Atlantic Herring Acoustic Surveys

Description

The NEFSC Advanced Sampling Technologies Research Group conducts annual fisheries acoustic surveys using state-of-the-art acoustic, midwater trawling, and underwater video technologies to improve fisheries-independent stock assessments for pelagic species. Pilot and experimental studies were conducted during 1995-97 to develop the NEFSC's fisheries acoustic capabilities. Annual NEFSC Atlantic Herring Acoustic Surveys began in 1998. NEFSC acoustic capabilities include multifrequency EK60 echosounder data, Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), and trawl monitoring systems. Midwater trawling, plankton sampling, and underwater video operations provide biological samples and target verification. CTD (conductivity-temperature-depth) vertical profiles are also routinely obtained during survey operations.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
57 The compressed file contains the following comma delimited files: SVDBS_CLOUD.csv SVDBS_MATURITY_CODES.csv SVDBS_SEX_CODES.csv SVDBS_SVGEAR.csv SVDBS_SVMSTRATA.csv SVDBS_SVVESSEL.csv SVDBS_WEATHER.csv SVDBS_XBT.csv https://storage.googleapis.com/nmfs_odp_nefsc/PARR/PEMAD/ESB/SVDBS/SVDBS_SupportTables.zip
0 Water column sonar data are collected by active acoustic (or sonar) technology and contain acoustic scattering information from the near-surface to the seafloor. Scientists use these data to assess physical and biological characteristics of the ocean, including the spatial distribution of plankton, fish, methane seeps, and underwater oil plumes. Data from FARP cruises are available for download on the National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) website. http://maps.ngdc.noaa.gov/viewers/water_column_sonar/
21 Fisheries Acoustics webpage. http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/femad/ecosurvey/acoustics/index.html
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
21 NCEI Water Column Sonar Data (northeast to mid-Atlantic data sets) https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/maps/water_column_sonar/index.html
57 The compressed file contains the following comma delimited files: 9025_UNION_FSCS_SVBIO.csv 9025_UNION_FSCS_SVCAT.csv 9025_UNION_FSCS_SVLEN.csv 9025_UNION_FSCS_SVSTA.csv https://storage.googleapis.com/nmfs_odp_nefsc/PARR/PEMAD/ESB/FARP/9025/9025_AcousticsSurvey.zip
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/9025
0 NEFSC Home Page https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/northeast-fisheries-science-center
0 A multifrequency method to classify and evaluate fisheries acoustics data. http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f06-126
0 Acoustic observations of Atlantic herring schooling behavior in the northwest Atlantic. http://icesjms.oxfordjournals.org/content/66/6/1270.full.pdf+html
0 Critical Population Density Triggers Rapid Formation of Vast Oceanic Fish Shoals http://www.sciencemag.org/content/323/5922/1734.full.pdf?sid=9fbff5cf-faa3-46c4-9153-075c81dd53dc
0 Empirical comparisons of survey designs in acoustic surveys of Gulf of Maine - Georges Bank Atlantic herring. https://journal.nafo.int/Volumes/Articles/ID/500/Empirical-Comparisons-of-Survey-Designs-in-Acoustic-Surveys-of-Gulf-of-Maine-Georges-Bank-Atlantic-Herring
0 In situ acoustic estimates of the swimbladder volume of Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus). https://asa.scitation.org/doi/abs/10.1121/1.4778688
21 Links to Cruise Reports https://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/esb/acoustics/surveys.html
0 Ocean Acoustic Waveguide Remote Sensing (OAWRS) of marine ecosystems http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v395/p137-160/
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/nefsc/dmp/pdf/9025.pdf
57 The compressed file contains the following comma delimited files: SVDBS_CLOUD.csv SVDBS_MATURITY_CODES.csv SVDBS_SEX_CODES.csv SVDBS_SVGEAR.csv SVDBS_SVMSTRATA.csv SVDBS_SVVESSEL.csv SVDBS_WEATHER.csv SVDBS_XBT.csv https://storage.googleapis.com/nmfs_odp_nefsc/PARR/PEMAD/ESB/SVDBS/SVDBS_SupportTables.zip
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/9025
0 NEFSC Home Page https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/northeast-fisheries-science-center
0 A multifrequency method to classify and evaluate fisheries acoustics data. http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f06-126
0 Acoustic observations of Atlantic herring schooling behavior in the northwest Atlantic. http://icesjms.oxfordjournals.org/content/66/6/1270.full.pdf+html
0 Critical Population Density Triggers Rapid Formation of Vast Oceanic Fish Shoals http://www.sciencemag.org/content/323/5922/1734.full.pdf?sid=9fbff5cf-faa3-46c4-9153-075c81dd53dc
0 Empirical comparisons of survey designs in acoustic surveys of Gulf of Maine - Georges Bank Atlantic herring. https://journal.nafo.int/Volumes/Articles/ID/500/Empirical-Comparisons-of-Survey-Designs-in-Acoustic-Surveys-of-Gulf-of-Maine-Georges-Bank-Atlantic-Herring
21 Fisheries Acoustics webpage. https://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/femad/ecosurvey/acoustics/index.html
0 In situ acoustic estimates of the swimbladder volume of Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus). https://asa.scitation.org/doi/abs/10.1121/1.4778688
21 Links to Cruise Reports https://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/esb/acoustics/surveys.html
0 Ocean Acoustic Waveguide Remote Sensing (OAWRS) of marine ecosystems http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v395/p137-160/
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/nefsc/dmp/pdf/9025.pdf
21 NCEI Water Column Sonar Data (northeast to mid-Atlantic data sets) https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/maps/water_column_sonar/index.html
57 The compressed file contains the following comma delimited files: 9025_UNION_FSCS_SVBIO.csv 9025_UNION_FSCS_SVCAT.csv 9025_UNION_FSCS_SVLEN.csv 9025_UNION_FSCS_SVSTA.csv https://storage.googleapis.com/nmfs_odp_nefsc/PARR/PEMAD/ESB/FARP/9025/9025_AcousticsSurvey.zip
0 Water column sonar data are collected by active acoustic (or sonar) technology and contain acoustic scattering information from the near-surface to the seafloor. Scientists use these data to assess physical and biological characteristics of the ocean, including the spatial distribution of plankton, fish, methane seeps, and underwater oil plumes. Data from FARP cruises are available for download on the National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) website. https://maps.ngdc.noaa.gov/viewers/water_column_sonar/

Tags

  • clupea harengus
  • spatial distributions
  • platts bank
  • optic
  • irish midwater trawl
  • acoustics data
  • atlantic herring
  • polytron trawl
  • fippennies ledge
  • doc/noaa/nmfs/nefsc
  • noaa
  • northeast fisheries science center
  • northwest atlantic
  • underwater video deployments
  • gulf of maine
  • echosounders
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • jeffreys ledge
  • national marine fisheries service
  • cashes ledge
  • pelagic
  • hull-mounted transducers
  • fisheries acoustic research program
  • georges bank
  • autumn
  • temporal distributions
  • sea-floor habitat
  • backscatter

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