AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
EK60 Water Column Sonar Data Collected During SH1703

Determine the selectivity characteristics of the Nordic 264 midwater trawl in relation to potential escapement of coastal pelagic species (CPS) between Newport, Oregon and San Diego, California.
The following are specific objectives for this survey.
 
I.D.1. Continuously sample pelagic fish eggs using the Continuous Underway Fish Egg Sampler (CUFES). The data will be used to locate potential adult CPS schools to fish on in the evening hours.

I.D.2. Continuously sample multi-frequency acoustic backscatter using the Simrad EK60. The data will be used to locate potential CPS targets to fish on during the evening hours.

I.D.3. Continuously sample sea-surface temperature, salinity, and chlorophyll-a using a thermosalinometer and fluorometer. These data will be used to estimate the physical oceanographic habitats for target species.

I.D.4. Continuously sample air temperature, barometric pressure, and wind speed and direction using an integrated weather station. 

I.D.5. Sample fish near the surface each night by conducting 2-5 surface trawls at stations or random sites selected each night by the Chief Scientist (CS). The data will be used to determine the selectivity characteristics of the Nordic 264 midwater trawl for CPS.
I.D.6.  Conduct 24 hrs of Saildrone comparison operations to validate carbon, fisheries acoustics, ADCP, oceanographic, and meteorological sensors integrated onto the Saildrone UAS.

Tags: acoustic scattering, acoustic sounders, aquatic ecosystems, aquatic sciences, bathymetry, bathymetry/seafloor topography, benthic, biosphere, doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei, doc/noaa/nesdis/ngdc, earth science, ecosystems, fisheries, in situ/laboratory instruments, marine ecosystems, national centers for environmental information, national geophysical data center, nesdis, noaa, north pacific ocean, ocean acoustics, oceans, pelagic, profilers/sounders, seafloor topography, u.s. department of commerce, vertical location, water column, water column mapping system, wcms
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
EK60 Water Column Sonar Data Collected During SH1808

We will conduct a regional characterization and monitoring of the physical and biological components of the pelagic ecosystems of Davidson Seamount, within Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS). Data will be used to relate the spatial patterns of bird and mammal distribution with prey and oceanographic patterns, and identify resources at risk from human threats. NOAA and other regulatory agencies use this information in management decisions and to protect resources in National Marine Sanctuaries. Projects include marine mammal and seabird observations, plankton tows, midwater fish trawls, CTD, echosounder data collection, sea surface collection of microplastics (Manta trawl), water sampling for persistent organic pollutants, and filming for video production of NOAA research. Backup plan includes seafloor mapping in southern MBNMS.

Tags: acoustic scattering, acoustic sounders, aquatic ecosystems, aquatic sciences, bathymetry, bathymetry/seafloor topography, benthic, biosphere, doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei, doc/noaa/nesdis/ngdc, earth science, ecosystems, fisheries, in situ/laboratory instruments, marine ecosystems, national centers for environmental information, national geophysical data center, nesdis, noaa, north pacific ocean, ocean acoustics, oceans, pelagic, profilers/sounders, seafloor topography, u.s. department of commerce, vertical location, water column, water column mapping system, wcms
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
EK80 Water Column Sonar Data Collected During HB2301

The NEFSC bottom trawl survey is a fisheries independent, multi-species survey that provides the primary scientific data for fisheries assessments in the U.S. mid-Atlantic and New England regions. Two bottom trawl surveys are conducted each year, one in the spring and one in the autumn. The survey is a standardized, stratified random design, with stratification based on bathymetry and multiple trawl sites within each stratum. Trawl sites are selected randomly, but the overall ship path is south to north. The survey covers the continental shelf and U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina into the Canadian EEZ. The primary gear is a bottom trawl, with CTD, multifrequency echosounder, and a host of other scientific sensor data collected ancillary to the bottom trawl catches.

Tags: acoustic scattering, acoustic sounders, aquatic ecosystems, aquatic sciences, bathymetry, bathymetry/seafloor topography, benthic, biosphere, doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei, doc/noaa/nesdis/ngdc, earth science, ecosystems, fisheries, in situ/laboratory instruments, marine ecosystems, national centers for environmental information, national geophysical data center, nesdis, noaa, north atlantic ocean, ocean acoustics, oceans, pelagic, profilers/sounders, seafloor topography, u.s. department of commerce, vertical location, water column, water column mapping system, wcms
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
EK60 Water Column Sonar Data Collected During SH1802

1. Sample for pelagic fishes including juvenile and immature salmon.
2. Document the spatial distribution of macroplankton within the study area
3. Characterize water column properties throughout the study area.
4. Conduct marine mammal and seabird observations

Tags: acoustic scattering, acoustic sounders, aquatic ecosystems, aquatic sciences, bathymetry, bathymetry/seafloor topography, benthic, biosphere, doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei, doc/noaa/nesdis/ngdc, earth science, ecosystems, fisheries, in situ/laboratory instruments, marine ecosystems, national centers for environmental information, national geophysical data center, nesdis, noaa, north pacific ocean, ocean acoustics, oceans, pelagic, profilers/sounders, seafloor topography, u.s. department of commerce, vertical location, water column, water column mapping system, wcms
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
EK80 Water Column Sonar Data Collected During HB2302

The Ecosystem Monitoring (aka Ecomon) survery uses bongo and CTD sampling to monitor and map the distribution of zooplankton, krill and smaller organisms) and the physical environment. The survey has been conducted four times per year (although fewer times in recent years) in each season on the continental shelf from Cape Hatteras, NC to the Canadian waters of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Acoustic data are occasionally collected. Marine mammal and bird observations have been collected in the past.

Tags: acoustic scattering, acoustic sounders, aquatic ecosystems, aquatic sciences, bathymetry, bathymetry/seafloor topography, benthic, biosphere, doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei, doc/noaa/nesdis/ngdc, earth science, ecosystems, fisheries, in situ/laboratory instruments, marine ecosystems, national centers for environmental information, national geophysical data center, nesdis, noaa, north atlantic ocean, ocean acoustics, oceans, pelagic, profilers/sounders, seafloor topography, u.s. department of commerce, vertical location, water column, water column mapping system, wcms
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
EM302 Water Column Sonar Data Collected During NA139

OECI Technology Challenge

Tags: acoustic scattering, acoustic sounders, aquatic ecosystems, aquatic sciences, bathymetry, bathymetry/seafloor topography, benthic, biosphere, doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei, doc/noaa/nesdis/ngdc, earth science, ecosystems, fisheries, in situ/laboratory instruments, marine ecosystems, national centers for environmental information, national geophysical data center, nesdis, noaa, ocean acoustics, oceans, pelagic, profilers/sounders, seafloor topography, u.s. department of commerce, unknown, vertical location, water column, water column mapping system, wcms
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
EM302 Water Column Sonar Data Collected During NA137

Kingman Reef and Palmyra Atoll

Tags: acoustic scattering, acoustic sounders, aquatic ecosystems, aquatic sciences, bathymetry, bathymetry/seafloor topography, benthic, biosphere, doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei, doc/noaa/nesdis/ngdc, earth science, ecosystems, fisheries, in situ/laboratory instruments, marine ecosystems, national centers for environmental information, national geophysical data center, nesdis, noaa, ocean acoustics, oceans, pelagic, profilers/sounders, seafloor topography, u.s. department of commerce, unknown, vertical location, water column, water column mapping system, wcms
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
EK60 Water Column Sonar Data Collected During SH1612

Our routine ecosystem survey will make hydrographic measurements with a CTD, collect water samples for chemical analyses with a Niskin bottle rosette, and collect zooplankton samples with towed plankton nets at an array of stations along transect lines extending across the Oregon and the northern California coast. Beam trawling will also occur at a subset of inshore stations.

Tags: acoustic scattering, acoustic sounders, aquatic ecosystems, aquatic sciences, bathymetry, bathymetry/seafloor topography, benthic, biosphere, doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei, doc/noaa/nesdis/ngdc, earth science, ecosystems, fisheries, in situ/laboratory instruments, marine ecosystems, national centers for environmental information, national geophysical data center, nesdis, noaa, north pacific ocean, ocean acoustics, oceans, pelagic, profilers/sounders, seafloor topography, u.s. department of commerce, vertical location, water column, water column mapping system, wcms
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
ME70 Water Column Sonar Data Collected During SH1709

Many species of rockfishes live in complex rocky habitats, have been over-fished, and are difficult or
impossible to accurately survey using conventional bottom-trawl gear. Our ability to count these species
in rocky habitats and to delineate the distribution and extent of these habitats is critical to the estimation
of absolute abundance of these species for stock assessments. To that end, NMFS is pursuing the
Untrawlable Habitat Strategic Initiative (UHSI) field research in the Southern California Bight.
Associated with the goals of the UHSI, NMFS also recognizes the need for more high-resolution mapping
of the seafloor in order to delineate and quantify rockfish habitats. Research planned for October 2017 on
the B. Shimada represents year-2 of the UHSI project in Southern California. We are using the results
from our year-1 study off the R. Lasker in October 2016 in Southern California to inform the experiments
we will conduct in this second year from the B. Shimada . We also will continue our plan to map the
seafloor at priority sites in and around the Channel Islands.
During this mission, we will 1) rendezvous with R/V Velero IV (contracted through NMFS) and use
NMFSâs Seabed autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) as part of an underwater experiment to observe
and quantify the behavior of rockfishes in reaction to mobile survey vehicles; 2) acquire high-resolution
bathymetric data around the northern Channel Islands using the vesselâs ME70 sonar; 3) survey
rockfishes and habitats visually using the AUV; 4) deploy and retrieve small drop cameras to observe
fishes on the seafloor.
This is a multi-year collaboration among researchers from the NMFS SWFSC, NWFSC, SEFSC, and
AFSC, and complements ongoing similar surveys being conducted in the Gulf of Mexico as well as
ongoing seafloor mapping and habitat surveys being conducted by NOAAs Channel Islands National
Marine Sanctuary. The results of this mission will lead to more accurate estimates of demersal fish
populations and associated habitats in deep-water, thereby supporting NOAAâs objectives to achieve
sustainable fisheries and improve our understanding of marine ecosystems. Our findings will improve
stock assessments of species in untrawlable habitats, and will assist in the interpretation and
understanding of the use of deepwater habitats by demersal fishes.

Tags: acoustic scattering, acoustic sounders, aquatic ecosystems, aquatic sciences, bathymetry, bathymetry/seafloor topography, benthic, biosphere, doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei, doc/noaa/nesdis/ngdc, earth science, ecosystems, fisheries, in situ/laboratory instruments, marine ecosystems, national centers for environmental information, national geophysical data center, nesdis, noaa, north pacific ocean, ocean acoustics, oceans, pelagic, profilers/sounders, seafloor topography, u.s. department of commerce, vertical location, water column, water column mapping system, wcms
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
EK80 Water Column Sonar Data Collected During RL2107

The survey domain, from Cape Flattery, WA to Central Baja California, Mexico, was defined primarily by the modeled distribution of potential habitat for the northern subpopulation (stock) of Pacific Sardine (Zwolinski et al., 2011), with a southern extension permitted by available sampling effort. This area was chosen to encompass the anticipated distributions of the northern stock of Pacific Sardine and the central and northern stocks of Northern Anchovy of the west coasts of the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, but it also spanned portions of the southern stock of Pacific Sardine, Pacific Mackerel, Jack Mackerel, Pacific Round Herring, and Pacific Herring. During summer 2021, the west coasts of the United States and Baja California were surveyed using Lasker, Carranza, Lisa Marie, Long Beach Carnage, and USVs. Compulsory transects were nearly perpendicular to the coast and separated by 10 nmi. The survey began off Cape Flattery, WA and the combination of survey platforms progressed southwards toward Punta Abreojos, MX.

On Lasker, multi-frequency Wideband Transceivers (18-, 38-, 70-, 120-, 200-, and 333-kHz Simrad EK80 WBTs) were configured with split-beam transducers (Simrad ES18-11, ES38B, ES70-7C, ES120-7C, ES2007C, and ES333-7C). The transducers were mounted on the bottom of a retractable keel or âcenterboardâ. The keel was retracted (transducers ~5-m depth) during calibration, and extended to the intermediate position (transducers ~7-m depth) during the survey. Exceptions were made during shallow water operations, when the keel was retracted; or during times of heavy weather, when the keel was extended (transducers ~9-m depth) to provide extra stability and reduce the effect of weather-generated noise. Transducer position and motion were measured at 5 Hz using an inertial motion unit (POS-MV; Trimble/Applanix).

Final Summer 2021 Report: https://doi.org/10.25923/cadh-x974
Final Summer 2021 Biomass Report: https://doi.org/10.25923/77kp-ww39

Tags: acoustic scattering, acoustic sounders, aquatic ecosystems, aquatic sciences, bathymetry, bathymetry/seafloor topography, benthic, biosphere, doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei, doc/noaa/nesdis/ngdc, earth science, ecosystems, fisheries, in situ/laboratory instruments, marine ecosystems, national centers for environmental information, national geophysical data center, nesdis, noaa, north pacific ocean, ocean acoustics, oceans, pelagic, profilers/sounders, seafloor topography, u.s. department of commerce, vertical location, water column, water column mapping system, wcms
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
EM302 Water Column Sonar Data Collected During NA136

Shakedown

Tags: acoustic scattering, acoustic sounders, aquatic ecosystems, aquatic sciences, bathymetry, bathymetry/seafloor topography, benthic, biosphere, doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei, doc/noaa/nesdis/ngdc, earth science, ecosystems, fisheries, in situ/laboratory instruments, marine ecosystems, national centers for environmental information, national geophysical data center, nesdis, noaa, ocean acoustics, oceans, pelagic, profilers/sounders, seafloor topography, u.s. department of commerce, unknown, vertical location, water column, water column mapping system, wcms
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
EK60 Water Column Sonar Data Collected During SH1806

This survey is part of a long-term Bonneville Power Administration-funded effort by academic and federal scientists to understand coastal ecosystems and biological and physical processes that may influence recruitment variability of salmon in Pacific Northwest waters.  Prior to a potential switch to the R/V Shimada as a long-term platform, we intend to compare catches between vessels (The R/V Shimada and the F/V Frosti) on the continental shelf of Washington.   Sampling will occur during the day for 3 days (23-25 May) with surface trawls along pre-specified transects.  One trawl will be performed as we leave the Strait of Juan de Fuca on the afternoon of the 22nd.  In addition, a bongo net will be towed several times each night between 2300 and 0500 (nights of 19-22 June).

Tags: acoustic scattering, acoustic sounders, aquatic ecosystems, aquatic sciences, bathymetry, bathymetry/seafloor topography, benthic, biosphere, doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei, doc/noaa/nesdis/ngdc, earth science, ecosystems, fisheries, in situ/laboratory instruments, marine ecosystems, national centers for environmental information, national geophysical data center, nesdis, noaa, north pacific ocean, ocean acoustics, oceans, pelagic, profilers/sounders, seafloor topography, u.s. department of commerce, vertical location, water column, water column mapping system, wcms
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
EK80 Water Column Sonar Data Collected During HB2303

The Ecosystem Monitoring (aka Ecomon) survery uses bongo and CTD sampling to monitor and map the distribution of zooplankton, krill and smaller organisms) and the physical environment. The survey has been conducted four times per year (although fewer times in recent years) in each season on the continental shelf from Cape Hatteras, NC to the Canadian waters of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Acoustic data are occasionally collected. Marine mammal and bird observations have been collected in the past.

Tags: acoustic scattering, acoustic sounders, aquatic ecosystems, aquatic sciences, bathymetry, bathymetry/seafloor topography, benthic, biosphere, doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei, doc/noaa/nesdis/ngdc, earth science, ecosystems, fisheries, in situ/laboratory instruments, marine ecosystems, national centers for environmental information, national geophysical data center, nesdis, noaa, north atlantic ocean, ocean acoustics, oceans, pelagic, profilers/sounders, seafloor topography, u.s. department of commerce, vertical location, water column, water column mapping system, wcms
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
EK60 Water Column Sonar Data Collected During SH1801

Our routine ecosystem survey will make hydrographic measurements with a CTD, collect water samples for chemical analyses with a Niskin bottle rosette, and collect zooplankton samples with towed plankton nets at an array of stations along transect lines extending across the Oregon and the northern California coast. Beam trawling will also occur at a subset of inshore stations.

Tags: acoustic scattering, acoustic sounders, aquatic ecosystems, aquatic sciences, bathymetry, bathymetry/seafloor topography, benthic, biosphere, doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei, doc/noaa/nesdis/ngdc, earth science, ecosystems, fisheries, in situ/laboratory instruments, marine ecosystems, national centers for environmental information, national geophysical data center, nesdis, noaa, north pacific ocean, ocean acoustics, oceans, pelagic, profilers/sounders, seafloor topography, u.s. department of commerce, vertical location, water column, water column mapping system, wcms
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
EM302 Water Column Sonar Data Collected During NA138

Lu'uaeaahikiikekumu Ancient Seamounts of Lili'uokala Ridge

Tags: acoustic scattering, acoustic sounders, aquatic ecosystems, aquatic sciences, bathymetry, bathymetry/seafloor topography, benthic, biosphere, doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei, doc/noaa/nesdis/ngdc, earth science, ecosystems, fisheries, in situ/laboratory instruments, marine ecosystems, national centers for environmental information, national geophysical data center, nesdis, noaa, ocean acoustics, oceans, pelagic, profilers/sounders, seafloor topography, u.s. department of commerce, unknown, vertical location, water column, water column mapping system, wcms
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
EK60 Water Column Sonar Data Collected During SH1901

1) complete pre-field season acoustic system calibrations, 2) test acoustic-trawl (AT)
survey trawling /oceanographic winches and sampling equipment

Tags: acoustic scattering, acoustic sounders, aquatic ecosystems, aquatic sciences, bathymetry, bathymetry/seafloor topography, benthic, biosphere, doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei, doc/noaa/nesdis/ngdc, earth science, ecosystems, fisheries, in situ/laboratory instruments, marine ecosystems, national centers for environmental information, national geophysical data center, nesdis, noaa, north pacific ocean, ocean acoustics, oceans, pelagic, profilers/sounders, seafloor topography, u.s. department of commerce, vertical location, water column, water column mapping system, wcms
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
ME70 Water Column Sonar Data Collected During SH1703

Determine the selectivity characteristics of the Nordic 264 midwater trawl in relation to potential escapement of coastal pelagic species (CPS) between Newport, Oregon and San Diego, California.
The following are specific objectives for this survey.
 
I.D.1. Continuously sample pelagic fish eggs using the Continuous Underway Fish Egg Sampler (CUFES). The data will be used to locate potential adult CPS schools to fish on in the evening hours.

I.D.2. Continuously sample multi-frequency acoustic backscatter using the Simrad EK60. The data will be used to locate potential CPS targets to fish on during the evening hours.

I.D.3. Continuously sample sea-surface temperature, salinity, and chlorophyll-a using a thermosalinometer and fluorometer. These data will be used to estimate the physical oceanographic habitats for target species.

I.D.4. Continuously sample air temperature, barometric pressure, and wind speed and direction using an integrated weather station. 

I.D.5. Sample fish near the surface each night by conducting 2-5 surface trawls at stations or random sites selected each night by the Chief Scientist (CS). The data will be used to determine the selectivity characteristics of the Nordic 264 midwater trawl for CPS.
I.D.6.  Conduct 24 hrs of Saildrone comparison operations to validate carbon, fisheries acoustics, ADCP, oceanographic, and meteorological sensors integrated onto the Saildrone UAS.

Tags: acoustic scattering, acoustic sounders, aquatic ecosystems, aquatic sciences, bathymetry, bathymetry/seafloor topography, benthic, biosphere, doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei, doc/noaa/nesdis/ngdc, earth science, ecosystems, fisheries, in situ/laboratory instruments, marine ecosystems, national centers for environmental information, national geophysical data center, nesdis, noaa, north pacific ocean, ocean acoustics, oceans, pelagic, profilers/sounders, seafloor topography, u.s. department of commerce, vertical location, water column, water column mapping system, wcms
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce