the net Water flow meter output Water pressure theme Provider Keywords MOCNESS > MOCNESS Plankton Net PLANKTON NETS instrument Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords 2026 revision 23 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. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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 M/V Nick Skansi platform Provider Platform Names OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 2026 revision 23 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. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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 LY2L9L Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: Public otherRestrictions Cite as: Zapfe, Carley; Wang, Verena; Hernandez, Frank (2021). MOCNESS profile and ichthyoplankton and decapod specimen identification data collected during NRDA Plankton Survey Nick Skansi PC3 (NSPC3) in the northern Gulf of Mexico from 2010-09-25 to 2010-10-03 (NCEI Accession 0240416). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0240416. 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. Zapfe, Carley; Wang, Verena; Hernandez, Frank (2021). MOCNESS profile and ichthyoplankton and decapod specimen identification data collected during NRDA Plankton Survey Nick Skansi 9 (NS9) in the northern Gulf of Mexico from 2011-04-17 to 2011-06-26 (NCEI Accession 0239999). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0239999. 2021-08-10 publication NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0239999 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0239999 HTTPS https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0239999 NCEI Accession 0239999 information Zapfe, Carley University of Southern Mississippi / Gulf Coast Research Laboratory http://www.usm.edu/ HTTP The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) website Institution web page information author Wang, Verena East Carolina University http://www.ecu.edu/ HTTP East Carolina University (ECU) website Institution web page information author Hernandez, Frank University of Southern Mississippi / Department of Coastal Sciences http://www.usm.edu/ HTTP The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) website Institution web page information author NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) publisher tableDigital crossReference project Zapfe, Carley, Verena Wang, and Frank Hernandez. (2019). MOCNESS ichthyoplankton data collected during NRDA Plankton Survey Nick Skansi PC3 (NSPC3) in the northern Gulf of Mexico from 2010-09-25 to 2010-10-03 on board the M/V Nick Skansi [Data set]. Harte Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.7266/n7-7fxg-2980 2019 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.7266/n7-7fxg-2980 https://doi.org/10.7266/n7-7fxg-2980 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.7266/n7-7fxg-2980 GRIIDC Data Webpage UDI: R6.x815.000:0025 information Zapfe, Carley, Verena Wang, and Frank Hernandez author Harte Research Institute publisher tableDigital crossReference project Zapfe, Carley, Verena Wang, and Frank Hernandez. (2019). MOCNESS profile data collected during NRDA Plankton Survey Nick Skansi PC3 (NSPC3) in the northern Gulf of Mexico from 2010-09-25 to 2010-10-03 on board the M/V Nick Skansi [Data set]. Harte Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.7266/n7-j6rb-dt32 2019 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.7266/n7-j6rb-dt32 https://doi.org/10.7266/n7-j6rb-dt32 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.7266/n7-j6rb-dt32 GRIIDC Data Webpage UDI: R6.x815.000:0028 information Zapfe, Carley, Verena Wang, and Frank Hernandez author Harte Research Institute publisher tableDigital crossReference project Wang, Verena, Carley Zapfe, and Frank Hernandez. (2019). MOCNESS decapod data collected during NRDA Plankton Survey Nick Skansi PC3 (NSPC3) in the northern Gulf of Mexico from 2010-09-25 to 2010-10-03 on board the M/V Nick Skansi [Data set]. Harte Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.7266/jqd5r01a 2019 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.7266/jqd5r01a https://doi.org/10.7266/jqd5r01a HTTPS https://doi.org/10.7266/jqd5r01a GRIIDC Data Webpage UDI: R6.x815.000:0031 information Wang, Verena, Carley Zapfe, and Frank Hernandez author Harte Research Institute publisher tableDigital crossReference project eng; USA utf8 environment oceans biota -92.5 -89 27 28 2010-09-25 2010-10-03 Data parameters and units: 1. GRIIDC dataset R6.x815.000:0025; MOCNESS ichthyoplankton data. Data parameters and units included are: Archive number (number assigned to the sample in the Deepwater Horizon Plankton Assessment Archive, typically one archive number per field sample id), cruise name, cruise number, station id (B# stations are from the NOAA SEAMAP Grid), DayNightSample (time of day associated with the sample where D (day) is 1 hour after sunrise to 1 hour before sunset, N (night) is 1 hour post-sunset to 1 hour pre-sunrise), DeepShallowSample (general depths targeted by MOCNESS tow, where S is shallow (0-160 m) and D is deep (0-1500+ m)), DeploymentID (unique identifier for each MOCNESS tow), field sample id (unique identifier for each depth discrete net sample within the MOCNESS tow), sample date (MM/DD/YY), sample date start (MM/DD/YY), sample date end (MM/DD/YY), sample time (hh:mm:ss am/pm, local time), tow start time (hh:mm:ss am/pm, local time), tow end time (hh:mm:ss am/pm, local time), upper depth (m), lower depth (m), maximum deployment depth (m), volume (volume of water filtered through the net, m^3), volume source (source of volume number such as MOCNESS instrument file), StartLat (start latitude of tow, decimal degrees), StartLon (start longitude of tow, decimal degrees), EndLat (end latitude of tow, decimal degrees), EndLon (end longitude of tow, decimal degrees), latitude (target coordinates, not actual sampling coordinates), longitude (target coordinates, not actual sampling coordinates), sampling notes, NetNo (net number if applicable), sample_taxon_id (unique identifier for the taxonomic sample, field sample id + sort category + unique identifier), sort_category (sample type, where I = ichthyoplankton < 25 mm, I25 = ichthyoplankton > 25mm, and N = nekton), taxon (lowest taxonomic identification), aliquot (portion of the field sample quantified for ichthyoplankton specimens), displacement_volume (displacement volume of the field sample, ml), number_of_vials (number of vials containing specimens from taxonomic sample), description (life stage assigned to specimen at time of identification), min_meas (smallest specimen measurement, mm), max_meas (largest specimen measurement, mm), RND1-10 (measurements taken of randomly selected specimens, mm), measured_count (number of specimens measured), not_measured_count (number of specimens not measured), total specimens (total number of specimens in the vial), identifier comments, rank (lowest taxonomic level of the identification taxon name), kingdom, phylum, subphylum, superclass, class, subclass, infraclass, superorder, order, suborder, superfamily, family, subfamily, tribe, genus, species. 2. GRIIDC dataset R6.x815.000:0028; MOCNESS profile data. Data parameters and units included are: Time [Julian Days since 2010-01-01 00:00:00], latitude [degrees], longitude [degrees], pressure [dBar], temperature [deg C], potential temperature [deg C], salinity [PSU], sigma_t [kg/m^3], signal strength/echo intensity [counts], net angle, water flow [number of revolutions], horizontal velocity [knots], vertical velocity [m/s], volume filtered [m^3]. Note: Sample time in xxxx.PRO files are UTC, and in xxxx_all.csv file is Central time. For the detailed dataset information including file descriptions, file naming conventions, and all the headers descriptions, please refer to the Readme file (MOCNESS_README_FILE_NSPC3.xlsx) included in the dataset. 3. GRIIDC dataset R6.x815.000:0031; MOCNESS decapod data. Data parameters and units included are: Archive number (number assigned to the sample in the Deepwater Horizon Plankton Assessment Archive, typically one archive number per field sample ID), cruise name, cruise number, station ID (B# stations are from the NOAA SEAMAP Grid), DayNightSample (time of day associated with the sample where D (day) is 1 hour after sunrise to 1 hour before sunset, N (night) is 1 hour post-sunset to 1 hour pre-sunrise), DeepShallowSample (general depths targeted by MOCNESS tow, where S is shallow (0-160 m) and D is deep (0-1500+ m)), field sample ID (unique identifier for each depth discrete net sample within the neuston tow), sample date (MM/DD/YY), sample date start (MM/DD/YY), sample date end (MM/DD/YY), sample time (hh:mm:ss am/pm, local time), tow start time (hh:mm:ss am/pm, local time), tow end time (hh:mm:ss am/pm, local time), upper depth (m), lower depth (m), maximum deployment depth (m), volume (volume of water filtered through the net, m^3), volume source (source of volume number such as MOCNESS instrument file), StartLat (start latitude of tow, decimal degrees), StartLon (start longitude of tow, decimal degrees), EndLat (end latitude of tow, decimal degrees), EndLon (end longitude of tow, decimal degrees), latitude (target coordinates, not actual sampling coordinates), longitude (target coordinates, not actual sampling coordinates), sampling notes, flow meter start (starting number on the flowmeter), flow meter end (ending number on the flowmeter), filter method (gear/net type used), sample_taxon_id (unique identifier for the taxonomic sample, field sample id + sort category + unique identifier), sort_category (sample type, where D = decapods < 25 mm and D25 = decapods> 25mm), taxon (lowest taxonomic identification), aliquot (portion of the field sample quantified for decapod specimens), displacement_volume (displacement volume of the field sample, ml), number_of_vials (number of vials containing specimens from taxonomic sample), description (life stage assigned to specimen at time of identification), min_meas (smallest specimen measurement, mm), max_meas (largest specimen measurement, mm), RND1-10 (measurements taken of randomly selected specimens, mm), measured_count (number of specimens measured), not_measured_count (number of specimens not measured), total specimens (total number of specimens in the vial), identifier comments, rank (lowest taxonomic level of the identification taxon name), kingdom, phylum, subphylum, superclass, class, subclass, infraclass, superorder, order, suborder, superfamily, family, subfamily, tribe, genus, species. 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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 0240416 v1.1 was published. 2021-08-20T22:34:38Z NCEI Accession 0240416 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0240416/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0240416 v1.1 published 2021-08-20T22:34:38Z download dataset Parameter or Variable: Water pressure (measured); Units: dbar; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS); Sampling and Analyzing Method: Water pressure was recorded in 4-second intervals throughout the MOCNESS deployment (i.e., 15 environmental samples recorded for each minute). Depth reported as pressure; positive number increasing with water depth (1 dbar = 1 m seawater). Samples were collected using a 1-m2 MOCNESS outfitted with 9 0.333mm nets, pressure sensor, flowmeter, temperature probe, and conductivity probe sensors. Net opening, net closing, and/or mean and standard deviation are provided for each environmental parameter in the summary data "NSPC3_MOC_summary.csv" for each net from the "NSPC3_MOC_all.csv" file. Parameter or Variable: Water depth (measured); Units: m; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS); Data Quality Method: Negative depth (pres < 0) data were recorded at the start and/or end of tows, when the MOCNESS instrument was at the surface awaiting deployment or retrieval. Environmental readings associated with these negative depths are not representative of the water column, and were thus removed from the dataset. Parameter or Variable: Volume of water filtered through the net (measured); Units: m3; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS) Parameter or Variable: WATER TEMPERATURE (calculated); Units: degrees Celsius; Observation Category: Profile; Sampling Instrument: Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS); Sampling and Analyzing Method: Water temperature at measurement depth was recorded in 4-second intervals throughout the MOCNESS deployment (i.e., 15 environmental samples recorded for each minute). Samples were collected using a 1-m2 MOCNESS outfitted with 9 0.333mm nets, pressure sensor, flowmeter, temperature probe, and conductivity probe sensors. Net opening, net closing, and/or mean and standard deviation are provided for each environmental parameter in the summary data "NSPC3_MOC_summary.csv" for each net from the "NSPC3_MOC_all.csv" file. Parameter or Variable: SALINITY (calculated); Units: psu; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS); Sampling and Analyzing Method: Samples were collected using a 1-m2 MOCNESS outfitted with 9 0.333mm nets, pressure sensor, flowmeter, temperature probe, and conductivity probe sensors. Net opening, net closing, and/or mean and standard deviation are provided for each environmental parameter in the summary data "NSPC3_MOC_summary.csv" for each net from the "NSPC3_MOC_all.csv" file. Parameter or Variable: Potential density (measured); Units: kg m-3; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS) Parameter or Variable: MOCNESS net tow angle (measured); Units: degrees; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS); Sampling and Analyzing Method: 1-m2 Multiple Opening/Closing Net Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS) was outfitted with 9 0.333mm nets. Parameter or Variable: MOCNESS net tow horizontal velocity (measured); Units: knots; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS); Sampling and Analyzing Method: 1-m2 Multiple Opening/Closing Net Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS) was outfitted with 9 0.333mm nets. Parameter or Variable: MOCNESS net tow vertical velocity (measured); Units: m min-1; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS); Sampling and Analyzing Method: 1-m2 Multiple Opening/Closing Net Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS) was outfitted with 9 0.333mm nets. Parameter or Variable: Water flow meter output (measured); Units: number of revolutions; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS) Parameter or Variable: ICHTHYOPLANKTON IDENTITY (measured); Units: count; Observation Category: biological; Sampling Instrument: net - plankton net Parameter or Variable: Decapod Identification (measured); Units: Count; Observation Category: biological; Sampling Instrument: net - plankton net; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Decapod identification protocol was followed for the sample processing, and the Decapods were identified to the lowest possible taxonomic level the target taxa 1-14 which belong to the following families: Palinuridae, spiny lobsters (Panulirus spp.), Scyllaridae, slipper lobsters (Scyllarus and Scyllarides); commercial shrimp species, Penaeidae, Sicyoniidae and Solenoceridae - Litopenaeus setiferus (white shrimp), Farfantepenaues duorarum (pink shrimp), F. aztecus (brown shrimp), rock shrimp (Sicyonia spp.), seabob shrimp (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri), roughneck shrimp (Rimapenaeus spp.); Solenocera spp; commercial crab species- Portunidae, blue crab Callinectes sp., Arenaeus cribrarius, Ovalipes floridanus, Portunus spp. Achelous spp., Menippidae , stone crab Menippe spp., Geryonidae, red deep sea crab Chaceon quinquedes and golden crab (C. fenneri). Identified “Other decapods” taxa to infraorder level (caridea, anomura, etc) or lower level when such identification can be made easily with little additional time such as for the typical planktonic shrimp Lucifer sp and Acetes americanus. If an abundant taxon is recognizable record the taxon name and the respective number for future reference in the comments of the benchsheet.; Data Quality Method: 7% of samples from Nick Skansi PC3 were processed for decapods. The remaining decapods from the collection were not quantified or identified due to time constraints and the tiered prioritization of NRDA sample processing. Only completed samples are provided in this dataset. Parameter or Variable: Taxonomic Identification (calculated); Units: text; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS) Parameter or Variable: Specimen measurements (measured); Units: mm; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS) Parameter or Variable: Potential temperature (theta) (measured); Units: degrees Celsius; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS); Sampling and Analyzing Method: Samples were collected using a 1-m2 MOCNESS outfitted with 9 0.333mm nets, pressure sensor, flowmeter, temperature probe, and conductivity probe sensors. Net opening, net closing, and/or mean and standard deviation are provided for each environmental parameter in the summary data "NSPC3_MOC_summary.csv" for each net from the "NSPC3_MOC_all.csv" file. Parameter or Variable: FISH SPECIES (measured); Units: n/a; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS) Parameter or Variable: FISHERY SURVEY - CATCH MEASUREMENTS - DETAILS (measured); Units: count; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS) Parameter or Variable: ICHTHYOPLANKTON LENGTH (measured); Units: mm; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS) Parameter or Variable: ZOOPLANKTON SPECIES IDENTITIES (measured); Units: count; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS) asNeeded Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS) Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS) MOCNESS is a much-improved, high-tech version of the humble sampling net. The letters in MOCNESS refer to the specific improvements: it's a Multiple Opening and Closing Net, with an Environmental Sensing System. As MOCNESS tows behind a research ship, each net can be opened and shut independently so that it samples a discrete patch of water. The researcher chooses exactly when by using the environmental sensing system. This is an array of sensors mounted on the instrument frame that relays water conditions up to the ship in real time. The data also help researchers match what they find in their sample to the physical properties of the seawater. net - plankton net net - plankton net net - plankton net