August - October 1998 Faunal Survey in Closed Area II, Central Georges Bank

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Paul Rago
Originator: Steve Murawski
Publication_Date: 2001
Title:
August - October 1998 Faunal Survey in Closed Area II, Central Georges Bank
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map, tabular data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2001-66
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20141221
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Page C. Valentine
Originator: Jeremy T. Malczyk
Originator: Tammie J. Middleton
Publication_Date: 2001
Title:
Benthic habitat and faunal surveys of Closed Area II, central Georges Bank, 1998 and 1999
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2001-66
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details:
Suggested citation: Valentine, P.C., Malczyk, J.T., and Middleton, T.J., 2001, Benthic habitat and faunal surveys of Closed Area II, central Georges Bank, 1998 and 1999: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2001-66, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr0166.
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20141221
Description:
Abstract:
During the months of August-October, 1998, the National Marine Fisheries Service and the New England scallop industry conducted a cooperative survey of Closed Area II to assess the sea scallop population after 3.5 years of closure to all fishing. The area was closed in December 1994 to conserve fish stocks. Most of the tows are concentrated in the southern part of Closed Area II (south of 41o 30'N) and in the northernmost part (north of 41d 50'N). The central area between 41d 30' and 41d 50'N was sparsely sampled. See the location map (1998lm.pdf) for the 1998 survey. The survey results were used here to plot species distribution maps. For the species abundance maps, the data includes all tows of 9, 10 and 11 minutes duration (895 tows; ca21998srvabundA.pdf and ca21998srvabundB.txt) and excludes all replicate tows at sites where repeated tows were conducted in depletion experiments. For the species presence/absence maps, the data includes all tows (1544; ca21998srvpresabA.pdf and ca21998srvpresabB.txt ) except for those with bad navigation.
Purpose:
The objectives of this cruise were to monitor the recovery of the benthic habitat in Closed Area II after four years of continual closure prior to the southern portion of the area (south of 41d30'N) being opened to scallop fishing on 15 June 1999.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 199808
Ending_Date: 199810
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: In work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Irregular
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -67.333333
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -66.434370
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.360880
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.000000
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:67e32883-dc39-44b4-8ccb-9cf1a085516d
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: National Marine Fisheries Service
Theme_Keyword: NMFS
Theme_Keyword: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Theme_Keyword: NOAA
Theme_Keyword: Benthic Habitats
Theme_Keyword: Faunal Surveys
Theme_Keyword: Benthic Ecology
Theme_Keyword: Sedimentary Environments
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: biota
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: benthic ecosystems
Theme_Keyword: marine geology
Theme_Keyword: ecosystem monitoring
Theme_Keyword: biota
Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts
Place_Keyword: MA
Place_Keyword: Closed Area II
Place_Keyword: Georges Bank
Place_Keyword: Shallow EEZ
Place_Keyword: EEZ
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Maine
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Ocean
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: None
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Page C. Valentine
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508.457.2239
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508.457.2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pvalentine@usgs.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8 am to 5 pm
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Not known
Logical_Consistency_Report: Not known.
Completeness_Report: Not known.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Not known
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Not known
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Steve Murawski
Originator: Paul Rago
Publication_Date: Unpublished material
Title: 1998 Faunal Survey of Closed Area II
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Type_of_Source_Media: computer program
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 199808
Ending_Date: 199810
Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication Date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: n/a
Source_Contribution: Steve Murawski and Paul Rago National Marine Fisheries Service
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The survey was conducted with commercial scallop vessels, each towing two 15-foot wide dredges at a speed of 4.5 kts for 10 minutes. Each tow covered a distance of approximately 0.75 nm or 1400 meters. In all, data were collected from 1581 stations. See the ca21998srvorigB.txt file for a tabulation of the original data. A new lefthand column of consecutive station numbers has been added to facilitate use of the data. The data include statistics on the scallop (and scallop meat) catch and on the bycatch of lobster, skates (all species combined), and 9 groundfish species (American Plaice, Atlantic Cod, Goosefish, Haddock, Summer Flounder, Windowpane Flounder, Winter Flounder, Witch Flounder, and Yellowtail Flounder).
Process_Date: Unknown
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Paul Rago and Steve Murawski
Contact_Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: physical address
Address:
National Marine Fisheries Service
166 Water Street
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: Massachusetts
Postal_Code: 02543
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508.495.2000
Hours_of_Service: 8 am to 5 pm
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Remove 'ed' and 'comp' from the author names; removed pubtime elements; added tabular data as a geoform for the dataset; added the DOI link as the first link and also in the larger work citation; set the dataset publication date to the OFR publication date; fixed the larger work citation title to be the OFR title; fixed other various citation issues; added the suggested citation for the OFR; cleaned up the formatting of various sections; changed the currentness reference to ground condition; added USGS Thesaurus and ISO 19115 Topic Category keywords; changed the spatial reference to geographic to correspond with the tabular data. The original spatial reference information (probably corresponding to the map) was:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: Mercator
Mercator:
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Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -068.416667
False_Easting: 0
False_Northing: 0
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
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Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: Not known
Ordinate_Resolution: Not known
Planar_Distance_Units: Meters
This information had numerous errors that the information was unavailable to fix, hence the change. Added the information for the semi-major axis and denominator of glattening ratio for the geodetic mode; added an online distrbution section; fixed all errors; replaced the distribution liability with an approved FSP statement; added a generic email with contact instructions for the metadata contact; added the metadata unique identifier (PID) in the thesaurus section; updated the metadata date. No attempt was made to improve the entity and attribute section at this time. (20250728)
Process_Date: 20250728
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross
Contact_Position: Marine Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2251
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1581
Spatial_Reference_Information:
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Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001
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Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.26
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Dredge location
Entity_Type_Definition: track
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: data
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Page C. Valentine
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: Massachusetts
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508.457.2284
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508.457.2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pvalentine@usgs.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8 am to 5 pm
Resource_Description:
The publication is available as a single zip file that needs to be downloaded inorder to extract the contents (as of July, 2025).
Distribution_Liability:
Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data for other purposes, nor on all computer systems, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: TXT
Format_Information_Content:
A tab delimited text file containing survey results. The transfer size reflects the zip file size of the entire publication.
Transfer_Size: 182
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr0166
Access_Instructions:
The publication is available as a single zip file that needs to be downloaded inorder to extract the contents (as of July, 2025).
Fees: None
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20250728
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Page C. Valentine
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: Massachusetts
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508.457.2239
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508.457.2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: whsc_data_contact@usgs.gov
Contact_Instructions:
The metadata contact email address is a generic address in the event the person is no longer with the U.S. Geological Survey.
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
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