AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Coastal Estuarine Linkages

Small otter trawl and epibenthic sled catches of fishes/invertebrates: concentration on YOY fishes inside and outside NY Habor

Tags: doc/noaa/nmfs/nefsc, habitat ecology branch (heb), national marine fisheries service, noaa, northeast fisheries science center, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Puget Sound Recreational Shellfish Harvesting Survey - Model Intended Angler Behavior

Collect and analyze survey data from recreational saltwater fishermen in Oregon and Washington.  Model trip demand using stated frequency / contingent behavior data.  Outputs will include a model of fishing effort and estimates of economic value.
Paper survey capturing expenditures, trip data, and effect of closures on behavior.

Tags: doc/noaa/nmfs/nwfsc, fishery-dependent, fram (fishery resource analysis and monitoring) division, national marine fisheries service, noaa. u.s. department of commerce, northwest fisheries science center, recreational
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Environmental Monitors on Lobster Traps Database

The eMOLT project is a non-profit collaboration of industry, science, and academics devoted to monitoring of the physical environment of the Gulf of Maine and the Southern New England shelf.  In a series of phases funded by the Northeast Consortium (2001-2008),   low-cost strategies have been developed to monitor the environment. While the primary variable is bottom temperature, salinity and current velocity have been measured as well with the help of nearly 100 lobstermen  dispersed along the entire New England coast.  We hope to extend our existing multi-year time series (as well as our monitoring capabilities), continue integration with the Northeast Regional Association for Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (NERACOOS),  and contribute to whatever operational systems are developed for our region in the future.

Tags: atlantic ocean, benthic, bottom temperature, cape cod, connecticut, continent, continuous, doc/noaa/nmfs/nefsc, earth science, environmental monitors on lobster traps, geographic region, georges bank, gulf of maine, maine, maryland, massachusetts, national marine fisheries service, new england coast, new hampshire, new jersey, noaa, north america, north atlantic ocean, northeast fisheries science center, northern hemisphere, ocean, ocean temperature, oceans, primarily fishing season may-nov, rhode island, southern new england shelf, u.s. department of commerce, united states of america, water temperature
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
New York Bight sub-estuaries Study following Hurricane Sandy

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides, polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and alkylated PAHs, aliphatic hydrocarbons (AHs), and petroleum biomarkers (steranes and hopanes) were examined in bed sediments from New York Bight sub-estuaries following Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. 
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides, and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were examined in young of the year bluefish and mussels from New York Bight sub-estuaries following Hurricane Sandy in October 2012.

Tags: 2012, benthic sediments, benthic shellfish, contaminants, doc/noaa/nmfs/nefsc, following hurricane sandy, habitat ecology branch (heb), hurricane sandy, national marine fisheries service, new york bight sub-estuaries, noaa, northeast fisheries science center, pelagic, sediments, shellfish, u.s. department of commerce, young of the year bluefish
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Enhanced Biological Sampling Data

This is a database of a variety of biological, reproductive, and energetic data collected from fish on the continental shelf in the northwest Atlantic Ocean. Species sampled in this database thus far include winter flounder, yellowtail flounder, summer flounder, haddock, cusk, Atlantic wolffish, and Atlantic herring. Data are collected from fish provided principally from fishermen participating in the NECRP Study Fleet. Some fish are taken from other NECRP research studies, and a small number from NEFSC surveys and surveys by MADMF and URI GSO. The catch location data is provided in views from the relevant FVTR, SVDBS, or other tables for a few cooperative research or external programs.  The biological data includes general physical data (weights, lengths, organ weights, macroscopic maturity stage), age data, and other reproductive data. Measures collected from preserved gonad samples includes data for estimation of fish fecundity (oocyte counts and diameters) and from grading gonad histology for determination of maturity and seasonal reproductive status. In addition, relative measures of energetic condition are collected (including tissue wet weight and dry weights and bioimpedance data), and for some fish food habits data were collected in the first 18 months of data collection.

Tags: benthic, biological, continuous, cooperative research, demersal, doc/noaa/nmfs/nefsc, energetics, fecundity, fish condition, fishery dependent, fishery independent, georges bank, gonad histology, gulf of maine, maturity, national marine fisheries service, noaa, northeast fisheries science center, northeast u.s. continental shelf, population biology branch, reproduction, seasonality, southern new england, spawning patterns, spawning season, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Apex Predators Program Age and Growth Data

Apex Predators Program staff have collected vertebral centra from sportfishing tournaments, cruises, commercial fishermen and strandings in the Northeast US since the 1960's.  This offers a unique opportunity to sample shark species and to gather valuable life history information.  Lengths, sexes, and biological samples are collected for use in age and growth.

Tags: age and growth, apex predators program, doc/noaa/nmfs/nefsc, life history, national marine fisheries service, noaa, northeast fisheries science center, northeast us, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Hook and Line Survey

The Hook and Line Survey will collect species-specific aggregate weight and abundance, as well as individual lengths and biological characteristics (e.g., age, maturity, genetics, diet, energetics). Tagging will also be conducted opportunistically and by request. In addition to deploying hook and line gear, the survey will deploy a benthic stereo camera system to collect additional information on fish density, abundance, and demographics. A suite of environmental data will be collected via conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) deployments at each survey station. Habitat data will be collected using seafloor imaging (still or video) techniques. Finally, operational and gear deployment data will be collected for every gear set. The Hook and Line Survey is a new survey, so all data uses are prospective. Once the survey is mature, the data will be used in stock assessments for a variety of commercially and recreationally important species and for analyses that support management actions. This will encompass species covered by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC), New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC), and Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), including but not limited to Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua), haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), pollock (Pollachius pollachius), white hake (Urophycis tenuis), red hake (Urophycis chuss), summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus), scup (Stenotomus chrysops), black sea bass (Centropristis striata), bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix), spiny dogfish (Pomatomus saltatrix), Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus), and skates. At least 5 years of Hook and Line Survey data will be required before abundance indices from the survey are integrated into stock assessments, but habitat and biological data could be used immediately to supplement existing data streams. Beyond stock assessments and management, the data from the Hook and Line Survey will also be used in research to understand the cumulative impacts of offshore wind on resource species and their habitats. Note that the Hook and Line Survey is a new survey and is still in planning and review. The exact geographic extent and survey strata are still under review. The geographic extent displayed here is tentative.

Tags: doc/noaa/nmfs/nefsc, marine development and ecology branch (mdeb) gis data hub, national marine fisheries service, noaa, northeast fisheries science center, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Historical Survey Data Archive

To preserve NEFSC historical data, images of biological and oceanographic data sheets (1948-1975) were scanned to digital format and can be queried through a portal on the NEFSC website.  Images may include: cruise instructions, cruise tracks, original trawl logs,  length frequency data sheets, cruise notes, tagging information and fisherman reports.

Tags: albatross iii, albatross iv, biological data, bottom trawl survey, browns bank, catch, charter vessel, data archives, data rescue, delaware, delaware ii, doc/noaa/nmfs/nefsc, domestic cruises, fisheries, foreign cruises, groundfish, gulf of maine, historical, historical data rescue project, iceland trawl, length frequency, long island sound, mid-atlantic, national marine fisheries service, noaa, north atlantic, northeast fisheries science center, oceanographic data, otter trawl, southern new england, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Snake River fall Chinook reproductive success - Juvenile life history changes in Snake River fall Chinook salmon

This population historically migrated as subyearling smolts, but in recent years, the yearling life history has become more common. Environmental conditions associated with dams and reservoirs might be exerting strong selection for alteration of life history traits that evolved over millennia. This project attempts to determine the extent to which these life history changes are due to evolution (genetic change) as opposed to phenotypic plasticity (non-genetic response to different environmental conditions).
Snake River fall Chinook reproductive success.

Tags: animal and plant collection device, cb (conservation biology) division, chinook salmon, dna sequencer, doc/noaa/nmfs/nwfsc, national marine fisheries service, nez perce tribal hatchery, noaa. u.s. department of commerce, northwest fisheries science center, nwfsc montlake, reproductive success
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
2012 Early Life History Experiment Data - Snake River sockeye salmon captive propagation

In the early 1990s, Redfish Lake sockeye salmon from the Sawtooth Basin in Idaho were on the brink of extinction, and they were listed as endangered under the US Endangered Species Act in 1991. To prevent extinction, a gene rescue captive broodstock program was established for the stock that consisted of taking most of the remaining gene pool into captive culture at specialized conservation hatcheries at the Manchester Research Station and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game Eagle Hatchery. 

Efforts through the decade of the 1990s consisted of developing techniques for successful culture of sockeye salmon to adulthood, establishing rearing and spawning protocols to ensure preservation of stock diversity, and habitat enhancement at the rearing lakes. In the early 2000s, the program began to include a demographic focus to boost the population through rearing and release of enough juveniles to produce some adult returns. For the last few years, NWFSC eyed egg production has resulted in over 150,000 smolts being released into the Stanley basin annually for recovery, with plans to increase NWFSC eyed egg production to support release of half a million smolts in the Stanley Basin by 2017.  In 2011, and for the fourth year in a row, record numbers of sockeye adults have returned to their native home in Idaho.
This work is collecting data on the length, weight, and survival of sockeye salmon ponded in chilled and unchilled water crossed with fish sourced from Burley Creek Hatchery Broodstock and Eagle Hatchery Broodstock.

Tags: artificial propagation, doc/noaa/nmfs/nwfsc, instrument not applicable, migrated from resource enhancement and utilization technologies division, national marine fisheries service, noaa. u.s. department of commerce, northwest fisheries science center, nwfsc manchester, salmon, snake river
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Integrated West Coast Pelagics Survey (transect)

This layer is intended to represent the geographic extent of NOAA Fisheriesâ Integrated West Coast Pelagics Survey. The Integrated West Coast Pelagics Survey started in 2025 and is a jointly led effort by the Northwest and the Southwest Fisheries Science Centers. The Pacific hake and coastal pelagics fisheries rely on data collected through NOAA surveys and the fisheries. These data are essential for tracking our changing environment and creating accurate stock assessments that ensure these fisheries remain productive and sustainable today and in the future. Previously, two fishery independent surveys were conducted to gather data on these crucial West Coast fisheries, the Joint U.S.-Canada Integrated Ecosystem and Pacific Hake Acoustic Trawl Survey and the California Current Ecosystem Survey. Combining these two surveys into the Integrated West Coasts Pelagics Survey is an opportunity to ensure we collect the data we need and improve how we survey, including accounting for evolving oceanic/ecosystem conditions. Notably, an integrated survey maintains the integrity of the CPS and Pacific hake biomass time series to help meet industry needs.

Tags: alaska, california, canada, doc/noaa/nmfs/nwfsc, mexico, national marine fisheries service, noaa. u.s. department of commerce, northwest fisheries science center, oregon, story map: noaa fisheries west coast offshore scientific surveys, united states, washington
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Pacific Northwest Salmon Habitat Project Database - Salmon habitat restoration metrics for recovery science

Throughout the Pacific Northwest, stream habitat degradation has been cited as a factor contributing to the decline and ESA listing of of Pacific Salmon. Thus, stream habitat restoration is a major component of recovery plans as a method to increase salmon population productivity. Over 10 years after the majority of salmon listings we now have many datasets available to evaluate salmon habitat restoration placement, including our restoration projects database (Pacific Northwest Salmon Habitat Project Database), habitat assessments, salmon recovery plans, and spatial habitat mapping. By creating data dictionaries and metrics to standardize and analyze currently available datasets (e.g., restoration data, recovery plans, monitoring data, population abundance data) evaluations can be made to determine whether the right types of habitat actions are going in where they are most valuable. Further, a quantitative framework can be developed to link habitat conditions to fish population condition through stream restoration actions. This information can them be provided to local groups and agencies involved in salmon recovery to help inform the adaptive management process.
Pacific Northwest Salmon Habitat Project Oracle Database.

Tags: cb (conservation biology) division, doc/noaa/nmfs/nwfsc, instrument not applicable, national marine fisheries service, noaa. u.s. department of commerce, northwest fisheries science center, nwfsc montlake, restoration
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Southern California Shelf Rockfish Hook and Line Survey (station)

This layer is intended to represent the geographic extent of NOAA Fisheriesâ Southern California Shelf Rockfish Hook and Line Survey. The Southern California Shelf Rockfish Hook and Line Survey started in 2003 and is led by NMFS Northwest Fisheries Science Center. This survey samples ecologically and economically important shelf rockfish species over untrawlable habitats in the Southern California Bight. The survey is a cooperative effort between NOAA Fisheries, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, and the Southern California sportfishing industry to develop fishery-independent time series of abundance and biological data for use in stock assessments for tens of groundfish species in the region. NOAAâs Northwest Fisheries Science Center partners with the sportfishing fleet to sample over 200 locations annually. Survey biologists collect information about the abundance, biology, ecology, and genetics of species to support research into cryptic species, population structure, and eDNA applications. Oceanographic data profiles are also generated for each site visited.

Tags: anenometer, california, cryptic species, ctd, doc/noaa/nmfs/nwfsc, gps, hook and line survey, national marine fisheries service, noaa. u.s. department of commerce, northwest fisheries science center, southern california, story map: noaa fisheries west coast offshore scientific surveys, united states
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Oxygen Uptake - Live Hauling of Fish

In certain markets, live fish can be sold for substantially higher prices than fresh dressed fish. A significant live-haul industry has developed in the U.S. and fish are commonly hauled 1,500-2,000 miles (25-30 hours) to market. The most common species hauled are tilapia, channel catfish, and rainbow trout; a smaller amount of marine rockfish, hybrid striped bass, and carp are also hauled. The most significant advancement in hauling technology in the last 20 years has been the use of bottled oxygen gas or liquid oxygen to maintain adequate dissolved oxygen levels. These types of systems can maintain significantly higher DO levels than systems using air. Some common stressors include harvest and loading procedures (pumping or out of water transfer), shaking as the transport vehicle is moving, low frequency sound from the vehicle and water treatment systems, crowding, and poor water quality (high ammonia and carbon dioxide levels, low dissolved oxygen), high light levels, or extreme water temperature. The physical shape and construction of the hauling unit may have an important impact on localized low DOs, physical damage to the fish, and survivability. Very little information has been published on the chemical and physical conditions in transport systems during long-distance transport and this limited data may not be representative of current commercial systems. 

This research will be conducted with NWFSC staff in cooperation with private fish farmers in the Pacific Northwest. Specific sub-objectives will include the following:

(1) Documentation of water quality during transport and impact on mortality and product quality

(2) Design of efficient aeration systems for oxygen transfer and carbon dioxide stripping

(3) Determination of the impact of transport tank design and aerator type on the thermal balance during hauling.

The impact of this project will be increased survival and product quality of transported fish as a result of adopting the recommended protocols and utilization of the models. Project outputs will include peer-reviewed publications, popular publications, and conference presentations.
Oxygen uptake of hauling water samples will be determined from the change in dissolved oxygen over a 30 minute period using a YSI ProODO dissolved oxygen meter. Sample will be stirred using a  magnetic rod. Oxygen uptake will be determined by fitting a linear regression line through the dissolved oxygen vs time curve and expressed as mg/minute. The oxygen uptake rate will be reported at 20C using a theta = 1.047.

Tags: aquaculture, doc/noaa/nmfs/nwfsc, gas transfer, hagerman valley, heat transfer, idaho, in-situ instrument - automated dissolved oxygen sensor, migrated from resource enhancement and utilization technologies division, montlake, national marine fisheries service, noaa. u.s. department of commerce, northwest fisheries science center, nwfsc montlake, water quality
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Lipophilic Toxins in WA - Clear and present danger: monitoring and management of lipophilic shellfish toxins in Washington State

Lipophilic shellfish toxins comprise an extensive suite of compounds including those associated with the human syndromes known as diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP) and azaspiracid shellfish poisoning (AZP). As a result of recent bloom events and subsequent human intoxications in Washington State (USA) due to DSP, there is a critical and urgent need for State public health officials to be able to monitor and accurately quantify harmful algal bloom (HAB) species associated with DSP and azaspiracid shellfish poisoning (AZP) and their toxins. There is now evidence that lipophilic toxins associated with DSP and AZP are present in water and/or shellfish, including oysters and mussels from Puget Sound and razor clams from the WA coast.Tight partnership with WDOH, the SoundToxins program, Olympic Region Harmful Algal Blooms (ORHAB) partnership, and Puget Sound shellfish growers (including the Jamestown SâKlallam tribe and other tribal representatives) will facilitate the study of the seasonal variability of lipophilic toxins and toxin-producing species at 10 geographically-distinct sites within Washington State waters where seawater or shellfish have recently been contaminated with these toxins. Stakeholder support throughout the project will ensure the transition of this project to the State at the end of 3 years as we have successfully demonstrated with ORHAB.  Implementing routine lipophilic biotoxin monitoring will be a critical first step towards ensuring public safety while also enabling Washington State shellfish growers to sell their product to the European Union once trade is re-established.
Contains information regarding toxin producing species and toxin measurements in shellfish and seawater samples.  Also includes associated environmental data.

Tags: and depth, animal and plant collection device, animal and plant collection device - plankton collection device - plankton net, azadinium, azaspiracids, biotoxins, chemistry, diarrhetic shellfish toxins, dinophysis, doc/noaa/nmfs/nwfsc, efs (environmental and fisheries sciences) division, fishery-dependent, in-situ instrument - in-situ instrument (not specified), marine toxin, national marine fisheries service, noaa. u.s. department of commerce, northwest fisheries science center, nwfsc montlake laboratory, sonde and probe - conductivity, temperature, toxic effects, tracked asset, various locations in wa, water sampler bottle - surface sample bottle
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce