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Sea Scallop Survey
The standardized NEFSC Sea Scallop Survey began in 1980 and has covered an area from Cape Hatteras to Georges Bank. The survey aims to determine the distribution and abundance of scallops and associated fauna utilizing two sampling devices: the 8-foot wide New Bedford style dredge, standardized sea scallop dredge and the stereo-optic towed camera array (HabCam). Fifteen minute dredge hauls are made at stations that are randomly selected using the NEFSC shellfish strata to provide unbiased abundance measurements. The HabCam is conducted using transects across bathymetry lines in the same area as the dredge tows. Various vessels have served as a platform for the survey, including NOAA vessels: FRV Albatross IV, FRV Oregon II, FRV Chapman, FV Tradition, the UNOLS vessel RV Hugh R. Sharp, and currently, NOAA RV Henry B. Bigelow (HabCam) and commercial FV Selje (dredge).
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| description | The standardized NEFSC Sea Scallop Survey began in 1980 and has covered an area from Cape Hatteras to Georges Bank. The survey aims to determine the distribution and abundance of scallops and associated fauna utilizing two sampling devices: the 8-foot wide New Bedford style dredge, standardized sea scallop dredge and the stereo-optic towed camera array (HabCam). Fifteen minute dredge hauls are made at stations that are randomly selected using the NEFSC shellfish strata to provide unbiased abundance measurements. The HabCam is conducted using transects across bathymetry lines in the same area as the dredge tows. Various vessels have served as a platform for the survey, including NOAA vessels: FRV Albatross IV, FRV Oregon II, FRV Chapman, FV Tradition, the UNOLS vessel RV Hugh R. Sharp, and currently, NOAA RV Henry B. Bigelow (HabCam) and commercial FV Selje (dredge). |
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| keyword |
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"fishery-independent surveys",
"benthic",
"Atlantic sea scallop",
"Chlamys islandica",
"FRV Albatross IV",
"FRV Chapman",
"FRV Oregon II",
"FV Tradition",
"HabCam",
"Icelandic scallop",
"Placopecten magellanicus",
"RV Hugh R. Sharp",
"dredge",
"rock chains",
"stereo-optic towed vehicle",
"summer",
"Georges Bank",
"Mid-Atlantic Bight",
"southern New England",
"DOC/NOAA/NMFS/NEFSC > Northeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
"Dredge Surveys"
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| language |
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| license | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| modified | 2025-10-08T05:00:43.000+00:00 |
| publisher |
{
"name": "Northeast Fisheries Science Center",
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|
| references |
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|
| rights | otherRestrictions, unclassified |
| spatial | -65.916,35.55,-75.633333,43.483333 |
| temporal | 1980-05-20T00:00:00+00:00/1980-05-20T00:00:00+00:00 |
| title | Sea Scallop Survey |
