gov.noaa.nodc:GLERL-Quagga-LengthWeight eng utf8 series 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 2026-07-10T14:45:34Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Quagga mussel (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) shell and tissue measurements collected in the Laurentian Great Lakes since 2015 2021-11-05 publication 2026-05-14 revision 2021-10-29 creation International DOI Foundation (IDF) 10.25921/16be-d760 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:GLERL-Quagga-LengthWeight 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 Lacey Mason NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) lacey.mason@noaa.gov http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/ HTTP NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) website Institution web page information resourceProvider NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/ HTTP NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Elgin, Ashley K. NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/ HTTP NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) website Institution web page information author Glyshaw, Paul W. NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/ HTTP NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) website Institution web page information author NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/ HTTP NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) website Institution web page information author NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/ HTTP NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) website Institution web page information contributor tableDigital Invasive dreissenid mussels (quagga mussels, Dreissena rostriformis bugensis and zebra mussels, D. polymorpha) were introduced to the Laurentian Great Lakes in the 1980’s and have since spread throughout the Great Lakes basin and across North America. This collection contains shell length, shell weight, and tissue weights from quagga mussels collected from multiple stations in the Great Lakes in conjunction with the Cooperative Science and Monitoring Initiative (CSMI) cycle and the NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) Long-Term Research program. Stations were selected to represent a range of depth zones and the major geographic regions of each lake. This dataset can be used to calculate multiple allometric relationships using shell length, shell weight, and tissue weight values for each lake, or within specific depths or regions of interest. These data also provide a baseline to facilitate measuring changes in quagga mussel metrics over time. A better understanding of dreissenid mussel biology improves our ability to assess broad ecosystem impacts, as scaled up from processes at the individual mussel level. Funding Agency: NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Funding Agency: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative onGoing 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:GLERL-Quagga-LengthWeight Preview graphic PNG 0242500 0276026 0287067 0301561 0314902 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2026-04-22 publication BENTHIC SPECIES BENTHIC SPECIES - TAXA WET WEIGHTS biological data DEPTH - OBSERVATION shell parameters (length or weight) SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - DRY WEIGHT TOTAL ASH-FREE DRY MASS TOTAL DRY MASS theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS CTD echo sounder sediment sampler - grab instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS biological in situ laboratory analyses theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS LAURENTIAN R5501 USEPA Lake Guardian platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Great Lakes place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/OAR/GLERL > Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, OAR, 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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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian GLERL Benthic Ecology Lab GLERL Benthic Surveys Great Lakes Cooperative Science and Monitoring Initiative (CSMI) US EPA Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO - US EPA) project Provider Project Names EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC Earth Science > Biological Classification > Animals/Invertebrates > Mollusks > Bivalves > Mussels theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science 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. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian BENTHIC SPECIES - COOK'S DISTANCE BENTHIC SPECIES - TAXA DRY WEIGHT BENTHIC SPECIES - TAXA SHELL LENGTH BENTHIC SPECIES - TAXA SHELL WEIGHT BENTHIC SPECIES - TAXA TISSUE ASH FREE DRY WEIGHTS Dreissena rostriformis bugensis Quagga mussel theme Provider Keywords CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth ECHO SOUNDERS > ECHO SOUNDERS GRAB SAMPLERS instrument Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument 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. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian LAURENTIAN (ICES code: 33LA) R5501 (ICES code: 33UB, 2009-) platform ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes R/V LAKE GUARDIAN R/V Laurentian platform Provider Platform Names CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > CANADA > GREAT LAKES, CANADA CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > GREAT LAKES place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location 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. 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 Lake Huron place Provider Place Names 03RW5R 3MUU2C 4CF8E6 6YHGNP 9PL0R8 Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Elgin, Ashley K.; Glyshaw, Paul W.; NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (2021). Quagga mussel (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) shell and tissue measurements collected in the Laurentian Great Lakes since 2015. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/16be-d760. 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. 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Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian CTD CTD Conductivity-Temperature-Depth probe echo sounder echo sounder instrument used to determine water depth or bathymetry also known as an echosounder sediment sampler - grab sediment sampler - grab grab sampler is used to take a sample of surficial seafloor sediments LAURENTIAN LAURENTIAN R5501 Platform Class : 31 Research vessel Commissioned Date : 2009 Built : 1977 MMSI : 338077585 Length : 16.76 Notes: Aluminum semi-displacement boat operated by NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL). R5501 is a former USCG "A" Class Aids to Navigation Boat. The vessel underwent a major overhaul in 2009. Information Sources : https://canamglass.org/ships/177 https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:393580/mmsi:338077585/imo:0/vessel:NOAA_R5501 Submitted to ICES 2020-05-08 ICES Code approved 2023-08-18 USEPA Lake Guardian IMO number = 8030609 Launch = 1981 reference = https://www.epa.gov/great-lakes-monitoring/lake-guardian