AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Cetacean visual observations using line-transect survey methods onboard the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter in the GOM, 6/29/2017 to 8/17/2017, GoMMAPPS survey (GU1703)

As part of the Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (GoMMAPPS), the Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) conducted aerial surveys of the U.S. continental shelf waters (up to the 200-m isobath) in the Gulf of Mexico from 6/29/2017 to 8/17/2017. The survey was designed for a two-team independent visual observer approach with distance sampling to estimate abundance and characterize spatial distribution of marine mammals and sea turtles. This dataset includes marine mammal and sea turtle visual observation data and effort points with surveying conditions that can be used in abundance and density modeling per visual line-transect survey protocols. This dataset also includes marine mammal photographs used to aid in species identification.

Tags: 0243654, 10.25921/pyza-r738, 11.5um radiometer, 14450, 2017, 243654, aerovanes, anemometer, anemometers, animals/vertebrates, atlantic ocean, atmospheric/ocean indicators, baleen whales, barometers, bathymetry/seafloor topography, big eye binocular, binocular, biological, biological classification, biological data, biological records, biosphere, bureau of ocean energy management, cameras, cetacean, cetaceans, climate indicators, coastal waters of mississippi, community dynamics, conductivity, continent, ctd, depth, distance sampling, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, dolphin, earth science, echo sounder, echo sounders, ecological dynamics, endangered species, flourescence, fluorescence, fluorometer, fluorometers, gommapps, gordon gunter (ices code: 33gg), gps, gps receivers, gu-17-01, gulf of america, gulf of mexico, gulf of mexico marine assessment program, gulf of mexico marine assessment program for protected species, humidity sensor, humidity sensors, in situ, in situ/laboratory instruments, indicator species, line-transect, m17pg00013, mammals, marine mammal observation, marine mammal/seabird assessment, marine mammals, miami lab, na15oar4320064, na20oar4320472, national marine fisheries service, national oceanic and atmospheric administration, nimbus 4 temperature-humidity infrared radiometer - 11.5 um, nmfs, noaa, noaa ship gordon gunter, north america, north atlantic ocean, ocean, ocean chemistry, ocean optics, ocean temperature, oceanography, oceans, oxygen, paleoclimate indicators, photograph, photographs, population abundance, salinity, salinity/density, sea turtle, ships, sighting, southeast fisheries science center, species abundance, species identification, species/population interactions, survey - biological, survey ships, temperature, temperature sensors, thermosalinograph, thermosalinographs, toothed whales, u.s. department of commerce, us department of the interior, us doc, us doi, video, video camera, visual estimate, visual observation, visual observations, water depth, water temperature
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
SEAMAP Plankton Surveys

The Southeast Fisheries Science Center Mississippi Laboratories conducts standardized fisheries independent resource surveys in the Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and U.S. Caribbean to provide abundance and distribution information to support regional and international stock assessments.  The spring plankton survey (April-May) targets bluefin tuna and covers the entire Gulf of Mexico using a neuston and bongo net.  The fall plankton survey (September) is conducted on the Gulf of Mexico continental shelf and assesses the occurrence, abundance and geographical distribution of the early life stages of fall spawning fishes, especially king and Spanish mackerel, red drum, and snappers.  The winter plankton survey (February-March) assesses the occurrence, abundance and geographical distribution of the early life stages of winter spawning fishes, particularly grouper species and tilefish.  The survey is conducted on the Gulf of Mexico continental shelf, the shelf edge, and deep waters.  Plankton samples are also collected on other SEAMAP surveys including Summer and Fall Groundfish.  All surveys conduct 24-hour sampling using neuston and bongo nets with approximately 200 stations per survey.  The neuston net has a 1- by 2-m opening outfitted with a 0.947 mm mesh net, and is towed for 10 minutes through the surface waters for eggs and larvae.  A 61-cm bongo net frame, with 0.335 mm mesh nets, is used at each station and tow times are no more than 25 minutes.

Tags: doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, gom, gulf of mexico, mississippi laboratories, national marine fisheries service, noaa, plankton, plankton survey data, seamap, southeast fisheries science center, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Atlantic Oculina Survey (2004)

The Southeast Fisheries Science Center Mississippi Laboratories conducts standardized fisheries independent resource surveys off the east coast of the United States to provide abundance and distribution information to support regional and international stock assessments.  A pilot pelagic longline survey was conducted in 2004 off the east coast of the United States. The objective of the survey was to examine the feasibility of using pelagic longline gear to collect fisheries-independent data on stocks of offshore fishes and to establish protocols for future use. Additional objectives included examining the distribution and relative abundance of pelagic fishes in the region and collect biological and environmental data.

Tags: atlantic, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, longline, mississippi laboratories, national marine fisheries service, noaa, oculina, pelagic, pelagic longline survey data, southeast fisheries science center, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Multibeam Mapping of the South Atlantic Bight: South Carolina 2005, a Proposed MPA on the Continental Shelf

The NOAA Fisheries laboratory in Panama City, Florida coordinated an acoustic survey at the new proposed Marine Protected Areas in the South Atlantic Bight area June 20- July 7th, 2005. This metadata record is the parent record for the multi-beam echosounder (MBES) survey at the South Carolina A proposed MPA, which includes the following products: 1) XYZ ascii table created from the grid, 2) colored coded shaded geotiffs from the grid, 3) backscatter mosaic, 4) XYA (amplitude) ascii table created from the mosaic, and 5) geotif of backscatter draped on the bathymetric grid. All products are available contacting the distributor. Some data sets are also posted on NOAA's Coral Reef Information System (CoRIS) at www.coris.noaa.gov. Another product that will not be distributed, but will be used as input to habitat classification software (QTC MultiView (website)), are raw data files logged to disk using the Simrad EM3002 MBES data acquisition software. These raw files contain packets of information (depth soundings, navigation, attitude, sound velocity profiles, UTC time) that the acquisition software logged sequentially in time. The raw data format is available from Kongsberg-Simrad (website). The MBES system was provided by Seafloor Systems Inc. and the support vessel was UNCW's 70-ft. R/V Cape Fear. This survey is part of an on-going partnership effort funded by the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP). This survey was funded by a CRCP grant to Andrew David, NOAA Fisheries - Panama City, and Andrew Shepard, NURC/UNCW (The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration's Undersea Research Center at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington). In addition to partners above, other partners include UNCW's Spatial Analysis Lab, US Geological Survey, and the S. Atlantic fishery Management Council.

Tags: atlantic ocean, backscatter, bathymetry, bathymetry/seafloor topography, biosphere, corals, country/territory, deep-water reefs, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, earth science, geographic information, mapping, multibeam, national marine fisheries service, noaa, north atlantic ocean, ocean basin, ocean floor topography, oceans, reef monitoring and assessment, south atlantic bight, south atlantic bight (32n077w0001), south atlantic bight marine protected area assessment, south carolina, south carolina (32n077w0001), southeast fisheries science center, u.s. department of commerce, united states of america, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Meso-American System Larval Transport  Ecology (CRCP)

Reef fish populations are part of one of the most complex ecosystems in the marine environment. They are also the most heavily exploited part of the ecosystem and have been pushed to extremely low levels throughout South Florida and the wider Caribbean. Despite the importance of these populations, relatively little is known about most stages of their life cycles or their interaction with small and mesoscale oceanographic patterns. Important information such as adult spawning behavior, location, and depth of spawning aggregations and recruitment is mostly unknown. Less is known about the status of these fish populations in the western Caribbean along the Meso-American reef system, though stocks there are generally considered to have suffered less exploitation. There are also significant gaps in our understanding of the complex circulation patterns along the western Caribbean Seas Yucatan coast where the Caribbean Current and the Loop Current connect and flow into the Gulf of Mexico. This area plays a potentially important but still un- known role in the route of subtropical gyre circulation which drives the biological production and transport of larvae throughout this region. This research project is designed to provide a baseline study of the fisheries oceanography of the western Caribbean during winter spawning and provide a basis for future fisheries management decisions. What is the level of larval dispersal and recruitment connectivity within and amongst the Mesoamerican reef, the Dry Tortugas, and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuarys reserves Is there evidence of self-recruitment within these marine reserves

Tags: 2006, 2007, belize, biological data, caribbean sea, coral, current, depth, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, early life history data, environmental data, finss, fisheries-independent data, gear, gordon gunther, guatamals, meso-american system larval transport & ecology, national marine fisheries service, noaa, physical oceanographic data, southeast fisheries science center, spring, temperature, thermal fronts, tuna, u.s. department of commerce, zooplankton collections
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
2009 Decennial Socio-Economic Survey of the S. Atlantic For-Hire Sector

This survey collected data to provide a current perspective on the for-hire fishing sectors of Florida (east coast), Georgia, South and North Carolina. One important segment of sportfishing demand is the recreational for-hire fleet, commonly called charter and head boats. A 13-page survey with 62 questions was developed to collect information on for-hire operators background and characteristics, boat description, species information, operating policies, boat operation, business operation characteristics, community ties, and opinions concerning current fisheries regulations. Letters, phone calls and intercepts at marinas were used to contact operators to explain the intent of the survey and encourage participation. Charter and head boat operators were surveyed at their home marina by trained interviewers. Respondents were asked to complete the survey with responses based on the 2009 calendar year.

Tags: doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, fishery-dependent, national marine fisheries service, noaa, recreational fishing - for-hire sector studies, southeast fisheries science center, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
SAB Juvenile Reef Fish Trawls (2002-2015) NCEI accession 0156994

This data set contains Excel and CSV files containing fish length of Juvenile Reeffish. Trawls were made during the summer months in shallow seagrass beds to monitor the number and species of juvenile snapper using the grass as a nursery.

Tags: 0156994, 156994, 2004-present, agricultural aquatic sciences, agriculture, animals/vertebrates, atlantic ocean, biological classification, coastal waters of florida, doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei, doc/noaa/nesdis/nodc, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, earth science, finss, fish, fish examination, fisheries, fishery survey - catch measurements - general, fl laboratory, grouper, gulf of america, gulf of mexico, national centers for environmental information, national marine fisheries service, national oceanographic data center, nesdis, nmfs, noaa, north atlantic ocean, ocean, panama city, snapper, southeast fisheries science center, species identification, st andrew bay, st. andrew bay juvenile reef fish survey, tows, trawl, u.s. department of commerce, us doc
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Assessment of coral reef fish communities in the Florida Reef Tract

Coral reef fish survey data provided in this collection are from three (3) distinct regions along the Florida reef tract; 1) Dry Tortugas, 2) Florida Keys from Key West north to Miami and 3) Miami north to Martin County. These data are collected using a 2-stage, stratified random survey design. The stationary point count method (7.5m radius cylinder) is used to conduct fish surveys in Florida as part of the ongoing National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP). This method collects and reports information on species composition, density, size structure, abundance and derived metrics (e.g., species richness, diversity). Lead agencies involved include the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NOAA Fisheries) and National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS).

Tags: 0156445, 0169400, 0208321, 0253454, 156445, 169400, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 208321, 253454, animals/vertebrates, atlantic ocean, belt transect, benthic, benthic communities, benthic species, biological, biological classification, biological data, biology, biosphere, coastal landforms, coastal waters of florida, coral, coral reef conservation program, coral reef conservation program (crcp), coral reef studies, coral reefs, corals, country/territory, depth - observation, diver visual survey, doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, doc/noaa/nos/nms, doi/nps, earth science, ecosystems, fish, fish - coral reef, fish and wildlife research institute, fish census, fish data / reef fish visual census, fish species, florida, florida fish and wildlife conservation commission, florida florida keys national marine sanctuary, florida keys national marine sanctuary, florida reef tract (26n080w0007), florida state department of environmental protection, geomorphic landforms/processes, gulf of america, gulf of mexico, habitat, habitat - benthic, in situ, marine biology, marine ecosystems, national centers for coastal ocean science, national centers for environmental information, national coral reef monitoring plan (ncrmp) implementation, national coral reef monitoring program (ncrmp), national marine fisheries service, national marine sanctuaries, national ocean service, national park service, nesdis, nmfs, noaa, north atlantic ocean, nos, nova southeastern university, numeric data sets, ocean, ocean basin, oceans, onms, reef fish census, reef monitoring and assessment, rosenstiel school of marine and atmospheric science, solid earth, southeast fisheries science center, species identification, species identification - count, survey - biological, survey - coral reef, survey - swimmer/diver, swimmer/diver, u-miami/rsmas, u.s. department of commerce, u.s. department of the interior, united states of america, university of miami, us doc, us doi, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Southeast Region Headboat Survey-Compliance tracking holds list

The holds list is used to track vessel compliance by recording any missing/late trip reports.  This list is shared with enforcement officers in the event that legal procedings occur.

Tags: doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, fishdep, fishery-dependent, national marine fisheries service, noaa, southeast fisheries science center, southeast region headboat survey, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Identification and assessment of reef fish spawning aggregation sites in the FL Keys (CRCP)

Field notes related to on-water acoustic and diver surveys for reef fish spawning aggregations in the FL Keys, 2009-2014

Tags: 0161126, 1317, 161126, 2009-2014, animals/vertebrates, atlantic ocean, biological, biological classification, biological data, biology, coastal waters of florida, coral reef conservation program (crcp), coral reef studies, country/territory, doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei, doc/noaa/nesdis/nodc, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, earth science, f082 assessing the locations and status of reef fish spawning aggregations in the florida keys, fish, fish - coral reef, fisheries biology and ecology, florida, florida keys national marine sanctuary, florida reef tract, geographic information, gulf of america, gulf of mexico, lower florida keys (24n081w0021), marine biology, middle florida keys, middle florida keys (24n081w0019), national centers for environmental information, national marine fisheries service, national oceanographic data center, nesdis, nmfs, noaa, north atlantic ocean, ocean, ocean basin, oceanography, oceans, southeast fisheries science center, swimmer/diver, u.s. department of commerce, united states of america, upper florida keys, upper florida keys (24n080w0018), us doc, visual observation, visual observations
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Caribbean ST Thomas all gears Logbook  Survey (Vessels)

This data set contains catch (landed catch) and effort for fishing trips made by vessels fishing in St. Thomas. The catch and effort data for the entire trip are reported on a single form (i.e., one form per trip).  The types of information required on this trip form includes information on the quantity (reported in pounds) caught for each species, the area of catch, the type and quantity of gear, the date of departure and return, the dealer and location (county and state where the trip is unloaded), the duration of the trip (time away from dock), an estimate of the fishing time, and the number of crew are included on this form.

Tags: doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, fishdep, fisheries statistics division, fishery-dependent, national marine fisheries service, noaa, southeast fisheries science center, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Water Column Profile Data

The Southeast Fisheries Science Center Mississippi Laboratories conducts standardized fisheries independent resource surveys in the Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and U.S. Caribbean to provide abundance and distribution information to support regional and international stock assessments. Environmental profiles are acquired during all surveys and are averaged into one meter depth bins. The data are acquired with Sea-Bird SBE25 and SBE9 profilers equipped with water temperature, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, beam transmittance, and fluorescence sensors. These are raw data that are unprocessed.

Tags: 1982-present, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, gom, gulf of mexico, mississippi laboratories, national marine fisheries service, noaa, noaa ships, profile, southeast fisheries science center, u.s. department of commerce, water column, water column profile data
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Monthly morphometric data on captive loggerhead sea turtles 1995-present

The database contains monthly measurements taken on captive reared sea turtles.  Measurements include:  straight carapace length nuchal notch to carapace tip, straight carapace width maximum width, body depth maximum, weight.

Tags: 0157625, 157625, 1995-2016, animals - individual - mass, animals - individual - physical characteristics, atlantic ocean, body depth, calipers, caretta caretta, coastal waters of texas, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, galveston historical turtle projects, gulf of america, gulf of mexico, length, loggerhead, morphometric data, national marine fisheries service, nmfs, noaa, north atlantic ocean, ocean, scale, sea turtle, southeast fisheries science center, u.s. department of commerce, us doc
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Virginia Key nest survey data

Seasonal (May-Sep) daily surveys are conducted on Virginia Key, FL to document marine turtle nesting activity.

Tags: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, bear cut, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, florida, national marine fisheries service, nesting, noaa, southeast fisheries science center, turtles, u.s. department of commerce, virgina key sea turtle nesting project, virginia key
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Multibeam Mapping of the South Atlantic Bight: Georgia 2005, a Proposed MPA on the Continental Shelf

The NOAA Fisheries laboratory in Panama City, Florida coordinated an acoustic survey at the new proposed Marine Protected Areas in the South Atlantic Bight area June 20- July 7th, 2005. This metadata record is the parent record for the multi-beam echosounder (MBES) survey at the Georgia proposed MPA, which includes the following products: 1) XYZ ascii table created from the grid, 2) colored coded shaded geotiffs from the grid, 3) backscatter mosaic, 4) XYA (amplitude) ascii table created from the mosaic, and 5) geotif of backscatter draped on the bathymetric grid. All products are available contacting the distributor. Some data sets are also posted on NOAA's Coral Reef Information System (CoRIS) at www.coris.noaa.gov. Another product that will not be distributed, but will be used as input to habitat classification software (QTC MultiView (website)), are raw data files logged to disk using the Simrad EM3002 MBES data acquisition software. These raw files contain packets of information (depth soundings, navigation, attitude, sound velocity profiles, UTC time) that the acquisition software logged sequentially in time. The raw data format is available from Kongsberg-Simrad (website). The MBES system was provided by Seafloor Systems Inc. and the support vessel was UNCW's 70-ft. R/V Cape Fear. This survey is part of an on-going partnership effort funded by the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP). This survey was funded by a CRCP grant to Andrew David, NOAA Fisheries - Panama City, and Andrew Shepard, NURC/UNCW (The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration's Undersea Research Center at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington). In addition to partners above, other partners include UNCW's Spatial Analysis Lab, US Geological Survey, and the S. Atlantic fishery Management Council.

Tags: atlantic ocean, backscatter, bathymetry, bathymetry/seafloor topography, biosphere, corals, country/territory, deep-water reefs, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, earth science, geographic information, georgia, georgia (31n079w0001), mapping, multibeam, national marine fisheries service, noaa, north atlantic ocean, ocean basin, ocean floor topography, oceans, reef monitoring and assessment, south atlantic bight, south atlantic bight (31n079w0001), south atlantic bight marine protected area assessment, southeast fisheries science center, u.s. department of commerce, united states of america, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce