Monitoring the energy density of forage fishes from the NEFSC bottom trawl surveys : Sampling, processing, and data protocols

Wuenschel, Mark J.; Beauregard, Mark; Tholke, Emilee K.; Warren, Joseph B.

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Monitoring the energy density of forage fishes from the NEFSC bottom trawl surveys : Sampling, processing, and data protocols

2025
By: Wuenschel, Mark J. ; Beauregard, Mark ; Tholke, Emilee K.
Series: Northeast Fisheries Science Center reference document 25-06

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Personal Author:

Wuenschel, Mark J. ; Beauregard, Mark ; Tholke, Emilee K. ; Warren, Joseph B.
Corporate Authors:

Northeast Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) ; IBSS Corporation.
NOAA Program & Office:

NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; NEFSC (Northeast Fisheries Science Center)
Description:

This reference document describes methodology for estimating forage fish energy density from Northeast Fisheries Science Center spring and fall bottom trawl surveys. We provide rationale for monitoring forage fish energy, explain our approach, and detail the complete workflow including sample collection and processing, data acquisition, quality assurance, and data access protocols. The aim is to standardize these procedures and provide analysts with necessary detail to understand, access, and use these data.
Series:

Northeast Fisheries Science Center reference document 25-06
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25923/681w-pb56
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pdf
Document Type:

Reference Document
Place as Subject:

Atlantic Coast (New England)
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https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
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CC0 Public Domain
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Submitted
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https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/72829/noaa_72829_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 33.09 MB]
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National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
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