AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
SE Marine Mammal Histology/Tissue data

Tissue samples are collected from stranded marine mammals in the Southeastern United States.  These tissue samples are examined histologically and evaluated to identify diseases, parasites, and other factors that may result in morbidity and mortality of marine mammals.  These data document the different types of diseases or other health effects seen in stranded marine mammals.

Tags: doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, national marine fisheries service, noaa, se marine mammal histology/tissue data, southeast fisheries science center, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Oil Platform Vertical Line Survey (2007)

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.  A pilot survey was conducted in 2007 to determine the abundance of reef fish associated with oil and gas platforms in the northern Gulf of Mexico.  The fishing gear employed was bandit reels that used a 1.6-mm stainless steel wire main line and ten, 50-lb fluorocarbon gangions with 11/0 circle hooks.  Captured fish were identified, counted, weighed and measured.  Otoliths and gonads were removed from red snapper and other reef fish species to determine  age  and fecundity.

Tags: doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, gom, gulf of mexico, mississippi laboratories, national marine fisheries service, noaa, oil platform, other reef fish survey data, southeast fisheries science center, u.s. department of commerce, vertical line
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Life history data from Atlantic sharpnose and blacknose sharks in the Gulf of Mexico collected from 2010-10-20 to 2011-10-23 (NCEI Accession 0150635)

Life history data were collected from Atlantic sharpnose and blacknose sharks during the Congressional Supplemental Program during 2011. Data collected include length, sex, state of maturity and fecundity. Additionally, reproductive tracts were removed and measures of anatomical structures were obtained.

Tags: 0150635, 150635, age, animals/vertebrates, atlantic ocean, atlantic sharpnose, biological classification, biosphere, blacknose, calipers, congressional supplemental, doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei, doc/noaa/nesdis/nodc, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, earth science, ecological dynamics, fish, growth and reproduction research data, gulf of america, gulf of mexico, national centers for environmental information, national marine fisheries service, national oceanographic data center, nesdis, noaa, north atlantic ocean, ocean, scale, shark, southeast fisheries science center, species life history, species/population interactions, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
AMAPPS Southeast Aerial Cruise FALL 2012 at OBIS-SEAMAP

As part of the AMAPPS program, the Southeast Fisheries Science Center and the Northeast Fisheries Center conducted aerial surveys of continental shelf waters along the US east coast from New Jersey to South Carolina. The survey was conducted during 2012 between 11 September and 16 October. It was conducted along tracklines oriented perpendicular to the shoreline that were latitudinally spaced 20 km apart aboard a NOAA Twin Otter aircraft at an altitude of 600 feet (183 m) and a speed of 110 knots. The survey was designed for analysis using Distance sampling and a two-team (independent observer) approach to correct for visibility bias in resulting abundance estimates.

Tags: 1288, 14450, 2012, aircraft, airplane, animals/vertebrates, atlantic marine assessment program for protected species, atlantic ocean, baleen whales, binocular, binoculars, biological, biological classification, biological records, biosphere, camera, cameras, cetacean, cetaceans, climate indicators, coastal waters of deleware, coastal waters of florida, coastal waters of georgia, coastal waters of maryland, coastal waters of new jersey, coastal waters of north carolina, coastal waters of south carolina, coastal waters of virginia, community dynamics, continent, distance sampling, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, earth science, ecological dynamics, endangered species, in situ, indicator species, line-transect survey, mammals, marine mammal observation, marine mammals, national marine fisheries service, nmfs, noaa, noaa de havilland dhc-6-300 twin otter, noaa twin otter, north america, north atlantic ocean, northeast fisheries science center, ocean, paleoclimate indicators, photograph, population abundance, sighting, southeast fisheries science center, species abundance, species identification, species/population interactions, toothed whales, u.s. department of commerce, us doc, video, video camera, visual estimate, visual observation, visual observations
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
2018 Data

STATE DEPARTMENT CRUISE ID:
DOS F2018-029

NOAA CRUISE ID:
NF-18-03

SHIP NAME:
NOAA Ship NANCY FOSTER

OPERATING AGENCY:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

PROJECT TITLE:
Coral Reef Ecosystem Research (CRER)  [DOS F2018-029]

CRUISE DATES:
06 June 2018 through 24 June 2018  

CHIEF SCIENTISTS:
Sarah Privoznik                 Ryan H. Smith            
NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC                 NOAA/AOML/PhOD
75 Virginia Beach Drive         4301 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, FL 33149 USA             Miami, FL 33149 USA
sarah.privoznik@noaa.gov        ryan.smith@noaa.gov

CLEARANCE COUNTRIES:
Anguilla and British Virgin Islands

Tags: 2018, acoustic velocity, atlantic ocean, atlantic oceanographic and meteorological laboratory, bluefin tuna ecology (bte), caribbean sea, chemical, conductivity, coral reef ecosystem research (crer), ctd, density, depth, derived products, dissolved oxygen, doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei, doc/noaa/nesdis/nodc, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, doc/noaa/oar/aoml, earth science, fl laboratory, fluorescence, gulf of america, gulf of mexico, hydrostatic pressure, in situ, larval distribution and supply 2015-2018, miami, nancy foster, nancy foster (ices code: 33nf), national centers for environmental information, national marine fisheries service, national oceanographic data center, nesdis, nmfs, noaa, noaa ship nancy foster, north atlantic ocean, oar, ocean, ocean acoustics, ocean chemistry, ocean optics, ocean pressure, ocean temperature, oceans, oxygen, physical, potential temperature, potential temperature (theta), salinity, salinity/density, ships, sound velocity, southeast fisheries science center, straits of florida, temperature, u.s. department of commerce, us doc, water density, water pressure, water temperature
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Sportsmans Road/Gangs Bayou 1995

Measured fine-scale distributions of nekton on the vegetated marsh surface using drop samplers and utilized these patterns to estimate population size. Natant decapod crustaceans were most abundant in the marsh, while densities of juvenile brown shrimp, white shrimp, and blue crabs were highest 1-m from the marsh edge interface, declining rapidly towards open water.  Developed regression models to describe fine-scale density patterns and used this information to estimate the population of natant decapods in a highly fragmented marsh in the Galveston Bay system.

Tags: 1995, abundance, animals - individual - mass, biomass, blue crabs, brown shrimp, census, decapods, distribution, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, drop sampler, earth science, farfantepenaeus aztecus, farfantepenaeus duorarum, fish, galveston bay, galveston fisheries ecology projects, gang's bayou, gulf of mexico, habitat, litopenaeus setiferus, macrofauna, macroinvertebrates, marine biology, marine invertebrates, national marine fisheries service, nekton, noaa, oceans, pink shrimp, restoration, salt marsh, shrimp, southeast fisheries science center, spartina alterniflora, texas, u.s. department of commerce, west bay, wetlands, white shrimp
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Monthly morphometric data on captive Kemps ridley sea turtles from 1998-2014

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: 0156880, 156880, 1998-2014, animals - individual - mass, animals - individual - physical characteristics, animals/vertebrates, atlantic ocean, biological classification, body depth, calipers, coastal waters of texas, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, earth science, galveston historical turtle projects, gulf of america, gulf of mexico, kemp's ridley, national marine fisheries service, nmfs, noaa, north atlantic ocean, ocean, reptiles, scale, sea turtles, southeast fisheries science center, turtles, u.s. department of commerce, us doc
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Laguna Madre System 1995-1998

Study compared densities of nekton, benthos, and seagrass among newly deposited dredged sediments and nearby and distant natural seagrass sites over a three year period.  Recovery of seagrass and nekton communities from dredged material placement was predicted to take from 4-8 years.

Tags: 1.14 m diameter drop sampler, 1995-1998, abundance, brown shrimp, community, decapods, distribution, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, dredging, ecosystem, estuary, farfantepenaeus aztecus, farfantepenaeus duorarum, fish, galveston fisheries ecology projects, habitat, laguna madre, litopenaeus setiferus, lower laguna madre, macrofauna, national marine fisheries service, nekton, noaa, nursery, pink shrimp, seagrass, southeast fisheries science center, submerged aquatic vegetation, texas, u.s. department of commerce, upper laguna madre, western gulf of mexico, white shrimp
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Assess/monitor effects of MPA status on reef fish populations and spawning aggregations in the Tortugas Ecological Reserves

We supply abundance information of fish species along multiple randomly oriented transects at the lowest possible taxonomic level. This information is collected from multiple stations on an annual or biennial basis.

Tags: atlantic ocean, belt transect, biosphere, corals, country/territory, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, dry tortugas, dry tortugas (24n082w0001), earth science, fish census, florida, florida reef tract, galveston fisheries ecology projects, monroe county, national marine fisheries service, noaa, north atlantic ocean, numeric data sets, ocean basin, reef fish census, reef monitoring and assessment, southeast fisheries science center, u.s. department of commerce, united states of america, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
February 2007 Multibeam Mapping of Pulley Ridge, southwest Florida

This disk or set of disks contain high-resolution multibeam and backscatter maps of the Pulley Ridge Area, near the Tortugas, in the Gulf of Mexico. It includes the following products: 1) Text file containing X, Y, Z postprocessed bathymetry data, 2) Text file containing X, Y, I (Intensity) postprocessed backscatter data, 3) Geotiff and JPEG images of bathymetry, 4) GeoTiff  and JPEG images of backscatter, and 5) Fledermaus files of the survey locations. 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), are raw data files logged to disk using the Simrad EM3000 multibeam system 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. The multibeam system was provided by University of South Florida, College of Marine Science and the support vessel was the Florida Institute of Oceanography R/V Suncoaster.

Tags: atlantic ocean, backscatter, bathymetry, bathymetry/seafloor topography, country/territory, deep-water reefs, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, earth science, em3000, fish habitats, florida, florida shelf, geographic information, gulf of mexico, multibeam, national marine fisheries service, noaa, north america, ocean basin, ocean floor topography, oceans, pulley ridge, pulley ridge hapc fish and coral survey_spring, southeast fisheries science center, u.s. department of commerce, united states, united states of america
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Halls Lake 1990

Salt marsh habitats along the shoreline of Halls Lake are threatened by wave erosion, but the reconstruction of barrier islands to reduce this erosion will modify or destroy nonvegetated habitats in West Bay.  Twenty-four 1.8-m diameter drop samples were taken in and around Halls Lake in West Galveston Bay during May, 1990 on daylight flood tides to provide information on the relative value of estuarine habitats for fishery species. Over 3,000 fish, shrimp, and crabs were collected from about 39 taxa.  In conjunction with other published data on habitat value in Galveston Bay, our results indicate that for most crustacean, the Halls Lake marshes are more valuable than the other habitats examined. The relative value of the habitats for fishes was highly species-dependent. A survey of the West Bay shoreline indicated that valuable salt marsh habitats could be established on created barrier islands if direction of exposure and shoreline slope were controlled.

Tags: 1.8 m diameter cylindrical drop sampler, 1990, abundance, benthos, biomass sampling, brown shrimp, crabs, distribution, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, environmental data, estuarine dependent, farfantepenaeus aztecus, farfantepenaeus duorarum, fish, galveston fisheries ecology projects, gulf of mexico, habitat characteristics, habitat data, halls lake, invertebrates, land/ocean exchanges, litopenaeus setiferus, macrofauna, national marine fisheries service, noaa, nursery habitat, physical measures sediments, physical measures water, pink shrimp, predator, prey, salt marsh, southeast fisheries science center, submerged aquatic vegetation, u.s. department of commerce, west galveston bay, white shrimp
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Myrtle Grove 2002

We examined the distribution of nekton across the marsh landscape using a 1-m2 drop sampler to compare nekton densities across three different salinity zones (intermediate, brackish, saline), three pond sizes (diameter 40 msmall, 250300 mmedium, 750 mlarge), and two habitat types (pond, adjacent marsh) in the Barataria Bay Estuary, Louisiana. Nekton assemblages of ponds and the adjacent marsh appeared to be structured by the responses of individual species to the estuarine salinity gradient at the landscape scale and to pond habitat attributes locally. Our results indicate that ponds in the brackish and saline zones are more important nursery areas for most fishery species than ponds in the intermediate zone. Medium and large ponds supported higher densities of most species than small ponds. Most species of nekton were associated with vegetation structure, and individuals of these species were either concentrated among plant stems at the marsh edge or within submerged aquatic vegetation in ponds.

Tags: 2002, april 26 to may 02, barataria bay, crustaceans, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, drop trap, environmental data, fish, galveston fisheries ecology projects, myrtle grove, national marine fisheries service, nekton, noaa, penaeids, september 13-18, southeast fisheries science center, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Southeast US Historical Marine Mammal Stranding Database

Data on marine mammal strandings are collected by the Southeast Marine Mammal Stranding Network.  Basic data on the location, species identification, animal condition, and disposition (Level A data) are contributed by network members to the NOAA National Marine Mammal Stranding Database.  Historical data collected prior to 2001 in the Southeast US and Caribbean and associated paper records are maintained in local databases. These data document the occurrence of stranded marine mammals throughout the southeastern United States.

Tags: doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, national marine fisheries service, noaa, southeast fisheries science center, southeast us historical marine mammal stranding database, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
MPA Reef Fish Survey Videos

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.  Surveys of Marine Protected Areas have been conducted periodically in the Gulf of Mexico since 1978.  Information has been provided on reef fish abundance and distribution, life history, bathymetry mapping and habitat characterization.

Tags: doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, gom, gulf of mexico, marine protected area, mississippi laboratories, mpa, national marine fisheries service, noaa, reef fish, reef fish videos, southeast fisheries science center, u.s. department of commerce, video
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Southeast Region Headboat Survey-Angler Effort Estimates

This dataset is a summary of the amount of angler effort in the headboat fishery.  The number of anglers fished from trip reports and the length of trip is used to calculate the angler effort in angler days.  These estimates of effort are used to calcuate the catch per unit effort (CPUE) which is then used in the abundance indicies in stock assessments.

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
Sea Turtle Fishing Pier Survey

A survey was conducted in 2013 by NOAA Fisheries Mississippi Labs and the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies (IMMS) to collect data on angler fishing practices and sea turtle interactions.  The survey was conducted as a pilot project from June-September at six different access points that were selected based on prior history of incidental captures and location so that surveys were conducted in all three coastal counties.  Participating anglers were asked general questions about fishing practices such as typical fishing times and locations, and type of hook and bait used.  They were also asked if they had caught or observed the capture of a sea turtle in the last 12 months and the outcome of the capture.

Tags: doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, fishing pier, gom, gulf of mexico, mississippi laboratories, mississippi sea turtle data, national marine fisheries service, noaa, sea turtle, southeast fisheries science center, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Gulf Shrimp System

Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Landings -  This data set contains catch (landed catch) and effort for fishing trips made by the larger vessels that fish near and offshore for the various species of shrimp in the Gulf of Mexico. The data collection procedures for the catch/effort data for the large vessels consist of two parts. The landings statistics (i.e., quantity, value, etc.) are collected from the seafood dealers after the trips are unloaded whereas, the data on fishing effort (gear, fishing duration) and area are collected by interviews with the captain or crew while the trip is being unloaded.

Tags: 1956-present, area, confidential data, county, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, effort, fishdep, fishery-dependent, florida, grade, gulf shrimp system, gulf states, landings, louisiana, market category, missippi, national marine fisheries service, noaa, non-environmental data, penaeid shrimp, shrimp, southeast fisheries science center, species, state, texas, u.s. department of commerce, value, water body
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Meta-analysis of estuarine nurseries

Densities of juvenile fishery species and other animals (all generally 100 mm total length) were summarized for shallow estuarine areas along coastal Texas and Louisiana. The purpose was to identify where these species live (delineate their habitat) and to analyze density patterns within habitats that would be useful in distinguishing EFH. Analyses were restricted to data collected with enclosure drop sampler techniques that have been shown to provide comparable density estimates among highly diverse shallow-water areas. Habitat types evaluated included Spartina alterniflora marsh edge (SAME), mixed-vegetation marsh edge, inner marsh (5 m from open water), submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV), oyster reefs, and shallow nonvegetated bottom (SNB). All habitat types are likely essential for some fishery species. The analysis highlighted many of the challenges confronted in determining habitat-use patterns and emphasized the need for additional systematic sampling to examine geographic variability in habitat use and to examine distribution patterns within habitats. However, in addition to analyses of intra-habitat densities, the identification of EFH requires information on functional relationships between fishery species and habitat characteristics.  In a second paper, the nursery role of salt marshes was examined for transient nekton by searching the global literature for data on density, growth, and survival of juvenile fishes and decapod crustaceans in marsh areas. We analyzed density data from 32 studies conducted world-wide using a meta-analyses to test hypotheses. Based on fish density, habitat types could be ranked from highest to lowest as: seagrass  vegetated marsh edge, nonvegetated marsh, open water, macroalgae, oyster reefs  vegetated inner marsh. However, patterns of habitat use varied among the various fishes and decapod crustaceans represented.

Tags: 1982-1999, densities, distribution, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, drop sampler, estuarine nurseries, galveston fisheries ecology projects, habitat, juvenile fishery species, legacy data set, louisiana, meta analysis, national marine fisheries service, noaa, southeast fisheries science center, texas, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce