Climate Database Modernization Program

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Climate Database Modernization Program Imaging
and Scanning Historical Fisheries
Data Understanding the Past to Plan for the Future
Continuation of L - 49 and S 14
Catherine Marzin Historical Ecology Program
Manager National Marine Sanctuary Program Tel
[phone] x257 Email Catherine.Marzin_at_noaa.
gov
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Update on CDMP activities an example of
reanalysis of historical fisheries data

• CDMP in FY08
• L 49 HOV
• Scanning fisheries research vessels log books
• S - 14 SourceCorp
• Keying Fisheries Statistical Bulletins
• Keying Fisheries from Gloucester and Boston
  Harbors
• 1901-1925 monthly catch records in Lbs and
  
• for multiple species sizes fresh and
  salted.
• also includes some figures of Fisheries
  landings
• from Seattle WA

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NOAA Sanctuary Program Maintain and conserve for
future generations
State of the marine environment BEFORE
overfishing, pollution, etc.?
FUTURE
NOW
PAST
?
?
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Understanding the past an example of
reanalysis of historical fisheries data
Gulf of Maine Cod Project, University of New
Hampshire
Findings of Rosenberg et al. 2005, Frontiers in
Historical Ecology
From 1.260 M. to 0.050 M. in 150 years.
From 20 Lbs average cod size to 6.5 Lbs
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Keying Data from US Fisheries statistical
Bulletins FY08. Sourcecorp
US Fisheries Statistical Bulletin (1898-1935)
Population Dynamics
Middle Bank
Seasonality of Fisheries Middle Bank (1901-1935)
Mapping of fishing grounds
Spatial Analysis
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Integrating Historical Environmental Data Into
Climate Datasets
Climate and ecological data in historical Survey
Logbooks
Date/Time
Position
Depth
Nature of Bottom
Obtained Sea Urchins, 1. Starfish, Rock Crabs,
Hermit Crabs, and shells. A few skates and
flounders a number of Pectens (scallops)

• USS Fish Hawk
• First US Fish Commission R.V.
• 3,000 survey stations
• From 1880 to 1926

Cloud Cover
Wind
Barometer
Air Temperature
Dredging Instrument
Sea Surface Temperature
Bottom Temperature
Salinity
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FY09 Continuation proposals
L 49 Image and Index Fish Survey Data and
Reports
Data held at the National Archive
Scientific Logbooks from the 1st US Fisheries
Research vessels Continue imaging Charles W.
Smiley and William V. Cox Fisheries Statistics
(export import stats, 1731-1880) only 1 out
of 5 volumes scanned so far
S 14 Keying of US Fish Commission
Historical Papers
Digital files will be forwarded
Priority 1 - Keying data from fisheries
research vessels survey logbooks Priority 2
- Keying data from Smiley and Cox Fisheries
Statistics
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You are invited to Oceans Past II
International Conference Multidisciplinary
Perspectives on the History and Future of Marine
Animal Populations May 26-28, 2009 Aquatic
Ecosystem Research Laboratory (AERL) University
of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada
Big Fish Eat Little Fish, Pieter Bruegel the
Elder (1557)
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Thank you!
Catherine.Marzin_at_noaa.gov

• sanctuaries.noaa.gov/science/historical_ecology
• fishhistory.org
• hmapcoml.org