Datasets
-
SPMW_US_Biomass_Master_Long
Biomass from the NEFSC survey database was aggregated into the Georges Bank and Gulf of Maine regions for commercially and ecologically important taxa. The goal was to use this... -
Enhanced Biological Sampling Data
This is a database of a variety of biological, reproductive, and energetic data collected from fish on the continental shelf in the northwest Atlantic Ocean. Species sampled in... -
Shellfish Culture at the Milford Laboratory: hatchery production, stock enhancement and aquaculture research
Provide shellfish in support of Milford Lab efforts, external research projects and regional shellfish restoration. Conduct aquaculture experiments aimed at optimizing static... -
Winter Bottom Trawl Survey
The standardized NEFSC Winter Bottom Trawl Survey was initiated in 1992 and covered offshore areas from the Mid-Atlantic to Georges Bank. Inshore strata were covered from... -
Historical Survey Data Archive
To preserve NEFSC historical data, images of biological and oceanographic data sheets (1948-1975) were scanned to digital format and can be queried through a portal on the NEFSC... -
Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Survey
The standardized NEFSC Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Survey has covered an area from Cape Hatteras to Georges Bank. The survey was conducted every two or three years and... -
Effects of Ocean Acidification on Phytoplankton Physiology and Nutrition for Fishery-based Food Webs
Rising atmospheric concentrations of CO2 are predicted to decrease the pH of high-latitude oceans by 0.3â0.5 units by 2100. Because of their limited capacity for ion exchange,... -
For-hire cost/ earnings survey
Nearly 1.6 million passengers fished aboard for-hire recreational fishing vessels during 2011 in the Northeast United States (ME - NC). While the National Marine Fisheries... -
Deep Water Survey Data
The deep water biodiversity surveys explore and describe the biodiversity of the bathy- and bentho-pelagic nekton using Midwater and bottom trawls. The covered area includes the... -
Northeast Commercial Fishing Vessel Cost Survey
Typically, commercial fishing businesses incur three major types of costs: fixed or annual costs; which are incurred annually irrespective of whether any fishing activity takes...