AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
AFSC/RACE/SAP/Long: Data from: Upper thermal tolerance in red and blue king crab: Sublethal and lethal effects

This dataset contains data from a series of experiments that determined the upper thermal tolerance of early benthic stage red and blue king crabs.  Experiments included determining the temperature at which 50% of crabs died after 24 hour exposure, determining the effect of temperature on feeding ration, and the effects of temperature on long-term growth and mortality.

Tags: alaska, alaska fisheries science center, bering sea, bristol bay, doc/noaa/nmfs/afsc, growth, habitat, juvenile, mortality, national marine fisheries service, noaa, pribilof islands, shellfish assessment program, survival, u.s. department of commerce, water temperature
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
AFSC/RACE/GAP/McConnaughey: Fishpac Projects-2006-Klein 5410

The broad scope of the Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) mandate requires an efficient process for describing and mapping the habitat needs of federally managed species.  For example, research indicates surficial sediments affect the distribution and abundance of many groundfish species, yet traditional sampling with grabs and cores is impractical over areas as large as the Bering Sea shelf.  Acoustic tools are suitable for large-scale surveying and show great promise as a substitute for direct-sampling methods, but they have not been proven useful for EFH purposes.

Tags: acoustic sediment classification, afsc/race/gap/mcconnaughey: fishpac projects-2006, alaska fisheries science center, bering sea, doc/noaa/nmfs/afsc, grain size analysis, habitat mapping, multibeam echosounder, national marine fisheries service, noaa, side scan sonar, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
AFSC/RACE/SAP/Jensen: Bitter crab disease mortality in SE Alaska Tanner crab

These are data from a laboratory experiment in which wild caught male Tanner crab (Chionoecetes bairdi) from Stephens Passage, SE Alaska were held to evaluate crab survival while harboring Hematodinium sp., a parasitic dinoflagellate and causative agent of Bitter Crab Syndrome (BCS). In October 2014, Tanner crab in various condition states were targeted and collected. Targeted crab condition states were visually healthy, visually BCS positive or questionably BCS positive. Crab were held from capture until death (ongoing) and crab were tested regularly for parasite presence using two methods, blood smears and a PCR assay to detect the presence of parasite DNA. The data include crab morphometrics, disease status by diagnostic method, and crab survival duration.

Tags: alaska, alaska fisheries science center, auke bay, disease, doc/noaa/nmfs/afsc, fall, national marine fisheries service, noaa, pot, shellfish assessment program, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
AFSC/RACE/SAP/Pathobiology: 2014 Bitter crab disease prevalence in immature Chionoecetes spp. at 6 index sites in eastern Bering Sea

This dataset contains crab data from a field survey of Chionoecetes bairdi and C. opilio collected at six designated index sites in the Bering Sea during the 2014 NOAA/NMFS/AFSC/RACE crab-groundfish bottom trawl survey of the eastern Bering Sea. Each of the six index sites were made up of approximately 10 survey stations and chosen based on historical incidences of the parasite Hematodinium sp., the causative agent of Bitter Crab Syndrome (BCS). Crab collected at each survey station were preserved and tested in a laboratory with a DNA test for the presence of Hematodinium sp. parasite DNA to evaluate any changes in intensity of disease within the index sites that may provide information as to how the disease is moving or changing within EBS crab populations. The data includes index site, species, crab morphometrics, Hematodinium sp. parasite presence/absence based on PCR assay results.

Tags: alaska, alaska fisheries science center, bering sea, bottom trawl, bristol bay, disease, doc/noaa/nmfs/afsc, national marine fisheries service, noaa, pribilof islands, shellfish assessment program, summer, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Alaska Phocid Table of Wild Captures and Specimens Collected

Polar Ecosystems Program research projects focus primarily on abundance, trends, distribution, health and condition, and foraging behavior of phocids (harbor, bearded, ringed, spotted, and ribbon seals) in Alaska. This database represents data associated with live captures and specimen collection of all these species across a variety of research projects. Data include information such as capture date, location, time, and handling time, as well as information about each animal (e.g., age, sex, molt, pregnancy status, pelage type). These data are most useful when combined in a relational manner with other datasets (e.g. telemetry, health and disease, morphometrics).

Tags: alaska, alaska fisheries science center, alaska phocid captures and specimens collected, arctic ocean, bearded seal, beaufort sea, bering sea, chukchi sea, doc/noaa/nmfs/afsc, gulf of alaska, harbor seal, national marine fisheries service, noaa, ribbon seal, ringed seal, spotted seal, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
AFSC/RACE/GAP/McConnaughey: Fishpac Projects-2009-SCS v4.2.0

The broad scope of the Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) mandate requires an efficient process for describing and mapping the habitat needs of federally managed species.  For example, research indicates surficial sediments affect the distribution and abundance of many groundfish species, yet traditional sampling with grabs and cores is impractical over areas as large as the Bering Sea shelf.  Acoustic tools are suitable for large-scale surveying and show great promise as a substitute for direct-sampling methods, but they have not been proven useful for EFH purposes.

Tags: acoustic sediment classification, afsc/race/gap/mcconnaughey: fishpac projects-2009, alaska fisheries science center, bering sea, doc/noaa/nmfs/afsc, grain size analysis, habitat mapping, multibeam echosounder, national marine fisheries service, noaa, side scan sonar, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
AFSC/RACE/GAP/McConnaughey: Fishpac Projects-2012-GIS

The broad scope of the Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) mandate requires an efficient process for describing and mapping the habitat needs of federally managed species.  For example, research indicates surficial sediments affect the distribution and abundance of many groundfish species, yet traditional sampling with grabs and cores is impractical over areas as large as the Bering Sea shelf.  Acoustic tools are suitable for large-scale surveying and show great promise as a substitute for direct-sampling methods, but they have not been proven useful for EFH purposes.

Tags: acoustic sediment classification, afsc/race/gap/mcconnaughey: fishpac projects-2012, alaska fisheries science center, bering sea, doc/noaa/nmfs/afsc, grain size analysis, habitat mapping, multibeam echosounder, national marine fisheries service, noaa, side scan sonar, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
AFSC/ABL: ShoreZone Ground Stations, web-posted database in ArcGIS

The web-posted Alaska Shore Station Database is a compilation of hundreds of intertidal sites that were visited and evaluated throughout the coastal waters of Alaska. At each station attempts are made to document all observed species and their assemblages, geomorphic features, measurements of beach length and slope, and gather photographic examples. This online database has been designed to integrate with the spatially explicit, Alaska ShoreZone web enabled GIS platform. The end result is a user friendly and accessible version of the Shore Station database with a queryable display of station locations, downloadable species lists and photos.

Tags: alaska fisheries science center, auke bay laboratories, coastal mapping, doc/noaa/nmfs/afsc, ground stations, gulf of alaska, intertidal, katmai national park, kenai fjords national park, kodiak archipelago, national marine fisheries service, noaa, prince william sound, shore stations, southeast alaska, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
AFSC/REFM: Groundfish SAFE Economic Report

The Groundfish SAFE Economic Report, published annually as a supplement to the Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Reports for Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and Gulf of Alaska groundfish, summarizes economic information about the federal groundfish fisheries off Alaska. The Economic Report includes a core set of tables summarizing catch, discards and bycatch; ex-vessel value and price; wholesale production, value, and price; fishery participation by small entities; and fishing effort.

Tags: alaska, alaska fisheries science center, aleutian islands, bering sea, commercial fisheries, doc/noaa/nmfs/afsc, fishery-dependent, fishing, gulf of alaska, national marine fisheries service, noaa, revenue, seafood processing, tracked asset, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Bearded Seal Distribution

This dataset contains GIS layers that depict the known spatial distributions (i.e., ranges) of the two subspecies of bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus). It was produced as part of a U.S. Endangered Species Act status review, which included delineating the species in question and assessing its risk of extinction within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range. Its boundaries are based on previously published range maps and/or descriptions of the species' distribution in published or unpublished accounts. All boundaries should be considered approximate.  The approximate North American boundary between the two sub-species was changed to 130W (from 112W), based a re-analysis of the genetic data.

Tags: alaska, alaska fisheries science center, arctic ocean, bearded seal, beaufort sea, bering sea, chukchi sea, doc/noaa/nmfs/afsc, ice seal distribution, national marine fisheries service, noaa, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
AFSC/RACE/GAP/McConnaughey: Fishpac Projects-2006-FFCPT

The broad scope of the Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) mandate requires an efficient process for describing and mapping the habitat needs of federally managed species.  For example, research indicates surficial sediments affect the distribution and abundance of many groundfish species, yet traditional sampling with grabs and cores is impractical over areas as large as the Bering Sea shelf.  Acoustic tools are suitable for large-scale surveying and show great promise as a substitute for direct-sampling methods, but they have not been proven useful for EFH purposes.

Tags: acoustic sediment classification, afsc/race/gap/mcconnaughey: fishpac projects-2006, alaska fisheries science center, bering sea, doc/noaa/nmfs/afsc, grain size analysis, habitat mapping, multibeam echosounder, national marine fisheries service, noaa, side scan sonar, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
AFSC/REFM: Atka mackerel Tagging Studies, Aleutian Islands, Alaska

From 1999-2015, approximately 130,000 Atka mackerel have been tagged and released in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, specifically at Seguam Pass, Tanaga Pass, Amchitka Island, Kiska Island, Petrel Bank, Buldir Island, Agattu Island and Western Aleutian Seamounts.  To date, over 2,600 have been recovered.  Tag releases were conducted aboard the chartered fishing vessels, Pacific Explorer and Morning star (2014), and tag recoveries were conducted aboard the chartered fishing vessel, Seafisher.  In addition, the Atka mackerel fishery provides a substantial amount of the tag recoveries in the areas open to fishing.  Tagging procedures and recovery sampling are described in detail in McDermott et al 2005.

Tags: agattu island, alaska, alaska fisheries science center, aleutian islands, amchitka island, bottom trawl, buldir island, doc/noaa/nmfs/afsc, fall, fish movement surveys, kiska island, life history, national marine fisheries service, noaa, petrel bank, seguam pass, spring, summer, tagging, tanaga pass, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
AFSC/RACE/GAP/McConnaughey: Fishpac Projects-2012-Sonardyne

The broad scope of the Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) mandate requires an efficient process for describing and mapping the habitat needs of federally managed species.  For example, research indicates surficial sediments affect the distribution and abundance of many groundfish species, yet traditional sampling with grabs and cores is impractical over areas as large as the Bering Sea shelf.  Acoustic tools are suitable for large-scale surveying and show great promise as a substitute for direct-sampling methods, but they have not been proven useful for EFH purposes.

Tags: acoustic sediment classification, afsc/race/gap/mcconnaughey: fishpac projects-2012, alaska fisheries science center, bering sea, doc/noaa/nmfs/afsc, grain size analysis, habitat mapping, multibeam echosounder, national marine fisheries service, noaa, side scan sonar, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
AFSC/RACE/GAP/McConnaughey: Fishpac Projects-2009-FFCPT

The broad scope of the Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) mandate requires an efficient process for describing and mapping the habitat needs of federally managed species.  For example, research indicates surficial sediments affect the distribution and abundance of many groundfish species, yet traditional sampling with grabs and cores is impractical over areas as large as the Bering Sea shelf.  Acoustic tools are suitable for large-scale surveying and show great promise as a substitute for direct-sampling methods, but they have not been proven useful for EFH purposes.

Tags: acoustic sediment classification, afsc/race/gap/mcconnaughey: fishpac projects-2009, alaska fisheries science center, bering sea, doc/noaa/nmfs/afsc, grain size analysis, habitat mapping, multibeam echosounder, national marine fisheries service, noaa, side scan sonar, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
AFSC/REFM: Flatfish maturity near Kodiak, 2012-2013

The dataset is comprised of individual fish records from collections made during port sampling at Kodiak Alaska for the purpose of updating maturity estimates for selected GOA flatfish.  The collections were made by an Alaska Fisheries Databank funded sampler.  Sample preparation, ageing and histological determination of maturity state were completed by AFSC staff.

Tags: alaska fisheries science center, doc/noaa/nmfs/afsc, gulf of alaska, histology, life history, maturity state, national marine fisheries service, noaa, ovary, port sampling, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
AFSC/RACE/SAP/Pathobiology: 2015 Bitter crab disease prevalence in immature Chionoecetes spp. at 6 index sites in eastern Bering Sea

This dataset contains crab data from a field survey of Chionoecetes bairdi and C. opilio collected at six designated index sites in the Bering Sea during the 2015 NOAA/NMFS/AFSC/RACE crab-groundfish bottom trawl surveys of the eastern Bering Sea. Each of the six index sites were made up of approximately 10 survey stations and chosen based on historical incidences of the parasite Hematodinium sp., the causative agent of Bitter Crab Syndrome (BCS). Blood samples were taken from collected crab using non-lethal methods and were preserved in 100% ethanol. Samples were tested in a laboratory with a DNA test to detect the presence of the parasite Hematodinium sp., the causative agent of Bitter Crab Syndrome (BCS) to evaluate any changes in intensity of disease within the index sites that may provide information as to how the disease is moving or changing within EBS crab populations. The data includes sampling year, index site, species, crab morphometrics, Hematodinium sp. parasite presence/absence based on PCR assay results.

Tags: alaska, alaska fisheries science center, bering sea, bottom trawl, bristol bay, disease, doc/noaa/nmfs/afsc, national marine fisheries service, noaa, pribilof islands, shellfish assessment program, summer, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
AFSC/RACE/SAP/Pathobiology: 2016 Bitter crab disease prevalence in Chionoecetes spp. from eastern Bering Sea upper continental slope

This dataset contains crab data from a field survey of Chionoecetes spp. collected during the 2016 NOAA/NMFS/AFSC/RACE groundfish and invertebrate resources bottom trawl survey of the eastern Bering Sea continental slope (EBSS). Crabs were taken opportunistically, at any station regardless of location and depth, and at random. Blood samples were taken from collected crab using non-lethal methods and were preserved in 100% ethanol. Samples were tested in a laboratory with a DNA test to detect the presence of the parasite Hematodinium sp., the causative agent of Bitter Crab Syndrome (BCS). The data includes sampling year, sampling station information, species, crab morphometrics, Hematodinium sp. parasite presence/absence based on PCR assay results.

Tags: alaska, alaska fisheries science center, bering sea, bottom trawl, disease, doc/noaa/nmfs/afsc, national marine fisheries service, noaa, shellfish assessment program, summer, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Alaska Northern Fur Seal Foraging Habitat Model Stable Isotope Data, 2006-2008

These data sets were used by Zeppelin et al. (2015) to model northern fur seal foraging habitats based on stable isotope values measured in plasma and red blood cells, and satellite-linked tag measures of locations and diving behavior. Foraging habitat models were developed using blood isotope samples collected from 35 adult female fur seals on three breeding colonies in Alaska during July-October 2006. Satellite location and dive data were used to define habitat use in terms of the proportion of time spent or dives made in different oceanographic/bathymetric domains. Stable isotope samples, dive data, and GPS location data collected from 15 females during August-October 2008 validated model use across years.

Tags: alaska ecosystems program, alaska fisheries science center, bering sea, bogoslof island, callorhinus ursinus, doc/noaa/nmfs/afsc, foraging, habitats, national marine fisheries service, noaa, otariid, pinniped, saint paul island, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
AFSC/RACE/MACE: Results of 2015 acoustic trawl survey Gulf of Alaska M1501

Three trawl-resistant bottom- mounted moorings (TRBM) instrumented with newly developed autonomous battery powered 70 kHz split-beam echosounders were deployed in Shelikof Strait, Alaska (Fig. 39) to observe pollock abundance over the spawning season.  The moorings were deployed from the NOAA ship Oscar Dyson 12-19 February, and recovered from a chartered fishing vessel May 5-10, 2015.  The mooring locations were visited by survey vessels on four occasions to conduct mooring-related AT survey work (February 25-36, March 17-21, March 27-30, and May 5-10).  A large-scale acoustic survey of Shelikof Strait (Fig. 20) was conducted on each occasion to establish the abundance and distribution of pollock over a broader area.   Small-scale acoustic surveys (Fig. 39) and midwater trawl hauls (Tables 3, 10 and 11) were conducted in the vicinity of the moorings during each visit.  The observations from the moorings and survey vessels will be compared to establish the spatial relationship and associated uncertainty between the mooring measurements and the ship-based acoustic-trawl survey data.

Tags: afsc/race/mace: upward looking moored echosounders - shelikof strait, alaska fisheries science center, doc/noaa/nmfs/afsc, national marine fisheries service, noaa, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
AFSC/RACE/GAP/McConnaughey: Bristol Bay Reconnaissance Study-2002-QINsy

Environmental variables that are ecologically relevant and easily measured over large areas are useful for modelling species distributions and habitats. Continuous acoustic, sonar-backscatter data convey information about physical properties of the seabed, and hence could be a valuable addition to that suite of variables. The potential utility of acoustic backscatter was tested for improving habitat models of marine species using data from a pilot sidescan-sonar survey conducted from 28 June to 3 July 2002 in the Bristol Bay region of the eastern Bering Sea (EBS). Raw digital backscatter data were processed with QTC SIDEVIEW and CLAMS software to objectively segment bedform based on statistical analysis of the echograms.  Resultant acoustic variables  - Q-values (Q1, Q2, and Q3)-, representing the first three principal components of the data derived from image analysis of backscatter echoes, and a complexity metric (compx) measuring the variance of Q-values in a geographic area - were used in multiple linear regression to model individual species abundance from bottom-trawl survey data.

Tags: acoustic sediment classification, afsc/race/gap/mcconnaughey: bristol bay reconnaissance study-2002, alaska fisheries science center, bering sea, doc/noaa/nmfs/afsc, grain size analysis, national marine fisheries service, noaa, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Aerial Survey Trend Counts of Harbor Seals in Coastal Alaska (1984-2006) - ADF&G

Aerial surveys were conducted during 1983â2006 in the Ketchikan, Sitka, Kodiak, and Bristol Bay areas of Alaska to estimate trends in abundance of harbor seals.

Tags: alaska, alaska fisheries science center, alaska harbor seal surveys and abundance, doc/noaa/nmfs/afsc, gulf of alaska, harbor seal, national marine fisheries service, noaa, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce