Description
Shelf-wide Research Vessel Surveys are conducted 4-8 times per year over the continental shelf from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina to Cape Sable, Nova Scotia, using NOAA research ships or charter vessels. The Cape Hatteras to Cape Sable area is divided into four regions, and 30 randomly selected stations are targeted for sampling from each region.
The investigation utilizes shelf-wide research vessel surveys to gather data on planktonic organisms including zooplankton and ichtyoplankton. Environmental parameters are also collected but stored in different databases (e.g., OCDBS).
The investigation monitors the fishery-relevant components of the Northeast Shelf ecosystem, to characterize the baseline conditions and to determine the effects of biological and physical processes on the recruitment of Northeast shelf fishes.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citation URL | Unknown | Webpage with ftp access to download data Excel files | |
| Citation URL | Unknown | Webpage with ftp access to download data Excel files | |
| Citation URL | Unknown | Webpage with ftp access to download data Excel files | |
| ftp://ftp.nefsc.noaa.gov/pub/hydro/zooplankton_data/ | Unknown | ftp site for zooplankton data | |
| ftp://ftp.nefsc.noaa.gov/pub/hydro/zooplankton_data/ | Unknown | ftp site for zooplankton data | |
| ftp://ftp.nefsc.noaa.gov/pub/hydro/zooplankton_data/ | Unknown | ftp site for zooplankton data | |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | 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 | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. 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 | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | 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 | Open resource |
| Full Metadata Record | Unknown | View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. | Open resource |
| Full Metadata Record | Unknown | View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. | 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 | |
| NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) | NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. | Open resource | |
| NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) | NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. | Open resource | |
| Citation URL | HTML | Webpage to download data Excel files (ECOMON Zooplankton data) | Open resource |
| Citation URL | HTML | Webpage to download data Excel files (ECOMON Zooplankton data) | Open resource |
| Citation URL | HTML | Webpage to download data Excel files (ECOMON Zooplankton data) | Open resource |
Tags
- 1971-present
- 4-8 times per year
- baseline conditions
- carolina capes (north carolina)
- doc/noaa/nmfs/nefsc
- east florida
- ecosystem monitoring
- georges bank
- georgia
- gulf of maine
- ichthyoplankton
- mid-atlantic bight
- national marine fisheries service
- noaa
- northeast fisheries science center
- nova scotia
- oceanography
- plankton
- remote sensing
- shelf-wide
- south carolina
- southern new england
- u.s. department of commerce
- uses a random stratified design based on nefsc trawl survey
- zooplankton