3MF06 SeaCAT Data

We will conduct an ichthyoplankton survey in the Bering Sea in the vicinity of Unimak Island, Alaska. This work is needed to describe larval fish and zooplankton assemblages in the Bering Sea - basin, slope, outer shelf, middle shelf - in spring. In particular, this area is a known spawning ground for walleye pollock, northern rocksole, Greenland halibut, and Alaska plaice, and abundances of larvae at this time of year are high. Data on physical characteristics of the water column will also be collected. Satellite tracked drifters may be released in the Unimak Island and/or Bering canyon vicinities to study depth-discrete current trajectories.

Data and Resources

Field Value
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bbox-north-lat 57.039
bbox-south-lat 53.3723
bbox-west-long -168.73
contact-email janet.duffy-anderson@noaa.gov
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dataset-reference-date [{"type": "creation", "value": "2015-12-01T00:00:00Z"}, {"type": "issued", "value": "2015-12-01T00:00:00Z"}]
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lineage NetCDF generated by Axiom from excel file provided by Tiffany Vance, NOAA.
metadata-date 2024-08-13
metadata-language eng
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temporal-extent-begin 2006-05-09T08:32:00Z
temporal-extent-end 2006-05-10T12:33:00Z
Groups
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • National Provider
  • North America
Tags
  • 60 cm bongo
  • AmeriGEO
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • CKAN
  • GEO
  • GEOSS
  • National
  • North America
  • United States
  • bering sea
  • biological data
  • conductivity
  • depth
  • early life history
  • fish larvae
  • latitude
  • longitude
  • mocness
  • npcrep
  • physical oceanography
  • plankton
  • salinity
  • sea_water_electrical_conductivity
  • sea_water_practical_salinity
  • sea_water_pressure
  • sea_water_sigma_theta
  • sea_water_temperature
  • sigma-t
  • temperature
  • tiffany c. vance
  • time
  • transport
  • zooplankton
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metadata_created 2025-09-24T11:22:20.867688
metadata_modified 2025-09-24T11:22:20.867698
notes We will conduct an ichthyoplankton survey in the Bering Sea in the vicinity of Unimak Island, Alaska. This work is needed to describe larval fish and zooplankton assemblages in the Bering Sea - basin, slope, outer shelf, middle shelf - in spring. In particular, this area is a known spawning ground for walleye pollock, northern rocksole, Greenland halibut, and Alaska plaice, and abundances of larvae at this time of year are high. Data on physical characteristics of the water column will also be collected. Satellite tracked drifters may be released in the Unimak Island and/or Bering canyon vicinities to study depth-discrete current trajectories.
num_resources 2
num_tags 33
title 3MF06 SeaCAT Data