National Status and Trends Program: Mussel Watch Project

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Publication_Date: 2000
Title: National Status and Trends Program: Mussel Watch Project
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
Online_Linkage: <http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/cit/data/>
Online_Linkage: <http://www8.nos.noaa.gov/cit/nsandt/download/mw_monitoring.aspx>
Description:
Abstract:
"The Mussel Watch Project monitors a suite of contaminants in mussels and oysters yearly at selected sites in coastal and estuarine waters of the United States. On a less-than-annual basis, sediments at Mussel Watch Project sites also are analyzed for contaminants. Samples are collected from approximately 240 sites in all U.S. coastal states, including Alaska and Hawaii. About 200 of these sites are monitored on an annual basis. Fewer sites (about 150) were represented when the Project was initiated in 1986. Site locations were expanded in 1992 to include the Great Lakes (using zebra mussels, Dreissena polymorpha), the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. On average, the distances between sampling sites are 20 km in estuaries and embayments and 100 km along open coastlines. More than 50 Mussel Watch sites coincide with sites occupied from 1976 to 1978 by the EPA Mussel Watch Program. Three composite samples (30 mussels or 20 oysters) are collected at each site. Sediment samples are collected at three stations within each site, a station being anywhere within 500 m of a site center. Generally, mollusks are collected in the intertidal to shallow subtidal zones. Associated sediments may be collected as much as 2 km away from the site center. Sediment samples are skimmed from the top 1 cm of the sediment surface." From: <http://gcmd.nasa.gov/records/GCMD_ORCA_CMBAD_NS_T_MWP.html>
Purpose: Contaminant monitoring
Supplemental_Information:
At the time of download, data were located at <http://www-orca.nos.noaa.gov/projects/nsandt/nsandt.html>. That site moved and is currently (May 2006) at <http://www8.nos.noaa.gov/cit/nsandt/download/mw_monitoring.aspx>
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1986
Ending_Date: 1991
Currentness_Reference: Publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -158.12417
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -68.73417
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 61.13617
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 21.30250
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Theme_Keyword: NOAA
Theme_Keyword: National Status and Trends
Theme_Keyword: NS & T
Theme_Keyword: Mussel Watch Project
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: Oceans and Estuaries
Theme_Keyword: Location
Theme_Keyword: GeoscientificInformation
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keyword. Version 5.3.3
Theme_Keyword: Marine Sediments
Theme_Keyword: Sedimentary Textures
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: U.S. East Coast
Place_Keyword: U.S. Gulf Coast
Place_Keyword: U.S. West Coast
Place_Keyword: United States
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: None
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: NOAA National Status and Trends Mussel Watch Program
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Online
Address: <http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/cit/data/>
City: Unknown
State_or_Province: Unknown
Postal_Code: Unknown
Contact_Voice_Telephone: Unknown
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: <http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/cit/data/>
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: mwsites.jpg
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Mussel Watch Project sample locations
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
Data_Set_Credit: NOAA's National Status and Trends Program.
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Tkme: Another editor for formal metadata by Peter N. Schweitzer (U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA 22092), version 2.9.13, Microsoft Windows Version 5.1; Microsoft Word 2000 9.0
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
All attributes were entered and checked by the compilers in a consistent manner.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on this data.
Completeness_Report: % gravel, sand, silt and clay and % fine grain for 1144 samples
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Unknown methods by NOAA; for inclusion into usSEABED, values were multiplied by 100 to get percentages.
Process_Date: Unknown
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: MWSites
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: NOAA National Status & Trends Mussel Watch Program
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Online
Address: <http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/cit/data/>
City: Unknown
State_or_Province: Unknown
Postal_Code: Unknown
Contact_Voice_Telephone: Unknown
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: <http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/cit/data/>
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1134
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.00001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.00001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.400000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Point
Entity_Type_Definition: MWsites
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: <http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/cit/data/>
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Latitude
Attribute_Definition: Location of sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA NS&T
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Non-unique number
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Longitude
Attribute_Definition: Location of sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA NS&T
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Non-unique number
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Gravel
Attribute_Definition: Gravel
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA NS&T
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -4.94
Range_Domain_Maximum: 88.2
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Sand
Attribute_Definition: Sand
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA NS&T
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 100
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Silt
Attribute_Definition: Silt
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA NS&T
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 85.79
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Clay
Attribute_Definition: Clay
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA NS&T
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 100
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Mud
Attribute_Definition: Fine grained sediment
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA NS&T
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 100
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: NOAA National Status and Trends Mussel Watch Program
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Online
Address: <http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/cit/data/>
City: Unknown
State_or_Province: Unknown
Postal_Code: Unknown
Contact_Voice_Telephone: Unknown
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: <http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/cit/data/>
Resource_Description: NOAA's NS & T Mussel Watch Project data
Distribution_Liability:
Although this data set has been used by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in the use of these data or related materials. Trade, firm, or product names and other references to non-USGS products and services are provided for information only and do not constitute endorsement or warranty, express or implied, by the USGS, USDOI, or U.S. Government, as to their suitability, content, usefulness, functioning, completeness, or accuracy.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ASCII text
Format_Information_Content:
Text file containing data from NOAA NS&T Mussel Watch Program. Fields are comma separated values. First record of file contains field names.
File_Decompression_Technique: no compression applied
Transfer_Size: 111 KB
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: <http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/cit/data/>
Access_Instructions: Downloadable thru the WWW
Fees: None
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 2005
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Jamey Reid
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: IT Specialist (Data Management)
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2204
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jreid@usgs.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: CSDGM Version 2
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints: None

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