Gulf Watch Alaska - Pelagic Ecosystems Forage Fish Component - Data from Prince William Sound: Distribution, Abundance, and Morphology of Fish, Zooplankton, and Predators and Oceanographic Conditions

Current Citation:
Arimitsu, M.L., Piatt, J.F., Heflin, B.M., Marsteller, C.E. 2017. Gulf Watch Alaska - Pelagic Ecosystems Forage Fish Component - data from Prince William Sound: distribution, abundance, and morphology of fish, zooplankton, and predators and oceanographic Conditions (ver 3.0, March 2023): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F74J0C9Z

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Version 1.0 posted online April 2017

Original Citation:
Arimitsu, M. L., Piatt, J. F. and Heflin, B., 2017, Pelagic Forage Fish Distribution Abundance and Body Condition: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F74J0C9Z

Overview:
Seven datasets, each with metadata and CSV table(s), providing data related to pelagic forage fish from Prince William Sound, Alaska.

Data:
1) CTD_2012-15
   -folder with four tables of annual conductivity, temperature, and depth profile data
2) Fish_Catch_Data_PrinceWilliamSound_AK_2012-2015
   -folder with one table of forage fish catch data
3) Fish_Morph_PrinceWilliamSound_AK_2012-2015
   -folder with one table of fish measurement data
4) MarineBird_and_MarineMammal_Surveys_DLOG_PrinceWilliamSound_AK_2012-13_2015
   -folder with one table of marine bird and mammal data
5) Nutrients_PrinceWilliamSound_AK_2012-2015
   -folder with one table of nutrient data from CTD sampling stations
6) Processed_Hydroacoustics_PrinceWilliamSound_AK
   -folder with numerous data hydroacoustic data files
7) Zooplankton_BiomassData_PrinceWilliamSound_AK_2012-2015
   -folder with one table of zooplankton biomass measurements

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Version 2.0 posted online February 2021

Added: two additional datasets.

Updated metadata record: adjusted author list, describes current data presentation, follows current USGS Alaska Science Center metadata standards and conventions.

Renamed tables and folders: following current USGS Alaska Science Center archive standards and conventions.

Updated title: more descriptive of data.

Data:
Newly added datasets
1) forageFish_sizeAgeEnergyDensity
   -folder with one table of forage fish size, age, and energy density data
2) hydroacoustic_macrozooplankton_princeWilliamSound
   -folder with one table of hydroacoustic measures used for macrozooplankton estimates

Renamed folders
1) conductivityTemperature_depthProfile
   -previously: CTD_2012-15
2) forageFish_catch
   -previously: Fish_Catch_Data_PrinceWilliamSound_AK_2012-2015
3) forageFish_morphology
   -previously: Fish_Morph_PrinceWilliamSound_AK_2012-2015
4) hydroacoustic_survey_princeWilliamSound
   -previously: Processed_Hydroacoustics_PrinceWilliamSound_AK
5) marineBirdMammal_survey
   -previously: MarineBird_and_MarineMammal_Surveys_DLOG_PrinceWilliamSound_AK_2012-13_2015
6) nutrient_depthProfile
   -previously: Nutrients_PrinceWilliamSound_AK_2012-2015
7) zooplankton_biomass
   -previously: Zooplankton_BiomassData_PrinceWilliamSound_AK_2012-2015

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Version 3.0 posted online March 2023

Appended: New data to existing data sets

Added: one additional dataset.

Renamed: a few column labels in datasets

Updated metadata records: shortened taxonomy sections (detailed taxonomy put in separate taxonomy tables)

Data:
Newly added datasets
1) forageFish_aerialValidation_princeWilliamSound_metadataDMaccepted
   -folder with one table of forage fish count data

New tables
1) forageFish_taxonomy_princeWilliamSound
2) zooplankton_taxonomy_princeWilliamSound
3) marineBirdMammal_taxonomy_princeWilliamSound