Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal OceanScience (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA). Publication_Date: 1992 Title: National Status and Trends, Benthic Surveillance Project Sites, 1984-1992, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Silver Spring, MD Publisher: NOAA's Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Online_Linkage: https://products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/collections/ltmonitoring/nsandt/ Description: Abstract: This data set reports information regarding the nominal sampling locations for the National Status and Trends Benthic Surveillance Project sites. One record is presented per site. Each record reports the five letter site acronym, site sequence number, general and specific location information, state abbreviation, state name, degree-minute-second coordinates, decimal degree coordinates, and species information, among other things. The actual site coordinate information is recorded at the time of sampling, if samples were taken at a location other than the nominal site center. The five letter acronym is based on both the general location information and more specific location information (e.g. SFSM is San Francisco-San Mateo Bridge). The file also contains sequence numbers that facilitate geographic manipulation of the data. Sites are numbered sequentially from the northern most site on the U.S. East coast (i.e. Penobscot Bay-Pickering Island) and continue counter-clockwise around the country. Purpose: In response to concerns over environmental quality of the Nation's coastal and estuarine ecosystems, NOAA created the National Status and Trends (NSandT) Program in 1984. From 1984 through 1993, the Benthic SurveillanceProject monitored chemical concentrations in the livers (and for metabolites of PAH's in the bile) of bottom-dwelling fish and in sediments at the sites of fish capture. The Benthic Surveillance Project also measured the biological effects of contaminant exposure, primarily as prevalence's of toxicopathic liver diseases. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1984 Ending_Date: 1992 Currentness_Reference: publication date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -166.5 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -67.333 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 70.5 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.615 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NCEI Geoportal Filter Theme_Keyword: CoRIS_Metadata Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: Numeric Data Sets > Chemical Contaminants Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: environment Theme_Keyword: 007 Theme_Keyword: oceans Theme_Keyword: 014 Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Human Dimensions > Environmental Impacts > Contaminants Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: coastal Theme_Keyword: estuarine Theme_Keyword: latitude Theme_Keyword: longitude Theme_Keyword: site Theme_Keyword: site acronym Theme_Keyword: site location Theme_Keyword: species Theme_Keyword: contaminant levels Theme_Keyword: Coastal Monitoring Theme_Keyword: oceans Theme_Keyword: NSandT Theme_Keyword: NS&T Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone Place_Keyword: Apalachicola Bay, Cape George Place_Keyword: Apalachicola Bay, St. George Island Place_Keyword: Arroyo Colorado, Arroyo City Place_Keyword: Baltimore Harbor, Brewerton Channel Place_Keyword: Baltimore Harbor, Fort McHenry Channel Place_Keyword: Barataria Bay, Barataria Pass Place_Keyword: Beaufort Sea, Oliktok Point Place_Keyword: Beaufort Sea, Prudhoe Bay Place_Keyword: Bering Sea, Dutch Harbor Place_Keyword: Bering Sea, Kuskokwim River Place_Keyword: Bering Sea, Kvichak Bay Place_Keyword: Bering Sea, Port Moller Place_Keyword: Bering Sea, Yukon River Place_Keyword: Biscayne Bay, Chicken Key Place_Keyword: Biscayne Bay, North Bay Place_Keyword: Boca de Quadra, Bacrian Point Place_Keyword: Bodega Bay, North Place_Keyword: Boston Harbor, Deer Island Place_Keyword: Boston Harbor, Hull Bay Place_Keyword: Boston Harbor, Mystic River Place_Keyword: Boston Harbor, President Roads Place_Keyword: Boston Harbor, Quincy Bay Place_Keyword: Buzzards Bay, West Island Place_Keyword: Calcasieu River, Bayou d Inde Place_Keyword: Calcasieu River, Prien Lake Place_Keyword: Calcasieu River, West Cove Place_Keyword: Cape Elizabeth, Richmond Island Place_Keyword: Cape Fear River, Horseshoe Shaol Place_Keyword: Casco Bay, Cousins Island Place_Keyword: Casco Bay, Great Chebeague Island Place_Keyword: Charleston Harbor, Coastal Place_Keyword: Charleston Harbor, South Channel Place_Keyword: Charlotte Harbor, Cape Haze Place_Keyword: Chesapeake Bay, Chester River Place_Keyword: Chesapeake Bay, Elizabeth River Place_Keyword: Chesapeake Bay, Gibson Island Place_Keyword: Chesapeake Bay, James River Place_Keyword: Chesapeake Bay, Kent Island Place_Keyword: Chesapeake Bay, Patuxent River Place_Keyword: Chesapeake Bay, Smith Island Place_Keyword: Chesapeake Bay, York River Place_Keyword: Choctawhatchee Bay, Choctawhatchee Bay Place_Keyword: Choctawhatchee Bay, Destin Harbor Place_Keyword: Chukchi Sea, Red Dog Mine Place_Keyword: Columbia River, Desdemona Sands Place_Keyword: Columbia River, Youngs Bay Place_Keyword: Coos Bay, North Bend Place_Keyword: Corpus Christi Bay, Corpus Christi Channel Place_Keyword: Corpus Christi Bay, Long Reef Place_Keyword: Dana Point, Inside Harbor Place_Keyword: Dana Point Harbor, Outside Place_Keyword: Delaware Bay, Brandywine Shoal Place_Keyword: Delaware Bay, Cherry Island Range Place_Keyword: Delaware Bay, The Shears Place_Keyword: Estero Bay, Estero Bay Place_Keyword: Farallon Islands, Farallon Islands Place_Keyword: Frenchmans Bay, Long Porcupine Island Place_Keyword: Galvestion Bay, Cedar Bayou Place_Keyword: Galveston Bay, Boggy Bayou Place_Keyword: Galveston Bay, Clear Lake Place_Keyword: Galveston Bay, Eagle Point Place_Keyword: Galveston Bay, East Bay Place_Keyword: Galveston Bay, Goat Islands Place_Keyword: Galveston Bay, Greens Bayou Place_Keyword: Galveston Bay, Morgans Point Place_Keyword: Galveston Bay, Texas City Place_Keyword: Galveston Bay, Trinity Bay Place_Keyword: Great Bay, Intracoastal Waterway Place_Keyword: Great Bay, Seven Island Place_Keyword: Great Bay, Wells Island Place_Keyword: Gulf of Alaska, Kamishak Bay Place_Keyword: Heald Point, Heald Point Place_Keyword: Heron Bay, Heron Bay Place_Keyword: Hudson River, Englewood Cliffs Place_Keyword: Humboldt Bay, Indian Island Place_Keyword: Johns Bay, Pemaquid Neck Place_Keyword: Lake Pontchartrain, North Shore Place_Keyword: Lake Pontchartrain, South Shore Place_Keyword: Lavaca Bay, Lavaca Bay Place_Keyword: Lavaca Bay, Point Comfort Place_Keyword: Long Island Sound, Bridgeport Place_Keyword: Long Island Sound, Lloyd Point Place_Keyword: Long Island Sound, Long Sand Shoal Place_Keyword: Long Island Sound, New Haven Place_Keyword: Long Island Sound, Norwalk Place_Keyword: Long Island Sound, Oak Neck Point Place_Keyword: Long Island Sound, Rocky Point Place_Keyword: Lower Laguna Madre, Laguna Heights Place_Keyword: Lower Laguna Madre, Long Island Place_Keyword: Lutak Inlet, Chilkoot River Mouth Place_Keyword: Machias Bay, Chance Island Place_Keyword: Machias Bay, Hog Island Place_Keyword: Massachusetts Bay, Outside Boston Place_Keyword: Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth Entrance Place_Keyword: Merrimac River, Plum Island Place_Keyword: Mission Bay, Mission Bay Place_Keyword: Mission Bay, Outside Place_Keyword: Mississippi River Delta, Head of Passes Place_Keyword: Mississippi River Delta, Off Shore Place_Keyword: Mississippi River Delta, Southeast Pass Place_Keyword: Mobile Bay, Mobile River Place_Keyword: Mobile Bay, North Point Place_Keyword: Monterey Bay, Indian Head Beach Place_Keyword: Monterey Bay, Moss Landing Place_Keyword: Nahku Bay, East Side Place_Keyword: Narragansett Bay, Conanicut Island Place_Keyword: Narragansett Bay, Prudence Island Place_Keyword: New Bedford Harbor, Clarks Point Place_Keyword: Niantic Bay, Black Point Place_Keyword: Norton Sound, Nome Place_Keyword: Oceanside Harbor, Outside Place_Keyword: Pamlico Sound, Jones Bay Place_Keyword: Pascagoula River, Escatawpa River Place_Keyword: Pascagoula River, Pascagoula River Place_Keyword: Penobscot Bay, Colt Head Island Place_Keyword: Penobscot Bay, Islesboro Island Place_Keyword: Penobscot Bay, Job Island Place_Keyword: Pensacola Bay, Pensacola Bay Place_Keyword: Prince William Sound, Port Valdez Place_Keyword: Puget Sound, Commencement Bay Place_Keyword: Puget Sound, Elliott Bay Place_Keyword: Puget Sound, Nisqually Reach Place_Keyword: Raritan Bay, East Reach Place_Keyword: Raritan Bay, Gravesend Bay Place_Keyword: Raritan Bay, Lower Bay Place_Keyword: Raritan Bay, Upper Bay Place_Keyword: Raritan Bay, West Reach Place_Keyword: Round Island, Round Island Place_Keyword: Salem Harbor, Folger Point Place_Keyword: San Antonio Bay, Mosquito Point Place_Keyword: San Antonio Bay, San Antonio Bay Place_Keyword: San Diego Bay, Harbor Island Place_Keyword: San Diego Bay, Mouth Place_Keyword: San Diego Bay, National City Place_Keyword: San Diego Bay, North Place_Keyword: San Diego Bay, Outside Place_Keyword: San Diego Bay, Shelter Island Place_Keyword: San Diego Bay, Twenty Eighth Street Place_Keyword: San Francisco Bay, Castro Creek Place_Keyword: San Francisco Bay, Hunters Point Place_Keyword: San Francisco Bay, Islais Creek Channel Place_Keyword: San Francisco Bay, Oakland Enterance Place_Keyword: San Francisco Bay, Oakland Estuary Place_Keyword: San Francisco Bay, Redwood City Place_Keyword: San Francisco Bay, San Pablo Bay Place_Keyword: San Francisco Bay, Southampton Shoal Place_Keyword: San Luis Obispo Bay, San Luis Obispo Bay Place_Keyword: San Pedro Bay, Cerritos Channel Place_Keyword: San Pedro Bay, Long Beach Place_Keyword: San Pedro Bay, Mid Harbor Place_Keyword: San Pedro Bay, Outer Harbor Place_Keyword: San Pedro Bay, Outside Place_Keyword: San Pedro Bay, Seal Beach Place_Keyword: Santa Monica Bay, Deep Place_Keyword: Santa Monica Bay, Manhatten Beach Place_Keyword: Santa Monica Bay, North Place_Keyword: Santa Monica Bay, South Place_Keyword: Santa Monica Bay, Southeast Place_Keyword: Santa Monica Bay, West Place_Keyword: Sapelo Sound, Barbour Island River Place_Keyword: Sapelo Sound, Dog Hammock Place_Keyword: Sapelo Sound, High Point Place_Keyword: Sapelo Sound, Inlet Place_Keyword: Sapelo Sound, Johnson Creek Place_Keyword: Sapelo Sound, South Newport River Place_Keyword: Savannah River, Elba Island Place_Keyword: Simpson Lagoon, Simpson Lagoon Place_Keyword: Skagway, Skagway River Place_Keyword: Soldana Beach, Soldana Beach Place_Keyword: St. Andrews Bay, Military Point Place_Keyword: St. Johns River, Arlington Channel Place_Keyword: St. Johns River, Orange Point Place_Keyword: St. Johns River, Ortega River Place_Keyword: St. Johns River, Piney Point Place_Keyword: St. Johns River, Quarantine Island Place_Keyword: St. Johns River, Trout River Place_Keyword: St. Johns River, W. Mill Cove Place_Keyword: St. Lucie River, Stuart Place_Keyword: Tampa Bay, Northern Tampa Bay Place_Keyword: Tomales Bay, Tomales Bay Place_Keyword: Treasure Island, Treasure Island Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Region Place_Keyword: Florida Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: The National Status and Trends Program (NSandT) requests that all individuals who download NSandT data acknowledge the source of these data in any reports, papers, or presentations. If you publish these data, please include a statement similar to: "Some or all of the data described in this article were produced by NOAA through its National Status and Trends Program." Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA) Contact_Position: National Status and Trends, Benthic Surveillance Project Manager Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 1305 East West Highway N/SCI1 City: Silver Spring State_or_Province: MD Postal_Code: 20910 Country: U.S.A Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-713-3028 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-713-4388 Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.2.0.700 Data_Quality_Information: Logical_Consistency_Report: Field sample processing is minimal while laboratory sample processing is extensive. The same kind of field/site data have been supplied since the start of the Benthic Surveillance Project, in 1984. Completeness_Report: Using site selection criteria similar to those used for the Mussel Watch Project, the NBSP monitored contaminant exposure and bioeffects at more than 120 sites nationwide. The National Benthic Surveillance Program existed from 1984 through 1992. This was a cooperative effort between NOS and the National Marine Fisheries Service's Northwest, Southeast, and Northeast Fisheries Science Centers.The Benthic Surveillance Project Sites dataset does not include information relating to the chemistry, quality assurance, or pathology data that is associated with each site. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: The same kind of field/site data have been supplied since the start of the Benthic Surveillance Project, in 1984. Original site coordinates were derived from Loran-C time conversions. When GPS was first available the signal wasintentionally degraded so earlier coordinate information, even if it resulted from GPS, is not as accurate as data would be today.Early sites information resulting from Loran-C was converted from time delay information to latitudes and longitudes. These earlier data may be suspect when sites were located close to large structures that could have interfered with accurate time delays. These concerns apply specifically to the first National Status and Trends sites document, NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS ORCA 70, National Status and Trends Program: Monitoring Site Descriptions (1984-1990) for the National Mussel Watch and Benthic Surveillance Projects. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA) Publication_Date: 198805 Title: NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS OMA 40, "National Status and Trends Program for Marine Environmental Quality: Benthic Surveillance and Mussel Watch Projects Sampling Protocols" Type_of_Source_Media: document Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 198805 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Tech Memo 40 Source_Contribution: Benthic Surveillance Sampling Protocols. Process_Step: Process_Description: A National Benthic Surveillance Project site bears the name of the general coastal or estuarine region sampled, and is defined by the individual stations in that area where bottom sediments are obtained. In most cases, threestations comprise a site. Trawls for bottomfish are conducted as close to the sediment stations as possible.Sediment samples are obtained by a specially constructed box core device or a standard Smith-MacIntyre bottom grab. National Benthic Surveillance Project sediment samples are analyzed for selected organic compounds, trace elements, total organic carbon, moisture content, and particle size. NOAA compiled a field sampling manual to ensure uniformity for sediment and fish sample collection. Process_Date: Unknown Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.0001 Longitude_Resolution: 0.0001 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal Degrees Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Dataset Parameters for Benthic Surveillance Sites Entity_Type_Definition: The SITES data file reports information regarding the nominal sampling locations Entity_Type_Definition_Source: NS&T, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute: Attribute_Label: NST_SITE Attribute_Definition: Five letter site acronym Attribute_Definition_Source: NS&T, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Dataset Parameters for Benthic Surveillance Sites Codeset_Source: National Status and Trends, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute: Attribute_Label: SEQ Attribute_Definition: The Sequence is the arbitrary number that places the sites in geographical Attribute_Definition_Source: NS&T, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Dataset Parameters for Benthic Surveillance Sites Codeset_Source: National Status and Trends, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute: Attribute_Label: GEN_LOCA Attribute_Definition: General water body in which site is found Attribute_Definition_Source: NS&T, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Dataset Parameters for Benthic Surveillance Sites Codeset_Source: National Status and Trends, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute: Attribute_Label: SPEC_LOC Attribute_Definition: More specific water body or land feature with which the site is associated Attribute_Definition_Source: NS&T, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Dataset Parameters for Benthic Surveillance Sites Codeset_Source: National Status and Trends, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute: Attribute_Label: ST_ABBR Attribute_Definition: Standard two letter postal code for each state Attribute_Definition_Source: NS&T, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Dataset Parameters for Benthic Surveillance Sites Codeset_Source: National Status and Trends, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute: Attribute_Label: ST_NAME Attribute_Definition: Spelled out name in with the site is located Attribute_Definition_Source: NS&T, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Dataset Parameters for Benthic Surveillance Sites Codeset_Source: National Status and Trends, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute: Attribute_Label: LATDMS Attribute_Definition: Latitude given in degrees, minutes, and seconds; values are not parsed Attribute_Definition_Source: NS&T, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Dataset Parameters for Benthic Surveillance Sites Codeset_Source: National Status and Trends, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute: Attribute_Label: LONGDMS Attribute_Definition: Longitude given in degrees, minutes, and seconds; values are not parsed Attribute_Definition_Source: NS&T, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Dataset Parameters for Benthic Surveillance Sites Codeset_Source: National Status and Trends, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute: Attribute_Label: LATDEG Attribute_Definition: Latitude given as decimal degree Attribute_Definition_Source: NS&T, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Dataset Parameters for Benthic Surveillance Sites Codeset_Source: National Status and Trends, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute: Attribute_Label: LONDEG Attribute_Definition: Longitude given as decimal degree Attribute_Definition_Source: NS&T, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Dataset Parameters for Benthic Surveillance Sites Codeset_Source: National Status and Trends, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute: Attribute_Label: SPEC_CD1 Attribute_Definition: Species code for the primary species collected at a site. Attribute_Definition_Source: NS&T, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Dataset Parameters for Benthic Surveillance Sites Codeset_Source: National Status and Trends, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute: Attribute_Label: SPEC_CD2 Attribute_Definition: The same codes apply here. This code indicates a secondary species that may be collected at the site. Attribute_Definition_Source: NS&T, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Dataset Parameters for Benthic Surveillance Sites Codeset_Source: National Status and Trends, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute: Attribute_Label: OTHER_CD Attribute_Definition: Another site identifier, Codes used by NSandT participating laboratories. Attribute_Definition_Source: NS&T, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Dataset Parameters for Benthic Surveillance Sites Codeset_Source: National Status and Trends, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute: Attribute_Label: PGM Attribute_Definition: Program, in this case Benthic Surveillance Project. The Benthic Surveillance Project is one of the three major elements of the NSandT. The other projects are the Mussel Watch Project and the Bioeffects Project. Attribute_Definition_Source: NS&T, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Dataset Parameters for Benthic Surveillance Sites Codeset_Source: National Status and Trends, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute: Attribute_Label: TARGET Attribute_Definition: Target species for a given site Attribute_Definition_Source: NS&T, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Dataset Parameters for Benthic Surveillance Sites Codeset_Source: National Status and Trends, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute: Attribute_Label: CHART Attribute_Definition: NOAA chart on which the site can be found Attribute_Definition_Source: NS&T, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Dataset Parameters for Benthic Surveillance Sites Codeset_Source: National Status and Trends, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute: Attribute_Label: W_DEPTH Attribute_Definition: Water depth at which a sites benthic fish and sediments are usually collected. Attribute_Definition_Source: NS&T, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Dataset Parameters for Benthic Surveillance Sites Codeset_Source: National Status and Trends, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute: Attribute_Label: DESCRIP1 Attribute_Definition: Provides the site's specific information Attribute_Definition_Source: NS&T, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Dataset Parameters for Benthic Surveillance Sites Codeset_Source: National Status and Trends, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute: Attribute_Label: REGCODE Attribute_Definition: Region codes have been designated for sub-areas of the US Attribute_Definition_Source: NS&T, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Dataset Parameters for Benthic Surveillance Sites Codeset_Source: National Status and Trends, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute: Attribute_Label: REGION Attribute_Definition: Regions are North Atlantic (N), Middle Atlantic (M), South Atlantic (S), Puerto Rico (PR), Gulf Coast (G), West Coast (W), Alaska (AK), Hawaii (HI). Attribute_Definition_Source: NS&T, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Dataset Parameters for Benthic Surveillance Sites Codeset_Source: National Status and Trends, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute: Attribute_Label: EDASUB Attribute_Definition: Estuarine Drainage (sub.code), NOAA's Coastal Assessment Framework (CAF) 5-digit Watershed Code Attribute_Definition_Source: NS&T, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Dataset Parameters for Benthic Surveillance Sites Codeset_Source: National Status and Trends, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute: Attribute_Label: EDASUNM Attribute_Definition: Estuarine Drainage (sub.name), NOAA's Coastal Assessment Framework (CAF) Watershed Name Attribute_Definition_Source: NS&T, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Dataset Parameters for Benthic Surveillance Sites Codeset_Source: National Status and Trends, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute: Attribute_Label: EDACDA Attribute_Definition: Estuarine Drainage (maj.code), NOAA's Coastal Assessment Framework (CAF) 4-digit Major Watershed Code Attribute_Definition_Source: NS&T, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Dataset Parameters for Benthic Surveillance Sites Codeset_Source: National Status and Trends, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute: Attribute_Label: EDACDANM Attribute_Definition: No, Estuarine Drainage (maj.name), NOAA's Coastal Assessment Framework (CAF) Major Watershed Name Attribute_Definition_Source: NS&T, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Dataset Parameters for Benthic Surveillance Sites Codeset_Source: National Status and Trends, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute: Attribute_Label: DA_SEDI Attribute_Definition: Indicates whether or not sediment was taken. Attribute_Definition_Source: NS&T, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Dataset Parameters for Benthic Surveillance Sites Codeset_Source: National Status and Trends, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute: Attribute_Label: DA_TISS Attribute_Definition: Indicates whether or not tissue was taken. Attribute_Definition_Source: NS&T, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Dataset Parameters for Benthic Surveillance Sites Codeset_Source: National Status and Trends, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute: Attribute_Label: DA_PATH Attribute_Definition: Indicates whether or not taxonomy/pathology was taken. Attribute_Definition_Source: NS&T, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Dataset Parameters for Benthic Surveillance Sites Codeset_Source: National Status and Trends, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute: Attribute_Label: REV_SITE Attribute_Definition: Last revision of site file. Attribute_Definition_Source: NS&T, Benthic Surveillance Project Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Dataset Parameters for Benthic Surveillance Sites Codeset_Source: National Status and Trends, Benthic Surveillance Project Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA) Contact_Position: National Status and Trends, Benthic Surveillance Project Manager Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 1305 East West Highway N/SCI1 City: Silver Spring State_or_Province: MD Postal_Code: 20910 Country: U.S.A Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-713-3028 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-713-4388 Resource_Description: Downloadable Data Distribution_Liability: None Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: ASCII Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: https://products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/collections/ltmonitoring/nsandt/ Fees: None Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20200329 Metadata_Review_Date: 20100521 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA) Contact_Position: National Status and Trends, Benthic Surveillance Project Manager Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 1305 East West Highway N/SCI1 City: Silver Spring State_or_Province: MD Postal_Code: 20910 Country: U.S.A. 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