gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:39254 eng UTF8 dataset National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science resourceProvider NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2024-02-29T00:00:00 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) National Status and Trends: Bioeffects Assessment Program Sites (1986 to present) Compiled from NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science bioeffects_sites 2002-05-03 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 39254 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/39254 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information Piniak, Greg greg.piniak@noaa.gov principalInvestigator https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=238 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Online Resource download https://products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/collections/ltmonitoring/nsandt/default.aspx WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Online Resource download https://products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/collections/ltmonitoring/nsandt/data2.aspx WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Online Resource download This dataset contains sample collection location information for the National Status and Trends, Bioeffects Assessment Project. The Bioeffects Assessment Sites data files report information regarding the planned sampling locations designated by the planners for the monitoring program. At present about thirty Bioeffects Assessments have been conducted as part of NSandT's Bioeffects Assessment Project. This SITES file only contains site information for the St. Lucie Estuary Study (2001). Site information for the other studies will be added over time beginning with the Chesapeake Bay Study (1998, 1999, 2001). One record is presented per site. Each record reports the planned values of latitude and longitude and the actual values recorded at the time of sampling, five letter site acronym, site sequence number, general and specific location information, state abbreviation, state name, degree-minute-second coordinates, decimal degree coordinates, and species information, among other things. The actual site coordinate information is recorded at the time of sampling, if samples were taken at a location other than the nominal site center. The five letter acronym is based on both the general location information and more specific location information (e.g. SFSM is San Francisco-San Mateo Bridge). The file also contains sequence numbers that facilitate geographic manipulation of the data. Sites are numbered sequentially from the northernmost site on the U.S. East coast and continue counter-clockwise around the country. In response to concerns over environmental quality of the Nation's coastal and estuarine ecosystems, NOAA initiated the National Status and Trends (NSandT) Program in 1984, to determine the current status of, and to detect changes in, the environmental quality of our Nation's estuarine and coastal waters. The Bioeffects Assessment Program is an ongoing project of intensive regional studies, of 2 to 4-year duration, to assess bioeffects associated with contaminant exposure. Many of the studies were designed around a "Sediment Quality Triad" in order to diagnose relationships among measures of sediment contamination, sediment toxicity, and macrobenthic community response to degraded environment. Approximately thirty regional studies have been undertaken as part of the Bioeffects Assessment Project. Each study is designed to provide unbiased assessments of the condition of selected resources over the study region. A key feature of the program is a probabilistic sampling strategy that randomly selects sampling sites and assigns weighting factors based on area to all measured results. underDevelopment NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov pointOfContact NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov custodian asNeeded Environmental Monitoring theme NOS Data Explorer Topic Category Bioeffect Bioeffects Coastal Contaminant Date Estuarine drainage area Estuary name Latitude Longitude NCCOS Research Data Type > Field Observation NCCOS Research Priority > Long-term Monitoring NCCOS Research Priority > Stressors, Impacts, Mitigation, and Restoration (SIMR) NCCOS Research Topic > Bioeffects/Toxicity NCCOS Research Topic > Chemical Contaminants NCCOS Research Topic > Monitoring NSandT Oceans Region Site Site acronym Site location Species State Toxicity theme Apalachicola Bay Biscayne Bay Boston Harbor Charleston Harbor Chesapeake Bay Choctawhatchee Bay Delaware Bay Florida Bay (South Florida) Galveston Bay Gulf Breeze Hudson Raritan Estuary Leadenwah Creek Long Island Sound Mission Bay Moss Landing NCCOS Research Location > Geographic Area > Coastal Ocean NCCOS Research Location > Region > East Coast NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Florida New York Newark Bay Pamlico Bay Pensacola Bay Puget Sound Sabine Lake Saint Andrew Bay Saint Lucie Estuary Saint Simons Sound San Diego Bay San Diego River San Francisco Bay San Pedro Bay Savannah River Southern California Bight Tampa Bay Tijuana River U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone Winyah Bay place DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean 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 NSandT project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, [Date of Access]: National Status and Trends: Bioeffects Assessment Program Sites (1986 to present) Compiled from NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/39254. 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: None otherRestrictions Use Constraints: The National Status and Trends Program (NSandT) requests that all individuals who download NSandT data acknowledge the source of these data in any reports, papers, or presentations. If you publish these data, please include a statement similar to: "Some or all of the data described in this article were produced by NOAA through its National Status and Trends Program." otherRestrictions Distribution Liability: None unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 39254 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/nccos/dmp/pdf/39254.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference vector eng; US environment Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.2.0.700 -166.5 -67.333 25.615 70.5 | Currentness: Ground Condition 1986 false eng false Dataset Parameters for Bioeffects Assessment Sites 2017-04-17 publication Text (Unstructured) NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov distributor https://products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/collections/ltmonitoring/nsandt/default.aspx WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/collections/ltmonitoring/nsandt/default.aspx Downloadable Data download dataset Accuracy Each study is designed to provide unbiased assessments of the condition of selected resources over the study region. A key feature of the program is a probabilistic sampling strategy that randomly selects sampling sites and assigns weighting factors based on area to all measured results. NSandT's Bioeffects Assessment Project include partners from Federal, State and Local sectors of government and the private sector. The list of partners varies by study area and for most the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and NOAA have shared data and collaborated on the sampling design and quality assurance aspects of the studies. Each partner had a role in planning, collecting, processing, and/or reviewing data. The NSandT Program was responsible for final assembly and review of all data. Horizontal Positional Accuracy The actual sampling coordinates (LATITUDE and LONGITUDE) reported in this data set vary in accuracy. Some coordinates are estimates based on NOAA nautical charts while others site locations were determined using Loran-C and GPS units. Original site coordinates were derived from Loran-C time conversions. Early sites information resulting from Loran-C was converted from time delay information to latitudes and longitudes. These earlier data may be suspect when sites were located close to large structures that could have interfered with accurate time delays. When GPS was first available the signal was intentionally degraded so earlier coordinate information, even if it resulted from GPS, is not as accurate as data would be today. Completeness Report The Bioeffects Assessment Project Sites dataset does not include data relating to the chemistry, quality assurance, or pathology data that is associated with each site. Conceptual Consistency Data in this file were acquired both in the field and assigned by program planners. No analytical processing was involved with the Bioeffects Assessment Sites parameters Approximately thirty regional studies have been undertaken as part of the Bioeffects Assessment Project. This is an ongoing project of intensive regional studies, of 2 to 4-year duration, to assess bioeffects associated with contaminant exposure. Biological responses to contamination have been examined and monitored in a number of ways, including toxicity tests of sediments using multiple laboratory species, several biochemical and histo-pathological assays of bottom-dwelling fishes and bivalve mollusks, and assessments of the in situ biological community assemblage to determine the significance of exposure to toxicants. The Bioeffects Assessment Project also allow a comparison of the validity and responses of different indicators of biological effects, leading to improved NOAA survey techniques for subsequent study areas. Many of the studies were designed around a "Sediment Quality Triad" in order to diagnose relationships among measures of sediment contamination, sediment toxicity, and macrobenthic community response to degraded environment. A secondary criterion for selecting these areas is the likelihood of collaborative or complementary efforts with other Federal, state, and local agencies, assuring the direct and immediate use of study results.The Sediment Quality Triad, developed in the mid-1980s, is now widely used for conducting integrated assessments of sediment quality based on measures of chemistry, toxicity and benthos. If the appropriate tools are used in the Triad approach, users can identify those contaminants which have the strongest associations with toxicity and benthic effects and those that may not immediately appear to be of concern (Chapman, et al., 1997) Source Contribution: The Guidelines for Sediment Quality provides background information on the National Status and Trends Bioeffects Assessment Project Sites. | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: paper Marine Pollution Bulletin, "General Guidelines for using the Sediment Quality Triad" 1997-01-01 publication National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA) 1997