gov.noaa.ncei.pad:NEFSC SNE_Audio eng; USA utf8 series Series NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact 2026-02-18 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) NEFSC Southern New England Bottom-Mounted PAM Audio Data 2026-02-18 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) doi:10.25921/znjw-at57 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information NCEI Metadata ID:gov.noaa.ncei.pad:NEFSC SNE_Audio Sofie Van Parijs NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center Zoologist 508-495-2119 166 Water Street Woods Hole MA 02543 USA Sofie.VanParijs@noaa.gov principalInvestigator Genevieve Davis NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center Research Acoustician principalInvestigator Rebecca Vanhoeck NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center Research Biologist principalInvestigator NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information publisher NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Northeast Fisheries Science Center 508-495-2000 166 Water Street Woods Hole MA 02543-1026 USA originator Passive Acoustic Monitoring data collected in Southern New England waters (offshore of MA and RI). This project is a combination of several efforts to collect baseline information, including: 1) Cox's Ledge with primary goals for monitoring Atlantic Cod spawning grounds, then for long term monitoring ahead of offshore development and; 2) Nantucket Shoals with primary goals for monitoring NARWs in Southern New England ahead of offshore energy development. Data collected in this area are from bottom mounted passive acoustic recorders, with number of sites changing as research questions and needs shifted over the years. Initial data collection on Cox Ledge was a collaboration with multiple partners including BOEM, NOAA GARFO, Massachusetts Department of Marine Fisheries, The Nature Conservancy, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and SMAST. 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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/znjw-at57 [access date] eng; USA biota oceans -70.0 -69.0 40 41 2020-01-01 Raw audio files (.wav, .aif, .flac) 1 Raw audio files produced from data collected by a passive acoustic recording system. File format is one of the standard audio file formats (.wav, .aif, .flac, etc.). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information distributor In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media. Contact NCEI for other distribution options and instructions. Raw audio files (.wav, .aif, .flac) Raw audio files produced from data collected by a passive acoustic recording system. File format is one of the standard audio file formats (.wav, .aif, .flac, etc.). https://doi.org/10.25921/znjw-at57 HTTPS Metadata Landing Page information https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/passive-acoustic-data Passive Acoustic Data Site NCEI site providing more information on the passive acoustic data archive. information https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/maps/passive-acoustic-data/ Passive acoustic Data Map Viewer Interactive map viewer to allow discovery and access to passive acoustic data search https://console.cloud.google.com/storage/browser/noaa-passive-bioacoustic/nefsc/audio/nefsc_ma-ri_cox-ledge Google Cloud Storage Google Cloud Storage providing public access to passive acoustic data through the NOAA Big Data Project. download series Good Raw unprocessed passive acoustic data files. asNeeded Based on the NCEI Metadata Template v1.2 SoundTrap acoustic recorder FPOD acoustic recorder VR2AR acoustic recorder Mooring Platform used to deploy acoustic recorders Recorder may vary during project acoustic recorder