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).

Resources

Name Format Description Link
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
57 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 https://storage.googleapis.com/nmfs_odp_nefsc/PARR/PEMAD/ESB/22564/22564_NEFSCSeaScallopFisheriesIndependentSurveyData.zip
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/22564
0 NEFSC Home Page https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/northeast-fisheries-science-center
0 Habcam - Habitat Mapping Camera System http://habcam.whoi.edu/
21 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. http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/femad/ecosurvey/mainpage/scallop_rsr.html
0 Link to the University of Delaware, which provides information about the RV Hugh R. Sharp, the current scallop survey platform. http://www.ceoe.udel.edu/schools-departments/school-of-marine-science-and-policy/marine-operations/r-v-hugh-r-sharp
21 NOAA Fisheries Feature Story: HabCam Part I: An Innovative Way to Survey Scallop Habitat. http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/stories/2012/07/07_11_12hab_cam.html
21 NOAA Fisheries Feature Story: HabCam Part II: A Closer Look at Our Science and Technology http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/stories/2012/07/07_hab_cam_part_two.html
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/nefsc/dmp/pdf/22564.pdf
0 Science Spotlight: New Survey of Ocean Floor Finds Juvenile Scallops are Abundant in Mid-Atlantic. http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/press_release/2012/SciSpot/SS1208/
33 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. http://nefsc.noaa.gov/publications/series/whlrd/whlrd8206.pdf
0 Link to the homepage of The FRV Albatross IV, which served as the scallop survey platform until 2007. http://www.moc.noaa.gov/al/
21 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. http://nefsc.noaa.gov/esb/mainpage/scallop_cr.html
57 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 https://storage.googleapis.com/nmfs_odp_nefsc/PARR/PEMAD/ESB/22564/22564_NEFSCSeaScallopFisheriesIndependentSurveyData.zip
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/22564
0 NEFSC Home Page https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/northeast-fisheries-science-center
0 Habcam - Habitat Mapping Camera System http://habcam.whoi.edu/
21 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. https://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/femad/ecosurvey/mainpage/scallop_rsr.html
21 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. https://nefsc.noaa.gov/esb/mainpage/scallop_cr.html
0 Link to the University of Delaware, which provides information about the RV Hugh R. Sharp, the current scallop survey platform. http://www.ceoe.udel.edu/schools-departments/school-of-marine-science-and-policy/marine-operations/r-v-hugh-r-sharp
0 Link to the homepage of The FRV Albatross IV, which served as the scallop survey platform until 2007. https://www.moc.noaa.gov/al/
21 NOAA Fisheries Feature Story: HabCam Part I: An Innovative Way to Survey Scallop Habitat. https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/stories/2012/07/07_11_12hab_cam.html
21 NOAA Fisheries Feature Story: HabCam Part II: A Closer Look at Our Science and Technology https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/stories/2012/07/07_hab_cam_part_two.html
0 Science Spotlight: New Survey of Ocean Floor Finds Juvenile Scallops are Abundant in Mid-Atlantic. https://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/press_release/2012/SciSpot/SS1208/
33 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. https://nefsc.noaa.gov/publications/series/whlrd/whlrd8206.pdf
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/22564.pdf
57 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 https://storage.googleapis.com/nmfs_odp_nefsc/PARR/PEMAD/ESB/22564/22564_NEFSCSeaScallopFisheriesIndependentSurveyData.zip
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/22564
0 NEFSC Home Page https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/northeast-fisheries-science-center
0 Habcam - Habitat Mapping Camera System http://habcam.whoi.edu/
21 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. https://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/femad/ecosurvey/mainpage/scallop_rsr.html
21 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. https://nefsc.noaa.gov/esb/mainpage/scallop_cr.html
0 Link to the University of Delaware, which provides information about the RV Hugh R. Sharp, the current scallop survey platform. http://www.ceoe.udel.edu/schools-departments/school-of-marine-science-and-policy/marine-operations/r-v-hugh-r-sharp
0 Link to the homepage of The FRV Albatross IV, which served as the scallop survey platform until 2007. https://www.moc.noaa.gov/al/
21 NOAA Fisheries Feature Story: HabCam Part I: An Innovative Way to Survey Scallop Habitat. https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/stories/2012/07/07_11_12hab_cam.html
21 NOAA Fisheries Feature Story: HabCam Part II: A Closer Look at Our Science and Technology https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/stories/2012/07/07_hab_cam_part_two.html
0 Science Spotlight: New Survey of Ocean Floor Finds Juvenile Scallops are Abundant in Mid-Atlantic. https://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/press_release/2012/SciSpot/SS1208/
33 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. https://nefsc.noaa.gov/publications/series/whlrd/whlrd8206.pdf
0 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 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/22564.pdf
57 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 https://storage.googleapis.com/nmfs_odp_nefsc/PARR/PEMAD/ESB/22564/22564_NEFSCSeaScallopFisheriesIndependentSurveyData.zip
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/22564
0 NEFSC Home Page https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/northeast-fisheries-science-center
0 Habcam - Habitat Mapping Camera System http://habcam.whoi.edu/
21 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. https://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/femad/ecosurvey/mainpage/scallop_rsr.html
21 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. https://nefsc.noaa.gov/esb/mainpage/scallop_cr.html
0 Link to the University of Delaware, which provides information about the RV Hugh R. Sharp, the current scallop survey platform. http://www.ceoe.udel.edu/schools-departments/school-of-marine-science-and-policy/marine-operations/r-v-hugh-r-sharp
0 Link to the homepage of The FRV Albatross IV, which served as the scallop survey platform until 2007. https://www.moc.noaa.gov/al/
21 NOAA Fisheries Feature Story: HabCam Part I: An Innovative Way to Survey Scallop Habitat. https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/stories/2012/07/07_11_12hab_cam.html
21 NOAA Fisheries Feature Story: HabCam Part II: A Closer Look at Our Science and Technology https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/stories/2012/07/07_hab_cam_part_two.html
0 Science Spotlight: New Survey of Ocean Floor Finds Juvenile Scallops are Abundant in Mid-Atlantic. https://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/press_release/2012/SciSpot/SS1208/
33 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. https://nefsc.noaa.gov/publications/series/whlrd/whlrd8206.pdf
0 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 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/22564.pdf

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  • dredge surveys
  • benthic
  • stereo-optic towed vehicle
  • bio-sampling
  • doc/noaa/nmfs/nefsc
  • rock chains
  • noaa
  • northeast fisheries science center
  • frv albatross iv
  • dredge
  • summer
  • frv chapman
  • habcam
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • national marine fisheries service
  • mid-atlantic bight
  • southern new england
  • frv oregon ii
  • rv hugh r. sharp
  • fv tradition
  • atlantic sea scallop
  • chlamys islandica
  • fishery-independent surveys
  • georges bank
  • placopecten magellanicus
  • icelandic scallop

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