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Fish survey, fishing duration, and other data from net trawls in the Bering Sea and other locations from the G. B. REED and other platforms as part of Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program (OCSEAP) from 1948-09-21 to 1976-02-19 (NCEI Accession 7601767)

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Fish survey, fishing duration, and other data were collected from net trawls in the Bering Sea and other locations from the G. B. REED and other platforms from 21 September 1948 to 19 February 1976. Data were collected by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and other institutions as part of Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program (OCSEAP). Data were processed by NODC to the NODC standard F123 Fish/Shellfish Surveys format. An analog file for this accession is available.

The F123 format is used for data from field sampling of marine fish and shellfish. The data derive from analysis of midwater or bottom tow catches and provide information on population density and distribution. Cruise information, position, date, time, gear type, fishing distance and duration, and number of hauls are reported for each survey. Environmental data may include meteorological conditions, surface and bottom temperature and salinity, and current direction and speed. Bottom trawl or other gear dimensions and characteristics are also reported. Catch statistics (e.g., weight, volume, number of fish per unit volume) may be reported for both total haul and for individual species. Biological characteristics of selected specimens, predator/ prey information (from stomach contents analysis), and growth data may also be included. A text record is available for comments.

Dataset Citation

Cite as: NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center (2003). Fish survey, fishing duration, and other data from net trawls in the Bering Sea and other locations from the G. B. REED and other platforms as part of Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program (OCSEAP) from 1948-09-21 to 1976-02-19 (NCEI Accession 7601767). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/7601767. In US Bureau of Land Management; US Minerals Management Service; US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Biological, oceanographic and meteorological data collected as part of the Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program (OCSEAP) from 1946-01-01 to 1990-10-11. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/OCSEAP. Accessed [date].

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Distribution Formats	F123 File Specification: MULDARS Fish/Shell-fish Surveys Data Format (F123)
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Distributor	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information +1-301-713-3277 ncei.info@noaa.gov
Dataset Point of Contact	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov

Time Period	1948-09-21 to 1976-02-19
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates	West: -179.999722 East: -132.65 South: 52 North: 61.033333
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Biological, oceanographic and meteorological data collected as part of the Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program (OCSEAP) from 1946-01-01 to 1990-10-11
- https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/OCSEAP
  NCEI Collection
US National Oceanographic Data Center (2023). NODC Standard Product: Documentation for NODC Standard File Formats and Related Codes, 1960 - 1996 (NCEI Accession 0189890). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0189890.
- https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0189890
  documentation
Oceanographic observations in the north Pacific aboard vessels of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, summer and fall, 1955 / by James A. Gast... et al. Seattle, Wash.: University of Washington, Dept. of Oceanography, 1956
- Related publication(s)
  NOAA Central Library: 19 leaves; 1 folded map; 28 cm
The British Columbia offshore herring survey, 1969-70: report on cruises SK 70-1, -2, and -3 / by F.H.C. Taylor, L.W. Barner and D.C. Miller; Nanaimo, B.C.: Fisheries Research Board of Canada, 1970
- Related publication(s)
  NOAA Central Library: 47 p.; maps; 28 cm
The British Columbia offshore herring survey, 1969-70: report on cruises SK 70-4, -5, -6, and -7 / by F.H.C. Taylor, L.W. Barner and D.C. Miller; Nanaimo, B.C.: Fisheries Research Board of Canada, Biological Station, 1970
- Report on cruises SK 70-4, -5, -6, and -7
  NOAA Central Library: 75 p.; maps; 28 cm

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Publication Dates	publication: 2003-10-24 revision: 2022-04-03 creation: 1976
Data Presentation Form	Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status	Complete - production of the data has been completed Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency	As needed - NCEI Accession 7601767 was revised and a new version of the archival package was published. Updates to existing archival packages may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. The latest version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession. Please see journal.txt in the /about directory for additional details on changes made.
Supplemental Information	The publication(s) listed below are related to the data collection and are available from the NOAA Central Library: Oceanographic observations in the north Pacific aboard vessels of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, summer and fall, 1955. [Seattle, Wash. : University of Washington, Dept. of Oceanography, 1956]. The British Columbia offshore herring survey, 1969-70 : report on cruises SK 70-4, -5, -6, and -7. Nanaimo, B.C. : Fisheries Research Board of Canada, Biological Station, 1970. Note: Metadata for this accession were extracted from a legacy database maintained by the U.S. National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC). The design of the database did not exactly reflect the FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM). Principal Investigator (PI) and organization contact information accurately represents all available information from the legacy database at the time that this description was created. However, proper attribution of a PI to a specific institution or the role (submitting or collecting) taken by an institution may not be correct due to inexact mapping between fields in the legacy database and the CSDGM. Due to this uncertainty, the contact information was initially recorded in the Supplemental Information element of the CSDGM description. To develop more accurate metadata, NCEI reviews metadata for all accessions on an ongoing basis. Points of contact for this dataset include: Contact info: Agency: US DOC; NOAA; NESDIS; NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA CENTER PI: N/A Address: address: NOT AVAILABLE city: NOT AVAILABLE state: NOT AVAILABLE postal: NOT AVAILABLE Contact info: Agency: US DOC; NOAA; NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE - SEATTLE PI: 85 Address: address: 7600 SAND POINT WAY city: SEATTLE state: WA postal: 98115 country: UNITED STATES Contact info: Agency: US DOC; NOAA; NESDIS; NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA CENTER Address: Contact info: Agency: US DOC; NOAA; NESDIS; NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA CENTER Address:
Purpose	This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
Use Limitations	accessLevel: Public Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.

Dataset Citation	Cite as: NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center (2003). Fish survey, fishing duration, and other data from net trawls in the Bering Sea and other locations from the G. B. REED and other platforms as part of Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program (OCSEAP) from 1948-09-21 to 1976-02-19 (NCEI Accession 7601767). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/7601767. In US Bureau of Land Management; US Minerals Management Service; US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Biological, oceanographic and meteorological data collected as part of the Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program (OCSEAP) from 1946-01-01 to 1990-10-11. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/OCSEAP. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors	NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center
Contributors	Fisheries Research Board of Canada, Biological Station - Nanaimo National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries (NRIFSF) University of Washington, Fisheries Research Institute (UW-FRI) Alaska State Department of Fish and Game Hokkaido University NOAA Fisheries (NMFS) US National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) Unknown - Japan NOAA Fisheries Northwest Regional Office (NMFS/NWRO) Unknown - USSR, Russia Unknown - Canada NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center Auke Bay Laboratories (AFSC/ABL)
Resource Providers	NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/NWFSC) Walter T. Pereyra NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/NWFSC) Martin O. Nelson NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/NWFSC) Nickolas D. Lampsaskis NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/NWFSC)
Publishers	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

Theme keywords	NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS AIR TEMPERATURE BOTTOM TYPE CATCH STATISTICS CATCH STATISTICS - AVERAGES CATCH STATISTICS - DETAILS cloud amount/frequency CURRENT DIRECTION CURRENT SPEED FISHERY SURVEY FISHERY SURVEY - FISHING DURATION INDIVIDUAL FISH EXAMINATION - AGE INDIVIDUAL FISH EXAMINATION - LENGTH INDIVIDUAL FISH EXAMINATION - SEX INDIVIDUAL FISH EXAMINATION - WEIGHT SALINITY - BOTTOM WATER SALINITY - SURFACE WATER SEA STATE SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE Secchi depth TAXONOMIC CODE TIDE HEIGHT TIDE STAGE WATER DEPTH - AVERAGE WATER TEMPERATURE WEATHER WIND DIRECTION NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS benthic biological laboratory analyses meteorological site samples surface measurements survey tows trawl WMO_CategoryCode oceanography Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL AQUATIC SCIENCES > FISHERIES EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND DIRECTION EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD PROPERTIES > CLOUD FREQUENCY EARTH SCIENCE > CLIMATE INDICATORS > ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS > SURFACE SALINITY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > WATER DEPTH EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS > SECCHI DEPTH EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > SEA STATE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > TIDES EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > TIDES > TIDAL HEIGHT
Data Center keywords	NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Alaska State Department of Fish and Game Fisheries Research Board of Canada, Biological Station - Nanaimo Hokkaido University National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center Auke Bay Laboratories NOAA Fisheries NOAA Fisheries Northwest Regional Office University of Washington, Fisheries Research Institute Unknown - Canada Unknown - Japan Unknown - USSR, Russia US National Oceanographic Data Center NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NMFS > National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NMFS/AFSC > Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NMFS/NWFSC > Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Platform keywords	NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS ANNA MARIE ATTU BERTHA ANN BIG VALLEY BROWN BEAR CALIFORNIA ROSE CELTIC COMMANDER COMMANDO DEEP SEA DUTCH GIRL F/V G. B. Reed HARMONY MALKA MARINE VIEW MARK I MITKOF NOAA Ship George B. Kelez NOAA Ship John N. Cobb NOAA Ship Miller Freeman NOAA Ship OREGON NORTH PACIFIC NUISANCE 4 OCEAN PRIDE OSHORO MARU PACIFIC RAIDER PARAGON PAT SAN MARIE PIONEER R/V RESOLUTION RENOWN SOCKEYE St. Michael STORM TORDENSKJOLD UNKNOWN PLATFORMS OF JAPAN UNKNOWN PLATFORMS OF UNITED STATES UNKNOWN PLATFORMS OF USSR VIKING QUEEN WINDWARD Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords Ships ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes ANNA MARIE (ICES code: 32AY) ATTU (ICES code: 312T) BERTHA ANN (ICES code: 31BN) BIG VALLEY (call sign: WY5025, ICES code: 32BP) BROWN BEAR (ICES code: 31BB) CALIFORNIA ROSE (ICES code: 32C2) CELTIC (ICES code: 31CX) COMMANDER (ICES code: 31C7) COMMANDO (ICES code: 31CU) DEEP SEA (ICES code: 32D3) DUTCH GIRL (ICES code: 32DG) G. B. KELEZ (ICES code: 31KE) G. B. REED (call sign: CGBQ, ICES code: 18RB, 1963-1988) HARMONY (ICES code: 313Y) John N. Cobb (call sign: WMVC, ICES code: 31JC, 1950-2008) MALKA (ICES code: 32KB) MARINE VIEW (ICES code: 31MW) MARK I (ICES code: 32K5) MILLER FREEMAN (call sign: WTDM, ICES code: 31FN, 1974-) MITKOF (ICES code: 31MI) NORTH PACIFIC (ICES code: 3144) NUISANCE 4 (ICES code: 32NI) OCEAN PRIDE (ICES code: 31OP) OREGON (ICES code: 31OE) OSHORO MARU (call sign: JDVA, ICES code: 49OS, 1984-2014) PACIFIC RAIDER (call sign: WY7641, ICES code: 32P6) PARAGON (ICES code: 31PG) PAT SAN MARIE (call sign: WX8151, ICES code: 32P7) PIONEER (ICES code: 31PN) RENOWN (ICES code: 31RN) RESOLUTION (ICES code: 32RS, 1974-1978) SOCKEYE (ICES code: 32OE) ST MICHAEL (ICES code: 31SM) STORM (ICES code: 31RM) TORDENSKJOLD (ICES code: 31TO) VIKING QUEEN (ICES code: 32VQ) WINDWARD (ICES code: 31WD)
Instrument keywords	NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS laboratory analysis meteorological sensor net salinometer sediment sampler - grab thermometer visual analysis Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords GRAB SAMPLERS NETS > NETS SALINOMETERS THERMOMETERS > THERMOMETERS
Place keywords	NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Bering Sea Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia Gulf of Alaska North Pacific Ocean Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN > BERING SEA OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN > GULF OF ALASKA
Project keywords	NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (OCSEAP) Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords OCSEAP > Ocean Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Project
Keywords	NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 7601767

Use Constraints	Cite as: NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center (2003). Fish survey, fishing duration, and other data from net trawls in the Bering Sea and other locations from the G. B. REED and other platforms as part of Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program (OCSEAP) from 1948-09-21 to 1976-02-19 (NCEI Accession 7601767). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/7601767. In US Bureau of Land Management; US Minerals Management Service; US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Biological, oceanographic and meteorological data collected as part of the Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program (OCSEAP) from 1946-01-01 to 1990-10-11. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/OCSEAP. Accessed [date].
Access Constraints	Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
Fees	In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media.

Lineage information for: dataset
Processing Steps	2003-10-24T17:24:49Z - NCEI Accession 7601767 v1.1 was published. 2013-03-19T12:27:00Z - NCEI Accession 7601767 was revised and v1.2 was published. Rationale: Additional metadata files were received or created for this dataset. These updates were copied into the about/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession. 2022-04-03T18:28:24Z - NCEI Accession 7601767 was revised and v1.3 was published. Rationale: Additional metadata files were received or created for this dataset. These updates were copied into the about/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.
Output Datasets	NCEI Accession 7601767 v1.1 NCEI Accession 7601767 v1.1 (download) published 2003-10-24T17:24:49Z NCEI Accession 7601767 v1.2 NCEI Accession 7601767 v1.2 (download) published 2013-03-19T12:27:00Z NCEI Accession 7601767 v1.3 NCEI Accession 7601767 v1.3 (download) published 2022-04-03T18:28:24Z

Lineage information for: dataset

Processing Steps

2003-10-24T17:24:49Z - NCEI Accession 7601767 v1.1 was published.
2013-03-19T12:27:00Z - NCEI Accession 7601767 was revised and v1.2 was published.
Rationale: Additional metadata files were received or created for this dataset. These updates were copied into the about/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.
2022-04-03T18:28:24Z - NCEI Accession 7601767 was revised and v1.3 was published.
Rationale: Additional metadata files were received or created for this dataset. These updates were copied into the about/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.

Output Datasets

NCEI Accession 7601767 v1.1
- NCEI Accession 7601767 v1.1 (download)
  published 2003-10-24T17:24:49Z

NCEI Accession 7601767 v1.2
- NCEI Accession 7601767 v1.2 (download)
  published 2013-03-19T12:27:00Z

NCEI Accession 7601767 v1.3
- NCEI Accession 7601767 v1.3 (download)
  published 2022-04-03T18:28:24Z

Lineage information for: repository
Processing Steps	2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.

Lineage information for: repository

Processing Steps

2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.

Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument	laboratory analysis meteorological sensor net salinometer sediment sampler - grab thermometer visual analysis
Platform	ANNA MARIE ATTU BERTHA ANN BIG VALLEY BROWN BEAR CALIFORNIA ROSE CELTIC COMMANDER COMMANDO DEEP SEA DUTCH GIRL F/V G. B. Reed HARMONY MALKA MARINE VIEW MARK I MITKOF NOAA Ship George B. Kelez NOAA Ship John N. Cobb NOAA Ship Miller Freeman NOAA Ship OREGON NORTH PACIFIC NUISANCE 4 OCEAN PRIDE OSHORO MARU PACIFIC RAIDER PARAGON PAT SAN MARIE PIONEER R/V RESOLUTION RENOWN SOCKEYE St. Michael STORM TORDENSKJOLD UNKNOWN PLATFORMS OF JAPAN UNKNOWN PLATFORMS OF UNITED STATES UNKNOWN PLATFORMS OF USSR VIKING QUEEN WINDWARD

Acquisition Information (collection)

Instrument

laboratory analysis
meteorological sensor
net
salinometer
sediment sampler - grab
thermometer
visual analysis

Platform

ANNA MARIE
ATTU
BERTHA ANN
BIG VALLEY
BROWN BEAR
CALIFORNIA ROSE
CELTIC
COMMANDER
COMMANDO
DEEP SEA
DUTCH GIRL
F/V G. B. Reed
HARMONY
MALKA
MARINE VIEW
MARK I
MITKOF
NOAA Ship George B. Kelez
NOAA Ship John N. Cobb
NOAA Ship Miller Freeman
NOAA Ship OREGON
NORTH PACIFIC
NUISANCE 4
OCEAN PRIDE
OSHORO MARU
PACIFIC RAIDER
PARAGON
PAT SAN MARIE
PIONEER
R/V RESOLUTION
RENOWN
SOCKEYE
St. Michael
STORM
TORDENSKJOLD
UNKNOWN PLATFORMS OF JAPAN
UNKNOWN PLATFORMS OF UNITED STATES
UNKNOWN PLATFORMS OF USSR
VIKING QUEEN
WINDWARD

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Fish survey, fishing duration, and other data from net trawls in the Bering Sea and other locations from the G. B. REED and other platforms as part of Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program (OCSEAP) from 1948-09-21 to 1976-02-19 (NCEI Accession 7601767)

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