From: Zachary Darnell <zachary.darnell@usm.edu>
Date: Mon, Jun 16, 2025 at 2:17PM
Subject: Re: NCEI Data Submission | Reference ID: N9MTCM
To: Caitlin Baldwin - NOAA Federal <caitlin.baldwin@noaa.gov>, Lauren Jackson - NCCOS Data Manager <nccos.data@noaa.gov>


Correct

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M. Zachary Darnell, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Associate Director for Coastal Sciences
School of Ocean Science and Engineering
The University of Southern Mississippi
Office: 228-872-4298 | Cell: 270-991-7289
http://www.TheCraboratory.org
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From: Caitlin Baldwin - NOAA Federal <caitlin.baldwin@noaa.gov>
Date: Mon, Jun 16, 2025 at 2:16PM
Subject: Re: NCEI Data Submission | Reference ID: N9MTCM
To: Lauren Jackson - NCCOS Data Manager <nccos.data@noaa.gov>
Cc: Zachary Darnell <zachary.darnell@usm.edu>, NCCOS Data - NOAA Service Account <nccos.data@noaa.gov>


Hi Lauren and Zach,

Thank you so much for responding to my questions and providing the revised dataset and DataDocumentation.pdf file. I just wanted to clarify that the start date should still be 5/14/2025, correct?

Everything else looks good and I should be able to request accession on this dataset later this afternoon.

Thanks again,
Caitlin
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From: Lauren Jackson - NCCOS Data Manager <nccos.data@noaa.gov>
Date: Thu, Jun 12, 2025 at 10:52AM
Subject: Re: NCEI Data Submission | Reference ID: N9MTCM
To: Zachary Darnell <zachary.darnell@usm.edu>
Cc: Caitlin Baldwin - NOAA Federal <caitlin.baldwin@noaa.gov>, NCCOS Data - NOAA Service Account <nccos.data@noaa.gov>


Hi Caitlin,
Please find the attached revised complete dataset including the DataDocumentation.pdf file that Zach updated (Thank you Zach!). Please replace the version of the files initially submitted with the version attached. 

Let me know if you have any questions or suggestions.

Thank you,
Lauren
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From: Zachary Darnell <zachary.darnell@usm.edu>
Date: Mon, Jun 9, 2025 at 1:40PM
Subject: Re: NCEI Data Submission | Reference ID: N9MTCM
To: Lauren Jackson - NCCOS Data Manager <nccos.data@noaa.gov>
Cc: Caitlin Baldwin - NOAA Federal <caitlin.baldwin@noaa.gov>, NCCOS Data - NOAA Service Account <nccos.data@noaa.gov>


In tether_cores_morpho_master.csv, there were dates listed from 5/4/2018-5/13/2018 in rows 6809 through 6818 which were prior to the start date listed in the submission and title (5/14/2018). Could you please clarify whether the start date should be 5/4/2018?
Those dates were listed erroneously and were corrected. Start date remains 5/4/2018.

The tethering_master.csv file has a variable called thether_code, but there is not a row/definition for it in the data documentation PDF. There were also a few blank cells in for the variables sf_can1 through hw_can3 in tethering_master.csv. Would you be able to provide reasoning as to why those cells are blank?
This variable has been removed, as it was purely an internal notation. Blank cells indicate that specific seagrass species was not present. This information ha sbeen added to the data documentation.

The last topic is rather broad, but there were some cells in the following files that contained "NA": cage_master.csv, cage_crab_master.csv, cage_abiotic_master.csv, cage_seagrass_master.csv, cage_cores_morpho_master.csv,  teher_cores_morpho_master.csv, tether_cores_weights_master.csv. Would you be able to provide information as to why those cells contain NA?
NA indicates no data because that column is either not applicable for that sample (due to no crabs being recovered, that seagrass species not being present, etc.- generally would be indicated by referring to the other data columns) or that data was not collected for some reason (generally noted in the notes columns).

Revised data files and documentation attached.

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M. Zachary Darnell, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Associate Director for Coastal Sciences
School of Ocean Science and Engineering
The University of Southern Mississippi
Office: 228-872-4298 | Cell: 270-991-7289
http://www.TheCraboratory.org
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From: Lauren Jackson - NCCOS Data Manager <nccos.data@noaa.gov>
Date: Tue, Jun 3, 2025 at 10:01AM
Subject: Fwd: NCEI Data Submission | Reference ID: N9MTCM
To: Zachary Darnell <zachary.darnell@usm.edu>
Cc: Caitlin Baldwin - NOAA Federal <caitlin.baldwin@noaa.gov>, NCCOS Data - NOAA Service Account <nccos.data@noaa.gov>


Hi Zach,
The NCEI archivist, Caitlin Baldwin, also has a few questions on your Blue Crab Experiments dataset. Please see the email below. Since these updates are a little more in depth, I am going to attach a Word version of the submitted Data Documentation file for you to please edit directly. I am also attaching the folder of data files that were submitted so that they are convenient for you.

Please do not hesitate to let me know if you have any questions or need any assistance. 

Thank you,
Lauren 
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From: Caitlin Baldwin - NOAA Federal <caitlin.baldwin@noaa.gov>
Date: Mon, Jun 2, 2025 at 3:33PM
Subject: NCEI Data Submission | Reference ID: N9MTCM
To: NCCOS Data - NOAA Service Account <nccos.data@noaa.gov>


Hi Lauren,

Thank you for submitting "NOAA RESTORE Science Program: Gulf-wide assessment of habitat use and habitat-specific production estimates of nekton in turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum): Blue crab growth and mortality rates, 2018-05-14 to 2018-09-14" (SIP: N9MTCM) to NCEI.

I just reviewed this data package and there's a few items I'd like to clarify if possible.
In tether_cores_morpho_master.csv, there were dates listed from 5/4/2018-5/13/2018 in rows 6809 through 6818 which were prior to the start date listed in the submission and title (5/14/2018). Could you please clarify whether the start date should be 5/4/2018?
The tethering_master.csv file has a variable called thether_code, but there is not a row/definition for it in the data documentation PDF. There were also a few blank cells in for the variables sf_can1 through hw_can3 in tethering_master.csv. Would you be able to provide reasoning as to why those cells are blank?
The last topic is rather broad, but there were some cells in the following files that contained "NA": cage_master.csv, cage_crab_master.csv, cage_abiotic_master.csv, cage_seagrass_master.csv, cage_cores_morpho_master.csv,  teher_cores_morpho_master.csv, tether_cores_weights_master.csv. Would you be able to provide information as to why those cells contain NA?
Thank you so much for your help. If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to let me know.

Best,
Caitlin