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Overview: 

The dataset compiles Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) Maritimes Research Vessel Trawl Surveys and reports the abundance and weight of demersal fish species captured by a variety of trawl gear and vessels. The data is available at OBIS. The OBIS compiled data includes species name, individual count, lat/lon, and some environmental correlates like depth and salinity. 

Dataset Location: OBIS NOAA SEFSC Pelagic Fisheries Logbook

Direct Download: OBIS NOAA SEFSC Pelagic Fisheries Logbook (proxy error)

Site Location: Western and central Atlantic

Site(s) Georeferenced: Yes

Timespan: 1992 - 2005

Sampling Frequency: irregular

Data Collection Summary / Methods:

Data collected: OBIS data schema: species name, individual count, date, location, temperature, depth, salinity, nitrogen, oxygen, silicate.

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Conditions for use: 'freely available' and 'open-access' as per OBIS: http://iobis.org/about/vision

Citation/ Distributing Author: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (year). NOAA Southeast Fishery Science Center (SEFSC) Fisheries Log Book System (FLS) Commercial Pelagic Logbook Data. Consulted on http://www.iobis.org on [date].

Supplemental resources:

Available via the EcoData Retriever: No

Last modified: 
2015