gov.noaa.nodc:0202842 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 2025-12-02T17:31:18Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) long-term monitoring: Regional Ecological Assessments and National Benthic Inventory (NCEI Accession 0202842) 2019-09-23 publication 2019-09-20 creation International DOI Foundation (IDF) 10.25921/mx4t-r574 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0202842 NCEI Archive Management System 0202842 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 NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Len Balthis NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) len.balthis@noaa.gov https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Len Balthis NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) len.balthis@noaa.gov https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information pointOfContact NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) NCCOS Data Manager nccos.data@noaa.gov https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information pointOfContact Mike Fulton NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Bernard Gottholm NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Jawed Hameedi NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Michelle Harmon NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator S. 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Measured parameters include: location and date of the sampling event, measures of water quality (e.g., temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, nutrients), sediment quality (e.g., grain size, total organic carbon, chemical contaminant concentrations, toxicity), fish and shellfish tissue chemical contaminants (e.g., concentrations of metals, PAHs, PCBs, PBDEs, organic pesticides), and infaunal assemblages (e.g., taxon, abundance). NCCOS works in partnership with state, academic, and other federal agencies in performing a broad range of research and monitoring activities to assess the status and potential effects of human activities on the health of coastal ecosystems and to promote the use of this information in protecting and restoring the Nation’s coastal resources. NCCOS has conducted a series of ecological assessments aimed at evaluating condition of living resources and ecosystem stressors in estuarine and coastal areas. Information from these studies provides a means to assess the current status of ecological condition and stressor impacts throughout these areas, and serves as a baseline for evaluating future changes due to natural or human-induced disturbances. The NCCOS Regional Ecological Assessments (REA) website provides access to data generated from these studies, including measures of water quality, sediment quality, and fish and shellfish tissue chemical contaminants. Access to data on benthic infauna is provided through the NOAA National Benthic Inventory (NBI), which consists of a dynamic quantitative database on benthic species abundances, by taxon and location, obtained from studies conducted by NOAA and partnering institutions in estuarine and other coastal-ocean areas of the U.S. The NBI is also a data source for the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), a gateway to global ocean biodiversity and biogeographic data and information. NCCOS has conducted these ecological assessments in estuaries and coastal-ocean waters around the country, including National Estuarine Research Reserves (NERRS), National Marine Sanctuaries (NMS), and continental shelf regions in the northeast, Mid-Atlantic Bight, South-Atlantic Bight, Florida Shelf, and Gulf of Mexico. Partners include the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), NOAA NERRS (North Carolina, Sapelo Island, Guana-Tolomato-Matanzas), NOAA NMS (Stellwagen Bank, Gray’s Reef, Florida Keys), South Carolina Estuarine and Coastal Assessment Program (SCECAP), and the University of North Carolina. 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Ed; Kimbrough, Kimani; Harmon, Michelle; Hameedi, Jawed; Gottholm, Bernie; Lauenstein, Gunnar; Long, Ed (2019). National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) long-term monitoring: Regional Ecological Assessments and National Benthic Inventory (NCEI Accession 0202842). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/mx4t-r574. 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. 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Support for integrated ecosystem assessments of NOAA's National Estuarine Research Reserves System (NERRS), volume II: assessment of ecological condition and stressor impacts in subtidal waters of the North Carolina NERRS. NOAA technical memorandum NOS NCCOS; 83. 2008 2008 publication noaa:17787 https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/17787 HTTPS https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/17787 NOAA Central Library: Technical Memorandum information Cooksey, Cynthia L. author National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (U.S.) author NOAA Library https://library.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Library website Institution web page information publisher NOAA technical memorandum NOS NCCOS ; 83 crossReference collection Balthis, W. L. (W. L., Cooksey, C. L. (C. L., Fulton, M. H. (M. H., Hyland, J. L., May, L. A. (L. A., Wirth, E. F., & Woodley, C. M. (2018). Assessment of Ecological Condition and Potential Stressor Impacts in Offshore Areas of Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. 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Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping, Research, and Exploration Offshore of California, Oregon, and Washington. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS ; 264. https://doi.org/10.25923/wa5c-vn25 2019 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.25923/wa5c-vn25 https://doi.org/10.25923/wa5c-vn25 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.25923/wa5c-vn25 NOAA Central Library: Technical Memorandum information Costa, Bryan M. author Buja, Ken author Kendall, Matthew S. author Williams, Bethany author Kraus, Jennifer author National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (U.S.) publisher documentDigital NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS ; 264 crossReference collection Balthis, W. Leonard; Hyland, Jeffrey L.; Cooksey, Cynthia L.; Fulton, Michael H.; Wirth, Edward Frank; Cobb, Donald J.; Wiley, David N. Ecological condition of coastal ocean waters within Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, 2008. NOAA technical memorandum NOS NCCOS; 129. 2011 2011 publication noaa:2563 https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/2563 HTTPS https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/2563 NOAA Central Library: Technical Memorandum information Balthis, W. Leonard author Hyland, Jeffrey L. author Cooksey, Cynthia L. author Fulton, Michael H. author Wirth, Edward Frank author Cobb, Donald J. author Wiley, David N. author National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (U.S.) author NOAA Library https://library.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Library website Institution web page information publisher NOAA technical memorandum NOS NCCOS ; 129 crossReference collection Balthis, W. Leonard; Hyland, Jeffrey L.; Cooksey, Cynthia L.; Wirth, Edward Frank; Fulton, Michael H.; Moore, Jan; Hurley, Dorset Harlan. Support for integrated ecosystem assessments of NOAA's National Estuarine Research Reserves System (NERRS): assessment of ecological condition and stressor impacts in subtidal waters of the Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve; Assessment of ecological condition and stressor impacts in subtidal waters of the Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve. NOAA technical memorandum NOS NCCOS; 150. 2012 2012 publication noaa:2614 https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/2614 HTTPS https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/2614 NOAA Central Library: Technical Memorandum information Balthis, W. 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Leonard author United States, Environmental Protection Agency., Office of Research and Development author National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (U.S.) author NOAA Library https://library.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Library website Institution web page information publisher NOAA technical memorandum NOS NCCOS ; 159 crossReference collection Balthis, W. Leonard; Hyland, Jeffrey L.; Cooksey, Cynthia L.; Fulton, Michael H. Long-term monitoring of ecological conditions in Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary: comparison of soft-bottom benthic assemblages and contaminant levels in sediments and biota in spring 2000 and 2005; Comparison of soft-bottom benthic assemblages and contaminant levels in sediments and biota in spring 2000 and 2005. NOAA technical memorandum NOS NCCOS; 68. 2007 2007 publication noaa:9288 https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/9288 HTTPS https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/9288 NOAA Central Library: Technical Memorandum information Balthis, W. 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Leonard author Hyland, Jeffrey L. author Fulton, Michael H. author Wirth, Edward Frank author Kiddon, John A. author Macauley, John author United States, Environmental Protection Agency author National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (U.S.) author NOAA Library https://library.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Library website Institution web page information publisher NOAA technical memorandum NOS NCCOS ; 109 crossReference collection eng; USA utf8 environment oceans biota -178.4 -68.6 23.1 49 1991-03-18 2015-06-11 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. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media. Contact NCEI for other distribution options and instructions. TEXT JPEG 161.464 https://doi.org/10.25921/mx4t-r574 HTTPS Web browser NCEI Dataset Landing Page Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. information https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/oas/202842 HTTPS Web browser Descriptive Information Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. information https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/download/202842 HTTPS Web browser HTTPS Navigate directly to the URL for data access and direct download. download ftp://ftp-oceans.ncei.noaa.gov/nodc/archive/arc0145/0202842/ FTP Any FTP client FTP These data are available through the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). FTP is no longer supported by most internet browsers. You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). download dataset NCEI Accession 0202842 v1.1 was published. 2019-09-23T16:28:55Z NCEI Accession 0202842 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0202842/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0202842 v1.1 published 2019-09-23T16:28:55Z download dataset Parameter or Variable: BENTHIC SPECIES (measured); Units: count; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: visual observation; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Sediment samples were collected using either a Young-modified Van Veen grab sampler (0.04 m2), a large Van Veen grab sampler (0.1 m2), a box corer (0.09 m2), a cylindrical, hand-operated push corer for diver-collected samples (0.0071 m2), or a vacuum suction sampler apparatus on Johnson Sea Link submersible (0.03 m2). Sediments collected for identification and enumeration of benthic infauna were prepared by gently washing the material through a 0.5-mm mesh sieve and rinsing the material retained on the sieve into a labeled container, fixed in 10% buffered formalin with rose bengal (to facilitate subsequent sorting), and transferred to the laboratory for further processing. Once in the laboratory, samples were transferred from formalin to 70% alcohol. Organisms were separated from sample debris under a dissecting microscope, identified to the lowest practical taxonomic level (usually species), and enumerated.; Data Quality Method: A variety of QA/QC procedures were implemented during the processing of benthic infauna samples to ensure consistent production of high quality data. A minimum of 10% of all benthic infauna samples sorted by each technician were re-sorted by a different technician to monitor performance and provide feedback necessary to maintain acceptable standards. The minimum acceptable sorting efficiency was 90%. Approximately 10% of the samples were randomly selected and re-checked by an independent qualified taxonomist. The minimum acceptable taxonomic efficiency was 90%. Parameter or Variable: WATER QUALITY (measured); Units: varies; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: varies; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Measures of water quality (temperature, salinity, depth, pH, dissolved oxygen) were obtained using a data sonde (Seabird CTD or YSI multiparameter sonde). Water samples were collected either by hand at the surface or at various depths using Niskin bottles. Samples for analysis of nutrients, chlorophyll, and TSS were analyzed following standard methods (U.S. EPA 1997; U.S. EPA 1995).; Data Quality Method: Samples for analysis of nutrients, chlorophyll, and TSS were analyzed following standard methods (U.S. EPA 1997; U.S. EPA 1995). Parameter or Variable: SEDIMENT QUALITY (measured); Units: varies; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: varies; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Sediment samples were collected using either a Young-modified Van Veen grab sampler (0.04 m2), a large Van Veen grab sampler (0.1 m2), a box corer (0.09 m2), a cylindrical, hand-operated push corer for diver-collected samples (0.0071 m2), or a vacuum suction sampler apparatus on Johnson Sea Link submersible (0.03 m2). Measures of sediment quality (grain size, total organic carbon, chemical contaminant concentrations, toxicity) were obtained following standard methods. Samples for grain size analysis were prepared by sieve separation followed by timed pipette extractions as described in Plumb (1981). TOC analysis followed USEPA Method 9060 (U.S. EPA 1992). Analysis of arsenic (As), chromium (Cr), iron (Fe), and antimony (Sb) was performed using either instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) or inductively-coupled mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Analysis of aluminum (Al), manganese (MN), and zinc (Zn) was carried out using either flame atomic absorption spectroscopy (FAA) or ICP-MS. Analysis of cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), selenium (Se), silver (Ag), and tin (Sn) was performed using either graphite furnace atomic absorption (GFAA) or ICP-MS. Mercury (Hg) was analyzed using either cold vapor atomic absorption (CVAA) or on a direct mercury analyzer (DMA). Other metals not listed above were analyzed using ICP-MS. Organic contaminants (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, PAHs; polychlorinated biphenyls, PCBs; polybrominated diphenyl ethers, PBDEs; chlorinated pesticides) were analyzed using either gas chromatography - mass spectrometry (GC-MS) or gas chromatography with electron capture detection (GC-ECD). Sediment toxicity was assessed using one or several toxicity assays. Amphipod assays (Ampelisca abdita, Ampelisca verrilli, Leptocheirus plumulosus) are acute toxicity tests which measure the effect of sediment exposure on amphipod survival under static conditions. Procedures followed the general guidelines provided in ASTM Protocol E1367-92 (ASTM 1993) and EMAP-E Laboratory Methods Manual (U.S. EPA 1995). The Microtox® solid-phase test with the photoluminescent bacterium Vibrio fischeri (also called Allivibrio fischeri) provides a sublethal measure of toxicity based on attenuation of light production by the bacterial cells due to exposure to the sediment sample (Bulich 1979, Ross et al. 1991, Microbics 1992 a and b). A 7-d sublethal test of the effects of sediment exposure on growth of juvenile Mercenaria mercenaria (“seed clams”), was developed by Ringwood et al. (1996) and Ringwood and Kepler (1998). A similar assay using juvenile clams used survival (rather than growth) as the endpoint (Fulton et al. 2007).; Data Quality Method: A performance-based approach was employed, utilizing the following standard practices: 1) continuous laboratory evaluation through the use of Certified Reference Materials (CRMs), Laboratory Control Materials (LCMs), or Standard Reference Material (SRM); 2) laboratory spiked sample matrices; 3) laboratory reagent blanks; 4) calibration standards; 5) analytical surrogates; and 6) laboratory and field replicates. Parameter or Variable: TISSUE CHEMISTRY (measured); Units: varies; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: varies; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Samples of fish or shellfish for analysis of chemical contaminants in edible tissues were collected either by hand, by diver, or hook-and-line fishing. Concentrations of chemical contaminants were measured following standard methods. Analysis of arsenic (As), chromium (Cr), iron (Fe), and antimony (Sb) was performed using either instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) or inductively-coupled mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Analysis of aluminum (Al), manganese (MN), and zinc (Zn) was carried out using either flame atomic absorption spectroscopy (FAA) or ICP-MS. Analysis of cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), selenium (Se), silver (Ag), and tin (Sn) was performed using either graphite furnace atomic absorption (GFAA) or ICP-MS. Mercury (Hg) was analyzed using either cold vapor atomic absorption (CVAA) or on a direct mercury analyzer (DMA). Other metals not listed above were analyzed using ICP-MS. Organic contaminants (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, PAHs; polychlorinated biphenyls, PCBs; polybrominated diphenyl ethers, PBDEs; chlorinated pesticides) were analyzed using either gas chromatography - mass spectrometry (GC-MS) or gas chromatography with electron capture detection (GC-ECD).; Data Quality Method: A performance-based approach was employed, utilizing the following standard practices: 1) continuous laboratory evaluation through the use of Certified Reference Materials (CRMs), Laboratory Control Materials (LCMs), or Standard Reference Material (SRM); 2) laboratory spiked sample matrices; 3) laboratory reagent blanks; 4) calibration standards; 5) analytical surrogates; and 6) laboratory and field replicates. 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 Niskin bottle Niskin bottle Device for obtaining samples of seawater at a specific depth Why special entry for Niskin bottle but no entry for Nansen bottle? NOAA Ship Nancy Foster Title: NOAA Ship Flag: United States of America Vessel Type: Research Vessel (Environmental) DOB: May 1991 IMO: 8993227 Former Name: Agate Pass (YTT-12) (2002) NOAA Ship Pisces Updated information from ICES for UNITED STATES platform PISCES: Name : PISCES Flag : UNITED STATES - US (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : WTDL Title : NOAA Ship Platform Class : Research vessel IMO : 9349071 Pennant : R-226 Commissioned Date : 2009-11-06 Current Length : 63.8 Built : 2007-12-06 Information Source : http://www.moc.noaa.gov/pc/index.html (URL) Lloyds URL : http://www.seasearcher.com/lmiu/vessels/overview.htm?vesselID=366752 Original NODC information: Flag: United States Title: NOAA Ship R-226 Vessel Type: Fisheries Survey/Research DOB: 20071219 Commissioned: 20091106 Submitted to ICES on 2010/09/08. Confirmed by NOAA on 22 Mar 2012. RV Joe Ferguson Updated information from ICES for the vessel JOE FERGUSON from US: UNITED STATES. Name : JOE FERGUSON Country(s) : US: UNITED STATES (ISO Country Code) Platform Class : 31: Research vessel Pennant : R4106 Title : RV Commissioned Date : 2008 Current Length : 12.5 Built : 2008 WOD Code: 11762 Notes : NOAA class III research boat/catamaran operated by the NOAA Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary. Built as Joe Ferguson in 2008. Information Sources: - https://graysreef.noaa.gov/about/marineops/welcome.html - https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/about/vessels/small-boat-fleet.html Confirmed by NOAA on 2019-07-01. Submitted to ICES 2019-03-12