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Dataset Title:	NEFSC Resource Survey Report Atlantic Surfclam/Ocean: 3 August - 15 August 2018
Institution:	Rutgers University (Dataset ID: NEFSC_CLAM_SURVEY)
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Variable	Minimum	Maximum
index	0	117
oceanquahog_number (Number of Ocean Quahogs)	0.0	4025.0
depth (Water Depth, m)	9.0	48.0

surfclam_number (Number of Surf Clams)	0.0	3094.0
station (Station Number)	1.0	170.0
longitude (degrees_east)	-74.845	-72.37167

latitude (degrees_north)	38.70167	40.66167

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The Dataset Attribute Structure (.das) for this Dataset

Attributes {
 s {
  index {
    String _Unsigned "false";
    Byte actual_range 0, 117;
    String ioos_category "Unknown";
    String long_name "Index";
  }
  oceanquahog_number {
    Float32 _FillValue -999999.0;
    Float32 actual_range 0.0, 4025.0;
    Float64 colorBarMaximum 100.0;
    Float64 colorBarMinimum 0.0;
    String ioos_category "Statistics";
    String long_name "Number of Ocean Quahogs";
  }
  depth {
    String _CoordinateAxisType "Height";
    String _CoordinateZisPositive "down";
    Float32 _FillValue -999999.0;
    Float32 actual_range 9.0, 48.0;
    String axis "Z";
    Float64 colorBarMaximum 8000.0;
    Float64 colorBarMinimum -8000.0;
    String colorBarPalette "TopographyDepth";
    String ioos_category "Location";
    String long_name "Water Depth";
    String positive "down";
    String standard_name "depth";
    String units "m";
  }
  surfclam_number {
    Float32 _FillValue -999999.0;
    Float32 actual_range 0.0, 3094.0;
    Float64 colorBarMaximum 100.0;
    Float64 colorBarMinimum 0.0;
    String ioos_category "Statistics";
    String long_name "Number of Surf Clams";
  }
  station {
    Float64 actual_range 1.0, 170.0;
    Float64 colorBarMaximum 100.0;
    Float64 colorBarMinimum 0.0;
    String ioos_category "Identifier";
    String long_name "Station Number";
  }
  longitude {
    String _CoordinateAxisType "Lon";
    Float32 _FillValue -999999.0;
    Float32 actual_range -74.845, -72.37167;
    String axis "X";
    Float64 colorBarMaximum 180.0;
    Float64 colorBarMinimum -180.0;
    String ioos_category "Location";
    String long_name "Longitude";
    String standard_name "longitude";
    String units "degrees_east";
  }
  latitude {
    String _CoordinateAxisType "Lat";
    Float32 _FillValue -999999.0;
    Float32 actual_range 38.70167, 40.66167;
    String axis "Y";
    Float64 colorBarMaximum 90.0;
    Float64 colorBarMinimum -90.0;
    String ioos_category "Location";
    String long_name "Latitude";
    String standard_name "latitude";
    String units "degrees_north";
  }
 }
  NC_GLOBAL {
    String cdm_data_type "Other";
    String comment "The 2018 region-wide survey for Atlantic surfclam, Spisula solidissima; and ocean quahog, Arctica islandica, was conducted in continental shelf waters from the Delmarva Peninsula to Nantucket Shoals aboard the F/V E.S.S. Pursuit. The survey, conducted by the Northeast Fisheries Science Center, provides indices of abundance and recruitment for both species";
    String Conventions "CF-1.6, COARDS, ACDD-1.3";
    Float64 Easternmost_Easting -72.37167;
    Float64 geospatial_lat_max 40.66167;
    Float64 geospatial_lat_min 38.70167;
    String geospatial_lat_units "degrees_north";
    Float64 geospatial_lon_max -72.37167;
    Float64 geospatial_lon_min -74.845;
    String geospatial_lon_units "degrees_east";
    Float64 geospatial_vertical_max 48.0;
    Float64 geospatial_vertical_min 9.0;
    String geospatial_vertical_positive "down";
    String geospatial_vertical_units "m";
    String history 
"Created by Eli Hunter (hunter@marine.rutgers.edu),11-Sep-2020 16:27:11
2025-04-28T12:44:48Z (local files)
2025-04-28T12:44:48Z https://nybsand.marine.rutgers.edu/erddap/tabledap/NEFSC_CLAM_SURVEY.html";
    String infoUrl "https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/atlantic-surfclam-and-ocean-quahog-survey";
    String institution "Rutgers University";
    String keywords "atlantic, center, clams, data, depth, fisheries, identifier, index, latitude, longitude, nefsc, nmfs, noaa, northeast, number, ocean, oceanquahog_number, quahogs, report, resource, science, station, statistics, surf, surfclam, surfclam_number, survey, water";
    String license 
"The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended
for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data
Contributor, ERD, NOAA, nor the United States Government, nor any
of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or
implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a
particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy,
completeness, or usefulness, of this information.";
    Float64 Northernmost_Northing 40.66167;
    String source "https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/22509";
    String sourceUrl "(local files)";
    Float64 Southernmost_Northing 38.70167;
    String standard_name_vocabulary "CF Standard Name Table v55";
    String summary "Five-minute tows were made at the speed of 3.0 knots, scope of 2:1, and with a commercial-style hydraulic dredge equipped with a 13-foot-wide cutting blade and a surface- supplied manifold positioned on the forward end of the dredge. Survey stations were randomly selected to provide unbiased abundance measurements. Therefore, these stations were not alwayson or near known locations of clam concentrations.";
    String title "NEFSC Resource Survey Report Atlantic Surfclam/Ocean: 3 August - 15 August 2018";
    Float64 Westernmost_Easting -74.845;
  }
}

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