Description
The standardized NEFSC Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Survey has covered an area from Cape Hatteras to Georges Bank. The survey was conducted every two or three years and currently, a subset of the survey area is completed annually, with the entire survey area completed every three years. The dredge had been operated in a consistent fashion using the same survey protocols and gear from 1982 until 2011. In 2012, the platform was changed to an industry vessel, which resulted in a gear change from a 5' hydraulic dredge to a 13' commercial style hydraulic dredge. Five-minute tows are made at stations that are randomly selected to provide unbiased abundance measurements. Station data includes: shipboard sensors, including ship speed and position, dredge angle, voltage and amperage of electrical current that powers the pump on the dredge (through 2011), manifold pressure, water depth and temperature. Biological data includes: catch weight, catch number, lengths, weights, and meat weights.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citation URL | HTML | Link to Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Cruise Results (select year of interest) which describe the purpose, methods used, personnel who participated, and a summary of the total number of samples collected for various government and university investigators. | Open resource |
| Citation URL | HTML | Link to the Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Survey Resource Reports (select year of interest) which consist of field notes, station and catch summaries, and a series of geographical plots of commercial and recreationally important species caught during the Ecosystems Surveys Branch's Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog cruises. | Open resource |
| Citation URL | Northeast Fisheries Science Center. 2004. Report of the 38th Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Workshop (38th SAW): Stock Assessment Review Committee (SARC) consensus summary of assessments. Northeast Fish. Sci. Cent. Ref. Doc. 04-03; 246 p | Open resource | |
| Citation URL | An Assessment of Offshore Surf Clam, Spisula solidissima~Populations off the Middle Atlantic Coast of the United States. Steven A. Murawski, Fredric M. Serchuk U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Northeast Fisheries Center. Laboratory Reference No. 79-13. | Open resource | |
| Citation URL | On the Question of offshore Surf Clam, Spisula solidissima ~ Resources off New England. Laboratory Reference No. 79-22. Steven A. Murawski National Marine Fisheries Service Northeast Fisheries Center. | Open resource | |
| Citation URL | Areal distribution of the offshore surf clam, Spisula solidissima, and ocean quahog, Arctica islandica, resources of the Middle Atlantic Bight: 1979. By S.A. Murawski. October 1979. Laboratory Reference No.: 79-44. | Open resource | |
| Citation URL | Murawski, S.A. 1981. Assessment and current status of offshore surf clam, Spisula solidissima, populations off the Middle Atlantic coast of the United States. U.S. Natl. Mar. Fish. Serv., Northeast Fish. Cent., Woods Hole Lab. Ref. Doc. 81-33. 20 p. | Open resource | |
| 22565_NEFSCAltanticSurfClamOceanQuahogFisheriesIndependentSurveyData.zip | ZIP | The compressed file contains the following comma delimited files: 22565_UNION_FSCS_SVBIO.csv 22565_UNION_FSCS_SVCAT.csv 22565_UNION_FSCS_SVLEN.csv 22565_UNION_FSCS_SVSTA.csv 22565_SVDBS_CRUISES.csv | Open resource |
| SVDBS_SupportTables.zip | ZIP | 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 | Open resource |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords | Unknown | The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. | Open resource |
| Northeast Fisheries Science Center Website | Unknown | NEFSC Home Page | Open resource |
| Full Metadata Record | Unknown | View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. | Open resource |
| NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) | NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. | Open resource | |
| Citation URL | Unknown | Link to the homepage of the NOAA Ship Delaware II, the platform for the Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog survey until 2011. | Open resource |
| Citation URL | Jacobson L, Sutherland S, Burnett J, Davidson M, Harding J, Normant J, Picariello A, Powell E. 2006. Report from the Atlantic Surfclam (Spisula solidissima) Aging Workshop. Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Woods Hole, MA, 7-9 November 2005. U.S. Dep. Commer., Northeast Fish. Sci. Cent. Ref. Doc. 06-12; 24 p. | Open resource | |
| Citation URL | Biological and Fisheries Data on the Atlantic Surf Clam, Spisula solidissima (Dillwyn) by John W. Ropes. Woods Hole Laboratory Northeast Fisheries Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. Tech. Ser. Rep. No. 24. | Open resource | |
| Citation URL | This Essential Fish Habitat source document provides information on the life history and habitat requirements of Atlantic surfclams inhabiting United States waters in the Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, and the Mid-Atlantic Bight. | Open resource |
Tags
- abundance
- arctica islandica
- atlantic surf clam
- benthic
- bio-sampling
- delmarva peninsula
- distribution
- doc/noaa/nmfs/nefsc
- dredge
- dredge surveys
- fishery-independent surveys
- frv delaware ii
- fv e.s.s. pursuit
- georges bank
- long island
- mid-atlantic bight
- national marine fisheries service
- noaa
- northeast fisheries science center
- ocean quahog
- size composition
- spisula solidissima
- u.s. department of commerce