Northeast Fisheries Science Center Bottom Trawl Survey Data

Linda Despres, Federal Government of the United States of America; Department of Commerce; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; National Marine Fisheries Service; Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)

Dataset credit

OBIS and OBIS Secretariat

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Linda Despres U.S. Department of Commerce; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; National Marine Fisheries Service; Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)
Secondary contact National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; National Marine Fisheries Service Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NOAA-NEFSC) N/A
Secondary contact OBIS Secretariat Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO

Citation

NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Northeast Fisheries Science Center (2005). Northeast Fisheries Science Center Bottom Trawl Survey Data. NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Northeast Fisheries Science Center. Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Despres, L. 2020. Northeast Fisheries Science Center Bottom Trawl Survey Data. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/103151435) on yyyy-mm-dd and originated from OBIS (https://obis.org/dataset/cfc56587-48c3-4e3d-9350-3a4d9a28b681)

Abstract

Database for Northwest Atlantic marine organisms. Associated oceanographic and meteorological data, salinity, conductivity, and temperature data are available for all stations.

Purpose

N/A

Supplemental information

This dataset was downloaded from OBIS (https://obis.org/). The records for only marine mammals, seabirds, sea turtles and rays and sharks were extracted. Records with no longitude/latitude or no date (eventDate) were excluded.
OBIS dataset page:
https://obis.org/dataset/cfc56587-48c3-4e3d-9350-3a4d9a28b681
Data Provider's dataset page:
http://ipt.obis.org/nonode/resource?r=nefsc

References

NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Northeast Fisheries Science Center (2005). Northeast Fisheries Science Center Bottom Trawl Survey Data. NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Northeast Fisheries Science Center. Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Attributes

Overview

The attributes of this dataset are compatible with the OBIS Schema, then reformatted to the OBIS-SEAMAP schema. If you would like to get the data in the OBIS Schema, please visit iOBIS Portal.

Attributes described below represent those in the original dataset provided by the provider.
All attributes are included in the downloadable file (CSV or ESRI File Geodatabase) for "Complete Set of Dataset".

Attributes in dataset

Attribute (table column)Description
oidInternal ID
idRecord ID
dataset_idDataset ID
scientificnameScientific name
vernacularnameVernacular name
aphiaidAphia ID
taxonranktaxononic rank
individualcountGroup size / individual count
eventdateEvent date (precision varies)
eventtimeEvent time
decimallatitudeLatitude in decimal degrees
decimallongitudeLongitude in decimal degrees
coordinateprecisionCoordinate precision
catalognumberCatalog number
collectioncodeCollection code
occurrencestatusOccurrence status
basisofrecordBasis of record (HumanObservation / MachineObservation)
modifiedDate/time the record was modified
node_idNode ID
occurrenceidOccurrence ID
occurrenceremarksOccurrence remarks
eventidEvent ID
institutioncodeInstitution code
lifestageLife stage
sexGender of the animal if known
speciesSpecies by provider
datasetidDataset ID by provider
countryCountry
localityLocation of ocean
waterbodyDetails of ocean
droppedFlag indicating the record was dropped (always false)
absenceFlag indicating the record represents the absence of the species (always false)
marineFlag indicating the record is for marine life (always true)
OBIS-SEAMAP ID103151435
Seabirds0
Marine mammals0
Sea turtles64
Rays and sharks400
Other species0
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total464
Date, Begin1967-10-22
Date, End2008-09-22
Temporal prec.111000
Latitude29.02 - 41.02
Longitude-81.40 - -67.43
Coord. prec.6 decimal digits
PlatformVarious
Data typeAnimal sighting
EffortN/A
Traveled (km)0
0
Contr. throughiOBIS
Registered2020-06-30
Updated2021-02-05
StatusPublished
Sharing policy CC-BY (All)
Shared with None
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