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Fish abundance data from MOC-10 trawls from the ARSV Laurence M. Gould, RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer LMG0104, NBP0104, LMG0203, NBP0204 from the Southern Ocean, 2001-2002 (SOGLOBEC project) (NCEI Accession 0112166)

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This dataset contains biological and survey - biological data collected on ARSV Laurence M. Gould and RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer during cruises LMG0104, LMG0203, NBP0104, and NBP0204 from 2001-04-30 to 2002-08-07. These data include abundance, biomass, depth, depth_close, depth_open, family, and species. The instruments used to collect these data include MOCNESS10. These data were collected by Dr Joseph J. Torres of University of South Florida as part of the "U.S. GLOBEC Southern Ocean (SOGLOBEC)" project and "U.S. GLOBal ocean ECosystems dynamics (U.S. GLOBEC)" program. The Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) submitted these data to NCEI on 2023-01-23.

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Fish abundance data from MOC-10 trawls.

Dataset Description:
Fish abundance data from MOC-10 trawls.
  • Cite as: Torres, Joseph J. (2013). Fish abundance data from MOC-10 trawls from the ARSV Laurence M. Gould, RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer LMG0104, NBP0104, LMG0203, NBP0204 from the Southern Ocean, 2001-2002 (SOGLOBEC project) (NCEI Accession 0112166). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0112166. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2001-04-30 to 2002-08-07
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -76.1433
East: -67.0967
South: -69.7993
North: -65.9533
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  • Biological, chemical, physical, biogeochemical, ecological, environmental and other data collected from around the world during historical and contemporary periods of biological and chemical oceanographic exploration and research managed and submitted by the Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
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  • Torres, J. (2008) Fish abundance data from MOC-10 trawls from the ARSV Laurence M. Gould, RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer LMG0104, NBP0104, LMG0203, NBP0204 from the Southern Ocean, 2001-2002 (SOGLOBEC project). Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). Dataset version 2008-11-19. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.2860.1
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Publication Dates
  • publication: 2013-08-19
  • revision: 2023-03-30
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Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
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Data Update Frequency As needed
Supplemental Information
Acquisition Description:
Methodology:

Field work was done on four cruises conducted during the austral fall and winter. Cruises 1 (2001) and 3 (2002) were aboard the Antarctic Research Support Vessel (A.R.S.V.) Laurence M. Gould from April to June; cruises 2 (2001) and 4 (2002) were aboard the Research Vessel Ice Breaker (R.V.I.B.) Nathaniel B. Palmer from July to September.

Samples were collected with a 10m2 MOCNESS (MOC-10) outfitted with six 3mm mesh nets. The initial net fished obliquely to depth with each subsequent net fishing a discrete depth layer upward to the surface. At stations with depths>1000 m, layers sampled were 0-1000, 1000-500, 500-200, 200-100, 100-50, and 50-0 m. At stations with depths >500 m, layers sampled were 0-500, 500-300, 300-200, 200-100, 100-50, and 50-0 m. At stations with depths <500 m, sample layers were modified to provide optimal coverage of the water column with the five discrete-depth nets.

A total of 62 MOC-10 trawls were done, 22 each in the fall of 2001 and 2002, and 9 each in the winter of 2001 and 2002 (Table 1). Trawls were conducted at various times throughout the day. In the fall, 37 trawls occurred at night (18:00-06:00 h), 1 in daylight, and 6 at dusk. In the winter, seven trawls occurred at night, seven in daylight, and four at twilight. Towing speed for all tows was 1.5-2.2 knots. Tows in pack ice were conducted in leads created by the ship's wake with the A-frame in to minimize the chance of hooking the wire on ice floes. When ice conditions dictated, the ship first traversed a trawling transect prior to deployment and then backtracked over the same course through the created lead to insure that adequate speed could be maintained for the duration of the tow.

Fig. 1. Trawling sites for (A) fall and (B) winter SO GLOBEC cruises; blue circles: 2001 and red circles: 2002.

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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Torres, Joseph J. (2013). Fish abundance data from MOC-10 trawls from the ARSV Laurence M. Gould, RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer LMG0104, NBP0104, LMG0203, NBP0204 from the Southern Ocean, 2001-2002 (SOGLOBEC project) (NCEI Accession 0112166). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0112166. Accessed [date].
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  • Funding provided by NSF Antarctic Sciences (NSF ANT) Award Number: ANT-9910100 Award URL: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=9910100
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  • oceanography
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  • Cite as: Torres, Joseph J. (2013). Fish abundance data from MOC-10 trawls from the ARSV Laurence M. Gould, RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer LMG0104, NBP0104, LMG0203, NBP0204 from the Southern Ocean, 2001-2002 (SOGLOBEC project) (NCEI Accession 0112166). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0112166. Accessed [date].
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  • 2013-08-19T19:20:21Z - NCEI Accession 0112166 v1.1 was published.
  • 2023-03-30T17:07:32Z - NCEI Accession 0112166 was revised and v2.2 was published.
    Rationale: Updates were received for this dataset. These updates were copied into the data/0-data/ 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.
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  • 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.
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Instrument
  • Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS)
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  • R/V Laurence M. Gould
  • RV Nathaniel B. Palmer
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