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Benthic organism data from the South Texas Outer Continental Shelf (STOCS) and the Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida (MAFLA) Outer Continental Shelf studies from 1974-05-16 to 1978-02-20 (NCEI Accession 8500179)

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Benthic organisms data were collected using sediment sampler and net casts BELLOWS and other platforms in the Gulf of Mexico from 16 May 1974 to 20 February 1978. Data were collected and submitted by Dr. William Sackett of Texas University with support from the Outer Continental Shelf project.

The data are from field sampling or surveys of bottom dwelling marine organisms in F132 format. The data provide information on species counts and species wet weight from samples collected by point sampling (grab or core) or by tow (dredge or trawl). Three operational kinds of data include: Epifauna, Infauna, and Meiofauna benthic organisms data that roughly correspond to the different sampling methods and collecting institutions that were part of this study. Cruise information such as vessel, start and end dates, investigator, and institution/agency; station numbers, positions and times; and equipment and methods are reported for each survey. Number of individual organisms or total weight of all organisms in the sample is reported for each taxonomic category identified by the researchers (often to Genus and Species taxonomic resolution).

Dataset Citation

Cite as: Sackett, William M.; UT Austin Marine Science Institute (2002). Benthic organism data from the South Texas Outer Continental Shelf (STOCS) and the Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida (MAFLA) Outer Continental Shelf studies from 1974-05-16 to 1978-02-20 (NCEI Accession 8500179). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/8500179. Accessed [date].

Dataset Identifiers

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gov.noaa.nodc:8500179

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Download Data	HTTPS (download) Navigate directly to the URL for data access and direct download. FTP (download) These data are available through the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). FTP is no longer supported by most internet browsers. You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP).
Distribution Formats	F132 File Specification: MULDARS Benthic Organisms Data Format (F132)
Ordering Instructions	Contact NCEI for other distribution options and instructions.
Distributor	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information +1-301-713-3277 NCEI.Info@noaa.gov
Dataset Point of Contact	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov

Time Period	1974-05-16 to 1978-02-20
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates	West: -97.33 East: -82.25 South: 25.65 North: 30.31
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Associated Resources

US National Oceanographic Data Center (2023). NODC Standard Product: Documentation for NODC Standard File Formats and Related Codes, 1960 - 1996 (NCEI Accession 0189890). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0189890.
- https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0189890
  documentation
Environmental assessment of the south Texas outer continental shelf: biological investigations / element leader, Joseph W. Angelovic; Galveston: Gulf Fisheries Center, 1976-
- South Texas outer continental shelf
  NOAA Central Library: 3 v.; ill.; 28 cm

Publication Dates	publication: 2002-11-19 revision: 2023-02-11
Data Presentation Form	Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status	Complete - production of the data has been completed Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency	As needed
Supplemental Information	The publications listed below are related to the data collection and is available from the NOAA Central Library: Report: Environmental studies, South Texas Outer Continental Shelf, chemistry and biology : executive summary, 1977. Port Aransas, Tex. : Port Aransas Marine Laboratory, [1978]. Book: Flint, R. Warren, and Nancy N. Rabalais 1981 Environmental Studies of a Marine Ecosystem; South Texas Outer Continental Shelf. University of Texas Press, Austin. 240pp. These data files are in NODC F132 format. Note: Metadata for this accession were extracted from a legacy database maintained by the U.S. National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC). The design of the database did not exactly reflect the FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM). Principal Investigator (PI) and organization contact information accurately represents all available information from the legacy database at the time that this description was created. However, proper attribution of a PI to a specific institution or the role (submitting or collecting) taken by an institution may not be correct due to inexact mapping between fields in the legacy database and the CSDGM. Due to this uncertainty, the contact information was initially recorded in the Supplemental Information element of the CSDGM description. To develop more accurate metadata, NCEI reviews metadata for all accessions on an ongoing basis. Points of contact for this dataset include: Contact info: Agency: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS; INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCES - PORT ARANSAS PI: Sackett, Dr. William Address: address: NOT AVAILABLE city: PORT ARANSAS state: TX postal: 78712 country: UNITED STATES Contact info: Agency: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA Address: address: LSCB ROOM 25 city: MOBILE state: AL postal: 36688-0002 country: USA In this accession, NCEI has archived multiple versions of these data. The latest (and best) version of these data has the largest version number.
Purpose	This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
Use Limitations	accessLevel: Public Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.

Dataset Citation	Cite as: Sackett, William M.; UT Austin Marine Science Institute (2002). Benthic organism data from the South Texas Outer Continental Shelf (STOCS) and the Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida (MAFLA) Outer Continental Shelf studies from 1974-05-16 to 1978-02-20 (NCEI Accession 8500179). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/8500179. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors	Sackett, William M. University of South Florida - St. Petersburg UT Austin Marine Science Institute
Contributors	Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) Florida State University (FSU) University of Texas at Austin; Marine Science Institute Texas A&M University (TAMU)
Resource Providers	William M. Sackett University of South Florida - St. Petersburg University of Texas at Austin; Marine Science Institute
Publishers	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

Theme keywords	NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS BENTHIC SPECIES - TAXA COUNTS BENTHIC SPECIES - TAXA IDENTITIES BENTHIC SPECIES - TAXA WET WEIGHTS BIVALVES CORE - BOTTOM INVERTEBRATE SPECIES MARINE SPECIES INVENTORY MEIOFAUNA MOLLUSKS POLYCHAETES TAXONOMIC CODE NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS benthic biological sediment analysis survey - biological tows trawl WMO_CategoryCode oceanography Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > MOLLUSKS EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > MOLLUSKS > BIVALVES EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC
Data Center keywords	NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Dauphin Island Sea Lab Florida State University Texas A&M University University of Texas at Austin; Marine Science Institute NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS University of Texas at Austin; Marine Science Institute Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Platform keywords	NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS BELLOWS COLUMBUS ISELIN GYRE INDIAN SEAL JAVA SEAL LONGHORN ROUNSEFELL Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords Ships ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes BELLOWS (ICES code: 318B, 1971-2016) COLUMBUS ISELIN (ICES code: 32IC) GYRE (ICES code: 32GY) INDIAN SEAL (call sign: WYQ4222, ICES code: 32IL) JAVA SEAL (ICES code: 32JS) LONGHORN (ICES code: 32LH) ROUNSEFELL (ICES code: 327R)
Instrument keywords	NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS dredge laboratory analysis net scale sediment sampler - corer sediment sampler - grab trawl Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords DREDGING DEVICES > DREDGING DEVICES GRAB SAMPLERS NETS > NETS SEDIMENT CORERS > SEDIMENT CORERS TRAWL
Place keywords	NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Gulf of Mexico Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO
Project keywords	NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Mississippi/Alabama/Florida Area Environmental Study (MAFLA) OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF - SOUTH TEXAS (OCS-SOUTH TEXAS) Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords OCS > Outer Continental Shelf Program
Keywords	NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 8500179

Use Constraints	Cite as: Sackett, William M.; UT Austin Marine Science Institute (2002). Benthic organism data from the South Texas Outer Continental Shelf (STOCS) and the Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida (MAFLA) Outer Continental Shelf studies from 1974-05-16 to 1978-02-20 (NCEI Accession 8500179). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/8500179. Accessed [date].
Access Constraints	Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
Fees	In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media.

Lineage information for: dataset
Processing Steps	2002-11-19T19:40:22Z - NCEI Accession 8500179 v1.1 was published. 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z - NCEI Accession 8500179 was revised and v2.2 was published. Rationale: Updates were received for this dataset. These updates were copied into the data/0-data/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession. 2023-02-11T05:14:17Z - NCEI Accession 8500179 was revised and v2.3 was published. Rationale: Additional metadata files were received or created for this dataset. These updates were copied into the about/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.
Output Datasets	NCEI Accession 8500179 v1.1 NCEI Accession 8500179 v1.1 (download) published 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z NCEI Accession 8500179 v2.2 NCEI Accession 8500179 v2.2 (download) published 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z NCEI Accession 8500179 v2.3 NCEI Accession 8500179 v2.3 (download) published 2023-02-11T05:14:17Z

Lineage information for: dataset

Processing Steps

2002-11-19T19:40:22Z - NCEI Accession 8500179 v1.1 was published.
2002-11-19T19:40:22Z - NCEI Accession 8500179 was revised and v2.2 was published.
Rationale: Updates were received for this dataset. These updates were copied into the data/0-data/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.
2023-02-11T05:14:17Z - NCEI Accession 8500179 was revised and v2.3 was published.
Rationale: Additional metadata files were received or created for this dataset. These updates were copied into the about/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.

Output Datasets

NCEI Accession 8500179 v1.1
- NCEI Accession 8500179 v1.1 (download)
  published 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z

NCEI Accession 8500179 v2.2
- NCEI Accession 8500179 v2.2 (download)
  published 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z

NCEI Accession 8500179 v2.3
- NCEI Accession 8500179 v2.3 (download)
  published 2023-02-11T05:14:17Z

Lineage information for: repository
Processing Steps	2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.

Lineage information for: repository

Processing Steps

2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.

Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument	dredge laboratory analysis net scale sediment sampler - corer sediment sampler - grab trawl
Platform	BELLOWS COLUMBUS ISELIN GYRE INDIAN SEAL JAVA SEAL LONGHORN ROUNSEFELL

Last Modified: 2024-02-18T17:54:28Z
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Benthic organism data from the South Texas Outer Continental Shelf (STOCS) and the Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida (MAFLA) Outer Continental Shelf studies from 1974-05-16 to 1978-02-20 (NCEI Accession 8500179)

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