Contributors | Affiliation | Role |
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Essington, Timothy | University of Washington (UW) | Principal Investigator, Contact |
Horne, John K. | University of Washington (UW) | Co-Principal Investigator |
Keister, Julie E. | University of Washington (UW) | Co-Principal Investigator |
Parker-Stetter, Sandra | Northwest Fisheries Science Center - Seattle (NOAA NWFSC) | Co-Principal Investigator |
York, Amber D. | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI BCO-DMO) | BCO-DMO Data Manager |
This dataset contains trawl catch composition data from R/V Centennial trawl surveys in the Hood Canal, WA from 2012-2013. The species name, estimated number, and estimated mass are included for each tow.
Sampling and analytical procedures:
Samples were chosen to target representative aggregations of fish as detected using multi-beam hydroacoustics. They are not designed to provide quantitative estimates of density, but rather to assess species and size composition and to collect individuals for tissue and stomach sampling. Net was a Marinovich midwater trawl, deployed using two wires and 2.5 meter FishBuster trawl doors. Trawl was fitted with a 3.2 mm knotless liner in the codend and towed at a vessel speed of 2−3 knots. Vertical opening of the trawl varied between 4.8 and 7.0 m.
Catch was sorted by taxonomic group, and counted. Mass of catch was measured using a Marel M1100 series bench scale to nearest 0.1 kg. In instance of large catch of species, total number was determined by counting a weighed subsample (usueally more than 0.25 of the total catch by weight).
BCO-DMO Data Manager Processing Notes:
* added a conventional header with dataset name, PI name, version date
* modified parameter names to conform with BCO-DMO naming conventions
* comma to ;
* apostrophes deleted due to characer restrictions
* NA-> "nd" for "no data"
* blank values in the column indicating the sample was on juvenile changed to "N" for clarity.
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TrawlCatchComposition.csv (Comma Separated Values (.csv), 28.89 KB) MD5:80011c5aaf0994d132ef7ef6de23f652 Primary data file for dataset ID 718662 |
Parameter | Description | Units |
HCTow | Unique identifier for each trawl deployment | unitless |
Month | Sample Cruise Month | unitless |
Year | Sample cruise year | unitless |
Site | Site identifier | unitless |
Diel | Day (D) or Night (N) sample | unitless |
Replicate | Unique identifier for tows conducted at same site / time period | unitless |
Species_name | Name of species or taxonomic group | unitless |
Juvenile | Is the measurement on juveniles of that group (Y/N) | unitless |
Number | Estimated number in tow | per individual |
Mass | Estimated mass in tow | kilograms (kg) |
Dataset-specific Instrument Name | Simrad GPS |
Generic Instrument Name | GPS receiver |
Dataset-specific Description | Vessel position measured using on board GPS (Simrad) |
Generic Instrument Description | Acquires satellite signals and tracks your location.
This term has been deprecated. Use instead: https://www.bco-dmo.org/instrument/560 |
Dataset-specific Instrument Name | Marinovich midwater trawl |
Generic Instrument Name | Midwater Trawl |
Generic Instrument Description | A mid-water or pelagic trawl is a net towed at a chosen depth in the water column to catch schooling fish such as herring and mackerel. Midwater trawl nets have very large front openings to herd schooling fish toward the back end where they become trapped in the narrow "broiler". The sides of the deployed net are spread horizontally with two large metal foils, called "doors," positioned in front of the net. As the trawler moves forward, the doors, and therefore the net, are forced outward, keeping the net open.
This instrument designation is used when specific make and model are not known. |
Dataset-specific Instrument Name | Kongsberg Marine P150 net monitor |
Generic Instrument Name | Water Depth Logger |
Dataset-specific Description | Trawl depth measured using Kongsberg Marine P150 net monitor. |
Generic Instrument Description | For measuring and recording water levels in rivers, streams, and wells. |
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Platform | R/V Centennial |
Start Date | 2012-06-11 |
End Date | 2013-10-03 |
Description | trawl surveys from 2012-2013 |
Description from NSF award abstract:
Low dissolved oxygen (hypoxia) is one of the most pronounced, pervasive, and significant disturbances in marine ecosystems. Yet, our understanding of the ecological impacts of hypoxia on pelagic food webs is incomplete because of our limited knowledge of how organism responses to hypoxia affect critical ecosystem processes. In pelagic food webs, distribution shifts of mesozooplankton and their predators may affect predator-prey overlap and dictate energy flow up food webs. Similarly, hypoxia may induce shifts in zooplankton community composition towards species that impede energy flow to planktivorous fish. However, compensatory responses by species and communities might negate these effects, maintaining trophic coupling and sustaining productivity of upper trophic level species. The PIs propose to answer the question "Does hypoxia affect energy flow from mesozooplankton to pelagic fish?" They approach this question with a nested framework of hypotheses that considers two sets of processes alternatively responsible for either changes or maintenance of pelagic ecosystem energy flows. They will conduct their study in the Hood Canal, WA. Unlike most hypoxia-impacted estuaries, hypoxic regions of Hood Canal are in close proximity to sites that are not affected. This makes it logistically easier to conduct a comparative study and reduces the number of potential confounding factors when comparing areas that are far apart.
Improved understanding of how hypoxia impacts marine ecosystems will benefit the practical application of ecosystem-based management (EBM) in coastal and estuarine ecosystems. Effective application of EBM requires that the impacts of human activities are well understood and that ecological effects can be tracked using indicators. This project will contribute to both of these needs. The PIs will share their findings on local and national levels with Federal, State, Tribal, and County biologists. To increase exposure of science to underrepresented groups, the PIs also will provide Native American youth with opportunities to participate in field collections and laboratory processing through summer internships. The PIs will collaborate with the NSF-funded Pacific Northwest Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation and tribes from the Hood Canal region to recruit and mentor students for potential careers in marine science. This project will support several undergraduate researchers, two Ph.D. students, a post-doc, and two early-career scientists.
Funding Source | Award |
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NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) |