gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:20873 eng UTF8 dataset Files NMFS Office of Science and Technology 301-427-8100 1315 East West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910 USA https://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information 0700 - 1800 EST/EDT resourceProvider Anderson, Charles 303-497-4742 325 Broadway, E/GC3 Boulder CO 33149 charles.anderson@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) Fisheries Water Column Sonar Data 1990 - Present NMFS Water Column Sonar Database publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 20873 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/20873 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information tableDigital Water column sonar data are an important component of fishery independent surveys, habitat studies and other research. NMFS water column sonar data are archived here. Provide a searchable inventory of NMFS water column sonar data archived at the National Centers for Environmental Information. Cruises have specific citations that should be used when incorporating these data into your research, etc. Please see the ReadMe file provided during download or the "Cruise Details" for detailed information. The general archive should be cited as follows: National Geophysical Data Center (2014): Water Column Sonar Data Collection. National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA. doi: 10.7289/V5HT2M7C [access date]. underDevelopment Gallagher, Michael S 206-526-4147 7600 Sand Point Way, NE Seattle WA 98115-6349 USA michael.s.gallagher@noaa.gov pointOfContact Anderson, Charles 303-497-4742 325 Broadway, E/GC3 Boulder CO 33149 charles.anderson@noaa.gov 303-497-4742 custodian continual https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/wcd/ Map based, graphical data holdings catalog. html multi beam sonar split beam sonar water column backscatter theme 1990 to present temporal global ocean coverage place DOC/NOAA/NMFS/OST > Office of Science & Technology, 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 NMFS Water Column Sonar Database project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: NMFS Office of Science and Technology, [Date of Access]: Fisheries Water Column Sonar Data 1990 - Present [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/20873. 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: Data are available for free, but may require the requester to provide an external hard drive. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 20873 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/ost/dmp/pdf/20873.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 A variety of sonars are used by the data providers with Kongsberg's EM 122 (12 kHz) and EM 302 (30 kHz), Simrad's EK60 (18-710 kHz, split beam), and ME 70 (70-120 kHz, can be split beam) being most common. The configuration of each cruise's sonar system (e.g., beam type and angle) can be found in the file metadata. -180 180 -90 90 Global Ocean Coverage | Currentness: Ground Condition 1990 false eng false Data File NMFS Water Column Sonar Data File 2017-09-28 publication NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information distributor https://maps.ngdc.noaa.gov/viewers/water_column_sonar/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://maps.ngdc.noaa.gov/viewers/water_column_sonar/ download dataset The data provider uses the WCSD Packager to create a Data Package from the Instrument Files and/or user entered cruise and instrument details. The Data Package is sent to the WCSD Data Manager at NCEI in Colorado who ingests the data for archiving.