Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Title: National Status and Trends Program: Mussel Watch Project Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data Online_Linkage: http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/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 at: http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/data/ Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2000 Currentness_Reference: publication date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -158.124170 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -68.734170 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 61.136170 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 21.302500 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Theme_Keyword: sediments Theme_Keyword: texture Theme_Keyword: mud Theme_Keyword: fine grain Theme_Keyword: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Theme_Keyword: NOAA Theme_Keyword: National Status and Trends Theme_Keyword: NS & T Theme_Keyword: gravel Theme_Keyword: sand Theme_Keyword: silt Theme_Keyword: clay Theme_Keyword: Mussel Watch Project 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_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 Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: mwsites.jpg Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Mussel Watch Project sample locations Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Title: National Status and Trends Program: Mussel Watch Project Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data Online_Linkage: http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/data/ Online_Linkage: http://gcmd.nasa.gov/records/GCMD_ORCA_CMBAD_NS_T_MWP.html 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: Source_Information: Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NST_MW Source_Contribution: % gravel, sand, silt and clay and % fine grain for 1144 samples Process_Step: Process_Description: Original fine grain data were multiplied by 100 to obtain percent. Process_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 Process_Step: Process_Description: Digital data were hand formatted into dbSEABED data entry structure, then filtered and data-mined through dbSEABED software (version: db9_MNEs.bas) Process_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 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: 0.000001 Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001 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: mwsites Attribute: Attribute_Label: FID Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number. 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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: Transfer_Size: 0.111 Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20050525 Metadata_Review_Date: 20050504 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: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Metadata_Time_Convention: local time Metadata_Access_Constraints: None Metadata_Use_Constraints: Metadata was written by a user of the Mussel Watch Project data set. Information on the NOAA website is authoritative and supercedes any information given in this document. Metadata_Extensions: Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile