fed_HAGE_VisualSurvey_Query eng UTF8 dataset service Roy Mendelssohn NOAA NMFS SWFSC Environmental Research Division +1 831-420-3666 110 McAllister Road Santa Cruz CA 95060 USA erd.data@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2026-06-10 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) 4 column row vertical temporal FED Demersal Fish and Habitat Visual Survey Query. 2026-06-10 creation coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov fed_HAGE_VisualSurvey_Query NOAA/NMFS/SWFSC/FED https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/west-coast/science-data/habitat-and-groundfish-ecology-research-california-current information web browser Background Information Background information from the source information originator Since 1992, the Southwest Fisheries Science Center's Habitat and Groundfish Ecology team has conducted visual surveys using submersible vehicles to quantify demersal fish communities in deep seafloor habitats that are typically inaccessible to bottom trawls. Data are collected from strip transects recorded with video and still cameras. To date, this georeferenced dataset contains 460,000 individual fishes and 201 taxa, including 242,000 rockfishes (genus Sebastes) comprising 55 species, recorded from more than 2,000 transects at depths 25-1,200 meters, primarily off California. Other data include estimated fish total lengths, habitat, and in situ depth and temperature. The data have applications for a variety of research topics, including ecology, distribution modeling, essential fish habitat, and stock assessment. Videos from the surveys are available for download in mp4 format and searchable by location, depth, species observed, and other factors. This project was born out of a need to collect habitat-specific information on rockfish abundance and ecology that cannot be obtained by traditional survey methods, such as bottom trawling. NOAA/NMFS/SWFSC/FED https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/west-coast/science-data/habitat-and-groundfish-ecology-research-california-current information web browser Background Information Background information from the source information pointOfContact blackfin blackgill blacktail data dive dover file fish halfbanded heads institution local poacher pygmy rockfish sharpchinrock skate slender snailfish sole source starry thorny video videoFile theme NOAA/NMFS/SWFSC/FED project time latitude longitude depth theme CF Standard Name Table v70 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. NOAA/NMFS/SWFSC/FED largerWorkCitation project eng geoscientificInformation 1 -124.97302 -117.92951 32.395695 46.56636 seconds 1992-08-22 2022-09-06 -1247.0 -19.0 FED Demersal Fish and Habitat Visual Survey Query. 2026-06-10 creation NOAA/NMFS/SWFSC/FED https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/west-coast/science-data/habitat-and-groundfish-ecology-research-california-current information web browser Background Information Background information from the source information originator Since 1992, the Southwest Fisheries Science Center's Habitat and Groundfish Ecology team has conducted visual surveys using submersible vehicles to quantify demersal fish communities in deep seafloor habitats that are typically inaccessible to bottom trawls. Data are collected from strip transects recorded with video and still cameras. To date, this georeferenced dataset contains 460,000 individual fishes and 201 taxa, including 242,000 rockfishes (genus Sebastes) comprising 55 species, recorded from more than 2,000 transects at depths 25-1,200 meters, primarily off California. Other data include estimated fish total lengths, habitat, and in situ depth and temperature. The data have applications for a variety of research topics, including ecology, distribution modeling, essential fish habitat, and stock assessment. Videos from the surveys are available for download in mp4 format and searchable by location, depth, species observed, and other factors. This project was born out of a need to collect habitat-specific information on rockfish abundance and ecology that cannot be obtained by traditional survey methods, such as bottom trawling. ERDDAP tabledap 1 -124.97302 -117.92951 32.395695 46.56636 seconds 1992-08-22 2022-09-06 -1247.0 -19.0 tight ERDDAPtabledapDatasetQueryAndAccess https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/fed_HAGE_VisualSurvey_Query ERDDAP:tabledap ERDDAP-tabledap ERDDAP's tabledap service (a flavor of OPeNDAP) for tabular (sequence) data. Add different extensions (e.g., .html, .graph, .das, .dds) to the base URL for different purposes. download FED Demersal Fish and Habitat Visual Survey Query. 2026-06-10 creation NOAA/NMFS/SWFSC/FED https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/west-coast/science-data/habitat-and-groundfish-ecology-research-california-current information web browser Background Information Background information from the source information originator Since 1992, the Southwest Fisheries Science Center's Habitat and Groundfish Ecology team has conducted visual surveys using submersible vehicles to quantify demersal fish communities in deep seafloor habitats that are typically inaccessible to bottom trawls. Data are collected from strip transects recorded with video and still cameras. To date, this georeferenced dataset contains 460,000 individual fishes and 201 taxa, including 242,000 rockfishes (genus Sebastes) comprising 55 species, recorded from more than 2,000 transects at depths 25-1,200 meters, primarily off California. Other data include estimated fish total lengths, habitat, and in situ depth and temperature. The data have applications for a variety of research topics, including ecology, distribution modeling, essential fish habitat, and stock assessment. Videos from the surveys are available for download in mp4 format and searchable by location, depth, species observed, and other factors. This project was born out of a need to collect habitat-specific information on rockfish abundance and ecology that cannot be obtained by traditional survey methods, such as bottom trawling. OPeNDAP 1 -124.97302 -117.92951 32.395695 46.56636 seconds 1992-08-22 2022-09-06 -1247.0 -19.0 tight OPeNDAPDatasetQueryAndAccess https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/fed_HAGE_VisualSurvey_Query OPeNDAP:OPeNDAP OPeNDAP An OPeNDAP service for tabular (sequence) data. Add different extensions (e.g., .html, .das, .dds) to the base URL for different purposes. download FED Demersal Fish and Habitat Visual Survey Query. 2026-06-10 creation NOAA/NMFS/SWFSC/FED https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/west-coast/science-data/habitat-and-groundfish-ecology-research-california-current information web browser Background Information Background information from the source information originator Since 1992, the Southwest Fisheries Science Center's Habitat and Groundfish Ecology team has conducted visual surveys using submersible vehicles to quantify demersal fish communities in deep seafloor habitats that are typically inaccessible to bottom trawls. Data are collected from strip transects recorded with video and still cameras. To date, this georeferenced dataset contains 460,000 individual fishes and 201 taxa, including 242,000 rockfishes (genus Sebastes) comprising 55 species, recorded from more than 2,000 transects at depths 25-1,200 meters, primarily off California. Other data include estimated fish total lengths, habitat, and in situ depth and temperature. The data have applications for a variety of research topics, including ecology, distribution modeling, essential fish habitat, and stock assessment. Videos from the surveys are available for download in mp4 format and searchable by location, depth, species observed, and other factors. This project was born out of a need to collect habitat-specific information on rockfish abundance and ecology that cannot be obtained by traditional survey methods, such as bottom trawling. ERDDAP Subset 1 -124.97302 -117.92951 32.395695 46.56636 seconds 1992-08-22 2022-09-06 -1247.0 -19.0 tight ERDDAP_Subset https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/fed_HAGE_VisualSurvey_Query.subset search Subset Web page to facilitate selecting subsets of the dataset download physicalMeasurement DiveID String Dive Id Vehicle String Vehicle time double Dive Date Year short Year Region String Region location String Location Transect byte Transect Segment byte Segment Transect_Start_Time String Transect Start Time Transect_End_Time String Transect End Time TransectWidthMeters float Transect Width Meters SegmentLengthMeters short Segment Length Meters Fish_Time String Fish Time CommonName String Common Name ScientificName String Scientific Name SizeClass short Size Class Frequency short Frequency HabitatType String Habitat Type videoFile String Video File Roy Mendelssohn NOAA NMFS SWFSC Environmental Research Division +1 831-420-3666 110 McAllister Road Santa Cruz CA 95060 USA erd.data@noaa.gov distributor OPeNDAP DAP/2.0 https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/fed_HAGE_VisualSurvey_Query.html order Data Subset Form ERDDAP's version of the OPeNDAP .html web page for this dataset. Specify a subset of the dataset and download the data via OPeNDAP or in many different file types. download https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/fed_HAGE_VisualSurvey_Query.graph order Make-A-Graph Form ERDDAP's Make-A-Graph .html web page for this dataset. Create an image with a map or graph of a subset of the data. mapDigital This record was created from dataset metadata by ERDDAP Version 2.30.0