gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:25149 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 2026-03-04T19:17:24 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) EPSG::4269 Environmental Monitors on Lobster Traps Database Environmental Monitors on Lobster Traps (eMOLT) publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 25149 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/25149 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-england-mid-atlantic/climate/partnering-fishing-industry-monitor-northeast-shelf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NEFSC eMOLT Website description of the project with links to data download tableDigital The eMOLT project is a non-profit collaboration of industry, science, and academics devoted to monitoring of the physical environment of the Gulf of Maine and the Southern New England shelf. In a series of phases funded by the Northeast Consortium (2001-2008), low-cost strategies have been developed to monitor the environment. While the primary variable is bottom temperature, salinity and current velocity have been measured as well with the help of nearly 100 lobstermen dispersed along the entire New England coast. We hope to extend our existing multi-year time series (as well as our monitoring capabilities), continue integration with the Northeast Regional Association for Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (NERACOOS), and contribute to whatever operational systems are developed for our region in the future. We expect the primary users of eMOLT data, aside from the lobstermen themselves, will be local ocean circulation modelers. The need for data in initialization, assimilation, and validation of their numerical simulations is becoming more and more obvious. The complex time-varying nature of the Gulf of Maine system calls for incorporating as much data as possible in order to generate realistic flow fields. We hope to supplement the data supplied by NERACOOS by providing modelers with a extensive array of bottom observations as well as Lagrangian drifter tracks. Our hope is that these numerical models will someday help in our understanding of lobster larvae drift and the fate of any particles for that matter, such as Harmful Algal Blooms, along our coast. What are the mechanisms that govern the both the short-term and long-term variability of the GoM ecosystem and can we generate realistic, time-varying, 3-d simulations of these changes? completed Maynard, George 508-261-5916 166 Water Street Woods Hole MA 02543 US george.maynard@noaa.gov pointOfContact weekly EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 17.0 CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > CONNECTICUT CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > MAINE CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > MARYLAND CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > MASSACHUSETTS CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > NEW HAMPSHIRE CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > NEW JERSEY CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > RHODE ISLAND GEOGRAPHIC REGION > NORTHERN HEMISPHERE OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CAPE COD OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GEORGES BANK OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MAINE place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 20.8 bottom temperature theme continuous primarily fishing season May-Nov temporal New England coast Southern New England Shelf place benthic stratum 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 Environmental Monitors on Lobster Traps project InPort 2023-03-31T00:00:00 I can't add myself as the data steward for this dataset because I'm not in the dropdown menu. Maynard, George user otherRestrictions Cite As: Northeast Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: Environmental Monitors on Lobster Traps Database [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/25149. 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: some timeout limitations, no absolute restrictions apply although users are asked to voluntarily provide a brief description of how they intend to use the data prior to download. otherRestrictions Use Constraints: No restrictions apply. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 25149 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/nefsc/dmp/pdf/25149.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 Oracle 10g nova database -75 -65 35 45 Approximately 70 fixed locations with nearly a decade of hourly time series While some of the data in the archive is from previous projects, the actual eMOLT data starts in 2001. 2001 false eng false Data File eMOLT 2025-05-05 publication 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 distributor https://comet.nefsc.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/eMOLT.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://comet.nefsc.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/eMOLT.html download https://data.nodc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0162412 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://data.nodc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0162412 NCEI Accession 0162412 download dataset Accuracy temperature ~0.2 degC position ~1km depth ~5% of water column VEMCO Minilog II-T Temperature Data Logger: http://vemco.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/minilog2t.pdf ONSET HOBO TidbiT v2 Water Temperature Data Logger: http://www.onsetcomp.com/products/data-loggers/utbi-001 Bias temperature <0.1 degC based on near-annual calibration checks Comparability care obviously taken to account for large seasonal cycle Completeness Measure another decade is needed to consider "climatic" time scales but, given the hourly time series, many short term processes can be examined (tide, wind, seasonal, interannual, etc). Precision temperature ~0.1 depth ~5% of water column depth Completeness Report http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/epd/ocean/MainPage/lob/onepage.html Environmental monitors on lobster traps (eMOLT): long-term observations of New England’s bottom-water temperatures 2009-01-01 publication https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1755876X.2009.11020106 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information otherRestrictions otherRestrictions Access Constraints: limited | Use Constraints: limited VEMCO Minilog II-T Temperature Data Logger The Minilog-II-T fully submersible, 10-year temperature data logger measures and stores temperature at specified sampling intervals. Designed for monitoring in the harsh conditions of a deep marine environment (up to 500 metres), the Minilog-II-T is used in any application where temperature readings are desired. The MinilogII-T data logger is manufactured to withstand both fresh and saltwater environments. Accuracy: +/- 0.1 degrees C Resolution: 0.01 degrees C Clock stability: +/- 1 minute per month Onset HOBO TidbiT v2 Temperature Data Logger Only 3x4 cm, the tiny waterproof TidbiT v2 data logger measures temperatures over a wide range, providing 12-bit resolution and ±0.2 °C accuracy. Accuracy: +/- 0.2 degrees C Resolution: 0.02 degrees C Clock stability: +/- 1 minute per month