gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:22565 eng UTF8 dataset Oracle Database Northeast Fisheries Science Center (508)495-2000 166 Water Street Woods Hole MA 02543-1026 USA https://www.nefsc.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday resourceProvider Kircun, Jakub 166 Water Street Woods Hole MA 02543 jakub.kircun@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2026-03-04T19:17:17 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Survey Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Survey publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 22565 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/22565 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information Northeast Fisheries Science Center (508)495-2000 166 Water Street Woods Hole MA 02543-1026 USA https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/northeast-fisheries-science-center WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Northeast Fisheries Science Center Website NEFSC Home Page information 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday Email originator https://nefsc.noaa.gov/publications/series/whlrd/whlrd7913.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL An Assessment of Offshore Surf Clam, Spisula solidissima~Populations off the Middle Atlantic Coast of the United States. Steven A. Murawski, Fredric M. Serchuk U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Northeast Fisheries Center. Laboratory Reference No. 79-13. download https://nefsc.noaa.gov/publications/series/whlrd/whlrd7944.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Areal distribution of the offshore surf clam, Spisula solidissima, and ocean quahog, Arctica islandica, resources of the Middle Atlantic Bight: 1979. By S.A. Murawski. October 1979. Laboratory Reference No.: 79-44. download https://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/publications/series/shtsr/shltsr24.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Biological and Fisheries Data on the Atlantic Surf Clam, Spisula solidissima (Dillwyn) by John W. Ropes. Woods Hole Laboratory Northeast Fisheries Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. Tech. Ser. Rep. No. 24. download https://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/publications/crd/crd0612/crd0612.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Jacobson L, Sutherland S, Burnett J, Davidson M, Harding J, Normant J, Picariello A, Powell E. 2006. Report from the Atlantic Surfclam (Spisula solidissima) Aging Workshop. Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Woods Hole, MA, 7-9 November 2005. U.S. Dep. Commer., Northeast Fish. Sci. Cent. Ref. Doc. 06-12; 24 p. download https://nefsc.noaa.gov/esb/mainpage/clam_cr.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Link to Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Cruise Results (select year of interest) which describe the purpose, methods used, personnel who participated, and a summary of the total number of samples collected for various government and university investigators. download https://nefsc.noaa.gov/esb/mainpage/clam_rsr.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Link to the Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Survey Resource Reports (select year of interest) which consist of field notes, station and catch summaries, and a series of geographical plots of commercial and recreationally important species caught during the Ecosystems Surveys Branch's Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog cruises. download https://www.moc.noaa.gov/de/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Link to the homepage of the NOAA Ship Delaware II, the platform for the Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog survey until 2011. download https://nefsc.noaa.gov/publications/series/whlrd/whlrd8133.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Murawski, S.A. 1981. Assessment and current status of offshore surf clam, Spisula solidissima, populations off the Middle Atlantic coast of the United States. U.S. Natl. Mar. Fish. Serv., Northeast Fish. Cent., Woods Hole Lab. Ref. Doc. 81-33. 20 p. download https://nefsc.noaa.gov/publications/crd/crd0403/crd0403.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Northeast Fisheries Science Center. 2004. Report of the 38th Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Workshop (38th SAW): Stock Assessment Review Committee (SARC) consensus summary of assessments. Northeast Fish. Sci. Cent. Ref. Doc. 04-03; 246 p download https://nefsc.noaa.gov/publications/series/whlrd/whlrd7922.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL On the Question of offshore Surf Clam, Spisula solidissima ~ Resources off New England. Laboratory Reference No. 79-22. Steven A. Murawski National Marine Fisheries Service Northeast Fisheries Center. download https://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/publications/tm/tm142/tm142.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL This Essential Fish Habitat source document provides information on the life history and habitat requirements of Atlantic surfclams inhabiting United States waters in the Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, and the Mid-Atlantic Bight. download tableDigital 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 currently, a subset of the survey area is completed annually, with the entire survey area completed every three years. The dredge had been operated in a consistent fashion using the same survey protocols and gear from 1982 until 2011. In 2012, the platform was changed to an industry vessel, which resulted in a gear change from a 5' hydraulic dredge to a 13' commercial style hydraulic dredge. Five-minute tows are made at stations that are randomly selected to provide unbiased abundance measurements. Station data includes: shipboard sensors, including ship speed and position, dredge angle, voltage and amperage of electrical current that powers the pump on the dredge (through 2011), manifold pressure, water depth and temperature. Biological data includes: catch weight, catch number, lengths, weights, and meat weights. The purpose of the NEFSC Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Survey is to provide indices of abundance and recruitment of surfclams and ocean quahogs. NOAA/NEFSC/FEMAD/ESB completed Chase, Peter D (508) 495-2348 166 Water Street Woods Hole MA 02543 peter.chase@noaa.gov Email pointOfContact Kircun, Jakub 166 Water Street Woods Hole MA 02543 jakub.kircun@noaa.gov custodian asNeeded bio-sampling fishery-independent Surveys benthic theme NMFS Data Category Arctica islandica Atlantic surf clam FRV Delaware II FV E.S.S. Pursuit Spisula solidissima abundance distribution dredge ocean quahog size composition theme Delmarva Peninsula Georges Bank Long Island Mid-Atlantic Bight place DOC/NOAA/NMFS/NEFSC > Northeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Dredge Surveys project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Northeast Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Survey [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/22565. 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. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: 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. otherRestrictions Use 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. 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. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 22565 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/nefsc/dmp/pdf/22565.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference eng; US oceans RDBMS: Oracle -75.95 -66.45 35.51 44.583333 northwest Atlantic, Mid_Atlantic Bight, southern New England, Georges Bank The standardized Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog survey began in 1982. | Currentness: Ground Condition 1982-07-26 false eng false Data Table Table: CLOUD 2019-05-31 publication Table: MATURITY_CODES 2019-05-31 publication Table: SEX_CODES 2019-05-31 publication Table: SVGEAR 2019-05-31 publication Table: WEATHER 2019-05-31 publication Table: XBT 2019-05-31 publication Table: SVMSTRATA 2019-05-31 publication Table: SVVESSEL 2019-05-31 publication Table: UNION_FSCS_SVBIO 2019-05-31 publication Table: UNION_FSCS_SVCAT 2019-05-31 publication Table: UNION_FSCS_SVLEN 2019-05-31 publication Table: UNION_FSCS_SVSTA 2019-05-31 publication Zip Zip Zip Zip Northeast Fisheries Science Center (508)495-2000 166 Water Street Woods Hole MA 02543-1026 USA https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/northeast-fisheries-science-center WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Northeast Fisheries Science Center Website NEFSC Home Page information 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday Contact via email. distributor https://storage.googleapis.com/nmfs_odp_nefsc/PARR/PEMAD/ESB/22565/22565_NEFSCAltanticSurfClamOceanQuahogFisheriesIndependentSurveyData.zip WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link 22565_NEFSCAltanticSurfClamOceanQuahogFisheriesIndependentSurveyData.zip The compressed file contains the following comma delimited files: 22565_UNION_FSCS_SVBIO.csv 22565_UNION_FSCS_SVCAT.csv 22565_UNION_FSCS_SVLEN.csv 22565_UNION_FSCS_SVSTA.csv 22565_SVDBS_CRUISES.csv download https://storage.googleapis.com/nmfs_odp_nefsc/PARR/PEMAD/ESB/SVDBS/SVDBS_SupportTables.zip WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link SVDBS_SupportTables.zip The compressed file contains the following comma delimited files: SVDBS_CLOUD.csv SVDBS_MATURITY_CODES.csv SVDBS_SEX_CODES.csv SVDBS_SVGEAR.csv SVDBS_SVMSTRATA.csv SVDBS_SVVESSEL.csv SVDBS_WEATHER.csv SVDBS_XBT.csv download dataset Vessel sensor data are collected electronically using SCS. Station, catch and biological data were collected manually using paper logs until 2001. At the completion of each cruise leg, the logs were keypunched and data audited extensively prior to being released. Starting with year 2002, FSCS 1.0 was implemented to electronically capture station, catch and biological data. Data were subject to extensive audits prior to being released.