Navigation data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey on Stellwagen Bank during six surveys aboard the R/V Auk, May 2016 to April 2019

These data are a part of the effort to map geologic substrates of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region off Boston, Massachusetts. The overall goal is to develop high-resolution (1:25,000) interpretive maps, based on multibeam sonar data and seabed sampling, showing surficial geology and seabed sediment dynamics. The work was conducted in collaboration with the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, and the data collected will aid research on the ecology of fish and invertebrate species that inhabit the region. The Sanctuary's research vessel, R/V Auk, visited a total of 233 locations on Stellwagen Bank during six separate surveys from May 2016 to April 2019. During these surveys a customized...

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Collections inventory for the U.S. Geological Survey Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Samples Repository (ver. 2.0, September 2023)

Since 2002, the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center’s Samples Repository supports research by providing secure storage for geological, biological, and geochemical samples; maintaining organization and an active inventory of these sample collections; and providing access to these collections for study and reuse.This collections inventory has been compiled, organized, and released as a searchable database to provide researchers and the general public with means to discover and request scientific sample material preserved and maintained by the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Samples Repository. Updates are made to the inventory as the collections grow, and version history information is available...

Categories: Collection, Data; Tags: Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Continental Margin, Atlantic Ocean, Blake Plateau, Buzzards Bay, All tags... Cape Cod Bay, Chesapeake Bay, Chukchi Plateau, Collection, Complete, Georges Bank, Gulf of Maine, Gulf of Mexico, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Long Island Sound, Massachusetts Bay, Nantucket Sound, New York Bight, Nisqually Reach, Nisqually River, Puerto Rico, Samples Repository, Stellwagen Bank, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, USGS:f0e1b755-278b-4997-ba73-b271499bdacb, Vineyard Sound, WHCMSC, West Florida Shelf, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, aquatic biology, archive, coral skeleton, cores, dredge sampling, dredge sampling, dredges, drilling and coring, drilling and coring, filters, foraminiferans, fossils, geoscientificInformation, grab sampling, grab sampling, grabs, location, marine biology, marine geology, marine geology, marine sediment samples, micropaleontology, ndc_collection, oceans, paleontology, paleontology, peel samples, petrography, physical samples, protists, sample repositories, samples, sampling, scanning electron microscope (SEM) mounts, sedimentary environments, slides, specimen collecting, subsamples, thin section analysis, unconsolidated deposits, water samples, water sampling, water sampling, Fewer tags

Location and analyses of sediment samples collected on Stellwagen Bank off Boston, Massachusetts from November 5, 2013 to April 30, 2019 on U.S. Geological Survey field activities

These data are part of the effort to map geologic substrates of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (SBNMS) region off Boston, Massachusetts. The overall goal is to develop high-resolution (1:25,000) interpretive maps, based on multibeam sonar data and seabed sampling, showing surficial geology and seabed sediment dynamics. The data were collected in collaboration with the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and will aid research on the ecology of fish and invertebrate species that inhabit the region. Sediment samples were collected aboard the Sanctuary's research vessel, R/V Auk at 679 locations on and near Stellwagen Bank using a customized Van Veen grab sampler integrated into the USGS SEABed...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Atlantic Ocean, CMHRP, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Marine Geology, Massachusetts, All tags... Massachusetts Bay, NOAA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, North America, SBNMS, SBNMS, Stellwagen Bank, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, field monitoring stations, geoscientificInformation, grab sampling, grab sampling, grain-size analysis, ground-truth, location, marine geology, oceans, sea floor samples, sea-floor characteristics, sediment analysis, sediment samples, Fewer tags

Conceptual marsh units of Massachusetts salt marshes

This data release contains coastal wetland synthesis products for Massachusetts, developed in collaboration with the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management. Metrics for resiliency, including unvegetated to vegetated ratio (UVVR), marsh elevation, and tidal range are calculated for smaller units delineated from a digital elevation model, providing the spatial variability of physical factors that influence wetland health. The U.S. Geological Survey has been expanding national assessment of coastal change hazards and forecast products to coastal wetlands with the intent of providing Federal, State, and local managers with tools to estimate the vulnerability and ecosystem service potential of these wetlands....

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Buzzards Bay, Cape Cod, Cape Cod Bay, Cape Cod National Seashore, Danvers River, All tags... Duxbury Bay, Essex Bay, Great Marsh Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Ipswich River, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bay, Merrimack River, Nantucket, Neponset River, North River, Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Parker River/Essex Bay Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Pines River, Pleasant Bay Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Plum Island, Sandy Neck/Barnstable Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Scituate Harbor, South River, United States, Wellfleet Harbor Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Weymouth Back River, Weymouth Fore River, coastal ecosystems, coastal processes, environment, estuary, geospatial datasets, inlandWaters, marsh health, oceans, salt marsh, vegetation, wetland ecosystems, wetland functions, Fewer tags

CTD (conductivity-temperature-depth) data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey on Stellwagen Bank during six surveys aboard the R/V Auk, May 2016 to April 2019

These data are a part of the effort to map geologic substrates of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region off Boston, Massachusetts. The overall goal is to develop high-resolution (1:25,000) interpretive maps, based on multibeam sonar data and seabed sampling, showing surficial geology and seabed sediment dynamics. The work was conducted in collaboration with the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, and the data collected will aid research on the ecology of fish and invertebrate species that inhabit the region. The Sanctuary's research vessel, R/V Auk, visited a total of 233 locations on Stellwagen Bank during six separate surveys. During these surveys a customized Van Veen grab sampler (SEABOSS)...

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Location and analyses of sediment samples collected on Stellwagen Bank off Boston, Massachusetts from September 2020 to August 2021 during three U.S. Geological Survey field activities

These data are a part of the effort to map geologic substrates of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region off Boston, Massachusetts. The overall goal is to develop high-resolution (1:25,000) interpretive maps, based on multibeam sonar data and seabed sampling, showing surficial geology and seabed sediment dynamics. The work was conducted in collaboration with the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, and the data collected will aid research on the ecology of fish and invertebrate species that inhabit the region. The Sanctuary's research vessel, R/V Auk, visited a total of 169 locations on Stellwagen Bank during three separate surveys from September 2020 to August 2021. During these surveys a customized...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Atlantic Ocean, CMHRP, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bay, All tags... NOAA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, North America, SBNMS, SBNMS, Stellwagen Bank, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, field monitoring stations, geoscientificInformation, grab sampling, grab sampling, grain-size analysis, ground-truth, location, marine geology, oceans, sea floor samples, sea-floor characteristics, sediment analysis, sediment samples, Fewer tags

Video transects of the sea floor collected by the U.S. Geological Survey on Stellwagen Bank during three surveys aboard the R/V Auk, September 2020 to August 2021

These data are a part of the effort to map geologic substrates of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region off Boston, Massachusetts. The overall goal is to develop high-resolution (1:25,000) interpretive maps, based on multibeam sonar data and seabed sampling, showing surficial geology and seabed sediment dynamics. The work was conducted in collaboration with the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, and the data collected will aid research on the ecology of fish and invertebrate species that inhabit the region. The Sanctuary's research vessel, R/V Auk, visited a total of 169 locations on Stellwagen Bank during three separate surveys from September 2020 to August 2021. During these surveys a customized...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Atlantic Ocean, CMHRP, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bay, All tags... NOAA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, North America, SBNMS, SEABOSS, SEABed Observation and Sampling System, Stellwagen Bank, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, location, marine geology, navigation, navigational data, oceans, polyline shapefile, stations, trackline, video, video observation, videography, videos, Fewer tags

Geospatial datasets of seabed topography, sediment mobility, and the distribution of geologic substrates in quadrangle 5 of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region offshore of Boston, Massachusetts

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the National Marine Sanctuary Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has conducted seabed mapping and related research in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (SBNMS) region since 1993. The interpretive datasets and source information presented here are for quadrangle 5, which is one of 18 similarly sized segments of the 3,700 square kilometer (km2) SBNMS region. The seabed of the SBNMS region is a glaciated terrain that is topographically and texturally diverse. Quadrangle 5 includes the shallow, rippled, coarse-grained sandy crest and upper eastern and western flanks of southern Stellwagen Bank, its fine-grained sandy...

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