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Maine Department of Marine Resources Inshore Trawl Survey 2000-2009

Entry ID: ME_DMR_Trawl

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Summary

Abstract: The Maine-New Hampshire Inshore Trawl Survey is conducted twice a year, for five weeks at a time, always starting in New Hampshire and ending off Grand Manan. The spring surveys start the first week of May, and the fall surveys start the first week of October. Data collected by the survey include: (1) Fish and invertebrate weights and lengths, (2) Biological measures (sex, maturity, age) for ...

Purpose: To provide data to state and federal fisheries managers on a variety of managed finfish and shellfish for the inshore Gulf of Maine, along the coasts of Maine and New Hampshire. The data is used in stock assessments and other regulatory processes.

Data was published in 2010 on the OBIS-USA web site and is available at http://www.usgs.gov/obis-usa

Record Count 38661, Taxa Count 147

Spatial Data Organization Information - Indirect Spatial Reference: Inshore Gulf of Maine, Direct Spatial Reference: point

Geodetic Model: Horizontal Datum Name: North American Datum 1983

Related URL

Link: View Related Information

Description: Further information about the Inshore Trawl Survey can be found on the Maine Department of Marine Resources home page.

Link: GET DATA

Description: This will direct you to the OBIS-USA web site. Select Participants and Datasets from the panel on the left. Scroll down to ME_DMR_Trawl and click on the "Go" button on the right for a Dataset Detail screen where you will see a map of dataset contents, and tabs for options to Get Data, see Metadata, or use the Data Dashboard for that dataset.

Geographic Coverage

Spatial coordinates

	N: 44.82	S: 42.85	E: -66.87	W: -70.83

Min Depth: 4.2 Max Depth: 203

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Sally Sherman

Dataset Title: Maine Department of Marine Resources Inshore Trawl Survey 2000-2009

Dataset Release Date: 2010

Dataset Release Place: P.O. Box 8, West Boothbay Harbor, Maine 04575.

Dataset Publisher: Maine Department of Marine Resources

Data Presentation Form: Database

Other Citation Details: Retrieve from http://www.usgs.gov/obis-usa

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2000-10-30

Stop Date: 2009-11-05

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Science Keywords

OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > THERMOCLINE

OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

OCEANS

Platform

SHIPS

Instrument

TRAWL

Project

GOMODP > Gulf of Maine Ocean Data Partnership

OBIS > OCEAN BIOGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM

COML > CENSUS OF MARINE LIFE

Quality Data is proofed by hand and edited for outliers by computer. Drop down lists and lookup tables used for input, no tests used. All data and comments entered into database. DGPS coordinates within system accuracy.

Access Constraints To view constraints placed on dataset, please see Policies and Disclaimer section (from the panel on the left) on OBIS-USA web site at http://www.usgs.gov/obis-usa.

DISTRIBUTION LIABILITY: OBIS-USA renders information prepared by contributors accessible through dynamic on-line publication. It does not peer-review the quality of the data provided. However, it is confident ...

Use Constraints Prior to use of these records in any analysis or report, Maine Department of Marine Resources must be notified and if used the provenance of the original data must be acknowledged. Acknowledge the use of specific records from contributing Maine DMR databases and acknowledge the use of the OBIS-USA facility. Recognize the limitations of data in OBIS-USA.

Ancillary Keywords

marine resource assessment

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