California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI)Database
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      gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:20691
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      eng
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      dataset
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      Database
  Metadata author: 
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      Organisation name: 
          Southwest Fisheries Science Center
      Contact info: 
        Contact: 
          Phone: 
            Telephone: 
              Voice: 
                  (858)546-7000
          Address: 
            Address: 
              Delivery point: 
                  8901 La Jolla Shores Dr.
              City: 
                  La Jolla
              Administrative area: 
                  CA
              Postal code: 
                  92037
              Country: 
                  USA
          Online Resource: 
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                  http://swfsc.noaa.gov/
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                  WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
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                  Website
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                  Website for this organization
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                  information
          Hours of service: 
              8:00-16:30
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          resourceProvider
  Metadata author: 
    Responsible party: 
      Individual name: 
          Weber, Edward D
      Contact info: 
        Contact: 
          Phone: 
            Telephone: 
              Voice: 
                  (858) 546-5676
              Facsimile: 
                  (858) 546-7003
          Address: 
            Address: 
              Delivery point: 
                  8901 La Jolla Shores Dr
              City: 
                  La Jolla
              Administrative area: 
                  CA
              Postal code: 
                  92037
              Country: 
                missing
              Electronic mail address: 
                  ed.weber@noaa.gov
          Hours of service: 
              M-F 7:30 - 16:00
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          pointOfContact
  Date stamp: 
      2024-02-29T00:00:00
  Metadata standard name: 
      ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data
  Metadata standard version: 
      ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
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Identification info: Data identification: Citation: Citation: Title: California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI)Database Alternate title: California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) Database Date: Date: Date: 2013 Date type: Date type code: publication Identifier: Identifier: Authority: Citation: Title: NOAA/NMFS/EDM Date: inapplicable Code: Anchor: xlink: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/20691 title: InPort Catalog ID 20691 Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: inapplicable Contact info: Contact: Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/20691 Protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Name: Full Metadata Record Description: View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. Function: Online function code: information Role: inapplicable Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: inapplicable Contact info: Contact: Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: http://oceanview.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/search/index.html?page=1&itemsPerPage=1000&searchFor=CalCOFI Protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Name: Citation URL Description: The data are downloadable in a variety of formats using the Environmental Research Division's Data Access Program, known as ERDDAP (cf., http://oceanview.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/index.html). Function: Online function code: download Role: inapplicable Presentation form: unknown Abstract: This database contains ichthyoplankton data collected as part of the California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) program and other cruises that were designed to assess the status coastal pelagic species and the California Current ecosystem from 1951 to present. The primary data are eggs and larvae captured in ring or bongo nets (oblique tows), Calvet or pairovet nets (vertical tows), and manta nets (surface tows). Purpose: The CalCOFI program was established in 1949 to investigate factors relating to the collapse of the sardine fishery off California, but over the years its focus has shifted to the study of the marine environment off the coast of California and the management of its living resources. Status: Progress code: underDevelopment Point of contact: Responsible party: Individual name: Weber, Edward D Contact info: Contact: Phone: Telephone: Voice: (858) 546-5676 Facsimile: (858) 546-7003 Address: Address: Delivery point: 8901 La Jolla Shores Dr City: La Jolla Administrative area: CA Postal code: 92037 Country: missing Electronic mail address: ed.weber@noaa.gov Hours of service: M-F 7:30 - 16:00 Contact instructions: Email ed.weber@noaa.gov Role: Role code: pointOfContact Point of contact: Responsible party: Individual name: Weber, Edward D Contact info: Contact: Phone: Telephone: Voice: (858) 546-5676 Facsimile: (858) 546-7003 Address: Address: Delivery point: 8901 La Jolla Shores Dr City: La Jolla Administrative area: CA Postal code: 92037 Country: missing Electronic mail address: ed.weber@noaa.gov Hours of service: M-F 7:30 - 16:00 Role: Role code: custodian Resource maintenance: Maintenance information: Maintenance and update frequency: Maintenance frequency code: asNeeded Descriptive keywords: Keywords: Keyword: CalCOFI Keyword: California Cooperative Ocean Fisheries Investigations Keyword: California Current Keyword: anchovy Keyword: mackerel Keyword: sardine Type: Keyword type code: theme Descriptive keywords: Keywords: Keyword: bongo net Keyword: manta net Keyword: pairovet net Type: Keyword type code: instrument Descriptive keywords: Keywords: Keyword: Fishery Research Vessel Type: Keyword type code: platform Descriptive keywords: Keywords: Keyword: DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SWFSC > Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA. U.S. Department of Commerce Type: Keyword type code: dataCentre Thesaurus name: Citation: uuid: 9f0de6e6-428b-11df-9879-0800200c9a66 Title: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords Date: Date: Date: 2017-04-24 Date type: Date type code: publication Edition: 8.5 Cited responsible party: title: GCMD Landing Page Responsible party: uuid: 1edb41d0-428a-11df-9879-0800200c9a66 Organisation name: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Earth Science Data and Information System Contact info: Contact: Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords Name: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords Description: The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. Function: Online function code: information Role: Role code: custodian Descriptive keywords: Keywords: Keyword: FRD and CalCOFI Cruise Data Type: Keyword type code: project Thesaurus name: Citation: Title: InPort Date: inapplicable Resource constraints: Legal constraints: Use constraints: Restriction code: otherRestrictions Other constraints: Cite As: Southwest Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI)Database [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/20691. Resource constraints: Constraints: Use limitation: 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. Resource constraints: Legal constraints: Access constraints: Restriction code: otherRestrictions Other constraints: Access Constraints: There are no restrictions or prerequisites for accessing these data. Resource constraints: Security constraints: Classification: Classification code: unclassified Classification system: missing Handling description: missing Aggregation Info: AggregateInformation: Aggregate Data Set Name: Citation: Title: NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) Date: unknown Identifier: Identifier: Authority: Citation: Title: NOAA/NMFS/EDM Date: inapplicable Code: 20691 Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: inapplicable Contact info: Contact: Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/swfsc/dmp/pdf/20691.pdf Protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Name: NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) Description: NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. Function: Online function code: information Role: inapplicable Association Type: Association type code: crossReference Language: eng; US Topic category: Topic category code: oceans Extent: Extent: Geographic element: Geographic bounding box: West bound longitude: -130 East bound longitude: -110 South bound latitude: 18 North bound latitude: 50 Temporal element: Temporal extent: Extent: Time instant: Description: Time position: 1951
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Distribution info: Distribution: Distribution format: Format: Name: Multiple formats Version: missing Distributor: Distributor: Distributor contact: Responsible party: Organisation name: Southwest Fisheries Science Center Contact info: Contact: Phone: Telephone: Voice: (858)546-7000 Address: Address: Delivery point: 8901 La Jolla Shores Dr. City: La Jolla Administrative area: CA Postal code: 92037 Country: missing Electronic mail address: missing Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: http://swfsc.noaa.gov/ Protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Name: Southwest Fisheries Science Center Website Description: Website listed for Southwest Fisheries Science Center Function: Online function code: information Hours of service: 8:00-16:30 Role: Role code: distributor Transfer options: Digital transfer options: Online: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: http://oceanview.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/search/index.html?page=1&itemsPerPage=1000&searchFor=CalCOFI Protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Name: http://oceanview.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/search/index.html?page=1&itemsPerPage=1000&searchFor=CalCOFI Description: Data are downloadable via a graphical-user interface or programatically in a variety of common formats including csv, netcdf, json, html table, and various image formats. Function: Online function code: download Transfer options: Digital transfer options: Online: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://console.cloud.google.com/storage/browser/_details/nmfs_odp_swfsc/Fisheries%20Resources%20Division/CalCOFI_Larvae_Sizes.csv?pageState=(%22StorageObjectListTable%22:(%22f%22:%22%255B%255D%22))&project=noaa-gcs-public-data Protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Name: CalCOFI_Larvae_Sizes.csv Description: missing Function: Online function code: download Transfer options: Digital transfer options: Online: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://console.cloud.google.com/storage/browser/_details/nmfs_odp_swfsc/Fisheries%20Resources%20Division/CalCOFI_Larvae_Stages.csv?pageState=(%22StorageObjectListTable%22:(%22f%22:%22%255B%255D%22))&project=noaa-gcs-public-data Protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Name: CalCOFI_Larvae_Stages.csv Description: missing Function: Online function code: download Transfer options: Digital transfer options: Online: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://console.cloud.google.com/storage/browser/_details/nmfs_odp_swfsc/Fisheries%20Resources%20Division/CalCOFI_Tows.csv?pageState=(%22StorageObjectListTable%22:(%22f%22:%22%255B%255D%22))&project=noaa-gcs-public-data Protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Name: CalCOFI_Tows.csv Description: missing Function: Online function code: download Transfer options: Digital transfer options: Online: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://console.cloud.google.com/storage/browser/_details/nmfs_odp_swfsc/Fisheries%20Resources%20Division/CalCOFI_NOAAHydros.csv?pageState=(%22StorageObjectListTable%22:(%22f%22:%22%255B%255D%22))&project=noaa-gcs-public-data Protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Name: CalCOFI_NOAAHydros.csv Description: missing Function: Online function code: download Transfer options: Digital transfer options: Online: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://console.cloud.google.com/storage/browser/_details/nmfs_odp_swfsc/Fisheries%20Resources%20Division/CalCOFI_Stations.csv?pageState=(%22StorageObjectListTable%22:(%22f%22:%22%255B%255D%22))&project=noaa-gcs-public-data Protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Name: CalCOFI_Stations.csv Description: missing Function: Online function code: download Transfer options: Digital transfer options: Online: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://console.cloud.google.com/storage/browser/_details/nmfs_odp_swfsc/Fisheries%20Resources%20Division/CalCOFI_Tow_Types.csv?pageState=(%22StorageObjectListTable%22:(%22f%22:%22%255B%255D%22))&project=noaa-gcs-public-data Protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Name: CalCOFI_Tow_Types.csv Description: missing Function: Online function code: download
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Data quality info: Data quality: Scope: Scope: Hierarchy level: Scope code: dataset Report: Thematic classification correctness: Name of measure: Comparability Evaluation method description: Oblique tows changed from ring to bongo nets in 1977. See:
              
Ohman, M. D. and P. E. Smith. 1995. A comparison of zooplankton sampling methods in the CalCOFI time series. CalCOFI Rep. 36:153-158.
              
Thompson, A. R., McClatchie, S., Weber, E. D., Watson, W., and Lennert-Cody, C. E. 2017. Correcting for Bias in Calcofi Ichthyoplankton Abundance Estimates Associated with the 1977 Transition from Ring to Bongo Net Sampling. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations Reports, 58: 113-123. Result: missing Lineage: Lineage: Statement: Data are collected as part of the California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations program. Data collection methods, cruise schedules, and sampling effort are described at www.calcofi.org.
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Acquisition: Acquisition Information: Instrument: Instrument: Identifier: Identifier: Code: Bongo Net Type: Plankton Nets Description: A bongo net looks like two ring nets whose frames are yoked together and allows replicate samples to be collected concurrently. Bongo nets are towed through the water at an oblique angle to sample plankton over a range of depths. Instrument: Instrument: Identifier: Identifier: Code: PV Type: Pairovet Net Description: The Pairovet is a vertically towed, paired ichthyoplankton net consisting of two 25-cm hoops with 150µm square nylon mesh nets. cf., https://swfsc.noaa.gov/textblock.aspx?Division=FRD&ParentMenuId=213&id=1361 Instrument: Instrument: Identifier: Identifier: Code: Manta net Type: Manta net Description: A twin-winged surface-towed plankton net with a 0.505-mm nylon square-mesh codend. Platform: inapplicable
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