Acoustic-Trawl Survey of Walleye Pollock in the Gulf of Alaska (DY1503, EK60)
The Midwater Assessment and Conservation Engineering (MACE) program of NOAA National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) conducted
an acoustic-trawl (AT) stock assessment survey in the Shelikof Strait, Marmot Bay,
and Chirikof shelf break areas of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) during late winter/early
spring of 2015 to estimate the distribution and abundance of walleye pollock (Gadus
chalcogrammus). The survey was conducted 15-31 March (Marmot Bay, 15-16 March; Shelikof
Strait 17-23 March; Chirikof shelf break, 23-24 March), starting and ending in Kodiak,
Alaska. The survey was conducted aboard NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson, a 64 meter stern trawler
equipped with acoustic and oceanographic instrumentation. The primary instrument for
the survey was a Simrad EK60 split-beam echosounder system utilizing five frequencies
(18, 38, 70, 120, and 200 kHz).
- Cite as: Alaska Fisheries Science Center (2015): Water Column Sonar Data Collection (DY1503, EK60). National Centers for Environmental Information, NOAA. doi:10.7289/V53R0QT2 [access date]
- DY1503_EK60
- doi:10.7289/V53R0QT2
gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.wcd:DY1503_EK60
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Ordering Instructions | Contact the NCEI Water Column Sonar Data Manager to order data |
Distributor | Water Column Sonar Data Manager NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (303) 497-4742 wcd.info@noaa.gov |
Dataset Principal Investigator | Chris Wilson Supervisory Research Fish Biologist DOC/NOAA/NMFS/AFSC > Alaska Fisheries Science Center (206) 526-6435 chris.wilson@noaa.gov |
Time Period | 2015-03-15T00:37:49 to 2015-03-31T16:04:29 |
Spatial Reference System | urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG:4326 |
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates |
West:-156.72228
East:-151.61283
South:55.60306
North:58.55018
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Dataset Progress Status | Complete - production of the data has been completed |
Data Update Frequency | Not planned |
Purpose | Acoustic-trawl (AT) survey of walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus) in the Shelikof Strait, Marmot Bay, and Chirikof shelf break areas of the Gulf of Alaska |
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Theme keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
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Data Center keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
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Instrument keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
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Place keywords | International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) Sea Area ("Limits of Oceans and Seas"
publication S-23)
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Lineage Statement | The EK60 transducers installed on the Oscar Dyson are mounted on a deployable centerboard. The transducer draft settings in the EK60 software are nominally correct when the centerboard is fully extended (draft correction setting is 9.15 meters below the surface). When the centerboard is in the retracted position (transducers approximately flush with the vessel's keel), the transducers are nominally 6.1 meters below the surface. |
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Last Modified: 2017-05-30
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