National Status and Trends Program: Mussel Watch Project

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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/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 at: <http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/cit/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
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West_Bounding_Coordinate: -158.124170
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -68.734170
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 61.136170
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 21.302500
Keywords:
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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
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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
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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/cit/data/>
Online_Linkage: <http://gcmd.nasa.gov/records/GCMD_ORCA_CMBAD_NS_T_MWP.html>
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No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on this data.
Completeness_Report: % gravel, sand, silt and clay and % fine grain for 1144 samples
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Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NST_MW
Source_Contribution: % gravel, sand, silt and clay and % fine grain for 1144 samples
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Original fine grain data were multiplied by 100 to obtain percent.
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Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: IT Specialist (Data Management)
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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
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City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
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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.
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20050525
Metadata_Review_Date: 20050504
Metadata_Contact:
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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
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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.
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