Sea Scallop Survey

Description

The standardized NEFSC Sea Scallop Survey began in 1980 and has covered an area from Cape Hatteras to Georges Bank. The survey aims to determine the distribution and abundance of scallops and associated fauna utilizing two sampling devices: the 8-foot wide New Bedford style dredge, standardized sea scallop dredge and the stereo-optic towed camera array (HabCam). Fifteen minute dredge hauls are made at stations that are randomly selected using the NEFSC shellfish strata to provide unbiased abundance measurements. The HabCam is conducted using transects across bathymetry lines in the same area as the dredge tows. Various vessels have served as a platform for the survey, including NOAA vessels: FRV Albatross IV, FRV Oregon II, FRV Chapman, FV Tradition, the UNOLS vessel RV Hugh R. Sharp, and currently, NOAA RV Henry B. Bigelow (HabCam) and commercial FV Selje (dredge).

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Citation URL Unknown Habcam - Habitat Mapping Camera System Open resource
Citation URL Unknown Habcam - Habitat Mapping Camera System Open resource
Citation URL Unknown Habcam - Habitat Mapping Camera System Open resource
Citation URL Unknown Habcam - Habitat Mapping Camera System Open resource
Citation URL HTML Link to the Atlantic Sea Scallop cruise results, 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 PDF Serchuk, F.M., P.W. Wood, and R.S. Rak. 1982. Review and assessment of the Georges Bank, Mid-Atlantic and Gulf of Maine Atlantic sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) resources. U.S. Natl. Mar. Fish. Serv., Northeast Fish. Cent., Woods Hole Lab. Ref. Doc. 82-06. 132 p. 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
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). 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
Citation URL HTML Link to the Atlantic Sea Scallop cruise results, 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 Sea Scallop cruise results, 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 Sea Scallop cruise results, 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 PDF Serchuk, F.M., P.W. Wood, and R.S. Rak. 1982. Review and assessment of the Georges Bank, Mid-Atlantic and Gulf of Maine Atlantic sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) resources. U.S. Natl. Mar. Fish. Serv., Northeast Fish. Cent., Woods Hole Lab. Ref. Doc. 82-06. 132 p. Open resource
Citation URL PDF Serchuk, F.M., P.W. Wood, and R.S. Rak. 1982. Review and assessment of the Georges Bank, Mid-Atlantic and Gulf of Maine Atlantic sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) resources. U.S. Natl. Mar. Fish. Serv., Northeast Fish. Cent., Woods Hole Lab. Ref. Doc. 82-06. 132 p. Open resource
Citation URL PDF Serchuk, F.M., P.W. Wood, and R.S. Rak. 1982. Review and assessment of the Georges Bank, Mid-Atlantic and Gulf of Maine Atlantic sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) resources. U.S. Natl. Mar. Fish. Serv., Northeast Fish. Cent., Woods Hole Lab. Ref. Doc. 82-06. 132 p. Open resource
22564_NEFSCSeaScallopFisheriesIndependentSurveyData.zip ZIP The compressed file contains the following comma delimited files: 22564_UNION_FSCS_SVBIO.csv 22564_UNION_FSCS_SVCAT.csv 22564_UNION_FSCS_SVLEN.csv 22564_UNION_FSCS_SVSTA.csv 22564_SVDBS_CRUISES.csv Open resource
22564_NEFSCSeaScallopFisheriesIndependentSurveyData.zip ZIP The compressed file contains the following comma delimited files: 22564_UNION_FSCS_SVBIO.csv 22564_UNION_FSCS_SVCAT.csv 22564_UNION_FSCS_SVLEN.csv 22564_UNION_FSCS_SVSTA.csv 22564_SVDBS_CRUISES.csv Open resource
22564_NEFSCSeaScallopFisheriesIndependentSurveyData.zip ZIP The compressed file contains the following comma delimited files: 22564_UNION_FSCS_SVBIO.csv 22564_UNION_FSCS_SVCAT.csv 22564_UNION_FSCS_SVLEN.csv 22564_UNION_FSCS_SVSTA.csv 22564_SVDBS_CRUISES.csv Open resource
22564_NEFSCSeaScallopFisheriesIndependentSurveyData.zip ZIP The compressed file contains the following comma delimited files: 22564_UNION_FSCS_SVBIO.csv 22564_UNION_FSCS_SVCAT.csv 22564_UNION_FSCS_SVLEN.csv 22564_UNION_FSCS_SVSTA.csv 22564_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
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
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
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
Northeast Fisheries Science Center Website Unknown NEFSC Home Page Open resource
Northeast Fisheries Science Center Website Unknown NEFSC Home Page Open resource
Northeast Fisheries Science Center Website Unknown NEFSC Home Page 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
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) PDF NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. Open resource
NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) PDF NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. Open resource
NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) PDF NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. Open resource
NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) PDF NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. Open resource
Citation URL Unknown Link to the homepage of The FRV Albatross IV, which served as the scallop survey platform until 2007. Open resource
Citation URL Unknown Link to the homepage of The FRV Albatross IV, which served as the scallop survey platform until 2007. Open resource
Citation URL Unknown Link to the homepage of The FRV Albatross IV, which served as the scallop survey platform until 2007. Open resource
Citation URL HTML Link to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Survey Resource Survey Reports. The Resource Survey Reports consist of field notes, station and catch summaries, and a series of geographical plots of commercial and recreationally important species caught during the Ecosystem Surveys Branch's annual scallop resource cruise. Open resource
Citation URL HTML Link to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Survey Resource Survey Reports. The Resource Survey Reports consist of field notes, station and catch summaries, and a series of geographical plots of commercial and recreationally important species caught during the Ecosystem Surveys Branch's annual scallop resource cruise. Open resource
Citation URL HTML Link to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Survey Resource Survey Reports. The Resource Survey Reports consist of field notes, station and catch summaries, and a series of geographical plots of commercial and recreationally important species caught during the Ecosystem Surveys Branch's annual scallop resource cruise. Open resource
Citation URL Unknown Science Spotlight: New Survey of Ocean Floor Finds Juvenile Scallops are Abundant in Mid-Atlantic. Open resource
Citation URL Unknown Science Spotlight: New Survey of Ocean Floor Finds Juvenile Scallops are Abundant in Mid-Atlantic. Open resource
Citation URL Unknown Science Spotlight: New Survey of Ocean Floor Finds Juvenile Scallops are Abundant in Mid-Atlantic. Open resource
Citation URL HTML NOAA Fisheries Feature Story: HabCam Part I: An Innovative Way to Survey Scallop Habitat. Open resource
Citation URL HTML NOAA Fisheries Feature Story: HabCam Part I: An Innovative Way to Survey Scallop Habitat. Open resource
Citation URL HTML NOAA Fisheries Feature Story: HabCam Part I: An Innovative Way to Survey Scallop Habitat. Open resource
Citation URL HTML NOAA Fisheries Feature Story: HabCam Part II: A Closer Look at Our Science and Technology Open resource
Citation URL HTML NOAA Fisheries Feature Story: HabCam Part II: A Closer Look at Our Science and Technology Open resource
Citation URL HTML NOAA Fisheries Feature Story: HabCam Part II: A Closer Look at Our Science and Technology Open resource
Citation URL Unknown Link to the University of Delaware, which provides information about the RV Hugh R. Sharp, the current scallop survey platform. Open resource
Citation URL Unknown Link to the University of Delaware, which provides information about the RV Hugh R. Sharp, the current scallop survey platform. Open resource
Citation URL Unknown Link to the University of Delaware, which provides information about the RV Hugh R. Sharp, the current scallop survey platform. Open resource
Citation URL Unknown Link to the University of Delaware, which provides information about the RV Hugh R. Sharp, the current scallop survey platform. Open resource
Citation URL Unknown Link to the homepage of The FRV Albatross IV, which served as the scallop survey platform until 2007. Open resource
Citation URL HTML Link to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Survey Resource Survey Reports. The Resource Survey Reports consist of field notes, station and catch summaries, and a series of geographical plots of commercial and recreationally important species caught during the Ecosystem Surveys Branch's annual scallop resource cruise. Open resource
Citation URL Unknown Science Spotlight: New Survey of Ocean Floor Finds Juvenile Scallops are Abundant in Mid-Atlantic. Open resource
Citation URL HTML NOAA Fisheries Feature Story: HabCam Part I: An Innovative Way to Survey Scallop Habitat. Open resource
Citation URL HTML NOAA Fisheries Feature Story: HabCam Part II: A Closer Look at Our Science and Technology Open resource

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