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    • Industry Based Monkfish Survey

    Metadata Updated: October 19, 2024

    Monkfish industry leaders expressed concerns that the NEFSC bottom trawl surveys did not sample in all monkfish habitats; particularly the deeper water outside the bounds of the survey strata. Industry also had concerns about the survey trawl capture efficiency for monkfish. The NEFSC, determined to investigate these assertions, developed an industry based survey that would cover a broader area of the northeast shelf and break utilizing commercial gear specifically designed to catch monkfish. In 2009, the NEFSC bottom trawl surveys transitioned to a new vessel with the ability to sample in deeper water. At this time the survey trawl was replaced with a more advanced trawl. The combination of greater coverage and increased monkfish capture efficiency on the new survey indicated that a dedicated monkfish survey was no longer necessary. The program was suspended after the 2009 survey.

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    Metadata Date February 29, 2024
    Metadata Created Date October 19, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date October 19, 2024
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NMFS NEFSC

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date February 29, 2024
    Metadata Created Date October 19, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date October 19, 2024
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact, Custodian)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:27320
    Access Constraints Cite As: Northeast Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: Industry Based Monkfish Survey [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/27320., Access Constraints: User must read and fully comprehend the metadata prior to use. Applications or inferences derived from the data should be carefully considered for accuracy. NEFSC Data Access Constraint: If data is stored on an internal NEFSC network, the requester may not have direct access to query the data unless they are also authorized for network access., Use Constraints: Acknowledgement of NOAA/NMFS/NEFSC, as the source from which these data were obtained in any publications and/or other representations of these, data is suggested.
    Bbox East Long -66.4464
    Bbox North Lat 44.294085
    Bbox South Lat 35.568967
    Bbox West Long -75.5044
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
    Harvest Object Id 8328bf58-7d8d-4e71-8363-99ec04116435
    Harvest Source Id 523189fa-8edc-48e1-9ec5-f571e7dd923c
    Harvest Source Title NMFS NEFSC
    Licence NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose.
    Lineage For 2001, cruise data was collected on paper. For 2004 and 2009, vessel sensor data were collected electronically using SCS. Catch and biological data were collected electronically using FSCS 1.6. At the completion of the cruise, a database copy was inserted into the shoreside database.
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
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    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True

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