ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, SOUTH TEXAS OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF, 1975-1977 VOLUME II DATA MANAGEMENT Raymond A. Benavides R. Warren Flint Robert Godbout submitted to: The Bureau of Land Management Washington, D.C. Contract AASSI-CTB-51 by: The University of Texas Marine Science Institute Port Aransas Marine Laboratory Port Aransas, Texas 78373 January 1980 TABLE OF CONTENTS VOLUME II Page Preface Hi Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Purpose and Function 1 Personnel Structure 3 Facilities 7 Overview 9 Facilities Structure-Computer Chapter 2 Data File Construction 15 Inventory and Control 15 Data Coding 25 Sample Code 25 Data File Maintenance 30 Error Detection 34 Chapter 3 Data Base File Organization 41 General Aspects 41 Data File Coding 44 46 Construction of Statistical Analysis Files Data Archiving 53 Chapter 4 Statistical Analysis Strategies 59 General Aspects 59 Sampling Scheme 60 Biological Patterns Data Reduction 65 - Analysis of Individual Variables 67 Distributional Characteristics 67 Variation Analysis for Spatial-Temporal 70 Interrelationships Among Variables 79 Bivariate Correlation Analysis 80 Multiple Regression Analysis for Bivariate 83 Curvilinear Trends Multiple Discriminant Analysis 86 Multiple Regression Analysis for Multivariate 87 Relationships Fitting of Nonlinear Functions 88 Appendix A-Data Base File Documentation A-l II PREFACE The following pages present, in extensive detail, the functions of data management that were performed during the south Texas outer continen­ tal shelf environmental studies program funded by the Bureau of Land Man- of of agement, an agency the Department the Interior. The general atti­ tude of persons not acquainted with the specific functions and philosophies of data management is that data management is simply the capture of data, maintenance of this data on files,and the presentation of the final data to users. As we hope will be apparent from the contents of this document, data processing is not quite as simple as what was presented above. The lack of simplicity relates to the vast number of variations, considerations, and peculiarities of applications of data that can occur in any multidis­ ciplinary program such as the one described here. The presentation of data completes the cycle of data management which includes the capture and verification of data, maintenance of data, and finally presentation to the user. The last phase is the one for which the entire scheme of data management is developed; to allow the users to evaluate and interpret the results of their data collection. For this presentation of data to be useful, however, a great deal of forethought is required of the managers. Forethought and extensive planning are the keys to successful data management. Hindsight, on the other hand, is great but from experience we can state that it will never provide success when one a data base is charged with managing as large multidisciplinary as was developed during the south Texas study. our structure This development is impression of how a data management should be developed and the functions that should be served by this struc­ ture. The following pages are a compilation of activities conducted during III the south Texas program as well as activities and functions of data man­ agement that should have been conducted, based on hindsight, but were not because of we lack of adequate planning. In essence, have prepared the text to serve as a manual detailing how data should be managed in an environmental studies program. Most of the material is presented in gen- so eral enough terms that the philosophies presented here can be applied to numerous situations. We hope that this document can serve as a guide to future program development in respect to multidisciplinary environmental studies. Acknowledgement is given to all the scientists and computer personnel that aided in the program development and function of data management, upon which this document is based. Special thanks are given to N. Rabalais, D. Kalke, G. Merkord, T. Burton, D. Burton, J. Holt, and S. Holt for their valuable assistance and patience during data synthesis and integration. We data would like to also acknowledge Nick Fowler, the original manager of the south Texas program, for his initial planning and development which served as the basis of the data management structure detailed in the We following pages. further thank the Bureau of Land Management for the to funding they provided conduct the activities of data management required to make the south Texas study a success. IV CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Purpose and Function The success of a large multidisciplinary, multi-institutional research program such as that conducted on the south Texas outer continental shelf (STOCS) depends upon a firm basis of organization and management. At the center of this basis is the Program Management Staff which provides the means of coordinating the various activities of the scientists, to ensure that the data generated by the numerous study elements are generally com­ patible and able to be integrated into a final product, meeting the goals of the program. The general functions of a program management staff include program-wide activities coordination, logistics support, financial monitoring and data management. In terms of the research aspects of a the multidisciplinary program, two most Important activities from above are logistics support, for field activities and data collection, and data management for inventory control, data archiving, synthesis and integration In order for a multidisciplinary research program to accomplish the general goals of systems analysis and data integration, it is a necessity as team. for the program manager and data manager to work very closely a This team concept serves as the unifying factor in the administration of a program and allows for full coordination of the primary task of the program, data collection. This coordination begins with the logistics planning and ends with the final reporting of data in a form suitable to a meet the program goals. Although redundant, the concept of team effort between the program manager and the data manager, emphasizing continual communication, will be reiterated throughout the text. The contents of this document focus on the activities of conduc­ data management that were ted during the STOCS environmental study program. Much of the structure and function described here, however, did not exist from the onset of this program, but rather was the program continued to develop. instituted as We notfortunateinhavingadocument such were as this to use as a guide in devising a strong data management scheme. Therefore, the descriptions in the following chapters are based upon the initial data management design of the STOCS program plus structure, function, and design that were either instituted as the program continued or we feel should have been instituted based upon our experiences in managing the STOCS research program. It is hoped that this presentation will serve as a guide for future programs similar to the STOCS study that are faced with the task of developing and managing an extensive base of scientific data. Data management is a support function for administrative and scientific program management, and provides functional outputs to users at all stages of the program. Management of data acquired in a multidisciplinary research program consists of establishing and monitoring schedules for the collection, processing, validation, dissemination, and archiving of data for a given study area and relating that study area to other scientific areas within the program. The definition of specific data management functions may be summarized as follows: 1) Establishment of criteria for data information products required the various users; by of standardized methods and handling, 2) Design and implementation recording, and reporting of both field and laboratory data; 3) The design of data file organization for timely and cost effective access and archiving; 4) The processing, quality control and analysis of data for the scientists and other potential users. both short-term and to Data management provides long-term support program administration. Short-term management includes day-to-day monitor­ ing of program activities to provide the program manager with the status of sample inventories, shipboard activities, and laboratory analyses to ensure proper data collection, validation and processing. The longer-term are activities of data management designed for data analysis, report writing, data integration and provision of a feedback mechanism to allow for adjustments in the scientific design of the field studies. By the various activities outlined above, in addition to data processing and analytical services, data management serves to systematize, unitize and centralize research activities with respect to data utilization and evalu­ ation. Personnel Structure a The personnel structure for the proper management of multidisciplin­ the needs of the ary:' program is highly variable and solely dependent upon program participants and the sophistication desired in terms of data syn­ thesis and integration. This is one area of a program, however, that should not be sacrificed for something else. The smooth operation and timely reporting of information is totally dictated by the sufficient staffing of a data management component in any multidisciplinary research effort. Figure 1 illustrates a typical personnel structure for data management. It includes a program manager that is conversant in all scientific disci­ plines required in the performance of the research as well as familiarity associated correlation with standard synthesis, and interpretation procedures 4 1. structure. Figure Data management personnel with muldisciplinary work. Also included in the management struc­ is the data ture and working directly with the program manager manager and his staff. The data manager establishes synthesis activities including development of a data base. He also consults with the scientists at the onset of the research program concerning experimental design, analysis, and interpretation as well as format for reporting data. The technical coordinator (Figure 1) is the cog of the program in terms of data collection and field activities. He manages ship logistics and schedules, develops the sample inventories from cruise itineraries and is responsible for quality control and sample delivery to the scientists. He works under the direct supervision of both the program manager and data of data collection. manager in the initial planning component the program, He also initiates the development of a data base by providing the sample inventory information to the data staff for keypunching (Figure 1), Included in the data management staff are personnel to conduct the exercises of inventory control, data control and verification, file docu­ mentation, and support activities such as plotting and general program writing (Figure 1), The aspects of plotting and program writing vrould be utilized by the statistician to develop his analysis strategies for data synthesis and integration. He would be responsible for reporting the data, in usable forms, to the scientists via the data manager and program manager (Figure 1). As stated previously, the design structure of data management is very flexible and dependent upon the program requirements. For the last year of the STOCS program we developed a special data management structure more suitable for the sole task of design synthesis and integration (Fig­ ure 2). This design was developed for two reasons; 1) inadequate emphasis had been placed on data management in previous years and the data base effort. integration and synthesis the for structure management data STOCS 2. Figure extensive work in order for it to be used required efficiently; and 2) the number of scientists involved and their geographical distance from one intermediate coordination another and the data management facility required for the successful flow of information during data integration. The only real difference between Figure 2 and Figure 1 deals with the component analysts in Figure 2. These persons were research associates that were familiar with data management functions and also conversant in the disciplines that they were communicating with (e.g. hydrocarbon chem­ istry) This intermediate component of the data management structure . (Figure 2) produced a more efficient flow of information to the scientists and also aided the program manager in receiving a more timely interpreta­ tion of the data synthesis from the scientists for use in integration. No matter what type of personnel structure is designed for data manage' ment, whether it be the one detailed here or another, the success of a multidisciplinary research program charged with the goals of data synthesis and integration will depend upon the forethought invested in this design. The mark of a good management structure is one capable of providing strong leadership, sound coordination, and appropriate logistics support. Without these factors, true integration is impossible. Facilities Structure The University of Texas computing facilities consist of Control Data Corporation (CDC) 6400/6600 computers on the Austin campus. These comput­ words ers contain a maximum use storage capacity of approximately 600,000 and disk system storage of approximately 6 hundred million characters. This facility is accessed by the Port Aransas Marine Laboratory, where the series of lines. a data management activities took place, through phone line serves One phone the remote job entry facility directly, controlling a Digital Equipment Company (DEC) PDF 11/34 Processor, a Decwriter tele­ printer console, a DEC CRII card reader and a DEC LPOS line printer. A second phone line to the remote job entry facility supports time sharing use of the computer to a maximum of five multiplexed communication channels. This multiplexer has the capability of handling up to five data terminals (Cathode Ray Terminals-CRT) simultaneously. Data is able to be entered through CRT’s besides through batch pro­ cessing via the card reader. These provide quick and efficient means of editing large files of data. Access to the data base was permitted only to those individuals with both the proper account number and an appropriate password. In addition, the original data was maintained on magnetic tape. Data listing, synthe­ on data transferred sis and analysis were performed from these magnetic tapes to temporary disc files. Another important feature of the computing capabilities of the Univ­ ersity of Texas is the access to a wide variety of proprietary software packages. With the availability of these packages, it was not necessary for the data management group to spend as much of their programming time developing all the software required for data file maintenance and data analysis. These software packages included, but were not restricted to. Pro- Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS), Biomedical Computer gram (BMD) and International Mathematical and Statistical Libraries (IMSL) . ( Of the three packages, SPSS was the most widely used:because; 1) it offered the most flexibility in terms of statistical analyses as compared to BMD; and 2) more advanced it required minimal program skills, whereas BMD required understanding of the operation mechanics. Overview The design and functioning of a successful data management scheme is upon several properties of the Many of these have been dependent program. outlined above and it is apparent from the previous section that the avail­ able computer facilities directly affects the amount of sophistication able to be emphasized in the functions of data management. Beyond the physical is presence of facilities, however, the ability to integrate these into a system that is both cost effective and meets the specific needs of the program. The manner is which information flows within an organization depends basically on two things: 1) management philosophy; and 2) the approach used to design information systems. Management philosophy concerns the degree of centralization or decentralization of management authority and Our responsibility in the organization. analysis will not relate speci­ fically to this consideration, but only treat it in an ancillary fashion. As to the second consideration, i,e., the approach to the design of the information system in the organization, there are basically two broad approaches. These are: 1) the hierarchical approach; and 2) the systems approach. The hierarchical approach is further subdivided into two types 1) with centralized data processing; or 2) with decentralized data pro­ cessing (Burch and Strater, 1974). The structure of the hierarchical approach for using centralized data processing involves control of data processing operations by one separate facility. Centralization is desirable when top management wishes to exercise direct control over the activities. On the other hand, the structure of the hierarchical approach for using decentralized data pro­ cessing requires that each area have control over its own data processing activities. 10 of the Regardless the type of data processing method employed, gen­ eral flow of information in the organization is the same. The major dif­ ference is that centralized data processing is controlled by a central authority whereas decentralized data processing is controlled by the area it serves. The basic objective of the systems approach to information systems design is to make available a broad base of information, flowing at a timely basis. The key person involved in applying the systems approach is who the systems analyst, maintains a total view of the organization. There are two types of information systems which can be developed using the systems approach: 1) the integrated system; and 2) the distri­ buted system. The integrated information systems approach purports to channel all the data of an organization into a common data base and service all data processing and information functions for the entire organization. A distributed system’s basic aim is to establish relatively independent subareas which are, however, tied together in the organization via communication'interfaces. The basic characteristics of the integrated system are: 1) fast response to queries via remote on-line terminals; 2) on-line mass storage; 3) instantaneous and simultaneous updating of files; and 4) centralized batch data processing in addition to on-line processing (Burch and Strater, 1974). Even though remote terminals and on-line processing are listed as characteristics of an integrated system, it is possible to design a system without these characteristics. An integrated system could be a based solely on batch processing. The major disadvantages of system lacking remote on-line processing is the inability to easily edit and correct data files. The key component of the integrated system is the common data base. Selection of the file media to be used in designing a common data base depends on the alternatives available and purpose of the different files. An illustration of the integrated system and its common data base used in the STOCS study are shown in Figure 3. Where there is need for periodic batch processing, file media, such as magnetic tapes, .are acceptable. If the need, on the other hand, is for on-line inquiry into the file, a direct access storage device (DASD) is required. Both of these media are illustrated in the common data base (Figure 3). The data base common does not necessarily mean one file, but rather a number of interrelated files which hold data for different applications In our case the data files were divided into study elements, with subdiv­ isions for year, and special applications. Probable advantages of the Integrated Information System are 1) Reduction of redundancy and duplication of files; 2) Reduction of programming work and standardization; 3) More security, controls, and protection of the common data base against access by unauthorized users; 4) Reduction in the amount of clerical intervention in the input, processing, and output operations, thereby minimizing the prob­ ability of errors; 5) The instantaneous and simultaneous updating of files (those on DASD), thus providing current status information; 6) More than one user can concurrently retrieve, update, or delete data from the data base. common Figure 3. Representation of an integrated information system. Probable disadvantages of the Integrated Information System are: 1) To attain maximum effectiveness, the information systems personnel, especially the systems analysts, must have the necessary level of execute authority and responsibility to their tasks properly. Otherwise, the system is doomed to failure. 2) Without cooperation from all levels of management, the system will not accomplish its goals. and main­ 3) The need for qualified personnel to design, implement, tain a highly integrated system using sophisticated equipment. 4) There is a possibility that an integrated system might not be needs. responsive to users’ can For 5) Down-time in integrated systems be catastrophic. example, if the CPU goes down, the total system is completely degraded unless the information system has backup facilities. However, backup facilities are costly and, of course, redundant. Conditions which may bring about disadvantages in the use of an integrated information system are: 1) the different areas of the data base may not be related, consequently an expert in each area is required; 2) if the different information systems used by a program are developed separately the resulting management information system will be uncoordinated; and 3) to centralize control over an entire organization may not be practical. Within the integrated system outlined above the data manager and his staff must consider a number of different activities in order to develop the properties of a common data base that completely fulfills the needs of all users. Many of these functions are covered in the gen­ eral flow diagram of Figure 4 which presents an overview of the data management activities conducted during the STOCS study program. These Figure 4. General scheme of data management activities. activities are not unique to this program, however, and we believe that the flow diagram (Figure 4) is general enough to apply to a variety of different multidisciplinary research programs. In the following chapters an attempt will be made to cover in more detail many of the activities depicted in Figure 4. In planning a data management scheme it is always useful to be able to judge what the breakdown would be in effort expended on different aspects of the program management. This information would help in iden­ the time to tifying personnel needs and estimating reach particular mile­ stones in the program. As an example of the breakdown of effort in the STOCS program. Figure 5 presents the major aspects of data management presented in the following chapters and the amount of time that was proportioned to each phase. figure 5. Time allocation to different data management tasks. CHAPTER TWO DATA FILE CONSTRUCTION At the onset of the multidisciplinary program, data management activi­ ties encompass several major efforts including; 1) standardization of inventory records; 2) standardization of data reporting procedures and formats; 3) the development of a strategy for data file construction; and 4) data file management. this the most In terms of planning, is probably important aspect of program development. Without adequate foresight and the investment of time in the procedures detailed below the development of a large data base to meet the needs of a variety of users is impossible. Inventory and Control The function of the inventory and control process was a) to coordinate the collection of data, b) to create data inventories for each sample,; c) for to provide a means for data tracking and validating, and d) to provide entries. The activities of the integrity and security of all data base of inventory and control also provided a means of monitoring the progress the program by the program manager. Inventory and control activities depended upon the cooperation and coordination of the data manager and technical coordinator. A detailed plan of each cruise itinerary was developed prior to the cruise. Ship­ board personnel filled in sample inventory sheets and maintained logs. Sample recovery was measured against the sampling plan by use of these 18 inventory sheets and logs. served a The cruise itinerary developed as guide for the assignment of codes (discussed sample later), sampling locations, times of sampling, number of and other needed information. was samples, The cruise itinerary designed to allow sufficient time for preparation of equipment and any logistics involved in the shipboard sample collection process. Appropriate entries were made on the station log (Figures 6 and 7) to describe the samples and subsamples taken from them. In addition, as illustrated in Figures 6 and 7, the station log documented date and time on and off sta­ tion and time of each sampling. Other remarks such as weather conditions were written at the bottom of the station log. After a cruise the samples went to the lab for analyses, and the tech­ nical coordinator generated an accurate inventory record for each collected sample, based on the itinerary and the actual sample collection process. The inventory records generated by the technical coordinator were coded using the Master Inventory Format (Table 1) as a guide, then sent to the data manager for keypunching and verifying. Note that the codes included in this inventory format are included as part of Table 1. After the inventory records were keypunched and verified, they were entered into the data base on temporary disk files for each study area. The inventory records were maintained on disk until a listing was sent to the scientists for verification of content or changes. The procedure fol­ lowed is illustrated in Figure 8. Any changes requested in this process the scientists were recorded on forms similar to Figure 9. The changes by made to disk file if needed, edited files were the temporary then the newly as indi­ were merged into a master inventory file for the appropriate year, cated by the flow diagram in Figure 10. Master inventory files were main- and 1977 tained both online and on backup magnetic tapes for 1975, 1976, sampling years. Figure 6. Station log for benthic cruise. 7. Figure Station log for pelagic cruise. TABLE 1 DESCRIPTION OF MASTER DATA FILE INVENTORY FORMAT WITH ALL CODE DESCRIPTIONS Columns Field Type Description 1 2-3 4-6 7 8 9-10 11 12 13 11 11 2X Always 0 (zero) Study area (see study area key) Always 210 for master files Card type, always 1 for inventory Study subarea Blank 11-14 15-16 A4 12 Sample Month code 17-18 19-20 12 12 Day Year 21-24 25 14 IX Time of day (local central daylight standard time) Blank time or central 26 11 Sample collection area 1 = Transect 1 2 = Transect 2 3 = Transect 3 4 = Transect 4 7 8 = = Rig Monitoring Area Southern Bank 27 IX Blank 9 = Hospital Rock 28 11 Station 29 30-32 33-36 37-39 40-42 43 A1 A3 A4 A3 A3 11 D=Day; N=Night Type of sample (see key to codes) Sample disposition (see key to codes) Sample use (see key to codes) Principal investigator (see key codes) Replicate code 0 = not a replicate sample 1 -1st replicate sample 2 = 2nd replicate sample etc. 44 11 Filtered code 45 11 0 = not applicable 1 = sample is a filtered sample 2 = sample is not a filtered sample Relative Depth Code 0 = not coded 1 = surface 2 3 4 5 = = = = 1/2 photic zone photic zone photic zone to bottom bottom 6 8 9 = = = not applicable actual depth in meters given in cols. vertical tow; all depths sampled 54-56 22 TABLE 1 CONT.’D TABLE 1 CONT.'D Columns Field Type Description 46 11 Dissolved particle code 47 11 Pooled Code 0 = not a pooled sample 1 = a pooled sample 48 11 Live code 49 11 Archive code 0 = not an archive sample 1 = an archive sample 50 11 Quality control code 0 = not a quality control sample 1 = a quality control sample 51 11 Contracted code Blank or 0 = BLM contracted sample 1 = not a BLM contracted sample 52-60 12 Cruise number 54-56 13 Sample depth in meters 57-60 A4 Parent sample code for subsamples Note: for a sample which is not a subsample this field will contain XXXX or be blank 61 IX Blank 62-69 A8 Previous sample code—allows reference to 1975, 1976, 1977 final reports to BLM Note: most codes will be standard 4 character variety (in col.s 62-65);the additional cols, in this field are for pooled samples. E.G .= A) AAAA-C indicates a pooled sample made up of samples AAAA, AAAB, , AAAC B) AAZY-BAA indicates a pooled sample made up of samples AAZY, AAZZ, ABAA Key to Codes Sample Type—Sample Usage Disposition and Principal Investigator BAG-BAC(sediment bacteriology) TAMU-Texas A&M University CHG-HC (sediment hydrocarbons) CHG-MST(chemistry grab) LHP-Linda H. Pequegnat CHG-TM (sediment trace metals) CSG-C, S. Giam CHG-TEX(sediment texture) TSP-E. Taisoo Park CHL­ (total chlorophyll-1975) BJP-B. J, Presley CHT-HC (epifauna hydrocarbons) WMS-William M. Sackett CHT-MST(epifauna chemistry trawl) WEP-Willis E. Pequegnat CHT-TM (epifauna trace metals) RR -Richard Rezak EPI-FSH(epifauna demersal fish) WEH-William E. Haensly EPI-HC (epifauna hydrocarbons) JN -Jerry Neff EPI-HPT(epifauna histopathology) JRS-John R. Schwarz EPI-INV(epifauna invertebrates) JHW-John H. Wormuth Key to Codes cont.*d Sample Type—Sample Usage Disposition and Principal Investigator EPI-MST(epifauna master) UT-Port Aransas Marine Lab ICH-(ichthyoplankton) INF-MST(infauna master) PLP-rPatrick L. Parker INF-SED(infauna sediment) NPS-Ned P. Smith INF-TAX(infauna taxonomy) CVB-Chase van Baalen LGT-PZ (photometry) JSH-J. Salmon Holland LMW-HC (low-molecular-weight DEW-Donald E. Wohlschlag hydrocarbons) -Daniel Kamykowski DK MNK-TM (macronekton trace metals) PJ -Patricia Johansen MMS-C13(total organic carbon and delta C13 in sediment) UT-Geophysical Laboratory-Galveston MMS-MEI(meiofauna) MMS-MST(meiofauna master grab) EWB-E. W. Behrens MYG-MYC(sediment mycology) NEU-TAX(neuston taxonomy) UTSA-Univ. of Texas San Antonio SED­ (sediment) SED-HC (sediment hydrocarbons) SAR-Sanuel A. Ramirez SED-MPL(sediment microzooplankton) OWV-O, W, Van Auken SED-TM (sediment trace metals) SDG-DEP(sediment deposition) UT-Austin STD-ST (salinity-temperature-depth) TDC-ST (temperature-depth-conductivity) PJS-Paul J. Szaniszlo TRM-TUR(transissometry-turbidity) VT -MPL(microzooplankton-vertical tow) WAT­ (water column) WAT-ATP(adenosine-tri-phosphate) USGS-Corpus Christi WAT-BAC(water column bacteriology) WAT-C13(Delta C13) -Henry Berryhill HB WAT-CLN(chlorophy11-nannoplankton­76-77) RIGE-Rice University WAT-CLP(chlorophyll-phytoplankton--Rice University RU 76-77) WAT-DO (dissolved oxygen) REC-Richard E. Casey WAT-FLU(fluorescence) WAT-HC (water hydrocarbons) WAT-LH (low-molecular-weight hydro­ carbons) WAT-MPL(microzooplankton) WAT-MYC(water column mycology) WAT-NUT(nutrients) WAT-N14(.carbonl4 nannoplankton) WAT-PHY(phytoplankton) WAT-PRO(protozoa) WAT-P14(carbonl4 phytoplankton) WAT-SSM(water-suspended sediment) WAT-TOC(total organic carbon) ZCT-TM (zooplankton trace metals) ZPL-HC (zooplankton hydrocarbons) ZPL-TAX(zooplankton taxonomy) ZPL-TH (zooplankton trace metals) 8. of Figure Scheme for generation sample inventory information. file On permanent file data Format of Figure 9. the inventory change request form. Figure 10. Processes followed in updating, including error correction, of sample inventory files. Data Codi Scientific data obtained aboard ship or generated in the laboratory, that were amenableto meaningful quantitative data analysis by digital computer were coded on data coding sheets. Ideally data should be obtained from the scientists on standardized coding sheets ready for key­ punching. A well-conceived data coding form will allow the data to be the data compatible to any previous years for which may have been reported Also, compatibility for data reporting between similar"study areas (for example, body burden hydrocarbons and sediment hydrocarbons) can be achieved from a format. well designed coding To standardize data reporting procedures and formats, meetings were held between the scientists, the program manager and the data manager to determine the scientists usual method of recording data. A form was for each scientist which would allow ease then developed of keypunching, while still approximating the scientists standard recording format. In most cases, this was completely successful, with the scientist using the form to record data and sending a copy to the data manager for keypunching and verifying. This aspect of data reporting takes much insight and planning on the part of the data manager, program manager, and the scientists. Moreover, a well conceived data coding form may save valuable computer time, program' mers! time, and reformatting time. See Figure 11 for an illustration of the Data Coding Forms developed for the STOCS study. Sample Code The function of a sample code was two-fold: a) to provide a brief, unambiguous identification for a sample; and b) to allow retrieval easy and manipulation. If the volume of data that has to be processed is large 28 Figure 11. Examples of data coding forms used during the 1976 STOCS study. Figure 11 Cont.’d 11 Cont.’d Figure the length of the sample code can adversely affect both processing effi­ ciency and accuracy. Efficiency is affected because, as more characters are used in a sample code, more time must be spent in reporting, recording, acknowledging and understanding. Moreover, the amount of space required to record and store the necessary characters is important. This effect on efficiency occurs with manual operations and in machine execution. Accur­ acy on the other hand, is difficult to achieve when a lengthy sample code must be used by many different individuals in the processing of data. There are many possible arrangements of digits, letters, and special characters which can be designed into a sample coding scheme. A great deal of thought must go into the design of a coding scheme if it is to satisfy a variety of users. The following considerations were kept in mind at the time a coding scheme was developed for the STOCS study. 1. The coding scheme must logically fit the needs of the users and the processing method used. 2. Each sample code must be a unique representation for the sample 3. The code design must be flexible in order to accommodate chang­ it identifies. ing requirements. 4, The code structure must be easily understood by various users in the organizations. It should be as simple, practical, and meaningful as possible. Keeping the previous considerations in mind, a four character alpha­ betic coding scheme was developed for the STOCS study. The first character 32 of the sample code had a special significance for all users. For 1975 data the first character was a blank. For 1976 data the first character was an A, and for the 1977 data the first character was aB. The four character alphabetic sample code allowed access to 17,576 sample codes per year. Designing a scheme was one of the most Important tasks for the coding data manager and technical coordinator. The coding scheme was designed to accumulate and classify all data, in the most efficient and economical way, and respond to the informational requirements of a variety of users. The use of a four character alphabetic sample code facilitated the processing of data. In communication between the data management and the scientists, the four character sample code allowed retention. Also, easy the code was short and unique allowing for a great deal of flexibility. The significance of the first character of the sample code conveyed a meaningful message. Moreover, the four character sample code fit the needs of all participants in the study. Data File Maintenance The construction of master data files consisted of three major steps, detection and construction of error including: 1) raw-data master files; 2) correction of raw-data master files; 3) construction of final master data files. Each of these tasks is discussed below in detail. Results of laboratory analysis were recorded bn the standardized staff. coding forms developed by the scientists and the data management Some format variation was allowed for different study areas. The lab data and verification was then sent to the data management for keypunching calculations were (Figure 12). For some study areas preliminary Figure 12. Procedure for keypunching and verification of data. necessary to arrive at suitable raw data values. For example, for high­ molecular-weight hydrocarbons, relative concentrations for different compounds were calculated from gas chromatograph (GC) retention interval information supplied by the scientist. For sediment texture, distribu­ tional characteristics mean, standard deviation, skewness, and . (e.g kurtosis) were calculated from the particle size data supplied by the scientist. Any calculations necessary to transform lab data into the required raw data values were performed with data management programs (Figure 12). Upon completion of these tasks the raw data were entered into the data base on disk files for each study area for each year. If necessary, reformatting of the raw data file was done at this time to it make compatible to existing files for the study area. A listing was sent to the scientist for verification and changes (Figure 12). Any changes requested by the scientist in the raw data file were submitted a or to the data management staff using new coding form for the sample subsample in question. The requested changes were made to the raw data (Figure 13). Raw data master files for each study area for each year were then created (Figure 13). These files consisted of the raw data lines with the correct inventory record inserted before each sample. Merging pro­ grams written by the data management staff were tailored specifically for this task. The cornerstone of the merging programs was a matchup of sample codes, the sample codes occurring on data lines and inventory lines. The merging programs accepted a raw data file and randomly accessed the appropriate year master inventory file selecting out the correct data inventory record (Figure 13). The resulting merged file was the raw master file. It was maintained on disk until a listing was sent to the scientist and a response was received concerning its accuracy. Figure 13. Processes of data updating, including error correction, and merging with inventory file. The response from the scientist concerning the accuracy of the raw- data master file, dictated what then direction the data management staff followed (Figure 14). If the changes requested by the scientist were few, editing the raw data master file, the raw data file (if necessary), and the appropriate year master inventory file (if necessary) often sufficed. If the changes requested were major, however, it was more efficient to edit the raw data file and/or the appropriate year master inventory file, then to remerge these two files recreating the raw data master file (Figure 14). If no changes were requested by the scientist, normal pro­ cessing of the raw-data master file could continue. Error Detection The next steps in the construction of master data files were additional error detection and correction of the raw data master files. This task was accomplished using two procedures, an automated and a non-automated quality control, In the automated quality control procedure, the master data files were checked using three programs written by the data management staff. The first program used was a file check program (FILECK), which was designed to test a master data file for proper card (line) order and consistency within each sample (Figure 15), Within a sample, there were several card (line) types and one or more cards of each type. Each line was checked for card type and sample code. Card type must increase sequentially and all sample codes must be the same within a sample. If these conditions failed, an appropriate message was written. If a certain number of card types or a certain number of cards of a specific type were expected for each sample in a master card file, the file check program detected any missing or extra cards and an message was written. Each line was appropriate input Figure 14. Procedures followed for verification and editing of master data files. Figure 14 Cont.’d Figure 15. Automated and non-automated error detection processes used for master data file. also scanned for any bad characters which may have been generated during processing, with appropriate error messages being written. The second phase in the automated error detection of master data files was the use of an order check (ORDERCK) program (Figure 15). This program checked the order of the samples on a file by creating an order key for each line of a file and writing messages on output if the order keys were not in order of ascending magnitudes. This program assumed that all lines (cards) for a sample were together. The order of the samples or the order of lines within a were both checked. A check was sample also made for duplicate sample codes for two different samples. The third phase in the automated error detection of master data files was the check of selected inventory information (Figure 15), As an example, a check used. as replicate (REPCK) program was Replicates, here defined, are samples of the same type, taken at the same geographical location and depth, during the same collection period and year. The replicate check program checked replicate numbers on inventory lines of master data files. check The replicate program inspected period, transect, station, day-night and relative depth. If none of these factors changed between two inventory lines, then the corresponding samples were assumed to be replicates (as here defined) and the replicate numbers were'inspected. If the replicate numbers were incorrect (not ascending starting with 1) an error message was written on output. It was important that replicates be systematically numbered for identification. Such numbering allowed replicates to be easy values averaged. Most statistical analyses were performed on average across replicates. An important assumption made by the file check, order check, and replicate check programs is that the master data file be properly sorted before running any of the programs. The desired order of samples on the master data file is in ascending order by period, then transect within and period, then station within transect, then day-night within station, finally replicate number within day-night. Files ordered by additional characteristics (e.g. depth in meters) required slight modification of the procedures. At every step of the automated error detection procedure, a correction that changed the order of a master data file required sorting and order checking before further processing. A generalized sorting program was written by the data management staff to accomplish file sorting. The sorting program utilized the UT sort merge tape to tape sorting routine. Data files of any length were accepted by the sorting program. Also, a maximum of 18 characters were used to con­ struct a sorting key. Sorting could be done either line by line or on the basis of samples. The non-automated quality control procedure for error detection and inventories correction of master data files required visual inspection of by the data management staff and visual inspection of inventories and data by scientists (Figure 15). Online correction of data and inventory errors followed (if necessary). Upon completion of the automated and non-auto­ the mated quality control procedures described above, raw data master files were ready for further processing. CHAPTER THREE DATA BASE FILE ORGANIZATION General Aspects At every step of the reading, reformatting, editing, storing, retriev­ ing, analyzing, and reporting of data, computer programs are involved. Over 100 of these programs were written for general use in the STOCS study, and many more in response to special requests. The data service request (Figure 16) enabled the efficient scheduling of such tasks that resulted the scientists. were documented (Figure 17) from requests by The programs to facilitate intragroup communication, to assure that new users were able to use the system, and to preserve these programs for future use. In general, the programs developed by data management covered the four major areas listed below: 1. Short standard statistical Many standard statistical programs. calculation such as of programs chi-square, one-way analysis variance, scatterplots and linear regression and correlation were written for data analysis. Such programs were applicable to the data from a number of study areas. 2. Short non-standard routines. Several mathematical and statistical analysis routines were written which were nonstandard but applic­ able to a number of study areas. In general, there are many nec­ calculations not readily available in existing software essary calculations packages. In particular, diversity and equitability were written as function sub-programs and subroutines and Imbedded in table-generating programs and used to generate epifauna, infauna, demersal fish* zooplankton and phytoplankton data tables. form. Figure 16. Data management service request Figure 17. Program documentation form-STOCS study. 3. Data treatment programs. Several study areas required multi­ stage programs that included mathematical and statistical analyses of "raw11 data. These programs were highly specific to a study area time and generally expensive to develop, both in programmer and computer time. Included in this category were; a) sediment texture analysis; and b) distribution of HMW-hydrocarbons gas-chromatograph peaks. 4, Complex Analysis and evaluation programs. Several scientists chose to that work with data management in developing programs go beyond routine analysis and reporting of the basic data collected. Some of these programs involved predictive modeling while others were directed towards evaluating the current data acquisition structure in an effort to An propose an improved sampling methodology. of example of this type program was an iterative parameter esti­ mation routine for nonlinear regression modeling. Many of the programs detailed above plus those described in the pre­ vious were to work with a data base that had a chapters designed specific organized structure. This organized structure is detailed below. It must be kept in mind, however, that it is not necessarily the structure that is important but rather the philosophy that goes into creating this structure. Data File Coding Each data file within the data base was assigned a seven digit alpha­ numeric code. The first character was an F signifying a data file in some degree The next two characters were a numerical code for of preparation. study area. A list of the data base study area keys is given in Table 2. The next three characters were numerical, usually 201, for raw data files. TABLE 2 STUDY AREA KEY - 01 Salinity, Temperature and Depth 03 Dissolved Oxygen, Nutrients - - 04 Low-Molecular-Weight Hydrocarbons - 05 High-Molecular-Weight Hydrocarbons, Benthic Vertebrates - 06 Invertebrate Epifauna and Infauna - 07 Epifauna Fish 08 High-Molecular-Weight Hydrocarbons, Sediment, Particulate, Dissolved, Zooplankton 09 Chlorophyll - a_ - 10 Adenosine Tri-phosphate (ATP) 11 Phy toplankton - - 12 Fluorescence - 13 Meiofauna - 14 Neuston - 15 Trace Metals - 16 Carbon 14 - 19 Sediment Texture - 23 Protozoa (Microzooplankton) - 24 Zooplankton - 25 Shelled Microzooplankton 26 Total Organic Carbon and Delta Carbon 13 - - 27 Light Absorption (Photometry) - 30 Histopathology 40 Benthic Bacteriology - - 41 Water Column Bacteriology 42 Benthic Mycology - - 43 Water Column Mycology and 210 for master data files with inventories. The last character was alphabetic. For 1975 data the last character was A; for 1976 data aB; an and for 1977 data aC. Rig monitoring data files ended with an R. When more than one master data file was present for a given year {e.g, trace metals zooplankton and sediment Table 3) then the A, B, and C was replaced on the file code by the principal investigator 1 s first initial of his last name. Therefore, to determine the year of these data files the inventory line had to be inspected. An example of the above mentioned coding scheme is the file F03210A. This file would be a data file (F), a dissolved nutrient file (study 03), a data file with inven­ area oxygen, tories (210), and a 1975 data file (A), A total of 85 data files were constructed and maintained during the STOCS study program. The final data base used during and data synthesis integration was comprised of 198,534 lines of data with approximately 80 characters line. nine species list files were per In addition, developed to be used with certain of the biological data files. A complete listing of these data files with the sampling years they represent is illustrated in Table 3. Note that those data files pertaining to the special period for rig monitoring are also indicated. Descriptions of each of these files and their format specifications as well as other documentation information can be found in Appendix A of this volume. Construction of Statistical Analysis Files of the raw data master files was to preserve the STOCS The purpose study raw data in detail and in a systematic and logical form. Such files are not the easiest files for statistical analysis. Much of the informa­ the variables of inter­ tion is not needed for these analyses. Furthermore, est for statistical analysis are often functions of the raw data values. For example, for high-molecular-weight hydrocarbons, the variables of interest TABLE 3 LISTING OF STUDY AREA DATA FILES AND THE YEARS FOR WHICH THEY CONTAIN DATA (INDICATED BY X) Study Species Study Element Area 1975 1976 1977 Rig List Salinity, Temperature, Depth 01 X X X X Dissolved Oxygen and Nutrients 03 X X X 04X X XX (Water Column) Low-Molecular-Weight Hydrocarbons X Low-Molecular-Weight Hydrocarbons 04 (Sediment) Hydrocarbons in Epifauna 05 X X X X X Benthic Invertebrates Macrofauna 06 X X X X X (Epifauna) Benthic Invertebrates Macrofauna 06 X X X X X (Infauna) Fish 07 XXXX X Epifauna 08 XXXX High-Molecular-Weight Hydrocarbons (dissolved, particulate, zoo-plankton, and sediment) £i 09XX X Chlorophyll ATP (adenosine tri-phosphate) 10 X X X XX Phytoplankton 11 X Fluorescence 12 X Meiofauna 13 X X X Neuston 14 X X X Trace Metals (Zooplankton) 15 X X X Trace Metals (Sediment) 15 X X X Trace Metals (Suspended Sediment) 15 X Trace Metals 15 (Epifauna) X TABLE 3 CONT.’D S tudy Element S tudy Area 1975 1976 1977 Rig Species List Carbon 14 Phytoplankton 16 X Sediment Textural Analysis (Infauna, Meiofauna) 19 X X X Sediment Textural Analysis (Bacteriology and Mycology) 19 X Protozoa (Microzooplankton) 23 X X X X Zooplankton 24 X X X X Microzooplankton Forams and Benthic 25 X X X X Total Organic Carbon and Delta Carbon 13 in Sediment 26 X Photometry 27 X X Histopathology Epifauna) (Invertebrate 30 X X X Histopathology (Demersal Fishes) 30 X X X Histopathology (Gonadal Tissue) 30 X X X Sediment Bacteriology (Biology) 40 X Sediment Bacteriology (Hydrocarbon) 40 X Sediment Bacteriology (Experimental)40 X - Water Column Bacteriology (Biology) 41 X Benthic Mycology (Biology) 42 X Benthic Mycology (Hydrocarbon) 42 X Water Column Mycology (Biology) 43 X Water Column Mycology (Hydrocarbon) 43 X to the scientists were ratios of the concentrations of different compounds while the raw data values are concentrations for individual compounds. For benthic invertebrates, raw data were species abundances but variables of interest included community parameters such as diversity and equitability. For such reasons, a series of statistical analysis files were constructed from the raw data master files. The first step in constructing statistical analysis files was to merge the data from the different years for a study area (Figure 18). Then each scientist was asked to select the variables for his study area which were appropriate for statistical analysis. These variables were read from the raw data master files or calculated from these files and placed in a first level analysis file (a separate file being constructed for each study area). Note that the first level analysis file for a study area combined data from all years for that study area. If construction of a first level analysis file required computations based on raw data values, then this file was sent to the scientists for verification (Figure 18). Any errors detected were then corrected by either online editing or recal­ culation from the raw data values. The exercise involved in constructing first level files often revealed errors in the data not detected previously, thus serving as an additional check on data accuracy. The first level analysis files were used for a few statistical analyses The first level files included separate data for all replicates. For most statistical analyses, it was desirable to analyze values averaged over replicates. A set of second level analysis files were constructed on the basis of average values across replicates (Figure 19), A separate file was constructed for each study area. Statistical questions concerning one variable or a set of variables which were all from the same study area could be addressed by analysis of Figure 18. First step in constructing statistical analysis files. 18 Cont.’d Figure Figure 19. Construction steps for second level statistical analysis files. first level of second level analysis files. For statistical questions concerning a set of variables from different study areas, a series of third level analysis files were required. The third level analysis files were constructed by merging variables from different study areas (Figure 20). This merging was achieved by matching up values obtained from the same collection site (transect, station, depth) and during the same time period (year, month). For example. Transect I, Station 1, surface, spring 1975 values from one study area were matched up with the Transect I, Sta­ tion 1, surface, spring, 1975 values from other study areas, and so on. For example, general pelagic and benthic analysis files (third level files) were constructed by merging selected variables from a large number of study areas. A few smaller third level files were constructed by merging selected benthic variables from a few study areas. All statistical analyses were performed on analysis files from two of the three levels. Data Archiving As part of any multidisciplinary research program, plans should be developed for data archiving to ensure the proper maintenance of the data base for future use. As part of the STOCS study we were required by the to archive the data base for contractor, the Bureau of Land Management, the Environmental Data Information Service (EDIS) which is an agency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The construction of archive data tapes for the EDIS encompassed three major efforts including: 1) the construction of documentation files for each study area; 2) the construction of a directory file for each magnetic tape required to archive the documentation files and STOCS study master to data files; and 3) the recoding of files and copying magnetic tape. Each of these efforts is discussed in detail below. Figure 20. Construction steps for third level statistical analysis files. Documentation files originated with the need for a guide to the master data files. Compatibility between years within study areas was achieved at an early stage in the STOCS project. Due to the diversity of study of areas, however, it was impossible to achieve any great degree compati­ bility between study areas. Consequently, a documentation file for each study area was constructed comprising the following information; 1) data type; 2) principal investigator; 3) associate investigators; 4) a directory •* for the study area; 5) scientific methods; 6) data format; and 7) comments. Appendix A of this volume illustrates the documentation file for each study area. Each documentation file contains a detailed explanation of the sample master inventory format (card type 1) as well as description of the data formats for that file (card type 2+). The inventory format, while the same for each study area, is repeated in each documentation file in an to create self contained units requiring minimal outside reference. attempt After construction of the documentationfiles, the length Clines of documentation and was calculated information) of each file (both data files) using a program (NCOUNT). Because of the physical length of the files, three magnetic tapes were required to archive the STOCS data files. A directory file was constructed for each magnetic tape. The directory file included a listing of the files and file lengths for a tape. When a magnetic tape was written, the appropriate directory file was placed as the first file on that tape. The first three files given in Appendix A illustrate directories of the three magnetic tapes required to the tape archive the STOCS data base. Note that the first line of each directory file Ct.e. the first line on each tape) gives the character set used in constructing the tape. This line allows offsite users to quickly identify the problems in decoding tape. The next step in the archiving of the STOCS master data files included 58 two phases; 1) onsite formatting and 2) offsite formatting of the files to be archived. Onsite formatting required minimal effort which included simply setting up the job control language to copy the desired files to the magnetic tape in the order necessary (corresponding to the directory how- file for the magnetic tape). The second phase, offsite formatting, ever, required considerably more effort on the part of the data manage­ ment staff. on The data management staff built the data tapes a Control Data This hardware with Corporation (CDC) system. was not directly compatible the IBM system of EDIS. The two different systems (CDC and IBM) presented a problem because they use different character codes and tape formats. The data management staff initially anticipated that EDIS, given their wide experience with data from various sites, would already have a program library which would easily allow them to translate standard CDC tapes. for Conversations withEDIS, however, revealed that the branch responsible the data did not have access to the necessary translating programs. Because of to this problem the data management staff wrote programs convert CDC codes BCD codes. Tapes were then binary to IBM compatible constructed with the following specifications: 1) odd parity; 2) 7 track; - = 3) character code 6 bit BCD codes; = 4) blocking 5120 characters/code; = 800 BPI. 5) density of EDIS. For verification of These specifications met the requirements to be written the information on theEDIS tapes translating programs had so that these tapes could be interpreted by the CDC hardware. In contrast, the tapes that were retained on site (CDC) for the STOCS program had the following specifications; 1) odd parity; 2) 7 tracks; - 3) character code = 6 bit CDC binary code; = 4) blocking 5120 characters/block; 5) density = 800 BPI. both for The process followed in construction of archive data tapes onsite use as well as offsite use is illustrated by the flow diagram in Figure 21. Besides theEDXS storage of the data, a complete set of the archived data tapes will be kept at the University of Texas and Texas A&M University as indicated in Figure 21. Figure 21. Construction of archive data tapes. CHAPTER FOUR STATISTICAL ANALYSIS STRATEGIES General Aspects After the development of a data base, which as stated in chapter one of this volume about 70% of the data management effort, required the pri­ mary role of the data management staff was the analysis of the data for the scientists in the program. The primary functions of data synthesis were as follows: 1) to perform accurate and reliable data processing; 2) to reduce the data bases of the various study elements as much as intuitively feasible without diminishing their value and of the interpretation them; 3) to distribute all appropriate data to the scientists that is required for their data interpretation; and. to 4) assist the scientist in the performance of interdisciplinary data analysis (integration). Associated with these functions were the activities required to locate file data products, perform management and report the status of data analy­ sis for the various disciplines. As indicated in the previous chapter on the development of analysis data files, data file management was extremely important during the synthesis of multidisciplinary data because these efforts required the extraction and matching of data from more than one master data file. The final year of the STOCS study was devoted solely to data synthesis and integration. The specific goals of this synthesis and integration were two-fold: characterize with confidence (95%) 1) the temporal and spatial properties of those variables that best described the STOCS study; 2) develop mathematical descriptions for a few interdisciplinary relationships that would contribute information to the overall integration objective of describing the system under study. In the data management staff fulfilled the support task of per- essence, forming those analyses for the scientists that combined parts of a single study element or diverse parts of several study elements into a conceptual model of focusing on a larger picture the ecosystem. Two basic types of statistical analyses were performed. First, indi­ vidual STOCS variables were analyzed to obtain their distributional char­ acteristics (e.g, mean, standard deviation, skewness, kurtosis, and confi­ dence interval) and to assess their variability over time (year and col­ lection period) and space (transect and station). Second, pairs or sets of STOCS variables were analyzed for interrelationships. Whenever possible, the data synthesis results reported to the scientists were either descrip­ to tive parameters and graphical relationships amenable interpretation and/or statistical tests to evaluate the significance of these results. Before discussion of the types of analyses it will be necessary to consider scheme in the STOCS the general sampling employed study. The sampling scheme dictated the strategies used in specific statistical analyses. Sampling Scheme The variables analyzed in the STOCS study represent several different sampling schemes. For most variables, data were collected for all three years of study (1975-1977). There are exceptions, however, with data being collected in only one or two years for some variables. In some cases, the Principal Investigator (P.1.) for a study area had questions about the validity or reliability of a variable for a particular year. In such cases, those data for the year in question have not been consid­ ered in statistical analyses. Two different sampling schemes were employed for collection periods. Some variables were sampled three times a year (winter, spring, fall); this scheme was referred to as seasonal sampling. Other variables were nine times a sampled year (Winter, March, April, Spring, July, August, Fall, November and December); this scheme was referred to as monthly sampling. Spring collections occurred in May and June; Fall collections and Winter collections usually occurred in September and October; in January and February. Table 4 summarizes the sampling schemes with regard to collection periodi;. Spatially (geographically)* three different sampling schemes were employed for the total study area (Figure 22): a) al2 station scheme involving Transects I through IV, primarily for water column (pelagic) sampling; b) a 25 station scheme involving Transects I through IV, primar­ 1 ily for benthic sampling ; c) a two station scheme involving one station 1 on the Southern Bank (SB) and one station on Hospital Rock (HR) For the . 12 station scheme, stations were classified into one of three groups on the basis of depth (Table 5). Variables collected according to the 12 station scheme were analyzed for two spatial effects—station group (1-3) stations were only sampled in 1976 and 1977. TABLE 4 COLLECTION PERIODS Seasonal Sampling Monthly Sampling Scheme Scheme Winter Winter Spring March Fall April Spring July August Fall November December Figure 22. Sampling sites for the STOCS study. The 12 station (pelagic) scheme involved Stations 1, 2 and 3 on Tran­sects I to IV. The 25 station (benthic) scheme involved all stations on Transects I to IV. The single station marked HR refers to Hospital Rock while that marked SB refers to Southern Bank. TABLE 5 STATIONS GROUPED BY DEPTH FOR THE 12 STATION SAMPLING SCHEME Depth Station Range Group (m) Transect Station Depth (m) 1 18-27 I lv 18 II1 22 III1 25 IV1 27 2 42-65 I 2 42 IV2 47 II2 49 III2 65 3 91-134 IV 3 91 III 3 106 II 3131 I 3 134 and transect (I-IV). For the 25 station scheme, stations were classified of into one six groups on the basis of depth (Table 6). Variables collected — according to the 25 station scheme were analyzed for two spatial effects station group (1-6) and transect (I-IV). Variables collected according to the two station scheme were analyzed for a single spatial effect, SB VB. HR. - Biological Patterns Data Reduction One of the major problems facing a scientist that wishes to interpret. trends and patterns associated with biological data, especially data involv­ ing species abundances, is the massive size of the data base. For ease in type of data, certain numerical classification techniques evaluation of these were employed to resolve the large complex data matrices associated with species abundances into simpler more basic ones, reflecting general trends in the data. Cluster analysis and ordination analysis were used to identify dimen­ sions underlying sets of STOCS variables in an effort to achieve data reduction. Cluster analyses were calculated using a computer program adopted from Anderberg (1972). The dissimilarity measure employed was the Canberra-Metric measure suggested by Lance and Williams (1967a) and the clustering strategy was ’'flexible clustering" also suggested by Lance and Williams (1967b). Cluster analysis results were reported in the form of dendrograms. Analyses were performed on data representing the abundances for a number of species at the different sampling sites. Two types of results were obtained: 1) groups of species which tended to co-occur were identified; and 2) groups of sites with similar species composition were identified. TABLE 6 STATIONS GROUPED BY DEPTH FOR THE 25 STATION SAMPLING SCHEME Depth Station Range Group (m) Transect Station Depth (m) 1 10-18 I 4 10 III 415 IV4 15 I 118 2 22-27 II 1 22 III1 24 IV1 27 3 36-49 II 4 36 17 537 III5 40 I 242 IV 247 II 249 4 65-82 IV 6 65 III2 65 II5 78 I 582 5 91-106 IV 3 91 II 698 I 6 100 III 3 106 6 125-134 III 6 125 IV 7130 II 3131 I 3 134 To assist with the interpretation of the classification developed with cluster analysis and to examine gradational relationships among the samples based upon their resemblance to one another, simple ordination was employed. Ordination analyses were calculated using the principal components ordination technique (Orloci, 1966) and results were reported in the form of two-dimensional line printer plots simultaneously depicting two-ordination axes. Both R-type and Q-type ordinations were performed on data representing the abundances for a number of species at the differ­ ent sampling sites. R-type analyses identified co-occurring groups of species, while Q-type analyses identified groups of sites with similar species compositions. to Simple analysis of variance was employed test the validity of site groupings identified by cluster analysis or ordination analysis. Differ­ ences between site groups were evaluated with regard to a series of physi­ cal environmental variables (e.g. temperature, salinity, sediment texture). Significant differences between site groups were taken as confirmation of the validity of the groupings. Analysis of Individual Variables Distributional Characteristics Descriptive statistics were calculated for individual variables to allow assessment of the distributional charactersitics for those variables. For each variable, descriptive statistics were calculated on the basis of the entire set of values for that variable; i.e, on the basis of the over­ all distribution for that variable. For variables demonstrating a signi­ statistics ficant spatial or temporal effect, additional descriptive were calculated with a separate set of descriptive statistics being calculated for each level of that effect. For example, if a variable demonstrated significant variability over years, then separate sets of descriptive statistics were calculated for 1975 values, 1976 values, and 1977 values. For many variables, replicate* samples were not consistently taken and were therefore scattered over the different sampling sites and times. To allow a to data uniform approach all variables, from replicate samples were averaged to arrive at a single mean data case for each site-period­ year combination. All descriptive statistics were calculated on the basis of these mean values over replicates. The descriptive statistics reported for individual variables were the number of data cases, standard mean, deviations, skewness, kurtosis, and empirical confidence interval. Each of these descriptive statistics will now be discussed in turn. The number of data cases reported was simply the number of valid values for a variable. The mean (X) calculated was the normal arithmetic, average, given by the following expression. N - ikv X= In the above expression, N refers to the number of data cases and X£ refers to the value for the itb. data case. The standard deviation (STD DEV) cal­ culated was the unbiased estimate of a population value given by the fol­ lowing expression. “ N I% _ 2 .Z (X£-X) STD DEV = L N-l J *Replicate samples here refer to different samples taken at the sample site, collection period, and year. A basic characteristic of a distribution is skewness (SKEW). Skew­ ness is a measure of the extent to which a distribution is symmetric about its mean. The measure of skewness used in the STOCS study was calculated to according the following expression. N 3 .E (X-£-X) = SKEW N(STD DEV) 3 If the skewness value is 0, then the distribution is symmetric. If the value is positive, then the tail to the right of the mean is drawn out relative to the tail to the left. The converse is true for negative skewness values; the tail to the left is drawn out relative to the tail to the right. An important use of a measure of skewness is to determine whether a distribution is normal in shape or not. A normally distributed population will have a skewness value equal to 0, and samples drawn from that population will have skewness values close to 0. Another characteristic of a distribution is kurtosis (KURT). Kur­ tosis is a measure of the relative peakedness or flatness of a distribution The measure of kurtosis used in the STOCS study was based on the follow­ ing expression; N ill (Xi-X)" “ ID” 3 N(STD DEV) 1* ­ A normal distribution will have a kurtosis of 0. If the kurtosis is positive then the distribution is more peaked (narrow) than would be true for a normal distribution, while a negative value means that it is flatter. An extremely important characteristic of a distribution is the confi­ dence interval. The confidence interval usually reported is a theoreti­ cal confidence interval based on the assumption of an underlying normal distribution. The 95% normal distribution confidence interval (95% NORMAL is Cl) given by the following expression. 95% NORMAL Cl -X ± 1.96 (STD DEV) If the assumption of normality is valid, then 95% of the sample values will fall within the confidence interval. Since the distributions were far from normal for many of the variables in the STOCS, such a normal distribution confidence interval was not generally applicable and an alter­ native confidence interval was calculated for the STOCS study variables. This alternative confidence interval was a 95% Empirical Confidence Inter­ val. Such an empirical confidence interval is not based on any assumption the form of concerning the underlying distribution. The empirical confi­ dence intervals were determined as follows. The distribution of values for a variable was inspected and the largest value not exceeding more than 2,5% of the distribution was selected as the lower limit of the 95% Empirical Confidence Interval. The smallest value exceeded by 2.5% or less of the distribution was selected as the upper limit of the 95% con­ fidence interval. When there were fewer than 40 values in the distribution, the 95% empirical confidence Interval was identical to the range of values. When there were 40 or more values, the range and empirical confidence interval need not have coincided. Analysis for Spatial and Temporal Variation to Selected variables from the STOCS study were analyzed with regard temporal and spatial variation. The analysis procedures employed were more complicated than one might anticipate. The complexity arose for two types of reasons. First, from a statistical point of view, several aspects of the design of the STOCS study were quite haphazard. The pur­ pose of the study evolved from year to year with corresponding design changes occurring from year to year. Replicate samples (a series of sam­ ples taken for each collection period and site combination) were taken of inconsistently, thereby precluding use the most straightforward statis­ tical designs. Missing data further aggravated our problems. Second, time constraints ruled out the use of different analysis approaches for different variables. It was to arrive at an automated system necessary which could uniformly be applied to all variables. Such a uniform approach further sacrificed analytic simplicity. The temporal effects analyzed were collection period and year while the spatial effects analyzed were station and transect. For many variables, replicate samples (different samples taken at the same site, collection period and year) were not taken consistently and were therefore scattered over the different sampling sites and times. To allow a uniform approach to all variables, data from replicate samples were averaged to arrive at a single mean data case for each site-period-year combination. These mean variation. values were then analyzed for temporal and spatial For study areas involving body burdens, desired samples were often not obtained due to failure to catch the species in question. For other areas the study (e.ghigh-molecular-weight hydrocarbons in sediment), . contracted samples involved one set of sites during one collection period but a different set of sites during other collection periods. Thus, for several variables the data set was scattered over the range of possible were it data cases. Even when samples obtained, was often the case that particular variables were uncalculable or unmeasurable. For vari­ example, ables ratios (e.g were . involving hydrocarbon pristane/phytane) uncalcu­ lable if the concentration in the denominator was 0. Trace metal concen­ trations were sometimes unmeasurable due to detection limit problems. When data cases were scattered over the possible collection sites and times or when there were missing data for some data cases, analyses for temporal and spatial variation involved unbalanced data—i.e. unequal cell frequencies. Standard analysis of variance (ANOVA) calculation techniques (involving simple comparisons of means) are not useful with unbalanced data. When data are unbalanced, all effects (both main effects and inter­ actions) are confounded and multiple linear regression analysis is the recommended analysis technique (Kerlinger and Pedhazur, 1973; Rao, 1965; Searle, 1971). For the STOCS study, multiple linear regression analysis was used to assess the effect of a factor with all other factors in the a design covaried (statistically controlled). For example, for two-way analysis involving transect and season, the transect effect was assessed with the season effect and the transect by season interaction covaried; the season effect was assessed with the transect effect and the transect by season interaction covaried; and the transect by season interaction was assessed with the transect effect and effect covaried. All ANOVA the season analyses were calculated by using the ’’Regression Option” of subprogram ANOVA from the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (Nie et at. , 1975) Regression analysis with covaried effects was applied to STOCS study variables whether the data for those variableswere balanced or unbalanced. Such a uniform approach to all data was quite satisfactory. For variables with unbalanced data, regression analysis with covaried effects was nec­ essary for meaningful interpretation of results. For variables with balanced data, regression analysis with covaried effects produced exactly the same results and conclusions as standard ANOVA procedures would have (Searle, 1971). For most variables, there was an insufficient number of data cases to attempt a full four factor design simultaneously incorporating all four effects of interest (transect, station group, collection period, To and year), allow a uniform approach to all variables, a series of two factor analyses were performed for each variable. Table 7 presents the to two factor analyses performed for those variables sampled according the 12 station scheme, for those sampled according to the 25 station scheme, and for those sampled according to the 2 station scheme. For the 12 station scheme, all possible two factor analyses were performed. For the 25 station'scheme, 5 of the 6 possible two factor analyses were performed. The transect by station analysis was not attempted for the 25 station sampling scheme. A glance at Table 6 will demonstrate the difficulty in performing a transect by station analysis for the 25 station scheme. The transects are in the .sampling haphazardly represented first three station depth groups. Note that there is no easy redefinition of these three station groups which would yield groups containing an equal number of representatives from each transect. Given this situation, the results of a transect by station analysis would have been quite difficult to interpret. For the two station sampling period, only three two-factor analyses were performed. For the two station scheme, there was only one spatial effect (transect). This one spatial effect with the two temporal effects (period and year) produced three possible two-factor analyses. Figure 23 a flow chart depicting the analysis of individual presents variables. This figure illustrates the strategies employed in identifying TABLE 7; TWO FACTOR ANALYSES STRATEGY PERFORMED FOR VARIABLES SAMPLED ACCORDING TO DIFFERENT SAMPLING SCHEMES Sampling Scheme Analyses Performed 12 station scheme Transect (I-IV) by Station Group (1-3) Transect (I-IV) by Period (1-9) Transect (I-IV) by Year (1975-1977) Station Group (1-3) by Period (1-9) Station Group (1-3) by Year (1975-1977) Period (1-9) by Year (1975-1977) 25 station scheme Transect (I-IV) by Period (1-9) Transect (I-IV) by Year (1976-1977) Station Group (1-6) by Period (1-9) Station Group (1-6) by Year (1976-1977) Period (1-9) by Year (1976-1977) - 2 station scheme Transect (HR SB) by Period (1-9) Transect (HR SB) by Year (1976-1977) - Period (.1-9) by Year (1976-1977) Figure 23. Overview of analysis strategy for individual variables. 23 Cont.’d Figure spatial and temporal effects as well as the calculation of distribution statistics. Note that a significance level of 0.05 was employed in all analyses for spatial and temporal effects. A relatively complex procedure for identifying temporal and spatial effects (Figure 23) was employed in order to lessen the probability of accepting a chance-produced significant result as a valid result. Further description of and rationale for this procedure will now be presented. The overall jF ratio for each two-factor analysis was examined. These overall F l s are analogous to the overall between-group F/s in standard ANOVA—they provide a single test of all effects (main effects and inter- for a two-factor anal- action) pooled together. If the overall specific ysis was not significant (at the 0.05 level), then the entire set of results for that analysis was discarded as chance produced. If the overall _F was significant, then significant main effects from that analysis were accepted as valid significant results. In other words, a significant main effect was accepted as valid only if the corresponding overall 1? was also significant. The entire set of two-factor analyses for a given variable was then inspected. Only if a given effect (e,g. year) was significant in every two-factor analyses involving that effect, was that effect accepted as a clear source of significant variation. For example, consider a variable collected under the 12 station sampling scheme. Six two-factor analyses would be involved in this case and the year effect would be analyzed in three of the six analyses. If year were found to be significant in each of the three analyses, then year would be accepted as clearly significant. That is, year is significant when period is covaried, when station is covaried and when transect is covaried. If year were found to be signifi­ cant in only one or two of the three analyses, then the picture is unclear. The significant year effects in one or two of the analyses do indicate significant variation, but clear identification of the source of this sig­ nificant variation is not possible due to confounded effects. a for a If main effect was accepted as being clearly significant par­ ticular variable, then all interactions involving the main effect were inspected for significance, A significant interaction involving a main effect indicates that the main effect may not be general. For example, consider a case where the main effect of station is and the significant station by transect interaction is also significant. The significant sta­ tion main effect indicates that stations differ on The sig­ the average. nificant station by transect interaction indicates that the difference among stations varies for the different transects. It is quite possible that stations are different on Transects I and II but not on Transects 111 and IV. That is, the station effect not be general with regard to may transect. Because of such possibilities, significant main effects were reported only when there were not significant interactions involving those main effects. A few comments are necessary concerning these procedures for selec­ tion of spatial and temporal effects. For some variables, a limited num­ ber of data cases resulted in two-factor designs with empty cells. In these cases it was impossible to evaluate the two-way interaction. Also, not available for an for some trace metal body burden variables, data were entire spatial Transect II or Station Group 3) or an entire . category (e,g In such were temporal category spring). cases, these categories omitted from analysis. In summary, a spatial or temporal result was accepted as genuine only jLf the answer to all of the following questions was yes (Figure 23), 1) Is the overall F_ significant for every two-factor analysis involving the main effect in question? 2) Is the main effect significant in each of the relevant two-factor analyses? 3) Are the interactions the main effect involving all nonsignificant? This procedure for selecting the temporal and spatial results served to limit the reported effects to those which were clear, general, and had the least probability of being chance produced. Line printer scatterplots were produced to allow graphic representa­ tion of the spatial and temporal effects that were detected from the above procedures for certain variables. The variable was plotted on the Y-axis with a temporal (year or period) or spatial (transect or station group) dimension plotted on the X-axis, Each point on the plot was represented by a single character (letter or number), and different characters could be assigned to different points. This scatterplotting system actually allowed two spatial-temporal effects to be simultaneously represented on One a single plot. effect period) could be represented on the X-axis, while a second effect ('l,eyear) could be represented by the character . plotted; an "A" representing 1975, a "B" representing 1976, and a "C" representing 1977. Since two effects could be simultaneously presented of two- this scatterplotting system also provided graphic representation interactions. way Interrelationships Among Variables During the synthesis and integration of any large multidisciplinary data base the relationships that exist between variables from different study elements must be investigated either with bivariate procedures or multivariate procedures. The use of various statistical techniques to aid in these tasks provides the means to evaluate parts of a data base which fit into a larger picture of the system. Figure 24 presents a flow chart depicting the different analysis utilized in the STOCS techniques study to investigate patterns and relationships among the different study vari­ ables. Bivariate Correlation Analysis All pairs of variables within a study area were intercorrelated using The formula for the the traditional Pearson product-moment technique. product-moment correlation coefficient is as follows. • E (X£-X)(Yi-Y)I=LL 1 [l] rxy= -NSSy X In the above expression, r is the bivariate correlation coefficient, Xy N is the number of data cases, X£ is the ith score on the X variable, X is the mean of the X variable, is the ith score on the Y variable, Y is the mean of the Y variable, S is the standard deviation of the X vari­ x able, and Sy is the standard deviation of the Y variable. The value of follows. S in expression [l] is given as x N _ ih (x^-x) S= x N A written corresponding expression can be for Sy, Bivariate correlations were calculated for all pairs of variables within the study area. Correlations were also calculated between variables from different study areas but such calculations were limited to the more Figure 24. Overview of analysis of interrelations among STOCS variables. important STOCS variables. For example, all variables included in the pelagic integration file were intercorrelated and all variables included in the benthic integration file were intercorrelated. Line printer scat­ terplots were generated to allow visual inspection of bivariate linear relationships. One of the two variables was plotted on the Y-axis while the other was plotted on the X-axis. Each point on the plot was represented by a single character (letter or number), and the character plotted for a given point was based upon a spatial (transect or station group) or temp­ oral (year or collection period) dimension. For example, if the plot character was based then an "A" was for 1975 data upon year, plotted points, a "B" was plotted for 1976 data points, and a "C" was plotted for 1977 data points. The same bivariate relationship was often plotted more than once with the plot characters being based on a different spatial-temporal dimension each time. Frequently, a relationship was plotted four times with plot characters being determined first by year, then by collection period, then station by transect, and finally by group. Such scatterplots proved very valuable. They allowed one to assess the generality of a relationship with regard to a spatial-temporal dimension. Also, such plots allowed one to determine the spatial-temporal conditions producing outliers (points show­ ing a marked deviation from a general relationship). The study of outliers can provide unexpected scientific insight. All produced with a program written by the data management staff. The descriptive statistics for the X and Y variables, line the correlation coefficient, and the parameters for the regression were was available which printed at the top of each plot. An option allowed the regression line to be included on the scatterplot. Multiple Regression Analysis for Bivariate Curvilinear Trends The Multiple regression analysis can be applied to nonlinear trends. the fol- technique is not limited to an analysis of straight lines. Thus, lowing function can be used with standard multiple regression methods. 2 3X Y=ai + a2X+ a In this expression, Y represents the criterion variable, the ai represents regression constant or Y-intercept, az represents the regression slope for X (the first predictor variable), and a 3 represents the regression slope for X 2 (the second predictor variable). More complex curvilinear 3l trends can be examined by adding higher order terms (X , X*, etc.) to the above expression. In the STOCS study, curvilinear trends were examined by fitting the following sequence of models. 23 Model1:Y=ax+a2X+a3X +a.*X+ 23 Model2: Y=ax+a2X+a3X +a^X Model 3: Y=ax + a2X + a 3X2 = Model4; Y ai+a2X = Model 5: Y ai (null model) Statistical comparisons were made between successive pairs of models to determine if a model led to significantly better prediction than the next model in the sequence. The smallest model which did not yield signifi­ cantly inferior prediction to any model preceding it in the sequence was selected as the best model. If the best model was not the null model, a two-dimensional scatterplot was automatically generated with the function representing the best model plotted on the scatterplot. The plot charac­ ters were coded according to spatial-temporal dimensions in order to allow examination of the generality of the bivariate relationship with regard to time and and to allow examination of outliers. Often the same rela­ space tionship was plotted several times with the plot characters being based on different spatial-temporal dimensions in the different plots. Statistical comparisons between pairs of models were made with the standard method for comparing regression models (Kerlinger and Pedhazur, 1973; Rao, 1965; Searle, 1971). This standard method involves calculation of the following F-statistic. (RL-Rs)/(df L-df ) s F= (l-R£)/dfL In this expression, Rl refers to the square of the multiple correlation coefficient for the larger of the two models being compared (i.e, the model with the greater number of predictor variables), R§ refers to the of square the multiple correlation coefficient for the smaller of the two models, dfp, refers to the degrees of freedom for the larger model, and dfg refers to the degrees of freedom for the smaller model. The degrees of freedom for any regression model equal the number of data cases minus the number of regression parameters. In the case of the regression models from the above sequence, the number of regression parameters always equals one more than the number of predictor variable terms (e.g Xi, xf, X?, etc,). . Therefore, the degrees of freedom for these models equal the number of data cases minus one more than the number of predictor variable terms. That is: - df= N (# predictor variable term + 1), Note that the R for the null model is always 0 and the degrees of freedom for this model always equal to N-l, Once the F-value is calculated, the probability of obtaining an F that large, with numerator degrees of freedom equal to minus dfg and denominator degrees of freedom equal to is calculated, A probability less than 0.05 was taken to indicate that the than the smaller model larger model yielded significantly better prediction This system for identifying curvilinear trends was based upon computer programs from the PRIME System Statistical Library (Veldman, 1978). For several study areas, this system for identifying curvilinear relationships was applied to all pairs of variables within a study area. In addition, was applied pairs of variables from different study areas to the system when there was special interest in detecting relationships more complex than a simple linear relationship.. Note that a fourth order polynomial (Model 1) is often capable of roughly fitting a relationship describing a normal distribution. Also note that polynomial functions of the type given in Models 1, 2 and 3 may often produce significant prediction if there is an underlying logarithmic to or exponential relationship. Thus, the system used detect curvilinear trends in the STOCS is often capable of screening out a large variety of nonlinear trends. Multiple Discriminant Analysis Multiple discriminant analysis was primarily employed as a technique to aid in the selection of important physical variables for further study. Site groups, previously identified by cluster or ordination analysis as having similar biological communities, served as criteria. Physical vari­ ables (e.g. temperature, salinity, sediment texture, etc.) served as dis- variables. A criminating (predictor) stepwise inclusion procedure was employed with regard to the set of discriminating variables. All multiple discriminant analyses were calculated with the multiple discriminant analysis subprogram from the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (Nie et al., 1975). Physical variables which produced significant discrim ination among site groups were identified as salient features of the eco­ system. Discriminant analysis of physical variables represented a means of characterizing the station groups with respect to environmental variables allowed examination of differences between Specifically, the analysis station groups relative to each discriminant function (i.e. each trans­ formed axis achieved through discriminant analysis), and to interpret these differences with respect to the original physical variables which dominated that discriminant function. The identification of variables which dominated each discriminant function was based on values of the standardized weights corresponding to that discriminant function. Discriminant analysis also provided a means of obtaining quantitative measures of the "strength” or validity of the station groups with respect to physical variables. The motivation for defining station groups (usually by depth) was that cluster analysis indicated differences in the species compositions and patterns of abundance between sampling stations in different depth zones. It was important to determine if these differences were also reflected in physical variables. The strength of the station groupings could be measured by the square of the canonical correlation for each discriminant function; each squared canonical corre­ lation was interpreted as the proportion of variance in the corresponding second discriminant function accounted for by the groups (Klecka, 1975). A measure of the strength of station groupings was WilkT s Lambda criterion, which was used test the significance of the overall difference among to station group centroids (Tatsuika, 1971; Klecka, 1975). A third indirect measure of the strength of groups utilized the classification capabilities of discriminant analysis, with the proportion of stations assigned to the correct station groups by the classification procedure taken as the measure. Pairwise comparisons of station group centroids, using F-values based As on the Mahalondbis distance between groups were performed by SPSS, with the overall test of difference among groups using Wilkf s Lambda, these F-tests could be viewed as a test of the distinctiveness of the defined variables. station groups with respect to discriminating Multiple Regression Analysis for Multivariate Relationships of Multiple regression analysis was also applied to the prediction one STOCS variable from a set of other STOCS variables. An example regres­ sion model for this type of analysis follows. Y=ax+a2Xi+a2X?+at*X2+a 5X2 In the above model Y, Xi and X 2 are three different STOCS variables with Y serving as the criterion and the predictor variables being Xi and X 2, Note that the example model includes squared terms (e.gX?) and therefore . is relevant to curvilinear as well as linear trends. This type of regres­ criterion sion analysis was typically applied to a species abundance as and to physical environmental variables (e,g. temperature, salinity, sedi­ ment texture, time of day, day of the year) as predictors. The general research problems addressed with such regression analyses were 1) identifi­ cation of the "best” multivariate regression model for predicting a given and of species 2) assessment the extent of predictability for that species Selection of the best predictive model for a species proceeded as follows, A pool of likely predictor variables (physical environmental variables) was assembled. In some cases, this pool included not only the . simple variables (e,g, X2,, etc.) but also squared (xf, X 2), cubed (Xi, X2), and fourth order terms (X]f, X2) A predictive model was then . constructed using the standard method of stepwise inclusion of terms from the predictor pool. Such stepwise regression analysis was conducted with the multiple regression analyses subprogram of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (Nie et al. 1975). 9 for a based the Assessment of the predictability species was on regression model identified by the stepwise technique as being the best model for that species. The R 2 (square of the multiple correlation coef­ ficient) from the best model was reported as one measure of species pre­ dictability. Note that the R 2 can be interpreted as the proportion of A second of species’ variability which was actually predictable. measure the standard error of the estimate (SEE) from species predictability was the best model. The SEE is the standard deviation of the prediction errors (i.e. the residual errors) and this measure gives a feel for the achieved by the best model. accuracy of prediction Fitting of Nonlinear Function Nonlinear modeling techniques were applied to the prediction of spe­ cies abundance variables from physical environmental variables. Non-linear functions of the following were employed. types Y -f (ex) f (e sinX = Y) In the above functions, Y represents the criterion (species abundance) and X represents a predictor (physical) variable. Such functions were used to identify relationships based upon normal distributions, cyclical (sinusoi­ dal) distributions, and exponential distributions. Nonlinear predictive functions were studied for two reasons. First, the functions describe distributions of organisms which are biologically reasonable. For example, such functions allow determination of whether a particular species is normally distributed with regard to a physical variable like temperature or it salinity. Secondly, was hypothesized that nonlinear models would to linear correlation models and to standard provide superior prediction multiple regression models for curvilinear trends. Four different functions were employed in nonlinear modeling. The first function was a form of the general Gaussian (normal distribution) function given as follows. (XXo)2/a: “-1 Y= g [e ][2] In this function, Y represents the criterion and X represents the predictor with 3, and Xo being parameters estimated from the data. In this model, 3 is the amplitude (maximum predicted value), Xo is the location of the function maximum on the X-dimension, and « is a rate parameter controlling the slope (peakedness) of the function. Figure 25a presents a plot of the 25. Figure Nonlinear functions investigated in the STOCS study form of the function. The degrees of freedom for any predictive model equal the number of valid data cases minus the number of parameters esti­ mated from the data. Therefore, the degrees of freedom for expression [2] are the number of data cases minus 3. The second nonlinear function studied was an exponential function which will be referred to as the general turn-off function. Expression [3] gives the form of the general turn-off function. (X-Xo)/oc Y= 3 [e +I]”1 [3] In [3], Y is the criterion and X is the predictor with 3, Xo and « being parameters estimated from the data. In this model, 3 is the function maxi­ mum, Xo locates inflection, and « is a control- the point of rate parameter ling the slope of the function. Figure 258 presents a plot of the form of function [3]. The degrees of freedom for expression [3] are the number of valid data cases minus 3. The third nonlinear function studied was an exponential function which will be referred to as the general turn-off function. Expression [4] gives the form of the general turn-on function. (X-Xo)/ - Y=6 [1 {e“ + !}->] [4] In [4], Y is the criterion and X is the predictor with 3> a and Xq being , parameters estimated from the data. In this model, 3 is the function maxi­ mum, Xq locates the point of inflection, and « controls the slope. Figure 25c presents a plot of the form of this function. The degrees of freedom for expression [4] equal the number of valid data cases minus 3. The final bivariate nonlinear function was an exponential sine (cycli­ cal) function given as follows. “sin[ (x-xo) 211/c] &o Y= [s] e* Y is isa In this function, is the criterion, X the predictor, and 2TI/c scaling factor used to transform the units of X into radians where c equals the cycle length in raw units of the predictor variable. The parameters in expression [s] are 3, the function maximum; Xq, the phase shift on the X- dimension; and «, the rate parameter determining the slope of the function. The form of expression.[s] is plotted in Figure 25d. Which nonlinear function was applied depended on the nature of the predictor variable of interest. For example, a Gaussian function could be employed for temperature, a turn-off function for depth, a turn-on func­ tion for dissolved oxygen, and a cyclical function for a temporal variable such as time of day or day of the year. The four basic non-linear models (expressions [2] through [s]) all represent bivariate models; i,e. they all involve a criterion and a single predictor. Multivariate nonlinear models (involving two or more predictors) were generated by combining For in bivariate models in multiplicative fashion. example, the models expressions [2] and [s] were multiplicatively combined to yield the following two-predictor model. ( \2, i-i f a sin(z-zo)2II/c,x-x«) /­Y=@ e [6] a e In this model, Y is the criterion, X is the first predictor variable, and Zis the second predictor variable. The model f s parameters are as follows: 3 is the function maximum, Xq is the location of the maximum on the X-dimen Z 0 is the sion, « is the rate parameter with regard to the X-dimension, phase shift on the Z-dimension, and « to is the rate parameter with regard the Z-dimension. Note that any pair of bivariate nonlinear models can be multiplica­ tively combined in this manner. Thus, a model of the form [2] with Xas predictor can be combined with another model of the form [2] with Z as predictor to yield the following two-predictor model. 2 (x-xO)2/cc'-i (z-zo) /a1-i _ Y gp e This procedure can also be extended to construct models involving three or more predictors. For application to the STOCS data, nonlinear models were limited to three predictor variables. Such a limit was adopted because parameter estimation for larger models proved quite cumbersome and the expense in terms of computer time was very high. Estimation of parameters for nonlinear models is quite difficult and the usual approach involves iterative computer techniques (Draper and Smith, 1966). An iterative search computer program was written to deter- of mine parameter values producing minima with regard to the error sum The the to squares. program required user specify a starting value and a maximum step size for each parameter in the model. The maximum step size was initially employed and then the step size was gradually decreased according to a square root function. After a minimum was located and the corresponding parameter values reported, the procedure could be repeated with alternative starting values for the parameters, in an effort to locate alternative minimum. an A systematic approach was applied to the development of nonlinear predictive models for a species (criterion) of interest. Bivariate scatter plots were initially inspected to determine the most promising predictor variable. This variable was then used to construct a one-predictor non­ linear model and the parameters for that model were estimated. A residual error score was then calculated for each data case on the basis of the one-predictor model. These residual error scores were then plotted against each of the remaining predictor variables of interest. The most promising of the remaining predictor variables was selected and a nonlinear model was constructed for this second predictor variable. A two-predictor nonlinear model was then constructed by multiplicatively combining the model for the first predictor with the model for the second predictor. The parameters for the two-predictor modelwere estimated, and a third predictor was sel­ of The final ected by study the residuals from the two-predictor model. model was then constructed fashion and three-predictor in multiplicative the parameters for this model estimated. For each species (criterion) of interest, all three nonlinear models (one-predictor, two-predictor, and three-predictor models) were reported. The information reported for each model included the estimated parameter values, the R 2 (percent of variance predicted), and the standard error of the estimate (standard deviation of the residual errors). The relative predictive efficiencies of successive models were compared with the follow­ ing F-statistic. (R£-R|)/(dfL-dfs) r (l-R£/dfL) r£ refers to the R 2 for the model involving the larger number of predic­ of freedom. refers tors and dfL represents the corresponding degrees Rg the to the R 2 for the model involving fewer predictors and dfg represents of freedom. corresponding degrees of nonlinear Of specific interest was the relative predictive efficiency models vs, standard multiple regression models. For each nonlinear model, a standard multiple regression model was constructed involving the same predictor or predictors. 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A set of tapes have been submitted to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admini­ stration/Environmental Data Information Services in Washington, D.C. Addi­ tional sets of these tapes are held by the Department of Marine Studies of the University of Texas at Austin and by the Department of Oceanography of Texas A&M University. The first six of this appendix the directories for the pages present three magnetic tapes. The directories describe which study elements are on each tape as well as the lengths of the documentation file and data files for each study area. The remainder of this appendix then presents a copy of the documentation file for each of the study areas. Each docu­ mentation file contains a) the sampling and analytic methods used to obtain the data, b) the inventory and data format, and c) the keys to the differ­ ent codes used in the data file. (For further description of the inventory of format and sampling scheme, see Chapter Two this volume.) The intention of presenting this appendix is to provide detailed information to the reader concerning the contents of the STOCS data base. Thus, if he/she wishes to obtain data on a specific set of study areas, this presentation will make it easier to decide which files should be requested from the Environmental Data Information Service (EDIS)_, A-3 MAGNETIC DATA TAPE ED IS FILE DIRECTORY AbCUEF«HIJKLMNUPURSTUVHXY2OI239S67O9*-*/!)** , ,* (J 1 »«***TiOS»*'J Trie ABOVE LlNt IS IhE CHAkACTEK St I USED ON THIS TAPE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT SOUTH TEXAS OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF STUDY 1975-1977 TAPE 1 TAPE FORMAT EACH LINE*I2O CHARACTERS EACH BLOCK (PHYSICAL RECORD)* 90 LINES (5120 CHARACTERS) UNUSED PORTION OF FINAL BLOCK FOR A FILE HAS BEEN BLANK FILLED. DIRECTORY OF FILES NUMBER OF NUMBER OF FILE FILE DATA LINES TRAILING TOTAL STUDY AREA NUMBER DESCRIPTION PER FILE BLANK LINES LINES 1 FILE DIRECTORY AND TAPE FORMAT IB! 19 120 SALINITY, TEMPERATURE AND DEPTH 2 COMMENT FILE 331 29 360 3 1975 DATA 1210 22 1240 4 1976 DATA 2677 3 2600 5 1977 DATA 3266 l« 3200 NUTRIENTS ANO DISSOLVED OXYGEN 6 COMMENT FILE 399 16 360 7 1975 DATA 163 37 200 0 1976 DATA 606 39 690 9 1977 DATA 663 17 600 LUn MOLECULAR nEIChT HYDROCARBONS 10 COMMENT FILE 362 30 900 (nATER COLUMN ANO SEDIMENT) It 1975 DATA, HATER COLUMN 163 37 200 12 1976 DATA, RATER COLUMN 600 0 600 13 1977 DATA, HATER COLUMN 512 B 520 19 1977 DATA, SEDIMENT 210 22 290 HYURUCARbONS IN EPIFAUNA 15 COMMENT FILE 920 12 940 16 1975 DATA 2639 6 2640 17 1976 DATA 2021 19 2090 IB 1977 DATA 2341 19 2360 19 CODED SPECIES LIST 40 32 00 BENTHIC INVERTEBRATE MACROFAUNA 20 COMMENT FILE 371 29 900 (EPIFAUNA and INFAUNA) 21 1975 EPIFAUNA DATA 609 36 720 A-4 A-5 A-6 A-7 A-8 22 1976 EPIFAUNA DATA 1969 31 2000 23 1977 EPIFAUNA DATA 1622 IB 1690 24 1975 INFAUNA DATA 1703 17 1720 25 1976 INFAUNA DATA 20465 35 20520 26 1977 INFAUNA DATA 15965 15 16000 27 COOED SPECIES LIST 1304 16 1320 EPIFAUNA FISH 26 COMMENT FILE 336 24 360 29 1975 DATA 1460 0 1480 30 1976 DATA 3337 23 3360 31 1977 DATA 3357 3 3360 32 CODED SPECIES LIST 172 26 200 HIGH MOLECULAR HEIGHT HYDROCARBONS 33 COMMENT FILE 535 25 560 (SEDIMENT , ZOOPLANKTON, 34 1975 DATA 36SS 22 3660 PARTICULATE, DISSOLVED, NEUSTON) 35 1976 DATA 11760 0 11760 36 1977 DATA 6952 6 6960 CHLOROPHYLL A 57 COMMENT FILE 337 25 360 36 1975 DATA 216 24 240 39 1976 DATA BBS 32 640 40 1977 DATA 60S 32 640 ATP(ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE) 41 COMMENT FILE 316 4 320 42 1975 DATA 212 26 240 43 (976 DATA 412 26 446 PHYTOPLANKTON 44 COMMENT FILE 352 6 360 45 1975 DATA 2755 5 2760 46 1976 DATA 4621 19 4640 47 1977 DATA 2964 36 3000 46 COOED SPECIES LIST 437 3 440 FLUORESCENCE 49 COMMENT FILE 313 7 320 50 1977 DATA 601 39 640 MEIOFAUNA 51 COMMENT FILE 353 7 360 52 1976 DATA 566 12 600 53 1977 DATA 962 16 1000 ABCOEFGHI JkLMNOPSRSTUVnXTZO!234S67BB*>«/()»» . 11 I »#**tK>«'i iHt ABOVE LIME IS IHE CHAHACTEA SET USED ON THIS TAPE SUUIH BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT TEXAS OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF 1875-1877 STUOT TAPE 2 TAPE FORMAT EACH LIN£»I2B CHARACTERS EACH BLOCK (PHYSICAL RECORO)»4O LINES (5120 BYTES) UNUSED PORTION of FINAL SLOCK FOR A file HAS been blank filled directory of files STUDY AREA FILE NUMBER FILE DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF LINES PER DATA FILE number of TRAILING BLANK LINES TOTAL LINES 1 FILE DIRECTORY AND TAPE FORMAT 08 31 128 MICROZUOPLAHKTON -PROTOZOA 2 3 4 5 6 COMMENT FILE 1875 DATA 1876 DATA 1877 DATA COOED SPECIES LIST 357 203 338 2137 123 3 37 22 23 37 3B» 240 360 2)60 160 ZOOPLANKTON 7 6 8 10 11 COMMENT FILE 1875 DATA 1876 DATA 1877 DATA COOED SPECIES LIST 355 8303 6814 6767 285 5 17 6 33 35 360 8320 6820 6800 320 HiCHOZOOPLANKTON (DISCRETE DEPTHS* VERTICAL TOn, SENI HIC) 12 13 14 15 16 COMMENT FILE 1875 DATA 1876 DATA 1877 DATA COOED SPECIES LIST 354 2370 3818 2255 470 6 30 2 25 10 360 2400 3820 2280 480 TOTAL ORGANIC CARSON AND DELTA CAHBUN 13 IN SEDIMENT 17 18 COMMENT FILE 1877 DATA 331 174 28 26 360 200 PHOTOMETRY 18 20 21 COMMENT FILE 1876 DATA 1877 DATA 328 108 267 32 12 13 360 120 280 HISTOPATMOLOGY 22 23 24 25 26 27 26 29 COMMENT FILE 1976 INVERTEBRATE EPIFAUNA 1977 invertebrate epifauna 1976 DEMERSAL FISHES 1977 DEMERSAL FISHES 1976 GONADAL TISSUE 1977 GONADAL TISSUE EXPLANATION OF CODES 372 2314 5012 2156 2336 576 1701 266 20 6 26 4 2A 22 19 14 AMU 2320 soar 2160 2360 600 1720 260 SEDIMENT TEXTURAL ANALYSIS (INFAUNA, MEIDFAUNA, BACTERIOLOGY AND MYCOLOGY) 30 31 32 33 COMMENT FILE 1976 INFAUNA AND MEIOFAUNA 1977 INFAUNA AND MEIOFAUNA 1977 BACTERIOLOGY/MYCOLOGY 336 1554 1044 106 22 6 36 12 360 1560 1060 120 NEUSTUN 34 35 36 37 COMMENT FILE 1976 DATA 1977 DATA CODED SPECIES LIST 340 3965 3464 173 20 15 36 27 360 4000 3520 200 CARBON 14 IN PHYTOPLANKTON 36 39 COMMENT FILE 1977 DATA 333 324 27 36 360 360 TRACE METALS (SEDIMENT AND MATER COLUMN) 40 41 42 43 44 45 COMMENT FILE 1976 SEDIMENT DATA 1977 SEDIMENT DATA 1975 MATER COLUMN DATA 1976 MATER COLUMN DATA 1977 MATER COLUMN DATA 379 350 390 355 478 496 21 10 10 5 2 24 400 360 400 360 460 520 ABCOEFGHIJKLMNUPURSTU»R*Y2OI234Sb7B9«-«/{ )*» ~«(1 IHE ABOVE Lint 13 THt CHARACTER 3tT USED ON IHIS IAPE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT SOUTH TEXAS OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF STUDY 1975-1977 TAPE 3 TAPE FORMAT Each LINE>I26 CHARACTERS EACH BLOCK (PHYSICAL R£CORO)«4O LINES (5120 BYTES) UNUSED PURTION OF FINAL BLOCK FOR A FILE HAS BEEN BLANK FILLED DIRECTORY OF FILES NUMBER OF FILE FILE NUMBER OF DATA TRAILING TOTAL STUDY AREA NUMBER DESCRIPTION LINES PER FILE BLANK LINES LINES 1 FILE DIRECTORY AND TAPE FORMAT S 3 37 120 TEMPERATURE* SALINITY, AND DEPTH 2 COMMENT FILE 379 21 400 (FUR RIC MONITORING STUDY) 3 DATA FILE 162 3S 200 LO» MOLECULAR HEIGHT HYDROCARBONS 4 COMMENT FILE 387 13 4MB (FUR RIG MONITORING STUDY) 5 DATA FILE 210 30 240 HYDROCARBONS IN EPI FAUNA 6 COMMENT FILE 445 35 460 (FUR RIG MONITORING STUDY) 7 DATA FILE 114 b 120 S COOED SPECIES LIST 48 32 SB HACROINVEHTEBRA(E EPIFAUNA AND 9 COMMENT FILE 411 29 440 INFAUNA 10 DATA FILE 4623 17 4640 (FUR RIG MONITORING STUDY) 11 CODED SPECIES LIST 1312 6 1320 DEMERSAL FISHES 12 COMMENT FILE 354 lb 400 (FOR RIG MONITORING STUDY) 13 DATA FILE 55 25 S0 14 CODED SPECIES LIST 172 26 200 MfcIUFAUNA |5 COMMENT FILE 402 3S 440 (FUR RIG MONITORING STUDY) lb DATA FILE 3b 4 40 I RACE METALS 17 COMMENT FILE 447 33 4SO (FUR RIG MONITORING STUDY) 18 SEDIMENT DATA FILE 26 12 40 19 SUSPENDED SEDIMENT DATA FILE 40 0 40 20 EPIFAUNA DATA FILE 12 26 40 SEDIMENT TEXTURAL ANALYSIS 21 COMMENT FILE 58*. 1« 488 (FOR RIG MONXTORING STUDY) 22 DATA FILE 540 20 560 MiCM MOLECULAR hEI GHT MTOHOCARBUNS 25 COMMENT FILE 458 2 440 (FUR RIG MONITORING STUDY) 24 SEDIMENT DATA FILE 526 54 560 SEDIMENT BACTERIOLOGY 25 COMMENT FILE 477 5 480 26 BIOLOGY DATA FILE 244 21 520 27 HYDROCARBON DATA FILE 402 18 420 28 EXPERIMENTAL DATA FILE 125 55 160 NAIER COLUMN BACTERIOLOGY 24 COMMENT FILE 584 16 400 50 81UL0GY DA IA FILE 542 8 400 SEOIMENI MYCOLOGY 51 COMMENT FILE 444 56 480 52 BIOLOGY DATA FILE 420 20 440 55 HYDROCARBON DATA FILE 1415 7 1420 HATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY 54 COMMENT FILE 450 50 480 55 BIOLOGY DATA FILE 264 11 280 56 HYDROCARBON DATA FILE 1446 14 1460 MAGNETIC DATA TAPE 1 BLM SOUTH TEXAS OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF STUDY (1975-1977) DATA TYPE: SALINITY, TEMPERATURE, AND DEPTH (STD-ST) PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR: NED P, SMITH CNPS) UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MARINE SCIENCE INSTITUTE (UT) PORT ARANSAS MARINE LABORATORY PORT ARANSAS, TEXAS ASSOCIATE INVESTIGATORS: JAMES C, EVANS WILLIAM MACNAUGHTON DIRECTORY FOR STUDY AREA FILE 2: METHODS, DATA FORMAT AND COMMENTS FILE 3: 1975 DATA FILE A: 1976 DATA FILE 5; 1977 DATA METHODS EQUIPMENT: HYDROGRAPHIC DATA NORMALLY COLLECTED USING A PLESSEY MODEL 9060 SELF­CONTAINED SALINITY/TEMPERATURE/DEPTH PROFILE SYSTEM (STD) IN BRACKISH OR SHALLOW WATER: MARTEK MODEL TDC METERING SYSTEM samples: SAMPLES WITH NANSEN BOTTLES WITH PAIRS OF REVERSING THERMOMETERS *ATER TAKEN DATA FORMAT CARO TYPE I—STANDARD INVENTORY CARD™ COLUMNS FIELD TYPE DESCRIPTION 1 II ALWAYS 0 (ZERO) 2-3 12 STUDY AREA (SEE STUDY AREA KEY) 9-6 13 ALWAYS 210 FOR MASTER FILES 7 II CARO TYPE, ALWAYS 1 FOR INVENTORY(SEE DATA FORMATS) 6 II STUDY SUBAREA (DEFINED IN DATA FORMATS FOR STUDY AREAS) 9-10 2X BLANK 11-14 A 4 SAMPLE CODE (FINAL CODE ASSIGNED) 15-16 12 MONTH 17-18 12 DAY 19-20 12 YEAR 21-24 14 TIME OF DAY (LOCAL CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME OR CENTRAL STANDARD TIME) 25 IX BLANK 26 11 SAMPLE COLLECTION AREA is TRANSECT 1 2= TRANSECT 2 3s TRANSECT 3 as transect 4 7s RIG MONITORING AREA 8s SOUTHERN BANK 9s HOSPITAL ROCK 27 IX BLANK 28 II STATION (SEE BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS) 29 A 1 DsDAY? NsNIGHT 30-32 A 3 TYPE OF SAMPLE(SEE KEY TO CODES) 33-36 A 4 SAMPLE DISPOSITION (SEE KEY TO CODES) 37-39 A 3 SAMPLE USE (SEE KEY TO CODES) aw-42 A 3 PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR (SEE KEY COOES) 43 11 REPLICATE CODE 0s NOT A REPLICATE SAMPLE is IST REPLICATE SAMPLE 2s 2ND REPLICATE SAMPLE ETC, NOTEj REPLICATE CODE HAS NOT BEEN CONSISTENTLY USED; REPLICATE CODE MAY BE 0 FOR A REPLICATE SAMPLE WITH THE REPLICATE NUMBER APPEARING ON THE DATA LINES 44 II FILTERED CODE 0s NOT APPLICABLE is SAMPLE IS A FILTERED SAMPLE 2s SAMPLE IS A non-filtered sample 45 II RELATIVE DEPTH CODE 0s NOT COOED is SURFACE 2s 1/2 PHOTIC ZONE 3s PHOTIC ZONE 4s PHOTIC ZONE TO BOTTOM 5s BOTTOM 6s NOT APPLICABLE 9b ACTUAL DEPTH IN METERS GIVEN IN COLS. 54-56 9s VERTICAL TOw; ALL DEPTHS SAMPLED NOTE; RELATIVE DEPTH CODE HAS BEEN INCONSISTENTLY USED; IN MOST CASES IT HAS NOT BEEN COOED ON THE INVENTORY LINE; IF RELATIVE DEPTH IS MISSING FROM THE INVENTORY LINE* IT MAY BE GIVEN ON THE DATA LINES OR CAN BE DETERMINED FROM THE STUDY AREA 46 II DISSOLVED PARTICLE CODE CODES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 47 II POOLED CODE 0s NOT A POOLED SAMPLE is A POOLED SAMPLE NOTE: MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED 48 11 LIVE CODE COOES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 49 II ARCHIVE CODE 0s NOT AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE AN is ARCHIVE SAMPLE II QUALITY CONTROL CODE 50 0s NOT A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE is A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE 51 II CONTRACTED CODE BLANK OR 0s BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE is NOT A BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE 52-53 12 CRUISE NUMBER sa-5& 13 SAMPLE DEPTH IN METERS; NOTES 999 MEANS NOT APPLICABLE 991 MEANS VERTICAL TON FROM SURFACE TO 25 METERS 992 MEANS VERTICAL TO* FROM 25 TO 50 METERS 993 MEANS VERTICAL TO* FROM 50 METERS TO BOTTOM 57-60 Au PARENT SAMPLE CODE FOR SUBSAMPLES NOTE: FOR A SAMPLE WHICH IS NOT SUBSAMPLE A THIS FIELD WILL CONTAIN XXXX OR BE BLANK BLANK61 IX 62-o9 A 0 PREVIOUS SAMPLE CODE ALLOWS REFERENCE TO 1975, 1976, 1977 FINAL REPORTS TO BLM NOTES MOST CODES WILL BE THE STANDARD fl CHARACTER VARIETY (IN COLS. 62-65) THE ADDITIONAL COLS. IN * THIS FIELD ARE FOR POOLED SAMPLES, E.G.s A) AAAA-C INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAAA,AAAB,AAAC 8) AA2Y-BAA INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES aazy,aazz,abaa KEY TO CODES SAMPLE TYPE—SAMPLE USAGE DISPOSITION AND PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR BAG-6AC(SEDIMENT BACTERIOLOGY) A+M CHG-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) TAMU-TEXAS UNIVERSITY CHG-MST(CH£MISTRY GRAB) LHP-LINOA H. PEOUEGNAT CHG-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) CSG-C.S, 61 AM CHG-TEX(SEDIMENT TEXTURE) TSP-E. TAISOO PARK CnL-(TOTAL CHLOROPHYLL-1975) CHT-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) BJP-B.J. PRESLEY CHT-MST(EPIFAUNA CHEMISTRY TRAWL) nMS-WILLIAM M, SACKETT CHT-TM (EPIFAUNA TRACE METALS) wEP-wILLIS E, PEOUEGNAT £PI-FSH(EPIFAUNA DEMERSAL FISH) rr-richard rezak EPI-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) WEH-WILLIAM E. HAENSLY EPI-HPI(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) JMN-JERRY M. NEFF EPI-HPT(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) WH-WILLIAM E, HAENSLY £PI-INV(EPIFAUNA INVERTEBRATES) JN-JERRY M, NEFF EPI-MST(£PIFAUNA MASTER) JRS-JOHN R, SCHWARZ ICH-(ICHTHYOPLANKTON) JHW-JQHN H. WORMUTH INF-MST(INFAUNA MASTER) UT-PORT ARANSAS MARINE LAB. INF-SED(INFAUNA SEDIMENT) PLP-PATRICK L, PARKER INF-TAX(INFAUNA TAXONOMY) NPS-NED P. SMITH L6T-P2 (PHOTOMETRY) CVB-CHASE VAN BAALEN LMw-HC (Low-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) JSH-J, SELMON HOLLAND MNK-TM (MACRONEKTON TRACE METALS) MMB-CI3(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA Cl 3 IN SEDIMENT) MMS-MEI(MEIOFAUNA) OEW-OONALO E. WOHLSCHLAG MMS-MST(MEIUFAUNA MASTER GRAB) DK-DAN L. KAMYKOWSKI MYG-MYC(SEDIMENT MYCOLOGY) PJ-PATRICIA L. JOHANSEN NEU-TAX(NEUSTON TAXONOMY) UT-GEOPHYSICAL LAB. GALVESTON 3ED-(SEDIMENT) Ew6-£, W. BEHRENS SED-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) SED-MPUSEDIMENT MICROZOOPLANKTON) SED-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) SDO»OEP(SEDIMENT DEPOSITION) STO-ST (SALINITY-TEMPERATORE-DEPTH) TDC-ST (TEMPERATURE-OEPTH-CONOUCTIVITY UTSA-UNIV. OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO THM-TUR(TRANSMISSOMETRY-TURBIDITY) SAR-SAMUEL a, RAMIREZ VT -MPL(MICROZOOPLANKTON-VERTICAL TON) wVA-O, VAN AUKEN W. wAT-(WATER COLUMN) wAT-ATP(ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE) wAT-BAC(WATER COLUMN BACTERIOLOGY) wAT-CI3(OELTA Cl3) UT-AUSTIN wAT-CLN(CHLOROPHYLL-NANNOPLANKTON-76-77) PJS-PAUL J. SZANISZLO WAT-CLP(CHLOROPHYLL-PHYTOPLANKTON-76-77) WAT-00 (DISSOLVED OXYGEN) U.S.G.S.-CORPUS CHRISTI wAT-FLU(FLUORESCENCE) hs-henry berryhill wAT-HC (WATER HYDROCARBONS) wAT-LH (LOw-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) wAT-MPL(MICROZOOPLANKTON) wAT-myC(wATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY) RICE-RICE UNIVERSITY wAT-NUT(NUTRIENTS) RU-RICE UNIVERSITY wAT-Nl4{C ARbONI A NANNOPLANKTON) REC-RICHARD E. CASEY wAT-PHY(PHYTOPLANKTON) wAT-PRO(PROTOZOA) tvAT-PI 4 (CARBONIC PHYTOPLANKTON) wAT-SSM(WATER-SUSPENDED SEDIMENT) WAT-TOC(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON) ZCT-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) ZPL-HC (ZOOPLANKTON HYDROCARBONS) ZPL-TAX(ZOOPLANKTON TAXONOMY) ZPL-Tm (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) STUDY AREA KEY id 1 SALINITY AND TEMPERATURE, CURRENTS 03 DISSOLVED OXYGEN, NUTRIENTS 04 LOw-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS 05 HIGH-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS, BENTHIC VERTEBRATES 06 INVERTEBRATE EPIFAUNA AND INFAUNA 07 BENTHIC FISH 06 HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS-SEDIMENT,PARTICULATE, DISSOLVED, ZOOPLANKTON 09 CHLOROPHYLL A 10 ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE 11 PHYTOPLANKTON 12 FLUORESCENCE 13 MEIOFAUNA 14 NEUSTON 15 TRACE METALS 16 CARBON 14 19 SEDIMENT TEXTURE, BACTERIOLOGY, MYCOLOGY IN SEDIMENT 23 MICROZOOPLANKTON (PROTOZOA) 24 ZOOPLANKTON 25 SHELLED MICROZOOPLANKTON 26 TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA CARBON 13 27 LIGHT ABSORPTION (PHOTOMETRY) 36 HISTOPATHOLOGY 40 BENTHIC MICROBIOLOGY 41 WATER COLUMN MICROBIOLOGY 42 BENTHIC MYCOLOGY 43 «aTER COLUMN MYCOLOGY BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS TRAN, STA, LORAN LORAC LATITUDE LONGITUDE DEPTH 3H3 3H2 LG LR METERS FEET 1 1 2575 41403 1180.07 171.46 28 12 N* 96 27 ft* 18 59 2 2440 3950 961.49 275.71 27 55 N* 96 20 ft* 42 138 3 2300 3863 799.45 466,07 27 34 N» 96 07 ** 134 439 4 2583 4015 1206.53 157,92 28 14 N* 96 29 w* 10 33 5 2360 3910 861.09 369,08 27 44 N* 96 14 m* 62 269 6 2330 3892 819,72 412.96 27 59 N* 96 12 ft* 100 328 2 I 2078 3962 373.62 192.04 27 40 N* 96 59 ft* 22 72 2 2050 3916 454.46 382.00 27 50 N* 96 45 ft* 49 161 3 2040 3850 564,67 585.52 27 18 N* 96 23 0* 131 430 4 2058 3936 431.26 310.30 27 34 N« 96 50 ft* 36 112 5 2032 3992 498.65 487.62 27 24 N* 96 36 0* 78 256 b 2068 3878 560.54 506.34 27 24 N* 96 29 ft* 96 322 N* 600 7 2045 3835 27 15 96 18,5 ft* 182 3 1 1585 3880 139.13 909.96 26 58 N* 97 11 ft* 25 82 2 1663 3841 266.36 855.91 26 58 N* 96 48 ft* 65 213 3 1775 3812 391.06 829,02 26 58 N* 96 33 ft* 106 348 4 1552 3885 95.64 928.13 26 58 N* 97 20 ft* 15 49 5 1623 3867 192.19 888,06 26 58 N* 97 02 ft* 40 131 6 N* 1790 3608 411.46 624.57 26 58 96 30 ft* 125 410 4 I 1130 3747 167.50 1423.50 26 10 N* 97 01 ft* 27 88 2 1300 3700 271.99 1310,61 26 10 N* 96 39 ft* 47 154 3 1425 3663 333.77 1241.34 26 10 N* 96 24 w* 91 298 4 1073 3763 163.42 1456.90 26 10 N« 97 06 ft* 15 49 5 1170 3738 213,13 1387.45 26 10 N* 96 54 ft* 37 121 6 1355 3685 304,76 1272.48 26 10 N* 96 31 ft* 65 213 7 1448 3659 350.37 1224.51 26 10 N* 96 20 ft* 130 42b (HR) 1 2159 3900 635.06 422.83 27 32 05N** 96 28 19ft** 75 246 (9) 2 2169 3902 644.54 416.95 27 32 46N** 9e 27 25ft** 72 237 3 2163 3900 641,60 425.10 27 32 05N** 96 27 35ft** 81 266 4 2165 3905 638.40 411.18 27 33 02N** 96 29 03ft** 76 250 (SB) 1 2086 3869 563.00 468.28 27 26 49N** 96 31 18ft** 81 266 (8) 2 2081 3889 560.95 475.80 27 26 14N** 96 31 02ft** 82 269 3 2074 3890 552,92 475.15 27 26 06N** 96 31 47ft** 82 269 4 2078 3890 551.12 472.73 27 26 14N** 9b 32 07ft** 82 269 NOTE! * MEANS DEGREES AND MINUTES ** MEANS DEGREES MINUTES SECONDS START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/OESCRIPTION CARO TYPE 2 1 16 001210 7 II CARD TYPE (ALWAYS 2) 6 3X BLANK 11 A n sample code* 15 F 5 DEPTH (METERS) 20 F 5 TEMPERATURE (C) 25 F 5 SALINITY (PPT) 30 IX BLANK 31 A« SAMPLE CODE** COMMENTS * ALWAYS THE SAME AS THE APPROPRIATE INVENTORY SAMPLE CODE ** IN REPORT APPENDICES IF NOT SAME AS SAMPLE CODE SAMPLE CODE REPORTED REPORTED IN COL. 11# OTHERWISE BLANK. NOTE: FOR 1975 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A BLANK FOR 197 b DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS AN A FOR 1977 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A B BLM SOUTH TEXAS OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF STUDY (1975-1977) DATA TYPE: NUTRIENTS AND DISSOLVED OXYGEN (WAT-NUT) PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATORS: WILLIAM M. SACKETT (wMS) JAMES BROOKS M, TEXAS A+ M UNIVERSITY (TAMU) COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS ASSOCIATE INVESTIGATORS: BERNIE B, BERNARD C, R. SCHWAB DIRECTORY FOR STUDY AREA FILE b: METHODS, DATA FORMAT AND COMMENTS FILE 7: 1975 DATA FILE 8: 1976 DATA FILE 9: 1977 DATA METHODS EQUIPMENT: SERIES OF NISKIN OR NANSEN BOTTLES DISSOLVED OXYGEN: WINKLER METHOD (STRICKLAND AND NUTRIENTS: AUTOANALYZER (STRICKLAND AND PARSONS, SALINITY: PLESSEY 6218 INDUCTIVE SALINOMETER PARSONS, 1972) 1972) DATA FORMAT CARO TYPE 1-—STANDARD INVENTORY CARD-—* COLUMNS FIELD TYPE DESCRIPTION 1 II ALWAYS 0 (ZERO) 2-3 12 STUDY AREA (SEE STUDY AREA KEY) 4-6 13 ALWAYS 210 FOR MASTER FILES 7 II CARD TYPE/ ALWAYS 1 FOR INVENTORY(SEE DATA FORMATS) 8 II STUDY SUBAREA (DEFINED IN DATA FORMATS FOR STUDY AREAS) 9-10 2X BLANK 11-14 Au SAMPLE CODE (FINAL CODE ASSIGNED) 15-16 12 MONTH 17-16 12 DAY 19-20 12 YEAR 21-24 14 TIME OF DAY (LOCAL CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME OR CENTRAL STANDARD TIME) 25 IX BLANK 2fa II SAMPLE COLLECTION AREA is TRANSECT 1 2s TRANSECT 2 Js TRANSECT 3 «s transect a 75 RIG MONITORING AREA 8s SOUTHERN BANK 9s HOSPITAL ROCK 27 IX BLANK 28 II STATION (SEE BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS) 29 AI OsOAY; NsNIGHT 30-32 A 3 TYPE OF SAMPLECSEE KEY TO CODES) 33-36 Aa sample DISPOSITION (SEE KEY TO COOES) 37-39 A 3 SAMPLE USE (SEE KEY TO COOES) 90-42 A 3 PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR (SEE KEY CODES) 43 II REPLICATE CODE 0s NOT A replicate sample is IST REPLICATE SAMPLE 2s 2ND REPLICATE SAMPLE ETC, NOTE; REPLICATE CODE HAS NOT BEEN CONSISTENTLY USED; REPLICATE CODE MAY BE 0 FOR A REPLICATE SAMPLE WITH THE REPLICATE NUMBER APPEARING ON THE DATA lines 44 11 FILTERED CODE 0s NOT APPLICABLE Is SAMPLE IS A FILTERED SAMPLE 2s SAMPLE IS A NON-FILTERED SAMPLE 45 II RELATIVE DEPTH CODE 0s NOT CODED is SURFACE 2s 1/2 PHOTIC ZONE 3« PHOTIC ZONE 4s PHOTIC ZONE TO BOTTOM 5s BOTTOM 6s NOT APPLICABLE 8s ACTUAL DEPTH IN METERS GIVEN IN COLS. 54-56 9s VERTICAL TOW; ALL DEPTHS SAMPLED NOTES RELATIVE DEPTH CODE MAS BEEN INCONSISTENTLY USED; IN MOST CASES IT HAS NOT BEEN COOED ON THE INVENTORY LINE; IF RELATIVE DEPTH IS MISSING FROM THE INVENTORY LINE/ IT MAY BE GIVEN ON THE DATA LINES OR CAN BE DETERMINED FROM THE STUDY AREA 46 II DISSOLVED PARTICLE CODE CODES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 47 II POOLED CODE 0s NOT A POOLED SAMPLE is A POOLED SAMPLE NOTES MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED 48 II LIVE CODE COOES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 49 II ARCHIVE CODE 0s NOT AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE is AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE 50 II QUALITY CONTROL CODE 0s NOT A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE is A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE 51 II CONTRACTED CODE BLANK OR 0s BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE IS not A BLM contracted sample 52-53 12 CRUISE NUMBER 54-56 13 SAMPLE DEPTH IN METERS; NOTE: 999 MEANS NOT APPLICABLE 991 MEANS VERTICAL TO* FROM SURFACE TO 25 METERS 992 MEANS VERTICAL TO* FROM 25 TO 50 METERS 993 MEANS VERTICAL TO* FROM 50 METERS TO BOTTOM 57-60 A 4 PARENT SAMPLE CODE FOR SUBSAMPLES NOTES FOR A SAMPLE WHICH IS NOT A SUBSAMPLE THIS FIELD WILL CONTAIN XXXX OR BE BLANK 61 IX BLANK 62-69 AS PREVIOUS SAMPLE CODE ALLOWS REFERENCE TO 1975, 1976, 1977 FINAL REPORTS TO BLM NOTE: MOST COOES WILL BE THE STANDARD 4 CHARACTER VARIETY (IN COLS. 62-65); THE ADDITIONAL COLS. IN THIS FIELD ARE FOR POOLED SAMPLES, E.C.* A) AAAA-C INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF samples AAAA,AAAo,aaac B) AAZY-BAA INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAZY,AAZZ,ABAA KEY TO CODES SAMPLE TYPE—SAMPLE USAGE DISPOSITION AND PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR SAG-BAC(S£OIMENT BACTERIOLOGY) CHG-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) TAMU-TEXAS A-fM UNIVERSITY CHG-MST(CH£MISTRY GRAB) LHP-LINOA H, PEOUEGNAT CHC-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) CSG-C.S, GIAM CHG-TEX(SEOIMENT TEXTURE) TSP-E* TAISOO PARK CHL-(TOTAL CHLOROPHYLL-1975) CHT-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) BJP-B.J. PRESLEY CHT-MSKEPIFAUNA CHEMISTRY TRAWL) WMS-WILLIAM M. SACKETT ChT-Tm (EPIFAUNA TRACE METALS) WEP-WILLIS E. PEOUEGNAT EPI-FSH(EPIFAUNA DEMERSAL FISH) RR-RICHARO REZAK EPI-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) w£H-WILLIAM E. HAENSLY EPI-HPI(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) JMN-JERRY M, NEFF £PI-HPT(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) WH-WILLIAM E. HAENSLY £PI-INV(EPIFAUNA INVERTEBRATES) JN-JERRY M, NEFF EPI-MST(EPIFAUNA MASTER) JRS-JOHN R. SCHWARZ ICM (ICHTHYOPLANKTON) JHW-JOHN H. *O«MUTH INF-MST(INFAUNA MASTER) UT-PORT ARANSAS MARINE LAB. INF-3ED(INFAUNA SEDIMENT) PLP-PATRICK L. PARKER INF-TAX(INFAUNA TAXONOMY) NPS-NED P. SMITH LGT-PZ (PHOTOMETRY) CVB-CHASE VAN BAALEN LMw-HC (LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) JSH-J, SELMON HOLLAND MNK-TM (MACRONEKTON TRACE METALS) MMS-CI3(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA Cl 3 IN SEDIMENT) MMS-MEI(MEIOFAUNA) DEw-OONALD E. WOHLSCHLAG MMS-MST(MEIOFAUNA MASTER GRAB) DK-DAN L. KAMYKOWSKI MYG-MYC(SEOIMENT MYCOLOGY) PJ-PATRICIA L. JOHANSEN NEU-TAX(NEUSTON TAXONOMY) UT-GEOPHYSICAL LAB. GALVESTON SED-(SEDIMENT) £wS-£. W. BEHRENS SED-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) SEO-MPL(SEDIMENT MICROZOOPLANKTON) SEO-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) SOG-OEP(SEDIMENT DEPOSITION) STD-ST (SALINITY-TEMPERATURE-DEPTH) TDC-ST (TEMPERATURE-OEPTH-CONDUCTIVITY UTSA-UNIV. OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO TRm-TUR(TRANSMISSOMETRY-TURBIDITY) SAR-SAMUEL A, RAMIREZ VT -MPL(MICROZOOPLANKTON-VERTICAL TOW) WVA-O. w, VAN AUKEN WAT-(WATER COLUMN) wAT-ATP(ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE) wAT-BaC(WATER COLUMN BACTERIOLOGY) wAT-CI3(DELTA Cl3) UT-AUSTIN wAT-CLN(CHLOROPHYLL-NANNOPLANKTON-76-77) PJS-PAUL J, SZANISZLO WAT-CLP(CHLOROPHYLL-PHYTOPLANKTON-7fe-77) WAT-DO (DISSOLVED OXYGEN) U.S.G.S,-CORPUS CHRISTI WAT-FLU(FLUORESCENCE) HB-HENRY BERRYHILL WAT-HC (WATER HYDROCARBONS) WAT-LH (LOw-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) WAT-MPL(MICROZOOPLANKTON) wAT-MYC(wATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY) RICE-RICE UNIVERSITY WAT-NUT(NUTRIENTS) RU-RICE UNIVERSITY WAT-nI4(CARBONI4 NANNOPLANKTON) REC-RICHARO E, CASEY wAT-PHY(PHYTOPLANKTON) wAT-PRO(PROTOZOA) WAT-PI4(CARBONI4 PHYTOPLANKTON) wAT-SSM(WATER-SUSPENDED SEDIMENT) wAT-TOC(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON) ZCT-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) ZPL-HC (ZOOPLANKTON HYDROCARBONS) ZPL-TAX(ZOOPLANKTON TAXONOMY) ZPL-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) STUDY AREA KEY 01 SALINITY AND TEMPERATURE, CURRENTS 03 DISSOLVED OXYGEN, NUTRIENTS 04 LOw-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS 05 HIGH-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS, BENTHIC VERTEBRATES 0b INVERTEBRATE EPIFAUNA AND INFAUNA 07 BENTHIC FISH 08 HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT MYOROCARBONS-SEDIMENT,PARTICULATE, DISSOLVED, ZOOPLANKTON A 09 CHLOROPHYLL 10 ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE 11 PHYTOPLANKTON 12 FLUORESCENCE 13 MEIOFAUNA 14 NEUSTON 15 TRACE METALS lo CARBON 14 19 SEDIMENT TEXTURE, BACTERIOLOGY, MYCOLOGY IN SEDIMENT 23 MICROZOOPLANKTON (PROTOZOA) 24 ZOOPLANKTON 25 SHELLED MICROZOOPLANKTON 2b TOTAL ORGANIC CARSON AND DELTA CARBON 13 27 LIGHT ABSORPTION (PHOTOMETRY) 30 HISTOPATHOLOGY 40 BENTHIC MICROBIOLOGY 41 WATER COLUMN MICROBIOLOGY 42 BENTHIC MYCOLOGY 43 WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS TRAN, STA. LORAN LORAC LATITUDE LONGITUDE DEPTH FEET 3H3 3H2 LG LR METERS 1 1 2575 4003 1180.07 171.46 28 12 N* 96 27 ** 18 59 «» • 2 2440 3950 961.49 275.71 27 55 N* 96 20 42 138 3 2300 3863 799.45 466.07 27 34 N* 96 07 ** 134 439 4 2563 4015 1206,53 157.92 28 14 N* 96 29 ** 10 33 5 2360 3910 861.09 369,08 27 44 N* 96 14 ** 82 269 6 2330 3892 819,72 412.96 27 39 N* 96 12 ** 100 328 N* 2 1 2078 3962 373.62 192.04 27 40 96 59 ** 22 72 2050 454.46 382.00 2 3918 27 30 N* 96 45 ** 49 161 3 2040 3850 564,67 585,52 27 18 N* 96 23 ** 131 430 4 2058 3936 431,26 310.30 *• 36 27 34 N* 9650 112 5 2032 3992 498,85 487.62 27 24 N* 96 36 ft* 78 256 6 2068 5878 560.54 506.34 27 24 N* 96 29 ** 96 322 96 ** 7 2045 3635 27 15 N* 18.5 182 600 3 1585 3860 139,13 909.98 26 58 N* 97 11 ft* 25 82 1 2 1683 5841 286.38 855.91 26 56 N* 96 48 ** 65 213 3 1775 3812 391,06 829.02 26 58 N* 96 33 ft* 106 346 4 1552 3885 95.64 928.13 26 56 N* 97 20 ft* IS 49 5 1623 3867 192.19 686.06 26 58 N* 97 02 ft* 40 131 6 1790 3808 411.48 624.57 26 56 96 30 ** 125 410 N* 4 1 1130 3747 187.50 1423.50 26 10 N* 97 01 ft* 27 88 2 1300 3700 271.99 1310.61 26 10 N* 96 39 ft* 47 154 3 1425 3663 333.77 1241,34 26 10 N* 96 24 W* 91 298 4 1073 3763 163.42 1456.90 26 10 N* 97 08 ft* 15 49 5 1170 3736 213.13 1387.45 26 10 N* 96 54 ft* 37 121 6 1355 3685 304.76 1272.48 26 10 N* 96 31 65 213 ** 7 1446 3659 350.37 1224.51 26 10 N* 96 20 ft* 130 426 (HR) 1 2159 3900 635.06 422.83 27 32 05N** 96 28 19*** 75 246 (9) 2 2169 3902 644.54 416.95 27 32 46N«* 96 27 25*** 72 237 3 2163 3900 641.60 425.10 27 32 05N** 96 27 35*** 81 266 4 2165 3905 638.40 411.18 27 33 02N** 96 29 03*** 76 250 (SB) I 2086 3889 563.00 468.28 27 26 49N** 96 31 18*** 81 266 C 8) 2 2081 3869 560.95 475.80 27 26 14N*« 96 31 02*** 82 269 3 2074 3890 552,92 475,15 27 26 06N** 96 31 47*** 82 269 4 2078 3890 551.12 472.73 27 26 14N** 96 32 07*** 82 269 NOTE: * MEANS DEGREES AND MINUTES ** MEANS DEGREES MINUTES SECONDS START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/DESCRIPTION I CARD TYPE 2 16 003210 7 II CARD TYPE (ALWAYS 2) 8 3X BLANK 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE FOR INVENTORY MATCHUP* 15 12 TRANSECT/STATION 17 13 DEPTH (METERS) 20 RELATIVE DEPTH CODE II 21 IX BLANK 22 II REPLICATE NUMBER 23 II NUMBER OF REPLICATES AT SAME DEPTH 2a F 5 TEMPERATURE (C) 29 Fb SALINITY (PPT) 35 F 6 SILICATE {MICROMOLES/LlTER)**** 91 F 7 PHOSPHATE (MICROMOLES/LlTER)**** «6 F 7 NITRATE (MICROMOLES/LlTER)**** 56 A« SAMPLE CODE FOR NUTRIENT SAMPLES** 63 F 6 DISSOLVED OXYGEN (MILLILITERS/LITER) 66 F 5 DISSOLVED OXYGEN DUPLICATE MEASUREMENT 71 IX BLANK 72 A 9 SAMPLE CODE FOR DISSOLVED OXYGEN*** COMMENTS * IF NUTRIENTS HERE COLLECTED, THE SURFACE NUTRIENTS SAMPLE CODE IDENTIFIES THE STATION AND SUCCEEDING DATA POINTS IF NUTRIENTS WERE NOT COLLECTED, THE SURFACE DISSOLVED OXYGEN SAMPLE CODE IDENTIFIES THE STATION AND SUCCEEDING DATA POINTS. »« SAMPLE CODE FOR NUTRIENT DATA COLLECTED AT RELATIVE DEPTH INDICATED IN C0L.20 *** SAMPLE CODE FOR DISSOLVED OXYGEN DATA COLLECTED AT RELATIVE DEPTH INDICATED IN C0L.20 ***» A NEGATIVE CONCENTRATION SHOULD BE INTERPRETED TO MEAN THAT THE ACTUAL CONCENTRATION IS LESS THAN THE ABSOLUTE VALUE OF THE COOED VALUE, ABSOLUTE VALUE BEING THE DETECTION LIMIT OF THE INSTRUMENT USED. EXAMPLES -0.5 MEANS LESS THAN 0.5 (THE DETECTION LIMIT) NOTE: FOR 1975 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A BLANK FOR 1976 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS AN A FOR 1977 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A B bLM SOUTH TEXAS OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF STUDY (1975-1977) DATA TYPE: LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS IN THE WATER COLUMN (WAT-LH) IN THE SEDIMENTS (CHG-HC) PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATORS: WILLIAM M. SACKETT (wMS) JAMES M, BROOKS TEXAS A-t-M UNIVERSITY (TAMU) COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS ASSOCIATE INVESTIGATORS: BERNIE B, BERNARD C. R. SCHWAB DIRECTORY FOR STUDY AREA FILE 10: METHODS, DATA FORMAT AND COMMENTS FILE ll: 1975 WATER COLUMN DATA FILE 12: 1976 WATER COLUMN DATA FILE 13: 1977 WATER COLUMN DATA FILE 19: 1977 SEDIMENT DATA METHODS EQUIPMENT: NISKIN OR NANSEN BOTTLES SAMPLES: MODIFICATION OF THE SWINNERTON AND LINNENSORN (1967) METHOD GAS CHROMATOGRAPHIC STREAM FOR ANALYSIS, SEPARATED IN A 1,8-M 3,0-MM OUTSIDE DIAMETER (0 POROPAK Q COLUMN, ANALYZED WITH A FLAME lONIZATION DETECTOR (FID) DATA FORMAT FOR WATER COLUMN HYDROCARBONS (FILES 11, 12, AND 13) CARD TYPE I—STANDARD INVENTORY CARD-—* COLUMNS FIELD TYPE DESCRIPTION 1 II ALWAYS 0 (ZERO) 2-3 12 STUDY AREA (SEE STUDY AREA KEY) 9-6 13 ALWAYS 210 FOR MASTER FILES 7 II CARO TYPE, ALWAYS 1 FOR INVENTORY(SEE DATA FORMATS) 8 II STUDY SUBAREA (DEFINED IN DATA FORMATS FOR STUDY AREAS) 9-10 2X BLANK 11-19 A 9 SAMPLE CODE (FINAL CODE ASSIGNED) 15-16 12 MONTH 17-18 12 DAY 19-20 12 YEAR 21-24 14 TIME OF DAY (LOCAL CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME OR CENTRAL STANDARD TIME) 25 IX BLANK 2t> II SAMPLE collection area 1= transect 1 2S TRANSECT 2 3s TRANSECT 3 4s TRANSECT 4 7s RIG MONITORING AREA Bs SOUTHERN BANK 9s HOSPITAL ROCK 27 IX BLANK 28 11 STATION (SEE BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS) 29 A 1 DsOAY? NsNIGHT 30-32 A 3 TYPE OF SAMPLE(SEE KEY TO COOES) 33-36 A 4 SAMPLE DISPOSITION (SEE KEY TO CODES) 37-39 A 3 SAMPLE USE (SEE KEY TO COOES) 40-42 A 3 PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR (SEE KEY CODES) 43 II REPLICATE CODE Bs NOT A REPLICATE SAMPLE is IST REPLICATE SAMPLE 2s 2ND REPLICATE SAMPLE ETC. NOTE; REPLICATE CODE HAS NOT BEEN CONSISTENTLY USED; REPLICATE CODE MAY BE 0 FOR A REPLICATE SAMPLE WITH THE REPLICATE NUMBER APPEARING ON THE DATA LINES 44 II FILTERED CODE 0s NOT APPLICABLE is SAMPLE IS A FILTERED SAMPLE 2s SAMPLE IS A NON-FILTERED sample 45 II RELATIVE DEPTH CODE 0s NOT COOED is SURFACE 2s 1/2 PHOTIC ZONE 3s PHOTIC ZONE 4s PHOTIC ZONE TO BOTTOM 5s BOTTOM bs NOT APPLICABLE Bs ACTUAL DEPTH IN METERS GIVEN IN COLS. 54-56 9s VERTICAL TOh; ALL DEPTHS SAMPLED NOTE: RELATIVE DEPTH CODE HAS BEEN INCONSISTENTLY USED; IN MOST CASES IT MAS NOT BEEN CODED ON THE INVENTORY LINE; IF RELATIVE DEPTH IS MISSING FROM THE INVENTORY LINE, IT MAY BE GIVEN ON THE DATA LINES OR CAN BE DETERMINED FROM THE STUDY AREA 46 II DISSOLVED PARTICLE CODE CODES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 47 II POOLED CODE 0s NOT A POOLED SAMPLE Is A POOLED SAMPLE NOTES MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED 48 II LIVE CODE CODES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 49 II ARCHIVE CODE 0s NOT AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE is AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE 50 II QUALITY CONTROL CODE 0s NOT A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE is A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE 51 II CONTRACTED CODE BLANK OR 0= BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE is NOT A BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE 52-53 12 CRUISE NUMBER 54-56 13 SAMPLE DEPTH IN METERS? NOTE! 999 MEANS NOT APPLICABLE 991 MEANS VERTICAL TO* FROM SURFACE TO 25 METERS 992 MEANS VERTICAL TO* FROM 25 TO 50 METERS 993 MEANS VERTICAL TO* FROM 50 METERS TO BOTTOM 57-60 A 4 PARENT SAMPLE CODE FOR SUBSAMPLES NOTE: FOR A SAMPLE *HICH IS NOT A SUBSAMPLE THIS FIELD WILL CONTAIN XXXX OR BE BLANK 61 IX BLANK 62-69 A 8 PREVIOUS SAMPLE CODE ALLOWS REFERENCE TO 1975, 1976, 1977 FINAL REPORTS TO BLM NOTE: MOST CODES WILL BE THE STANDARD 4 CHARACTER VARIETY (IN COLS. 62-65); THE ADDITIONAL COLS. IN THIS FIELD ARE FOR POOLED SAMPLES, E.G.s A) AAAA-C INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAAA,AAAB,AAAC 8) AAZY-BAA INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAZY,aazz,abaa KEY TO CODES SAMPLE TYPE—SAMPLE USAGE DISPOSITION AND PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR BAG-BAC(SEDIMENT BACTERIOLOGY) CHG-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) TAMU-TEXAS A+M UNIVERSITY CHG-MST(CHEMISTRY GRAB) LHP-LINDA H, PEQUEGNAT CMG-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) CSG-C.S. SIAM CHG-T£X(SEDIMENT TEXTURE) TSP-E. TAISOO PARK CHL-(TOTAL CHLOROPHYLL-1975) CHT-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) BJP-B.J, PRESLEY CMT-MST(EPIFAUNA CHEMISTRY TRAwL) WM9-WILLIAM M. SACKETT ChT-TM (EPIFAUNA TRACE METALS) wEP-wILLIS E. PEQUEGNAT EPI-FSH(EPIFAUNA DEMERSAL FISH) Rfl-RICHARD REZAK EPI-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) *EH-*ILLIAM E, HAENSLY EPI-HPI(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) JMN-JERRY M. NEFF EPI-HPT(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) WH-«ILLIAM E. HAENSLY £PI-INV(EPIFAUNA INVERTEBRATES) JN-JERRY M, NEFF EPI-MST(EPIFAUNA MASTER) JRS-JOHN R, SCH*ARZ ICH-(ICHTHYOPLANKTON) JHW-JOHN H, WORMUTH INF-MST(INFAUNA MASTER) UT-PORT ARANSAS MARINE LAB, INF-S£D(INFAUNA SEDIMENT) PLP-PATRICK L. PARKER INF-TAX(INFAUNA TAXONOMY) NPS-NEO P. SMITH LGT-PZ (PHOTOMETRY) VAN BAALEN CVB-CHASE LM»-HC (LUW-MOL£CULAR-*EIGHT HYDROCARBONS) JSH-J. SELMON HOLLAND MNK-TM (MACRONEKTON TRACE METALS) MMS-CI3(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA Cl 3 IN SEDIMENT) MMS-MEI(MEIOFAUNA) DE»-DONALD E. WOHLSCHLAG MMS-MST(MEIOFAUNA MASTER GRAB) DK-OAN L. KAMYKOWSKI MYG-MYC(SEDIMENT MYCOLOGY) PJ-PATRICIA L. JOHANSEN N£U-TAX(NEUSTON TAXONOMY) UT-GEOPHYSICAL LAB. GALVESTON SED-(SEDIMENT) Ewß-E. w, BEHRENS SED-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) SEO-MPL(SEDIMENT MICROZOOPLANKTON) SED-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) SDG-OEP(3EOIM£NT DEPOSITION) STO-ST (SALINITY-TEMPERATURE-OEPTH) TDC-ST (TEMPERATURE-DEPTH-CONDUCTIVITY UTSA-UNIV. OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO TRm-TURCTRANSMISSOMETRY-TURSIDITY) SAR-SAMUEL A. RAMIREZ VT -MPUMICROZOOPLANKTON-VERTICAL tow) WVA-O. w. VAN auken WAT-(WATER COLUMN) wAT-ATP(AOENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE) wAT-BAC(WATER COLUMN BACTERIOLOGY) wAT-CI3(DELTA Cl 3) UT-AUSTIN wAT-CLN(CHLOROPHYLL-NANNOPLANKTON-76-77) PJS-PAUL J. SZANISZLO nAT-CLP(CHLOROPHYLL-PHYTOPLANKTON-76-77) wAT-DO (DISSOLVED OXYGEN) U.5.6.5,-CORPUS CHRISTI wAT-FLU(FLUORESCENCE) HB-HENRY berryhill wAT-HC (WATER HYDROCARBONS) WAT-LH (LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) nAT-MRL(MICROZOOPLANKTON) WAT-MYC(WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY) RICE-RICE UNIVERSITY wAT-NUT(NUTRIENTS) RU-RICE UNIVERSITY wAT-NI4(CARBONI4 NANNOPLANKTON) REC-RICHARO E, CASEY wAT-PHY(PHYTOPLANKTON) nAT-PRO(PROTOZOA) wAT-PI4(CARBONI4 PHYTOPLANKTON) «AT-SSM(wATER-SUSPENOED SEDIMENT) wAT-TOC(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON) ZCT-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) ZPL-HC (ZOOPLANKTON HYDROCARBONS) ZPL-TAX(ZOOPLANKTON TAXONOMY) , ZPC.-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) AREA KEYSTUDY 81 SALINITY AND TEMPERATURE, CURRENTS 83 DISSOLVED OXYGEN, NUTRIENTS 84 LOw-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS 85 HIGH-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS, BENTHIC VERTEBRATES 86 INVERTEBRATE epifauna AND INFAUNA 87 BENTHIC FISH 08 HIGH-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS-SEDIMENT,PARTICULATE, DISSOLVED, ZOOPLANKTON 89 A CHLOROPHYLL 10 ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE 11 PHYTOPLANKTON 12 FLUORESCENCE 13 MEIOFAUNA 14 nEUSTON 15 TRACE METALS lb CARBON 14 19 SEDIMENT TEXTURE, BACTERIOLOGY, MYCOLOGY IN SEDIMENT 23 MICROZOOPLANKTON (PROTOZOA) 24 ZOOPLANKTON 25 SHELLED MICROZOOPLANKTON 26 TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA CARBON 13 27 LIGHT ABSORPTION (PHOTOMETRY) 38 HISTOPATHOLOGY 40 BENTHIC MICROBIOLOGY 41 WATER COLUMN MICROBIOLOGY 42 BENTHIC MYCOLOGY 43 WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY bLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS TRAN. STA. LORAN LORAC LATITUDE LONGITUDE DEPTH 3H5 3«2 LG LR METERS FEET 1 1 2575 40(33 1 180,07 171.4 b 28 12 N* 9b 27 ** 18 59 2 2440 3950 9fa1.49 275.71 27 55 N* 9b 20 W* 42 136 3 2300 38b3 799.45 4bb.07 27 34 N* 9b 07 ** 134 439 4 2583 4015 120b,53 157.92 28 14 n» 96 29 ft* 10 33 5 2360 3910 861.09 369,08 27 44 N* 96 14 ** 82 269 6 2330 3892 819.72 412.9 b 27 39 N* 9b 12 ** 100 328 ** 2 I 2078 3962 373,62 192.04 27 40 N* 96 59 22 72 2 2050 3916 454.46 362,00 27 30 N* 96 45 ** 49 161 3 2040 3850 564,b7 585.52 27 18 N* 96 23 ft* 131 430 4 2058 393 b 431,26 310.30 27 34 N* 9b 50 ft* 36 112 5 2032 3992 498.85 487.62 27 24 N* 9b 36 ft* 78 25b 6 2068 3878 560.54 506.34 27 24 N* 96 29 ft* 98 322 7 2045 3835 27 15 N* 96 18.5 ** 182 600 3 1 1585 3880 139,13 909,96 26 58 N* 97 11 W* 25 82 2 1683 3841 286.38 855.91 26 58 N* 96 48 ft* 65 213 3 1775 3812 391,06 829,02 26 58 N* 96 33 ft* 106 348 4 1552 3885 95.64 928.13 26 58 N* 97 20 ft* 15 49 5 1623 3867 192.19 888.06 26 58 N* 97 02 ** 40 131 6 1790 3808 41 1,48 824.57 26 58 N* 96 30 ft* 125 410 4 1 1130 3747 187.50 1423.50 26 10 N* 97 01 ft* 27 88 2 3700 271.99 1310.61 26 10 N* 96 39 ** 47 154 1300 3 1425 3663 333.77 1241.34 26 10 N* 96 24 ft* 91 298 4 1073 3763 163.42 1456.90 26 10 N* 97 08 ft* 15 49 N* 5 1170 3738 213.13 1387,45 26 10 96 54 ft* 37 121 6 1355 3665 304.7 b 1272.48 26 10 N* 96 31 ft* 65 213 7 1448 3659 350.37 1224,51 26 10 N* 96 20 ft* 150 426 CHR) 1 2159 3900 635.06 422.83 27 32 05N** 9b 28 19*** 75 246 (9) 2 2169 3902 644.54 416,95 27 32 46N** 9b 27 25*** 72 237 3 2163 3900 641,60 425.10 27 32 05N** 9b 27 35*** 81 266 4 2165 3905 638,40 4U.18 27 33.02N** 96 29 03*** 76 250 (SB) 1 208 b 3889 563.00 468,28 27 26 49N** 9b 31 18*** 81 266 (8) 2 2081 3869 560.95 475,80 27 2b 14N** 9b 31 02*** 82 269 3 2074 3890 552.92 475.15 27 26 obN*» 96 31 47*** 82 2b9 9b 32 4 2078 3890 551.12 472.73 27 2b 14N** 07*** 82 269 * MEANS DEGREES AND MINUTES NOTE: ** MEANS DEGREES MINUTES SECONDS START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/DESCRIPTION CARD TYPE 2 1 lb 004210 7 II CARO TYPE (ALWAYS 2) 8 3X BLANK 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 15 12 TRANSECT/ST AT lON 17 13 DEPTH (METERS) 20 II RELATIVE DEPTH CODE 21 IX BLANK 22 11 REPLICATE NUMBER 23 II NUMBER OF REPLICATES AT THIS DEPTH 24 la METHANE (NANNOLITERS/LITER)*** 26 F 5 E7HENE (NANNOLITERS/LITER)*** 33 F 5 ETHANE (NANNOLITERS/LITER)*** 36 F 5 PROPENE (NANNOLITERS/LITER)*** FS PROPANE (NANNOLITERS/LITER)*** 46 IX BLANK 49 A 4 SAMPLE CODE** DATA FORMAT FOR SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS (FILE 14) CARO TYPE 1—-STANDARD INVENTORY CARD­ FORMAT SAME AS CARD TYPE 1 FOR FILES 11, 12, AND 13 START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/DE3CRIPTION CARD TYPE 2 I 16 004210 7 II CARD TYPE (ALWAYS 2) 6 3X BLANK 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE**** 15 14 BOTTOM DEPTH OF 5 CM SECTION OF CORE (CM) 19 F 6 METHANE (NANNOLITERS/LITER)*** 25 F 5 ETHENE (NANNOLITERS/LITER)*** 30 F 5 ETHANE (NANNOLITERS/LITER)*** 35 F 5 PROPENE (NANNOLITERS/LITER)*** 40 F 5 PROPANE (NANNOLITERS/LITER)*** 45 F 6 WATER (PERCENT) COMMENTS * SAMPLE CODE OF THE SURFACE SAMPLE IS USED ON THE INVENTORY ** ORIGINAL SAMPLE CODE IN REPORT FOR RELATIVE DEPTH INDICATED IN COL. 20 *** A NEGATIVE CONCENTRATION SHOULD BE INTERPRETED TO MEAN THAT THE ACTUAL CONCENTRATION IS LESS THAN THE ABSOLUTE VALUE OF THE COOED VALUE, THE ABSOLUTE VALUE BEING THE DETECTION LIMIT OF THE INSTRUMENT USED, EXAMPLE: -0.5 MEANS LESS THAN 0.5 (THE DETECTION LIMIT) **** SAMPLE CODES NOT ORIGINALLY GIVEN TO THESE SAMPLES. SAMPLE CODES IN FILE ARE ARTIFICIAL CODES FOR INVENTORY MATCHUP PURPOSES ONLY NOTE: FOR 1975 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A BLANK FOR 1976 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS AN A FOR 1977 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A B BLM SOUTH TEXAS OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF STUDY C1975-1977) DATA TYPE: HYDROCARBONS IN EPIFAUNA CEPI-HC AND CHT-HC) PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATORS: C, S. G 1 AM (CSG) H. S, CHAN TEXAS UNIVERSITY (TAMU) A+M COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS ASSOCIATE INVESTIGATORS: ELLIOT ATLAS SUE COATES KATHY GAGE DARLENE GAREY K, C. HAUCK YANG HRUNG GRACE NEFF SUE NEWMAN CHIP SANDIFORO DIRECTORY FOR STUDY AREA FILE 15: METHODS, DATA FORMAT AND COMMENTS FILE 16: 1975 DATA FILE 17: 1976 DATA FILE 18: 1977 DATA FILE 19: CODED SPECIES LIST METHODS INSTRUMENTATION: HEWLETT-PACKARD 5630 A GAS CHROMATOGRAPH AND A V ARI AN 3700 GAS CHROMATOGRAPH MATERIALS: MALLINCKRODT NANOGRAOE R SOLVENT, SILICA GEL (WOELM, 70-230, MESH), AND ALUMINUM OXIDE WOELM NEUTRAL (ACTIVITY GRADE I) DATA FORMAT CARO TYPE 1-—STANDARD INVENTORY CARD­ COLUMNS FIELD TYPE DESCRIPTION 1 II ALWAYS d (ZERO) 2-3 12 STUDY AREA (SEE STUDY AREA KEY) 9-o 13 ALWAYS 210 FOR MASTER FILES 7 II CARD TYPE, ALWAYS I FOR INVENTORY(SEE DATA FORMATS) 6 II STUDY SUBAREA (DEFINED IN DATA FORMATS FOR STUDY AREAS) 9-lk) 2X BLANK 11-14 A 4 SAMPLE CODE (FINAL CODE ASSIGNED) 15-16 12 MONTH 17-18 12 DAY 19-20 12 YEAR 21-24 14 TIME OF DAY (LOCAL CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME OR CENTRAL STANDARD TIME) 25 IX BLANK 2b II SAMPLE COLLECTION AREA is TRANSECT 1 2s TRANSECT 2 3s TRANSECT 3 4s TRANSECT 4 7s RIG MONITORING AREA 8s SOUTHERN BANK 9s HOSPITAL ROCK 27 IX BLANK 28 II STATION (SEE BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS) 29 A 1 DsOAYj NsNIGHT 30-32 A 3 TYPE OF SAMPLE(SEE KEY TO CODES) 33-36 A 4 SAMPLE DISPOSITION (SEE KEY TO COOES) 37-39 A 3 SAMPLE USE (SEE KEY TO CODES) 40-42 A 3 PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR (SEE KEY CODES) 43 11 REPLICATE CODE 0s NOT A REPLICATE SAMPLE is IST REPLICATE SAMPLE 2s 2ND REPLICATE SAMPLE ETC. NOTE; REPLICATE CODE MAS NOT BEEN CONSISTENTLY USED; REPLICATE CODE MAY BE 0 FOR A REPLICATE SAMPLE WITH THE REPLICATE NUMBER APPEARING ON THE DATA LINES 44 II FILTERED CODE 0b NOT applicable 1* SAMPLE IS A FILTERED SAMPLE 2a SAMPLE IS A NON-FILTERED SAMPLE 45 II RELATIVE DEPTH CODE 0a NOT COOED is SURFACE 2= 1/2 PHOTIC ZONE 3= PHOTIC ZONE 4s PHOTIC ZONE TO BOTTOM 5= BOTTOM bs NOT APPLICABLE 6s ACTUAL DEPTH IN METERS GIVEN IN COLS, 54-56 9s VERTICAL TOW; ALL DEPTHS SAMPLED NOTE: RELATIVE DEPTH CODE HAS BEEN INCONSISTENTLY USED? IN MOST CASES IT HAS NOT BEEN CODED ON THE INVENTORY LINE; IF RELATIVE DEPTH IS MISSING FROM THE INVENTORY LINE, IT MAY BE GIVEN ON THE DATA LINES OR CAN BE DETERMINED FROM THE STUDY AREA 46 II DISSOLVED PARTICLE CODE CODES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 47 II POOLED CODE as not a pooled sample is A POOLED SAMPLE NOTE: MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED 46 11 LIVE CODE COOES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 99 II ARCHIVE CODE 0s AN NOT archive SAMPLE is AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE 5a II QUALITY CONTROL CODE 0= NOT A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE is A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE 51 II CONTRACTED CODE BLANK OR 0= BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE is NOT A BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE 52-53 12 CRUISE NUMBER 59-56 13 SAMPLE DEPTH IN METERS; NOTES 999 MEANS NOT APPLICABLE 991 MEANS VERTICAL TOw FROM SURFACE TO 25 METERS VERTICAL TOW FROM 25 TO 50 METERS 993 MEANS VERTICAL TOW FROM 50 METERS TO BOTTOM 57-00 A 9 PARENT SAMPLE CODE FOR SUBSAMPLES NOTES FOR A SAMPLE WHICH IS NOT A SUBSAMPLE THIS FIELD WILL CONTAIN XXXX OR BE BLANK 992 MEANS IX BLANK 01 02-09 A 8 PREVIOUS SAMPLE CODE ALLOWS REFERENCE TO 1975, 1976, 1977 FINAL REPORTS TO BLM NOTES MOST CODES WILL BE THE STANDARD 9 CHARACTER VARIETY (IN COLS. 02-65); THE ADDITIONAL COLS, IN THIS FIELD ARE FOR POOLED SAMPLES, E.G.s A) AAAA-C INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF samples AAAA,AAAB,AAAC B) AAZY-6AA INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAZY,AAZZ,ABAA KEY TO COOES SAMPLE TYPE—SAMPLE USAGE DISPOSITION AND PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR BAG-BACCSEOImENT BACTERIOLOGY) CHG-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) TAMU-TEXAS A*M UNIVERSITY CHG-MST(CHEMISTRY GRAB) LHP-LINOA H, PEQUEGNAT CH6-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) CSC-C.S. GIAM CHG-T£X(SEDIMENT TEXTURE) TSP-E. TAISOO PARK CHL­ (TOTAL CHLOROPHYLL-1975) CHT-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) BJP-B.J. PRESLEY CHT-MST(EPIFAUNA CHEMISTRY TRAWL) WMS-wILLIAM M. SACKETT CHT-TM (EPIFAUNA TRACE METALS) wEP-wILLIS E. PEQUEGNAT EPI-FSH(EPIFAUNA DEMERSAL FISH) RR-RICHARD REZAK EPI-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) wEH-wILLIAM E, HAENSLY EPI-HPI(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) JMN-JERRY M. NEFF EPI-HPT(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) WH-wILLIAM E, HAENSLY EPI-INV(EPIFAUNA INVERTEBRATES) JN-JERRY M, NEFF EPI-MST(EPIFAUNA MASTER) JRS-JOHN R. SCHWARZ ICH­ (ICHTHYOPLANKTON) JHw-JOMN H, WQRMUTH INF-MST(INFAUNA MASTER) UT-PORT ARANSAS MARINE LAB. INF-SED(INFAUNA SEDIMENT) PLP-PATRICK L. PARKER INF-TAXdNFAUNA TAXONOMY) NPS-NED P, SMITH LGT-P2 (PHOTOMETRY) CVB-CHASE VAN BAALEN LMW-HC (LOw-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) JSH-J. SELMON HOLLAND MNK-TM (MACRONEKTON TRACE METALS) MMS-CI3ITOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA Cl 3 IN SEDIMENT) MMS-MEI(MEIOFAUNA) DEW-OONALD E, WOHLSCHLAG MMS-MST(MEIOFAUNA MASTER GRAB) OK-OAN L. KAMYKOHSKI MYG-MYC(SEOIMENT MYCOLOGY) PJ-PATRICIA L, JOHANSEN N£U-TAX(NEUSTON TAXONOMY) UT-GEOPHYSICAL LAB. GALVESTON SED-(SEDIMENT) Ewß-E. W. BEHRENS SED-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) SED-*PL(SEDIMENT MICROZOOPLANKTON) SED-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) SDG-DEP(SEDIMENT DEPOSITION) STD-ST (SALINITY-TEMPERATURE-DEPTH) TOC-ST (TEMPERATURE-DEPTH-CONDUCTIVITY UTSA-UNIV. OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO THM-TuR(TRANSMISSOMETRY-TURBIDITY) SAR-SAMUEL A, RAMIREZ VT -MPL(MICROZOQPLANKTON-V£RTICAL TOW) WVA-O, N. VAN AUKEN »AT-(WATER COLUMN) wAT-ATP(ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE) wAT-BACCwATER COLUMN BACTERIOLOGY) wAT-CI3(OELT A Cl 3) UT-AUSTIN wAT-CLN(CHLOROPHYLL-NANNOPLANKTON-76-77) PJS-PAUL J. SZANISZLO wAT-CLP(CHLOROPHYLL-PHYTOPLANKTON-76-77) wAT-DO (DISSOLVED OXYGEN) U,S.G.S.-CORPUS CHRISTI wAT-FLU(FLUORESCENCE) HB-HENRY berryhill WAT-HC (WATER HYDROCARBONS) wAT-LH (LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) wAT-MPL(MICROZOOPLANKTON) WAT-MYC(WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY) RICE-RICE UNIVERSITY WAT-NUT(NUTRIENTS) RU-RICE UNIVERSITY wAT-NIA(CARBONIA NANNOPLANKTON) REC-RICHARD E. CASEY WAT-PHY(PHYTOPLANKTON) wAT-PRO(PROTOZOA) WAT-PI«(CARBONia PHYTOPLANKTON) wAT-SSM(WATER-SUSPENDED SEDIMENT) wAT-TOC(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON) ZCT-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) ZPL-HC (ZOOPLANKTON HYDROCARBONS) ZPL-TAX(ZOOPLANKTON TAXONOMY) TRACE METALS) ZPL-TM (ZOOPLANKTON STUDY AREA KEY td 1 SALINITY AND TEMPERATURE# CURRENTS 03 DISSOLVED OXYGEN, NUTRIENTS 0A LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS 05 HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS, BENTHIC VERTEBRATES 0o INVERTEBRATE EPIFAUNA AND INFAUNA 07 BENTHIC FISH 06 MIGH-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS-SEDIMENT,PARTICULATE, DISSOLVED, ZOOPLANKTON 09 CHLOROPHYLL A 10 ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE 11 PHYTOPLANKTON 12 FLUORESCENCE 13 MEIOFAUNA 1A NEUSTON 15 TRACE METALS 16 CARBON 1A 19 SEDIMENT TEXTURE, BACTERIOLOGY, MYCOLOGY IN SEDIMENT 23 MICROZOOPLANKTON (PROTOZOA) 2A ZOOPLANKTON 25 SHELLED MICROZOOPLANKTON 26 TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA CARBON 13 27 LIGHT ABSORPTION (PHOTOMETRY) 30 HISTOPATHOLOGY 4'o BENTHIC MICROBIOLOGY 41 WATER COLUMN MICROBIOLOGY BENTHIC MYCOLOGY 4 3 WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY 42 STUDY STATION LOCATIONSBLM STOCS MONITORING LONGITUDE DEPTH TRAN, STA. LORAN LORAC LATITUDE FEET 3H3 3H2 LG LR METERS 1 I 2575 4003 1180,07 171.4 b 26 12 N* 96 27 18 59 2 2440 3950 961.49 275.71 27 55 N* 96 20 ** 42 138 3 2300 3663 799,45 466.07 27 34 N* 96 07 ** 134 439 4 2583 4015 1206.53 157.92 26 14 N* 9b 29 ** 10 33 5 2360 3910 861.09 369,08 27 44 N* 96 14 W* 82 269 6 2330 3892 819,72 412,96 27 39 N* 96 12 ** 100 328 2 1 2076 3962 373.62 192.04 27 40 N* 96 59 W* 22 72 2 2050 3918 454,46 382.00 27 30 N* 96 45 ** 49 161 3 2040 3850 564.67 585.52 27 18 N* 96 23 ** 131 430 4 2058 3936 431.26 310.30 27 34 N» 96 50 ** 36 112 5 2052 3992 496.85 487,62 27 24 N* 96 36 ** 78 256 6 2068 3878 560,54 506.34 27 24 N* 96 29 ** 98 322 7 2045 3835 27 15 N* 96 18.5 ** 182 600 1565 3880 139.13 909.98 26 58 N* 97 11 «* 25 82 2 1683 3841 286.38 855.91 26 58 N* 96 48 ** 65 213 3 1775 3812 391.06 829.02 26 58 N* 96 33 *» 106 348 4 1552 3885 95.64 928.13 26 58 N* 97 20 ** 15 49 N* 3 I 5 1623 3867 192.19 888.06 26 58 97 02 ** 40 131 6 1790 3808 411.48 824.57 2b 58 N* 96 30 ** 125 410 4 1 1130 3747 187.50 1423.50 26 10 N* 97 01 ** 27 88 2 1300 3700 271.99 1310.61 26 10 N» * 96 39 w* 47 154 3 1425 3663 333.77 1241.34 26 10 N* 96 24 ** 91 298 4 1073 3763 163.42 1456,90 26 10 N* 97 08 W* 15 49 5 3736 10 1170 213.13 1387.45 26 N* 96 54 ** 37 121 6 1355 3685 304,76 1272.48 26 10 N* 96 31 ** 65 213 7 1448 3659 350.37 1224.51 26 10 N* 96 20 ** 130 426 (HR) 1 2159 3900 635.06 422.83 27 32 05N** 96 28 19W** 75 246 (9) 2 21b9 3902 644,54 416,95 27 32 46N*» 96 27 25w** 72 237 3 2163 3900 641.60 425,10 27 32 05N** 96 27 35W** 81 266 4 2165 3905 638,40 411.18 27 33 02N** 96 29 03*** 76 250 (SB) 1 2086 3889 563.00 468.28 27 26 49N** 96 31 16*** 81 266 (6) 2 2081 3869 560,95 475.80 27 26 14N** 96 31 02*»* 82 269 3 2074 3890 552,92 475.15 27 26 06N** 96 31 47*** 82 269 4 2078 3890 551.12 472.73 27 26 14N** 96 32 07*** 82 269 NOTE: * MEANS DEGREES AND MINUTES ** MEANS DEGREES MINUTES SECONDS CARD TYPE 2 FOR FILES 16 AND 17 (1975 AND 1976 DATA) START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/DESCRIPTION 1 16 005210 7 II CARD TYPE (ALWAYS 2) 6 3X BLANK 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 15 2X BLANK 17 12 YEAR 19 F 5 AROMATIC FRACTION/DRY WEIGHT (PERCENT) 24 F 5 N-ALKANES, PRISTANE, AND PHYTANE (PPM OF DRY WEIGHT) 29 F 6 N-ALKANES (PPM OF DRY WEIGHT) 35 F 6 DRY WEIGHT OF SAMPLE (GRAMS) 41 14 NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS IN SAMPLE 45 A 4 ORGAN CODE W * WHOLE w-P s WHOLE LESS PEN w-H-0 s WHOLE LESS HEAD AND ORGANS W-H s WHOLE LESS HEAD w-T s WHOLE LESS TAIL Ms MUSCLE L LIVER = G s GILL GD s GONAD 49 3AI Id SPECIES NAME CARD TYPE 2 FOR FILE 18 (1977 DATA) 1 16 005210 7 11 CARD TYPE (ALWAYS 2) 6 3X BLANK 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 15 II STATION 16 II TRANSECT 17 12 YEAR 19' 5X blank 24 F 5 N-ALKANES# PRISTANE, AND PHYTANE (PPM OF DRY WEIGHT) 29 F 7 N-ALKANES (PPM OF DRY WEIGHT) 36 F 6 DRY WEIGHT OF SAMPLE (GRAMS) 42 14 NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS IN SAMPLE 46 A 4 ORGAN CODE W = WHOLE w-P s WHOLE LESS PEN W-H-0 s WHOLE LESS HEAD AND ORGANS w-H s WHOLE LESS HEAD W-T s WHOLE LESS TAIL M = MUSCLE L = LIVER G = GILL GD = GONAD 50 3AIO SPECIES NAME CARD TYPE 3 1 16 005210 7 II CARD TYPE (ALWAYS 3) 8 3X BLANK U A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 15 II STATION (BLANK FOR 1975 AND 1976) 16 II TRANSECT (BLANK FOR 1975 AND 1976) 17 12 YEAR 19 II PERIOD CODE (BLANK FOR 1975) 1 WINTER s 2 = MARCH 3 APRIL = 4 = SPRING 5 * JULY = AUGUST 6 FALL 7= 8 -« NOVEMBER 9s DECEMBER 20 II FRACTION 1 HEXANE = 21 14 RETENTION INDEX 225 Fll RELATIVE PERCENT OF N-ALKANES** CARD TYPE a 1 16 005210 7 II CARD TYPE (ALWAYS 4) 8 3X BLANK 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 15 II STATION (BLANK FOR 1975 AND 1976) 16 II TRANSECT (BLANK FOR 1975 AND 1976) 17 12 YEAR 19 F 5 CARBON PREFERENCE INDEX Cl 4 TO C2O RANGE 24 F 5 CARBON PREFERENCE INDEX C2O TO C32 RANGE 29 Fd PRISTANE (PPM) 35 F 6 PHYTANE (PPM) ai F 5 WET WEIGHT OF SAMPLE (GRAMS) (FOR 1975 DATA) 46 F 3 DRY WEIGHT OF SAMPLE (GRAMS) (FOR 1975 DATA) 49 12 SPECIES IDENTIFICATION CODE*** FORMAT FOR COOED SPECIES LIST (FILE 19) START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/DESCRIPTI ON 1 12 SPECIES IDENTIFICATION CODE 2 3AIO GENUS AND SPECIES NAME COMMENTS * ARTIFICIAL CODES CREATED FOR 1975 AND 1976 SAMPLES. PREVIOUS SAMPLE COOES USED IN PUBLICATIONS NOTED IN COLUMNS 62-69 OF CARD TYPE I, SAMPLE ALWAYS AS THE CODE THE SAME APPROPRIATE INVENTORY SAMPLE CODE. ** PRISTANE AND PHYTANE CONCENTRATIONS ARE DESIGNATED AT RETENTION INDICES 1670 AND 1780, RESPECTIVELY, THEIR RELATIVE PERCENT VALUES ARE OF THE N-ALKANES, WHEN THEY ARE SUMMED WITH THE N-ALKANES, THE SUM WILL ALWAYS BE GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 100 PERCENT. WHEN THE TOTAL N-ALKANES EQUAL 0.0, THE VALUES FOR PRISTANE AND PHYTANE ARE GIVEN IN (PPM 10) FOR USE IN CALCULATING PRISTANE/PHYTANE RATIOS. X BECAUSE OF THE DIFFERENCES WITH PRISTANE AND PHYTANE, THEIR FORMAT IS ALSO DIFFERENT TO MAKE THEM STAND OUT. ALL THE DATA ON CARO TYPE 3 IS IN AN Fl 2 FORMAT BEGINNING IN COLUMN 25 BUT NOT ALL ALIGNED, *** COOED SPECIES LIST IS IN FILE 19. NOTE; FOR 1975 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A BLANK FOR 1976 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS AN A FOR 1977 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A B BLM SOUTH TEXAS OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF STUDY (1975-1977) DATA TYPE: BENTHIC INVERTEBRATE MACROFAUNA EPIFAUNA (EPI-INV) INFAUNA (INF-TAX) PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR: J. S. HOLLAND (JSH) UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MARINE SCIENCE INSTITUTE (UT) PORT ARANSAS MARINE LABORATORY PORT ARANSAS; TEXAS ASSOCIATE INVESTIGATORS: MICHAEL CARLISLE KELLIS CHANDLER STEVE CORNELIUS ALLEN DIXON WARREN FLINT JOAN HOLT SCOTT HOLT RICK KALKE NORMAN HANNEBAUM ELIZABETH PAYNE MARK POFF NANCY RABALAIS STEVE RABALAIS EVAN ROYAL-PARKER JOYCE PULICH LYNN TINNIN GRANVIL TREECE NANCY WOHLSCHLAG DIRECTORY FOR STUDY AREA FILE 20: METHODS; DATA FORMAT AND COMMENTS FILE 21: 1975 EPIFAUNA DATA FILE 22: 197 b EPIFAUNA DATA FILE 23: 1977 EPIFAUNA DATA FILE 29: 1975 INFAUNA DATA FILE 25: 197 b INFAUNA DATA FILE 2b: 1977 INFAUNA DATA FILE 27: COOED SPECIES LIST METHODS INFAUNAL SAMPLES: .0125 CUBIC METER SMITH-MCINTYRE BOTTOM GRAB SAMPLER; WASHED THROUGH 0,5 MM MESH. EPIFAUNAL SAMPLES: 35-FOOT (10.7-M) OTTER TRAwL WITH aa.s MM NO, 36 STRETCHED MESH ON BOTTOM FOR 15 MINUTES (BAG LINER EMPLOYED DURING 1975 AND PART OF 1976) DATA FORMAT CARD TYPE 1— -STANDARD INVENTORY CARD­ COLUMNS FIELD TYPE DESCRIPTION 1 11 ALWAYS 0 (ZERO) 2-3 12 STUDY AREA (SEE STUDY AREA KEY) 4-t> 13 ALWAYS 210 FOR MASTER FILES 7 11 CARD TYPE# ALWAYS I FOR INVENTORY(SEE DATA FORMATS) 8 II STUDY SUBAREA (DEFINED IN DATA FORMATS FOR STUDY AREAS) 9-10 2X BLANK 11-14 A 4 SAMPLE CODE (FINAL CODE ASSIGNED) 15-16 12 MONTH 17-18 12 DAY 19-20 12 YEAR 21-24 14 TIME OF DAY (LOCAL CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME OR CENTRAL STANDARD TIME) 25 IX BLANK 26 II SAMPLE COLLECTION AREA is TRANSECT I 2s TRANSECT 2 3s TRANSECT 3 «s TRANSECT 4 7s RIG MONITORING AREA 6s SOUTHERN BANK 9s HOSPITAL ROCK 27 IX BLANK 28 II STATION (SEE BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS) 29 A 1 DsOAY? NsNIGHT 30-32 A 3 TYPE OF SAMPLE(SEE KEY TO CODES) 33-36 A 4 SAMPLE DISPOSITION (SEE KEY TO CODES) 37-3.9 A 3 SAMPLE USE (SEE KEY TO COOES) 40-42 A 3 PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR (SEE KEY COOES) 43 II REPLICATE CODE 0s NOT A REPLICATE SAMPLE is IST REPLICATE SAMPLE 2s 2ND REPLICATE SAMPLE ETC. NOTE; REPLICATE CODE HAS NOT BEEN CONSISTENTLY USED; REPLICATE CODE MAY BE 0 FOR A REPLICATE SAMPLE WITH THE REPLICATE NUMBER APPEARING ON THE DATA LINES 44 II FILTERED CODE 0s not applicable Is SAMPLE is a filtered sample 2S SAMPLE is a non-filtered SAMPLE 45 II RELATIVE DEPTH CODE 0s NOT COOED is SURFACE 2s 1/2 PHOTIC ZONE 3= PHOTIC ZONE 4s PHOTIC ZONE TO BOTTOM 5s BOTTOM 6s NOT APPLICABLE 6s ACTUAL DEPTH IN METERS GIVEN IN COLS. 54-56 9s VERTICAL TOW; ALL DEPTHS SAMPLED NOTE: RELATIVE DEPTH CODE BEEN INCONSISTENTLY USED; IN MOST CASES IT HAS NOT BEEN CODED ON THE INVENTORY LINE; IF RELATIVE FROM HAS DEPTH IS MISSING THE INVENTORY LINE/ IT MAY BE GIVEN ON THE DATA LINES OR CAN BE DETERMINED FROM THE STUDY AREA as II DISSOLVED PARTICLE CODE CODES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 97 II POOLED CODE 0= NOT A POOLED SAMPLE A is POOLED SAMPLE NOTE: MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED 98 II LIVE CODE CODES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 99 II ARCHIVE CODE 0s NOT AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE is AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE 50 II QUALITY CONTROL CODE 0s NOT A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE is A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE 51 II CONTRACTED CODE BLANK OR 0s BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE is NOT A CONTRACTED SAMPLE BLM 52-53 12 CRUISE NUMBER 59-56 13 SAMPLE DEPTH IN METERS; NOTE: 999 MEANS NOT APPLICABLE 991 MEANS VERTICAL TOW FROM SURFACE TO 25 METERS 992 MEANS VERTICAL TOw FROM 25 TO 50 METERS 993 MEANS VERTICAL TOW FROM 50 METERS TO BOTTOM 57-60 A 9 PARENT SAMPLE CODE FOR SUBSAMPLES NOTE: FOR A SAMPLE WHICH IS NOT A SUBSAMPLE THIS FIELD WILL CONTAIN XXXX OR BE BLANK 61 IX blank 62-69 A 8 PREVIOUS SAMPLE CODE ALLOWS REFERENCE TO 1975# 1976# 1977 FINAL REPORTS BLM TO NOTE: MOST CODES WILL BE THE STANDARD 9 CHARACTER VARIETY (IN COLS, 62-65); THE ADDITIONAL COLS. IN THIS FIELD ARE FOR POOLED SAMPLES# E,G.s A) AAAA-C INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAAA#AAA6/AAAC B) AAZY-BAA INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAZY/AAZZ#ABAA KEY TO CODES SAMPLE TYPE—SAMPLE USAGE DISPOSITION AND PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR BAG-BAC(SEDIMENT BACTERIOLOGY) CHG-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) TAMU-TEXAS AtM UNIVERSITY CMG-MST(CHEMISTRY GRAB) LHP-LINOA H, PEOUEGNAT CHG-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) CSG-C.S, GIAM CHG-TEX(SEDIMENT TEXTURE) TSP-E, TAISOO PARK CHL­ (TOTAL CHLOROPHYLL-1975) CHT-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) BJP-B.J. PRESLEY CHT-MST(EPIFAUNA CHEMISTRY TRAWL) WMS-WILLIAM M. SACKETT CHT-TM (EPIFAUNA TRACE METALS) WEP-WILLIS E. PEOUEGNAT EPI-FSH(EPIFAUNA DEMERSAL FISH) RR-RICHARO REZAK EPI-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) WEH-WILLIAM E. HAENSLY EPI-HPI(EPIFAUNA MISTOPATHOLOCY) JMN-JERRY M, NEFF £PI-HPT(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATMOLOGY) WH-WILLIAM e. haensly £PI-INV(EPIFAUNA INVERTEBRATES) jn-jerry M, NEFF EPI-MSKEPIFAUNA MASTER) JRS-JOHN R. SCHWARZ ICH-(ICHTHYOPLANKTON) JHW-JOHN H, HQRMUTH INF-MST(INFAUNA MASTER) UT-PORT ARANSAS MARINE LAB. INF-SEOCINFAUNA SEDIMENT) PLP-PATRICK L. PARKER IWF-TAX(INFAUNA TAXONOMY) NPS-NED P, SMITH LGT-P2 (PHOTOMETRY) CVB-CHASE 6AALEN VAN LMw-HC (LOw-MOLECULAR-w£IGHT HYDROCARBONS) JSH-J, SELMON HOLLAND (MACRONEKTON TRACE METALS) MMS-CI3CTOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA Cl 3 IN SEDIMENT) MMS-MEI(MEIOFAUNA) DEw-DONALO E. WOHLSCHLAG MMS-MST(MEIOFAUNA MASTER GRAB) OK-OAN L, KAMYKOwSKI MYG-MYC(SEDIMENT MYCOLOGY) PJ-PATRICIA L. JOHANSEN NEU-TAX(NEUSTON TAXONOMY) UT-GEOPHYSICAL LAB. GALVESTON SED-(SEDIMENT) EHB-E, w. BEHRENS SED-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) SEO-MPL(SEDIMENT MICROZOOPLANKTON) SED-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) SDG“DEP(SEDIMENT DEPOSITION) STD-ST (SALINITY-TEMPERATURE-DEPTH) TDC-ST (TEMPERATURE-DEPTH-CONDUCTIVITY UTSA-UNIV. OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO THM-TUR(TRANSMISSOMETRY-TURBIDITY) SAR-SAMUEL A. RAMIREZ W. AUKEN VT -MPL(MICROZOOPLANKTON-VERTICAL TOW) WVA-O. VAN /iAT-(WATER COLUMN) wAT-ATP(AD£NOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE) HAT-BAC(WATER COLUMN BACTERIOLOGY) wAT-CI3(DELTA CI3) UT-AUSTIN r»AT-CLN(CHLOROPHYLL-NANNOPLANKTON-76-77) PJS-PAUL J, SZANISZLO wAT-CLP(CHLOROPHYLL-PHYTOPLANKTON-76-77) HAT-00 (DISSOLVED OXYGEN) U.S.G.S.-CORPUS CHRISTI wAT-FLO(FLUORESCENCE) HB-HENRY berryhill hAT-HC (WATER HYDROCARBONS) WAT-LH (LOh-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) WAT-MPL(MICROZOOPLANKTON) wAT-MYC(WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY) RICE-RICE UNIVERSITY wAT-NUT(NUTRIENTS) RU-RICE UNIVERSITY wAT-Nia(CARBON!A NANNOPLANKTON) REC-RICHARD E. CASEY HAT-PHY(PHYTOPLANKTON) HAT-PRO(PROTOZOA) HAT-PIA(CAR6ONI4 PHYTOPLANKTON) hAT-SSM(hATER-SUSPENDED SEDIMENT) hAT-TOC(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON) ZCT-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) ZPL-hC HYDROCARBONS) (ZOOPLANKTON ZPL-TAX(ZOOPLANKTON TAXONOMY) ZPL-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) STUDY AREA KEY 01 SALINITY AND TEMPERATURE/ CURRENTS 03 DISSOLVED OXYGEN, NUTRIENTS 04 LOh-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS 05 HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS/ BENTHIC VERTEBRATES 06 INVERTEBRATE EPIFAUNA AND infauna 07 BENTHIC FISH 06 HiGH-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYOROCARBONS-SEDIMENT/PARTICULATE/ DISSOLVED/ ZOOPLANKTON 09 CHLOROPHYLL A A-38 10 adenosine tri-phosphate 11 PHYTOPLANKTON 12 fluorescence 13 M6.IOFAUNA I a NEUSTON 15 TRACE METALS lb CARSON 14 19 SEDIMENT TEXTURE, BACTERIOLOGY, MYCOLOGY IN SEDIMENT 23 MICROZOOPLANKTON (PROTOZOA) 2a ZOOPLANKTON 25 SHELLED MICROZOOPLANKTON 2b TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA CARBON 13 27 LIGHT ABSORPTION (PHOTOMETRY) 30 histopathology 40 BENTHIC MICROBIOLOGY 41 WATER COLUMN MICROBIOLOGY 42 BENTHIC MYCOLOGY 43 WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS TRAN, STA, 4.ORAN LORAC LATITUDE LONGITUDE DEPTH 3H3 3H2 LG LR METERS FEET 1 2575 4003 1180.07 171.46 28 12 N* 96 27 ** 18 59 1 2 2440 3950 961.49 275.71 27 55 N* 96 20 ** 42 138 3 2300 3863 799.45' 466.07 27 34 N* 96 07 ** 134 439 4 2583 4015 1206.53 157,92 28 14 N» 9b 29 w* 10 33 5 2360 3910 861.09 369.06 27 44 N* 96 14 ** 82 269 6 2330 3892 819.72 412.96 27 39 N* 96 12 ** 100 326 2 1 2078 39b2 373.82 192.04 27 40 N* 96 59 «* 22 72 2 2050 3918 454.46 382,00 27 30 N* 96 45 ** 49 161 3 2040 3850 564.67 585.52 27 18 N* 9b 23 ** 131 430 4 2056 3936 431,26 310.30 27 54 N* 96 50 ft* 36 112 5 2032 3992 498.85 487.62 27 24 N* 96 36 ft* 78 256 6 2068 3878 560.54 506.34 27 24 N* 96 29 ** 98 322 7 2045 3835 27 15 N* 96 18,5 ft* 182 600 3 1 1585 3680 139.13 909,98 26 58 N* 97 11 w* 25 82 2 1683 3641 286.36 855.91 2b 58 N* 96 48 *• 65 213 3 1775 3812 391.06 829.02 26 58 N* 96 33 ft* 106 348 4 1552 3885 95.64 928.13 26 58 N* 97 20 ft* 15 49 5 1623 3867 192.19 888.06 26 58 N* 97 02 ft* 40 131 6 1790 3608 41 1,48 824,57 26 56 N* 96 30 ft* 125 410 4 1 1130 3747 187.50 1423.50 26 10 N* 97 01 ft* 27 88 2 1300 5700 271,99 1310.61 26 10 N* 96 39 ft* 4? 154 3 1425 3663 333.77 1241.34 26 10 24 91 N* 9o** 298 4 N* 97 ft* 49 1073 3763 163.42 1456.90 26 10 08 15 5 1170 3738 213.13 1387.45 26 10 N* 96 54 w* 37 121 6 1355 3665 304.7 b 1272.48 26 10 N* 96 31 ft* 65 213 7 1448 3659 350.37 1224,51 26 10 N* 96 20 ft* 130 426 (HR) I 2159 3900 635,06 422.83 27 32 05N** 96 28 19*** 75 246 (9) 2 2169 3902 644,54 416.95 27 32 4bN** 96 27 25*** 72 237 3 2163 3900 641,60 425.10 27 32 05N** 96 27 35*** 81 266 4 2165 3905 638.40 411.18 27 33 02N** 96 29 03*** 76 250 (SB) I 208 b 3889 563.00 4b8.26 27 26 49N** 96 31 IBw** 81 266 (8) 2 2061 3869 560.95 475.80 27 26 14N** 96 31 02W** 82 269 3 2074 5890 552.92 475.15 27 26 06N** 96 31 47*** 82 269 4 2078 3890 551.12 472.73 27 26 14N** 9b 32 07*** 82 269 NOTE: * WEANS DEGREES AND MINUTES ** MEANS DEGREES MINUTES SECONDS START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/DESCRIPTION 1 CAKD TYPE 2 16 006210 7 II CARD TYPE (ALWAYS 2) 8 II SUB-STUDY AREA SAMPLE TYPE 1 s EPIFAUNA = INFAUNA 2 9 2X BLANK 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 15 18 SPECIES IDENTIFICATION CODE** 23 15 NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS/SAMPLE 28 13 NUMBER OF MALES/SAMPLE*** 31 13 NUMBER OF FEMALES/SAMPLE*** 34 13 NUMBER OF THOSE FEMALES WHICH ARE OVIGEROUS** 37 IX BLANK 38 4AIO SPECIES NAME FORMAT FOR CODED SPECIES LIST (FILE 27) START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/DESCRIPTION 1 12 PHYLUM CODE 3 12 CLASS; ORDER; SUBORDER; OR DESCRIPTIVE TAXONOMIC CODE (USUALLY CLASS) 5 12 FAMILY CODE 7 12 SPECIES OR LOWEST DESCRIPTIVE TAXON CODE 9 2X BLANK 11 4AIO SPECIES NAME OR LOWEST DESCRIPTIVE TAXON; IN PHYLOGENETIC ORDER COMMENTS * ALWAYS THE SAME AS THE APPROPRIATE INVENTORY SAMPLE CODE ** CODED SPECIES LIST IS IN FILE 27. *** BLANKS MAY MEAN EITHER NONE OF THE CATEGORIES WERE PRESENT OR SEX WAS NOT DETERMINED OR INDETERMINABLE. NOTE: FOR 1975 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A BLANK FOR 1976 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS AN A FOR 1977 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A B NOTE: AN INVENTORY LINE (CARD TYPE I) NOT FOLLOWED BY ANY DATA LINES (CARD TYPE 2) INDICATES SAMPLE WHICH CONTAINED NO A INVERTEBRATE EPIFAUNA —1.E.; NOTHING WAS CAUGHT IN THE TRAWL. BLM SOUTH TEXAS OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF STUDY (1975-1977) DATA TYPE! EPIFAUNA FISH (EPI-FSH) PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR: DONALD E. mOHLSCHLAG (DEM) UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MARINE SCIENCE INSTITUTE (UT) PORT ARANSAS MARINE LABORATORY PORT ARANSAS, TEXAS ASSOCIATE INVESTIGATORS: RONALD M. YOSMIYAMA JAMES F. COLE ELIZABETH F, VETTER MARK DOBBS EDGAR FINDLEY DIRECTORY FOR STUDY AREA FILE 28: METHODS, DATA FORMAT AND COMMENTS FILE 29: 1975 DATA FILE 30: 1976 DATA FILE 31: 1977 DATA FILE 52: COOED SPECIES LIST METHODS EUUIPMENT: 35-FOOT (10.7-M) OTTER TRAWL, ON BOTTOM TRAML MITH 94.5 MM NO. 3b STRETCHED (BAG LINER EMPLOYED DURING 1975 AND FOR 15 MINUTES. MESH PART OF 1976) DATA FORMAT CARO TYPE I—STANDARD INVENTORY CARD—­ COLUMNS FIELD TYPE DESCRIPTION 1 II ALMAYS 0 (ZERO) 2-3 12 STUDY AREA (SEE STUDY AREA KEY) 4-6 13 ALMAYS 210 FOR MASTER FILES 7 II CARD-TYPE, ALMAYS I FOR INVENTORY (SEE DATA FORMATS) 8 II STUDY SUBAREA (DEFINED IN DATA FORMATS FOR STUDY AREAS) 9-10 2X BLANK 11-14 A 4 SAMPLE CODE (FINAL CODE ASSIGNED) 15-16 12 MONTH 17-18 12 DAY 19-20 12 YEAR 21-24 14 TIME OF DAY (LOCAL CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME OR CENTRAL STANDARD TIME) 25 IX BLANK 26 II SAMPLE COLLECTION AREA is TRANSECT 1 2s TRANSECT 2 3s TRANSECT 3 as transect a 7s RIG MONITORING AREA 8s SOUTHERN BANK 9s HOSPITAL ROCK 27 IX BLANK 28 II STATION (SEE BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS) 29 Ai DsOAY? NsNIGHT 30-32 A 3 TYPE OF SAMPLEOEE KEY TO COOES) 33-36 Aa SAMPLE DISPOSITION (SEE KEY TO COOES) 37-39 A 3 SAMPLE USE (SEE KEY TO COOES) 40-42 A 3 PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR (SEE KEY COOES) 43 II REPLICATE CODE 0s NOT A REPLICATE SAMPLE is IST REPLICATE SAMPLE 2s 2ND REPLICATE SAMPLE ETC. NOTE; REPLICATE CODE HAS NOT BEEN CONSISTENTLY USED; REPLICATE CODE MAY BE 0 FOR A REPLICATE SAMPLE WITH THE REPLICATE NUMBER APPEARING ON THE DATA LINES 44 II FILTERED CODE 0s NOT APPLICABLE Is SAMPLE IS A FILTERED SAMPLE 2s SAMPLE IS A NON-FILTERED SAMPLE 45 II RELATIVE DEPTH CODE 0s NOT COOED is SURFACE 2s 1/2 PHOTIC ZONE 3s PHOTIC ZONE 4s PHOTIC ZONE TO BOTTOM 5s BOTTOM 6s NOT APPLICABLE 8s ACTUAL DEPTH IN METERS GIVEN IN COLS. 54-56 9s VERTICAL TOw; ALL DEPTHS SAMPLED NOTE: RELATIVE DEPTH CODE HAS BEEN INCONSISTENTLY USED; IN MOST CASES IT HAS NOT BEEN CODED ON THE INVENTORY LINE; IF RELATIVE DEPTH IS MISSING FROM THE INVENTORY LINE, IT MAY BE GIVEN ON THE DATA LINES OR CAN BE DETERMINED FROM THE STUDY AREA 46 11 DISSOLVED PARTICLE CODE CODES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 47 II POOLED CODE 0s NOT A POOLED SAMPLE is A POOLED SAMPLE NOTE: MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED 48 II LIVE CODE CODES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 49 II ARCHIVE CODE 0s NOT an archive sample is AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE 50 II QUALITY CONTROL CODE 0s NOT A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE is A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE . 51 II CONTRACTED CODE OR BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE BLANK 0= is NOT A BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE 52-53 12 CRUISE NUMBER SA-56 13 SAMPLE DEPTH IN METERS? NOTE: 999 MEANS NOT APPLICABLE 991 MEANS VERTICAL TOW FROM SURFACE TO 25 METERS 992 MEANS VERTICAL TOW FROM 25 TO 50 METERS 993 MEANS VERTICAL TOW FROM 50 METERS TO BOTTOM 57-60 Aa PARENT SAMPLE CODE FOR SUBSAMPLES NOTE: A FOR A SAMPLE WHICH IS NOT SUBSAMPLE THIS FIELD WILL CONTAIN XXXX OR BE BLANK 61 IX BLANK 62-69 A 8 PREVIOUS SAMPLE CODE ALLOWS REFERENCE TO 1975, 1976, 1977 FINAL REPORTS TO BLM NOTE: MOST CODES WILL BE THE STANDARD « CHARACTER VARIETY (IN COLS, 62-65)? THE ADDITIONAL COLS. IN THIS FIELD ARE FOR POOLED SAMPLES, E.G.= A) AAAA-C INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAAA,AAAB,AAAC 8) AAZY-BAA INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAZY,AAZZ,abaa KEY TO CODES SAMPLE TYPE—SAMPLE USAGE DISPOSITION AND PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR BAG-BAC(SEDIMENT BACTERIOLOGY) CHC-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) TAMU-TEXAS A+M UNIVERSITY CH6-MST(CHEMISTRY GRAB) LHP-LINDA H, PEQUEGNAT ChG-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) CSG-C.S. 61AM CHG-TEX(SEDIMENT TEXTURE) TSP-E, TAISOO PARK CHL-(TOTAL CHLOROPHYLL-1975) CHT-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) BJP-B.J, PRESLEY CHT-MST(EPIFAUNA CHEMISTRY TRAWL) WMS-WILLIAM M. SACKETT CHT-7M (EPIFAUNA TRACE METALS) wEP-WILLIS E. PEQUEGNAT £PI-FSH(EPIFAUNA DEMERSAL FISH) RR-RICHARD REZAK EPI-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) "EM-WILLIAM E. HAENSLY EPI-HPI(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) JMN-JERRY M. NEFF EPI-HPT(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) WH-wILLIAM E. HAENSLY EPI-INV(EPIFAUNA INVERTEBRATES) JN-JERRY M, NEFF EPI-MST(EPIFAUNA MASTER) JRS-JOHN R, SCHWARZ ICM-(ICHTHYOPLANKTON) JMw-JOHN H. WORMUTH INF-MST(INFAUNA MASTER) UT-PORT ARANSAS MARINE LAB, INF-SEO(INFAUNA SEDIMENT) PLP-PATRICK L. PARKER INF-TAXIINFAUNA TAXONOMY) NPS-NEO P, SMITH L6T-PZ (PHOTOMETRY) CVB-CHASE VAN BAALEN LMW-HC (LOw-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) JSM-J. SELMON HOLLAND MNK-TM (MACRONEKTON TRACE METALS) MMS-CI3(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA Cl 3 IN SEDIMENT) MMS-MEKMEIOFAUNA) DEW-OONALD E. WOHLSCHLAG MMS-MST(MEIOFAUNA master GRAB) DK-OAN l, kamykowski MY6-MYC(SEDIMENT MYCOLOGY) PJ-PATRICIA L, JOHANSEN N£U-TAX(NEUSTON TAXONOMY) UT-GEOPHYSICAL LAB, GALVESTON SED-(SEDIMENT) EWB-E, W. BEHRENS SED-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) SED-MPL(SEDIMENT MICROZOOPLANKTON) SED-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) SDG-DEP(SEDIMENT DEPOSITION) STD-ST (SALINITY-TEMPERATURE-DEPTH) TDC-ST (TEMPERATURE-OEPTH-CONDUCTIVITY UTSA-UNIV. OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO Thm-TUR(TRANSMISSOMETRY-TURBIDITY) SAR-SAMUEL A, RAMIREZ VT -MPLCMICROZOUPLANKTON-VERTICAL TOW) WVA-O. w. VAN AUKEN i»AT-(WATER COLUMN) wAT-ATP(ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE) wAT-BAC(WATER COLUMN BACTERIOLOGY) WAT-CI3(O£LTA Cl3) UT-AUSTIN wAT-CLN(CHLOROPHYLL-NANNOPLANKTON-76-77) PJS-PAUL J, SZANISZLO wAT-CLP(CHLOROPHYLL-PHYTOPLANKTON-76-77) WAT-00 (DISSOLVED OXYGEN) U.S.G.S.-CORPUS CHRISTI wAT-FLU(FLUORESCENCE) H6-HENRY berryhill WAT-HC (WATER HYDROCARBONS) wAT-LH (LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) WAT-MPL(MICROZOOPLANKTON) wAT-MYC(WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY) RICE-RICE UNIVERSITY WAT-NUT(NUTRIENTS) RU-RICE UNIVERSITY wAT-N!A(CARBONia NANNOPLANKTON) REC-RICHARO E. CASEY wAT-PHY(PHYTOPLANKTON) wAT-PRO(PRUTOZOA) W AT-PIA(CARBONia PHYTOPLANKTON) WAT-SSM(WATER-SUSPENDED SEDIMENT) WAT-TQC(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON) ZCT-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) ZPL-HC (ZOOPLANKTON HYDROCARBONS) ZPL-TAX(ZOOPLANKTON TAXONOMY) ZPL-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) KEYSTUDY AREA 01 SALINITY AND TEMPERATURE# CURRENTS 03 DISSOLVED OXYGEN# NUTRIENTS 09 LOw-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS 05 HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS# BENTHIC VERTEBRATES Bb INVERTEBRATE EPIFAUNA AND INFAUNA 07 BENTHIC FISH 08 HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS-SEDIMENT#PARTICULATE# DISSOLVED# ZOOPLANKTON 09 CHLOROPHYLL A 10 ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE PHYTOPLANKTON 11 12 FLUORESCENCE 13 MEIOFAUNA 19 NEUSTON 15 TRACE METALS 16 CARBON la 19 SEDIMENT TEXTURE# BACTERIOLOGY# MYCOLOGY IN SEDIMENT 23 MICROZOOPLANKTON (PROTOZOA) 29 zooplankton 25 SMELLED MICROZOOPLANKTON 26 TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA CARBON 13 27 LIGHT ABSORPTION (PHOTOMETRY) 30 HISTOPATHOLDGY 90 BENTHIC MICROBIOLOGY 91 WATER COLUMN microbiology 92 BENTHIC MYCOLOGY 93 WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS TRAN, STA, LORAN LORAC LATITUDE LONGITUDE DEPTH 3H3 3H2 LG LR METERS FEET 1 1 2575 4003 1160.07 171.46 26 12 N* 96 27 W* 18 59 2 2440 3950 961.49 275.71 27 55 N* 96 20 W* 42 138 3 2300 3863 799.45 466.07 27 34 N* 96 07 W» 134 439 4 2583 4015 1206,53 157,92 28 14 N* 96 29 W* 10 33 5 2360 3910 661.09 369.08 27 44 N* 96 14 W* 82 269 6 2330 3892 819,72 412.96 27 39 N* 96 12 W* 100 328 0* 2 I 2078 3962 373.62 192.04 27 40 N* 96 59 22 72 2 2050 3916 454.46 362.00 27 30 N* 96 45 W* 49 161 5 2040 3850 564,67 585.52 27 18 N* 96 23 W* 131 430 4 2058 3936 431,26 310,30 27 34 N* 96 50 w* 36 112 5 2032 3992 498,85 487.62 27 24 N* 96 36 W* 78 256 6 2066 3878 560.54 506,34 27 24 N* 96 29 W* 96 322 7 2045 3635 27 15 N* 96 18,5 W* 182 600 3 I 1585 5880 139.13 909.96 26 58 N* 97 11 W* 25 82 2 1663 3641 286.36 855.91 26 58 N* 96 48 w* 65 213 3 1775 3812 391.06 829,02 26 58 N» 96 33 w* 106 348 4 1552 3885 95.64 928.13 26 58 N* 97 20 W* 15 49 5 1623 3867 192.19 688.06 26 58 N* 97 02 W* 40 131 6 1790 3808 411,48 824,57 26 58 N* 96 30 W* 125 410 4 1 1130 3747 187,50 1423.50 26 10 N* 97 01 W* 27 88 2 1300 3700 271.99 1310.61 26 10 N* 96 39 W* 47 154 3 1425 3663 333.77 1241.34 26 10 N* 96 24 w* 91 296 N* 49 4 1073 3763 163.42 1456.90 26 10 97 08 W* 15 5 1170 3738 213.13 1587.45 26 10 96 54 ** 37 121 N* 6 1355 3685 304,76 1272.48 26 10 N* 96 31 W* 65 213 7 1448 3659 350.37 1224.51 26 10 N* 96 20 W* 130 426 (HR) I 2159 3900 635.06 422.83 27 32 05N** 96 26 19W** 75 246 (9) 2 2169 3902 644.54 416.95 27 32 46N** 96 27 25*** 72 237 3 2163 3900 641.60 425.10 27 32 05N** 96 27 35W** 81 266 4 2165 5905 638.40 411.18 27 33 02N** 96 29 03W** 76 250 (SB) 1 2086 3689 563.00 468.28 27 26 49N** 96 31 16W** 61 266 (8) 2 2081 3889 560.95 475.80 27 26 14N** 96 31 02*** 82 269 3 2074 3890 552.92 475,15 27 26 06N** 96 31 47*** 82 269 4 2078 3890 551.12 472.73 27 26 14N»* 96 32 07*** 82 269 * MINUTES ** MEANS DEGREES MINUTES SECONDS NOTES MEANS DEGREES AND START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/DESCRIPTION CARO TYPE 2 1 16 007210 7 II CARD TYPE (ALWAYS 2) 8 3X BLANK 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 15 13 SPECIES CODE** 18 16 ABUNDANCE (NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS/TRAWL SAMPLE 24 F 8 WEIGHT (GRAMS) 32 AlO rA7 FAMILY NAME 99 3AIO GENUS-SPECIES NAME FORMAT FOR CODED SPECIES LIST (FILE 52) START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/DESCRIPTION 1 I« CODE (CONSECUTIVE ORDER) 5 19X BLANK 19 Allfl,A7 FAMILY NAME 36 3A113 GENUS AND SPECIES NAME COMMENTS * ALWAYS THE SAME AS THE APPROPRIATE INVENTORY SAMPLE CODE »* COOED SPECIES LIST IS IN FILE 32. NOTE: FOR 1975 DATA TmE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A BLANK FOR 1976 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS AN A FOR 1977 DATA Th£ FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A B 6LM SOUTH TEXAS OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF STUDY (1975-1977) DATA TYPE: HIGH MOLECULAR HEIGHT HYDROCARBONS (HC) IN SEDIMENTS (SED) IN ZOOPLANKTON (ZPL) PARTICULATE IN WATER (WAT) DISSOLVED IN WATER (wAT) IN NEUSTON (NEU)** PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATORS: PATRICK L. PARKER (PLP) RICHARD 5. SCALAN J. KENNETH WINTERS UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MARINE SCIENCE INSTITUTE (UT) PORT ARANSAS MARINE LABORATORY PORT ARANSAS# TEXAS ASSOCIATE INVESTIGATORS: RICHARD ANDERSON TERRANCE BURTON DONNA LAMMEY BURTON SHARON CAMERON LOUIS DELAROSA RUTH lutes STEPHEN A, MACKO MARK NORTHAM DELLA SCALAN DIRECTORY FOR STUDY AREA FILE 33: METHODS, DATA FORMAT AND COMMENTS FILE 34: 1975 DATA FILE 35: 1976 DATA FILE 561 1977 DATA methods PLANKTON: 1-m net (250 MICRON NITEX MESH) TOwED OBLIQUELY FROM NEAR BOTTOM TO NEAR SURFACE FOR 15 MINS.—FROZEN, WATER: 36 L COLLECTED IN GLASS CARBOY, FILTERED THROUGH 1.2 MICRON MESH. FILTERED—FROZEN FILTRATE—POISONED WITH 50 ML OF CHLOROFORM SEDIMENT: 10-15 KG CORES FROM TOP 5 CM OF SMITH-MCINTYRE GRAB—FROZEN SAMPLES ANALYZED IN GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY (GLC) AND GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY (GC/MS GLC—PERK IN-ELMER (PE) MODELS 900, 910, 39208, AND A VARIAN MODEL 3700, ELECTRONIC INTEGRATION OF PEAKS DONE ON HEWLETT-PACKARD 3352 LAB DATA SYSTEM GC/MS—DUPONT INSTRUMENTS MODEL 21-491 GC/MS WITH A DUPONT INSTRUMENTS MODEL 21-09«8 MS DATA SYSTEM. CHROMA(OGRAPh ASSOCIATED wITn THIS INSTRUMENT WAS A VARIAN AEROGRAPH MODEL 2700 MODIFIED BY DUPONT. METHODS DETAILED OF HYDROCARBON PROCEDURES FOUND IN 1975, 1976, AND 1977 FINAL REPORTS TO BL DATA FORMAT FOR file 39 (1975 DATA) CARO TYPE I STANDARD INVENTORY CARD­ COLUMNS FIELD TYPE DESCRIPTION I II ALWAYS 0 (ZERO) 2-3 12 STUDY AREA (SEE STUDY AREA KEY) 9-6 13 ALWAYS 210 FOR MASTER FILES 7 II CARO TYPE, ALWAYS I FOR INVENTORY(SEE DATA FORMATS) 6 II STUDY SUBAREA (DEFINED IN DATA FORMATS FOR STUDY AREAS) 9-1 Id 2X BLANK 11 —IA A 9 SAMPLE CODE (FINAL CODE ASSIGNED) 15-16 12 MONTH 17-1 S 12 DAY 19-20 12 YEAR 21-29 19 TIME OF DAY (LOCAL CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME OR CENTRAL STANDARD TIME) 25 IX BLANK 26 II SAMPLE COLLECTION AREA 1* TRANSECT 1 2s TRANSECT 2 3s TRANSECT 3 as TRANSECT a 7s RIG MONITORING AREA 6s SOUTHERN BANK 9s HOSPITAL ROCK 27 IX BLANK 26 II STATION (SEE BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS) 29 A 1 OsOAYf NsNIGHT 30-32 A 3 TYPE OF SAMPLEOEE KEY TO COOES) 33-36 AU SAMPLE DISPOSITION (SEE KEY TO COOES) 37-39 A 3 SAMPLE USE (SEE KEY TO COOES) 90-92 A 3 PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR (SEE KEY CODES) 93 II REPLICATE CODE 0s NOT A REPLICATE sample is IST REPLICATE SAMPLE 2s 2ND REPLICATE SAMPLE ETC. NOTE? REPLICATE CODE HAS NOT BEEN CONSISTENTLY USED? REPLICATE CODE MAY BE 0 FOR A REPLICATE SAMPLE WITH THE REPLICATE NUMBER APPEARING ON THE DATA LINES 99 II FILTERED CODE 0s NOT APPLICABLE is SAMPLE IS A FILTERED SAMPLE 2s SAMPLE IS A NON-FILTEREO SAMPLE 95 II RELATIVE DEPTH CODE 0s NOT CODED is SURFACE 2s 1/2 PHOTIC ZONE 3s PHOTIC ZONE 9s PHOTIC ZONE TO BOTTOM 5* BOTTOM 6s NOT APPLICABLE 6s ACTUAL DEPTH IN METERS GIVEN IN COLS, 54-56 9s VERTICAL TO*? ALL DEPTHS SAMPLED MOTE; RELATIVE DEPTH CODE HAS BEEN INCONSISTENTLY USED; IN MOST CASES IT HAS NOT BEEN CODED ON THE INVENTORY LINE; IF RELATIVE DEPTH IS MISSING FROM THE INVENTORY LINE; IT MAY BE GIVEN ON THE DATA LINES OR CAN FROM THE STUDY AREA Ut> II DISSOLVED PARTICLE CODE CODES UNKNOWN; BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 U 7 II POOLED CODE 0s NOT A POOLED SAMPLE 1= A POOLED SAMPLE NOTE; MAY NOT have BEEN USED aa II LIVE CODE CODES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) U 9 II ARCHIVE CODE 0s NOT AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE is AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE 50 11 DUALITY CONTROL CODE 0s NOT A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE is A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE 51 II CONTRACTED CODE 52-53 12 CRUISE 59-56 13 SAMPLE NOTE: 57-60 A 9 PARENT 61 IX BLANK BLANK OR 0s BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE is NOT A BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE NUMBER DEPTH IN METERS; 999 MEANS 991 MEANS 992 MEANS 993 MEANS SAMPLE CODE NOTE: FOR A THIS FIELD NOT APPLICABLE VERTICAL TOw FROM VERTICAL TOW FROM VERTICAL TOW FROM FOR SUBSAMPLES SAMPLE WHICH IS WILL CONTAIN XXXX BE DETERMINED MAY NOT HAVE (ZERO) BEEN USED; SURFACE TO 25 METERS 25 TO 50 METERS 50 METERS TO BOTTOM NOT A SUBSAMPLE OR BE BLANK 62-69 A 8 PREVIOUS SAMPLE CODE ALLOWS REFERENCE TO 1975, 1976, 1977 FINAL REPORTS TO BLM NOTE: MOST CODES WILL BE THE STANDARD a CHARACTER VARIETY (IN COLS. 62-65); THE ADDITIONAL COLS. IN THIS FIELD ARE FOR POOLED SAMPLES, E.G.s A) AAAA-C INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAAA,AAAB,aaac B) AAZY-BAA INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES aazy,aazz,abaa KEY TO CODES SAMPLE TYPE—SAMPLE USAGE BAG-BAC(SEDIMENT BACTERIOLOGY) CHG-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) CHG-MST(CMEMISTRY GRAB) CHG-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) CHG-T£X(SEDIMENT TEXTURE) CHL-(TOTAL CHLOROPHYLL-1975) CHT-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) CHT-MST(EPIFAUNA CHEMISTRY TRAWL) CHT-TM (EPIFAUNA TRACE METALS) £PI-FSH(EPIFAUNA DEMERSAL FISH) EPI-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) EPI-HPI(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) DISPOSITION AND PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR TAMU-TEXAS A+M UNIVERSITY LHP-LINDA H. PEUUEGNAT CSG-C.S. GIAM TSP-E. TAISOO PARK BJP-B.J, PRESLEY WMS-wILLIAM M, SACKETT WEP-WILLIS E. PEQUEGNAT RR-RICHARO REZAK wEH-wILLIAM E, HAENSLY JMN-JERRY M, NEFF EPI-HPT(EPIFAUNA HIS7OPATHOLOGY) WH-WILLIAM E. HAENSLY £PI-Inv(EPIFAUNA INVERTEBRATES) M. JN-JERRY NEFF EPI-MSTCEPIFAUNA MASTER) JRS-JOHN R, SCHWARZ ICH-(ICHTHYOPLANKTON) JHW-JOHN H. WORHUTH INF-MST(INFAUNA MASTER) UT-PORT ARANSAS MARINE LAB, INF-SED(INFAUNA SEDIMENT) L, PLP-PATRICK PARKER INF-TAXCINFAUNA TAXONOMY) NPS-NED P. SMITH LGT-PZ (PHOTOMETRY) CVB-CHASE VAN BAALEN LMW-HC (LOw-MOLECULAR-wEIGMT HYDROCARBONS) JSH-J, SELMON HOLLAND MNK-TM (MACRONEKTON TRACE METALS) MMS-CI3(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA Cl 3 IN SEDIMENT) MMS-MEI(MEIOFAUNA) DEw-OONALD E, wOHLSCHLAG MMS-MST(MEIOFAUNA MASTER GRAB) DK-DAN L, KAMYKOWSKI MYG-MYC(SEOIMENT MYCOLOGY) PJ-PATRICIA L. JOHANSEN NEU-TAX(NEUSTON TAXONOMY) UT-GEOPHYSICAL LAB, GALVESTON SED-(SEDIMENT) £wS-£, BEHRENS w. SED-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) SED-MPL(SEDIMENT MICROZOOPLANKTON) SED-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) SDG-OEP(SEDIMENT DEPOSITION) STD-ST (SALINITY-TEMPERATURE-OEPTHJ TDC-ST (TEMPERATURE-OEPTH-CONOUCTIVITY UTSA-UNIV. OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO TRM-TUR(TRANSMISSOMETRY-TURBIDITY) SAR-SAMUEL a, RAMIREZ VT -MPL(MICROZOOPLANKTON-VERTICAL TOW) WVA-O, W. van auken WAT-(WATER COLUMN) mAT-ATP(ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE) WAT-BAC(wATER COLUMN BACTERIOLOGY) WAT-CI3(DELTA Cl3) UT-AUSTIN wAT-CLN(CHLOROPHYLL-NANNOPLANKTON-76-77) PJS-PAUL J. SZANISZLO WAT-CLP(CHLOROPHYLL-PHYTOPLANKTON-76-77) wAT-00 (DISSOLVED OXYGEN) U,S,G,S.-CORPUS CHRISTI WAT-FLU(FLUORESCENCE) hb-henry berryhill WAT-HC (WATER HYDROCARBONS) WAT-LH (LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) wAT-MPL(MICROZOOPLANK TON) mAT-myC(WATER column MYCOLOGY) RICE-RICE UNIVERSITY WAT-NUT(NUTRIENTS) RU-RICE UNIVERSITY wAT-NItt(CARBONI4 NANNOPLANKTON) REC-RICHARD E, CASEY WAT-PHY(PHYTOPLANKTON) wAT-PRO(PROTOZOA) wAT-PIA(CARSON 14 PHYTOPLANKTON) wAT-SSM(WATER-SUSPENDED SEDIMENT) WAT-TOC(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON) 2CT-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) 2PL-HC (ZOOPLANKTON HYDROCARBONS) ZPL-TAX(ZOOPLANKTON TAXONOMY) ZPL-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) STUDY AREA KEY 01 SALINITY AND TEMPERATURE# CURRENTS 03 DISSOLVED OXYGEN# NUTRIENTS a« low-molecular-weight hydrocarbons as HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS# BENTHIC VERTEBRATES Bo INVERTEBRATE EPIFAUNA AND INFAUNA 07 BENTHIC FISH 06 HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS-S£OIMENT#PARTICULAT£# DISSOLVED# ZOOPLANKTON 09 CHLOROPHYLL A 10 ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE 11 PHYTOPLANKTON 12 FLUORESCENCE 13 MEIOFAUNA 14 NEUSTON 15 TRACE METALS 16 CARBON 14 19 SEDIMENT TEXTURE# BACTERIOLOGY# MYCOLOGY IN SEDIMENT 23 MICHOZOOPLANKTON (PROTOZOA) 24 ZOOPLANKTON 25 SHELLED MICROZOOPLANKTON 26 TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA CARBON 13 27 LIGHT ABSORPTION (PHOTOMETRY) 30 HISTOPATHOLOGY 40 MICROBIOLOGY BENTHIC 41 mATER COLUMN MICROBIOLOGY 42 BENTHIC MYCOLOGY 43 MATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS TRAN, STA, LORAN LORAC LATITUDE LONGITUDE DEPTH 3H3 3H2 LG LR METERS FEET N* 1 1 2575 4003 1180.07 171.46 28 12 96 27 ** 18 59 2 2440 3950 961.49 275.71 27 55 N* 96 20 m* 42 138 3 2300 3863 799,45 466.07 27 34 N* 96 07 *• 134 439 4 2583 4015 1206,53 157.92 28 14 N* 96 29 M* 10 33 5 2360 3910 861.09 369.06 27 44 N* 96 14 M* 82 269 6 2330 3892 819,72 412.96 27 39 N* 96 12 ** 100 328 2 1 2078 3962 373.62 192.04 27 40 N* 96 59 ** 22 72 2 2050 3918 454,46 362.00 27 30 N* 96 45 ** 49 161 3 2040 3850 564,67 585.52 27 18 N* 96 23 ** 131 430 4 2056 3936 431.26 310.30 27 34 N* 96 50 ** 36 112 5 2032 3992 498.85 487.62 27 24 N* 96 36 ** 78 256 6 2066 3878 560.54 506.34 27 24 N* 96 29 M* 98 322 7 2045 3835 27 15 N* 96 18.5 ** 182 60U 3 1 1565 3880 139.13 909.98 26 58 N* 97 11 ** 25 82 2 1683 3841 266.38 855.91 26 58 N* 96 48 *• 65 213 3 1775 3812 391,06 829.02 26 58 N* 96 33 ** 106 348 4 1552 3885 95,64 926,13 26 58 N* 97 20 ** 15 49 5 1623 3867 192.19 666.06 26 58 N* 97 02 ** 40 131 6 1790 3808 411,46 824,57 26 58 N* 96 30 *» 125 410 4 1 1130 3747 187.50 1423.50 26 10 N* 97 01 ** 27 88 2 1300 3700 271.99 1310.61 26 10 N* 96 39 ** 47 154 3 1425 3663 333.77 1241.34 26 10 N* 96 24 ** 91 298 4 1073 3763 163.42 1456.90 26 10 N* 97 08 ** 15 49 5 1170 3738 213.13 1367.45 26 10 N* 96 54 M* 37 121 6 1355 3685 304.76 1272.48 26 10 N* 96 31 ** 65 213 7 1448 3659 350.37 1224.51 26 10 N* 96 20 m* 130 426 (HR) I 2159 3900 635.06 422.83 27 32 05N** 96 28 19**« 75 246 (9) 2 2169 3902 644.54 416.95 27 32 46N** 96 27 25*** 72 237 3 2163 3900 641.60 425.10 27 32 05N** 96 27 35*** 81 266 4 2165 3905 638.40 411.18 27 33 02N** 96 29 03*** 76 250 (SB) (8) I 2 3 9 2066 2081 2079 2078 3889 3869 3890 3890 563,00 560.95 552.92 551,12 9t>8,28 975.80 975.15 972.73 27 27 27 27 26 26 26 26 99N** 19N** 06N** 19N** 96 96 96 96 31 31 31 32 18*** 02*»* 97*** 07*** 81 82 82 82 266 269 269 269 NOTE: * ** MEANS MEANS DEGREES DEGREES AND MINUTES MINUTES SECONDS CARD TYPE 2 FOR SUB-STUDY AREAS 1,2, AND 5 (SEDIMENT, ZOOPLANKTON, NEUSTON) START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/OESCRIPTION 16 006210 1 7 II CARD TYPE (ALWAYS 2) 8 II SUB-STUDY AREA SAMPLE TYPE 1 s SEDIMENT 2 s ZOOPLANKTON 5 = NEUSTON 9 2X BLANK 11 A 9 SAMPLE CODE* 15 2X BLANK YEAR 17 12 19 6X BLANK 25 Fl 2 DRY WEIGHT OF SAMPLE (G) (0.0 INDICATES UNMEASURED VALUE) CARD TYPE 2 FOR SUB-STUDY AREAS 3 AND 9 (PARTICULATE AND DISSOLVED HYDROCARBONS) 1 16 006210 7 II CARD TYPE (ALWAYS 2) 8 II SUB-STUDY AREA SAMPLE TYPE 3 * PARTICULATE HYDROCARBONS IN WATER 9 s DISSOLVED HYDROCARBONS IN HATER 2X BLANK 9 A 9 SAMPLE CODE* 15 9X ll BLANK 19 F 5 TOTAL N-PARAFFINS (Cl5-C3B), PRISTANE, AND PHYTANE (MICROGRAMS/LITER) 29 F 5 CARBON PREFERENCE INDEX Cl5-C2O RANGE 29 F 5 CARBON PREFERENCE INDEX C25-C36 RANGE CARO TYPE 3 I 16 006210 7 II CARD TYPE (ALWAYS 3) 8 II SUB-STUDY AREA SAMPLE TYPE 1 s HYDROCARBONS IN SEDIMENTS 2 = HYDROCARBONS IN ZOOPLANKTON 3 = PARTICULATE HYDROCARBONS IN WATER 9 s DISSOLVED HYDROCARBONS IN «ATER 5 s HYDROCARBONS IN NEUSTON 9 2X BLANK 11 A 9 SAMPLE CODE* 15 5X BLANK 20 A 1 FRACTION OF SAMPLE 1 HEXANE r 2 = BENZENE (1975 DATA ARE ALL HEXANE FRACTIONS) 21 19 RETENTION INDEX OF PEAK 25 Fl 2 CONCENTRATION IN MICROGRAMS/GRAM FOR ZOOPLANKTON AND NEUSTON (SUB-STUDY AREAS 2 AND 5) PERCENT CONCENTRATION OF N-PARAFFINS (Cl5-C3B), PRISTANE, AND PHYTANE FOR PARTICULATE AND DISSOLVED WATER SAMPLES A-52 3 a PARTICULATE HYDROCARBONS IN WATER 4 s DISSOLVED HYDROCARBONS IN WATER 5 = HYDROCARBONS IN NEUSTON 9 12 BLANK 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 15 2X BLANK 17 Fl 2 CIBJI (MICROGRAMS/GRAM) 29 Fl 2 MASS SPEC RATIO M/£ s 370 . 372 (MICROGRAMS/GRAM) 41 Fl 2 C2l KITH 6 DOUBLE BONOS (MICROGRAMS/GRAM) 53 Fl 2 SQUALENE (MICROGRAMS/GRAM) DATA FORMAT FOR HYDROCARBONS IN FILES 35 AND 36 (1976-1977 DATA) caro type i-—standard inventory card- same AS CARO TYPE I FOR FILE 34, START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/OESCRIPTION CARO TYPE 2 1 16 008210 7 II CARO TYPE (ALWAYS 2) 8 II SUB-STUDY AREA SAMPLE TYPE 1 a HYDROCARBONS IN SEDIMENT 2 s HYDROCARBONS IN ZOOPLANKTON 3 * PARTICULATE HYDROCARBONS IN WATER 4 a DISSOLVED HYDROCARBONS IN WATER 9 2X BLANK 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 15 2X BLANK 17 12 YEAR 19 Al PERIOD CODE 1 s WINTER 2 a MARCH a 3 APRIL 4 a SPRING 5 a JULY a AUGUST 6 7 a FALL 8 a NOVEMBER 9 DECEMBER a 20 FlO DRY WEIGHT (G) 30 FIB WET WEIGHT (G) 40 F 8 TOTAL NON-3APONIFIABLE WEIGHT CG) 48 F 8 HEXANE WEIGHT (G) 56 FS BENZENE WEIGHT (G) 64 F 8 METHANOL WEIGHT (G) 72 F 8 TOTAL LIPID WEIGHT (G) CARD TYPE 3 I 16 008210 7 II CARO TYPE (ALWAYS 3) 8 II SUB-STUDY AREA SAMPLE TYPE s 1 HYDROCARBONS IN SEDIMENTS a HYDROCARBONS IN ZOOPLANKTON 2 a PARTICULATE HYDROCARBONS IN WATER 3 4 a DISSOLVED HYDROCARBONS IN WATER 9 2X BLANK 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 15 2X BLANK (SUB-STUDY AREAS 3 AND a) PERCENT CONCENTRATION TIMES 10 FOR N-PARAFFINS (Cl4-C44), PRISTANE, AND PHYTANE FOR SEDIMENT (SUB-STUDY AREA 1) CARD TYPE 4 1 16 006210 7 II CARD TYPE (ALWAYS a) 8 II SUB-STUDY AREA SAMPLE TYPE 1 s HYDROCARBONS IN SEDIMENT 2 s HYDROCARBONS IN ZOOPLANKTON 3 s PARTICULATE HYDROCARBONS IN WATER 4 s DISSOLVED HYDROCARBONS IN WATER 5 s HYDROCARBONS IN NEUSTON 9 12 BLANK 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 15 A 2 YEAR 17 Fl 2 OTHER PEAKS (MICROGRAMS/LITER) 29 Fl 2 PRISTANE/PHYTANE RATIO 41 Fl 2 PRISTANE/N-Cl7 RATIO 53 Fl 2 N-Cl7/N-ClB RATIO 65 Fl 2 SATURATES/NON-SATURATES RATIO CARD TYPE 5 1 16 008210 7 II CARD TYPE (ALWAYS 5) 8 II SUB-STUDY AREA SAMPLE TYPE 1 = HYDROCARBONS IN SEDIMENTS 2 = HYDROCARBONS IN ZOOPLANKTON 3 = PARTICULATE HYDROCARBONS IN WATER 4 s DISSOLVED HYDROCARBONS IN WATER 5 = HYDROCARBONS IN NEUSTON 9 12 BLANK 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 15 2X BLANK 17 Fl 2 SATURATES (PERCENT DRY WEIGHT) 29 Fl 2 NON-SATURATES (PERCENT DRY WEIGHT) ai Fl 2 TOTAL NON-SAPONIFIABLE HYDROCARBONS (PERCENT DRY WEIGHT) 53 Fl 2 PHYTAOIENE (MICROCRAMS/GRAM) 65 FI2 CIS:1 (MICROCRAMS/GRAM) CARO TYPE 6 1 16 008210 7 II CARO TYPE (ALWAYS 6) 8 II SUB-STUDY AREA SAMPLE TYPE 1 = HYDROCARBONS IN SEDIMENTS 2 s HYDROCARBONS IN ZOOPLANKTON 3 s PARTICULATE HYDROCARBONS IN WATER 4 s DISSOLVED HYDROCARBONS IN WATER 5 s HYDROCARBONS IN NEUSTON 9 12 BLANK U A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 15 2X BLANK 17 Fl 2 Cl9ll (MICROCRAMS/GRAM) 29 Fl 2 CHOLESTANE DERIVATIVE (MICROCRAMS/GRAM) 41 Fl 2 MASS SPEC RATIO M/E = 370 (MICROGRAMS/6RAM) 53 Fl 2 CI6JI (MICROCRAMS/GRAM) 65 Fl 2 C17:1 (MICROGRAMS/GRAM) CARO TYPE 7 I 16 008210 7 II CARD TYPE (ALWAYS 7) 8 II SUB-STUDY AREA SAMPLE TYPE 1 = HYDROCARBONS IN SEDIMENTS 2 = HYDROCARBONS IN ZOOPLANKTON A-54 17 12 YEAR 19 II PERIOD CODE 1 = WINTER 2 = MARCH 3 = APRIL A = SPRING 5 = JULY 6 = AUGUST 7 s FALL 8 = NOVEMBER 9 s DECEMBER 20 II FRACTION CODE 1 = HEXANE 2 = BENZENE 3 = METHANOL 21 19 RETENTION INDEX 25 Fl 3 CONCENTRATION IN MICROGRAMS/GRAM FOR SEDIMENT AND ZOOPLANKTON (SUB-STUDY AREAS 1 AND 2) CONCENTRATION IN MICROGRAMS/LITER FOR PARTICULATE AND DISSOLVED HATER SAMPLES (SUS-STUOY AREAS 3 ANO A) COMMENTS * ARTIFICIAL CODES USED FOR PARTICULATE HATER SAMPLES IN 1975. PREVIOUS SAMPLE CODES USED IN PUBLICATIONS GIVEN IN COLUMNS 62-69 OF CARD TYPE I. SAMPLE CODES ALWAYS THE SAME AS THE APPROPRIATE INVENTORY SAMPLE CODE. •* NEUSTON DATA IN 1975 DATA FILES ONLY. NOTE: FOR 1975 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A BLANK FOR 1976 DATA FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS AN A THE FOR 1977 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A B BLM SOUTH TEXAS OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF STUDY (1975-1977) DATA TYPE: CHLOROPHYLL A IN TOTAL PLANKTON (CHL) IN NANNOPLANKTON (HAT-CLN) IN NETPLANKTON (WAT-CLP) PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR: CHASE VAN BAALEN (CVB) UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MARINE SCIENCE INSTITUTE (UT) PORT ARANSAS MARINE LABORATORY PORT ARANSAS, TEXAS ASSOCIATE INVESTIGATOR: JOHN BATTERTON DIRECTORY FOR STUDY AREA FILE 37: METHODS, DATA FORMAT AND COMMENTS FILE 38: 1975 DATA FILE 39: 1976 DATA FILE 40: 1977 DATA METHODS HATER FILTERED THROUGH A 20 MICRON NY TEX MESH FILTER, THEN THROUGH A 0,4 MICRON MESH NUCLEOPORE FILTER FOR THE NET AND NANNO FRACTIONS ABSORBANCE 570 TO 710 NANNOMETERS, ON A CARY 118 C SPECTROPHOTOMETER DATA FORMAT CARD TYPE I—STANDARD INVENTORY CARD­ COLUMNS FIELD TYPE DESCRIPTION 1 II ALHAYS 0 (ZERO) 2-3 12 STUDY AREA (SEE STUDY AREA KEY) 4-6 13 ALHAYS 210 FOR MASTER FILES 7 II CARD TYPE, ALWAYS 1 FOR INVENTORY(SEE DATA FORMATS) 8 II STUDY SUBAREA (DEFINED IN DATA FORMATS FOR STUDY AREAS) 9-10 2X BLANK 11-14 A 4 SAMPLE CODE (FINAL CODE ASSIGNED) 15-16 12 MONTH 12 17-18 DAY 19-20 12 YEAR 21-24 14 TIME OF DAY (LOCAL CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME OR CENTRAL STANDARD TIME) A-56 25 IX BLANK 2d II SAMPLE COLLECTION AREA is TRANSECT 1 2s TRANSECT 2 3* TRANSECT 3 9s TRANSECT 9 7s RIG MONITORING AREA 8s SOUTHERN BANK 9s HOSPITAL ROCK 27 IX BLANK 2b 11 STATION (SEE BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS) 29 A 1 OsOAY; NsNIGHT 30-32 A 3 TYPE OF SAMPLE(SEE KEY TO COOES) 33-36 A 9 SAMPLE DISPOSITION (SEE KEY TO CODES) 37-39 A 3 SAMPLE USE (SEE KEY TO CODES) 9*-92 A 3 PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR (SEE KEY CODES) 93 II REPLICATE CODE 0s NOT A REPLICATE SAMPLE is IST REPLICATE SAMPLE 2s 2ND REPLICATE SAMPLE ETC. NOTE; REPLICATE CODE HAS NOT BEEN CONSISTENTLY USED; REPLICATE CODE MAY BE 0 FOR A REPLICATE SAMPLE WITH THE REPLICATE NUMBER APPEARING ON THE DATA LINES 49 II FILTERED CODE 0s NOT applicable is SAMPLE IS A filtered SAMPLE 2s SAMPLE is a non-filtered sample 95 11 RELATIVE DEPTH CODE 0s NOT COOED is SURFACE 2s 1/2 PHOTIC ZONE 3s PHOTIC ZONE as PHOTIC ZONE TO BOTTOM 5* BOTTOM 6s NOT APPLICABLE 8s ACTUAL DEPTH IN METERS GIVEN IN COLS. 59-56 9c VERTICAL TO*; ALL DEPTHS SAMPLED NOTE; RELATIVE DEPTH CODE HAS BEEN INCONSISTENTLY USED; IN MOST CASES IT HAS NOT BEEN CODED ON THE INVENTORY LINE; IF RELATIVE DEPTH IS MISSING FROM THE INVENTORY LINE# IT MAY BE GIVEN ON THE DATA LINES OR CAN BE DETERMINED FROM THE STUDY AREA 96 II DISSOLVED PARTICLE CODE CODES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 97 II POOLED CODE 0s NOT A POOLED SAMPLE is A POOLED SAMPLE NOTE: MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED 98 II LIVE CODE CODES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 99 II ARCHIVE CODE 0s NOT AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE is AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE 50 II QUALITY CONTROL CODE 0s NOT A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE is A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE 51 II CONTRACTED CODE BLANK OR 0s BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE NOT A CONTRACTED SAMPLE 1= BLM 52*55 12 CRUISE NUMBER 59-56 13 SAMPLE DEPTH IN METERS; NOTE: 999 MEANS NOT APPLICABLE 991 MEANS VERTICAL TO* FROM SURFACE TO 25 METERS 992 MEANS VERTICAL TOW FROM 25 TO 50 METERS 995 MEANS VERTICAL TOW FROM 50 METERS TO BOTTOM 57-60 A 9 PARENT SAMPLE CODE FOR SUBSAMPLES NOTE: FOR A SAMPLE WHICH IS NOT A SUBSAMPLE THIS FIELD WILL CONTAIN XXXX OR BE BLANK IX blank 61 62-69 A 8 PREVIOUS SAMPLE CODE ALLOWS REFERENCE TO 1975, 1976# 1977 FINAL REPORTS TO BLM NOTE: MOST CODES WILL BE THE STANDARD 9 CHARACTER VARIETY (IN COLS, 62-65); THE ADDITIONAL COLS. IN THIS FIELD ARE FOR POOLED SAMPLES, E.G.* A) AAAA-C INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAAA,AAA6,AAAC B) AA2Y-BAA INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAZY,AAZZ,ABAA KEY TO COOES SAMPLE TYPE—SAMPLE USAGE DISPOSITION AND PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR BAG-BAC(SEDIMENT BACTERIOLOGY) CHG-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) TAMU-TEXAS A+M UNIVERSITY CHG-MST(CHEMISTRY CRAB) LHP-LINOA H. PEOUECNAT CHG-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) CSG-C.S. GIAM CHG-TEX(SEDIMENT TEXTURE) TSP-E, TAISOO PARK CHL­ (TOTAL CHLOROPHYLL-1975) CHT-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) BJP-B.J. PRESLEY CHT-MST(EPIFAUNA CHEMISTRY TRAWL) wMS-wILLIAM M, SACKETT CHT-TM (EPIFAUNA TRACE METALS) WEP-WILLIS E. PEQUEGNAT EPI-FSH(EPIFAUNA DEMERSAL FISH) RR-RICHARD REZAK EPI-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) WEH-WILLIAM E. HAENSLY EPI-HPI(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLO6Y) JMN-JERRY M, NEFF EPI-HPT(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) WH-WILLIAM E, HAENSLY EPI-INV(EPIFAUNA INVERTEBRATES) JN-JERRY M. NEFF EPI-MSTIEPIFAUNA MASTER) JRS-JOHN R, SCHWARZ ICH­ (ICHTHYOPLANKTON) JHW-JOHN H, WORMUTH iNF-MST(INFAUNA MASTER) UT-PORT ARANSAS MARINE LAB. INF-SED(INFAUNA SEDIMENT) PLP-PATRICK L, PARKER INF-TAX(INFAUNA TAXONOMY) NPS-NED P, SMITH LGT-PZ (PHOTOMETRY) CVB-CHASE VAN BAALEN LMW-HC (LOw-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) JSH-J, SELMON HOLLAND MNK-TM (MACRONEKTON TRACE METALS) MMS-CIS(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA Cl 3 IN SEDIMENT) MMS-MEI(MEIOFAUNA) DEw-OONALD E. WOHLSCHLAG MMS-MST(MEIOFAUNA MASTER GRAB) DK-DAN L. KAMYKOWSKI MYG-MYC(SEDIMENT MYCOLOGY) PJ-PATRICIA L. JOHANSEN NEU-TAX(N£USTON TAXONOMY) UT-GEOPHYSICAL LAB, GALVESTON SEO-(SEDIMENT) Ewß-E, w. BEHRENS SED-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) SEO-MPL(SEDIMENT MICROZOOPLANKTON) SED-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) SUG-D£P(SEDIM£NT DEPOSITION) STD-ST (SALINITY-TEMPERATURE-DEPTH) TDC-ST (TEMPERATURE-OEPTh-CONDUCTIVITY UTSA-UNIV. OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO A-58 TRM-TUR(TRANSMISSOMETRY-TURBIDITY) SAR-SAMUEL A. RAMIREZ VT -MPL(microzooplankton-vertical TOW) WVA-O. w. VAN AUKEN wAT­ (WATER COLUMN) WAT-ATP(adenosine TRI-PHOSPHATE) wA T-BAC(WATER COLUMN BACTERIOLOGY) wAT-CI3(OELTA Cl3) UT-AUSTIN wAT“CLN(CHLOROPHYLL“NANNOPLANKTON*?6*77) PJS-PAUL J. SZANISZLO wAT*CLP(CHLOROPHYLL“PHYTOPLANKTON*76*77) wAT-DO (DISSOLVED OXYGEN) U.S.G.S.-CORPUS CHRISTI wAT-FLU(FLUORESCENCE) HB-HENRY BERRYHILL wAT-HC (WATER HYDROCARBONS) WAT-LH (LOW-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) wAT-HPL(MICROZOOPLANKTON) wAT*myC(wATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY) RICE-RICE UNIVERSITY wAT-NUT(NUTRIENTS) RU-RICE UNIVERSITY WAT-M4(CARBONI4 nANNOPLANKTON) REC-RICHARD E, CASEY WAT-PHY(PHYTOPLANKTON) wAT-PRO(PROTOZOA) wAT-PI4(CAR6ONI4 PHYTOPLANKTON) WAT-SSM(WATER-SUSPENDED SEDIMENT) WAT-TOCCTOTAL ORGANIC CARBON) ZCT-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) ZPL-HC (ZOOPLANKTON HYDROCARBONS) ZPL-TAX(ZOOPLANKTON TAXONOMY) 2PL-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) STUDY AREA KEY 6)1 SALINITY AND TEMPERATURE# CURRENTS *3 DISSOLVED OXYGEN# NUTRIENTS 04 LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS 05 HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS# BENTHIC VERTEBRATES 06 INVERTEBRATE EPIFAUNA AND INFAUNA 07 BENTHIC FISH 08 HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS-SEDIMENT#PARTICULATE# DISSOLVED# ZOOPLANKTON 09 CHLOROPHYLL A 10 ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE 11 PHYTOPLANKTON 12 FLUORESCENCE 13 MEIOFAUNA 14 NEUSTON 15 TRACE METALS lb CARBON 14 19 SEDIMENT TEXTURE# BACTERIOLOGY# MYCOLOGY IN SEDIMENT 23 MICROZOOPLANKTON (PROTOZOA) 2A ZOOPLANKTON 25 SHELLED MICROZOOPLANKTON 2b TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA CARBON 13 27 LIGHT ABSORPTION (PHOTOMETRY) 30 HISTOPATHOLOGY A 0 BENTHIC MICROBIOLOGY Al WATER COLUMN MICROBIOLOGY 42 BENTHIC MYCOLOGY 43 WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS BLM tran. sta, loran lorac latitude longitude depth 3H3 3H2 LG LR METERS FEET 1 1 2575 4003 1180.07 171.46 28 12 N* 96 27 a* 18 59 2 275.71 27 55 N* 96 20 a* 42 138 2440 3950 961.49 3 2300 3863 799.45 466.07 27 34 N* 96 07 a* 134 439 4 2583 4015 1206.53 157.92 28 14 N* 96 29 a* 10 33 5 2360 3910 861.09 369.08 27 44 N* 96 14 a* 82 2t>9 6 2330 3692 819.72 412.96 27 39 N* 96 12 a* 100 328 2 I 2078 3962 373.62 192.04 27 40 N* 96 59 a* 22 72 2 2050 3918 454,46 382.00 27 30 N* 96 45 a* 49 161 3 2040 3850 564.67 585.52 27 18 N* 96 23 a* 131 430 4 2058 3936 431,26 310.30 27 34 N* 96 50 a* 36 112 N* 5 2032 3992 498.85 487.62 27 24 96 36 a* 78 256 6 2068 3878 560.54 506.34 27 24 N* 96 29 a* 98 322 7 2045 3835 27 15 N* 96 18,5 a* 182 600 3 1 1585 3860 139,13 909,98 26 58 N* 97 11 a* 25 82 2 1683 3841 286,38 855.91 26 58 N* 96 48 a* 65 213 3 1775 3812 391.06 829,02 26 56 N* 96 33 a* 106 348 4 1552 3885 95.64 928.13 26 56 N* 97 20 a* 15 49 5 1623 3867 192.19 888.06 26 58 N* 97 02 a* 40 131 6 1790 3808 411.46 824.57 26 56 N* 96 30 a* 125 410 4 1 1130 3747 187.50 1423,50 26 10 N» 97 01 a* 27 88 2 1300 3700 271.99 1310.61 26 10 N* 96 39 a* 47 154 3 1425 3663 333.77 1241.34 26 10 96 24 91 N* a* 298 4 1073 3763 163.42 1456,90 26 10 N* 97 08 a* 15 49 5 1170 3738 213.13 1387.45 26 10 N* 96 54 a* 37 121 6 1355 3685 304.76 1272.48 26 10 96 31 a* 65 213 N* 7 1448 3659 350.37 1224,51 26 10 N* 96 20 a* 130 426 (HR) I 2159 3900 635.06 422.83 27 32 05N** 96 28 19a** 75 246 (9) 2 2169 3902 644,54 416.95 27 32 46N** 96 27 25a** 72 237 3 2163 3900 641,60 425.10 27 32 05N** 96 27 35a** 81 266 4 2165 3905 638.40 411.18 27 33 02N*» 96 29 03a»* 76 250 (SB) 1 2086 3889 563.00 468.28 27 26 49N*« 96 31 16a** 81 266 C 6) 2 2081 3889 560.95 475.80 27 26 14N** 96 31 02a** 82 269 3 2074 3690 552,92 475.15 27 26 06N** 96 31 47a»» 82 269 4 2078 3890 551.12 472.73 27 26 14N** 9b 32 07a** 82 269 NOTE: * MEANS DEGREES AND MINUTES ** MEANS DEGREES MINUTES SECONDS START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/DESCRIPTION CARD TYPE 2 009210 1 16 7 II CARD TYPE (ALaAYS 2) 8 3X BLANK 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 15 BLANK IX 16 II TRANSECT 17 II STATION 18 II RELATIVE DEPTH CODE 1 SURFACE = 2 s HALF PHOTIC ZONE A-60 3 = PHOTIC ZONE 5 = BOTTOM 19 Al SAMPLE TYPE T s TOTAL CHLOROPHYLL (1975 DATA) A = NAnNOPLANKTON CHLOROPHYLL(I97b-1977) E = NETPLANKTON CHLOROPHYLL (1976-1977) 20 F 6 SCOR-UNESCO VALUE (MICROGRAMS/LITER)** THIS METHOD NOT DONE FOR 1975 DATA 2b Fb PARSONS-STRICKLANO VALUE (MICROGRAMS/LITER)** 32 Fb LORENZEN VALUE (MICROGRAMS/LITER)»* 36 Fb CHLOROPHYLL A/PHAEOPHYTEN RATIO 92 Fb DEPTH (METERS) INCLUDED WITH 1975 DATA BUT NOT 1976/77 COMMENTS * ALWAYS THE SAME AS THE APPROPRIATE INVENTORY SAMPLE CODE •• VALUES OF 0.000 REPRESENT SAMPLES WITH NO DETECTABLE VALUES NOTE: FOR 1975 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A BLANK FOR 197 b DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS AN A FOR 1977 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS B A A-61 BLM south TEXAS OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF STUDY (1975-1^77) DATA TYPE: ATP ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE (wAT-ATP) - PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATORS: CHASE VAN OAALEN (CVB) hARREN PULICH UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MARINE SCIENCE INSTITUTE (UT) PORT ARANSAS MARINE LABORATORY PORT ARANSAS, TEXAS DIRECTORY FOR STUDY AREA FILE 41: METHODS, DATA FORMAT AND COMMENTS FILE 42: 1975 DATA FILE A3: 197 b DATA METHODS EUUIPMENT: 38-LITER NISKIN BOTTLES HATER FILTERED THROUGH 0,4 MICRON NUCLEOPORE FILTERS JANUARY-JUNE DATA ANALYZED WITH A PHOTOMULTIPLIER RCA 4473, ANUDE SIGNAL DETECTED ON KEITHLEY 414 S PICOAMMETER JULY-OECEM6ER DATA ANALYZED BY CRYSTALLINE ATP (SIGMA CHEMICAL CO,) STANDARDS ON AMINCO PHOTOMULTIPLIER DATA FORMAT CARD TYPE I—-STANDARD INVENTORY CARD­ COLUMNS FIELD TYPE DESCRIPTION I II ALWAYS 0 (ZERO) 2-3 12 STUDY AREA (SEE STUDY AREA KEY) 4-6 13 ALWAYS 210 FOR MASTER FILES 7 II CARD TYPE, ALWAYS 1 FOR INVENTORY(SEE DATA FORMATS) 8 II STUDY SUBAREA (DEFINED IN DATA FORMATS FOR STUDY AREAS) 9-10 2X BLANK 11-14 A 4 SAMPLE CODE (FINAL CODE ASSIGNED) 15-16 12 MONTH 17-18 12 DAY 19-20 12 YEAR 21-24 14 TIME OF DAY (LOCAL CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME OR CENTRAL STANDARD TIME) 25 IX BLANK A-62 A-63 26 II SAMPLE COLLECTION AREA 1= TRANSECT 1 2s TRANSECT 2 3s TRANSECT 3 Us transect 4 Is RIG MONITORING AREA 8s SOUTHERN BANK 9s HOSPITAL ROCK 27 IX BLANK 28 II STATION (SEE BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS) 29 A 1 DsOAY? NsNIGHT 3tf-32 A 3 TYPE OF SAMPLE(SEE KEY TO CODES) 33-36 A 4 SAMPLE DISPOSITION (SEE KEY TO CODES) 37-39 A 3 SAMPLE USE (SEE KEY TO CODES) 40-42 A 3 PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR (SEE KEY CODES) 43 II REPLICATE CODE 0s NOT A REPLICATE SAMPLE is IST REPLICATE SAMPLE 2s 2ND REPLICATE SAMPLE ETC. NOTE? REPLICATE CODE HAS NOT BEEN CONSISTENTLY USED? REPLICATE CODE MAY BE 0 FOR A REPLICATE SAMPLE WITH THE REPLICATE NUMBER APPEARING ON THE DATA LINES 44 II FILTERED CODE 08 NOT applicable is SAMPLE IS A. FILTERED SAMPLE 2s SAMPLE IS A NON-FILTERED SAMPLE 45 II RELATIVE DEPTH CODE 0s NOT CODED is SURFACE 2s 1/2 PHOTIC ZONE 3s PHOTIC ZONE 4s PHOTIC ZONE TO BOTTOM 5s BOTTOM 6s NOT APPLICABLE 8s ACTUAL DEPTH IN METERS GIVEN IN COLS, 54-56 9s VERTICAL TOw ? ALL DEPTHS SAMPLED NOTE? RELATIVE DEPTH CODE HAS BEEN INCONSISTENTLY USED? IN MOST CASES IT MAS NOT BEEN CODED ON THE INVENTORY LINE? IF RELATIVE DEPTH IS MISSING FROM THE INVENTORY LINE? IT MAY BE GIVEN ON THE DATA LINES OR CAN BE DETERMINED FROM THE STUDY AREA 46 II DISSOLVED PARTICLE CODE CODES UNKNOWN? MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED? APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 47 II POOLED CODE 08 NOT A POOLED SAMPLE is A POOLED SAMPLE NOTE? MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED 48 II LIVE CODE COOES UNKNOWN? MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED? APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 49 II ARCHIVE CODE 0s NOT AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE la AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE 50 II QUALITY CONTROL CODE 0s NOT A quality CONTROL SAMPLE is A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE 51 II CONTRACTED CODE BLANK OR 0s blm contracted sample is NOT A BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE CRUISE NUMBER 52-53 12 54-56 13 SAMPLE depth In METERS; NOTE: 999 MEANS NOT APPLICABLE 991 MEANS VERTICAL TO* FROM SURFACE TO 25 METERS 992 means VERTICAL TO* FROM 25 TO sk) METERS 993 MEANS VERTICAL TOW FROM 50 METERS TO BOTTOM 57-60 A 4 PARENT SAMPLE CODE FOR SUBSAMPLES NOTE: FOR A SAMPLE *HICm IS NOT A SUBSAMPLE THIS FIELD WILL CONTAIN XXXX OR BE BLANK IX BLANK 61 62-69 A 6 PREVIOUS SAMPLE CODE ALLOWS REFERENCE TO 1975, 1976, 1977 FINAL REPORTS TO BLM NOTE! MOST CODES *ILL BE THE STANDARD 4 CHARACTER VARIETY (IN COLS. 62-65); THE ADDITIONAL COLS. IN THIS FIELD ARE FUR POOLED SAMPLES, E.G.s A) AAAA—C INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAAA,AAAB,AAAC 8) AAZY-6AA INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAZY,AAZ2,ABAA COOES KEY TO SAMPLE TYPE—SAMPLE USAGE DISPOSITION AND PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR BAG-BAC(S£DIMENT BACTERIOLOGY) CHG-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) TAMU-TEXAS A+M UNIVERSITY CHG-MST(CHEMISTRY GRAB) LHP-LINDA H. PEOUEGNAT CHG-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) CSG-C.S. GI AM CHG-TEX(S£OIMENT TEXTURE) TSP-E. TAISOO PARK CHL-(TOTAL CHLOROPHYLL-1975) CHT-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) BJP-B.J. PRESLEY CHT-MST(EPIFAUNA CHEMISTRY TRAwL) WMS-WILLIAM M. SACKETT CHT-TM (EPIFAUNA TRACE METALS) w£P-*ILLIS E. PEOUEGNAT EPI-FSH(EPIFAUNA DEMERSAL FISH) RR-RICHARD REZAK EPI-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) WEH-WILLIAM E. HAENSLY EPI-HPI(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) JMN-JERRY M, NEFF EPI-HPT(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) WH-*IILIAM £, HAENSLY EPI-INV(EPIFAUNA invertebrates) jn-jerky M, neff EPI-MST(EPIFAUNA MASTER) JRS-JOHN R. SCH*ARZ ICH-(ICHTHYOPLANKTON) jh*-john H, WORMUTH INF-MST(INFAUNA MASTER) UT-PORT ARANSAS MARINE LAB, INF-SED(INFAUNA SEDIMENT) PLP-PATRICK L. PARKER INF-TAX(INFAUNA TAXONOMY) NPS-NED P. SMITH LGT-PZ (PHOTOMETRY) CVB-CHASE VAN BAALEN LMw-HC (LOw-MOLECULAR-*£IGHT HYDROCARBONS) JSH-J, SELMON HOLLAND MNK-TM (MACRONEKTON TRACE METALS) MMS-CI3(TOT AL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA Cl 3 IN SEDIMENT) MMS-MEI(MEIOFAUNA) DEw-DONALD E. WOHLSCHLA6 MMS-MST(MEIOFAUNA MASTER GRAB) DK-DAN L. KAMYKOWSKI MYG-MYC(SEDIMENT MYCOLOGY) PJ-PATRICIA L. JOHANSEN NEU-TAX(NEUSTON TAXONOMY) UT-GEOPHYSICAL LAB. GALVESTON SED-(SEDIMENT) Ewß-£, w, BEHRENS SED-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) S£D-MPL(SEDIMENT MICROZOOPLANKTON) SED-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) SDG-OEP(SEDIMENT DEPOSITION) STD-ST (SALIMT Y-TEMPERATURE-DEPTH) TDC-ST (TEMPERATURE-DEPTh-COnDUCTIVITY UTSA-UNIV. OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO TRM-TUR(TRANSMISSOMETRY-TURBIDITY) SAR-SAMUEL a. RAMIREZ A-64 vT -MPL(MICROZOOPLANKTON-VERTICAL TOW) WVA-O. W• VAN AUKEN NAT­ (WATER COLUMN) *AT-ATP(ADENOSINE TRI-PMOSPMATE) wAT-BAC(WATER COLUMN BACTERIOLOGY) nAT-CI3(DELI A CI 3) UT-AUSTIN wAT-CLN(CHLUROPHYLL-NANNOPLANKTON-76-77) PJS-PAUL J. SZANISZLO WAT-CLP(CHLOROPHYLL-PHYTOPLANKTON-76-77) wAT-00 (DISSOLVED OXYGEN) U.S.G,S.-CORPUS CHRISTI wAT-FLU(FLUORESCENCE) hb-henry BERRYMILL wAT-HC (WATER HYDROCARBONS) wAT-LM (LON-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) wAT-MPL(MICROZOOPLANKTON) wAT-MYC(WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY) RICE-RICE UNIVERSITY wAT-NUT(NUTRIENTS) RU-RICE UNIVERSITY WAT-NI4(CAR6ONI4 NANNOPLANKTON) REC-RICHARD E. CASEY WAT-PHY(PHYTOPLANKTON) WAT-PRO(PROTOZOA) wAT-PI«(CARBONU PHYTOPLANKTON) WAT-SSM(wATER-SUSPENDEO SEDIMENT) WAT-TOC(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON) ZCT-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) ZPL-HC (ZOOPLANKTON HYDROCARBONS) ZPL-TAX(ZOOPLANKTON TAXONOMY) ZPL-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) STUDY AREA KEY 01 SALINITY AND TEMPERATURE# CURRENTS 03 DISSOLVED OXYGEN# NUTRIENTS 04 LOw-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS 05 HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS# BENTHIC VERTEBRATES 06 INVERTEBRATE EPIFAUNA AND INFAUNA 07 BENTHIC FISH 06 HIGH-MOLECULAR-HEIGHT hydrocarbons-sediment#particulate# DISSOLVED# ZOOPLANKTON 09 CHLOROPHYLL A 10 ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE U PHYTOPLANKTON 12 FLUORESCENCE 13 MEIOFAUNA 14 NEUSTON 15 TRACE METALS CARBON 14 19 SEDIMENT TEXTURE# BACTERIOLOGY, MYCOLOGY IN SEDIMENT 23 MICROZOOPLANKTON (PROTOZOA) 24 ZOOPLANKTON 25 SHELLED MICROZOOPLANKTON 26 TOTAL CARBON CARBON 16 ORGANIC AND DELTA 13 27 LIGHT ABSORPTION (PHOTOMETRY) 30 HISTOPATHOLOGY 40 BENTHIC MICROBIOLOGY 41 WATER COLUMN MICROBIOLOGY 42 BENTHIC MYCOLOGY 43 WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS LONGITUDE DEPTH TRAN, STA. LORAN LORAC LATITUDE 3H3 3H2 LG LR METERS FEET 1 1 2575 4003 1180,07 171.46 28 12 N* 9b 27 *• 18 59 2 2440 3950 961,49 275.71 27 55 N* 96 20 ** 42 138 3 2300 3863 799,45 466,07 27 34 ** n* 96 07 134 439 4 2583 4015 1206.53 157,92 28 14 N* 96 29 ** 10 33 5 2360 3910 661,09 369.08 27 44 N* 96 14 ** 52 269 6 2330 3892 819.72 412.96 27 39 96 12 ** 100 N* 326 2 1 2078 3962 373,62 192.04 27 40 N* 9b 59 ** 22 72 2 2050 3918 454,46 382,00 27 30 N* 96 45 ** 49 161 3 2040 3850 564,67 565.52 27 18 N* 9b 23 ** 131 430 4 2058 3936 431.26 310.30 27 34 N* 96 50 ft* 36 112 5 2032 3992 498,85 467,62 27 24 N* 96 36 ** 76 256 6 2068 3876 560.54 506,34 27 24 N* 96 29 ** 98 322 7 2045 3835 27 15 N* 96 18,5 ** 182 600 N* 82 2 1683 3841 286.38 855,91 26 58 N* 96 48 ** 65 213 3 1775 3812 391,06 629,02 58 96 ** 106 3 1 1585 3880 139,13 909.98 26 58 97 11 w* 25 26 N* 33 340 4 1552 95.64 928.13 2b 58 N* 97 20 ft* 15 49 5 1623 3867 192.19 888,06 26 58 N* 97 02 ft* 40 131 6 1790 41 1,48 624.57 26 58 N* 9b 30 it* 125 410 3808 4 I 1 130 3747 167,50 1423.50 26 10 N* 97 01 ft* 27 88 2 1300 3700 271.99 1310.61 26 10 N* 96 39 ft* 47 154 3 1425 3663 333.77 1241.34 26 10 N* 96 24 ft* 91 298 4 1073 3763 163.42 1456.90 26 10 97 08 N* ft* 1549 5 1 170 3738 213.13 1387,45 26 10 N* 96 54 ft* 37 121 6 1355 3685 304,76 1272.48 26 10 N* 96 31 W* 65 213 7 1448 3659 350.37 1224,51 26 10 N* 96 20 ** 130 426 (HR) I 2159 3900 635.06 422.83 27 32 05N** 96 28 19*** 75 246 (9) 2 2169 3902 644,54 416.95 27 32 46N** 96 27 25*** 72 237 3 2163 3900 641.60 425.10 27 32 05N** 96 27 35*** 81 266 4 2165 3905 636.40 411.18 27 33 9b 29 03*** 76 02N** 250 (Sti ) I 2086 3689 563.00 468.28 27 26 49N** 96 31 18*** 81 266 (8) 2 2061 3889 560.95 475,80 27 26 14N** 96 31 02*»* 82 269 3 2074 3890 552.92 475.15 27 26 06N** 96 31 47*** 82 269 4 551.12 472.73 27 26 14N** 96 32 07*** 82 269 2078 3890 * NOTES MEANS DEGREES AND MINUTES ** MEANS DEGREES MINUTES SECONDS START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/OESCRIPTION CARD 1 TYPE 2 lb 010210 7 II CARD TYPE (AL*AYS 2) 8 3X BLANK 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 15 F 5 ATP VALUE (MICROGRAMS/LITER) COMMENTS A-66 * ALWAYS THE SAME AS THE APPROPRIATE INVENTORY SAMPLE CODE NOTE! FOR 1975 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A BLANK FOR 1976 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS AN A BLM SOUTH TEXAS OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF STUDY (1975-1977) DATA TYPE: PHYTOPLANKTON (WAT-PHY) PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR: DAN L. KAMYKOWSKI (DK) UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MARINE SCIENCE INSTITUTE (UT) PORT ARANSAS MARINE LABORATORY PORT ARANSAS* TEXAS ASSOCIATE INVESTIGATORS: JERRY BIRO STEVE ANDERSON PAT JOHANSEN JOE MORGAN BILL ALLSHOUSE DIRECTORY FOR STUDY AREA FILE 44: METHODS* DATA FORMAT AND COMMENTS FILE 95: 1975 DATA FILE 46: 1976 DATA FILE 47: 1977 DATA FILE 48: CODED SPECIES LIST METHODS EQUIPMENT: 30-L NISKIN BOTTLE, LITER IN 2 PERCENT FORMALIN SOLUTION* 250 ML IN LUGO SOLUTION, STANDARD PHYTOPLANKTON PROCEDURES DATA FORMAT CARD TYPE I—-STANDARD INVENTORY CARD­ COLUMNS FIELD TYPE DESCRIPTION 1 II ALWAYS 0 (ZERO) 2-3 12 STUDY AREA (SEE STUDY AREA KEY) 4-6 13 ALWAYS 210 FOR MASTER FILES 7 II CARO TYPE* ALWAYS 1 FOR INVENTORY(SEE DATA FORMATS) II 6 STUDY SUBAREA (DEFINED IN DATA FORMATS FDR STUDY AREAS) 9-10 2X BLANK 11-14 A 4 SAMPLE CODE (FINAL CODE ASSIGNED) 15-16 12 MONTH 17-18 12 DAY 19-20 12 YEAR 21-24 14 TIME OF DAY (LOCAL CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME OR CENTRAL STANDARD TIME) 25 IX BLANK 26 II SAMPLE COLLECTION AREA is TRANSECT 1 2s TRANSECT 2 3s TRANSECT 3 4s TRANSECT 4 7s RIG MONITORING AREA 8s SOUTHERN BANK 9s HOSPITAL ROCK 27 IX BLANK 28 II STATION (SEE BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS) 29 AI DsDAY; NsNIGHT 30-32 A 3 TYPE OF SAMPLE(SEE KEY TO CODES) 33-36 A 4 SAMPLE DISPOSITION (SEE KEY TO COOES) 37-39 A 3 SAMPLE USE (SEE KEY TO COOES) 40-42 A 3 PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR (SEE KEY CODES) 43 II REPLICATE CODE 0s NOT A REPLICATE SAMPLE is IST REPLICATE SAMPLE 2s 2ND REPLICATE SAMPLE ETC. NOTE; REPLICATE CODE HAS NOT BEEN CONSISTENTLY USED; REPLICATE CODE MAY BE 0 FOR A REPLICATE SAMPLE WITH THE REPLICATE NUMBER APPEARING ON THE DATA LINES 44 II FILTERED CODE 0s NOT APPLICABLE is SAMPLE IS A FILTERED SAMPLE 2s SAMPLE IS A NON-FILTERED SAMPLE 45 II RELATIVE DEPTH CODE 0s NOT CODED is SURFACE 2s 1/2 PHOTIC ZONE 3s PHOTIC ZONE 4s PHOTIC ZONE TO BOTTOM 5s BOTTOM 6s NOT APPLICABLE 8s ACTUAL DEPTH IN METERS GIVEN IN COLS. 54-56 9s VERTICAL TOw; ALL DEPTHS SAMPLED NOTE: RELATIVE DEPTH CODE HAS BEEN INCONSISTENTLY USED; IN MOST CASES IT HAS NOT BEEN CODED ON THE INVENTORY LINE; IF RELATIVE DEPTH IS MISSING FROM THE INVENTORY LINE, IT MAY BE GIVEN ON THE DATA LINES OR CAN BE DETERMINED FROM THE STUDY AREA 46 II DISSOLVED PARTICLE CODE CODES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 47 II POOLED CODE 0s NOT A POOLED SAMPLE is A POOLED SAMPLE NOTE! MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED 48 II LIVE CODE CODES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 49 II ARCHIVE CODE 0s NOT AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE is AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE 50 II QUALITY CONTROL CODE 0s NOT A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE 1= A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE II CONTRACTED CODE 51 CONTRACTED SAMPLE BLANK OR 0s BLM is NOT A BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE 52-53 12 CRUISE NUMBER 5«-5b 13 SAMPLE DEPTH IN METERS; NOTE: 999 MEANS NOT APPLICABLE 991 MEANS VERTICAL TOW FROM SURFACE TO 25 METERS 992 MEANS VERTICAL TOW FROM 25 TO 50 METERS 993 MEANS VERTICAL TOW FROM 50 METERS TO BOTTOM 57-60 Aa PARENT SAMPLE CODE FOR SUSSAMPLES NOTE: FOR A SAMPLE WHICH IS NOT A SUBSAMPLE THIS FIELD WILL CONTAIN XXXX OR BE BLANK IX BLANK 61 62-69 A 6 PREVIOUS SAMPLE CODE ALLOWS REFERENCE TO 1975, 1976, 1977 FINAL REPORTS TO BLM NOTE: MOST CODES WILL BE THE STANDARD « CHARACTER VARIETY (IN COLS. 62-65); THE ADDITIONAL COLS. IN THIS FIELD ARE FOR POOLED SAMPLES, E.G.= A) AAAA-C INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAAA.AAAB,AAAC B) AAZY-BAA INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAZY,AAZZ,ABAA KEY TO COOES SAMPLE'TYPE—SAMPLE USAGE DISPOSITION AND PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR BAG-BAC(SEDIMENT BACTERIOLOGY) CHG-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) TAMU-TEXAS A+M UNIVERSITY CHG-MST(CHEMISTRY GRAB) LHP-LINDA H. PEUUEGNAT CHG-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) CSG-C.S. GIAM CHG-TEX(SEDIMENT TEXTURE) TBP-E. TAI3OO PARK CHL-(TOTAL CHLOROPHYLL-1975) CHT-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) BJP-B.J. PRESLEY CHT-MST(EPIFAUNA CHEMISTRY TRAWL) WMS-HILLIAM M, SACKETT CHT-TM (EPIFAUNA TRACE METALS) WEP-WILLIS E. PEQUEGNAT £PI-FSH(£PIFAUNA DEMERSAL FISH) RR-RICHARO REZAK EPI-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) WEH-WILLIAM E, HAENSLY EPI-HPI(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) JMN-JERRY M, NEFF EPI-HPT(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) WH-wILLIAM E. HAENSLY EPI-INV(EPIFAUNA INVERTEBRATES) JN-JERRY M, NEFF EPI-MST(EPIFAUNA MASTER) JRS-JOHN R, SCHwARZ ICH-(ICHTHYOPLANKTON) JHW-JOHN H, WORMUTH INF-MST(INFAUNA MASTER) UT-PORT ARANSAS MARINE LAB, InF-SED(INFAUNA SEDIMENT) PLP-PATRICK L. PARKER INF-TAX(INFAUNA TAXONOMY) NPS-NED P, SMITH LGT-PZ (PHOTOMETRY) CVB-CHASE VAN BAALEN LMW-HC (LOw-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) JSH-J. SELMON HOLLAND MNK-TM (MACRONEKTON TRACE METALS) MmS-CI3(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA Cl 3 IN SEDIMENT) MMS-MEI(MEIOFAUNA) DEw-DONALD E. WOHLSCHLAG MMS-MST(MEIOFAUNA MASTER CRAB) DK-DAN L. KAMYKOWSKI MY6-MYC(SEDIMENT MYCOLOGY) PJ-PATRICIA L, JOHANSEN NEU-TAX(N£USTON TAXONOMY) UT-6EOPHYSICAL LAB. GALVESTON SED-(SEDIMENT) Ewß-E, W. BEHRENS SED-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) S£D-MPL(SEDIMENT MICROZOOPLANKTON) SED-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) A-70 SDG-DEP(SEDIMENT DEPOSITION) STD-ST (SALINITY-TEMPERATURE-OEPTH) TDC-ST (TEMPERATURE-DEPTH-CONDUCTIVITY UTSA-UNIV. OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO THM-TUR(TRANSHISSOHETRY-TURBIDITY) SAR-SAMUEL A. RAMIREZ VT -MPI(MICROZOOPLANKTON-VERTICAL TON) HVA-O. H, VAN AUKEN «AT-(WATER COLUMN) wAT-ATP(ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE) hAT-BAC(HAT£R column BACTERIOLOGY) wAT-CI3(OELTA Cl3) UT-AUSTIN wAT-CLN(CHLOROPHYLL-NANNOPLANKTON-76-77) PJS-PAUL J. SZANISZLO NAT-CLP(CHLOROPHYLL-PMY TOPLANKTON-76-77) NAT-OU (DISSOLVED OXYGEN) U.S.G.S.-CORPUS CHRISTI nAT-FLU(FLUORESCENCE) HB-HENRY berrymill hAT-HC (HATER HYDROCARBONS) NAT-LH (LOW-MOLECULAR-HEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) WAT-MPL(MICROZOOPLANKTON) WAT-MYC(HATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY) RICE-RICE UNIVERSITY nAT-NUT(NUTRIENTS) RU-RICE UNIVERSITY WAT-N1«(CARB0NI« NANNOPLANKTON) REC-RICHARD E. CASEY wAT-PHY(PHYTOPLANKTON) hAT-PRO(PROTOZOA) HAT-PI4(CARBONI4 PHYTOPLANKTON) HAT-SSM(WATER-SUSPENDED SEDIMENT) *AT-TOC(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON) ZCT-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) ZPL-HC (ZOOPLANKTON HYDROCARBONS) ZPL-T AX(ZOOPLANKTON TAXONOMY) ZPL-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) STUDY AREA KEY 01 SALINITY AND TEMPERATURE# CURRENTS 03 DISSOLVED OXYGEN# NUTRIENTS 04 LOn-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS 05 HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS# BENTHIC VERTEBRATES 06 INVERTEBRATE EPIFAUNA AND INFAUNA 07 BENTHIC FISH 06 HIGH-MOLECULAR-HEIGHT HYDROCARBONS-SEDIMENT,PARTICULATE# DISSOLVED# ZOOPLANKTON 09 chlorophyll A 10 ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE 11 PHYTOPLANKTON 12 FLUORESCENCE 13 MEIOFAUNA 14 NEUSTON 15 TRACE METALS 16 CARBON 14 19 SEDIMENT TEXTURE# BACTERIOLOGY# MYCOLOGY IN SEDIMENT 23 MICROZOOPLANKTON (PROTOZOA) 24 ZOOPLANKTON 25 SMELLED MICROZOOPLANKTON 26 TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA CARBON 13 27 LIGHT ABSORPTION (PHOTOMETRY) 30 HISTOPATHOLOGY 40 BENTHIC MICROBIOLOGY 41 HATER COLUMN MICROBIOLOGY 42 BENTHIC MYCOLOGY 43 HATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS TRAN, STA. LORAN LORAC LATITUDE LONGITUDE DEPTH 3H2 METERS FEET 3HJ LG LR 1 1 2575 4003 1180,07 171 ,46 28 12 N* 96 27 ** 18 59 2 2440 3950 961.49 275,71 27 55 96 20 42 N* ft* 138 5 2300 3863 799.45 466.07 27 34 N* 96 07 ** 134 439 4 4015 1206.53 157.92 28 14 N* 96 29 ** 10 33 2583 5 2360 3910 861.09 369,06 27 44 N* 96 14 w* 82 269 819.72 27 N* 96 12 326 6 2330 3892 412.96 39 w* 100 2 1 2078 3962 373.62 192.04 27 40 N* 96 59 ft* 22 72 2 2050 3918 454.46 382,00 27 30 N* 96 45 ft* 49 161 3 2040 3850 564.67 585.52 27 18 N* 96 23 ft* 131 430 4 2056 3936 431.26 310,30 27 34 N* 96 50 ** 36 112 5 2032 3992 498,85 487,62 27 24 N* 96 36 ft* 78 256 6 2068 3878 560,54 506,34 27 24 N* 96 29 ft* 96 322 7 2045 5835 27 15 N* 96 18.5 ft* 182 600 3 1 1585 3880 139,13 909.98 26 56 N* 97 11 ft* 25 82 2 1683 3841 286.36 855.91 26 58 ft* 96 46 ft* 65 213 3 1775 3812 391.06 829.02 26 56 N* 96 33 ft* 106 348 4 1552 3885 95,64 928.13 26 58 N* 97 20 ft* 15 49 5 1623 3867 192.19 886.06 26 58 N* 97 02 ft* 40 131 6 1790 3606 411.48 824.57 26 58 N* 96 30 ft* 125 410 N* ft* 4 1 1130 3747 187.50 1423.50 26 10 97 01 27 88 2 1300 3700 271,99 1310.61 26 10 N* 96 39 ft* 47 154 3 1425 3663 333.77 1241.34 26 10 N* 96 24 ** 91 296 4 1073 3763 163.42 1456,90 26 10 N* 97 08 ** 15 49 5 1170 3738 213.13 1387.45 26 10 N* 96 54 ft* 37 121 26 N* 6 1355 3685 304.76 1272,48 10 96 31 ** 65 213 7 1448 3659 350.37 1224,51 26 10 N* 96 20 ft* 130 426 (HR) I 2159 3900 635,06 422.83 27 32 05N** 96 28 19*** 75 246 C 9) 2 2169 3902 644.54 416,95 27 32 46N** 96 27 25*** 72 237 3 2163 3900 641,60 425.10 27 32 05N** 96 27 35**» 81 266 4 27 33 02N** 96 29 03*** 76 250 2165 3905 638,40 411.18 (SB) 1 2086 3889 563,00 466.28 27 26 49N** 96 31 18«*» 81 266 (8) 2 2081 3889 560.95 475,80 27 26 14N** 96 31 02*** 82 269 3 2074 3690 552.92 475.15 27 26 06N** 96 31 47*** 82 269 4 2078 3890 551.12 472.73 26 14N** 96 32 07*** 82 269 27 NOTE: * MEANS DEGREES AND MINUTES *» MEANS DEGREES MINUTES SECONDS START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/DESCRIPTI ON CARD TYPE 2 1 16 011210 7 II CARO TYPE (AL*AYS 2) 6 BLANK 5X 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 15 14 SPECIES CODE** 19 19 ABUNDANCE (CELLS/LITER)*** FORMAT FOR CODED SPECIES LIST (FILE 46) START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/OESCRIPTION 1 14 CONSECUTIVE ORDER 5 IX BLANK 6 112 V.I.M.S, CODE 18 II GROUP CODE s DIATOM 1 2 s DINOFLAGELLATES 3 COCCOLITHOPHORIDS s 4s SILICOFLAGELLATES 5 = OTHERS 6 BLUE-GREENS = 7 = GREENS 19 2AIO GROUP NAME 39 4AIO GENUS AND SPECIES NAME/ OR LOWEST DESCRIPTIVE TAXON COMMENTS * ALWAYS THE SAME AS THE APPROPRIATE INVENTORY SAMPLE CODE ** CODED SPECIES LIST IS IN FILE 48 OF THIS STUDY AREA **• BLANK MEANS THAT SPECIES HAS PRESENT IN THE SAMPLE BUT NOT IN THE SQUARE THAT HAS COUNTED, (PERTINENT TO 1975 DATA ONLY) NOTES FOR 1975 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A BLANK FOR 197 b DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS AN A FOR 1977 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A B BLM SOUTH TEXAS OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF STUDY (1975-1977) DATA TYPE: FLUORESCENCE (WAT-FLU) PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR: DAN L. KAMYKOwSKI COK) UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MARINE SCIENCE INSTITUTE (UT) PORT ARANSAS MARINE LABORATORY PORT ARANSAS, TEXAS DIRECTORY FOR STUDY AREA FILE 49: METHODS, DATA FORMAT AND COMMENTS FILE 50: 1977 DATA METHODS EQUIPMENT; TURNER DESIGNS FLUOROMETER DATA FORMAT TYPE CARO I—STANDARD INVENTORY CARD—­ COLUMNS FIELD TYPE DESCRIPTION 1 II ALWAYS B (ZERO) 2-3 12 STUDY AREA (SEE STUDY AREA KEY) 4-6 13 ALWAYS 210 FOR MASTER FILES 7 II CARD TYPE, ALWAYS 1 FOR INVENTORY(SEE DATA FORMATS) 6 II STUDY SUBAREA (DEFINED IN DATA FORMATS FOR STUDY AREAS) 9-10 BLANK 2X 11-14 A 4 SAMPLE CODE (FINAL CODE ASSIGNED) 15-16 12 MONTH 17-18 12 DAY 19-20 12 YEAR 21-24 14 TIME OF DAY (LOCAL CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME OR CENTRAL STANDARD TIME) 25 IX BLANK 26 II SAMPLE COLLECTION AREA is TRANSECT 1 2s TRANSECT 2 3= TRANSECT 3 4s TRANSECT 4 7s RIG MONITORING AREA 8s SOUTHERN BANK 9s HOSPITAL ROCK A-74 27 IX BLANK 28 II STATION (SEE BLH STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS) 29 A 1 D=DAY; NsNIGHT 30-32 A 3 TYPE OF SAHPLE(SEE KEY TO COOES) 33-3 o A 9 SAMPLE DISPOSITION (SEE KEY TO COOES) 37-39 A 3 SAMPLE USE (SEE KEY TO CODES) 90-42 A 3 PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR (SEE KEY COOES) 93 II REPLICATE CODE 0= NOT A REPLICATE SAMPLE is IST REPLICATE SAMPLE 2s 2ND REPLICATE SAMPLE ETC. NOTE; REPLICATE CODE HAS NOT BEEN CONSISTENTLY USED; REPLICATE CODE MAY BE 0 FOR A REPLICATE SAMPLE WITH THE REPLICATE NUMBER APPEARING ON THE DATA LINES 99 II filtered code 0S not applicable is SAMPLE IS A FILTERED SAMPLE 2s SAMPLE IS A NON-FILTEREO SAMPLE 95 II RELATIVE DEPTH CODE 0s NOT CODED SURFACE is 2s 1/2 PHOTIC ZONE 3s PHOTIC ZONE as PHOTIC ZONE TO BOTTOM 5s BOTTOM 6s NOT APPLICABLE 8s ACTUAL DEPTH IN METERS GIVEN IN COLS. 59-56 9s VERTICAL TOW; ALL DEPTHS SAMPLED NOTE: RELATIVE DEPTH CODE HAS BEEN INCONSISTENTLY USED; IN MOST CASES IT HAS NOT - BEEN COOED ON THE INVENTORY LINE; IF RELATIVE DEPTH IS MISSING FROM THE INVENTORY LINE, IT MAY BE GIVEN ON THE DATA LINES OR CAN BE DETERMINED FROM THE STUDY AREA 96 11 DISSOLVED PARTICLE CODE COOES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; ALWAYS (ZERO) APPEARS 0 TO BE 97 II POOLED CODE 0s NOT A POOLED SAMPLE is A POOLED SAMPLE NOTE: MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED 98 11 LIVE CODE COOES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 99 II CODE ARCHIVE 0s NOT AN archive SAMPLE is AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE 50 11 QUALITY CONTROL CODE 0s NOT A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE is A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE 51 II CONTRACTED CODE BLANK OR 0s blm contracted sample is NOT A blm contracted sample 52-53 12 CRUISE NUMBER 59-56 13 SAMPLE DEPTH IN METERS; NOTE: 999 MEANS NOT APPLICABLE 991 MEANS VERTICAL TOw FROM SURFACE TO 25 METERS 992 MEANS VERTICAL TOw FROM 25 10 50 METERS 995 MEANS VERTICAL TOW FROM 50 METERS TO BOTTOM 57-00 A 9 PARENT SAMPLE CODE FOR SUBSAMPLES NOTE*. FOR A SAMPLE WHICH IS NOT A SUBSAMPLE THIS FIELD WILL CONTAIN XXXX OR BE BLANK b 1 IX BLANK b2-b9 A 8 PREVIOUS SAMPLE CODE ALLOWS REFERENCE TO 1975# 1976, 1977 FINAL REPORTS TO BLM NOTE! MOST CODES WILL BE THE STANDARD « CHARACTER VARIETY (IN COLS, 62-65); THE ADDITIONAL COLS, IN THIS FIELD ARE FOR POOLED SAMPLES# E.G.s A) AAAA-C INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAAA#AAAB#AAAC B) AAZY-BAA INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF samples aazy#aazz#abaa COOES KEY TO SAMPLE TYPE—SAMPLE USAGE DISPOSITION AND PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR BAG-BAC(SEDIMENT BACTERIOLOGY) CHG-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) TAMU-TEXAS A+M UNIVERSITY CHG-MST(CHEMISTRY GRAB) LHP-LINOA H, PEOUEGNAT CHG-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) CSG-C.S. 61AM CHG-TEX(SEDIMENT TEXTURE) TSP-E. TAISOO PARK CHL-(TOTAL CHLOROPHYLL-1975) CHT-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) BJP-B.J. PRESLEY CHT-MST(EPIFAUNA CHEMISTRY TRAwL) wMS-wILLIAM M, SACKETT CHT-TM (EPIFAUNA TRACE METALS) *EP-wILLIS E. PEOUEGNAT EPI-FSH(EPIFAUNA DEMERSAL FISH) RR-RICHARO REZAK EPI-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) wEH-wILLIAM E. HAENSLY EPI-HPI(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) JMN-JERRY M. NEFF EPI-HPT(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) WH-WILLIAM E, HAENSLY EPI-INV(£PIFAUNA INVERTEBRATES) JN-JERRY M. NEFF EPI-MST(EPIFAUNA MASTER) JRS-JOHN R, SCMwARZ ICH-(ICHTHYOPLANKTON) JHw-JOHN H, wormuth INF-MST(INFAUNA MASTER) UT-PORT ARANSAS MARINE LAB. INF-SED(INFAUNA SEDIMENT) PLP-PATRICK L. PARKER INF-TAX(INFAUNA TAXONOMY) NPS-NEO P, SMITH LGT-PZ (PHOTOMETRY) CV6-CHASE VAN BAALEN LMw-HC (LOw-MOLECULAR-rtEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) JSH-J. SELMON HOLLAND MNK-TM (MACRONEKTON TRACE METALS) MMS-CI3(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA Cl 3 IN SEDIMENT) MMS-MEI(MEIOFAUNA) DEw-OONALD E. wOHLSCHLAG MMS-MST(MEIOFAUNA MASTER GRAB) DK-OAN L. KAMYKOWSKI MYG-MYC(SEDIMENT MYCOLOGY) PJ-PATRICIA L. JOHANSEN NEU-TAX(NEUSTON TAXONOMY) UT-GEOPHYSICAL LAB. GALVESTON SED-(SEDIMENT) Ewß-E. w. BEHRENS SED-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) SED-MPL(SEDIMENT MICROZOOPLANKTON) SED-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) SDG-D£P(SEDIMENT DEPOSITION) STD-ST (SALINITY-TEMPERATURE-DEPTH) TOC-ST (TEMPERATURE-OEPTH-CONDUCTIVITY UTSA-UNIV. OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO TRM-TUR(TRANSMISSOMETRY-TURBIDITY) SAR-SAMUEL a, RAMIREZ VI -MPL(MICROZOOPLANKTON-VERTICAL TOW) WVA-O. w, VAN AUKEN wAT— (WATER COLUMN) wAT-ATP(ADENOSIN£ TRI-PHOSPHATE) wAT-BAC(WATER COLUMN BACTERIOLOGY) «AT-CI3(DELTA Cl 3) UT-AUSTIN wAT-CLN(CHLOROPHYLL-NANNOPLANKTON-7b-77) PJS-PAUL J, szaniszlo wAT-CLP(CHLOROPHYLL-PHYTOPLANKTON-76-77) wAT-DO (DISSOLVED OXYGEN) U.S.G.S.-CORPUS CHRISTI A-75 wAT-FLU(FLUORESCENCE) HB-HENRY BERRYHILL wAT-HC (WATER HYDROCARBONS) «AT-LH (LOw-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) inAT-MPU MICROZOOPLANKTON) wAT-MYC (wA TER COLUMN MYCOLOGY) RICE-RICE UNIVERSITY HAT-NUT(NUTRIENTS) RU-RICE UNIVERSITY *A7-NI4(CARBONI4 NANNOPLANKTON) REC-RICHARD E, CASEY WAT-PHY(PHYTOPLANKTON) wAT-PRO(PROTOZOA) HAT-PI A(CARBONU PHYTOPLANKTON) wAT-SSM(WATER-SUSPENDED SEDIMENT) wAT-TOC(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON) 2CT-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) ZPL-HC (ZOOPLANKTON HYDROCARBONS) ZPL-TAX(ZOOPLANKTON TAXONOMY) ZPL-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) STUDY AREA KEY 01 SALINITY AND temperature# CURRENTS 03 DISSOLVED OXYGEN# NUTRIENTS a« low-molecular-weight hydrocarbons «5 HIGH-mOLECULAR-hEIGHT HYDROCARBONS# BENTHIC VERTEBRATES Bo INVERTEBRATE EPIFAUNA AND INFAUNA 07 BENTHIC FISH 06 HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYOROCARBONS-SEDlMENT,particulate# DISSOLVED, ZOOPLANKTON 09 CHLOROPHYLL A IB ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE 11 PHYTOPLANKTON 12 FLUORESCENCE 13 MEIOFAUNA 14 NEUSTON 15 TRACE METALS 16 CARBON 14 19 SEDIMENT TEXTURE# BACTERIOLOGY# MYCOLOGY IN SEDIMENT 23 MICROZOOPLANKTON (PROTOZOA) 24 ZOOPLANKTON 25 SHELLED MICROZOOPLANKTON 26 TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA CARBON 13 27 LIGHT ABSORPTION (PHOTOMETRY) 30 HISTUPATHOLOGY 40 BENTHIC MICROBIOLOGY 41 WATER COLUMN MICROBIOLOGY 42 BENTHIC MYCOLOGY 43 WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS TRAN. STA. LORAN LORAC LATITUDE LONGITUDE DEPTH 3H3 3H2 LG LR METERS FEET 1 1 2575 4003 1 180.07 171.46 28 12 N* 96 27 ft* 18 59 2 24U0 3950 961.49 275.71 27 55 H* 96 20 ft* 42 136 5 2300 3863 799.45 466.07 27 34 N* 96 07 W* 134 439 a 2563 9015 1206.53 157.92 28 la N* 96 29 w* 10 33 5 2360 -3910 861,09 369.08 27 aa N* 96 la «. 62 269 6 2330 3892 819.72 912.96 27 39 N* 96 12 ** 100 328 2 I 2078 3962 373.62 192.09 27 90 N* 96 59 ** 22 72 2 2050 3918 959,96 382.00 27 30 N* 96 95 ** 99 161 3 2090 3850 569,67 585,52 27 18 N* 9* 23 ** 131 930 9 2058 3936 931,26 310,30 39 N* 50 ** 36 27 96 112 5 2032 5992 998.85 987.62 27 29 N* 96 36 w* 78 256 6 2068 3878 560.59 506.39 27 29 N* 96 29 ** 98 322 7 2095 3835 27 15 N* 96 16.5 ** 182 600 3 1 1585 3880 139.13 909.96 26 58 N* 97 11 ft* 25 82 2 1683 3891 286,36 855.91 26 58 N* 96 98 w* 65 213 3 1775 3812 391.06 829.02 26 56 N* 96 33 ** 106 398 9 1552 3885 95.69 928.13 26 58 N* 97 20 w* 15 99 5 1623 3667 192.19 688,06 26 58 N* 97 02 ** 90 131 6 1790 3808 911,98 829.57 26 58 N* 96 30 ** 125 910 9 1 1130 3797 187,50 1923.50 26 10 N* 97 01 »* 27 88 2 1300 3700 271.99 1310,61 26 10 N* 96 39 ** 97 159 3 1925 3663 333.77 1291.39 26 10 N* 96 29 w* 91 298 9 1073 3763 163,92 1956.90 26 10 N* 97 08 ** 15 99 5 H7w 3738 213.13 1387.95 26 10 N* 96 59 w* 37 121 6 1355 3685 309,76 1272.98 26 10 N* 96 31 ** 65 213 7 1998 3659 350.37 1229.51 26 10 N* 96 20 «* 130 926 (HR) I 2159 3900 635,06 922,83 27 32 05N** 96 28 19**» 75 296 (9) 2 21e9 3902 699,59 916.95 27 32 96N** 96 27 25W** 72 237 3 21b3 3900 691.60 925.10 27 32 05n** 96 27 35*** 81 266 9 2165 3905 638.90 911.18 27 33 02N** 96 29 03*** 76 250 (SB) 1 2086 3889 563.00 968.28 27 26 99N*« 96 31 18*** 81 266 (8) 2 2081 3889 560.95 975.80 27 26 19N** 96 31 02*** 82 269 3 2079 3890 552.92 975.15 27 26 06N** 96 31 97*** 82 269 9 2078 3890 551.12 972.73 27 26 19N** 96 32 07*** 82 269 * NOTE: MEANS DEGREES AND MINUTES ** MEANS DEGREES MINUTES SECONDS START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/DESCRIPT lON CARO TYPE 2 1 16 012210 7 II CARD TYPE (ALWAYS 2) 8 3X BLANK 11 A 9 SAMPLE CODE* 15 13 DISTANCE FROM SHORE (NAUTICAL MILES) 18 13 DEPTH (METERS) 21 F 9 CHLOROPHYLL A (MICROGRAMS/LITER) 25 F9 TEMPERATURE (C) 29 F9 SALINITY (PPT) COMMENTS * ALWAYS THE SAME AS THE APPROPRIATE INVENTORY SAMPLE CODE A-78 NOTE: FOR 1975 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A BLANK FOR 1976 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS AN A FOR 1977 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A B BLM SOUTH TEXAS OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF STUDY (1975-1977) DATA TYPE; MEIOFAUNA (MMS-MEI) PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR; ILLIS E. PEQUEGNAT (W£P) TEXAS UNIVERSITY (TAMU) A+ M COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS ASSOCIATE INVESTIGATORS: WALTER B. SIKORA FAIN HUBBARD NANCY KIMBLE JOYCE LUM BEN PRESLEY JOHN RUBRIGHT ISABEL HINE CINDY VENN FOR STUDY AREADIRECTORY FILE 51: METHODS, DATA FORMAT AND COMMENTS file 52: 1976 DATA FILE 53: 1977 DATA METHODS SAMPLE: 2.93 CM DIAMETER CORE TO A DEPTH SEIVED THROUGH 500 AND 62 MICRON RETAINED, STAINED, COUNTED. OF 5 CM IN A SMITH-MCINTYRE GRAB SAMPLE. M£SH, MATERIAL ON 62 MICRON MESH SIEVE DATA FORMAT CARO TYPE 1—-STANDARD INVENTORY CARD­ COLUMNS FIELD TYPE DESCRIPTION I II ALWAYS 0 (ZERO) 2-3 12 STUDY AREA (SEE STUDY AREA KEY) 9-6 13 ALWAYS 210 FOR MASTER FILES 7 II CARD TYPE/ ALWAYS 1 FOR INVENTORY(SEE DATA FORMATS) 8 II STUDY SUBAREA (DEFINED IN DATA FORMATS FOR STUDY AREAS) 2x 9-10 BLANK 11-19 A 9 SAMPLE CODE (FINAL CODE ASSIGNED) 15-16 12 MONTH 17-18 12 DAY 19-20 12 YEAR 21-29 19 TIME OF DAY (LOCAL CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME OR CENTRAL STANDARD TIME) 25 IX BLANK 26 II SAMPLE COLLECTION AREA 1= TRANSECT 1 2s TRANSECT 2 3s TRANSECT 3 9s TRANSECT A 7s RIG MONITORING AREA 8s SOUTHERN BANK 9s HOSPITAL ROCK 27 IX BLANK 28 11 STATION (SEE BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS) 29 A 1 DsDAY; NsNIGHT 30-32 A 3 TYPE OF SAMPLE(SEE KEY TO COOES) 33-36 A 9 SAMPLE DISPOSITION (SEE KEY TO COOES) 37-39 A 3 SAMPLE USE (SEE KEY TO COOES) 90-92 A 3 PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR (SEE KEY CODES) a 3 II REPLICATE CODE 0s NOT A REPLICATE SAMPLE is IST REPLICATE SAMPLE 2s 2ND REPLICATE SAMPLE ETC. NOTE) REPLICATE CODE HAS NOT BEEN CONSISTENTLY USED) REPLICATE CODE MAY BE 0 FOR A REPLICATE SAMPLE WITH THE REPLICATE NUMBER APPEARING ON THE DATA LINES 99 II FILTERED CODE 0s NOT APPLICABLE is SAMPLE IS A filtered SAMPLE 2s SAMPLE IS a now-filtered sample as n relative depth code 05 not cooed IS SURFACE 2S 1/2 PHOTIC ZONE 3s PHOTIC ZONE as PHOTIC ZONE TO BOTTOM 5s BOTTOM 6s NOT APPLICABLE 8s ACTUAL DEPTH IN METERS GIVEN IN COLS. 59-56 9s VERTICAL TON) ALL DEPTHS SAMPLED NOTES RELATIVE DEPTH CODE HAS BEEN INCONSISTENTLY USED) IN MOST CASES IT HAS NOT BEEN COOED ON THE INVENTORY LINE) IF RELATIVE DEPTH IS MISSING FROM THE INVENTORY LINE, IT MAY BE GIVEN ON THE DATA LINES OR CAN BE DETERMINED FROM THE STUDY AREA 96 II DISSOLVED PARTICLE CODE COOES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 97 II POOLED CODE 0s NOT A POOLED SAMPLE is A POOLED SAMPLE NOTES MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED 98 II LIVE CODE CODES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED) APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 99 II ARCHIVE CODE 0s NOT AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE is AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE 50 II QUALITY CONTROL CODE 0s NOT A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE is A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE 51 II CONTRACTED CODE A-81 BLANK OR 0= BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE is NOT A blm CONTRACTED sample 52-53 12 CRUISE NUMBER 59-56 13 SAMPLE DEPTH IN METERS; NOTE; 999 MEANS NOT APPLICABLE 991 MEANS VERTICAL TO" FROM SURFACE TO 25 METERS 992 MEANS VERTICAL TO* FROM 25 TO 50 METERS 993 MEANS VERTICAL TO* FROM 50 METERS TO BOTTOM 57-60 A« PARENT SAMPLE CODE FOR SUBSAMPLES NOTES FOR A SAMPLE WHICH IS NOT A SUBSAMPLE THIS FIELD WILL CONTAIN XXXX OR BE BLANK 61 U BLANK 62-69 AS PREVIOUS SAMPLE CODE ALLOWS REFERENCE TO 1975, 1976, 1977 FINAL REPORTS TO BLM NOTE: MOST COOES "ILL BE THE STANDARD « CHARACTER VARIETY (IN COLS, 62-65); THE ADDITIONAL COLS. IN THIS FIELD ARE FOR POOLED SAMPLES, E,6.= A) AAAA-C INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF samples AAAA,AAAS,aaac B) AAZY-BAA INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AA2Y,AAZZ,ABAA KEY TO COOES SAMPLE TYPE—SAMPLE USAGE DISPOSITION AND PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR BAG-bAC(SEDIMENT BACTERIOLOGY) A+M CHG-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) TAMU-TEXAS UNIVERSITY ChG-MST(CH£MISTRY GRAB) LHP-LINDA H. PEQUEGNAT CHG-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) CSC-C.S. GIAM CHG-TEXOEDIMENT TEXTURE) TSP-E. TAISOO PARK CHL-(TOTAL CHLOROPHYLL-1975) CHT-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) BJP-B.J. PRESLEY CHT-MST(EPIFAUWA CHEMISTRY TRAWL) WMS-*ILLIAM M, SACKETT CHT-TM (EPIFAUNA TRACE METALS) WEP-WILLIS E, PEQUEGNAT EPI-FSH(EPIFAUNA DEMERSAL FISH) rr-richaro rezak EPI-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) W£H-WILLIAM E, HAENSLY EPI-HPI(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOCY) JMN-JERRY M, NEFF EPI-HPT(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOCY) wH-wILLIAM E, HAENSLY EPI-INV(EPIFAUNA INVERTEBRATES) JN-JERRY M, NEFF EPI-MST(EPIFAUNA MASTER) JRS-JOHN R, SCHWARZ ICH-(ICHTHYOPLANKTON) H, JHw-JOHN WORMUTH INF-MST(INFAUNA MASTER) UT-PORT ARANSAS MARINE LAB, INF-SED(INFAUNA SEDIMENT) L. PLP-PATRICK PARKER INF-TAX(INFAUNA TAXONOMY) NPS-NED P. SMITH LGT-PZ (PHOTOMETRY) CVB-CHASE VAN BAALEN LMw-hC (Low-MOL£CULAR-wEI6HT HYDROCARBONS) JSH-J, SELMON HOLLAND MNK-TM (MACRONEKTON TRACE METALS) MMS-CI3(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA Cl 3 IN SEDIMENT) MMS-MEI(MEIOFAUNA) DEw-OONALO E, wOHLSCHLAG MMS-MST(meiofauna master GRAB) dk-oan l, kamykowski MYG-MYC(SEDIMENT MYCOLOGY) PJ-PATRICIA L. JOHANSEN NEU-TAX(N£USTON TAXONOMY) UT-6EOPHYSICAL LAB. GALVESTON SED-(SEDIMENT) Ewß-E. W. BEHRENS SEO-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) SEO-MPL(SEDIMENT MICROZOOPLANKTON) SED-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) SDG-D£P(SEOIMENT DEPOSITION) STO-ST (SALINITY-TEMPERATURE-DEPTH) TOC-ST (TEMPERATURE-DEPTH-CONDUCTIVITY UTSA-UNIV. OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO TRM-TUR(TRANSMISSOMETRY-TURBIDITY) SAR-SAMUEL A, RAMIREZ VT -MPLCMICROZOOPLANKTON-VERTICAL TON) wVA-O. w• VAN AUKEN wAT-(WATER COLUMN) «AT-ATP(AO£NOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE) wAT-BAC(WATER COLUMN BACTERIOLOGY) wA T-CI3(DELTA Cl3) UT-AUSTIN WAT-CLN(CHLOROPHYLL-NANNOPLANKTON-76-77) PJS-PAUL J. SZANISZLO WAT-CLP(CHLOROPHYLL-PHYTOPLANK TON-76-77) wAT-00 (DISSOLVED OXYGEN) U.S.G.S.-CORPUS CHRISTI WAT-FLU(FLUORESCENCE) HB-HENRY BERRYHILL WAT-hC (WATER HYDROCARBONS) wAT-LH (LOw-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) WAT-MPL(MICROZOOPLANKTON) WAT-MYC(WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY) RICE-RICE UNIVERSITY wAT-NUT(NUTRIENTS) RU-RICE UNIVERSITY WAT-N1«(CARB0N1<1 NANNOPLANKTON) REC-RICHARD E, CASEY «AT-PHY(PHYTOPLANKTON) WAT-PRO(PROTOZOA) wAT-Pja(CARBONU PHYTOPLANKTON) waT-SSM(WATER-SUSPENDED SEDIMENT) wAT-TOC(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON) ZCT-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) ZPL-HC (ZOOPLANKTON HYDROCARBONS) ZPL-TAX(ZOOPLANKTON TAXONOMY) ZPL-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) STUDY AREA KEY fa) 1 SALINITY AND TEMPERATURE, CURRENTS xO3 DISSOLVED OXYGEN, NUTRIENTS 0a LOw-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS 05 HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS, BENTHIC VERTEBRATES 06 INVERTEBRATE AND infauna EPIFAUNA 07 FISH BENTHIC 06 HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCAR6ONS-SEDIMENT,PART ICULATE, DISSOLVED, ZOOPLANKTON 09 A CHLOROPHYLL 10 ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE 11 PHYTOPLANKTON 12 FLUORESCENCE 13 MEIOFAUNA la NEUSTON 15 TRACE METALS CARBON la 16 19 SEDIMENT TEXTURE, BACTERIOLOGY, MYCOLOGY IN SEDIMENT 23 MICROZOOPLANKTON (PROTOZOA) 2« ZOOPLANKTON 25 SHELLED MICROZOOPLANKTON 26-TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA CARBON 13 27 LIGHT ABSORPTION (PHOTOMETRY) 30 HISTOPATHOLOGY aB BENTHIC MICROBIOLOGY al WATER COLUMN MICROBIOLOGY 42 BENTHIC MYCOLOGY a 3 WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS LORAC LATITUDE LONGITUDE DEPTH TRAN, STA. LORAN 3H3 3*2 LG LR METERS FEET 1 1 2575 4003 1180• 63 7 171.40 28 12 N* 96 27 ** 16 59 2 2440 3956 9&1.49 275.71 27 55 N* 96 20 ** 42 138 3 2300 3663 799,45 466.07 27 34 N* 96 07 W* 134 439 4 2583 4015 1206.53 157.92 28 14 N* 96 29 ** 10 33 5 2360 3910 861,09 369,08 27 44 N* 96 14 «* 82 269 6 2330 3892 819.72 412.96 27 39 N» 96 12 ** 100 328 27 N* 9659** 22 72 2 2050 3918 454,46 382.00 27 ** 2 1 2078 3962 373,62 192.04 40 30N* 9645 49 161 430 4 2058 3936 431.26 310.30 27 34 96 50 ** 36 3 2040 3850 564.67 585.52 27 lb N* 96 23 ** 131 N* 112 5 2032 3992 498,85 467,62 27 24 96 36 78 N* ** 256 3876 560.54 506.34 27 24 N* 96 29 ** 96 322 ** 6 2066 7 2045 3835 27 15 N* 96 18.5 182 600 3 1 1585 3880 139.13 909,98 26 56 N* 97 11 rt* 25 82 2 1683 3841 286,38 855.91 26 56 N* 96 4b ** 65 213 3 1775 3812 391.00 829,02 26 58 N* 96 33 ft* 106 348 20 49 4 1552 3885 95,64 928.13 26 56 N* 97 ** 15 5 1623 3867 192.19 888,06 26 58 N» 97 02 ft* 40 131 6 1790 3808 411.48 824,57 26 56 N* 96 30 ** 125 410 4 1 1130 3747 187.50 1423.50 26 10 N* 97 01 ft* 27 88 2 1300 3700 271.99 1310,61 26 10 N* 96 39 ** 47 154 1425 3 3663 333,77 1241.34 26 10 N* 96 24 ft* 91 298 4 1073 3763 163.42 1456.90 26 10 N* 97 08 ft* 15 49 5 1170 3738 213.13 1387.45 26 10 N* 96 54 ft* 37 121 6 1355 3685 304,76 1272,48 26 10 N* 96 31ft* 65 213 7 1448 3659 350.37 1224.51 26 10 N* 96 20 *. 130 426 (HR) I 2159 3900 635.06 422.83 27 32 05N** 96 28 19*** 75 240 (9) 2 2169 3902 644.54 416,95 27 32 46N** 96 27 25*** 72 237 3 2163 3900 641.60 425.10 27 32 05N** 96 27 35*** 81 266 4 2165 3905 638.40 411,18 27 33 02N** 96 29 03*** 76 250 (SB) 1 2066 3889 563.00 468.28 27 26 49N** 96 31 18*** 81 266 (8) 2 2081 3889 560.95 475,80 27 26 14N** 96 31 02*** 82 269 3 2074 3890 552,92 475.15 27 26 06N** 96 31 47*** 82 269 4 2078 389* 551.12 472.73 27 26 14N*» 96 32 07*** 82 269 NOTE: * MEANS DEGREES AND MINUTES ** MEANS DEGREES MINUTES SECONDS START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/DESCRIPTION CARO TYPE 2 1 16 013210 7 II CARO TYPE (AL*AYS 2) 3X BLANK 8 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 15 II PERIOD CODE 1 = WINTER = 2 MARCH 3 * APRIL 4 = SPRING 5 = JULY 6 = AUGUST 7 = FALL 8 s NOVEMBER 9 s DECEMBER 16 13 JULIAN DAY 19 II YEAR 1 = 1976 2 = 1977 20 II TRANSECT 21 II STATION 22 II REPLICATE 23 15 NEMATODA ........ 26 la MARPACTICOIDA s 32 13 KINORHYNCHA : 35 13 OSTRACODA j-.-TRUE MEIOFAUNA 38 13 MALICARIDAE ! (NUMBER OF INDIVIOUALS/CORE SAMPLE) 61 13 NAUPLII : 66 13 TURBELLARIA ! 97 13 TRUE OTHERS —— 50 12X BLANK 62 16 FORAMIMFERA —s— -PROTISTA 66 13 OTHER PROTOZOA -s (NUMBER OF INOIVIDUALS/CORE SAMPLE) 69 13 POLYCHAETA ————— 72 13 BIVALVA j 75 13 GASTROPODA -TEMPORARY MEIOFAUNA 78 13 PERACARIDA j (NUMBER OF INDIVIOUALS/CORE SA«!= 61 13 DECAPOOA : 66 13 TEMPORARY OTHERS ——­ COMMENTS * ALWAYS THE SAME AS TmE APPROPRIATE INVENTORY SAMPLE CODE NOTE: FOR 1975 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A BLANK FOR 1976 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS AN A FOR 1977 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A B MAGNETIC DATA TAPE 2 BLM SOUTH TEXAS OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF STUDY (1975-1977) DATA TYPE: MICROZOOPLANKTON—PROTOZOA (*AT-PRO)*** PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR: PATRICIA L, JOHANSEN (PJ)**» university of texas marine science institute (un*** PORT ARANSAS MARINE LABORATORY PORT ARANSAS* TEXAS DIRECTORY FOR STUDY AREA FILE 2; METHODS, DATA FORMAT AND COMMENTS FILE 3: 1975 DATA FILE 9: 1976 DATA FILE 5: 1977 DATA FILE 6: COOED SPECIES LIST METHODS SAMPLES: I-LITER SAMPLES TAKEN FROM A 50-L NISKIN BOTTLE' PRESERVED IN I PERCENT BASIC LUCOL3 FIXATIVE' SETTLED IN A UTERMOHL SETTLING CHAMBER. STANDARD PHYTOPLANKTON PROCEDURES FOLLOWED, DATA FORMAT CARO TYPE [-—STANDARD INVENTORY CARD­ COLUMNS FIELD TYPE DESCRIPTION I II ALWAYS 0 (ZERO) 2-3 12 STUDY AREA (SEE STUDY AREA KEY) 9-6 13 ALWAYS 210 FOR MASTER FILES 7 II CARO TYPE' ALwAYS I FOR INVENTORY(SEE DATA FORMATS) 8 II STUDY SUBAREA (DEFINED IN DATA FORMATS FOR STUDY AREAS) 9-10 2X BLANK 11-19 A 9 SAMPLE CODE (FINAL CODE ASSIGNED) 15-16 12 MONTH 17-18 12 DAY 19-20 12 YEAR 21-29 19 TIME OF DAY (LOCAL CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME OR CENTRAL STANDARD TIME) 25 IX BLANK 26 II SAMPLE COLLECTION AREA 1= TRANSECT I 2= TRANSECT 2 3s TRANSECT 3 as transect a 7S RIG MONITORING AREA 8s SOUTHERN BANK 9s HOSPITAL ROCK 27 IX BLANK 26 II STATION (SEE BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS) 29 A 1 DsDAY? NsNIGHT 30-32 A 3 TYPE OF SAMPLE(SEE KEY TO COOES) 33-36 Aa SAMPLE DISPOSITION (SEE KEY TO CODES) 37-39 A 3 SAMPLE USE (SEE KEY TO COOES) 90-42 A 3 PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR (SEE KEY CODES) 93 II REPLICATE CODE Bs NOT A REPLICATE SAMPLE is IST REPLICATE SAMPLE 2s 2ND REPLICATE SAMPLE ETC, NOTE? REPLICATE CODE HAS NOT BEEN CONSISTENTLY USED? REPLICATE CODE MAY BE 0 FOR A REPLICATE SAMPLE WITH THE REPLICATE NUMBER APPEARING ON THE DATA LINES aa II FILTERED CODE 0s NOT APPLICABLE is SAMPLE IS A FILTERED SAMPLE -2s SAMPLE IS A NON-FILTERED SAMPLE as II RELATIVE DEPTH CODE 0s NOT CODED is SURFACE 2s 1/2 PHOTIC ZONE 3s PHOTIC ZONE as PHOTIC ZONE TO BOTTOM 5s BOTTOM 6s NOT APPLICABLE 8s ACTUAL DEPTH IN METERS GIVEN IN COLS. 54-56 9« VERTICAL TOW? ALL DEPTHS SAMPLED NOTE: RELATIVE DEPTH CODE HAS BEEN INCONSISTENTLY USED? IN MOST CASES IT HAS NOT BEEN COOED ON THE INVENTORY LINE; IF RELATIVE DEPTH IS MISSING FROM THE INVENTORY LINE, IT MAY BE GIVEN ON THE DATA LINES OR CAN BE DETERMINED FROM THE STUDY AREA 46 II DISSOLVED PARTICLE CODE CODES UNKNOWN? MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED? APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 97 II POOLED CODE 0s not a pooled sample is A POOLED SAMPLE NOTE: MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED 48 II LIVE CODE CODES UNKNOWN? MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED? APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 49 II ARCHIVE CODE 0s NOT an archive sample IS AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE 50 II QUALITY CONTROL CODE 0s NOT A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE is A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE 51 II CONTRACTED CODE BLANK OR 0s BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE is NOT A BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE 52-53 12 CRUISE NUMBER sa-56 13 SAMPLE DEPTH IN METERS? NOTE: 999 MEANS NOT APPLICABLE 991 MEANS VERTICAL TOW FROM SURFACE TO 25 METERS 992 MEANS VERTICAL TO* FROM 25 TO 50 METERS 993 MEANS VERTICAL TO* FROM 50 METERS TO BOTTOM 57-60 A 4 PARENT SAMPLE CODE FOR SUBSAMPLES NOTE: FOR A SAMPLE WHICH IS NOT A SUBSAMPLE THIS FIELD WILL CONTAIN XXXX OR BE BLANK ol IX BLANK 62-69 A 6 PREVIOUS SAMPLE CODE ALLOWS REFERENCE TO 1975, 1976, 1977 FINAL REPORTS TO BLM NOTE: MOST COOES WILL BE THE STANDARD « CHARACTER VARIETY (IN COLS. 62-65): THE ADDITIONAL COLS. IN THIS FIELD ARE FOR POOLED SAMPLES, E.G.s A) AAAA-C INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAAA,AAA6,AAAC B) AAZY-BAA INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAZY,AAZ2,ABAA KEY TO COOES SAMPLE Type—SAMPLE usage disposition and principle investigator BAG-BAC(SEDIMENT BACTERIOLOGY) CHG-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) TAMU-TEXAS A*M UNIVERSITY CHG-MST(CH£MISTRY CRAB) LHP-LINDA H. PEQUEGNAT ChG-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) CSG-C.S, GIAM ChC-TEX(SEDIMEnT TEXTURE) TSP-E. TAISOO PARK CHL-(TOTAL CHLOROPHYLL-1975) CHT-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) BJP-B.J, PRESLEY CHT-MST(EPIFAUNA CHEMISTRY TRAWL) WMS-WILLIAM M, SACKETT CHT-TM (EPIFAUNA TRACE METALS) WEP-WILLIS E. PEGUECNAT EPI-FSH(EPIFAUNA DEMERSAL FISH) RR-RICHARO REZAK EPI-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) WEH-WILLIAM E. HAENSLY EPI-HPI(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATMOLOCY) JMN-JERRY M. NEFF £PI-HPT(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATMOLOCY) WH-wILLIAM E. HAENSLY EPI-INV(EPIFAUNA INVERTEBRATES) JN-JERRY M, NEFF EPI-MST(EPIFAUNA MASTER) JRS-JOHN R. SCHWARZ ICH-(ICHTMYOPLANKTON) JHW-JOMN H, WORMUTH INF-MST(INFAUNA MASTER) UT-PORT ARANSAS MARINE LAB. INF-SED(INFAUNA SEDIMENT) PLP-PATRICK L. PARKER INF-TAX(INFAUNA TAXONOMY) NPS-NED P, SMITH LGT-PZ (PHOTOMETRY) CVB-CMASE VAN BAALEN LMw-HC (LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) JSM-J, SELMQN HOLLAND MNK-TM (MACKONEKTON TRACE METALS) MMS-CI3(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA Cl 3 IN SEDIMENT) MMS-MEI(MEIOFAUNA) DEW-DONALO E. wOHLSCHLAG MMS-MST(MEIOFAUNA MASTER GRAB) DK-DAN L. KAMYKOwSKI MYG-MYC(SEDIMENT MYCOLOGY) PJ-PATRICIA L. JOHANSEN NEu-TAX(NEUSTON TAXONOMY) UT-GEOPHYSICAL LAB. GALVESTON SED-(SEDIMENT) Ewß-E. w. BEHRENS SED-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) SED-MPL(SEDIMENT MICROZOOPLANKTON) SED-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) SUG-OEP(SEDIMENT DEPOSITION) STO-ST (SALINITY-TEMPERATURE-OEPTH) TDC-ST (TEMPERATURE-OEPTH-CONOUCTIVITY UTSA-UNIV. OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO TRM-TUR(TRANSMISSOMETRY-TURBIDITY) SAR-SAMUEL A, RAMIREZ VT -MPL(MICROZOOPLANKTON-VERTICAL TOW) WVA-O. w, van AUKEN WAT-(WATER COLUMN) WAT-ATP(ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE) wAT-BAC(WATER column BACTERIOLOGY) wA T-CI3(DELTA Cl 3) UT-AUSTIN wAT-CLN(CHLOROPHYLL-NANNOPLANKTON-76-77) PJS-PAUL J. SZANISZLO wAT-CLP(CHLOROPHYLL-PHYTOPLANKTON-76-77) wAT-00 (DISSOLVED OXYGEN) U.S.G.S.-CORPUS CHRISTI «AT-FLU(FLUORESCENCE) HB-HENRY BERRYHILL WAT-HC (WATER HYDROCARBONS) HAT-LM (LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) wAT-MPL(MICRQZOOPLANKTON) WAT-MYC(WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY) RICE-RICE UNIVERSITY WAT-NUT(NUTRIENTS) RU-RICE UNIVER SITY WAT-NI4(CARBONI4 NANNOPLANKTON) REC-RIC HARQ E. CASEY WAT-PHY(PHYTOPLANKTON) WAT-PRO(PROTOZOA) WAT-PI4(CARBONI4 PHYTOPLANKTON) wAT-SSM(wATER-SUSPENOED SEDIMENT) wAT-TOC(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON) ZCT-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) ZPL-HC (ZOOPLANKTON HYDROCARBONS) ZPL-TAX(ZOOPLANKTON TAXONOMY) ZPL-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) STUDY AREA KEY 01 SALINITY AND TEMPERATURE# CURRENTS 03 DISSOLVED OXYGEN, NUTRIENTS 04 LOw-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS 05 HIGH-MOLECULAR-rtEIGHT HYDROCARBONS, BENTHIC VERTEBRATES 06 INVERTEBRATE EPIFAUNA AND INFAUNA 07 BENTHIC FISH 08 HIGH-MOLECULAR-wEICHT HYOROCARBONS-SEDIMENT,PARTICULATE, DISSOLVED, ZOOPLANKTON 09 CHLOROPHYLL A 10 ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE 11 PHYTOPLANKTON 12 FLUORESCENCE 13 ME lOF AUNA 14 NEUSTON 15 TRACE METALS 16 CARBON 14 19 SEDIMENT TEXTURE, BACTERIOLOGY, MYCOLOGY IN SEDIMENT 23 MICROZOOPLANKTON (PROTOZOA) 24 zooplankton 25 SMELLED MICROZOOPLANKTON 26 TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA CARBON 13 27 LIGHT ABSORPTION (PHOTOMETRY) 30 HISTOPATHOLOGY 40 BENTHIC MICROBIOLOGY 41 WATER COLUMN MICROBIOLOGY 42 BENTHIC MYCOLOGY 43 WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS TRAN, STA, LORAN LORAC LATITUDE LONGITUDE DEPTH 3H3 3H2 LG LR METERS FEET 1 I 2575 4003 1180.07 171.46 28 12 N* 96 27 ** 18 59 2 2440 3950 961.49 275.71 27 55 N* 96 20 ** 42 136 3 2300 3863 799.45 466.07 27 34 N* 96 07 ** 134 439 4 2583 4015 1206.53 157.92 28 14 N* 96 29 ** 10 33 5 2360 3910 661.09 369.08 27 44 N* 96 14 ** 82 269 6 2330 3892 819.72 412.96 27 39 N* 96 12 ** 100 326 2 1 2076 3962 373.62 192.04 27 40 N* 96 59 w* 22 72 2 2050 3918 454,46 382.00 27 30 N* 96 45 *» 49 161 3 2040 3850 564,67 585.52 27 18 N* 96 23 ** 131 430 4 2058 3936 431.26 310.30 27 34 N* 96 50 ** 36 112 5 2032 3992 498.85 487.62 27 24 N* 96 36 ** 78 256 6 2066 3878 560.54 506.34 27 24 N* 96 29 ** 98 322 7 2045 3835 27 15 N* 96 18,5 ** 182 600 3 1 1585 3860 139,13 909,98 26 58 N* 97 ll rt* 25 82 2 1683 3841 286.38 855.91 26 58 N* 96 48 ** 65 213 3 1775 3812 391,06 829.02 26 58 N* 96 33 *» 106 348 4 1552 3885 95,64 928.13 26 56 N* 97 20 ** 15 49 5 1623 3867 192,19 886.06 26 58 N* 97 02 ** 40 131 6 1790 3608 411,48 824.57 26 56 N* 96 30 ** 125 410 4 I 1130 3747 187,50 1423.50 26 10 N* 97 01 *• 27 86 2 1300 3700 271,99 1310.61 26 10 N* 96 39 W* 47 154 3 1425 3663 333.77 1241,34 26 10 N* 96 24 *• 91 296 4 1073 3763 163,42 1456.90 26 10 N* 97 08 ** 15 49 5 1170 3738 213,13 1387.45 26 10 N* 96 54 ** 37 121 6 1355 3685 304,76 1272.46 26 10 N* 96 31 ** 65 213 7 1448 3659 350.37 1224.51 26 10 N* 96 20 ** 130 426 (HR) 1 2159 3900 635.06 422.83 27 32 05N** 96 28 19*** 75 246 (9) 2 2169 3902 644.54 416,95 27 32 46N** 96 27 25*** 72 237 3 2103 3900 641.60 425.10 27 32 05N** 96 27 35*** 81 266 4 2165 3905 638.40 411.18 27 33 02N** 96 29 03*** 76 250 (SB) 1 2086 3889 563.00 468.28 27 26 49N»» 96 31 18*** 81 266 (8) 2 2081 3669 560.95 475,80 27 26 14N** 96 31 02*** 82 269 3 2074 3890 552.92 475,15 27 26 06N** 96 31 47*** 82 269 4 2076 3690 551.12 472.73 27 26 14N** 96 32 07*** 82 269 NOTE! * MEANS DEGREES AND MINUTES ** MEANS DEGREES MINUTES SECONDS START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/DESCRIPTION CARD TYPE 2 I 16 023210 7 II CARO TYPE (AL**YS 2) 8 3X BLANK 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 15 II STATION 16 II TRANSECT 17 IX BLANK 18 12 MONTH 20 12 DAY 22 12 YEAR 24 14 TIME OF DAY 28 12 DEPTH AT WHICH SAMPLE *AS TAKEN (METERS) 30 14 SPECIES IDENTIFICATION CODE** II = GROUP CODE A-90 1 S TINTINNIDS 2 = OLIGOTRICHS 3 FORAMINIFERA = 4 s RAOIOLARIA/ACANTHARIA 5 OTHER PROTOZOA = s 12-14 SPECIES CODE 34 FlO ABUNDANCE (NUMBER OF ORGANISMS/LITER) FORMAT FOR CODED SPECIES LIST (FILE 6) START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/DESCRIPTION 1 17 0231003 8 3X BLANK 11 II GROUP CODE 1 = TINTINNIDS 2 = OLIGOTRICHS 3 s FORAMINIFERA 4 s RAOIOLARIA/ACANTHARIA 5 = OTHER PROTOZOA 12 13 SPECIES CODE (CONSECUTIVE NUMBER FOR ALPHABETICAL ORDER: 15 IX BLANK 16 18 VOLUME OF AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL (IN CUBIC MICRONS) 24 IX BLANK 25 112 V.I.M.S. CODE 37 IX BLANK 36 3AIO SPECIES NAME COMMENTS * ALWAYS THE SAME AS THE APPROPRIATE INVENTORY SAMPLE CODE ** CODED SPECIES LIST IS IN FILE 6, *** SAMPLES WERE TAKEN IN CONJUNCTION WITH SHELLED MICROZOOPLANKTON IN 1975 AND 1976. INVENTORY LINES MAY INDICATE TYPE AND USAGE (WAT-MPL) AS WELL AS CODES FOR RICE UNIVERSITY (RICE AND RU) AND RICHARD E. CASEY (REC). NOTE: FOR 1975 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A BLANK FOR 1976 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS AN A FOR 1977 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A 6 BLM SOUTH TEXAS OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF STUDY (1975-1977) DATA TYPE: ZOOPLANKTON (2PL-TAX) PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR: E. TAISUO PARK (TSP) TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY (TAMU) MOODY COLLEGE OF MARINE SCIENCES AND MARITIME RESOURCES GALVESTON, TEXAS ASSOCIATE PHIL TURK INVESTIGATORS: PEGGY JONES MARY VALENTINE MARTIN KANEPS CARMEN FLOECK SOSHI HAMOAKA JANET HANEY STUDY DIRECTORY FOR AREA FILE 7: METHODS, DATA FORMAT AND COMMENTS FILE 8: 1975 DATA FILE 9: 1976 DATA FILE 10: 1977 DATA FILE ll: COOED SPECIES LIST METHODS EUUIPMENT: STANDARD l-M NITEX NETS WITH 233 MICRON MESH SIZE, WITH DIGITAL FLOWMETER (MODEL 2030, GENERAL OCEANICS), AND TIME RECORDER (MODEL 1170-250 BENTHOS) SAMPLES: FOR BIOMASS—ASHING IN MUFFLE FURNACE (BLUE M, MODEL M2SA-1A) FOR TAXONOMY—STANDARD PLANKTON PROCEDURES; BOGOROV PLANKTON SORTING TRAY DATA FORMAT CARD TYPE I—-STANDARD INVENTORY CARD­ COLUMNS FIELD TYPE DESCRIPTION I 11 ALWAYS 0 (ZERO) 2-3 12 STUDY AREA (SEE STUDY AREA KEY) U-6 13 ALWAYS 210 FOR MASTER FILES 7 II CARD TYPE, ALWAYS 1 FOR INVENTORY(SEE DATA FORMATS) 8 II STUDY SUBAREA (DEFINED IN DATA FORMATS FOR STUDY AREAS) 9-10 2X BLANK U-14 A 4 SAMPLE CODE (FINAL CODE ASSIGNED) 15-16 12 MONTH 17-18 12 DAY 19-20 12 YEAR 21-24 14 TIME OF DAY (LOCAL CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME OR CENTRAL STANDARD TIME) 25 IX BLANK 26 II SAMPLE COLLECTION AREA is TRANSECT 1 2s TRANSECT 2 Js TRANSECT 3 4s TRANSECT 4 7s RIG MONITORING AREA Bs SOUTHERN BANK 9s HOSPITAL ROCK 27 IX BLANK 26 II STATION (SEE BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS) 29 AI DsOAY; NsNIGHT 30-32 A 3 TYPE OF SAMPLE(SEE KEY TO COOES) 33-36 A 4 SAMPLE DISPOSITION (SEE KEY TO CODES) 37-39 A 3 SAMPLE USE (SEE KEY TO CODES) 40-42 A 3 PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR (SEE KEY CODES) 43 II REPLICATE CODE 0s NOT A REPLICATE SAMPLE is IST REPLICATE SAMPLE 2s 2ND REPLICATE SAMPLE ETC. NOTE; REPLICATE CODE HAS NOT BEEN CONSISTENTLY USED; REPLICATE CODE MAY BE 0 FOR A REPLICATE SAMPLE WITH THE REPLICATE NUMBER APPEARING ON THE DATA LINES 44 11 FILTERED CODE 0s NOT applicable is SAMPLE is A FILTERED sample 2s SAMPLE is a NON-FILTEREO SAMPLE 45 II RELATIVE DEPTH CODE 0s NOT CODED la SURFACE 2s 1/2 PHOTIC ZONE 3s PHOTIC ZONE 4s PHOTIC ZONE TO BOTTOM 5s BOTTOM bs NOT APPLICABLE 8s ACTUAL DEPTH IN METERS GIVEN IN COLS. 54-56 9s VERTICAL TOW; ALL DEPTHS SAMPLED NOTES RELATIVE DEPTH CODE HAS BEEN INCONSISTENTLY USED; IN MOST CASES IT HAS NOT BEEN CODED ON THE INVENTORY LINE; IF RELATIVE DEPTH IS MISSING FROM THE INVENTORY LINE, IT MAY BE GIVEN ON THE DATA LINES OR CAN BE DETERMINED FROM THE STUDY AREA 46 II DISSOLVED PARTICLE CODE COOES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 47 II POOLED CODE 0s NOT A POOLED SAMPLE is A POOLED SAMPLE NOTE: MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED - 48 II LIVE CODE CODES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 49 II ARCHIVE CODE 0a NOT AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE IS 50 n quality control code 0S not a quality control sample is A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE 51 II CONTRACTED CODE BLANK OR BLM 0= CONTRACTED SAMPLE NOT A BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE 52-53 12 CRUISE NUMBER 5«-st> 13 SAMPLE DEPTH IN METERS; NOTE: 999 MEANS NOT APPLICABLE 991 MEANS VERTICAL TOW FROM SURFACE TO 25 METERS 992 MEANS VERTICAL TOw FROM 25 TO 50 METERS is 993 MEANS VERTICAL TOW FROM 50 METERS TO BOTTOM 57-60 A 4 PARENT SAMPLE CODE FOR SUBSAMPLES NOTE: FOR A SAMPLE WHICH IS NOT A SUBSAMPLE THIS FIELD WILL CONTAIN XXXX OR BE BLANK IX BLANK 02-69 A 8 PREVIOUS SAMPLE CODE ALLOWS REFERENCE TO 1975, 1976, 1977 FINAL REPORTS TO BLM NOTE: MOST CODES WILL BE THE STANDARD 4 CHARACTER VARIETY (IN COLS, 62-65); THE ADDITIONAL COLS. IN THIS FIELD ARE FOR POOLED SAMPLES, 61 E,G.= A) AAAA—C INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF samples aaaa,aaab,aaac B) AAZY-BAA INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAZY,AAZZ,ABAA KEY TO CODES SAMPLE TYPE—SAMPLE USAGE DISPOSITION AND PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR BAG-BAC(SEDIMENT BACTERIOLOGY) CHG-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) TAMU-TEXAS A+M UNIVERSITY chg-mst(Chemistry grab) lhp-linda h. pequegnat CHG-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) CSG-C.S. GIAM CHG-TEX(SEDIMENT TEXTURE) TSP-E. TAISOO PARK CHL­ (TOTAL CHLOROPHYLL-1975) CHT-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) BJP-B.J. PRESLEY CHT-MST(EPIFAUNA CHEMISTRY TRAWL) WMS-wILLIAM M, SACKETT CHT-TM (EPIFAUNA TRACE METALS) WEP-WILLIS E, PEQUEGNAT EPI-FSH(EPIFAUNA DEMERSAL FISH) RR-RICHARO REZAK EPI-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) WEH-WILLIAM E. HAENSLY EPI-HPI(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) JMN-JERRY M, NEFF EPI-HPT(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) WH-wILLIAM E. HAENSLY EPI—INV(EPIFAUNA INVERTEBRATES) JN-JERRY M, NEFF EPI-MST(EPIFAUNA MASTER) JRS-JOHN R. SCHWARZ ICH­ (ICHTHYOPLANKTON) JHW-JOHN H, WORMUTH INF-MST(INFAUNA MASTER) UT-PORT ARANSAS MARINE LAB, INF-S£D(INFAUNA SEDIMENT) PLP-PATRICK L, PARKER INF-TAX(INFAUNA TAXONOMY) NPS-NED P, SMITH LGT-PZ (PHOTOMETRY) CVB-CHASE VAN BAALEN LMw-HC (LOw-MQLECULAR-w£IGHT HYDROCARBONS) JSM-J, SELMQN HOLLAND MNK-TM (MACRONEKTON TRACE METALS) MMS-CI3(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA Cl 3 IN SEDIMENT) MMS-MEI(MEIOFAUNA) OEw-DONALD E. WOHLSCHLAG MMS-MST(MEIOFAUNA MASTER GRAB) OK-OAN L. KAMYKOwSKI MYG-MYC(SEOIM£NT MYCOLOGY) PJ-PATRICIA L. JOHANSEN NEU-TAX(NEUSTON TAXONOMY) UT-GEOPHYSICAL LAB, GALVESTON SED-(SEDIMENT) Ewß-E. w. BEHRENS SED-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) SED-mpI(SEDIMENT MICROZOOPLANKTON} SED-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) SDG OEP(SEDIMENT DEPOSITION) _ STD-ST (SALINITY-TEMPERATURE-DEPTH) TDC-ST (TEMPERATURE-DEPTM-CONOUCTIVITY UTSA-UNIV, OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO TRM-TUR(TRANSMISSOMETRY-TURBIDITY) SAR-SAMUEL A. RAMIREZ VT -MPL(MICROZOOPLANKTQN-VERTICAL TOW) WVA-O. W. VAN AUKEN wAT-(WATER COLUMN) WAT-ATP(ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE) wAT-6AC(WATER COLUMN BACTERIOLOGY) wAT-CI3(OELT A Cl 3) UT-AUSTIN nAT-CLN(CHLOROPHYLL—NANNOPLANKTON-76-77) PJS-PAUL J. SZANISZLO wAT-CLP(CHLOROPHYLL-PHYTOPLANKTON-76-7 7) wAT-OU (DISSOLVED OXYGEN) U.S.G.S.-CORPUS CHRISTI HB-HENRY WAT-FLU(FLUORESCENCE) BERRYHILL wAT-HC (WATER HYDROCARBONS) wAT-LH (LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) wAT-MPL(MICROZOOPLANKTON) wAT-MYC(WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY) RICE-RICE UNIVERSITY WAT-NUT(NUTRIENTS) RU-RICE UNIVER SITY «AT-Nia(CARBONia NANNOPLANKTON) REC-RIC HARD E. CASEY WAT-PHY(PHYTOPLANKTON) wAT-PRO(PROTOZOA) wAT-PI4(CARBONI4 PHYTOPLANKTON) wAT-SSM(wATER-SUSPENDED SEDIMENT) wAT-TUC(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON) ZCT-Tm (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) ZPL-HC (ZOOPLANKTON HYDROCARBONS) ZPL-TAX(ZOOPLANKTON TAXONOMY) ZPL-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) STUDY AREA KEY 01 SALINITY AND TEMPERATURE* CURRENTS 03 DISSOLVED OXYGEN* NUTRIENTS 6a LOW-MOLECULAR-HEIGHT HYDROCARBONS 05 MIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS, BENTHIC VERTEBRATES 06 INVERTEBRATE EPIFAUNA AND INFAUNA 07 BENTHIC FISH 06 HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS-SEDIMENT,PARTICULATE* DISSOLVED* ZOOPLANKTON 09 CHLOROPHYLL A TRI-PHOSPHATE 11 PHYTOPLANKTON 12 FLUORESCENCE 13 MEIOFAUNA 14 NEUSTON 15 TRACE METALS 16 CARBON 14 19 SEDIMENT TEXTURE* BACTERIOLOGY* MYCOLOGY IN SEDIMENT 23 MICROZOOPLANKTON (PROTOZOA) 24 ZOOPLANKTON 25 SHELLED MICROZOOPLANKTON 26 TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA CARBON 13 27 LIGHT ABSORPTION (PHOTOMETRY) 30 HISTOPATMOLOGY 40 BENTHIC MICROBIOLOGY 41 WATER COLUMN MICROBIOLOGY 10 ADENOSINE 42 BENTHIC MYCOLOGY Hi WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS TRAN. STA. LORAN LORAC LATITUDE LONGITUDE DEPTH 3H3 3H2 LG LR METERS FEET 1 1 2575 4003 1180,07 171.46 26 12 N* 96 27 ** 18 59 2 2940 3950 961.49 275.71 27 55 N* 96 20 w* 42 138 3 2300 3863 799.45 34 07 466.07 27 N* 96 w* 134 439 4 2583 4015 1206.53 157,92 28 14 N* 96 29 w* 10 33 5 2360 3910 861.09 369.08 27 44 N* 96 14 w* 82 269 6 2330 3892 819.72 412,96 27 39 N* 96 12 w* 100 328 2 I 2076 3962 373.62 192.04 27 40 N* 96 59 w* 22 72 2 2050 3918 454.46 362.00 27 30 N* 96 45 ** 49 161 3 2040 3050 564,67 585.52 27 18 N* 96 23 w* 131 430 4 2058 3956 431.26 310,30 27 34 N* 96 50 w* 36 112 5 2032 3992 498.85 487.62 27 24 N* 96 36 ** 78 256 6 2066 3878 560,54 506.34 27 24 N* 96 29 w* 96 322 7 2045 *» 3835 27 15 N* 96 18.5 182 600 N* w*82 3 I 1585 3880 139.13 909.98 26 58 97 11 25 2 1683 3641 286,38 855.91 26 56 N* 96 48 ** 65 213 3 1775 3812 391,06 829.02 26 56 N* 96 33 ** 106 348 4 1552 3685 95.64 928.13 26 58 N* 97 20 W* 15 49 5 1623 3867 192.19 868.06 26 58 N* 97 02 ** 40 131 6 1790 3808 411,48 824.57 26 56 N* 96 30 w* 125 410 4 26 10N* 97 w* 27 88 I 1130 3747 187,50 1423.50 01 2 1300 3700 271,99 1310,61 26 10 N* 96 39 w* 47 154 3 1425 3663 333.77 1241.34 26 10 N* 96 24 w* 91 298 4 1073 3763 163.42 1456,90 26 10 N* 97 08 W* 15 49 5 1170 3738 213.13 1367.45 26 10 N* 96 54 w* 37 121 6 1355 3685 304.76 1272.46 26 10 N* 96 31 w* 65 213 7 1448 3659 350.37 1224.51 26 10 N* 96 20 w» 130 426 (HR) (9) I 2 3 4 2159 2169 2163 2165 3900 3902 3900 3905 635.06 644,54 641,60 638.40 422.83 416.95 425.10 411,18 27 27 27 27 32 32 32 33 05N** 46N** 05N** 02N»* 96 96 96 96 28 27 27 29 19w** 25w** 35w** 03**» 75 72 81 76 246 237 266 250 (SB) C 6) 1 2 3 4 2086 2061 2074 2078 3889 3889 3890 3890 563.00 560.95 552,92 551.12 468.28 475,80 475.15 472.73 27 27 27 27 26 26 26 26 49n** 14N** 06N** 14N** 96 96 96 96 31 31 31 32 18*** 02w** 47*** 07«*« 81 82 82 82 266 269 269 269 NOTES * MEANS DEGREES AND MINUTES ** MEANS DEGREES MINUTES SECONDS START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/DESCRIPT lON TYPE 2 CARD 1 16 024210 7 II CARO TYPE (ALWAYS 2) 8 3X BLANK ll A 4 SAMPLE CODE* A-96 15 IX BLANK 16 12 YEAR 18 II PERIOD CODE 1 = WINTER 2 = MARCH 3 = APRIL 4 SPRING = 5 = JULY 6 = AUGUST 7 = FALL 6 s NOVEMBER 9= DECEMBER 19 II TRANSECT 20 II STATION 21 F 5 BIOMASS-DRY WEIGHT (GRAMS/CUBIC METER) CARO TYPE 3 16 024210 1 7 II CARD TYPE (ALWAYS 3) 8 3X BLANK 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 15 14 SPECIES IDENTIFICATION CODE** 19 F 7 DENSITY (INDIVIDUALS/CU6IC METER) FURMAT FOR CODED SPECIES LIST (FILE 11) START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/OESCRIPTION 1 19 CODE (CONSECUTIVE ORDER) 5 IX BLANK 6 4AIO SPECIES NAME OR LOWEST DESCRIPTIVE TAXON COMMENTS • ALWAYS THE SAME AS THE APPROPRIATE INVENTORY SAMPLE CODE ** CODED SPECIES LIST IS IN FILE 11. NOTE: FOR 1975 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A BLANK FOR 1976 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS AN A FOR 1977 THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A 8 DATA BLM SOUTH TEXAS OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF STUDY (1975-1977) DATA T rPE: MICROZOOPLANKTON FOR DISCRETE DEPTHS (wAT-MPL) FOR TOTAL WATER COLUMN (VT-MPL) FOR SEDIMENTS (SED-HPL) PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR.* RICHARD E, CASEY (REC) RICE UNIVERSITY (RICE OR RU) HOUSTON, TEXAS ASSOCIATE INVESTIGATORS: ROY ADAMS JANE ANEPOHL MARY BAUER JOEL L. GEVIRTZ TONY GORODY LINDA GUST CAMILLE HUENI ANN LEAVESLY KENNETH J. MCMILLEN DAVE PRATT RICHARD REYNOLDS ROY SCHWARZER DAMON WILLIAMS DIRECTORY FOR STUDY AREA FILE 12: METHODS, DATA FORMAT AND COMMENTS FILE 13: 1975 DATA FILE ia: 1976 DATA FILE 15: 1977 DATA FILE 16: CODED SPECIES LIST METHODS EQUIPMENT: NISKIN SAMPLES AT DISCRETE DEPTHS—3O-Ll TER NISKIN BOTTLE, FILTERED THROUGH 36 MICRON m£SH SCREEN. SAMPLES COLLECTED AT 10 METERS, ONE-HALF PHOTIC ZONE (STATIONS 1 AND 2);AND IB METERS, ONE-HALF PHOTIC ZONE, PHOTIC ZONE, ONE-HALF DISTANCE BETWEEN PHOTIC ZONE AND BOTTOM OR JUST OFF BOTTOM (AT STATION 3). NANSEN VERTICAL TOwS—NANSEN NET WITH 30 CENTIMETER OPENING, MESH OF 76 MICRONS, PULLED FROM BOTTOM TO SURFACE AT 20 METERS PER MINUTE. PULLED AT 25 METER INTERVALS IN 1977 BOTTOM SEDIMENT SAMPLES—6-1/2 CENTIMETER CORING TUBE AT LEASE 5 CM INTO WASHED THROUGH A - SMITH-MCINTYRE GRAB SURFACE, 63 MICRON SCREEN, samples: PRESERVATION, STAINING, AND COUNTING PROCEDURES FOR EACH SAMPLE TYPE GIVEN IN 1975, 1976, AND 1977 FINAL REPORTS TO BLM, DATA FORMAT CARD TYPE 1— -STANDARD INVENTORY CARD—­ COLUMNS FIELD TYPE DESCRIPTION 1 II ALWAYS 0 (ZERO) 2-3 12 STUDY AREA (SEE STUDY AREA KEY) 9-6 13 ALWAYS 210 FOR MASTER FILES 7 II CARD TYPE# ALWAYS 1 FOR INVENTORY(SEE DATA FORMATS) 8 II STUDY SUBAREA (DEFINED IN DATA FORMATS FOR STUDY AREAS) 9-10 2X BLANK 11-19 A 9 SAMPLE CODE (FINAL CODE ASSIGNED) 15-16 12 MONTH 17-18 12 DAY 19-20 12 YEAR 21-29 19 TIME OF DAY (LOCAL CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME OR CENTRAL STANDARD TIME) 25 IX BLANK 26 II SAMPLE COLLECTION AREA is TRANSECT 1 2s TRANSECT 2 3s TRANSECT 3 as transect a 7S RIG MONITORING AREA 8s SOUTHERN BANK 9s HOSPITAL ROCK 27 lx BLANK 26 II STATION (SEE BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS) 29 A 1 DsDAY; NsNIGHT 30-32 A 3 TYPE OF SAMPLE(SEE KEY TO COOES) 33-3t> Au SAMPLE DISPOSITION (SEE KEY TO CODES) 57-39 A 3 SAMPLE USE (SEE KEY TO CODES) 40-92 A 3 PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR (SEE KEY CODES) 93 II REPLICATE CODE 0s NOT A REPLICATE SAMPLE is IST REPLICATE SAMPLE 2s 2ND REPLICATE SAMPLE ETC. NOTE; REPLICATE CODE HAS NOT BEEN CONSISTENTLY USED; REPLICATE CODE MAY BE 0 FOR A REPLICATE SAMPLE WITH THE REPLICATE NUMBER APPEARING ON THE DATA LINES 99 II FILTERED CODE 0= NOT APPLICABLE is SAMPLE IS A FILTERED sample 2s SAMPLE is a non-filtered SAMPLE 95 II RELATIVE DEPTH CODE 0s NOT COOED is SURFACE 2s 1/2 PHOTIC ZONE 3s PHOTIC ZONE 9s PHOTIC ZONE TO BOTTOM 5s BOTTOM 65 NOT APPLICABLE 8s ACTUAL DEPTH IN METERS GIVEN IN COLS. 59-56 9S VERTICAL tow; ALL DEPTHS SAMPLED NOTE: RELATIVE DEPTH CODE HAS BEEN INCONSISTENTLY USED; IN MOST CASES IT HAS NOT BEEN CODED ON THE INVENTORY LINE; IF RELATIVE DEPTH IS MISSING FROM THE INVENTORY LINE# IT MAY BE GIVEN ON THE DATA LINES OR CAN BE DETERMINED FROM STUDY THE AREA 46 11 DISSOLVED PARTICLE CODE COOES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 CZERO) 47 II POOLED CODE 0s NOT A POOLED SAMPLE is A POOLED SAMPLE NOTE: MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED 46 II LIVE CODE COOES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 49 II ARCHIVE CODE 0s NOT AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE 1= AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE 50 II QUALITY CONTROL CODE 0s NOT A QUALITY CONTROL sample is A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE 51 II CONTRACTED CODE CONTRACTED BLANK OR 0s BLM SAMPLE is NOT A BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE 52-53 12 CRUISE NUMBER 54-56 13 SAMPLE DEPTH IN METERS; NOTE: 999 MEANS NOT APPLICABLE 991 MEANS VERTICAL TOw FROM SURFACE TO 25 METERS 992 MEANS VERTICAL TOw FROM 25 TO 50 METERS 993 MEANS VERTICAL TOW FROM 50 METERS TO BOTTOM 57-60 A 4 PARENT SAMPLE CODE FOR SUBSAMPLES NOTE: FOR A SAMPLE WHICH IS NOT A SUBSAMPLE THIS FIELD WILL CONTAIN XXXX OR BE BLANK 61 IX BLANK 62-69 A 8 PREVIOUS SAMPLE CODE ALLOWS REFERENCE TO 1975, 1976, 1977 FINAL BLM REPORTS TO NOTE: MOST CODES WILL BE THE STANDARD 4 CHARACTER VARIETY (IN COLS. 62-65); THE ADDITIONAL COLS. IN THIS FIELD ARE FOR POOLED SAMPLES, E.G.s A) AAAA-C INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAAA.AAAb,AAAC B) AA2Y-BAA INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF samples aazy,aazz,abaa KEY TO COOES SAMPLE TYPE—SAMPLE USAGE DISPOSITION AND PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR SAG-BAC(SEDIMENT BACTERIOLOGY) CHG-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) TAMU-TEXAS A+M UNIVERSITY CHG-MST(CHEMISTRY GRAB) LHP-LINOA H. PEOUEGNAT ChG-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) CSG-C.S. GIAM CHG-TEX(SEDIMENT TEXTURE) TSP-E, TAISOO PARK CHL-(TOTAL CHLOROPHYLL-1975) CHT-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) BJP-B.J. PRESLEY CHT-MSKEPIFAUNA CHEMISTRY TRAWL) WMS-WILLIAM M, SACKETT CHT-TM (EPIFAUNA TRACE METALS) w£P-wILLIS E. PEOUEGNAT £PI-FSH(EPIFAUNA DEMERSAL FISH) RR-RICHARD REZAK EPI-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) wEh-WILLIAM E. HAENSLY EPI-HPI(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) JMN-JERRY M. NEFF EPI-HPT (EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) WH-wILLIAM £, HA£NSL,Y EPI-INV(EPIFAUNA INVERTEBRATES) JN-JERRY M, NEFF EPI-MST(EPIFAUNA MASTER) JRS-JOHN R. SCHWARZ ICH-{ICHTHYOPLANKTON) JHW-JOHN H, WURMUTH INF-MST(INFAUNA MASTER) UT-PORT ARANSAS MARINE LAB. INF-SEOUNFAUNA SEDIMENT) PLP-PATRICK L. PARKER INF-TAX(INFAUNA TAXONOMY) NPS-NEO P. SMITH LGT-PZ (PHOTOMETRY) CVB-CHASE VAN BAALEN LMh-mC (LOh-MOLECULAR-HEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) JSH-J, SELMON HOLLAND MNK-TM (MACRONEKTON TRACE METALS) MMS-CI3(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA Cl 3 IN SEDIMENT) MMS-MEI(MEIOFAUNA) DEw-DOnALD E. HOHLSCHLAG MMS-MST(MEIOFAUNA MASTER GRAB) DK-DAN L. KAMYKOhSKI MYG-MYCCSEDImENT MYCOLOGY) PJ-PATRICIA L. JOHANSEN N£U-TAX(NEUSTON TAXONOMY) UT-GEOPHYSICAL LAB. GALVESTON SED-(SEDIMENT) EHB-E, H. BEHRENS SED-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) SED-MPL(SEDIMENT MICROZOOPLANKTON) SED-Tm (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) SDG-DEP(SEDIMENT DEPOSITION) STD-ST (SALINITY-TEMPERATURE-DEPTH) TDC-ST (TEMPERATuRE-OEPTH-CONDUCTIVITY UTSA-UNIV. OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO THM-TUR(TRANSMISSOMETRY-TURBIDITY) SAR-SAMUEL A, RAMIREZ VT -MPL(MICHOZOOPLANKTON-V£RTICAL TOR) hVA-O. h. VAN AUKEN RAT-(hATER COLUMN) *AT-ATP(ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE) hAT-BAC(WATER COLUMN BACTERIOLOGY) WAT-CI3(DELTA Cl3) UT-AUSTIN hAT-CLN(CHLOROPHYLL-NANNOPLANKTON-76-77) PJS-PAUL J, SZANISZLO hAT-CLP(CHLOROPHYLL"PHYTOPLANKTON-76-77) hAT-00 (DISSOLVED OXYGEN) U.S.G.S.-CORPUS CHRISTI hAT-FLU(FLUORESCENCE) HB-HENRY BERRYHILL HAT-HC (HATER HYDROCARBONS) HAT-LH (LOh-MOLECULAR-HEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) HAT-MPL(MICROZOOPLANKTON) hAT-myC(hATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY) RICE-RICE UNIVERSITY HAT-NUT(NUTRIENTS) RU-RICE UNIVERSITY HAT-Nia(CARBONia NANNOPLANKTON) REC-RICHARD E. CASEY hAT-PHY(PHYTOPLANKTON) HAT-PRO(PROTOZOA) HAT-PI«(CARBONIA PHYTOPLANKTON) hAT-SSM(HATER-SUSPENDED SEDIMENT) hAT-TOC(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON) ZCT-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) ZPL-HC (ZOOPLANKTON HYDROCARBONS) ZPL-TAX(ZOOPLANKTON TAXONOMY) ZPL-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) STUDY AREA KEY HI SALINITY AND TEMPERATURE# CURRENTS H 3 DISSOLVED OXYGEN, NUTRIENTS HA LOh-MOLECULAR-HEIGHT HYDROCARBONS H 5 HIGH-MOLECULAR-HEIGHT HYDROCARBONS, BENTHIC VERTEBRATES H 6 invertebrate epifauna AND INFAUNA H 7 BENTHIC FISH HB HIGH-MOLECULAR-HEIGHT HYDROCARBONS-SEDIMENT,PARTICULATE, DISSOLVED, ZOOPLANKTON H 9 CHLOROPHYLL A IB ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE 11 phytoplankton 12 FLUORESCENCE 13 MEIOFAUNA 14 NEUSTON 15 TRACE METALS CARBON 14 lb 19 SEDIMENT TEXTURE, BACTERIOLOGY, MYCOLOGY IN SEDIMENT 23 MICROZOOPLANKTON (PROTOZOA) 24 ZOOPLANKTON 25 SHELLED MICROZOOPLANKTON 26 TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA CARBON 13 27 LIGHT ABSORPTION (PHOTOMETRY) 3d HISTOPATHOLOGY 40 BENTHIC MICROBIOLOGY 41 WATER COLUMN MICROBIOLOGY 42 BENTHIC MYCOLOGY 43 WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS TRAN, STA. LORAN LORAC LATITUDE LONGITUDE DEPTH 3H3 3H2 LG LR METERS FEET 1 I 2575 4003 1180.07 171.46 28 12 N* 96 27 ** 18 59 2 2440 3950 961.49 275.71 27 55 N* 96 20 ** 42 138 3 2300 3863 799.45 466.07 27 34 N* 96 07 ** 134 439 N* 4 2583 4015 1206.53 157,92 28 14 96 29 w* 10 33 5 2360 3910 861.09 369,08 27 44 N* 96 14 w* 82 269 3892 819,72 27 39 N* 96 12 ** 100 328 6 2330 412.96 2 1 2078 3962 373,62 192.04 27 40 N* 96 59 ** 22 72 2 2050 3918 454,46 382.00 27 30 N* 96 45 ** 49 161 3 2040 3850 564,67 585.52 27 18 N* 96 23 131 430 w* 4 2056 3936 431,26 310.30 27 34 N* 96 50 ** 36 112 5 2032 3992 498.85 487.62 27 24 N* 96 36 ** 78 256 6 2068 3878 560.54 506,34 24 ** 27 N» 9629 98 322 7 2045 3835 27 15 N* 96 18,5 *• 162 600 N* 11 3 1 1585 3880 139,13 909,98 26 58 97 ** 25 62 2 1683 3641 286.38 855,91 26 58 N* 96 48 w* 65 213 3812 829.02 26 58 N* 96 33 ** 106 348 4 1552 5885 95,64 928.13 26 58 N* 97 20 ** 15 49 5 1623 3667 192.19 888,06 26 58 N* 97 02 n* 40 131 6 1790 3808 411.48 824,57 2b 58 N» 96 30 rt* 125 3 1775 391.06 410 4 I 1130 3747 187,50 1423.50 2b 10 N* 97 01 w* 27 88 2 1300 3700 271,99 1310.61 26 10 N* 96 39 w* 47 154 3 1425 3663 333.77 1241.34 2b 10 N* 96 24 ** 91 298 4 1073 3763 163,42 1456.90 26 10 N* 97 08 w* 15 49 5 3738 213,13 26 10 N* 96 54 37 121 6 N* W* 213 1170 1387,45 w* 1355 3685 304.76 1272,48 26 10 96 31 65 7 1448 5659 350.37 1224.51 26 10 N* 96 20 ** 130 426 (HR) 1 2159 3900 635.06 422.83 27 32 05N** 96 28 19W** 75 246 (9) 2 2169 3902 644.54 416.95 27 32 4&N** 96 27 25W** 72 237 3 2163 3900 641.60 425,10 27 32 05N*» 96 27 35*** 81 266 4 21e5 3905 638.40 411.18 27 33 02N** 96 29 03*** 76 250 266 (SB) 1 2086 3889 563,00 468.28 27 26 49N** 96 31 18*** 81 (6) 2 2081 3689 560.95 475,80 27 26 14N** 96 31 02*** 82 269 3 2074 3890 552.92 475.15 27 26 06N** 96 31 47*** 62 269 A-102 a 21376 3890 551.12 972.73 27 26 14N** 96 32 07w** 82 269 * NOTE; MEANS DEGREES AND MINUTES *• MEANS DEGREES MINUTES SECONDS START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/DESCRIPTION CARD TYPE 2 16 025210 7 II CARD TYPE (ALWAYS 2) I SUB-STUDY AREA SAMPLE TYPE 1 s NISKIN AT DISCRETE DEPTHS 8 II = NANSEN VERTICAL TOWS 2 3 = SEDIMENT SAMPLES 9 2X BLANK ll A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 15 2X BLANK 17 13 SPECIES IDENTIFICATION CODE** 20 FlO DENSITY*** FORMAT FOR CODED SPECIES LIST (FILE 16) START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/DESCRIPTION 1 13 SPECIES CODE (IN CONSECUTIVE ORDER) 4 2X BLANK b 4AIO SPECIES NAME OR LOWEST DESCRIPTIVE TAXON comments * ALWAYS THE SAME AS THE APPROPRIATE INVENTORY SAMPLE CODE ** COOED SPECIES LIST IS IN FILE 16 *** UNITS FOR DENSITY MEASUREMENTS; FOR SUB-STUDY AREA 1 (IN COL. 8) = NUMBER X 1000 PER CUBIC METER FOR SUB-STUDY AREA 2 (IN COL. 8) = NUMBER PER CUBIC METER FOR SUB-STUDY AREA 3 (IN COL. 8) = NUMBER PER 10 SQUARE CENTIMETERS NOTE; FOR 1975 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A BLANK FOR 1976 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF CODE THE SAMPLE IS AN A FOR 1977 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A B A-103 BLM SOUTH TEXAS OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF STUDY (1975-1977) DATA TYPE: TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA CARBON 13 IN SEDIMENT (MMS-Cl3) PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATORS: PATRICK L. PARKER (PLP) RICHARD S. SCALAR J. KENNETH WINTERS UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MARINE SCIENCE INSTITUTE CUT) PORT ARANSAS MARINE LABORATORY PORT ARANSAS# TEXAS ASSOCIATE INVESTIGATORS: RUTH LUTES STEPHEN A, MACKO DELLA SCALAR DIRECTORY FOR STUDY AREA FILE 17: METHODS# DATA FORMAT AND COMMENTS FILE 18: 1977 DATA METHODS SAMPLES: Ik)-15 KG CORES FROM TOP 5 CM OF SMITH-MCINTYRE GRAB SAMPLER FROZEN EQUIPMENT: FOR TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON—-LECO RF FURNACE# EVOLVED CARBON DIOXIDE COLLECTED BY FREEZING WITH NITROGEN# MEASURED MANOMETRICALLY FOR CARBON 13—15,29 CM, 60 DEGREE SECTOR FIELD MASS SPECTROMETER (MODEL 6-60-RMS-26) NUCLIDE CORP, DATA FORMAT CARD TYPE I—-STANDARD INVENTORY CARD­ COLUMNS FIELD TYPE DESCRIPTION I 11 ALWAYS 0 (ZERO) 2-3 12 STUDY AREA (SEE STUDY AREA KEY) 9-6 13 ALWAYS 210 FOR MASTER FILES 7 II CARD TYPE# ALWAYS 1 FOR INVENTORY(SEE DATA FORMATS) 8 II STUDY SUBAREA (DEFINED IN DATA FORMATS FOR STUDY AREAS) 9-10 2X BLANK U—l 9 A 9 SAMPLE CODE (FINAL CODE ASSIGNED) 15-16 12 MONTH 17-16 12 DAY 19-20 12 YEAR 21-29 19 TIME OF DAY (LOCAL CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME OR CENTRAL STANDARD TIME) 25 IX BLANK 26 II SAMPLE COLLECTION area is TRANSECT I 2* TRANSECT 2 Is TRANSECT 3 as TRANSECT a 7s RIG MONITORING AREA 6s SOUTHERN BANK 9s HOSPITAL ROCK 27 IX BLANK 28 II STATION (SEE BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS) 29 A 1 OsOAY; NsNIGHT 30-32 A 3 TYPE OF SAMPLE(SE£ KEY TO CODES) 33-36 A 9 SAMPLE DISPOSITION (SEE KEY TO COOES) 37-39 A 3 SAMPLE USE (SEE KEY TO CODES) «0-42 A 3 PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR (SEE KEY CODES) 93 II REPLICATE CODE 0s NOT A REPLICATE SAMPLE is IST REPLICATE SAMPLE 2s 2ND REPLICATE SAMPLE ETC. NOTE? REPLICATE CODE HAS NOT BEEN CONSISTENTLY USED; REPLICATE CODE MAY BE 0 FOR A REPLICATE SAMPLE WITH THE REPLICATE NUMBER APPEARING ON THE DATA LINES 99 II FILTERED CODE 0s NOT APPLICABLE is SAMPLE IS A FILTERED SAMPLE 2s SAMPLE IS a non-filtered sample 95 II RELATIVE DEPTH CODE 0s NOT COOED is SURFACE 2s 1/2 PHOTIC ZONE 3s PHOTIC ZONE as PHOTIC ZONE TO BOTTOM 5s BOTTOM 6s NOT applicable 6s ACTUAL DEPTH IN METERS GIVEN IN COLS. 59-56 9s VERTICAL TOW? ALL DEPTHS SAMPLED NOTE: RELATIVE DEPTH CODE HAS BEEN INCONSISTENTLY USED? IN MOST CASES IT HAS NOT BEEN CODED ON THE INVENTORY LINE? IF RELATIVE DEPTH IS MISSING FROM THE INVENTORY LINE# IT MAY BE GIVEN ON THE DATA LINES OR CAN BE DETERMINED FROM THE STUDY AREA 46 II DISSOLVED PARTICLE CODE COOES UNKNOWN? MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED? APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 97 II POOLED CODE 0s NOT A POOLED SAMPLE is A POOLED SAMPLE NOTE! MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED 96 II LIVE CODE COOES UNKNOWN? MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED? APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 99 11 ARCHIVE CODE 0s NOT AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE is AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE 50 II QUALITY CONTROL CODE 0s NOT A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE is A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE 51 II CONTRACTED CODE BLANK OR 0s BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE is NOT A BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE 52-53 12 CRUISE NUMBER 59-56 13 SAMPLE DEPTH IN METERS; NOTE: 999 MEANS NOT APPLICABLE 991 MEANS VERTICAL TON FROM SURFACE TO 25 METERS 992 MEANS VERTICAL TOW FROM 25 TO 50 METERS 993 MEANS VERTICAL TO* FROM 50 METERS TO BOTTOM 57-60 AA PARENT SAMPLE CODE FOR BUBSAMPLES NOTES FOR A SAMPLE WHICH IS NOT A SUBSAMPLE THIS FIELD WILL CONTAIN XXXX OR BE BLANK bl IX BLANK t>2-69 AS PREVIOUS SAMPLE CODE ALLOWS REFERENCE TO 1975, 1976, 1977 FINAL REPORTS TO BLM NOTES MOST COOES WILL BE THE STANDARD 9 CHARACTER VARIETY (IN COLS. 62-65); THE ADDITIONAL COLS. IN THIS FIELD ARE FOR POOLED SAMPLES, E.G.s A) AAAA—C INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAAA,AAAB,AAAC B) AAZY-BAA INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAZY,AAZZ,ABAA KEY TO CODES SAMPLE TYPE—SAMPLE USAGE DISPOSITION AND PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR BAG-BAC(SEDIMENT BACTERIOLOGY) CHG-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) TAMU-TEXAS A+M UNIVERSITY CHG-MST(CHEMISTRY GRAB) LHP-LINOA H. PEQUEGNAT CHG-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) CSG-C.S. GIAM CHG-TEX(SEDIMENT TEXTURE) TSP-E, TAISOO PARK CHL­ (TOTAL CHLOROPHYLL-1975) CHT-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) BJP-B.J. PRESLEY CHT-MST(EPIFAUNA CHEMISTRY TRAWL) WMS-wILLIAM M. SACKETT ChT-TM (EPIFAUNA TRACE METALS) wEP-wILLIS E, PEQUEGNAT EPI-FSH(EPIFAUNA DEMERSAL FISH) RR-RICHARO REZAK EPI-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) w£H-wILLIAM E. HAENSLY EPI-HPI(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) JMN-JERRY M, NEFF EPI-HPT(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) WH-WILLIAM E. HAENSLY £PI-INV(EPIFAUNA INVERTEBRATES) JN-JERRY M, NEFF EPI-MST(EPIFAUNA MASTER) JRS-JOHN R, SCHWARZ ICH­ (ICHTHYOPLANKTON) JHki-JOHN M, WORMUTH INF-MST(INFAUNA MASTER) UT-PORT ARANSAS MARINE LAB. INF-SED(INFAUNA SEDIMENT) PLP-PATRICK L. PARKER INF-TAX(INFAUNA TAXONOMY) NP3-NED P. SMITH LGT-PZ (PHOTOMETRY) CVB-CHASE VAN BAALEN LMW-HC (Lo*»-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) JSH-J, SELMON HOLLAND mnk-TM (MACRONEKTON TRACE METALS) MMS-CI3(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA Cl 3 IN SEDIMENT) MMS-MEICMEIOFAUNA) DEw-DONALD E, WOHLSCHLAG MMS-MST(MEIOFAUNA MASTER GRAB) DK-OAN L. KAMYKOWSKI MYG-MYC(SEDIMENT MYCOLOGY) PJ-PATRICIA L, JOHANSEN NEU-TAX(NEUSTON TAXONOMY) UT-GEOPHYSICAL LAB, GALVESTON SED-(SEDIMENT) Ewß-E, W, BEHRENS SEO-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) S£D-MPL(SEDIMENT MICROZOOPLANKTON) A-106 SED-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) SDG-D£P(SEDIM£NT DEPOSITION) STO-ST (SALINITY-TEMPERATURE-OEPTH) TDC-ST (TEMPERATURE-OEPTH-CONDUCTIVITY UTSA-UNIV. OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO TRM-TURCTRANSMISSOMETRY-TURBIDITY) SAR-SAMUEL a, RAMIREZ VT -MPL(MICROZOOPLANKTON-VERTICAL TOW) WVA-O, W. VAN AUKEN WAT-(WATER COLUMN) WAT-ATPUDENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE) WAT-BAC(WATER COLUMN BACTERIOLOGY) wAT-CI3(DELTA Cl3) UT-AUSTIN WAT-CLN(CHLOROPHYLL-NANNOPLANKTON-76-77) PJS-PAUL J, SZANISZLO wAT-CLP(CHLOROPHYLL-PHYTOPLANKTON-76-77) wAT-00 (DISSOLVED OXYGEN) U.S.G.S.-CORPUS CHRISTI wAT-FLU(FLUORESCENCE) HB-HENRY BERRYHILL wAT-HC (WATER HYDROCARBONS) wAT-LH (LOw-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) WAT-MPL(MICROZOOPLANKTON) wAT-myC(wATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY) RICE-RICE UNIVERSITY wAT-NUT(NUTRIENTS) RU-RICE UNIVERSITY wAT-NI4(CARBONI4 NANNOPLANKTON) REC-RICHARD E. CASEY wAT-PHY(PHYTOPLANKTON) WAT-PRO(PROTOZUA) WAT-PI4(CARBONI4 PHYTOPLANKTON) wAT-SSM(WATER-SUSPENDED SEDIMENT) WAT-TOC(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON) ZCT-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) ZPL-HC (ZOOPLANKTON HYDROCARBONS) ZPL-TAX(ZOOPLANKTON TAXONOMY) ZPL-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) STUDY AREA KEY 01 SALINITY AND TEMPERATURE# CURRENTS 03 DISSOLVED OXYGEN, NUTRIENTS 04 LOH-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS 05 HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS, BENTHIC VERTEBRATES 06 INVERTEBRATE EPIFAUNA AND INFAUNA 07 BENTHIC FISH 08 HIGH-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYOROCARBONS-SEOlMENT,particulate, DISSOLVED, ZOOPLANKTON CHLOROPHYLL A09 10 ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE u phytoplankton 12 FLUORESCENCE 13 MEIOFAUNA 14 NEUSTON 15 TRACE METALS 16 CARBON 14 19 SEDIMENT TEXTURE, BACTERIOLOGY, MYCOLOGY IN SEDIMENT 23 MICROZOOPLANKTON (PROTOZOA) 24 ZOOPLANKTON 25 SHELLED MICROZOOPLANKTON 26 TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA CARBON 13 27 LIGHT ABSORPTION (PHOTOMETRY) 30 HISTOPATHOLO6Y 40 BENTHIC MICROBIOLOGY 41 WATER COLUMN MICROBIOLOGY 42 BENTHIC MYCOLOGY 43 WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY A-107 BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS TRAN. STA. LORAN LORAC LATITUDE LONGITUDE DEPTH 3H3 3H2 LG LR METERS FEET 1 I 2575 4003 1160,07 171.46 26 12 N* 96 27 W* 18 59 2 2440 3950 961.49 275.71 27 55 N* 96 20 ** 42 136 3 2300 3863 799,45 466.07 27 34 N* 96 07 ** 134 439 4 2583 4015 1206.53 157,92 26 14 N* 96 29 ** 10 33 5 2360 3910 861.09 369,08 27 44 N* 96 14 W* 82 269 6 2330 3892 819.72 412,96 27 39 N* 96 12 ** 100 328 2 I 2078 3962 373.t>2 192.04 27 40 N* 96 59 ** 22 72 2 2050 3918 454.46 382.00 27 30 N* 96 45 N« 49 161 3 2040 3850 564.67 585.52 27 18 N* 96 23 ** 131 430 4 2058 3936 431.26 310.30 27 34 N* 96 50 ** 36 112 5 2032 3992 498,85 487,62 27 24 N* 96 36 ** 78 256 6 2068 3878 560,54 506.34 27 24 N* 96 29 ** 98 322 7 2045 3635 27 15 N* 96 18,5 ** 182 600 3 1 1585 3860 139.13 909.98 26 58 N* 97 11 ** 25 62 2 1683 3841 286.38 855.91 26 58 96 48 65 213 N* ** N* *• 3 1775 3012 391.06 829.02 26 58 96 33 106 346 ** 4 1552 3885 95,64 928.13 26 56 N» 97 20 15 49 5 1623 3867 192.19 888,06 26 58 N* 97 02 ** 40 131 6 1790 3808 411.48 824.57 26 56 N* . 96 30 ** 125 410 3747 187,50 1423.50 26 10 N* 97 01 ** 27 88 4 1 1130 26 N* 9639 W* 47 154 2 1300 3700 271.99 1310.61 10 3 1425 3663 333.77 1241.34 26 10 N* 96 24 ** 91 296 4 1073 3763 163.42 1456.90 26 10 N* 97 06 ** 15 49 5 1170 3738 213.13 1367.45 26 10 N* 96 54 ft* 37 121 6 1355 3685 304.76 1272.48 26 10 N* 96 31 ** 65 213 7 1448 3659 350.37 1224.51 26 10 96 20 ft* 130 426 N* (HR) I 2159 3900 635.06 422.83 27 32 05N** 96 28 19*** 75 246 (9) 2 2169 3902 644.54 416.95 27 32 46N** 96 27 25*** 72 237 3 2163 3900 641,60 425.10 27 32 05N** 96 27 35*** 81 266 4 2165 3905 638,40 411.18 27 33 02N** 96 29 03*** 76 250 (SB) 1 2086 5889 563,00 468,28 27 26 49N** 96 31 18*** 81 266 (6) 2 2081 3889 560.95 475.80 27 26 14N*» 96 31 02*** 82 269 3 2074 3890 552.92 475,15 27 26 06N** 96 31 47*** 82 269 4 2078 3890 551.12 472.73 27 26 14N** 96 32 07*** 82 269 NOTES * MEANS DEGREES AND MINUTES ** MEANS DEGREES MINUTES SECONDS START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/DESCRIPTION CARD 2I 16 TYPE 026210 7 II CARD TYPE (AL*AYS 2) 3X BLANK 8 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 15 II STATION 16 IX BLANK A-108 17 II TRANSECT 18 IX BLANK 19 F 6 DELTA CARBON 13 a (PERMIL DEVIATIONS FROM THE PDB STANDARD) (STANDARD DEVIATION FOR REPEATED ANALYSES s a. 3) 25 F 5 TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON (PERCENT ORGANIC CARBON OF DRY WEIGHT OF SEDIMENT ON A CARBONATE FREE BASIS) 30 12 REPLICATE NUMBER COMMENTS * ALWAYS THE SAME AS THE APPROPRIATE INVENTORY SAMPLE CODE NOTE: FOR 1975 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A BLANK FOR 1976 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS AN A FOR 1977 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A B BLM SOUTH TEXAS OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF STUDY (1975-1977) DATA TYPE: PHOTOMETRY (LGT-PZ) PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR: DAN L« KAMYKOWSKI CDK) UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MARINE SCIENCE INSTITUTE (UT) PORT ARANSAS MARINE LABORATORY PORT ARANSAS, TEXAS DIRECTORY FOR STUDY AREA FILE 19: METHODS, DATA FORMAT AND COMMENTS FILE 20: 1976 DATA*** FILE 21: 1977 DATA METHODS EQUIPMENT: LAMBDA SUBMARINE PHOTOMETER DATA FORMAT TYPE CARD I—-STANDARD INVENTORY CARD­ COLUMNS field TYPE DESCRIPTION 1 II ALWAYS 0 (ZERO) 2-3 12 STUDY AREA (SEE STUDY AREA KEY) 9-6 13 ALWAYS 210 FOR MASTER FILES 7 II CARD TYPE, ALWAYS 1 FOR INVENTORY(SEE DATA FORMATS) 8 11 STUDY SUBAREA (DEFINED IN DATA FORMATS FOR STUDY AREAS) 9-10 2X BLANK a« ii-ia sample code (final code assigned) 15-16 12 MONTH 17-18 12 DAY 19-20 12 YEAR 21-24 14 TIME OF DAY (LOCAL CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME OR CENTRAL STANDARD TIME) 25 IX BLANK 26 II SAMPLE COLLECTION AREA is TRANSECT 1 2s TRANSECT 2 3s TRANSECT 3 4s TRANSECT 4 7s RJG MONITORING AREA 8s SOUTHERN BANK 9s HOSPITAL ROCK 27 IX BLANK 26 II STATION (SEE BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS) 29 A 1 D*DAY; NsNIGHT 30-32 A 3 TYPE OF SAMPLECSEE KEY TO CODES) 33-36 A 4 SAMPLE DISPOSITION (SEE KEY TO COOES) 37-39 A 3 SAMPLE USE (SEE KEY TO COOES) 40-42 A 3 PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR (SEE KEY CODES) 43 II REPLICATE CODE 0s NOT REPLICATE SAMPLE A is IST REPLICATE SAMPLE 2s 2ND REPLICATE SAMPLE ETC* NOTE; REPLICATE CODE HAS NOT BEEN CONSISTENTLY USED; REPLICATE CODE MAY BE 0 FOR A REPLICATE SAMPLE WITH THE REPLICATE NUMBER APPEARING ON THE DATA LINES 44 II FILTERED CODE 0s NOT applicable is SAMPLE IS A filtered SAMPLE 2s SAMPLE IS A NON-FILTERED SAMPLE 45 II RELATIVE DEPTH CODE 0s NOT COOED is SURFACE 2s 1/2 PHOTIC ZONE 3* PHOTIC ZONE 4s PHOTIC ZONE TO BOTTOM 5s BOTTOM 6s NOT APPLICABLE 8s ACTUAL DEPTH IN METERS GIVEN IN COLS. 54-56 9s VERTICAL TOw; ALL DEPTHS SAMPLED NOTE: RELATIVE DEPTH CODE HAS BEEN INCONSISTENTLY USED; IN MOST CASES IT HAS NOT BEEN CODED ON THE INVENTORY LINE; IF RELATIVE DEPTH IS MISSING FROM THE INVENTORY LINE? IT MAY BE GIVEN ON THE DATA LINES OR CAN BE DETERMINED FROM THE STUDY AREA 4b 11 DISSOLVED PARTICLE CODE COOES MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE (ZERO) UNKNOWN; 0 47 11 POOLED CODE NOT A POOLED SAMPLE 0s is A POOLED SAMPLE NOTE: MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED 46 II LIVE CODE CODES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 49 II ARCHIVE CODE 0s NOT ARCHIVE SAMPLE AN is AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE 50 II QUALITY CONTROL CODE 0s NOT A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE is A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE 51 II CONTRACTED CODE BLANK OR 0s BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE is NOT A BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE 52-53 12 CRUISE NUMBER 54-56 13 SAMPLE DEPTH IN METERS; NOTE: 999 MEANS NOT APPLICABLE 991 MEANS VERTICAL TOW FROM SURFACE TO 25 METERS 992 MEANS VERTICAL TOw FROM 25 TO 50 METERS 993 MEANS VERTICAL TOw FROM 50 METERS TO BOTTOM 57-60 A 4 PARENT SAMPLE CODE FOR SUBSAMPLES NOTE: FOR A SAMPLE WHICH IS NOT A SUBSAMPLE THIS FIELD WILL CONTAIN XXXX OR BE BLANK b 1 IX BLANK b2-69 AB PREVIOUS SAMPLE CODE ALLOWS REFERENCE TO 1975, 1976, 1977 FINAL REPORTS TO BLM NOTE! MOST COOES WILL BE THE STANDARD 4 CHARACTER VARIETY (IN COLS, 62-65); THE ADDITIONAL COLS. IN THIS FIELD ARE FOR POOLED SAMPLES, E.G.s A) AAAA-C INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAAA,AAAB,AAAC B) AAZY-BAA INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAZY,AAZZ,AOAA ivEY TO COOES SAMPLE TYPE—SAMPLE USAGE DISPOSITION AND PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR BAG-BACCSEDIMENT BACTERIOLOGY) CHG-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) TAMU-TEXAS A+M UNIVERSITY CmG-MST(CHEMI3TRY GRAB) LHP—LI NOA H, PEQUEGNAT CHG-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) CSG-C.3, GIAM CHG-T£X(SEDIMENT TEXTURE) TSP-E. TAISOO PARK CHL-(TOTAL CHLOROPHYLL-1975) ChT-HC HYDROCARBONS) BJP-6,J, PRESLEY (EPIFAUNA CHT-MST(EPIFAUNA CHEMISTRY TRAWL) wMS-wILLIAM M, SACKETT CHT-TM (EPIFAUNA TRACE METALS) wEP-wILLiS E. PEQUEGNAT EPI-FSH(£PIFAUNA DEMERSAL FISH) RR-RICHARO REZAK EPI-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) w£H-wILLIAM E, HAENSLY EPI-HPKEPIFAUNA HISrOPATHOLOGY) JMN-JERRY M, NEFF EPI-HPT(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) WH-WILLIAM E. HAENSLY EPI-INV(EPIFAUNA INVERTEBRATES) JN-JERRY M, NEFF EPI-mST(EPIFAUNA MASTER) JR3-JOHN R, SCHWARZ ICH-(ICHTHYOPLANKTON) JHW-JQHN H. wORMUTH INF-MST(INFAUNA MASTER) UT-PORT ARANSAS MARINE LAB, INF-S£O(INFAUNA SEDIMENT) PLP-PATRICK L. PARKER INF-TAX(INFAUNA TAXONOMY) NPS-NED P, SMITH LGT-PZ (PHOTOMETRY) CVB-CHASE VAN BAALEN LMW-HC (LOw-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) JSH-J. SELMON HOLLAND MNK-TM (MACRONEKTON TRACE METALS) MMS-CI3(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA Cl 3 IN SEDIMENT) MMB-MEI(MEIOFAUNA) DEW-OONALD E. wOHLSCHLAG MMS-MST(MEIOFAUNA MASTER GRAB) OK-OAN L. KAMYKOwSKI MYG-MYC(SEOIMENT MYCOLOGY) PJ-PATRICIA L. JOHANSEN nEU-TAX(NEUSTON TAXONOMY) UT-GEOPHYSICAL LAB, GALVESTON SED-(SEDIMENT) EWB-E, w. BEHRENS SED-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) 3ED-MPL(SEDIMENT MICROZOOPLANKTON) SED-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) SOG-OEP(SEDIMENT DEPOSITION) STO-5T (SALINITY-TEMPERATURE-OEPTH) TDC-ST (TEMPERATURE-OEPTH-CONOUCTIVITY UTSA-UNIV, OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO TRM-TUR(TRANSMISSOMETRY-TURBIOITY) SAR-SAMUEL A, RAMIREZ VT -MpL(MICROZOOPLANKTON-VERTICAL TOW) wVA-O. W. VAN AUKEN WAT-(WATER COLUMN) *AT-ATP(AOENOSIN£ TRI-PHOSPHATE) wAT-6AC(wATER COLUMN BACTERIOLOGY) wAT-CI3(DELTA Cl3) UT-AUSTIN wAT-CLN(CHLOROPHYLL-NANNOPLANK TON-76-77) PJS-PAUL J. SZANISZLO WAT-CLP(CHLOROPHYLL-PHYTOPLANKTON-76-77) A-112 rtAT-00 (DISSOLVED OXYGEN) U.S.G.S,-CORPUS CHRISTI rtAT-FLU(FLUORESCENCE) HB-HENRY BERRYHILL wAT-HC (RATER HYDROCARBONS) wAT-LH (LOR-HOLECULAR-hEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) RAT-MPL(MICROZOOPLANKTON) rAT-MYC(rATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY) RICE-RICE UNIVERSITY rAT-NUT(NUTRIEnTS) RU-RICE UNIVERSITY RAT-NIU(CARbONI4 NANNOPLANKTON) REC-RICHARO E. CASEY rAT-PHY(PHYTOPLANKTON) RAT-PRU(PROTOZOA) *AT-PI4(CARBONI4 PHYTOPLANKTON) RAT-SSM(RATER-SUSPENDED SEDIMENT) RAT-TOC(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON) ZCT-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) ZPL-HC (ZOOPLANKTON HYDROCARBONS) ZPL-TAX(ZOOPLANKTON TAXONOMY) ZPL-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) STUDY AREA KEY 01 SALINITY AND TEMPERATURE, CURRENTS 03 DISSOLVED OXYGEN, NUTRIENTS 04 LQR-MOLECULAR-rEIGHT HYDROCARBONS 05 HIGH-MOLECULAR-REIGHT HYDROCARBONS, BENTHIC VERTEBRATES 06 INVERTEBRATE EPIFAUNA AND INFAUNA 07 BENTHIC FISH 08 HIGH-MOLECULAR-REIGHT HYDROCARBONS-SEDIMENT,PARTICULATE, DISSOLVED, ZOOPLANKTON 09 CHLOROPHYLL A 10 ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE 11 phytoplankton 12 FLUORESCENCE 13 MEIOFAUNA 14 NEUSTON lb TRACE METALS CARBON 16 14 19 SEDIMENT TEXTURE, BACTERIOLOGY, MYCOLOGY IN SEDIMENT 23 MICROZOOPLANKTON (PROTOZOA) 24 ZOOPLANKTON 25 SHELLED MICROZOOPLANKTON 20 TOTAL CARBON AND ORGANIC DELTA CARBON 13 27 LIGHT ABSORPTION (PHOTOMETRY) 30 HISTOPATHOLOGY 40 BENTHIC MICROBIOLOGY 41 WATER COLUMN MICROBIOLOGY 42 BENTHIC MYCOLOGY 43 RATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS TRAN. STA. LORAN LORAC LATITUDE LONGITUDE DEPTH FEET 3H3 3H2 LG LR METERS 1 I 2575 4003 1180.07 171 .46 28 12 N* 96 27 ft* 18 59 2 2440 3950 961.49 275.71 27 55 N* 96 20 ** 42 138 A-113 N* 96 07A* 139 939 9 2583 9015 1206.53 157.92 28 19 96 29 A* 10 3 2304) 3663 799,95 966.07 27 39 N* 33 5 2300 3910 861,09 369,08 27 99 N* 9b 19 A* 82 269 6 2330 3892 819.72 912.96 27 39 N* 96 12 A* 100 328 2 1 2078 3962 373.62 192.09 27 90 N* 96 59 A* 22 72 2 2050 3918 959,96 382.00 27 30 N* 9o 95 a* 99 161 3 2090 3850 569.07 565.52 27 18 N* 96 23 IN* 131 930 9 2058 3936 931.26 310.30 27 39 N* 96 50 a* 36 112 5 2032 3992 996.85 987.62 27 29 N* 96 36 A* 78 256 6 2068 3878 560.59 506.39 27 29 N* 96 29 A* 98 322 7 2095 3835 27 15 N* 96 18,5 W* 182 600 3 1 1585 3880 139.13 909.98 26 58 N* 97 ll A* 25 62 2 1683 3891 286.38 855,91 26 56 N* 96 98 A* 65 213 3 1775 3812 391,06 829.02 26 58 N* 96 33 A* 106 396 9 1552 3885 95.69 928.13 26 56 N* 97 20 A* 15 99 5 1623 3867 192.19 888.06 26 58 N* 97 02 A* 90 131 6 1790 3808 911.98 829,57 26 58 N* 96 30 A* 125 910 N* A*2788 2 1300 3700 271.99 1310.61 26 10 96 a 1 1130 3797 187.50 1923.50 26 10 97 01 N* 39A» 97 159 3663 333.77 1291.39 26 10 N* 96 29 a* 91 296 3 1925 3763 163.42 1956.90 26 10 N* 97 06 A* 15 99 5 1170 3738 213.13 1387.95 26 10 N* 96 59 A* 37 121 6 1355 3685 309.76 1272.98 26 10 96 31 A* 65 9 1673 N* 213 7 1998 3659 350.37 1229.51 26 10 N* 96 20 A* 130 926 922.83 27 32 96 28 19a** 296 (HR) 1 2159 3900 635.06 05N** 75 96 27 25a** 72 (9) 2 2169 3902 099.59 916.95 27 32 96N** 237 3 2163 3900 691.60 925.10 27 32 05n** 96 27 35a** 81 266 9 911.18 27 33 02N** 96 29 03a** 76 250 2165 3905 638.90 (SB! I 2086 3889 563.00 968.28 27 26 99N** 96 31 18A** 81 266 (8) 2 2081 3889 560.95 975,80 27 26 19N** 96 31 02W** 82 269 3 3890 552.92 975.15 27 26 06N** 9b 31 97a** 82 269 2079 2076 9 3890 551.12 972.73 27 26 19N** 96 32 07a** 82 269 MOTE: * MEANS DEGREES AND MINUTES ** MEANS DEGREES MINUTES SECONDS START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/OESCRIPTION CARO TYPE 2* 1 16 027210 7 II CARO TYPE CALAAYS 2) 8 3X BLANK 11 A 9 SAMPLE CODE** 15 12 DEPTH (METERS) 17 F 9 LIGHT PENETRATION AT PRECEDING DEPTH (PERCENT) 21 12 DEPTH (METERS) 23 F 9 LIGHT PENETRATION AT PRECEDING DEPTH (PERCENT) . • 09 12 DEPTH (METERS) 71 F 9 LIGHT PENETRATION AT PRECEDING DEPTH (PERCENT) CARO TYPE 3 1 16 027210 7 II CARD TYPE (ALAAYS 3) 6 3X BLANK 11 A 9 SAMPLE CODE** 15 FU SECCHI DEPTH (METERS) COMMENTS * THERE MAY BE MULTIPLE CARD 2S, DEPENDING ON MOw MANY MEASUREMENTS WERE TAKEN AT A STATION ** ALWAYS THE SAME AS THE APPROPRIATE INVENTORY SAMPLE CODE *** 1976 DATA CONTAINS CARD TYPES 3 ONLY (SECCHI DISC DEPTH) PHOTOMETRY DATA COLLECTED IN 1977 ONLY NOTE: FOR 1975 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A BLANK FOR 1976 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS AN A FOR 1977 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A B A-115 BLM SOUTH TEXAS OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF STUDY (1975-1977) DATA HISTOPATHOLOGY (HPT OR HPI) TYPE: OF INVERTEBRATE EPIFAUNA OF DEMERSAL FISHES OF GONADAL TISSUE OF MACROEPIFAUNA AND DEMERSAL FISHES PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATORS: JERRY M, NEFF (JMN OR JN) —INVERTEBRATE EPIFAUNA TEXAS A*M UNIVERSITY (TAMU) COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS WILLIAM E, HAENSLEY (WEH OR WH) —DEMERSAL FISHES TEXAS A+M UNIVERSITY (TAMU) COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS SAMUEL A, RAMIREZ (SAR) —GONADAL TISSUE OF MACROEPIFAUNA AND DEMERSAL FISHES UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO (UTSA) SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS INVESTIGATORS: —FOR INVERTEBRATE EPIFAUNA VALERIE V. ERNST —FOR DEMERSAL FISHES JOANN C, EURELL —FOR GONADAL TISSUE JEANNETTE W. ZEAGLER LIONEL LANDRY JR. STEPHEN D, WALKER CHERYL E, HAYWARD ASSOCIATE DIRECTORY FOR STUDY AREA FILE 22: METHODS, DATA FORMAT AND COMMENTS FILE 23: 1976 INVERTEBRATE EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLD6Y EPIFAUNA FILE 2a: 1977 INVERTEBRATE HISTOPATHOLOGY FILE 25: 1976 DEMERSAL FISHES HISTOPATHOLOGY FILE 26: 1977 DEMERSAL FISHES HISTOPATHOLOGY FILE 27: 1976 GONADAL TISSUE HISTOPATHOLOGY FILE 28: 1977 GONADAL TISSUE HISTOPATHOLOGY FILE 29: EXPLANATION OF COOES FOR DATA METHODS SAMPLES: ORGAN SAMPLES FIXED WITH BUFFERED NEUTRAL FORMALIN AND HELLY SOLUTION, DEHYDRATED, CLEARED, EMBEDDED, SECTIONED, STAINED, AND EXAMINED. DETAILED METHODS GIVEN IN 1976 AND 1977 FINAL REPORTS TO BLM. A-116 DATA FORMAT CARO TYPE I—STANDARD INVENTORY CARD­ COLUMNS FIELD TYPE DESCRIPTION I 11 ALWAYS 0 (ZERO) 2-3 12 STUDY AREA (SEE STUDY AREA KEY) 9-6 13 ALWAYS 210 FOR MASTER FILES 7 II CARD TYPE* ALWAYS 1 FOR INVENTORY(SEE DATA FORMATS) 8 II STUDY SUBAREA (DEFINED IN DATA FORMATS FOR STUDY AREAS) 9-10 2X BLANK 11-19 A 9 SAMPLE CODE (FINAL CODE ASSIGNED) 15-16 12 MONTH 17-18 12 DAY 19-20 12 YEAR 21-29 19 TIME OF DAY (LOCAL CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME OR CENTRAL STANDARD TIME) 25 IX BLANK 26 II SAMPLE COLLECTION AREA is TRANSECT 1 2s TRANSECT 2 3s TRANSECT 3 9s TRANSECT 9 7s RIG MONITORING AREA 6s SOUTHERN BANK 9s HOSPITAL ROCK 27 IX BLANK 26 II STATION (SEE BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS) 29 A 1 DsQAY ? NsNIGHT 30-32 A 3 TYPE OF SAMPLE(SEE KEY TO COOES) 33-36 A 9 SAMPLE DISPOSITION (SEE KEY TO CODES) 37-39 A 3 SAMPLE USE (SEE KEY TO CODES) 90-92 A 3 PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR (SEE KEY CODES) 93 II REPLICATE CODE 0s NOT A REPLICATE SAMPLE is IST REPLICATE SAMPLE 2s 2ND REPLICATE SAMPLE ETC. NOTE? REPLICATE CODE HAS NOT BEEN CONSISTENTLY USED? REPLICATE CODE MAY BE 0 FOR A REPLICATE SAMPLE WITH THE REPLICATE NUMBER APPEARING ON THE DATA LINES 99 11 FILTERED CODE 0s not applicable is SAMPLE is a filtered sample 2s SAMPLE is a non-filtered sample 95 11 RELATIVE DEPTH CODE 0s NOT CODED is SURFACE 2s 1/2 PHOTIC ZONE 3s PHOTIC ZONE 9s PHOTIC ZONE TO BOTTOM 5s BOTTOM 6s NOT APPLICABLE 8s ACTUAL DEPTH IN METERS GIVEN IN COLS. 59-56 9s VERTICAL TOW; ALL DEPTHS SAMPLED NOTE; RELATIVE DEPTH CODE MAS BEEN INCONSISTENTLY USED; IN MOST CASES IT HAS NOT BEEN CODED ON THE INVENTORY LINE; IF RELATIVE DEPTH IS MISSING FROM IHE INVENTORY LINE/ IT MAY BE GIVEN ON THE DATA LINES OR CAN BE DETERMINED FROM THE STUDY AREA CODES at 11 DISSOLVED PARTICLE CODE UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 47 II POOLED CODE 0s NOT A POOLED SAMPLE POOLED SAMPLE NOTE: MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED 48 II LIVE CODE CODES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 49 II ARCHIVE CODE 0s NOT AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE is A is AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE 50 11 QUALITY CONTROL CODE 0s NOT A QUALITY CONTROL sample is A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE 51 11 CONTRACTED CODE BLANK OR 0s BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE is NOT A BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE 52-53 12 CRUISE NUMBER 54-56 13 SAMPLE DEPTH IN METERS; NOTE; 999 MEANS NOT APPLICABLE 991 MEANS VERTICAL TOw FROM SURFACE TO 25 METERS 992 MEANS VERTICAL TOw FROM 25 TO 50 METERS 993 MEANS VERTICAL TOw FROM 50 METERS TO BOTTOM 57-60 A 4 PARENT SAMPLE CODE FOR SUBSAMPLES NOTE: FOR A SAMPLE WHICH IS NOT A SUBSAMPLE THIS FIELD WILL CONTAIN XXXX OR BE BLANK 61 IX BLANK 02-69 AB PREVIOUS SAMPLE CODE ALLOWS REFERENCE TO 1975/ 1976/ 1977 FINAL REPORTS TO BLM NOTE; MOST COOES WILL BE THE STANDARD 4 CHARACTER VARIETY (IN COLS. 62-65); THE ADDITIONAL COLS, IN THIS FIELD ARE FOR POOLED SAMPLES/ E.G.s A) AAAA-C INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAAA/AAAB/AAAC B) AAZY-BAA INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAZY/AAZZ/ABAA KEY TO COOES SAMPLE TYPE—SAMPLE USAGE DISPOSITION AND PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR BAG-BAC(SEDIMENT BACTERIOLOGY) CHG-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) TAMU-TEXAS A+ M UNIVERSITY CHG-MST(CHEMISTRY GRAB) H. LHP-LINOA PEQUEGNAT CHG-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) CSG-C.S. GIAM CHG-TEX(SEDIMENT TEXTURE) TSP-E. TAISOO PARK CHL-(TOTAL CHLOROPHYLL-1975) CHT-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) BJP-B.J. PRESLEY CHT-MST(EPIFAUNA CHEMISTRY TRAWL) WMS-WILLIAM M, SACKETT CHT-TM (EPIFAUNA TRACE METALS) wEP-wILLIS PEQUEGNAT E. EPI-FSH(EPIFAUNA DEMERSAL FISH) RR-RICHARD REZAK EPI-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) wEH-WILLIAM E. HAENSLY EPI-HPICEPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) JMN-JERRY M. NEFF tPI-HPTCEPIFAUNA HISTOPATMOLOGY) WH-WILLIAM E. HAENSLY EPI-INV(EPIFAUNA INVERTEBRATES) JN-JERRY M, NEFF EPI-MST(EPIFAUNA MASTER) JRS-JOHN R, SCHWARZ ICH-(ICHTHYOPLANKTON) JHW-JQHN H, WORMUTH INF-mST(INFAUNA MASTER) UT-PORT ARANSAS MARINE LAB, INF-SED(INFAUNA SEDIMENT) PLP-PATRICK L. PARKER INF-TAXUNFAUNA TAXONOMY) NPS-NED P. SMITH LGT-PZ (PHOTOMETRY) CVB-CHASE VAN BAALEN LMw-hC (LOw-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) JSH-J. SELMON HOLLAND MNK-TM (MACRONEKTON TRACE METALS) MMS-CI3(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA Cl 3 IN SEDIMENT) MMS-MEKMEIOFAUNA) dew-donald E. WOHLSCHLAG MMS-MST(MEIOFAUNA MASTER GRAB) DK-OAN L, KAMYKOHSKI MYG-MYC(SEDIMENT MYCOLOGY) PJ-PATRICIA L, JOHANSEN NEU-TAX(NEUSTON TAXONOMY) UT-GEOPHYSICAL LAB, GALVESTON SED-(SEDIMENT) Ewß-E. w. BEHRENS SED-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) SED-MPL(SEDIMENT MICROZOOPLANKTON) SED-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) SDG-OEP(SEDIM£NT DEPOSITION) STD-ST (SALINITY-TEMPERATURE-OEPTH) TDC-ST (TEMPERATURE-OEPTH-CONOUCTIVITY UTSA-UNIV. OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO TRM-TUR(TRANSMISSOMETRY-TURBIDITY) SAR-SAMUEL A, RAMIREZ VT -MPL(MICROZOOPLANKTON-VERTICAL TOW) WVA-O. w, VAN AUKEN WAT-(WATER COLUMN) WAT-ATP(AO£NOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE) wAT-BAC(WATER COLUMN BACTERIOLOGY) wAT-CI3(DELTA Cl3) UT-AUSTIN wAT-CLN(CHLOROPHYLL-NANNOPLANKTON-76-77) PJS-PAUL J. SZANISZLO waT-CLP(CMLOROPHYLL-PHYTOPLANKTON-76-77) wATM)O (DISSOLVED OXYGEN) U.S.G.S.-CORPUS CHRISTI WAT-FLUCFLUORESCENCE) HB-HENRY berryhill WAT-HC (WATER HYDROCARBONS) wAT-LH (LOw-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) WAT-MPL(MICROZOOPLANKTON) wAT-MYC(WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY) RICE-RICE UNIVERSITY WAT-NUT(NUTRIENTS) RU-RICE UNIVERSITY «AT-NI4(CARBONI4 NANNOPLANKTON) REC-RICHARO E, CASEY »»AT-PMY (PHYTOPLANKTON) WAT-PRO(PROTOZOA) WAT-PI4(CARBONI4 PHYTOPLANKTON) wAT -SSM( WATER-SUSPENDED SEDIMENT) WAT-TOCCTOTAL ORGANIC CARBON) ZCT-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) ZPL-HC (ZOOPLANKTON HYDROCARBONS) ZPL-TAX(ZOOPLANKTON TAXONOMY) ZPL-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) STUDY AREA KEY Bl SALINITY AND TEMPERATURE# CURRENTS 03 DISSOLVED OXYGEN# NUTRIENTS 04 LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS 05 HIGM-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS# BENTHIC VERTEBRATES 06 INVERTEBRATE EPIFAUNA AND INFAUNA 07 BENTHIC FISH 08 HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYOROCARBONS-SEOIMENT,PARTICULATE# DISSOLVED# ZOOPLANKTON A-119 09 CHLOROPHYLL A 10 ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE 11 phytoplankton 12 FLUORESCENCE 13 ME lOF AUNA 14 NEUSTON 15 TRACE METALS 16 CARBON 14 19 SEDIMENT TEXTURE, BACTERIOLOGY, MYCOLOGY IN SEDIMENT 23 MICROZOOPLANKTON (PROTOZOA) 24 ZOOPLANKTON 25 SMELLED MICROZOOPLANKTON 2b TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA CARBON 13 27 LIGHT ABSORPTION (PHOTOMETRY) 30 HISTOPATHOLOGY 40 BENTHIC MICROBIOLOGY 41 WATER COLUMN MICROBIOLOGY 42 BENTHIC MYCOLOGY WATER MYCOLOGY 43 COLUMN BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS TRAN. STA. LORAN LORAC LATITUDE LONGITUDE DEPTH 3H3 3H2 LG LR METERS FEET 1 1 2575 4003 1180.07 171,46 28 12 N* 96 27 W* 18 59 2 2440 3950 961.49 275.71 27 55 N* 96 20 w* 42 138 3 2300 3863 799.45 466.07 27 34 N* 96 07 w* 134 439 4 2583 4015 1206.53 157.92 28 14 N* 96 29 ** 10 33 5 2360 3910 861.09 369,00 27 44 N* 96 14 w* 82 269 6 2330 3692 819.72 412,96 27 39 N* 96 12 w* 100 326 2 I 2078 3962 373.62 192,04 27 40 N* 96 59 W* 22 72 2 2050 3918 454.46 382.00 27 30 N* 96 45 W» 49 161 3 2040 3850 564.67 585.52 27 18 N* 96 23 W* 131 430 4 2056 3936 431.2 b 310.30 27 34 96 50 56 112 N» w* 5 2052 3992 496.85 487,62 27 24 N* 96 36 w* 78 25b 6 2066 3878 560,54 506.34 27 24 N* 9b 29 W* 96 322 7 2045 3835 27 15 N* 96 18,5 H* 182 600 3 I 1585 3860 139,13 909,98 26 58 N* 97 ll W* 25 82 2 1683 3841 286,38 855,91 2b 58 N* 96 48 W* 65 213 3 1775 3812 391,06 829.02 26 56 N* 96 33 w» 106 348 4 1552 3885 95.64 928.13 26 58 N* 97 20 w* 15 49 5 1623 3867 192.19 868.06 26 58 N* 97 02 w* 40 131 6 1790 3608 411.48 824.57 26 58 N« 96 30 W* 125 410 4 I 1130 3747 187.50 1423.50 26 10 N* 97 01 27 86 w* 2 1300 3700 271.99 1310.61 26 10 N* 96 39 W* 47 154 3 1425 3663 333.77 1241.34 26 10 N* 96 24 w* 91 298 4 1073 N* 3763 163.42 1456,90 26 10 97 08 w* 15 49 5 1170 3738 213.13 1387.45 26 10 N* 96 54 w* 37 121 6 1355 3685 304.76 1272.48 26 10 N* 96 31 w» 65 213 7 1448 3659 350.37 1224,51 26 10 N* 96 20 ** 130 426 (HR) 1 2159 3900 635.06 422.83 27 32 05N** 96 28 19w** 75 246 (9) 2 2169 3902 644.54 416.95 27 32 46N** 9b 27 25H** 72 237 3 2103 3900 641.60 425.10 27 32 05N** 96 27 35w** 81 266 9 2165 3905 638.90 911.16 27 33 02N** 96 29 03*** 76 250 (SB) 1 2086 3869 563.00 966.28 27 26 99N** 96 31 18*** 61 266 (8) 2 2061 3889 560.95 975,80 27 26 19N** 96 31 02*** 82 269 3 2079 3890 552,92 975,15 27 26 06N** 96 31 97w** 82 269 9 2078 3890 551.12 972.73 27 26 19N** 96 32 07*** 82 269 * NOTE: MEANS DEGREES AND MINUTES ** MEANS DEGREES MINUTES SECONDS START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/OESCRIPTION CARD TYPE 2 1 16 030210 7 II CARD TYPE (ALWAYS 2) 8 3X BLANK 11 A 9 SAMPLE CODE* 15 3X BLANK 18 A 6 PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATORS SPECIAL SAMPLE CODE 29 A 1 PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATORS INITIAL H HAENSLEY = N = NETT R= RAMIREZ 25 A1SEX M s MALE FEMALE F* H s HERMAPHRODITIC 29 13 ORGAN CODE** 32 13 LOCATION CODE** 35 13 CONDITION OR PATHOLOGY CODE** 38 9AIO DESCRIPTION OF SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT OR PATHOLOGICAL CONDITION (FOR FILES 27 AND 28 ONLY—GONADAL TISSUE DATA) FORMAT FOR COOES ON DATA SHEETS (FILE 29) START COLUMN 1 9 6 FIELD TYPE 13 2X 6AIO FIELD CONTENT/DESCRIPTION CODE BLANK SPECIES* ORGANS* LOCATIONS* OR CONDITION DESCRIPTION PATHOLOGY* COMMENTS * ALWAYS THE SAME AS THE APPROPRIATE INVENTORY SAMPLE CODE ** EXPLANATION OF CODES ON DATA CARDS IS GIVEN IN FILE 29, NOTE; FOR 1975 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A BLANK FOR 1976 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS AN A FOR 1977 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A B BLM SOUTH TEXAS OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF STUDY (1975-1977) DATA TYPE; SEDIMENT TEXTURAL ANALYSIS (SED) IN INFAUNA (INF-SED) IN MEIOFAUNA (MMS-SED) IN BACTERIOLOGY (BAG-SED) IN MYCOLOGY (MYG-SEO) PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR! E. H, BEHRENS (E*B) UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MARINE SCIENCE INSTITUTE (UT) GEOPHYSICAL LAB GALVESTON, TEXAS ASSOCIATE INVESTIGATORS: B, E. ALEMAN K, M, BERG S, F, CHOU O, R, MULLER R. A. POOLE H. S. FINKELSTEIN P. PICARAZZI M, R. REMELIIK DIRECTORY FOR STUDY AREA FILE 30: METHODS, DATA FORMAT AND COMMENTS FILE 31: 1976 SEDIMENT TEXTURAL ANALYSIS FOR INFAUNA AND MEIOFAUNA FILE 32: 1977 SEDIMENT TEXTURAL ANALYSIS FOR INFAUNA AND MEIOFAUNA FILE 33: 1977 SEDIMENT TEXTURAL ANALYSIS FOR BACTERIOLOGY AND MYCOLOGY METHODS TEXTURAL ANALYSIS DATA BY RAPID SEDIMENT ANALYZER METHOD (SCHLEE, 19oo) FOR THE SAND-SIZED FRACTION AND BY THE PIPETTE METHOD FOR THE MUD FRACTION (FOLK, 197«), RELATIVE ABUNDANCES OF GRAIN SIZE PARAMETERS BY THE COULTER COUNTER technique. DATA FORMAT CARD TYPE I—STANDARD INVENTORY CARD­ COLUMNS FIELD TYPE DESCRIPTION I II ALWAYS 0 (ZERO) 2-3 12 STUDY AREA (SEE STUDY AREA KEY) FOR A-6 13 ALWAYS 210 MASTER FILES 7 II CARD TYPE/ ALWAYS 1 FOR INVENTORY(SEE DATA FORMATS) 8 II STUDY SUBAREA (DEFINED IN DATA FORMATS FOR STUDY AREAS) 9-10 2X BLANK llI A AA SAMPLE CODE (FINAL CODE ASSIGNED) 15-16 12 MONTH 17-16 DAY 12 YEAR 19-20 12 21-2 A IA TIME OF DAY (LOCAL CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME OR CENTRAL STANDARD TIME) 25 IX BLANK 26 II SAMPLE COLLECTION AREA is TRANSECT I 2s TRANSECT 2 3s TRANSECT 3 As TRANSECT A 7s RIG MONITORING AREA 8s SOUTHERN BANK 9s HOSPITAL ROCK 27 IX BLANK 28 II STATION (SEE BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS) 29 A 1 OsOAY; NsNIGHT 30-32 A 3 TYPE OF SAMPLE(SEE KEY TO CODES) 33-36 AA SAMPLE DISPOSITION (SEE KEY TO CODES) 37-39 A 3 SAMPLE USE (SEE KEY TO COOES) AO-A2 A 3 PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR (SEE KEY COOES) A 3 II REPLICATE CODE 0s NOT A REPLICATE SAMPLE is IST REPLICATE SAMPLE 2s 2ND REPLICATE SAMPLE ETC. NOTE! REPLICATE CODE HAS NOT BEEN CONSISTENTLY USED; REPLICATE CODE MAY BE 0 FOR A REPLICATE SAMPLE WITH THE REPLICATE NUMBER APPEARING ON THE DATA LINES AA II FILTERED CODE 0s NOT APPLICABLE is SAMPLE IS A FILTERED SAMPLE 2* SAMPLE IS A non-filtered sample A 5 11 RELATIVE DEPTH CODE 0s COOED NOT is SURFACE 2s 1/2 PHOTIC ZONE 3s PHOTIC ZONE As PHOTIC ZONE TO BOTTOM 5s BOTTOM 6s NOT APPLICABLE Bs ACTUAL DEPTH IN METERS GIVEN IN COLS, SA-56 9s VERTICAL TOW; ALL DEPTHS SAMPLED NOTES RELATIVE DEPTH CODE HAS BEEN INCONSISTENTLY USED; IN MOST CASES IT HAS NOT BEEN CODED ON THE INVENTORY LINE; IF RELATIVE DEPTH is MISSING FROM THE INVENTORY LINE/ IT MAY BE GIVEN ON THE DATA LINES OR CAN BE DETERMINED FROM THE STUDY AREA A 6 II DISSOLVED PARTICLE CODE CODES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) A 7 II POOLED CODE 0s NOT A POOLED sample is A POOLED SAMPLE NOTE; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED as 11 LIVE CODE CODES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 49 II ARCHIVE CODE 0= NOT AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE Is AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE 50 II QUALITY CONTROL CODE 0s NOT A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE is A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE 51 11 CONTRACTED CODE BLANK OR 0s SLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE is NOT A BLM contracted sample 55-53 12 CRUISE NUMBER sa-5e 13 SAMPLE DEPTH IN METERS; NOTE: 999 MEANS NOT APPLICABLE 991 MEANS VERTICAL TOw FROM SURFACE TO 25 METERS 992 MEANS VERTICAL TOw FROM 25 TO 50 METERS 99J MEANS VERTICAL TOw FROM 50 METERS TO BOTTOM 57-60 A 4 PARENT SAMPLE CODE FOR SUBSAMPLES NOTE: FOR A SAMPLE WHICH IS NOT A SUBSAMPLE THIS FIELD WILL CONTAIN XXXX OR BE BLANK 61 IX BLANK 62-69 AB PREVIOUS SAMPLE CODE ALLOWS REFERENCE TO 1975, 1976, 1977 FINAL REPORTS TO BLM NOTE: MOST COOES WILL BE THE STANDARD « CHARACTER VARIETY (IN COLS. 62-65); THE ADDITIONAL COLS. IN THIS FIELD ARE FOR POOLED SAMPLES, E.C.s A) AAAA-C INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAAA,AAAB,aaac B) AAZY-BAA INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES aazy,aazz,abaa KEY COOES TO . SAMPLE TYPE—SAMPLE USAGE DISPOSITION AND PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR BAG-BAC(SEDIMENT BACTERIOLOGY) CHG-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) TAMU-TEXAS UNIVERSITY A+M CHG-MST(CHEMISTRY GRAB) LHP-LINDA H. PEQUEGNAT CHG-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) CSG-C.S, GIAM CHG-TEX(SEDIMENT TEXTURE) TSP-E, TAISOO PARK CHL-(TOTAL CHLOROPHYLL-1 975) CHT-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) BJP-B.J, PRESLEY CHT-MST(EPIFAUNA CHEMISTRY TRAWL) WMS-WILLIAM M. SACKETT CHT-TM (EPIFAUNA TRACE METALS) WEP-WILLIS E. PEQUEGNAT EPI-FSH(EPIFAUNA DEMERSAL FISH) RR-RICHARD REZAK EPI-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) WEH-WILLIAM £. HAENSLY EPI-HPI(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) Jmn-JERRY M. NEFF EPI-HPT(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) WH-WILLIAM E. HAENSLY EPI-INV(EPIFAUNA INVERTEBRATES) JN-JERRY M, NEFF EPI-MST(EPIFAUNA MASTER) JRS-JOHN R, SCHWARZ ICH-(ICHTHYOPLANKTON) JHW-JOHN H, wORMUTH INF-MST(INFAUNA MASTER) UT-PORT ARANSAS MARINE LAB, INF-SED(INFAUNA SEDIMENT) PLP-PATRICK L. PARKER INF-TAX(INFAUNA TAXONOMY) NPS-NED P. SMITH LGT-PZ (PHOTOMETRY) CVB-CHASE VAN BAALEN LMW-HC (LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) JSh-J. SELMON HOLLAND MNK-TM (MACRONEKTON TRACE METALS) MMS-CI3(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA Cl 3 IN SEDIMENT) A-124 MMS-MEI(MEIOFAUNA) D£h-00NALD E, HOHLSCHLAG MMS-MST(MEIOFAUNA MASTER GRAB) DK-DAN L. KAMYKOHSKI MYG-MYCISEDIMENT MYCOLOGY) PJ-PATRICIA L. JOHANSEN NEU-TAX(NEUSTON TAXONOMY) U7-GEOPHYSICAL LAB. GALVESTON SED-(SEDIMENT) Ehß-£. h. BEHRENS SED-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) SED-MPL(SEDIMENT MICROZOOPLANKTON) SED-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) SOG*D£P(SEDIMENT DEPOSITION) STD-ST (SALINITY-TEMPERATURE-DEPTH) TDC-ST (TEMPERATURE-DEPTH-CONOUCTIVITY UTSA-UNIV, OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTOMO TRM-TUR(TRANSMISSOMETRY-TURBIOITY) SAR-SAMUEL RAMIREZ a. VT -MPUMICROZOOPLANKTON-VERTICAL tow) HVA-O. h. VAN AUKEN HAT-(HATER COLUMN) hAT-ATP(ADEnOSInE TRI-PHOSPHATE) hAJ-BAC(WATER COLUMN BACTERIOLOGY) hAT-CI 3(DELT A Cl3) UT-AUSTIN HAT-CLN(CHLOROPHYLL-NANNOPLANKTON-70-77) pjs-paul J, szaniszlo hAT-CLP(CHLOROPHYLL-PHYTOPLANKTON-76-77) HAT-00 (DISSOLVED OXYGEN) U.S.G.S.-CORPUS CHRISTI HAT-FLU(FLUORESCENCE) H6-HENRY berryhill HAT-HC (HATER HYDROCARBONS) hAT-LH (LOH-MOLECULAR-HEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) HAT-MPL(MICROZQOPLANKTON) hAT-MYC(hATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY) RICE-RICE UNIVERSITY hAT-nuT(NUTRIEnTS) RU-RICE UNIVERSITY hAT-NIU(CARdONI« NANNOPLANKTON) REC-RICHARO E, CASEY NAT-PHY(PHYTOPLANKTON) hAT-PRO(PROTOZOA) PHYTOPLANKTON) HAT-SSM(HATER-SUSPENDED SEDIMENT) hAT-TOC(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON) ZCT-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) ZPL-HC (ZOOPLANKTON HYDROCARBONS) ZPL-TAX(ZOOPLANKTON TAXONOMY) ZPL-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) STUDY AREA KEY AND TEMPERATURE* CURRENTS 03 DISSOLVED OXYGEN* NUTRIENTS oa 01 SALINITY Loh-MOL£CULAR-hEIGMT hydrocarbons Ob HIGH-MOLECULAR-nEIGHT HYDROCARBONS* VERTEBRATES BENTHIC 06 INVERTEBRATE AND EPIFAUNA INFAUNA 07 BENTHIC fish Ob high-«olecular-«eight hydrocarbons-sediment*particulate* DISSOLVED* ZOOPLANKTON 09 CHLOROPHYLL A 10 ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE 11 PHYTOPLANKTON 12 fluorescence 13 MEIUFAUNA ia neuston lb TRACE METALS 16 CARBON i« 19 SEDIMENT TEXTURE* BACTERIOLOGY* MYCOLOGY IN SEDIMENT 23 MICROZOOPLANKTON (PROTOZOA) 2« zooplankton 25 SHELLED MICROZOOPLANKTON A-125 26 ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA CARBON 13 TOTAL 27 LIGHT ABSORPTION (PHOTOMETRY) 30 HISTOPATHOLOGY 40 BENTrIIC MICROBIOLOGY 41 WATER COLUMN MICROBIOLOGY 42 BENTHIC MYCOLOGY 43 WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS TRAN. STA, LORAN LORAC LATITUDE LONGITUDE DEPTH FEET 3H3 3H2 LG LR METERS 1 1 2575 4003 1160.07 171.46 28 12 N* 96 27 w* 18 59 2 2440 3950 961.49 275.71 27 55 N* 96 20 w* 42 136 3 2300 3863 799.45 466.07 27 34 N* 96 07 w* 134 439 4 2583 4015 1206.53 157.92 28 14 N* 96 29 W* 10 33 5 2360 3910 661.09 369.08 27 44 N* 96 14 w* 82 269 6 2330 3892 819,72 412.96 27 39 N* 96 12 w* 100 328 2 1 2078 3962 373.62 192.04 27 40 N* 96 59 w* 22 72 2 2050 3918 454.46 382.00 27 30 N* 96 45 w* 49 161 3 2040 3850 564,67 585.52 27 18 N* 96 23 W* 131 430 4 2058 3936 431,26 310.30 27 34 N* 96 50 W» 36 112 5 2032 3992 498.85 487.62 27 24 N* 96 36 w* 78 256 6 2068 3878 560,54 506.34 27 24 N* 96 29 w* 98 322 7 2045 3835 27 15 N* 96 18,5 W* 182 600 3 I 1585 3880 139,13 909,96 26 56 N* 97 11 w* 25 82 2 1683 3841 286.38 855.91 2656 N* 9648w* 65 213 3 829,02 26 58 N* 96 33 w* 106 348 1775 3812 391.06 4 1552 3885 95,64 928,13 26 58 N* 97 20 n* 15 49 5 1623 3867 192,19 888.06 26 58 N* 97 02 W* 40 131 6 1790 3808 411,46 824.57 26 58 N* 96 30 w* 125 410 4 1 1130 3747 187.50 1423.50 26 10 N* 97 01 W* 27 88 2 1300 3700 271,99 1310.61 26 10 N* 96 39 W* 47 154 3 1425 3663 333,77 1241.34 26 10 N* 96 24 w* 91 298 4 1073 3763 163.42 1456,90 26 10 N* 97 08 w* 15 49 5 1170 3738 213.13 1367.45 26 10 N* 96 54 37 121 m* 6 1355 3685 304,76 1272,48 26 10 N* 96 31 W* 65 213 7 1448 3659 350.37 1224.51 26 10 N* 96 20 W* 130 426 (HR) 1 2159 3900 635.06 422.83 27 32 05N** 96 28 19W** 75 246 2 2169 3902 644,54 416.95 27 32 46N** 96 27 25w** 72 237 3 2163 3900 641.60 425.10 27 32 05N»* 96 27 35N** 81 266 4 2165 3905 638.40 411.16 27 33 02N** 96 29 03w** 76 250 (9) (SB) 1 2086 3889 563.00 468.28 27 26 49N** 96 31 18W** 81 266 (6) 2 2081 3889 560.95 475,80 27 26 14N*« 96 31 02w** 82 269 3 2074 3890 552.92 475.15 27 26 06N** 96 31 47w*» 82 269 4 2078 3890 551.12 472.73 27 26 14N** 96 32 07w** 62 269 NOTES * MEANS DEGREES AND MINUTES ** MEANS DEGREES MINUTES SECONDS START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/DESCRIPTION CARD TYPE 2 1 16 019210 7 II CARD TYPE (ALWAYS 2) 6 3X BLANK ll A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 15 Fb MEAN GRAIN SIZE (IN PHI UNITS) 21 F 6 SORTING COEFFICIENT (GRAIN SIZE DEVIATION) 27 F 6 GRAIN SIZE SKEWNESS 33 F 6 GRAIN SIZE KURTOSIS 59 F 7 PERCENT SAND 96 F 7 PERCENT SILT 53 F 7 PERCENT CLAY 60 F 7 PHI SIZES GREATER THAN 10.6 67 F 7 RATIO SAND TO MUD 7« F 7 RATIO SILT TO CLAY COMMENTS * ALWAYS THE SAME AS THE APPROPRIATE INVENTORY SAMPLE CODE NOTES FOR 1975 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A BLANK FOR 1976 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS AN A FOR 1977 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A B A-127 BLH SOUTH TEXAS OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF STUDY (1975-1977) DATA TYPE: NEUSTON (NEU-TAX) PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATORS: JOHN H. wORMUTH (JHW) LINDA H. PEOUECNAT (LHP) TEXAS A+M UNIVERSITY (TAMU) COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS ASSOCIATE INVESTIGATORS: JOHN D, MCEACHRAN ALAN 0. HART JAMES CUMMINGS MARY ANN DAHER odumodu CHINYELU STEPHEN BERKOwITZ DIRECTORY FOR STUDY AREA FILE 39: METHODS, DATA FORMAT AND COMMENTS FILE 35: 1976 DATA FILE 36: 1977 DATA FILE 37: CODED SPECIES LIST METHODS EUUIPMENT: 505 MICRON NET TOWED TO A DEPTH OF 15 CM WITH A FLOWMETER TO RECORD DISTANCE NET DIVIDED INTO 9 REPLICATE SECTIONS FOR 1977 DATA DATA FORMAT CARD TYPE I—-STANDARD INVENTORY CARD­ COLUMNS FIELD TYPE DESCRIPTION 1 II ALWAYS 0 (ZERO) 2-3 12 STUDY AREA (SEE STUDY AREA KEY) 9-6 13 ALWAYS 210 FOR MASTER FILES 7 II CARO TYPE, ALWAYS 1 FOR INVENTORY(SEE DATA FORMATS) 8 II STUDY SUBAREA (DEFINED IN DATA FORMATS FOR STUDY AREAS) 9-10 BLANK 2X 11-19 A 9 SAMPLE CODE (FINAL CODE ASSIGNED) 15-16 12 MONTH 17-18 DAY 12 19-20 12 YEAR 21-29 19 TIME OF DAY (LOCAL CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME A-128 OR CENTRAL STANDARD TIME) 25 IX BLANK 26 II SAMPLE COLLECTION AREA is TRANSECT 1 2s TRANSECT 2 5s TRANSECT 3 fls TRANSECT 4 7s RIG MONITORING AREA 6s SOUTHERN BANK 9s HOSPITAL ROCK 27 IX BLANK 26 II STATION (SEE BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS) 29 A 1 DSOAY; NsNIGHT 30-32 A 3 TYPE OF SAMPL£(SEE KEY TO COOES) 33-36 A 4 SAMPLE DISPOSITION (SEE KEY TO COOES) 37-39 A 3 SAMPLE USE (SEE KEY TO CODES) 9W-42 A 3 PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR (SEE KEY CODES) 43 II REPLICATE CODE 0s NOT A REPLICATE SAMPLE is IST REPLICATE SAMPLE 2* 2ND REPLICATE SAMPLE ETC. NOTE; REPLICATE CODE HAS NOT BEEN CONSISTENTLY USED; REPLICATE CODE MAY BE 0 FOR A REPLICATE SAMPLE WITH THE REPLICATE NUMBER APPEARING ON THE DATA LINES 44 II FILTERED CODE 0s not applicable is SAMPLE is a filtered sample 2s SAMPLE IS A non-filtered sample 45 II RELATIVE DEPTH CODE 0s NOT CODED is SURFACE 2s 1/2 PHOTIC ZONE 3s PHOTIC ZONE 4s PHOTIC ZONE TO BOTTOM 5s BOTTOM bs NOT APPLICABLE 6s ACTUAL DEPTH IN METERS GIVEN IN COLS. 54-56 9s VERTICAL TOh; ALL DEPTHS SAMPLED NOTE! RELATIVE DEPTH CODE HAS BEEN INCONSISTENTLY USED; IN MOST CASES IT HAS NOT BEEN CODED ON THE INVENTORY LINE; IF RELATIVE DEPTH IS MISSING FROM THE INVENTORY LINE, IT MAY BE GIVEN ON THE DATA LINES OR CAN BE DETERMINED FROM THE STUDY AREA 46 II DISSOLVED PARTICLE CODE COOES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 47 II POOLED CODE 0s NOT a pooled sample is A POOLED sample NOTE: MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED 46 II LIVE CODE CODES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 49 II ARCHIVE CODE 0s NOT AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE is AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE 50 11 QUALITY CONTROL CODE 0s NOT A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE is A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE 51 II CONTRACTED CODE 227 BLANK OR 0S blm contracted sample is not a blm contracted sample 52-53 12 CRUISE NUMBER 59-5 b 13 SAMPLE OEPTn IN METERS; NOTE: 999 MEANS NOT APPLICABLE 991 MEANS VERTICAL TO* FROM SURFACE TO 25 METERS 992 MEANS VERTICAL TO* FROM 25 TO 50 METERS 993 MEANS VERTICAL TO* FROM 50 METERS TO BOTTOM Aa FOR SUBSAMPLES NOTE: FOR A SAMPLE WHICH IS NOT A SUBSAMPLE 57-60 PARENT SAMPLE CODE FIELD CONTAIN XXXX OR BE BLANK THIS WILL BLANK 62-69 A 8 PREVIOUS SAMPLE CODE ALLOWS REFERENCE TO 1975, 1976, 1977 FINAL REPORTS TO BLM NOTE: MOST CODES WILL BE THE STANDARD A CHARACTER VARIETY (IN COLS. 62-65); THE ADDITIONAL COLS. IN THIS FIELD ARE FOR POOLED SAMPLES, E.G.= A) AAAA-C INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAAA,AAAB,aaac B) AAZY-BAA INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AA2Y,AAZZ,ABAA 61 IX CODES KEY TO SAMPLE TYPE—SAMPLE USAGE DISPOSITION AND PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR BAG-BAC(SEDIMENT BACTERIOLOGY) CMG-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) TAMU-TEXAS A+M UNIVERSITY PEOUEGNAT CrtG-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) CSG-C.S. SIAM CHG-TEX(SEDIMENT TEXTURE) TSP-E, TAISOO PARK CHL-(TOTAL CHLOROPHYLL-1975) CHT-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) BJP-B.J. PRESLEY CHT-MST(EPIFAUNA CHEMISTRY TRAWL) WMS-WILLIAM M. SACKETT CHT-TM (EPIFAUNA TRACE METALS) WEP-WILLIS E. PEOUEGNAT EPI-FSH(EPIFAUNA DEMERSAL CHG-MST(CHEMISTRY GRAB) LHP-LINOA H, FISH) RR-RICHARD REZAK EPI-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) wEH-WILLIAM £. HAENSLY EPI-hPI(EPIFAUNA HISTOPAThOLOGY) Jmn-JERRY M. NEFF EPI-HPT(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) E. wH-WILLIAM HAENSLY EPI-INV(EPIFAUNA INVERTEBRATES) JN-JERRY M. NEFF £PI-MST(EPIFAUNA MASTER) JRS-JOHN R, SCHWARZ ICH-(ICHTHYOPLANKTON) H, JHW-JOHN WORMUTH UT-PORT ARANSAS MARINE INF-MST(INFAUNA MASTER) LAB. INF-S£D(INFAUNA PLP-PATRICK L. PARKER SEDIMENT) INF-TAX(InFAUNA TAXONOMY) NPS-NED P, SMITH LGT-PZ (PHOTOMETRY) CVB-CHASE VAN BAALEN LMW-HC (LOw-mOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) JSH-J. SELMON HOLLAND Hnk-TM (MACRONEKTON TRACE METALS) MMS-CI3(TOT AL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA Cl 3 IN SEDIMENT) MMS-MEI(MEIOFAUNA) E, DEw-DONALO wohlschlag MMS-MST(MEIOFAUNA MASTER GRAB) DK-OAN L. KAMYKOWSKI MYG-MYC(SEDIM£nT MYCOLOGY) PJ-PATRICIA L. JOHANSEN N£U-TAX(N£USTON TAXONOMY) UT-GEOPHYSICAL LAB. GALVESTON SED-(SEDIMENT) Ewß-E. W, BEHRENS SED-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) S£D-MPL(SEDIMENT MICROZOOPLANKTON) SED-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) SDG-OEP(SEDIMENT DEPOSITION) STO-ST (SALINITY-TEMPERATURE-OEPTH) 228 TDC-ST (TEMPERATURE-DEPTH-CONDUCTIVITY UTSA-UNIV. OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO TKH-TUR(TRANSMISSOMETRY-TURBIDITY) SAR-SAMUEL A. RAMIREZ VI -mPLCmICROZOOPLANKTOn-vERTICAL TOh) HVA-O. h, VAN AUKEN HAT-(HATER COLUMN) HAT-ATP(ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE) hAT-BAC(WATER COLUMN BACTERIOLOGY) hAT-CI3(DELTA Cl 3) UT-AUSTIN hAT-CLN(CHLOROPMYLL-NANNOPLANKTON-76-77) PJS-PAUL J. szaniszlo hAT-CLP(CMLOROPHYLL-PHYTOPLANKton-76-77) WAT-DO (DISSOLVED OXYGEN) U.S.G.S.-CORPUS CHRIST! hAT-FLU(FLUORESCENCE) HB-HENRY berryhill HAT-MC (HATER HYDROCARBONS) hAT-LH (LOh-MQLECULAR-hEIGMT HYDROCARBONS) hAT-mPL(MICROZOOPLANKTON) HAT-MYC(HATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY) RICE-RICE UNIVERSITY hAT-NUT(NUTRIENTS) RU-RICE UNIVER SITY HAT-NI«(CARBONIA NANNOPLANKTON) REC-RIC HARD E. CASEY hAT-PHY(PHYTOPLANKTON) hAT-PRO(PROTOZOA) hAT-PI«(CARBONI4 phytoplankton) HAT-SSM(HATER-SUSPENDED SEDIMENT) HAT-TOC(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON) ZCT-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) ZPL-MC (ZOOPLANKTON HYDROCARBONS) ZPL-TAX(ZOOPLANKTON TAXONOMY) ZPL-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) KEY STUDY AREA 01 SALINITY AND TEMPERATURE, CURRENTS 03 DISSOLVED OXYGEN, NUTRIENTS 04 LOh-MOLECULAR-hEIGHT HYDROCARBONS as HIGH-MOLECULAR-hEIGHT hydrocarbons, benthic vertebrates 06 invertebrate epifauna and infauna 07 benthic fish 08 HIGH-MOLECULAR-HEIGHT hydrocarbons-sediment,particulate, DISSOLVED, ZOOPLANKTON 09 chlorophyll a 10 ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE 11 PHYTOPLANKTON 12 FLUORESCENCE 13 MEIOFAUNA 14 NEUSTON 15 TRACE METALS lo CARBON 14 19 SEDIMENT TEXTURE, BACTERIOLOGY, MYCOLOGY IN SEDIMENT 23 MICROZOOPLANKTON (PROTOZOA) 2« ZOOPLANKTON 25 SHELLED MICROZOOPLANKTON 26 TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA CARBON 13 27 LIGHT ABSORPTION (PHOTOMETRY) 30 HISTOPATHOLOGY 40 BENTHIC MICROBIOLOGY 41 HATER COLUMN MICROBIOLOGY 42 BENTHIC MYCOLOGY 43 HATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS 229 TRAN, STA. LORAN LORAC LATITUDE LONGITUDE DEPTH 3H3 3H2 LG LR METERS FEET 1 1 2575 4003 1180.07 171,46 28 12 N* 96 27 ** 18 59 2 2440 3950 961.49 275,71 27 55 N* 96 20 ** 42 136 3 2500 3863 799,45 466.07 27 34 N* 96 07 ** 134 439 4 2583 4015 1206.53 157.92 28 14 N* 9* 29 ** 10 33 5 2360 3910 661.09 369,08 27 4« N* 9b 14 ** 82 269 6 2330 3892 819,72 412.96 27 39 N* 96 12 «* 100 328 2 1 2076 3962 373.62 192.04 27 40 N* 9b 59 ** 22 72 2 2050 3918 454,46 382.00 27 30 N* 96 45 ** 49 161 3 2040 3650 564.67 565.52 27 18 N* 96 23 ** 131 430 4 2058 3936 431.26 310,30 27 34 N* 96 50 ** 36 112 5 2032 3992 498,85 487.62 27 24 N* 9b 36 ** 76 25b 6 2068 3678 560.54 506,34 27 24 N* 96 29 w* 98 322 7 2045 3835 27 15 N* 96 16.5 *• 182 600 3 1 1585 3880 139,13 909.96 26 58 N* 97 11 ** 25 82 2 1683 3841 266.38 855.91 26 56 96 ** 65 213 N* 48 3 1775 3812 391.06 829.02 26 58 N* 96 33 *• 106 348 4 1552 3885 928.13 26 56 N* 97 20 ** 15 49 5 1623 3867 192,19 888.06 26 58 N* 97 02 ** 40 131 N* 95.64 b 1790 3808 411.48 824.57 26 58 96 30 *• 125 410 4 I 1130 3747 167,50 1423.50 26 10 N* 97 01 ** 27 86 2 1300 3700 271,99 1310.61 26 10 N* 96 39 ** 47 154 N* 3 1425 3663 333.77 1241.34 26 10 96 24 ** 91 298 4 1073 3763 163.42 1456.90 26 10 N» 97 08 ** 15 49 5 1170 3738 213.13 1387.45 26 10 N* 96 54 ** 37 121 6 1355 3685 304.76 1272.48 26 10 N* 96 31 ** 65 213 7 1448 3659 350.37 1224.51 26 10 N* 96 20 *• 130 426 (HR) 1 2159 3900 635,06 422.83 27 32 05N** 96 28 19*** 75 24b (9) 2 2169 3902 644.54 41b.95 27 32 46N«* 96 27 25*** 72 237 3 2163 3900 641.60 425.10 27 32 05N** 96 27 35*** 81 266 4 2165 3905 638.40 411.18 27 33 02N*« 96 29 03*** 76 250 (SB) I 2086 3889 563.00 468.28 27 26 49N** 96 31 18*** 81 266 (8) 2 2061 3689 560.95 475.80 27 26 14N** 96 31 02*** 82 269 3 2074 3890 552.92 475.15 27 2b 06N** 96 31 47*** 82 269 4 2078 3890 551.12 472.73 27 26 14N** 96 32 07*** 82 269 NOTE: * MEANS DECREES AND MINUTES ** MEANS DEGREES MINUTES SECONDS ' START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/OESCRIPTION CARD TYPE 2 I 16 014210 7 II CARD TYPE (ALWAYS 2) 8 3* BLANK 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 15 F 7 DRY WEIGHT (GRAMS/1,000 CUBIC METERS) TYPE CARO 3 1 16 014210 7 II CARD TYPE (ALWAYS 3) 3X BLANK 8 230 11 AA SAMPLE CODE* 15 1« SPECIES IDENTIFICATION CODE** 19 FI0 ABUNDANCE (NUMBER OF INDIVI DUALS/1/000 CUBIC METERS) FORMAT FOR COOED SPECIES LIST (FILE 37) START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/DESCRIPTION 1 13 CONSECUTIVE ORDER <1 IX BLANK 5 112 V.I.M.S. CODE 17 IX BLANK 16 4AIO GENUS AND SPECIES NAME OR LOWEST DESCRIPTIVE TAXON OR GROUP COMMENTS * ALWAYS THE SAME AS THE APPROPRIATE INVENTORY SAMPLE CODE «* COOED SPECIES LIST IS IN FILE 37. NOTE! FOR 1975 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A BLANK FOR 1976 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS AN A FOR 1977 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A B 231 BLM SOUTH TEXAS OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF STUDY (1975-1977) DATA TYPE: CARBON 14 IN PHYTOPLANKTON (WAT-Pl 4 AND *AT-NIA) PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR: DAN L. KAMYKOwSKI CDK) UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MARINE SCIENCE INSTITUTE (UT) PORT ARANSAS MARINE LABORATORY PORT ARANSAS, TEXAS DIRECTORY FOR STUDY AREA FILE 38: METHODS, DATA FORMAT AND COMMENTS FILE 39: 1977 DATA METHODS SAMPLES INOCULATED WITH 5 MICROCURRIES CARBON 14 LABELED SODIUM BICARBONATE, CLEAR AND DARK BOTTLES, INCUBATED 3 HRS ON SHIPBOARD, FILTERED THROUGH 20 MICRON NYTEX SCREEN, AND FILTERED THROUGH 0.45 MICRON millipore HA filter EQUIPMENT: PACKARD LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTER DATA FORMAT CARD TYPE I——STANDARD INVENTORY CARD­ COLUMNS FIELD TYPE DESCRIPTION 1 II ALWAYS 0 (ZERO) 2-3 12 STUDY AREA (SEE STUDY AREA KEY) 4-6 13 ALWAYS 210 FOR MASTER FILES 7 II CARO TYPE, ALWAYS 1 FOR INVENTORY(SEE DATA FORMATS) 8 11 STUDY SUBAREA (DEFINED IN DATA FORMATS FOR STUDY AREAS) 9-10 2X BLANK 11-14 A 4 SAMPLE CODE (FINAL CODE ASSIGNED) 15-16 12 MONTH 17-16 12 DAY 19-20 12 YEAR 21-24 14 TIME OF DAY (LOCAL CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME OR CENTRAL STANDARD TIME) 25 IX BLANK 26 II SAMPLE COLLECTION AREA is TRANSECT I 2s TRANSECT 2 3s TRANSECT 3 232 4s transect a 7= RIG MONITORING AREA Ss BANK SOUTHERN 9s HOSPITAL ROCK 27 IX BLANK 28 II STATION (SEE BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS) 29 A 1 DsOAY; NsNIGHT 30-32 A 3 TYPE OF SAMPLEtSEE KEY TO CODES) 33-3 b A 4 SAMPLE DISPOSITION (SEE KEY TO COOES) 37-39 A 3 SAMPLE USE (SEE KEY TO COOES) 90-42 A 3 PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR (SEE KEY CODES) 43 II REPLICATE CODE 0s NOT A REPLICATE SAMPLE is IST REPLICATE SAMPLE 2s 2ND REPLICATE SAMPLE ETC. NOTE; REPLICATE CODE HAS NOT BEEN CONSISTENTLY USED; REPLICATE CODE MAY BE 0 FOR A REPLICATE SAMPLE WITH THE REPLICATE NUMBER APPEARING ON THE DATA LINES 44 II FILTERED CODE 0s NOT APPLICABLE is SAMPLE IS A FILTERED SAMPLE 2s SAMPLE IS A NON-FILTERED SAMPLE 45 II RELATIVE DEPTH CODE 0* COOED NOT is SURFACE 2s 1/2 PHOTIC ZONE 3s PHOTIC ZONE 4s PHOTIC ZONE TO BOTTOM 5s BOTTOM 6s NOT APPLICABLE 8s ACTUAL DEPTH IN METERS GIVEN IN COLS. 54-56 9s VERTICAL TOM; ALL DEPTHS SAMPLED NOTE: RELATIVE DEPTH CODE HAS BEEN INCONSISTENTLY USED; IN MOST CASES IT HAS NOT BEEN CODED ON THE INVENTORY LINE; IF RELATIVE DEPTH IS MISSING FROM THE INVENTORY LINE, IT MAY BE GIVEN ON THE DATA LINES OR CAN BE DETERMINED FROM THE STUDY AREA 46 II DISSOLVED PARTICLE CODE CODES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 47 II POOLED CODE 0s NOT A POOLED sample is A POOLED SAMPLE NOTE: MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED 48 11 LIVE CODE CODES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 49 II ARCHIVE CODE 0s NOT AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE is AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE 50 II QUALITY CONTROL CODE 0s NOT A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE is A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE 51 11 CONTRACTED CODE BLANK OR 0s BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE is NOT A BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE 52-53 12 CRUISE NUMBER 54-5 b 13 SAMPLE DEPTH IN METERS; NOTE: 999 MEANS NOT APPLICABLE FROM 991 MEANS VERTICAL TOW SURFACE TO 25 METERS 233 992 MEANS VERTICAL TOW FROM 25 TO 50 METERS 993 MEANS VERTICAL TO* FROM 50 METERS TO BOTTOM 57-t>o Aa PARENT SAMPLE CODE FOR SUBSAMPLES NOTE: FOR A SAMPLE WHICH IS NOT A SUBSAMPLE This FIELD WILL CONTAIN XXXX OR BE BLANK 6l IX BLANK ©2-69 AS PREVIOUS SAMPLE CODE ALLOWS REFERENCE TO 1975, 1976, 1977 FINAL REPORTS TO BLM NOTE: MOST CODES WILL BE THE STANDARD CHARACTER 4 VARIETY (IN COLS. 62-65): THE ADDITIONAL COLS. IN THIS FIELD ARE FOR POOLED SAMPLES, E.G.s A) AAAA-C INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES aaaa,aaab,aaac 8) AA2Y-6AA INDICATES POOLED SAMPLE MADE A UP OF SAMPLES AAZY,AAZZ,ABAA TO CODES KEY SAMPLE TYPE—SAMPLE USAGE DISPOSITION AND PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR bAG-6AC(SEDIMENT BACTERIOLOGY) A+M CHG-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) TAMU-TEXAS UNIVERSITY CHG-MST(CHEMISTRY GRAB) LHP-LINOA H. PEOUEGNAT CHG-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) CSG-C.S. GIAM CHG-TEX(SEDIMENT TEXTURE) TSP-E, TAISOO PARK CHL-(TOTAL CHLOROPHYLL-1975) CHT-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) BJP-B.J. PRESLEY CHT-MSHEPIFAUNA CHEMISTRY TRAWL) WMS-WILLIAM M, SACKETT CHT-TM (EPIFAUNA TRACE METALS) wEP-hILLIS E. PEOUEGNAT EPI-FSH(EPIFAUNA DEMERSAL FISH) RR-RICHARO REZAK EPI-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) HEH-WILLIAM E. HAENSLY EPI-HPI(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) JMN-JERRY M. NEFF EPI-rtPT (EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) HH-wILLIAM E. HAENSLY £PI-INV(EPIFAUNA INVERTEBRATES) JN-JERRY M. NEFF EPI-MST(EPIFAUNA MASTER) JRS-JOHN R, SCHWARZ ICH-(ICHTHYOPLANKTON) JHW-JOHN H, WORMUTH InF-MST(INFAUNA MASTER) UT-PORT ARANSAS MARINE LAB. INF-SED(INFAUNA SEDIMENT) PLP-PATRICK L, PARKER INF-TAX(INFAUNA TAXONOMY) NPS-NED P. SMITH LGT-PZ (PHOTOMETRY) CVB-CHASE VAN BAALEN LMw-HC (LOW-MOLECULAR-wEIGMT HYDROCARBONS) J3H-J, SELMON HOLLAND MNK-TM (MACRONEKTON TRACE METALS) MMS-CI3(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA Cl 3 IN SEDIMENT) MMS-MtI(MEIOFAUNA) DEw-DONALD E. wOHLSCHLAG MMS-MST(MEIOFAUNA MASTER GRAB) DK-OAN L. KAMYKOWSKI MYG-MYC(SEDIMENT MYCOLOGY) PJ-PATRICIA L. JOHANSEN NEu-TAX(NEUSTON TAXONOMY) UT-GEOPHYSICAL LAB, GALVESTON SEO-(SEDIMENT) EWB-E, W. BEHRENS SED-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) SED-MPL(SEDIMENT MICROZOOPLANKTON) 3ED-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) SDG-OEP(SEDIMENT DEPOSITION) STD-ST (SALINITY-TEMPERATURE-DEPTH) TDC-ST (TEMPERATURE-DEPTH-CONOUCTIVITY UTSA-UNIV, OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO TRM-TUR(TRANSMISSOMETRY-TURBIDITY) SAR-SAMUEL a. RAMIREZ VT -MPL(MICROZOOPLANK TON-VERT ICAL TOW) WVA-O, w, VAN AUKEN »AT-(WATER COLUMN) wAT-ATP(ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE) wAT-BAC(WATER COLUMN BACTERIOLOGY) 234 wAT-CI3(DELT A Cl 3) UT-AUSTIN WAT-CLN(CHLOROPHYLL-NANNOPLANKTON-76-77) pjs-paul j, szaniszlo wAT-CLP(CHLOROPHYLL“PHYTOPLANKTON-76-77) WAT-00 (DISSOLVED OXYGEN) U.S.G.S,-CORPUS CHRISTI wAT-FLU(FLUORESCENCE) HB-HENRY 6ERHYHILL wAJ-HC (WATER HYDROCARBONS) wAT-LH (LOw-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) WAT-MPL(MICROZUOPLANKTON) WAT-MYC(WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY) RICE-RICE UNIVERSITY wAT-NUHNUTRIENTS) RU-RICE UNIVERSITY wAT-NI«(CARBONIA NANNOPLANKTON) REC-RICHARD E, CASEY wAT-PHY(PHYTOPLANKTON) wAT-PRO(PROTOZQA) wAT-PI4(CARBONI4 PHYTOPLANKTON) HAT-SSM(WATER-SUSPENDED SEDIMENT) wAT-TOC(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON) ZCT-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) ZPL-HC (ZOOPLANKTON HYDROCARBONS) ZPL-TAX(ZOOPLAN*TON TAXONOMY) ZPL-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) STUDY AREA KEY 01 SALINITY AND TEMPERATURE# CURRENTS 03 DISSOLVED NUTRIENTS OXYGEN# 04 LOw-MOL£CULAR-«EIGHT HYDROCARBONS Ob HIGH-MOLECULAH-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS# BENTHIC VERTEBRATES Ob INVERTEBRATE EPIFAUNA AND INFAUNA 07 BENTHIC FISH 08 HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS-SEDIMENT#PARTICULATE# DISSOLVED# ZOOPLANKTON 09 chlorophyll A 10 ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE 11 PHYTOPLANKTON 12 FLUORESCENCE 13 MEIOFAUNA 14 NEUSTON lb TRACE METALS 16 CARBON 14 19 SEDIMENT TEXTURE# BACTERIOLOGY, MYCOLOGY IN SEDIMENT 23 MICROZOOPLANKTON (PROTOZOA) 24 ZOOPLANKTON 25 SHELLED MICROZOOPLANKTON 26 TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA CARBON 13 27 LIGHT ABSORPTION (PHOTOMETRY) 30 HISTOPATHOLOGY 40 BENTHIC MICROBIOLOGY 41 WATER COLUMN MICROBIOLOGY 42 BENTHIC MYCOLOGY 43 WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS STA, LORAC LATITUDE LONGITUDE DEPTH TRAN, LORAN 3H3 3H2 LG LR METERS FEET 235 1 1 2575 4003 1180.07 171.46 28 12 N» 96 27 w* 18 59 2 2440 3950 961.49 275.71 27 55 N* 96 20 W* 42 136 3 2500 3863 799.45 466.07 27 34 N* 96 07 w* 134 439 4 2583 4015 1206.53 157,92 28 14 N* 96 29 ** 10 33 5 2360 3910 661,09 369.08 27 44 N* 96 14 w* 82 269 6 2330 3892 819,72 412.96 27 39 N* 96 12 w* 100 328 2 1 2078 3962 373.62 192.04 27 40 N* 96 59 w» 22 72 2 2050 3918 454,46 382.00 27 30 N* 96 45 w* 49 161 3 2040 3850 564,67 585.52 27 18 N* 96 23 w* 131 430 4 2056 3936 431.26 310.30 27 34 N* 96 50 w* 36 112 5 2032 3992 498.85 487,62 27 24 N* 96 36 w* 78 256 6 2068 3878 560.54 506.34 27 24 N* 96 29 w* 98 322 7 2045 3835 27 15 N* 96 18,5 w* 182 600 3 1 1585 3880 139.13 909.96 26 58 N* 97 11 w* 25 82 2 1683 3841 286,38 855.91 26 56 N» 96 48 ** 65 213 3 1775 3812 391.06 829,02 26 56 N* 96 33 w* 106 346 4 1552 3885 95,64 926.13 26 58 N* 97 20 w* 15 49 5 1623 3867 192.19 888,06 26 56 N* 97 02 ft* 40 131 6 1790 3808 411.48 824,57 26 58 N* 96 30 w* 125 410 4 1 1130 3747 187.50 1423.50 26 10 N* 97 01 ** 27 88 2 1300 3700 271.99 1310.61 26 10 N* 96 39 w* 47 154 3 1425 3663 333.77 1241,34 26 10 N* 96 24 ** 91 298 1073 3763 163.42 1456.90 10 08 4 26N* 97w* 1549 170. 213.13 26 10 N* 96 54 ft* 37 121 6 1355 3685 304.76 1272.48 26 10 N* 96 31 w* 65 213 7 1448 3659 350.37 1224.51 26 10 N* 96 20 ft* 130 426 5 1 3738 1367.45 (HR) I 2159 3900 635.06 422.83 27 32 OSN** 96 26 19W** 75 246 (9) 2 2169 3902 644.54 416.95 27 32 46N** 96 27 25w** 72 237 3 2163 3900 641.60 425.10 27 32 05N** 96 27 35w** 81 266 4 2165 3905 638.40 411.18 27 33 02N*» 96 29 03w** 76 250 (Sb) 1 2086 3889 563,00 468,28 27 26 49N** 96 31 18W** 81 266 (8) 2 2081 3889 560.95 475.80 27 26 14N** 96 31 02w** 82 269 3 2074 3690 552.92 475.15 27 26 06N** 96 31 47w** 62 269 4 2076 3890 551.12 472.73 27 26 14N** 96 32 07w** 62 269 NOTE: * MEANS DEGREES AND MINUTES ** MEANS DEGREES MINUTES SECONDS START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/DESCRIPTION CARD TYPE 2 1 16 016210 7 II CARD TYPE (ALWAYS 2) SAMPLES RUN WITH DARK SUBSTITUTE 8 3X BLANK 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 15 2X BLANK 17 II TRANSECT 18 IX BLANK 19 II STATION 20 BLANK IX 21 A 1 PHYTOPLANKTON TYPE CODE A s NANNOPLANKTON E s NETPLANKTON I 22 F 6 CARBON 14 ((MILLIGRAMS)/(CUBIC METER)(HOUR)) 1 28 F 5 CHLOROPHYLL A (MICROGRAMS/LITER BY SCOR-UNESCO METHOD)** 33 F 6 CARBON 14/CHLOROPHYLL A RATIO*** 236 CARD TYPE 3 1 Ib 01321k) II CARD TYPE (ALWAYS 3) SAMPLES RUN WITHOUT DARK SUBSTITUTION • • •• * • REMAINDER OF CARD TYPE 3 IDENTICAL TO CARD TYPE 2 COMMENTS » ALWAYS THE SAME AS THE APPROPRIATE INVENTORY SAMPLE CODE »* VALUES OF 0.000 REPRESENT SAMPLES WITH NO DETECTABLE VALUES *** BOANK VALUES REPRESENT VALUES INCALCUABLE BECAUSE OF 0,000 CHLOROPHYLL A MEASUREMENTS NOTE: FOR 1975 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A BLANK FOR 1976 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS AN A FOR 1977 THE FIRST CHARACTER OF Tht SAMPLE CODE IS A B DATA 237 BLM SOUTH TEXAS OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF STUDY (1975-1977) DATA TYPE: TRACE METALS (TM) IN SEDIMENT (CHG-TM) IN ZOOPLANKTON (2PL-TM AND 2CT-TM) IN EPIFAUNA (CHT-TM) IN MACRONEKTON (MNK-TM) PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR! FOR SEDIMENT HENRY BERRYHILL (MB) U, S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (USGS) CORPUS CMRISTI, TEXAS FOR ZOOPLANKTON, EPIFAUNA, AND MACRONEKTON B. J. PRESLEY (BJP) P, N, BOOTHE TEXAS A+M UNIVERSITY (TAMU) COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS ASSOCIATE INVESTIGATORS: DONNA BARANONSKI SCOTT SCHOFIELD DIRECTORY FOR STUDY AREA FILE 40: METHODS, DATA FORMAT AND COMMENTS FILE ail 1976 SEDIMENT TRACE METAL DATA FILE 42: 1977 SEDIMENT TRACE METAL DATA FILE 43! 1975 ZOOPLANKTON, EPIFAUNA, AND MACRONEKTON TRACE METAL DATA FILE 44! 1976 ZOOPLANKTON, EPIFAUNA, AND MACRONEKTON TRACE METAL DATA FILE 45: 1977 ZOOPLANKTON, EPIFAUNA, AND MACRONEKTON TRACE METAL DATA METHODS EQUIPMENT FOR ZOOPLANKTON, EPIFAUNA, AND MACRONEKTON WORK! FOR CADMIUM, CROMIUM, NICKEL, LEAD—-PERKIN-ELMER MODEL 306 ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETER EQUIPPED WITH AN H6A-2100 GRAPHITE FURNACE ATOMIZER FOR COPPER, IRON, ZINC—JARREL-ASH MODEL 810 ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETER DETAILED METHODS ON PROCEDURES IN 1976 AND 1977 AVAILABLE FINAL REPORTS TO BLM DATA FORMAT FOR FILES 41 AND 42 SEDIMENT TRACE METAL DATA CARO TYPE 1—-STANDARD INVENTORY CARD­ COLUMNS FIELD TYPE DESCRIPTION 1 II ALWAYS 0 (ZERO) 238 2-3 12 STUDY AREA (SEE STUDY AREA KEY) 4-6 13 ALWAYS 21 td FOR MASTER FILES 7 II CARD TYPE, ALWAYS I FOR INVENTORY(SEE DATA FORMATS) 8 II STUDY SUBAREA (DEFIMEO IN DATA FORMATS FOR STUDY AREAS) 9-10 2X BLANK 11-14 A 4 SAMPLE CODE (FINAL CODE ASSIGNED) 15-16 12 MONTH 17-18 12 DAY 19-20 12 YEAR 21-24 14 TIME OF DAY (LOCAL CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME OR CENTRAL STANDARD TIME) 25 IX BLANK 26 II SAMPLE COLLECTION AREA la TRANSECT 1 2* TRANSECT 2 3* TRANSECT 3 4s TRANSECT 4 7s RIG MONITORING AREA Bs SOUTHERN BANK 9s HOSPITAL ROCK 27 IX BLANK 28 II STATION (SEE BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS) 29 A 1 DsOAYj NaNIGMT 30-32 A 3 TYPE OF SAMPLE(SEE KEY TO CODES) 33-36 A 4 SAMPLE DISPOSITION (SEE KEY TO CODES) 37-39 A 3 SAMPLE USE (SEE KEY TO COOES) 40-42 A 3 PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR (SEE KEY CODES) 43 U REPLICATE CODE 0s NOT A REPLICATE SAMPLE is IST REPLICATE SAMPLE 2* 2ND REPLICATE SAMPLE ETC. NOTE; REPLICATE CODE HAS NOT BEEN CONSISTENTLY USED; REPLICATE CODE MAY BE 0 FOR A REPLICATE SAMPLE WITH THE REPLICATE NUMBER APPEARING ON THE DATA LINES 44 II FILTERED CODE 0s not applicable is SAMPLE is a filtered sample 2a SAMPLE IS A NON-FILTERED SAMPLE 45 II RELATIVE DEPTH CODE 0s NOT CODED is SURFACE 2s 1/2 PHOTIC ZONE 3s PHOTIC ZONE 45 PHOTIC ZONE TO BOTTOM 5s BOTTOM 6s NOT APPLICABLE 8s ACTUAL DEPTH IN METERS GIVEN IN COLS. 54-56 9s VERTICAL TOW; ALL DEPTHS SAMPLED NOTE: RELATIVE DEPTH CODE HAS BEEN INCONSISTENTLY USED; IN MOST CASES IT HAS NOT BEEN CODED ON THE INVENTORY LINE; IF RELATIVE DEPTH IS MISSING FROM THE INVENTORY LINE, IT MAY BE GIVEN ON THE DATA LINES OR CAN BE DETERMINED FROM THE STUDY AREA 46 II DISSOLVED PARTICLE CODE CODES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 47 II POOLED CODE 0s NOT A POOLED SAMPLE is A POOLED SAMPLE 239 NOTE: MAY not have been used 46 II LIVE CODE CODES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED: APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 49 II ARCHIVE CODE 0s NOT AN ARCHIVE sample is AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE 50 II QUALITY CONTROL CODE 0s NOT A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE is A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE 51 II CONTRACTED CODE BLANK OR 0= BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE is NOT A BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE 52-53 12 CRUISE NUMBER 54-56 13 SAMPLE DEPTH IN METERS: NOTE: 999 MEANS NOT APPLICABLE 991 MEANS VERTICAL TOW FROM SURFACE TO 25 METERS 992 MEANS VERTICAL TOW FROM 25 TO 50 METERS 993 MEANS VERTICAL TOw FROM 50 METERS TO BOTTOM 57-60 A 4 PARENT SAMPLE CODE FOR SUBSAMPLES NOTE: FOR A SAMPLE WHICH IS NOT A SUBSAMPLE THIS FIELD WILL CONTAIN XXXX OR BE BLANK 61 IX BLANK 62-69 A 6 PREVIOUS SAMPLE CODE ALLOWS REFERENCE TO 1975* 1976, 1977 FINAL REPORTS TO BLM NOTE: MOST CODES WILL BE THE STANDARD 4 CHARACTER VARIETY (IN COLS. 62-65): THE ADDITIONAL COLS. IN THIS FIELD ARE FOR POOLED SAMPLES* E.C.s A) AAAA-C INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAAA,AAAB*AAAC B) AAZY-BAA INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAZY* AAZZ *ABAA KEY TO CODES SAMPLE TYPE—SAMPLE USAGE DISPOSITION AND PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR BAG-BAC(SEDIM£nT BACTERIOLOGY)' CHG-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) TAMU-TEXAS At-M UNIVERSITY CMG-MSUCHEMISTRY GRAB) LHP-LINDA H, PEQUEGNAT CHG-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) CSG-C.S. GIAM CHG-TEX(SEDIMENT TEXTURE) TSP-E, TAISOO PARK CHL-(TOTAL CHLOROPHYLL-1975) CHT-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) BJP-B.J, PRESLEY CHT-MST(EPIFAUNA CHEMISTRY TRAWL) WMS-WILLIAM M. SACKETT CHT-TM (EPIFAUNA TRACE METALS) wEP-wILLIS E, PEQUEGNAT EPI-FSH(EPIFAUNA DEMERSAL FISH) RR-RICHARD REZAK EPI-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) wEH-wILLIAM E. HAENSLY EPI-HPI(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) JMN-JERRY M. NEFF £PI-HPT(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) WH-WILLIAM E. HAENSLY EPI-INV(EPIFAUNA INVERTEBRATES) JN-JERRY M, NEFF EPI-MST(EPIFAUNA MASTER) JRS-JOHN R, SCHWARZ ICH-(ICHTHYOPLANKTON) JHW-JOHN H. WQRMUTH INF-MST(INFAUNA MASTER) UT-PORT ARANSAS MARINE LAB. INF-SED(INFAUNA SEDIMENT) PLP-PATRICK L. PARKER INF-TAX(INFAUNA TAXONOMY) NPS-NED P, SMITH LGT-PZ (PHOTOMETRY) CVB-CHASE VAN BAALEN LMw-HC (LOw-mOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) JSH-J, SELMON HOLLAND MNK-TM (MACKONEKTON TRACE METALS) MMS-CI3(TOT AL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA Cl 3 IN SEDIMENT) 240 MMS-MEI(MEIOFAUNA) DEw-DONALD E. WOHLSCHLAG MMS-MSKMEIOFAUNA MASTER CRAB) OK-OAN L. KAMYKOwSKI MYG-MYC(SEDIM£NT MYCOLOGY) PJ-PATRICIA L. JOHANSEN NEU-TAX(NEUSTON TAXONOMY) UT-GEOPHYSICAL LAB. GALVESTON SED-(SEDIMENT) EWB-E. W. BEHRENS SED-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) SEO-MPLCSEDIMENT MICROZOOPLANKTON) SED-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) SOG-DEP(SEDIM£NT DEPOSITION) STD-ST (SALINITY-TEMPERATURE-DEPTH) TDC-ST (TEMPERATURE-OEPTH-CONOUCTIVITY UTSA-UNIV. OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO TRM-TUR(TRANSMISSOMETRY-TURBIDITY) SAR-SAMUEL A, RAMIREZ VT -MPL(MICROZOOPLANKTON-vERTICAL TOW) WVA-Q. w. VAN AUKEN WAT-(WATER COLUMN) nAT-ATP(ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE) wAf-bAC(WATER COLUMN BACTERIOLOGY) WAT-CI3(DELTA Ci3) UT-AUSTIN wAT-CLN(CHLOROPHYLL-NANNOPLANKTON-7b-77) PJS-PAUL J, SZANISZLO «at-clp(Chlorophyll“Phytoplankton-76-77) WAT-00 (DISSOLVED OXYGEN) U.S.G.S,-CORPUS CHRISTI wAT-FLU(FLUORESCENCE) hb-henry berryhill WAT-HC (WATER HYDROCARBONS) wAT-LH (LOn-MOLECULAR-nEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) wAT-MPL(MICROZOOPLANKTON) WAT-MYC(WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY) RICE-RICE UNIVERSITY wAT-NUT(NUTRIENTS) RU-RICE UNIVERSITY wAT-NI4(CARBONI4 NANNOPLANKTON) REC-RICHARD E. CASEY mAT-PHY(PHYTOPLANKTON) wAT-PRO(PROTOZOA) wAT-Pia(CARBONia PHYTOPLANKTON) WAT-SSM(WATER-SUSPENDED SEDIMENT) wAT-TOC(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON) ZCT-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) ZPL-HC (ZOOPLANKTON HYDROCARBONS) ZPL-TAX(ZOOPLANKTON TAXONOMY) ZPL-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) STUDY AREA KEY 01 SALINITY AND TEMPERATURE, CURRENTS 143 dissolved oxygen, nutrients 04 LOW-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT hydrocarbons ids hIGH-MOLECULAH-WEIGHT hydrocarbons, benthic vertebrates 0b INVERTEBRATE EPIFAUNA AND infauna 07 BENTHIC fish 08 HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS-SEDIMENT,PARTICULATE, DISSOLVED, zooplankton 09 CHLOROPHYLL A 10 ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE u phytoplankton 12 FLUORESCENCE 13 MEIOFAUNA 14 NEUSTON 15 TRACE METALS 16 CARBON 14 19 SEDIMENT TEXTURE, BACTERIOLOGY, MYCOLOGY IN SEDIMENT 23 MICROZOOPLANKTON (PROTOZOA) 24 ZOOPLANKTON 25 SHELLED MICROZOOPLANKTON 241 ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA CARBON 13 2b TOTAL 27 LIGHT ABSORPTION (PHOTOMETRY) 30 HISTOPATHQIOGY 40 BENTHIC MICROBIOLOGY 41 WATER COLUMN MICROBIOLOGY 42 BENTHIC MYCOLOGY 43 *AIER COLUMN MYCOLOGY BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS TRAN. STA. LORAN LORAC LATITUDE LONGITUDE DEPTH 3H3 3H2 LG LR METERS FEET 1 1 2575 4*03 1100.07 171.46 28 12 N* 96 27 ** 18 59 2 2440 3950 961.49 275.71 27 55 N* 96 20 ** 42 138 3 2300 3863 799.45 466.07 27 34 N* 96 07 ** 154 439 4 2583 4015 1206.53 157.92 28 14 N* 96 29 W* 10 33 5 2360 3910 861.09 369.08 27 44 N* 96 14 ** 82 269 6 2330 3692 819,72 412.96 27 39 N* 96 12 6* 100 328 2 1 2076 3962 373.62 192.04 27 40 N* 96 59 ** 22 72 2 2050 3918 454,46 382.00 27 30 N* 96 45 ** 49 161 3 2040 3850 564,67 565.52 27 18 N* 96 23 ** 131 430 4 2056 3950 431.26 310.30 27 34 N» 96 50 ** 36 112 5 2032 3992 498,65 487.62 27 24 N* 96 36 ** 76 256 N* 560.54 506.34 27 24 96 29 ** 98 322 7 2045 3835 27 IS N* 96 18,5 ** 182 600 6 2068 3876 26 N* 97** 25 82 2 1683 3841 286.38 855.91 26 58 N* 96 48 ** 65 213 3 1775 3812 391.06 829.02 26 56 N* 96 33 ** 106 348 4 1552 3885 95,64 928,13 26 58 N* 97 20 ** 15 49 5 1623 3867 192.19 888,06 26 58 N* 97 02 ** 40 131 6 1790 3808 411,48 824.57 26 56 N» 96 30 w* 125 410 3 1 1585 3880 139.13 909.98 56 11 4 I 1130 3747 187.50 1423.50 26 10 N* 97 01 ** 27 88 2 1300 3700 271.99 1310,61 2b 10 N* 96 39 ** 47 154 N* ** 3 1425 3663 333.77 1241,34 26 10 96 24 91 298 4 1073 3763 163,42 1456,90 26 10 N* 97 08 ** 15 49 5 1170 3738 213.13 1387.45 26 10 N* 96 54 ** 37 121 1355 3685 304.76 1272.46 26 10 N* 96 31 ** 65 213 7 1448 3659 350.37 1224.51 26 10 N* 96 20 *• 130 426 b (HR) 1 2159 3900 635,06 422.83 27 32 05N** 96 28 19*** 75 246 (9) 2 2169 5902 644.54 416.95 27 52 46N** 9b 27 25*** 72 237 3 2163 3900 641.60 425.10 27 32 05N** 96 27 55*** 81 266 4 2165 3905 636.40 411.18 27 33 02N** 96 29 03*** 76 250 (SB) 1 2066 3889 563.00 466.28 27 26 49N** 96 31 16*** 81 266 (8) 2 2081 5889 560.95 475.80 27 26 14N** 96 31 02*** 82 269 3 2074 3890 552.92 475.15 27 26 06N** 96 31 47*** 82 269 4 2076 3890 551.12 472,73 27 26 14N** 96 32 07*** 82 269 NOTE: * MEANS DEGREES AND MINUTES •* MEANS DEGREES MINUTES SECONDS 242 START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/OESCRIPTION CARO TYPE 2 I lb 015210 7 II CARO TYPE (ALWAYS 2) 6 3X BLANK 11 AA SAMPLE CODE* 16 F 5 BARIUM (PPM) 22 FA CADMIUM (PPM) 27 FA CHROMIUM (PPM) 32 F 3 COPPER (PPM) 3b F 5 IRON (PPM) A 2 FA MANGANESE (PPM) A 7 FA NICKEL (PPM) 52 FA LEAD (PPM) 57 FA VANADIUM (PPM) 62 FA ZINC (PPM) DATA FORMAT FOR FILES As# AA, AND A 5 ZOOPLANKTON, EPIFAUNA, AND MACRONEKTON CARO TYPE I—-STANDARD INVENTORY CARD™ FORMAT FOR CARD TYPE I SAME AS FOR FILES Al AND A 2 START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/OESCRIPTION CARD TYPE 2 1 16 015210 7 II CARO TYPE (ALWAYS 2) 8 3X BLANK 11 AA SAMPLE CODE* 16 2AIO SPECIES NAME AND TISSUE F = FLESH G s GILLS L * LIVER H s HEPATOPANCREAS s I INDIVIDUAL SAMPLE P « POOLED SAMPLE OF SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS WITHIN A SAMPLE CODE OF SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS FROM = POOLED SAMPLE T SEVERAL SAMPLE COOES F 5 DRY WEIGHT OF SAMPLE (GRAMS) 36 Al F 6 CADMIUM (PPM)** A 7 F 6 CHROMIUM (PPM)** 53 F 7 COPPER (PPM)** 60 F 8 IRON (PPM)** F 8 NICKEL (PPM)** 66 F 6 LEAD (PPM)** 82 F 7 VANADIUM (PPM)** 76 89 F6 ZINC (PPM)** 95 F 7 ALUMINUM (PPM)** 102 F 8 CALCIUM (PPM)** U 0 F 5 PERCENT MOISTURE WET wEIGHTsDRY WEIGHT((100-MOISTURE)/100) COMMENTS * ALWAYS THE SAME AS THE APPROPRIATE INVENTORY SAMPLE CODE ** A NEGATIVE CONCENTRATION SHOULD BE INTERPRETED MEAN CONCENTRATION TO THAT THE ACTUAL 243 IS LESS Than the absolute value of the COOED value, the absolue value BEING THE DETECTION LIMIT OF THE INSTRUMENT USED. EXAMPLE: -,85 MEANS LESS THAN 8.5 (THE DETECTION LIMIT) NOTE: FOR 1975 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF TH£ SAMPLE CODE IS A BLANK FOR 197 b DATA ThE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS AN A FOR 1977 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A B 244 MAGNETIC DATA TAPE 3 BLM SOUTH TEXAS OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF STUDY (1975-1977) DATA TYPE: SALINITY, TEMPERATURE, AND DEPTH (STD-ST) PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATORS NED P, SMITH (NPS) UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MARINE SCIENCE INSTITUTE (UT) PORT ARANSAS MARINE LABORATORY PORT ARANSAS, TEXAS ASSOCIATE INVESTIGATORS: JAMES C, EVANS WILLIAM MACNAUGHTON DIRECTORY FOR STUDY AREA FILE 2: METHODS, DATA FORMAT AND COMMENTS FILE 3: DATA FILE FOR RIG MONITORING STUDY METHODS EQUIPMENT: HYDROGRAPHIC DATA NORMALLY COLLECTED USING A PLESSEY MODEL 9060 SELF­CONTAINEU SALINITY/TEMPERATURE/DEPTH PROFILE SYSTEM (STD) IN BRACKISH OR SHALLOW WATER: MARTEK MODEL TDC METERING SYSTEM SAMPLES• WATER SAMPLES TAKEN WITH N'ANSEN BOTTLES WITH PAIRS OF REVERSING THERMOMETERS DATA FORMAT CARD TYPE l«STANDARD INVENTORY CARD­ COLUMNS FIELD TYPE DESCRIPTION 1 II ALWAYS 0 (ZERO) 2-3 12 STUDY AREA (SEE STUDY AREA KEY) u-6 13 ALWAYS 210 FOR MASTER FILES 7 II CARO TYPE# ALWAYS 1 FOR INVENTORY(SEE DATA FORMATS) 6 II STUDY SUBAREA (DEFINED IN DATA FORMATS FOR STUDY AREAS) 9-10 2X BLANK 11-14 A 4 SAMPLE CODE (FINAL CODE ASSIGNED) 15-16 12 MONTH 245 17-18 12 DAT 19-2k) 12 YEAR OP DAY CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME OR STANDARD TIME) 21-24 14 TIME (LOCAL CENTRAL 25 IX BLANK 26 II SAMPLE COLLECTION AREA 1= TRANSECT I 2= TRANSECT 2 3s TRANSECT 3 «s TRANSECT 4 7s RIG MONITORING AREA SOUTHERN BANK 8s 9s HOSPITAL ROCK 27 12 STATION (SEE BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS) 29 A 1 DsOAY; NsnIGHT 30-32 A 3 TYPE OF SAMPLE(SEE CODES) KEY TO KEY TO 33-36 A 4 SAMPLE DISPOSITION (SEE COOES) 37-39 A 3 SAMPLE USE (SEE KEY TO CODES) 40-42 A 3 PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR (SEE KEY COOES) 43 II REPLICATE CODE 0s NOT A REPLICATE SAMPLE is IST REPLICATE SAMPLE 2s 2ND REPLICATE SAMPLE ETC. NOTE; REPLICATE CODE HAS NOT BEEN CONSISTENTLY USED; REPLICATE CODE MAY BE 0 FOR A REPLICATE SAMPLE WITH THE REPLICATE NUMBER APPEARING ON THE DATA LINES 44 II FILTERED CODE 0s NOT applicable is SAMPLE IS A FILTERED SAMPLE 2S SAMPLE is a non-filtered sample 45 11 RELATIVE DEPTH CODE NOT coded0s is SURFACE 2s 1/2 PHOTIC ZONE 3s PHOTIC ZONE 4s PHOTIC ZONE TO BOTTOM 5s BOTTOM 6s NOT APPLICABLE 8s ACTUAL DEPTH IN METERS GIVEN IN COLS. 54-56 9s VERTICAL TOW; ALL DEPTHS SAMPLED RELATIVE DEPTH CODE HAS BEEN INCONSISTENTLY USED; IN MOST CASES IT HAS NOT BEEN COOED ON THE INVENTORY LINE; IF RELATIVE DEPTH IS MISSING FROM THE INVENTORY LINE/ IT MAY BE GIVEN ON THE DATA LINES OR CAN BE DETERMINED FROM THE STUDY AREA 46 II DISSOLVED PARTICLE CODE CODES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 47 II POOLED CODE NOTE: NOT A POOLED SAMPLE 0s is A POOLED SAMPLE NOTE: MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED 48 II LIVE CODE CODES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 49 II ARCHIVE CODE 0s NOT AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE is AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE 50 II QUALITY CONTROL CODE 0s NOT A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE 246 is A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE 51 II CONTRACTED CODE BLANK OR 0= BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE is NOT A BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE 52-53 12 CRUISE NUMBER 5<4-5b 13 SAMPLE DEPTH IN METERS? NOTE; 999 MEANS NOT APPLICABLE 991 MEANS VERTICAL TO* FROM SURFACE TO 25 METERS 992 MEANS VERTICAL TO* FROM 25 TO 50 METERS 993 MEANS VERTICAL TO* FROM 50 METERS TO BOTTOM 57-00 A<4 PARENT SAMPLE CODE FOR SUBSAMPLES NOTE: FOR A SAMPLE WHICH IS NOT A SUBSAMPLE THIS FIELD WILL CONTAIN XXXX OR BE BLANK 61 IX BLANK 62-69 A 0 PREVIOUS SAMPLE CODE ALLOWS REFERENCE TO 1975/ 1976/ 1977 FINAL REPORTS TO BLM NOTE; MOST CODES WILL BE THE STANDARD <1 CHARACTER VARIETY (IN COLS. 62-65)? THE ADDITIONAL COLS. IN THIS FIELD ARE FOR POOLED SAMPLES/ E.G.= A) AAAA-C INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAAA/AAAB/aaac B) AAZY-BAA INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAZY/AAZZ/ABAA KEY TO COOES SAMPLE TYPE—sample usage DISPOSITION AND PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR BAG-BAC(SEDIMENT BACTERIOLOGY) CHG-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) TAMU-TEXAS A*M UNIVERSITY CHG-MST(CHEMISTRY GRAB) LHP-LINDA H, PEOUEGNAT CHG-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) CSG-C.S. GI AM CHG-TEX(SEDIMENT TEXTURE) TSP-E. TAISOO PARK CHL-(TOTAL CHLOROPHYLL-1975) CHT-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) BJP-B.J. PRESLEY CHT-MST(EPIFAUNA CHEMISTRY TRAWL) WMB-WILLIAM M. SACKETT CHT-TM (EPIFAUNA TRACE METALS) wEP-wILLIS E. PEOUEGNAT EPI-FSH(EPIFAUNA DEMERSAL FISH) RR-RICHARD REZAK EPI-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) WEH-WILLIAM E. HAENSLY EPI-HPI(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOCY) Jmn-JERRY M. nEFF EPI-HPT(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOCY) WH-WILLIAM E. HAENSLY EPI—INV(EPIFAUNA INVERTEBRATES) JN-JERRY M, NEFF EPI-MST(EPIFAUNA MASTER) JRS-JOHN R, SCHWARZ ICH-(ICHTHYOPLANKTON) JHw-JOHN H, wormuth INF-MST(INFAUNA MASTER) UT-PORT ARANSAS MARINE LAB. INF-SED(INFAUNA SEDIMENT) PLP-PATRICK L, PARKER INF-TAX(INFAUNA TAXONOMY) NPS-NED P. SMITH LGT-PZ (PHOTOMETRY) CVB-CHASE VAN BAALEN LMW-HC (LOW-MOLECULAR-w£IGMT HYDROCARBONS) JSH-J, SELMON HOLLAND MNK-TM (MACRONEKTON TRACE METALS) MMS-CI3(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA Cl 3 IN SEDIMENT) MMS-MEI(MEIOFAUNA) DEw-OONALD E. WOHLSCHLAG MMS-MST(MEIOFAUNA MASTER GRAB) DK-OAN L. KAMYKOWSKI MYG-MYC(SEDIMENT MYCOLOGY) PJ-PATRICIA L. JOHANSEN NEU-TAX(NEUSTON TAXONOMY) UT-GEOPHYSICAL LAB, GALVESTON SED-(SEDIMENT) E*6-E, w, BEHRENS SEO-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) SED-MPLISEDIMENT MICROZOOPLANKTON) SEO-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) 247 SDG-UEPI SEDIMENT DEPOSITION) STd-ST (SALINITY-TEMPERATURE-DEPTH) TDC-ST (TEMPERATURE-OEPTH-CONDUCTIVITY UTSA-UNIV. OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO THM-TURCTRANSMISSOMETRY-TURBIDITY) SAR-SAMUEL A. RAMIREZ VT -MPUMICROZUOPLANKTON-VERTICAL TOW) WVA-O, W. VAN AUKEN WAT-(WATER COLUMN) wAT-ATP(ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE) wAT-BAC(HATER COLUMN BACTERIOLOGY) Cl 3) UT-AUSTIN wAT-CI3(OELT A wAT-CLN(CHLOROPHYLL-NANNOPLANKTON-76-77) PJS-PAUL J, szaniszlo nAT-CLP(CHLOROPMYLL-PHYTOPLANKTON-76-77) WAT-00 (DISSOLVED OXYGEN) U.S.G.S,-CORPUS CHRISTI «AT-FLU(FLUORESCENCE) HB-HENRY BERRYHILL WAT-HC (WATER HYDROCARBONS) wAT-LH (LOw-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) wAT-MPL(MICROZOOPLANKTON) RICE-RICE UNIVERSITY W AT-MYC(wATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY) wAT-NUT(NUTRIENTS) RU-RICE UNIVERSITY REC-RICHARD £. CASEY *AT-NI4(CARBONI4 NANNOPLANKTON) wAT-PHY(PHYTOPLANKTON) WAT-PRO(PROTOZOA) wAT-PI4(CARBONI4 PHYTOPLANKTON) wAT-SSM(WATER-SUSPENDED SEDIMENT) wAT-TUC(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON) ZCT-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) ZPL-HC (ZOOPLANKTON HYDROCARBONS) ZPL-TAX(ZOOPLANKTON TAXONOMY) ZPL-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) STUDY AREA KEY 01 SALINITY AND TEMPERATURE# CURRENTS 03 DISSOLVED OXYGEN, NUTRIENTS 04 LOW-MULECULAR-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS 05 HIGH-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS/ BENTHIC VERTEBRATES 06 INVERTEBRATE EPIFAUNA AND INFAUNA 07 BENTHIC FISH 08 HIGH-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS-SEDIMENT/PARTICULATE/ DISSOLVED, ZOOPLANKTON OR CHLOROPHYLL A 10 ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE PHYTOPLANKTON 11 12 FLUORESCENCE 13 MEIOFAUNA NEUSTON14 15 TRACE METALS CARBON 14 16 19 SEDIMENT TEXTURE/ BACTERIOLOGY, MYCOLOGY IN SEDIMENT 23 MICROZOOPLANKTON (PROTOZOA) 2a ZOOPLANKTON 25 SHELLED MICROZOOPLANKTON ORGANIC AND 13 2b TOTAL CARBON DELTA CARBON 27 LIGHT ABSORPTION (PHOTOMETRY) 30 HISTOPATHOLO6Y 40 BENTHIC MICROBIOLOGY 41 WATER COLUMN MICROBIOLOGY 42 BENTHIC MYCOLOGY WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY 43 248 ttLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS TRAN. STA, LORAN LORAC LATITUDE LONGITUDE DEPTH 3H3 3H2 LG LR METERS FEET 1 1 2575 4003 1180.07 171.46 28 12 N* 96 27 ** 18 59 2 2440 3950 961.49 275.71 27 55 N* 96 20 ** 42 138 3 2300 3865 799.45 466.07 27 34 N* 96 07 ** 154 439 4 2563 4015 1206.53 157.92 28 N* 96 29 ** 10 33 14 5 2360 3910 661.09 369,08 27 44 N* 96 14 ** 82 269 6 2330 3892 819,72 412.96 27 39 N* 96 12 ** 100 328 2 1 2078 3962 373.62 192.04 27 40 N* 96 59 W* 22 72 2 2050 3918 454.46 382.00 27 30 N* 96 45 ** 49 161 3 2040 3850 564.67 505.52 27 18 N* 96 23 ** 131 430 4 2058 3936 431.26 310.30 27 34 N* 96 50 ** 36 112 5 2032 3992 498.85 487,62 27 24 N* 96 36 ** 78 256 6 2068 3878 560,54 506.34 27 24 N» 96 29 ** 98 322 7 2045 3835 27 15 N* 96 18.5 ** 182 600 3 1 1585 3860 139,13 909.98 26 58 N* 97 11 ** 25 82 2 1683 3841 286.38 855.91 26 58 N* 96 48 ** 65 213 3 1775 3812 391.06 829,02 26 58 N* 96 33 ** 106 348 4 1552 3885 95.64 928.13 26 58 N* 97 20 «* IS 49 5 1623 3867 192.19 886,06 26 56 N* 97 02 ** 40 131 6 1790 3808 411.46 624.57 26 58 N* 96 30 ** 125 410 4 1 1130 3747 187.50 1423.50 26 10 N* 97 01 w* 27 88 2 1300 3700 271.99 1310,61 26 10 N* 96 39 n* 47 154 3 1425 3663 333.77 1241,34 26 10 N* 96 24 W* 91 298 4 1073 3763 163.42 1456.90 26 10 N* 97 08 w* 15 49 5 1170 3738 213,13 1387,45 26 10 N* 96 54 ** 37 121 6 1355 3685 304.76 1272.48 26 10 N* 96 31 ** 65 213 7 1448 3659 350.37 1224,51 26 10 N* 96 20 ** 130 426 (HR) 1 2159 3900 635.06 422.83 27 32 05N** 96 26 19m)** 75 246 (9) 2 2169 3902 644,54 416.95 27 32 46N** 96 27 25*** 72 237 2163 3900 641.60 425.10 27 32 05N** 96 27 35*** 81 266 4 2165 3905 638.40 411.16 27 33 02N** 96 29 03*** 76 250 3 49N** (SB) I 2086 3889 563.00 468.28 27 26 96 31 18*** 81 266 (8) 2 2081 3869 560.95 475.80 27 26 14N** 96 31 02**» 82 269 3 2074 3890 552.92 475.15 27 26 06N** 96 31 47*** 82 269 4 2078 3890 551.12 472,73 27 26 14N** 96 32 07*** 82 269 246.85 27 21.12 96 42 58.86 83 109 MONITOR RIG 1-67 626.81 44 (7) NOTES MEANS DEGREES AND * MINUTES ** MEANS DEGREES MINUTES SECONDS KEY TO RIG MONITORING STATIONS SAMPLING STATIONS ESTABLISHED AT THE INTERSECTION OF TRANSECTS EMANATING FROM THE DRILL SITE AND CONCENTRIC CIRCLES 100, 500, 1000, AND 2000 METERS FROM THE DRILL SITE; 249 station location STATION location SITE 40 N-2000 41 NE-2000 10 N-100 42 E-2000 11 1 DRILL NE-100 43 SE-2000 12 E-100 44 S-2000 13 SE-100 45 SH-2000 14 3—loo 46 W-2000 15 Sw-100 47 NW-2000 16 N-100 17 NN-100 50 NNE-2000 51 ENE-2000 16 100 M IN SEDIMENT PLUME 52 ESE-2000 19 100 M OPPOSITE SEDIMENT 53 SSE-2000 PLUME 54 SSw-2000 55 WSN-2000 56 WNN-2000 21 NE-500 57 NNw-2000 22 E-500 23 SE-500 60 NNE-1000 24 S-500 61 ENE-1000 25 Sw-500 62 ESE-1000 26 N-500 63 SSE-1000 27 NW-500 64 SSN-1000 65 WSN-1000 20 N-500 30 N-1000 66 WNW-1000 31 NE-1000 67 NN w-1000 32 E-1000 33 SE-1000 34 S-1000 35 SW—lOOO 36 n—looo 37 Nn-1000 RIG MONITORING SAMPLES TAKEN: BEFORE DRILLING SEPTEMBER 25-27, 1976 DURING DRILLING -JANUARY 1 AND 14, 1977 AFTER DRILLING —— FEBRUARY 26 MARCH 3, 1977 - START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/OESCRIPTION CARO TYPE 2 I 16 001210 7 II CARO TYPE (ALWAYS 2) 6 3X BLANK A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 15 F 5 DEPTH (METERS) 20 F 5 TEMPERATURE (C) 25 F 5 SALINITY (PPT) 30 IX BLANK 11 31 A 4 SAMPLE CODE** COMMENTS * ALWAYS THE SAME AS THE APPROPRIATE INVENTORY SAMPLE CODE «• SAMPLE CODE REPORTED IN REPORT APPENDICES IF NOT SAME AS SAMPLE CODE REPORTED IN COL. U, OTHERWISE BLANK, NUTE: FOR 1975 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE IS A CODE BLANK FOR 1976 DATA TrtE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE AN A CODE IS FOR 1977 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A B 250 BLM SOUTH TEXAS OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF STUDY (1975-1977) DATA TYPE: LO« MOLECULAR HEIGHT HYDROCARBONS IN THE HATER COLUMN (WAT-LH) PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATORS: wILLIAM M. SACKETT (wMS) JAMES M, BROOKS TEXAS AtM UNIVERSITY (TAMU) COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS ASSOCIATE INVESTIGATORS: BERNIE B. BERNARD C. R. SCHWAB DIRECTORY FOR STUDY AREA FILE 9: METHODS, DATA FORMAT AND COMMENTS FILE 5: DATA FILE FOR RIG MONITORING STUDY METHODS EQUIPMENT: NISKIN OR NANSEN BOTTLES SAMPLES: MODIFICATION OF THE SwINNERTON AND LINNENBORN (1967) METHOD GAS CHROMATOGRAPHIC STREAM FOR ANALYSIS, SEPARATED IN A 1.8-M 3.0-MM OUTSIDE DIAMETER (OD) POROPAk Q COLUMN, ANALYZED WITH A FLAME lONIZATION DETECTOR (FID) DATA FORMAT FOR COLUMN HYDROCARBONS WATER TYPE I—-STANDARD INVENTORY CARO—* CARD COLUMNS FIELD TYPE DESCRIPTION 1 II ALWAYS 0 (ZERO) 2-3 12 STUDY AREA (SEE STUDY AREA KEY) a-6 13 ALWAYS 210 FOR MASTER FILES 7 II CARD TYPE# ALWAYS 1 FOR INVENTORY(SEE DATA FORMATS) 8 II STUDY SUBAREA (DEFINED IN DATA FORMATS FOR STUDY AREAS) 9-10 2X BLANK 11-14 A 4 SAMPLE CODE (FINAL CODE ASSIGNED) 15-16 12 MONTH 17-18 12 DAY 19-20 12 YEAR 21-24 I« TIME OF DAY (LOCAL CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME OR CENTRAL STANDARD TIME) 25 IX BLANK 251 SAMPLE COLLECTION AREA 26 11 is TRANSECT I 2s TRANSECT 2 3s TRANSECT 3 as TRANSECT a 7s RIG MONITORING AREA SOUTHERN BANK Bs 9s HOSPITAL ROCK 27 12 STATION (SEE BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS) 29 A 1 0=OAY? NsNIGHT 50-52 A 3 TYPE OF SAMPLECSEE KEY TO COOES) 33-36 Aa SAMPLE DISPOSITION (SEE KEY TO CODES) 37-39 A 3 SAMPLE USE (SEE KEY TO COOES) aO-92 A 3 PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR (SEE KEY COOES) a 3 II REPLICATE CODE 0s NOT A REPLICATE SAMPLE is IST REPLICATE SAMPLE 2s 2ND REPLICATE SAMPLE ETC. NOTE? REPLICATE CODE HAS NOT BEEN MAY CONSISTENTLY USED? REPLICATE CODE BE 0 FOR A REPLICATE SAMPLE WITH THE REPLICATE NUMBER APPEARING ON THE DATA LINES aa II FILTERED CODE 0s NOT APPLICABLE A FILTERED SAMPLE 2s SAMPLE IS A NUN-FILTERED SAMPLE as II RELATIVE DEPTH CODE 0s NOT COOED is SAMPLE IS Is SURFACE 2s 1/2 PHOTIC ZONE 3s PHOTIC ZONE as PHOTIC ZONE TO BOTTOM 5s BOTTOM 6s NOT APPLICABLE 8s ACTUAL DEPTH IN METERS GIVEN IN COLS. sa-56 9s VERTICAL TOW? ALL DEPTHS SAMPLED NOTE? RELATIVE DEPTH CODE HAS BEEN INCONSISTENTLY USED? IN MOST CASES IT HAS NOT BEEN COOED ON THE INVENTORY LINE? IF RELATIVE DEPTH IS MISSING FROM THE INVENTORY LINE/ IT MAY BE GIVEN ON THE DATA LINES OR CAN BE DETERMINED FROM THE STUDY AREA 96 II DISSOLVED PARTICLE CODE CODES UNKNOWN? MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED? APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) a 7 II POOLED CODE 0s NOT A POOLED SAMPLE is A POOLED SAMPLE NOTE: MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED MAY ae II LIVE CODE CODES UNKNOWN? NOT HAVE BEEN USED? APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 99 11 ARCHIVE CODE 0s NOT AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE is AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE 50 II QUALITY CONTROL CODE 0s NOT A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE is A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE 51 11 CONTRACTED CODE BLANK OR 0s BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE is NOT A BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE 52-53 12 CRUISE NUMBER 252 sa-56 13 SAMPLE DEPTH IN METERS; NOTE! 999 MEANS NOT APPLICABLE 991 MEANS VERTICAL TO* FROM SURFACE TO 25 METERS 992 MEANS VERTICAL TO* FROM 25 TO 50 METERS 993 MEANS VERTICAL TO* FROM 50 METERS TO BOTTOM 57-60 AA PARENT SAMPLE CODE FOR SUBSAMPLES NOTE: FOR A SAMPLE WHICH IS NOT A SUBSAMPLE THIS FIELD WILL CONTAIN XXXX OR BE BLANK 61 IX BLANK 62-69 A 8 PREVIOUS SAMPLE CODE ALLOWS REFERENCE TO 1975, 1976, 1977 FINAL REPORTS TO BLM NOTE! MOST COOES WILL BE THE STANDARD « CHARACTER VARIETY (IN COLS. 62-65); THE ADDITIONAL COLS, IN THIS FIELD ARE FOR POOLED SAMPLES, E.G.s A) AAAA-C INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAAA,AAAB,AAAC B) AAZY-BAA INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AA2Y,AAZZ,ABAA KEY TO CODES SAMPLE TYPE-SAMPLE USAGE DISPOSITION and PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR BA6-BAC(SEDIMENT BACTERIOLOGY) CHG-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) TAMU-TEXAS AfM UNIVERSITY CHG-MST(CHEMISTRY GRAB) LHP-LINOA H. PEOUEGNAT CHG-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) CSG-C.S, GIAM CHG-TEX(SEDIMENT TEXTURE) TSP-E, TAISOO PARK CHL-(TOTAL CHLOROPHYLL-1975) CHT-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) BJP-B.J. PRESLEY CHT-MST(EPIFAUNA CHEMISTRY TRAWL) WMS-WILLIAM M. SACKETT CHT-TM (EPIFAUNA TRACE METALS) wEP-WILLIS E. PEOUEGNAT EPI-FSH(EPIFAUNA DEMERSAL FISH) RR-RICHARD REZAK EPI-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) *EH-WILLIAM E, HAENSLY EPI-HPI(EPIFAUNA HiSTOPATHOLOGY) JMN-JERRY M. NEFF EPI-HPT(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) WH-*ILLIAM E. HAENSLY EPI-INV(EPIFAUNA INVERTEBRATES) JN-JERRY M, NEFF EPI-MST(EPIFAUNA MASTER) JRS-JOHN R. SCHWARZ ICH-(ICHTHYOPLANKTON) JHW-JOHN wORMUTH H, INF-MST(INFAUNA MASTER) UT-PORT ARANSAS MARINE LAB. INF-SED(INFAUNA SEDIMENT) PLP-PATRICK L, PARKER INF-TAX(INFAUNA TAXONOMY) NP3-NED P. SMITH LGT-PZ (PHOTOMETRY) CVB-CHASE VAN BAALEN LMw-HC (LO*-MOL£CULAR-w£IGHT HYDROCARBONS) JSH-J, SELMON HOLLAND Mnk-TM (MACRONEKTON TRACE METALS) MMS-CI3(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA Cl 3 IN SEDIMENT) MMS-MEI(MEIOFAUNA) DEw-DONALO E. wOHLSCHLAG MMS-MST(MEIOFAUNA MASTER GRAB) OK-DAN L, KAMYKOWSKI MYG-MYC(SEOIM£NT MYCOLOGY) PJ-PATRICIA L. JOHANSEN NEU-TAX(NEUSTON TAXONOMY) UT-GEOPHYSICAL LAB. GALVESTON SED-(SEDIMENT) Ewß-E, *. BEHRENS SED-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) SED-MPL(SEDIMENT MICROZOOPLANKTON) SED-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) SOG-D£P(SEDIMENT DEPOSITION) STO-ST (SALINITY-TEMPERATURE-DEPTH) TDC-ST (TEMPERATURE-DEPTH-CONDUCTIVITY UTSA-UNIV. OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO TRM-TUR(TRANSMISSOMETRY-TURBIDITV) SAR-SAMUEL A, RAMIREZ VI -MPL(MICKOZOOPLANKTON-VERTICAL TO*) WVA-O, W. VAN AUKEN 253 «AT-(WATER COLUMN) wAT-ATP(ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE) *AT-BAC(wATER COLUMN BACTERIOLOGY) wAT-CI3(DELTA Cl3) UT-AUSTIN wAT-CLNCCHLOROPHYLL-NANNOPLANKTON-76-77) PJS-PAUL J, SZANISZLO HAT-CLPCCHLOROPHYLL-PHYTOPLANKTON-76-77) rtAT-DO (DISSOLVED OXYGEN) U,S.G.S,-CORPUS CHRISTI wAT-FLU(FLUORESCENCE) HB-HENRY BERRYHILL wAT-HC (WATER HYDROCARBONS) WAT-LM (LOW-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) *AT-MPL(MICROZOOPLANKTON) wAT-MYC(WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY) RICE-RICE UNIVERSITY wA T-NUT (NUTRIENTS) RU-RICE UNIVERSITY wAT-NI4(CARBON 14 NANNOPLANKTON) REC-RICHARD E. CASEY wAT-PHY(PHYTOPLANKTON) WAT-PRO(PROTOZOA) wAT-PI4(CARBONI4 PHYTOPLANKTON) wAT-SSM(WATER-SUSPENDED SEDIMENT) HAT-TOC(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON) ZCT-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) ZPL-HC (ZOOPLANKTON HYDROCARBONS) ZPL-TAX(ZOOPLANKTON TAXONOMY) ZPL-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) STUDY AREA KEY 01 SALINITY AND TEMPERATURE, CURRENTS 03 DISSOLVED OXYGEN, NUTRIENTS 04 LON-MOLECULAR-NEIGHT HYDROCARBONS 05 HIGH-MOLECULAR-nEIGHT HYDROCARBONS, BENTHIC VERTEBRATES 0b INVERTEBRATE EPIFAUNA AND INFAUNA 07 BENTHIC FISH 08 HIGH-MOLECULAR-HEIGHT HYOROCARBONS-SEDIMENT,PARTICULATE, DISSOLVED, ZOOPLANKTON 09 CHLOROPHYLL A 10 ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE 11 phytoplankton 12 FLUORESCENCE 13 MEIOFAUNA 14 neuston 15 TRACE METALS lb CARSON 14 19 SEDIMENT TEXTURE, BACTERIOLOGY, MYCOLOGY IN SEDIMENT 23 MICROZOOPLANKTON (PROTOZOA) 24 ZOOPLANKTON 25 SMELLED MICROZOOPLANKTON 26 TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA CARBON 13 27 LIGHT ABSORPTION (PHOTOMETRY) 30 HISTOPATMOLOGY 40 BENTHIC MICROBIOLOGY 41 WATER COLUMN MICROBIOLOGY 42 BENTHIC MYCOLOGY 43 WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS 254 TRAN, STA. LORAN LORAC LATITUDE LONGITUDE DEPTH 3H3 3H2 LG LR METERS FEET 1 I 2575 4003 1180.07 171.46 28 12 N* 96 27 ** 18 59 2 2440 3950 961,49 275.71 27 55 N* 96 20 ** 42 138 3 2300 3863 799,45 466,07 27 34 N* 96 07 ** 134 439 4 2583 4015 1206,53 157,92 28 14 N* 96 29 ** 10 33 5 2360 3910 861.09 369.08 27 44 N» 96 14 ** 82 269 6 2330 3892 819.72 412,96 27 39 N* 96 12 ** 100 328 2 1 2076 3962 373.62 192.04 27 40 N* 96 59 ** 22 72 2 2050 3918 454.46 382.00 27 30 N* 96 45 0* 49 161 3 2040 3650 564,67 585.52 27 18 N* 96 23 ** 131 430 4 2056 3936 431.26 310.30 27 34 N* 96 50 0* 36 112 5 2032 3992 498.85 487.62 27 24 N* 96 36 ** 78 256 6 2068 3678 560.54 506.34 27 24 N* 96 29 ** 96 322 7 2045 3835 27 15 N* 96 18.5 ** 182 600 3 I 1585 3660 139.13 909.98 26 58 N* 97 11 ** 25 82 2 1683 3841 286.38 855,91 26 58 N* 96 48 ** 65 213 3 1775 3812 391,06 829,02 26 58 N* 96 33 ** 106 348 4 1552 3885 95.64 928.13 26 58 N* 97 20 ** 15 49 5 1623 3867 192,19 888.06 26 58 97 02 w* 40 131 N* 6 1790 3808 411.48 824.57 26 56 N* 96 30 ** 125 410 4 I 1130 3747 187.50 1423.50 26 10 N* 97 01 ** 27 88 2 1500 3700 271.99 1310.61 26 10 N* 96 39 ft* 47 154 3 1425 3663 333.77 1241,34 26 10 N* 96 24 ft* 91 296 4 1073 3763 163.42 1456.90 26 10 N* 97 08 ** 15 49 5 1170 3738 213.13 1387.45 26 10 N* 96 54 ft* 37 121 6 1355 3685 304.76 1272.48 26 10 N* 96 31 ft* 65 213 7 1448 3659 350.37 1224,51 26 10 N* 96 20 ** 130 426 27 246 (HR) I 2159 3900 635.06 422.83 32 05n** 96 28 19*** 75 (9) 2 2169 3902 644,54 416.95 27 32 46N** 96 27 25*** 72 237 3 2163 3900 641.60 425.10 27 52 05N** 96 27 35*** 81 266 4 2165 3905 638.40 411.18 27 33 02N** 96 29 03*»* 76 250 (SB) 1 2066 3889 563.00 468.28 27 26 49N** 96 31 18W** 81 266 (6) 2 2081 3889 560.95 475.60 27 26 14N** 96 31 02*** 82 269 3 2074 3890 552.92 475.15 27 26 06N** 96 31 47*** 82 269 4 2076 3890 551.12 472.73 27 26 14N** 96 32 07*** 82 269 44 RIG 1«67 626.81 246.85 27 21.12 96 42 58.66 83 109 MONITOR (7) NOTES * MEANS DEGREES AND MINUTES ** MEANS DEGREES MINUTES SECONDS KEY TO RIG MONITORING STATIONS mmm mm mm mmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmm SAMPLING STATIONS ESTABLISHED AT THE INTERSECTION OF TRANSECTS EMANATING FROM THE DRILL SITE AND CONCENTRIC CIRCLES 100 r 500, 1000, AND 2000 METERS FROM THE DRILL SITES STATION LOCATIONSTATION LOCATION I DRILL SITE 40 N-2000 41 NE-2000 10 N-100 42 E-2000 43 SE-2000 12 E-1 00 44 S-2000 13 45 Sw-2000 11 NE-100 SE-100 4b H-2000 la S-100 47 Nw-2000 15 S*-100 *-100 lb 50 NNE-2000 17 N*—loo 51 ENE-2000 18 100 M IN SEDIMENT PLUME 52 ESE-2000 19 100 M OPPOSITE SEDIMENT 53 SSE-2000 PLUME 54 SSW-2000 55 wSN-2000 20 N—soo 5b RNH-2000 21 NE-500 57 NNH-2000 22 E-500 23 SE-500 b 0 NNE-1000 24 S-500 61 ENE-1000 25 Srt-500 62 ESE-1000 2b *-500 63 SSE-1000 27 Nw-500 64 S3N-1000 o 5 MSN-1000 30 N—looo 66 WNH—IOOO 31 NE-1000 67 NNW-1000 32 E-1000 33 SE-1000 34 S—looo 35 Sw-1000 3b *-1000 37 N*-1000 MG MONITORING SAMPLES TAKEN: BEFORE DRILLING SEPTEMBER 25-27, 1976 DURING DRILLING JANUARY I AND 14, 1977 AFTER DRILLING —— FEBRUARY 28 -MARCH 3, 1977 START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/DESCRIPTION CARO TYPE 2 1 16 004210 7 II CARO TYPE CALNAYS 2) 8 3X BLANK 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 15 13 TRANBECT/STATION 18 12 DEPTH (METERS) 20 II RELATIVE DEPTH CODE 21 IX BLANK 22 II REPLICATE NUMBER 23 II NUMBER OF REPLICATES AT THIS DEPTH 24 14 METHANE (NANNOLITERS/LITER)*** 28 F 5 ETHENE (NANNOLITERS/LITER)*** 33 F 5 ETHANE (NANNOLITERS/LITER)*** 38 F 5 PROPENE (NANNOLITERS/LITER)*** 43 F 5 PROPANE (NANNOLITERS/LITER)*** 48 IX BLANK A 4 SAMPLE CODE** 49 COMMENTS * sample code of the surface sample is used on THE INVENTORY ** ORIGINAL sample CODE IN REPORT FOR RELATIVE DEPTH INDICATED IN COL. 20 »** A NEGATIVE CONCENTRATION SHOULD 8E INTERPRETED TO MEAN THAT THE ACTUAL CONCENTRATION IS LESS THAN THE ABSOLUTE VALUE OF THE CODED VALUE, THE ABSOLUTE VALUE BEING THE DETECTION LIMIT OF THE INSTRUMENT USED, EXAMPLEi -0,5 MEANS LESS THAN 0,5 (THE DETECTION LIMIT) NOTES FOR 1975 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A BLANK FOR 1976 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS AN A FOR 1977 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A B 257 BL M SOUTH TEXAS OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF STUDY (1975*1977) DATA TYPE: HYDROCARBONS IN EPIFAUNA (EPI-HC AND CHT-HC) PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATORS: C. S. GI AM (CSG) H. S. CHAN TEXAS A+ M UNIVERSITY (TAMU) COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS ASSOCIATE INVESTIGATORS: ELLIOT ATLAS SUE COATES KATHY GAGE DARLENE GAREY K, HAUCK C. YANG HRUNG GRACE NEFF SUE NEWMAN CHIP SANOIFORD DIRECTORY FOR STUDY AREA FILE 6: METHODS, DATA FORMAT AND COMMENTS FILE 7: DATA FILE FOR RIG MONITORING STUDY FILE 8: COOED SPECIES LIST METHODS a instrumentation: Hewlett-Packard ssjoa gas chromatograph and varian 3700 gas chromatograph MATERIALS: MALLINCKRODT NANOGRADE R SOLVENT, SILICA GEL (WOELM, 70-230, MESH), AND ALUMINUM OXIDE WOELM NEUTRAL (ACTIVITY GRADE 1) DATA FORMAT CARO TYPE I—-STANDARD INVENTORY CARD—­ COLUMNS FIELD TYPE DESCRIPTION 1 II ALWAYS 0 (ZERO) 2-3 12 STUDY AREA (SEE STUDY AREA KEY) a-e. 13 ALWAYS 210 FOR MASTER FILES 7 11 CARD TYPE/ ALWAYS 1 FOR INVENTORY(SEE DATA FORMATS) 6 II STUDY SUBAREA (DEFINED IN DATA FORMATS FOR STUDY AREAS) 9-10 2X BLANK 258 11-ia Aa SAMPLE CODE (FINAL CODE ASSIGNED) 15-lb 12 MONTH 12 DAY 17-18 YEAR 19—26 12 21-2a la TIME OF DAY (LOCAL CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME OR CENTRAL STANDARD TIME) 25 IX BLANK 26 II SAMPLE COLLECTION AREA is TRANSECT 1 2s TRANSECT 2 3s TRANSECT 3 as transect a 7s RIG MONITORING AREA SOUTHERN BANK 8s 9s HOSPITAL ROCK 27 12 STATION (SEE BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS) 29 A 1 DsOAY; NsNIGHT 30-32 A 3 TYPE OF SAmPLE(SEE KEY TO COOES) 33-36 Aa SAMPLE DISPOSITION (SEE KEY TO CODES) 37-39 A 3 SAMPLE USE (SEE KEY TO COOES) au-42 A 3 PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR (SEE KEY CODES) 93 II REPLICATE CODE 0S NOT A REPLICATE SAMPLE is IST REPLICATE SAMPLE 2s 2ND REPLICATE SAMPLE ETC, NOTE? REPLICATE CODE HAS NOT BEEN CONSISTENTLY USED? REPLICATE CODE MAY BE 0 FOR A REPLICATE SAMPLE WITH THE REPLICATE NUMBER APPEARING ON THE DATA LINES aa II FILTERED CODE 0s NOT APPLICABLE is SAMPLE IS A filtered SAMPLE 2s SAMPLE IS A NON-FILTEREO SAMPLE a 5 11 RELATIVE DEPTH CODE 0s NOT CODED SURFACE is 2s 1/2 PHOTIC ZONE 3s PHOTIC ZONE as PHOTIC ZONE TO BOTTOM BOTTOM 5s 6s NOT APPLICABLE 8s ACTUAL DEPTH IN METERS GIVEN IN COLS. sa-56 9s VERTICAL TOW; ALL DEPTHS SAMPLED NOTE: RELATIVE DEPTH CODE HAS BEEN INCONSISTENTLY USED; IN MOST CASES IT HAS NOT BEEN CODED ON THE INVENTORY LINE; IF RELATIVE DEPTH IS MISSING FROM THE INVENTORY LINE, IT MAY BE GIVEN ON THE DATA LINES OR CAN BE DETERMINED FROM THE STUDY AREA ab II DISSOLVED PARTICLE CODE COOES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) a 7 II POOLED CODE 0s not a pooled sample IS A POOLED SAMPLE NOTES MAY NOT USED HAVE BEEN as II LIVE CODE COOES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) A 9 II ARCHIVE CODE 0s NOT AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE is AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE 259 50 II quality control code a 0 = not quality control sample is A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE 51 11 CONTRACTED CODE BLANK OR 0s BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE is NOT A BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE CRUISE NUMBER 54-56 13 SAMPLE DEPTH IN METERS? NOTE? 999 MEANS NOT APPLICABLE 991 MEANS VERTICAL TO* FROM SURFACE TO 25 METERS 992 MEANS VERTICAL TO* FROM 25 TO 50 METERS 993 MEANS VERTICAL TO* FROM 50 METERS TO BOTTOM 57-60 A 4 PARENT SAMPLE CODE FOR SUBSAMPLES NOTE: FOR A SAMPLE WHICH IS NOT A SUBSAMPLE 52-53 12 XXXX THIS FIELD WILL CONTAIN OR BE BLANK IX BLANK 61 62-69 AB PREVIOUS SAMPLE CODE ALLOWS REFERENCE TO 1975, 1976, 1977 FINAL REPORTS TO BLM NOTE: MOST CODES *ILL BE THE STANDARD 4 CHARACTER VARIETY CIN COLS. 62-65); THE ADDITIONAL COLS. IN THIS FIELD ARE FOR POOLED SAMPLES, E,G.s A) AAAA-C INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAAA,AAAB,AAAC B) AAZY-BAA INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAZY,AAZZ,ABAA KEY TO COOES SAMPLE TYPE—SAMPLE USAGE DISPOSITION AND PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR BAG-BAC(SEDIM£NT BACTERIOLOGY) CHG-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) TAMU-TEXAS At-M UNIVERSITY CHG-MST(CMEMISTRY GRAB) LHP-LINOA H, PEOUEGNAT CHG-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) CSG-C.S. GIAM CHG-TEX(SEDIMENT TEXTURE) TSP-E, TAISOO PARK CHL-(TOTAL CHLOROPHYLL-1975) CHT-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) BJP-B.J. PRESLEY CHT-MST(EPIFAUNA CHEMISTRY TRA*L) WMS-WILLIAM M, SACKETT CHT-TM (EPIFAUNA TRACE METALS) *EP-*ILLIS E. PEOUEGNAT EPI-FSH(EPIFAUNA DEMERSAL FISH) RR-RICHARD REZAK EPI-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) *EH-*ILLIAM E. HAENSLY EPI-HPI(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) JMN-JERRY M, NEFF EPI-HPT(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) *H-*ILLIAM E. HAENSLY EPI-INV(EPIFAUNA INVERTEBRATES) JN-JERRY M, NEFF EPI-MST(EPIFAUNA MASTER) JRS-JOHN R. SCHWARZ ICH-(ICHTHYOPLANKTON) JH*-JOHN WORMUTH H, INF-MST(INFAUNA MASTER) UT-PORT ARANSAS MARINE LAB. INF-SEO(INFAUNA SEDIMENT) PLP-PATRICK L. PARKER INF-TAXUNFAUNA TAXONOMY) NPS-NEO P. SMITH LGT-PZ (PHOTOMETRY) CVB-CHASE VAN BAALEN LMw-mC (LO*-MOLECULAR-*EIGHT HYDROCARBONS) JSH-J. SELMON HOLLAND mnk-TM (MACRONEKTON TRACE METALS) MM3-CI3(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA Cl 3 IN SEDIMENT) MMS-MEI(MEIOFAUNA) DEw-OONALO E. wohlschlag MMS-MST(MEIOFAUNA MASTER GRAB) DK-DAN L. KAMYKOwSKI MYG-MYC(SEDIMENT MYCOLOGY) PJ-PATRICIA L. JOHANSEN NtU-TAX(NEUSTON TAXONOMY) UT-GEOPHYSICAL LAB, GALVESTON SED-(SEDIMENT) EWB-E. «. BEHRENS SED-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) 260 SED-MRL(SEDIMENT MICROZOOPLANKTON) SED-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) SDG-DEPtSEDIMENT DEPOSITION) STO-ST (SALINITY-TEMPERATURE-DEPTH) TOC-ST (TEMPERATORE-DEPTH-CONDUCTIVITY UTSA-UNIV. OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO T«M-TUR(TRANSMISSOMETRY-TURBIDITY) SAR-SAMUEL A. RAMIREZ VT -mpumicrozooplankton-vertical TOh) HVA-O. h, VAN AUKEN WAT-(HATER COLUMN) wAT-ATP(ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE) hAT-BAC(HATER COLUMN BACTERIOLOGY) hAT-CI3(DELTA Cl 3) UT-AUSTIN WAT-CLN(CHIO«OPHYLL-NANNOPLANKTON-76-77) PJS-PAUL J. SZANISZLO wAT-CLP(CHLOROPHYLL-PHYTOPLANKTON-76-77) wAT-DO (DISSOLVED OXYGEN) U.S.C.S,-CORPUS CHRISTI wAT-FLU(FLUURESCENCE) HB-HENRY berryhill wAT-HC (HATER HYDROCARBONS) wAT-LH (LOh-MOLECULAR-HEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) HAT-MPL(MICROZOOPLANKTON) HAT-MYC(HATER COLUMN UNIVERSITY MYCOLOGY) RICE-RICE HAT-NUT(NUTRIENTS) RU-RICE UNIVERSITY hAT-NI4(CARBONI4 NANNOPLANKTON) REC-RICHARD E. CASEY HAT-PHY(PHYTOPLANKTON) HAT-PRO(PROTOZOA) hAT-PI4(CARBONI4 PHYTOPLANKTON) hAT-SSM(HATER-SUSPENDED SEDIMENT) hAT-TOC(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON) ZCT-Tm (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) ZPL-HC (ZOOPLANKTON HYDROCARBONS) ZPL-TAX(ZOOPLANKTON TAXONOMY) ZPL-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) STUDY AREA KEY 01 SALINITY AND TEMPERATURE# CURRENTS 03 DISSOLVED OXYGEN, NUTRIENTS 04 LOH-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS 05 HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS, BENTHIC VERTEBRATES 06 INVERTEBRATE EPIFAUNA AND INFAUNA 07 BENTHIC FISH 0B hiCH—MOLECULAR-HEIGHT HYDROCARBONS-SEDIMENT,PARTICULATE, DISSOLVED, ZOOPLANKTON 09 CHLOROPHYLL A 10 ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE 11 PHYTOPLANKTON 12 FLUORESCENCE 13 MEIOFAUNA I 2068 3878 560.54 506.34 27 24 N* 96 29 ft* 98 322 7 2045 3835 27 15 N* 96 18.5 W* 182 600 3 I 1585 3880 139.13 909.98 26 58 N* 97 11 ft* 25 62 2 1 063 3841 286.36 855.91 26 56 N* 96 48 it* 65 213 3 1775 3812 391,06 829,02 26 56 N* 96 33 n* 106 348 4 1552 3885 95.64 928.13 26 58 N* 97 20 it* 15 49 5 1623 3867 192,19 868.06 26 58 N* 97 02 it* 40 131 6 1790 3808 411,46 624,57 26 56 N* 96 30 ft* 125 410 4 I 1130 3747 187.50 1423.50 26 10 N* 97 01 it* 27 88 2 1300 3700 271.99 1310.61 26 10 N* 96 39 it* 47 154 3 1425 3663 333.77 1241,34 26 10 N* 96 24 ft* 91 298 N* 49 4 1073 3763 163.42 1456.90 26 10 97 08 it* 15 5 1170 3738 213,13 1387,45 26 10 N* 96 54 n* 37 121 6 1355 3685 304.76 1272.46 26 10 96 31 ** 65 213 N* 7 1446 3659 350,37 1224.51 26 10 N* 96 20 ft* 130 426 (HR) 1 2159 3900 635.06 422.83 27 32 05N** 96 28 19W** 75 246 (9) 2 2169 3902 644.54 416.95 27 32 46N** 96 27 25W** 72 237 3 2163 3900 641.60 425,10 27 32 96 27 35«»» 81 05N«* 266 4 2165 3905 638.40 411.18 27 33 02N»* 96 29 03w** 76 250 (SB) I 2086 3889 563.00 468.28 27 26 49N** 96 31 18it** 81 266 (8) 2 2081 3889 560.95 475.80 27 26 14N** 96 31 02H»* 82 269 3 2074 3890 552.92 475.15 27 26 06N** 96 31 47w** 82 269 4 2078 3890 551,12 472.73 27 26 14N** 96 32 07W*» 82 269 RIG 1-67 626.81 246.85 27 44 21,12 96 42 58.66 83 109 MONITOR (7) NOTE: * MEANS DEGREES AND MINUTES ** MEANS DEGREES MINUTES SECONDS KEY TO RIG MONITORING STATIONS SAMPLING STATIONS ESTABLISHED AT THE INTERSECTION OF TRANSECTS EMANATING FROM THE DRILL SITE AND CONCENTRIC CIRCLES 100# 500# 1000# AND 2000 METERS FROM THE DRILL SITE: STATION LOCATION STATION LOCATION 1 DRILL SITE 40 N-2080 41 NE-2000 284 10 N-100 42 E-2000 11 NE-100 43 SE-2000 12 £-100 44 S-2000 13 SE-100 45 SW-2000 14 S-100 46 *-2000 15 Sm-100 47 NW-2000 lb *-100 17 Nw-100 50 NNE-2000 51 ENE-2000 18 100 M IN SEDIMENT PLUME 52 ESE-2000 19 100 M OPPOSITE SEDIMENT 53 SSE-2000 PLUME 54 SSw-2000 55 WS*—2ooo 20 N-500 56 *N*-2000 21 NE-500 57 NN*-2000 22 E-500 23 SE-500 60 NNE-1000 24 S-500 61 ENE-1000 25 S*-500 62 ESE-1000 26 *-500 63 SSE-1000 27 Nw-500 64 SSW-1000 65 *S*—looo 30 N—looo 66 WNW-1000 31 NE-1000 67 NN*—looo 32 E-1000 33 SE-1000 34 S—looo 35 S*-1000 36 *-1000 37 N*—looo RIG MONITORING SAMPLES TAKEN: - BEFORE DRILLING SEPTEMBER 25-27, 1976 DURING DRILLING JANUARY I AND 14, 1977 AFTER DRILLING FEBRUARY 28 MARCH 3, 1977 START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/OESCRIPTION CARD TYPE 2 1 16 013210 7 II CARD TYPE (ALWAYS 2) 8 3X BLANK 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 15 II PERIOD CODE 1 s WINTER 2 = MARCH 3 = APRIL 4 s SPRING 5 s JULY 6 = AUGUST 7 = FALL 8 = NOVEMBER 9 s DECEMBER 16 13 JULIAN DAY 19 II YEAR 1 = 1976 2 = 1977 20 II TRANSECT 21 12 STATION 23 15 NEMATOOA ------­ 28 14 HARPACTICOIDA ; 285 32 13 KINORHYNCHA J 35 13 OSTRACOOA S —-TRUE MEIOFAUNA 36 13 HALICARIDAE J (NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS/10 CUBIC METERS! ai 13 NAUPLII t (2 REPLICATES AVERAGED) «a 13 TURBELLARIA I a? 13 TRUE OTHERS —— 50 12X BLANK 62 14 FORAMIMFERA j—-PROTISTA 66 13 OTHER PROTOZOA (NUMBER OF INOIVIDUALS/10 CUBIC METERS) (2 REPLICATES AVERAGED) 69 13 POLYCHAETA 72 13 BIVALVA ! 75 13 GASTROPODA J—-TEMPORARY MEIOFAUNA 78 13 PERACARIDA S (NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS/10 CUBIC METERS) 81 13 DECAPODA : (2 REPLICATES AVERAGED) 64 13 TEMPORARY OTHERS —— COMMENTS * ALWAYS THE SAME AS THE APPROPRIATE INVENTORY SAMPLE CODE NOTE: FOR 1975 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A BLANK FOR 197 b DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS AN A FOR 1977 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A B 286 BLM SOUTH TEXAS OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF STUDY (1975-1977) DATA TYPE; TRACE METALS (TM) IN SEDIMENT (CHG-TM OR SED-TM) IN SUSPENDED SEDIMENT (WAT-SSM) IN EPIFAUNA (CHT-TM) PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR: FOR SEDIMENT HENRY BERRYHILL (HB) U, S, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (USGS) CORPUS TEXAS CHRISTI, FOR EPIFAUNA B. J. PRESLEY (BJP) P, N, BOOTHE TEXAS A*M UNIVERSITY (TAMU) COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS ASSOCIATE INVESTIGATORS: DONNA BARANOWSKI SCOTT SCHOFIELD DIRECTORY FOR STUDY AREA FILE 17: METHODS, DATA FORMAT AND COMMENTS FILE 18: SEDIMENT TRACE METAL DATA FOR RIG MONITORING STUDY FILE 19: SUSPENDED SEDIMENT TRACE METAL DATA FOR RIG MONITORING STUDY FILE 20: EPIFAUNA TRACE METAL DATA FOR RIG MONITORING STUDY METHODS EQUIPMENT FOR ZOOPLANKTON, EPIFAUNA, AND MACRONEKTON WORK: FOR CADMIUM, CROMIUM, NICKEL, LEAD—-PERKIN-ELMER MODEL 306 ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETER EQUIPPED WITH AN HGA-2100 GRAPHITE FURNACE ATOMIZER FOR COPPER, IRON, ZINC—-JARRtL-ASH MODEL 810 ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETER DETAILED METHODS ON PROCEDURES AVAILABLE IN 1976 AND 1977 FINAL REPORTS TO BLM DATA FORMAT FOR FILE 18 SEDIMENT TRACE METAL DATA card TYPE I—-standard inventory card- columns FIELD TYPE DESCRIPTION 1 II ALWAYS 0 (ZERO) 2-3 12 STUDY AREA (SEE STUDY AREA KEY) a-6 13 ALWAYS 210 FOR MASTER FILES 287 288 7 II CARD TYPE# ALWAYS I FOR INVENTORY(SEE DATA FORMATS) 6 II STUDY SUBAREA (DEFINED IN DATA FORMATS FOR STUDY AREAS) 9-10 2X BLANK 11-14 Att SAMPLE CODE (FINAL CODE ASSIGNED) 15-16 12 MONTH 17-18 12 DAY 19-20 12 YEAR 21-24 14 TIME OF DAY (LOCAL CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME OR CENTRAL STANDARD TIME) 25 IX BLANK 26 II SAMPLE COLLECTION AREA is TRANSECT 1 2s TRANSECT 2 Js TRANSECT 3 as TRANSECT a 7s RIG MONITORING AREA Ss SOUTHERN BANK 9s HOSPITAL ROCK 27 12 STATION (SEE BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS) 29 A 1 DsOAYj NsNIGHT 30-32 A 3 TYPE OF SAMPLE(SEE KEY TO CODES) 33-36 Aa SAMPLE DISPOSITION (SEE KEY TO CODES) 37-39 A 3 SAMPLE USE (SEE KEY TO COOES) 40-42 A 3 PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR (SEE KEY COOES) 43 11 REPLICATE CODE 0s NOT A REPLICATE SAMPLE is IST REPLICATE SAMPLE 2s 2ND REPLICATE SAMPLE ETC. NOTE; REPLICATE CODE HAS NOT BEEN CONSISTENTLY USED; REPLICATE CODE MAY BE 0 FOR A REPLICATE SAMPLE WITH THE REPLICATE NUMBER APPEARING ON THE DATA LINES 44 II FILTERED CODE 0s not applicable IS SAMPLE IS A FILTERED SAMPLE 2s SAMPLE IS A NON-FILTERED SAMPLE 45 II RELATIVE DEPTH CODE 0s NOT coded is SURFACE 2s 1/2 PHOTIC ZONE 3s PHOTIC ZONE 4s PHOTIC ZONE TO BOTTOM 5s BOTTOM 6s NOT APPLICABLE 8s ACTUAL DEPTH IN METERS GIVEN IN COLS, 54-56 9s VERTICAL TOw; ALL DEPTHS SAMPLED NOTES RELATIVE DEPTH CODE HAS BEEN INCONSISTENTLY USED; IN MOST CASES IT HAS NOT BEEN COOED ON THE INVENTORY LINE; IF RELATIVE DEPTH IS MISSING FROM THE INVENTORY LINE# IT MAY BE GIVEN ON THE DATA LINES OR CAN BE DETERMINED FROM THE STUDY AREA 46 11 DISSOLVED PARTICLE CODE COOES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 47 II POOLED CODE 0s NOT A POOLED sample is A POOLED SAMPLE NOTE! MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED 48 II LIVE CODE CODES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) «9 II ARCHIVE CODE 0= NOT AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE is AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE 50 II QUALITY CONTROL CODE 0s NOT A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE is A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE 51 II CONTRACTED CODE BLANK or 0= BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE is NOT A BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE 52-53 12 CRUISE NUMBER sa-st> 13 SAMPLE DEPTH IN METERS; NOTE; 999 MEANS NOT APPLICABLE 991 MEANS VERTICAL TO" FROM SURFACE TO 25 METERS 992 MEANS VERTICAL TOW FROM 25 TO 50 METERS 993 MEANS VERTICAL TO" FROM 50 METERS TO BOTTOM 57-60 A« PARENT SAMPLE CODE FOR SUBSAMPLES NOTE: FOR A SAMPLE WHICH IS NOT A SUBSAMPLE THIS FIELD WILL CONTAIN XXXX OR BE BLANK IX BLANK e>l 62-69 AS PREVIOUS SAMPLE CODE ALLOWS REFERENCE TO 1975, 1976, 1977 FINAL REPORTS TO BLM NOTE: MOST COOES WILL BE THE STANDARD A CHARACTER VARIETY (IN COLS. 62-65); THE ADDITIONAL COLS. IN THIS FIELD ARE FOR POOLED SAMPLES, E.6.= A) AAAA-C INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAAA,AAA6,AAAC \ B) AA2Y-BAA INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAZY,AAZZ,ABAA KEY TO COOES SAMPLE TYPE—SAMPLE USAGE DISPOSITION AND PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR BAG-6AC(SEDIMENT BACTERIOLOGY) CHG-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) TAMU-TEXAS At-M UNIVERSITY CHG-MSTCCHEMISTRY GRAB) LHP-LINDA H, PEOUEGNAT CHG-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) CSG-C.S. 61 AM CHG-TEXOEDIMENT TEXTURE) TSP-E, TAISOO PARK CHL-(TOTAL CHLOROPHYLL-1975) CHT-MC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) BJP-B.J. PRESLEY CHT-MST(EPIFAUNA CHEMISTRY TRAWL) WMS-WILLIAM M, SACKETT CHT-TM (EPIFAUNA TRACE METALS) WEP-WILLIS E. PEOUEGNAT EPI-FSH(EPIFAUNA DEMERSAL FISH) RR-RICHARO REZAK EPI-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) WEH-WILLIAM E. HAENSLY EPI-HPKEPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) JMN-JERRY M. NEFF EPI-HPT(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) WH-*ILLIAM E. HAENSLY EPI-INV(EPIFAUNA INVERTEBRATES) Jn-JERRY M. NEFF EPI-MST(EPIFAUNA MASTER) JRS-JOHN R, SCHwARZ ICH-(ICHTHYOPLANKTON) JHw-JOHN H. WORMUTH INF-MST(INFAUNA MASTER) UT-PORT ARANSAS MARINE LAB, INF-S£D(INFAUNA SEDIMENT) PLP-PATRICK L. PARKER INF-TAX(INFAUNA TAXONOMY) NPS-NED P, SMITH LGT-PZ (PHOTOMETRY) CVB-CHASE VAN BAALEN LMW-HC (LOrt-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) JSH-J, SELMON HOLLAND MNK-TM (MACRONEKTON TRACE METALS) MMS-CI3(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA Cl 3 IN SEDIMENT) MMS-MEI(MEIOFAUNA) OEW-DONALD E. WOHLSCHLAG MMS-MST(MEIOFAUNA MASTER GRAB) DK-DAN L, KAMYKOWSKI MYG-MYC(SEDIMENT MYCOLOGY) PJ-PATRICIA L. JOHANSEN 289 NEU-TAX(N£USTOn TAXONOMY) UT-GEOPHYSICAL LAB. GALVESTON SED-(SEDIMENT) Ehß-E, H. BEHRENS SEO-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) SED-MPL(SEDIMENT MICROZOOPLANKTON) SED-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) SDG-DEP(SEDIMENT DEPOSITION) STD-ST (SALINITY-TEMPERATURE-DEPTH) TDC-ST (TEMPERATURE-OEPTH-CONOUCTIVITY UTSA-UNIV. OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO TRM-TUR(TRANSMISSOMETRY-TURBIDITY) SAR-SAMUEL a. RAMIREZ VT -MPL(MICROZOOPLANKTON-VERTICAL TOH) HVA-O. h. van auken NAT-(WATER COLUMN) WAT-ATPUDENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE) HAT-BAC(HATER COLUMN BACTERIOLOGY) HAT-CI3(OELTA CI3) UT-AUSTIN HAT-CLN(CHLUROPHYLL-NANNOPLANKTON-76-77) PJS-PAUL J, SZANISZLO nAT-CLP(CHLOROPHYLL-PHYTOPLANKton-76-77) HAT-00 (DISSOLVED OXYGEN) U.S.G.S,-CORPUS CHRISTI HAT-FLU(FLUORESCENCE) HB-HENRY BERRYHILL NAT-HC (HATER HYDROCARBONS) wAT-LH (LOh-MOLECULAR-HEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) HAT-MPL(MICROZOOPLANKTON) HAT-MYC(HATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY) RICE-RICE UNIVERSITY HAT-NUT(NUTRIENTS) RU-RICE UNIVERSITY «AT-NI4(CARBONI4 NANNOPLANKTON) REC-RICHARD E. CASEY WAT-PHY(PHYTOPLANKTON) HAT-PRO(PROTOZOA) hAT-PI«(CARBONI« PHYTOPLANKTON) wAT-SSMCHATER-SUSPENDED SEDIMENT) hAT-TOC(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON) ZCT-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) 2PL-HC (ZOOPLANKTON HYDROCARBONS) ZPL-TAX(ZOOPLANKTON TAXONOMY) ZPL-TM (ZOOPLANKTON METALS) TRACE STUDY AREA KEY 01 SALINITY AND TEMPERATURE# CURRENTS 03 DISSOLVED OXYGEN# NUTRIENTS iaa LOh-MOLECULAR-HEIGHT HYDROCARBONS 05 HIGH-MOLECULAR-hEIGHT HYDROCARBONS# BENTHIC VERTEBRATES 06 INVERTEBRATE EPIFAUNA AND INFAUNA 07 BENTHIC FISH OB MIGH-MOLECULAR-hEIGHT hydrocarbons-sediment#particulate# DISSOLVED# ZOOPLANKTON OR CHLOROPHYLL A 10 ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE 11 PHYTOPLANKTON 12 FLUORESCENCE 13 MEIOFAUNA 14 NEUSTON 15 TRACE METALS 16 CARBON 14 19 SEDIMENT TEXTURE# BACTERIOLOGY# MYCOLOGY IN SEDIMENT 23 MICROZOOPLANKTON (PROTOZOA) 24 ZOOPLANKTON 25 SMELLED MICROZOOPLANKTON 26 TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA CARBON 13 27 LIGHT ABSORPTION (PHOTOMETRY) 30 HISTOPATHOLUGY A-192 40 BENTHIC MICROBIOLOGY <4l WATER COLUMN MICROBIOLOGY <42 BENThIC MYCOLOGY <43 WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS LORAC LATITUDE LONGITUDE DEPTH TRAN, STA, LORAN 3H3 3H2 LG LR METERS FEET 1 1 2575 4003 1180,07 171.46 28 12 N* 96 27 ** 18 59 2 2440 3950 961.49 275,71 27 55 N* 96 20 *» 42 138 3 2300 3663 799.45 466.07 27 34 N* 96 07 ** 134 439 4 2563 4015 1206,53 157,92 28 14 N* 96 29 ** 10 33 5 2360 3910 861.09 369.08 27 44 N* 96 14 w* 82 269 27 N* 328 6 2330 3892 819.72 412.96 39 96 12 ** 100 2 I 2078 3962 373.62 192,04 27 40 N* 96 59 ** 22 72 2 2050 3918 454.46 382.00 27 30 N* 96 45 ** 49 161 3 2040 3850 564,67 585.52 27 18 N* 96 23 ** 131 430 4 2058 3936 431.26 310.30 27 34 N* 96 50 ** 36 112 5 2032 3992 498.85 487.62 27 24 N* 96 36 ** 78 256 6 2068 3878 560.54 506.34 27 24 N* 96 29 ** 98 322 7 2045 3835 27 15 N* 96 18.5 ** 182 600 3 1 1565 3880 139,13 909.96 26 58 N* 97 11 ** 25 82 2 1683 3641 286.38 855.91 26 58 N* 96 48 ** 65 213 3 1775 3812 391.06 829.02 26 56 N* 96 33 *• 106 348 4 1552 3885 95.64 928.13 26 58 N* 97 20 ** 15 49 5 1623 3867 192.19 888.06 26 58 N* 97 02 ** 40 131 6 1790 3606 411.48 824.57 26 58 N* 96 30 w* 125 410 4 I 1130 3747 187.50 1423.50 26 10 N* 97 01 ** 27 88 2 1300 3700 271.99 1310.61 26 10 N* 96 39 *» 47 154 3 1425 3663 333.77 1241,34 26 10 N* 96 24 ** 91 296 4 1073 3763 163.42 1456.90 26 10 N* 97 08 ** 15 49 5 1170 3736 213.13 1387.45 26 10 N* 96 54 w* 37 121 6 1355 3685 304,76 1272.48 26 10 N* 96 31 ** 65 213 7 1448 3659 350.37 1224,51 26 10 N* 96 20 ** 130 426 (HR) 1 2159 3900 635.06 422.83 27 32 05N** 96 28 19*** 75 246 (9) 2 2169 3902 644,54 416,95 27 32 4oN** 96 27 25w** 72 237 3 2163 3900 641,60 425.10 27 32 05N** 96 27 35«** 81 266 4 27 02N** 96 29 03w** 76 250 2165 3905 638,40 411.18 33 (SB) I 2086 3889 563.00 468,28 27 26 49N** 96 31 18*** 81 266 (8) 2 2081 3889 560,95 475,80 27 26 14N** 96 31 02*** 82 269 3 2074 3890 552,92 475.15 27 26 06N*» 96 31 47*** 82 269 4 2076 3890 551,12 472.73 27 26 14N** 96 32 07*** 82 269 RIG 1-67 626.81 246,85 27 44 21.12 96 42 58.86 83 109 MONITOR (7) NOTE; * MEANS DEGREES AND MINUTES *. MEANS DEGREES MINUTES SECONDS KEY TO RIG MONITORING STATIONS 291 SAMPLING stations ESTABLISHED at the intersection of transects emanating from the drill SITE and CONCENTRIC CIRCLES 100, 500, 1000, AND 2000 METERS FROM THE DRILL SITE; STATION LOCATION STATION LOCATION 1 DRILL SITE 40 N-2000 41 NE-2000 10 N-100 42 E-2000 11 NE-100 43 SE-2000 12 E-100 44 S-2000 SE-100 45 Sft-2000 13 14 S-100 46 *-2000 15 S*-100 47 N*—2ooo 16 *—loo 17 Nw-100 50 NNE-2000 51 ENE-2000 18 100 M IN SEDIMENT PLUME 52 ESE-2000 19 100 m OPPOSITE SEDIMENT 53 SSE-2000 PLUME 54 3S*-2000 55 *S*-2000 20 N—soo 56 *NW—2OOO 21 NE-500 57 NN*—2ooo 22 E-500 23 SE-500 60 NNE-1000 24 S-500 61 ENE-1000 25 S*-500 62 ESE-1000 26 W-500 63 SSE-1000 27 Nm-500 64 SS*-1000 65 *S*-1008 30 N—looo 66 wN*—looo 31 NE-1000 67 NN*—looo 32 E-1000 33 SE-1000 34 S—looo 35 S*—looo 36 *-1000 37 N*—looo RIG MONITORING SAMPLES TAKEN: BEFORE DRILLING SEPTEMBER 25-27, 1976 DURING DRILLING JANUARY 1 AND 14, 1977 AFTER DRILLING —— FEBRUARY 26 -MARCH 3, 1977 START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/DESCRIPTION CARD TYPE 2 I 16 015210 7 II CARO TYPE (ALWAYS 2) 8 3X BLANK 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 16 F 5 BARIUM (PPM) 22 F 4 CADMIUM (PPM) 27 F 4 CHROMIUM (PPM) 32 F 3 COPPER (PPM) 36 F 5 IRON (PPM) 42 F 4 MANGANESE (PPM) 47 F 4 NICKEL (PPM) 52 F 4 LEAD (PPM) 57 F 4 VANADIUM (PPM) 292 61 F 5 ZINC (PPM) DATA FORMAT FOR FILE 19 SUSPENDED SEDIMENT CARD TYPE 1—STANDARD INVENTORY CARD­ FORMAT FOR CARD TYPE 1 SAME AS FOR FILE 18 START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/DESCRIPTION CARD TYPE 2 I 16 015210 7 II CARD TYPE (ALWAYS 2) 8 3X BLANK 11 AA SAMPLE CODE* 15 IX BLANK 16 F 5 CADMIUM (PPM) 22 FA CHROMIUM (PPM) 27 F 5 COPPER (PPM) 33 F 5 IRON (PPM) 39 FA MANGANESE (PPM) AA F 3 NICKEL (PPM)** AS F 5 LEAD (PPM) 5A F 3 VANADIUM (PPM)** DATA FORMAT FOR FILE 20 EPIFAUNA CARD TYPE I—STANDARD INVENTORY CARD­ FORMAT FOR CARD TYPE 1 SAME AS FOR FILE 18 START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/DESCRIPTION CARO TYPE 2 1 16 015210 7 II CARO TYPE (ALWAYS 2) 8 3X BLANK 11 AA SAMPLE CODE* AND 16 2AIO SPECIES NAME TISSUE F a FLESH G a GILLS L LIVER a H a MEPATOPANCREAS I a INDIVIDUAL SAMPLE P a POOLED SAMPLE OF SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS WITHIN A SAMPLE CODE T a POOLED SAMPLE OF SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS FROM several SAMPLE COOES 5X BLANK 41 F6 CADMIUM (PPM)** 47 F 6 CHROMIUM (PPM)** 7 COPPER (PPM)** 36 F 60 F 8 IRON (PPM)** 68 F 8 NICKEL (PPM)** 76 F 6 LEAD (PPM)** 82 F 7 VANADIUM (PPM)** 69 F 6 ZINC (PPM)** 95 F 7 ALUMINUM (PPM)** 102 Fb CALCIUM (PPM)** 53 293 COMMENTS * ALWAYS THE SAME AS THE APPROPRIATE INVENTORY SAMPLE CODE ** A NEGATIVE CONCENTRATION SHOULD BE INTERPRETED TO MEAN THAT THE ACTUAL CONCENTRATION IS LESS THAN THE ABSOLUTE VALUE OF THE COOED VALUE# THE ABSOLUE VALUE BEING THE DETECTION LIMIT OF THE INSTRUMENT USED. EXAMPLE: -.05 MEANS LESS THAN 0.5 (THE DETECTION LIMIT) NOTE: FOR 1975 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A BLANK FOR 1976 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS AN A FOR 1977 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A B 294 SLM SOUTH TEXAS OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF STUDY (1975-1977) DATA TYPE: SEDIMENT TEXTURAL ANALYSIS (SEO) IN INFAUNA (INF-SED) IN MEIOFAUNA (MMS-SED) IN BACTERIOLOGY (BAG-SED) IN MYCOLOGY (MYG-SED) PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR! E. W. BEHRENS (E*B) UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MARINE SCIENCE INSTITUTE (UT) GEOPHYSICAL LAB GALVESTON, TEXAS ASSOCIATE INVESTIGATORS! 8. E, ALEMAN K, M, BERG S, F, CHOU O, R. MULLER R. A. POOLE H. S. FINKELSTEIN P. PICARAZZI M, R, REMELIIK DIRECTORY FOR STUDY ARE* FILE 21: METHODS, DATA FORMAT AND COMMENTS FILE 22: DATA FILE FOR RIG MONITORING STUDY METHODS TEXTURAL ANALYSIS DATA BY RAPID SEDIMENT ANALYZER METHOD (SCHLEE, 19bt)) FOR THE SAND-SIZED FRACTION AND BY THE PIPETTE METHOD FOR THE MUD FRACTION (FOLK, 197«). RELATIVE ABUNDANCES OF GRAIN SIZE PARAMETERS BY THE COULTER COUNTER TECHNIQUE, DATA FORMAT CARD TYPE I—STANDARD INVENTORY CARD­ COLUMNS FIELD TYPE DESCRIPTION I II ALWAYS 0 (ZERO) 2-3 12 STUDY AREA (SEE STUDY AREA KEY) A—l> 13 ALWAYS 210 FOR MASTER FILES 295 7 II CARD TYPE/ ALWAYS 1 FOR INVENTORY(SEE DATA FORMATS) 8 II STUDY SUBAREA (DEFINED IN DATA FORMATS FOR STUDY AREAS) 9-10 2X BLANK 11-ia Aa SAMPLE CODE (FINAL CODE ASSIGNED) 15-lb 12 MONTH 17-18 12 DAY 19-20 12 YEAR CENTRAL TIME 21-2« U TIME OF DAY (LOCAL DAYLIGHT OR CENTRAL STANDARD TIME) 25 IX BLANK 2b II SAMPLE COLLECTION AREA 1* TRANSECT I 2s TRANSECT 2 3s TRANSECT 3 as TRANSECT a 7s RIO MONITORING AREA 8s SOUTHERN BANK 9s HOSPITAL ROCK 27 12 STATION (SEE BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS) 29 A 1 DsOAY; NsNIGHT 30-32 A 3 TYPE OF SAMPLE(SEE KEY TO CODES) 33-3 b Aa SAMPLE DISPOSITION (SEE KEY TO CODES) 37-39 A 3 SAMPLE USE (SEE KEY TO COOES) 90-92 A 3 PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR (SEE KEY CODES) a 3 II REPLICATE CODE 0s NOT A REPLICATE SAMPLE is IST REPLICATE SAMPLE 2s 2ND REPLICATE SAMPLE ETC. NOTE; REPLICATE CODE HAS NOT BEEN CONSISTENTLY USED; REPLICATE CODE MAY BE 0 FOR A REPLICATE SAMPLE WITH THE REPLICATE NUMBER APPEARING ON THE DATA LINES aa II FILTERED CODE 0s NOT APPLICABLE is SAMPLE IS A FILTERED SAMPLE 2s SAMPLE IS A non-filtered SAMPLE as II RELATIVE DEPTH CODE 0s NOT COOED Is SURFACE 2s 1/2 PHOTIC ZONE 3s PHOTIC ZONE as PHOTIC ZONE TO BOTTOM 5s BOTTOM bs NOT applicable 8s ACTUAL DEPTH IN METERS GIVEN IN COLS. sa-56 9s VERTICAL TOw; ALL DEPTHS SAMPLED NOTE; RELATIVE DEPTH CODE HAS BEEN INCONSISTENTLY USED; IN MOST CASES IT HAS NOT BEEN CODED ON THE INVENTORY LINE; IF RELATIVE DEPTH IS MISSING FROM THE INVENTORY LINE/ IT MAY BE GIVEN ON THE DATA LINES OR CAN BE DETERMINED FROM THE STUDY AREA ab 11 DISSOLVED PARTICLE CODE CODES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) USED; a 7 II POOLED CODE 0s NOT A POOLED sample Is pooled sample A NOTE: MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED as 11 LIVE CODE CODES MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; UNKNOWN; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 296 49 II ARCHIVE CODE 0= NOT AN archive sample is AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE 50 II QUALITY CONTROL CODE 0s NOT A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE is A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE 51 II CONTRACTED CODE BLANK OR 0s BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE is NOT A BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE 52-53 12 CRUISE NUMBER 54-56 SAMPLE DEPTH 13 IN METERS; NOTE; 999 MEANS NOT APPLICABLE 991 MEANS VERTICAL TON FROM SURFACE TO 25 METERS 992 MEANS VERTICAL TON FROM 25 TO 50 METERS 993 MEANS VERTICAL TOn FROM 50 METERS TO BOTTOM 57-60 A 4 PARENT SAMPLE CODE FOR SUBSAMPLES NOTE: FOR A SAMPLE NHICH IS NOT A SUBSAMPLE THIS FIELD nILL CONTAIN XXXX OR BE BLANK 61 IX BLANK 62-69 AS PREVIOUS SAMPLE CODE AILOnS REFERENCE TO 1975, 1976, 1977 FINAL REPORTS TO BLM NOTE: MOST CODES NILL BE THE STANDARD 4 CHARACTER VARIETY (IN COLS. 62-65); THE ADDITIONAL COLS. IN THIS FIELD ARE FOR POOLED SAMPLES, E,G.= A) AAAA-C INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAAA,AAAB,AAAC B) AAZY-BAA INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAZY,AA22,ABAA KEY TO CODES SAMPLE TYPE—SAMPLE USAGE DISPOSITION AND PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR BAG-6ACCSEDIMENT BACTERIOLOGY) CHC-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) TAMU-TEXAS A*M UNIVERSITY CHG-MST(CHEMISTRY GRAB) LHP-LINOA H. PEOUEGNAT CHG-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) CSG-C.S. GIAM CHG-TEX(SEDIMENT TEXTURE) TSP-E. TAISOO PARK CHL-(TOTAL CHLOROPHYLL-1975) CHT-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) BJP-B.J. PRESLEY CHT-MST(EPIFAUNA CHEMISTRY IRARL) RMS-RILLIAM M. SACKETT CHT-TM (EPIFAUNA TRACE METALS) REP-RILLIS E. PEOUEGNAT EPI-FSH(EPIFAUNA demersal FISH) HR-RICHARD REZAK EPI-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) REH-RILLIAM E, HAENSLY EPI-HPI(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) JMN-JERRY M. NEFF EPI-HPT(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) RH-rILLIAM £. HAENSLY EPI-INV(EPIFAUNA INVERTEBRATES) JN-JERRY M. NEFF EPI-MST(EPIFAUNA MASTER) JRS-JOHN R, SCHrARZ ICH-(ICMTHYOPLANKTON) JHR-JOHN H. rormuth INF-MST(INFAUNA MASTER) UT-PORT ARANSAS MARINE LAB. INF-SEOUNFAUNA SEDIMENT) L. PLP-PATRICK PARKER INF-TAX(INFAUNA TAXONOMY) NPS-NED P, SMITH LGT-PZ (PHOTOMETRY) CVB-CHASE VAN BAALEN LMr-HC (LOR-MOLECULAR-REIGHT HYDROCARBONS) JSH-J, SELMON HOLLAND MNK-TM (MACRONEKTON TRACE METALS) MMS-CI3(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA Cl 3 IN SEDIMENT) MMS-MEI(MEIOFAUNA) DER-OONALD E. ROHLSCHLAG MMS-MST(MEIOFAUNA MASTER GRAB) OK-OAN L. KAMYKOrSKI MYG-MYC(SEDIMENI MYCOLOGY) PJ-PATRICIA L. JOHANSEN 297 NEU-TAX(N£USTON TAXONOMY) UT-GEOPHYSICAL LAB. GALVESTON SEO-(SEDIMENT) EwB-E. W, BEHRENS SEO-MC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) SEO-MPL (SEDIMENT M-ICROZOOPLANKTON) SED-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) SOG-O£P(SEDIMENT DEPOSITION) STD-ST (SALINIT Y-TEMPERATURE-DEPTH) TDC-ST (TEMPERATURE-DEPTH-CONDUCTIVITY UTSA-UNIV. OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO TRM-TUR(TRANSMISSOMETRY-TURSIDITY) SAR-SAMUEL a, RAMIREZ AOKEN VT -MPL(MICROZOOPLANKTON-V£RTICAL TOW) wVA-O. w. VAN WAT-(WATER COLUMN) WAT-ATPUDENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE) wAT-SAC(WATER COLUMN BACTERIOLOGY) WAT-CI3(DELTA Cl 3) UT-AUSTIN WAT-CLN(CHLOROPHYLL-NANNOPLANKTON-76-77) PJS-PAUL J, SZANISZLO wAT-CLPICHLOROPHYLL"PHY TOPLANKTON-76-77) wAT-00 (DISSOLVED OXYGEN) U,S.G.S,-CORPUS CHRISTI WAT-FLU(FLUORESCENCE) HB-HENRY BERRYHILL wAT-HC (WATER HYDROCARBONS) WAT-LH (LOw-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) WAT-MPL(MICROZOOPLANKTON) WAT-MYC(WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY) RICE-RICE UNIVERSITY wAT-NUT(NUTRIENTS) RU-RICE UNIVERSITY wAT-NI4(CARBONia NANNOPLANKTON) REC-RICHARD E. CASEY WAT-PHY(PHYTOPLANKTON) wAT-PRO(PROTOZOA) wAT-PIR(CAR6ONI« PHYTOPLANKTON) WAT-SSM(WATER-SUSPENDED SEDIMENT) wAT-TOC(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON) ZCT-Tm (ZOOPLANKTON METALS) TRACE ZPL-HC (ZOOPLANKTON HYDROCARBONS) ZPL-TAX(ZOOPLANKTON TAXONOMY) ZPL-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) STUDY AREA KEY 01 SALINITY AND TEMPERATURE* CURRENTS 03 DISSOLVED OXYGEN, NUTRIENTS 0a LOW-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS 05 HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS, BENTHIC VERTEBRATES 06 INVERTEBRATE EPIFAUNA AND INFAUNA 07 BENTHIC FISH 08 HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS-SEDIMENT,PARTICULATE, DISSOLVED, ZOOPLANKTON 09 CHLOROPHYLL A 10 ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE 11 PHYTOPLANKTON 12 FLUORESCENCE 13 MEIOFAUNA la NEUSTON 15 TRACE METALS 16 CARBON la 19 SEDIMENT TEXTURE, BACTERIOLOGY, MYCOLOGY IN SEDIMENT 23 MICROZOOPLANKTON (PROTOZOA) 24 ZOOPLANKTON 25 SMELLED MICROZOOPLANKTON 26 TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA CARBON 13 27 LIGHT ABSORPTION (PHOTOMETRY) 30 HISTOPATMOLOGY 298 40 BENTHIC MICROBIOLOGY 41 WATER COLUMN MICROBIOLOGY 42 BENTHIC MYCOLOGY 43 WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS TRAN, STA, LORAN LORAC LATITUDE LONGITUDE DEPTH 3H3 3H2 LG LR METERS FEET 1 I 2575 4003 1180.07 171.46 28 12 N* 96 27 w* 18 59 2 2440 3950 961.49 275.71 27 55 N* 96 20 ft* 42 138 3 2300 3863 799.45 466.07 27 34 N* 96 07 w* 134 439 4 2583 4015 1206.53 157,92 28 14 N* 96 29 ft* 10 33 5 2360 3910. 661,09 369,08 27 44 N* 96 14 W* 82 269 6 2330 3892 819.72 412,96 27 39 N* 96 12 ft* 100 328 2 I 2078 3962 373,62 192.04 27 40 N* 96 59 ft* 22 72 2 2050 3918 454,46 382,00 27 30 N* 96 45 ft* 49 16l 3 2040 3850 564,67 585.52 27 18 N» 96 23 W* 131 430 4 2058 3936 431.26 310,30 27 34 N* 96 50 ft* 36 112 5 2032 3992 498,85 487,62 27 24 N* 96 36 w* 78 25g 6 2068 3678 560.54 506.34 27 24 N* 96 29 W* 98 322 7 2045 3835 27 15 N* 96 18,5 ft* 182 600 3 1 1585 3880 139,13 909.98 26 58 N* 97 11 ft* 25 82 2 1663 3841 286.38 855.91 26 58 N* 96 48 W* 65 213 3 1775 3812 391.06 829.02 26 58 N* 96 33 W* 106 348 4 1552 3885 95,64 928,13 26 58 N» 97 20 ft* 15 49 5 1623 3867 192.19 888.06 26 56 N* 97 02 w* 40 131 6 1790 3808 411.48 824,57 26 58 N* 96 30 H* 125 410 4 1 1130 3747 187.50 1423.50 26 10 N* 97 01 ft* 27 88 2 1300 3700 271.99 1310.61 26 10 N* 96 39 W* 47 154 3 1425 3663 333.77 1241,34 26 10 N* 96 24 w* 91 298 4 1073 3763 163.42 1456,90 26 10 N* 97 08 ft* 15 49 5 1170 3738 213.13 1387.45 26 10 N* 96 54 W* 37 121 6 1355 3685 304.76 1272.46 26 10 N* 96 31 W* 65 213 7 1448 3659 350,37 1224.51 26 10 N* 96 20 ft* 130 426 (HR) 1 2159 3900 635.06 422.83 27 32 05N*» 96 28 19W** 75 246 (9) 2 2169 3902 644,54 416,95 27 32 46N** 96 27 25W** 72 237 3 2163 3900 641,60 425.10 27 32 05N** 96 27 35w** 81 266 4 2165 3905 638.40 411,18 27 33 02N** 96 29 03w** 76 250 I 2086 3889 563,00 468,28 27 26 49N** 96 31 18w** 81 266 (SB) (8) 2 2081 3889 560.95 475,80 27 26 14N*« 96 31 02H*» 82 269 3 2074 3890 552.92 475.15 27 26 06N** 96 31 47W** 82 269 4 2078 3890 551.12 472.73 27 26 14N** 96 32 07W** 82 269 RIG 1-67 626,81 246.85 27 44 21,12 96 42 58,86 83 109 MONITOR (7) NOTE: * MEANS DEGREES AND MINUTES ** MEANS DEGREES MINUTES SECONDS KEY TO RIG MONITORING STATIONS A-201 SAMPLING STATIONS ESTABLISHED AT THE INTERSECTION OF TRANSECTS EMANATING FROM THE DRILL SITE AND CONCENTRIC CIRCLES 100, 500, 1000, AND 2000 METERS FROM THE DRILL SITE: STATION LOCATION STATION LOCATION w-2000 1 DRILL SITE 40 NE-2000 10 N-100 42 £-2000 11 NE-100 43 SE-2000 12 E-100 44 S-2000 13 SE-100 41 45 Sn-2000 14 S-100 4b w-2000 15 Sm-100 47 NN-2000 16 W-100 17 NN-100 50 NNE-2000 51 ENE-2000 16 100 M IN SEDIMENT PLUME 52 ESE-2000 19 100 M OPPOSITE SEDIMENT 53 SSE-2000 PLUME 54 SSft-2000 55 WSn-2000 20 N-500 56 WNw-2000 21 NE-500 57 NN*-2000 22 E-500 23 SE-500 60 NNE-1000 2a S-500 61 ENE-1000 25 Sn-500 62 ESE-1000 26 N-500 63 SSE-1000 27 NN—5OO 64 SSw-1000 65 nSW-1000 30 N-1000 66 NNN-1000 31 NE-1000 67 NNN-1000 32 E-1000 33 SE-1000 3a S-1000 35 SN-1000 36 N-1000 37 NN—lOOO RIG MONITORING SAMPLES TAKEN: BEFORE DRILLING SEPTEMBER 25-27, 1976 DURING DRILLING JANUARY 1 AND 14, 1977 AFTER DRILLING —— FEBRUARY 26 -MARCH 3, 1977 START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/OESCRIPTION CARO TYPE 2 I 16 019210 7 II CARD TYPE (ALNAYS 2) 3X BLANK 8 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 15 F 6 MEAN GRAIN SIZE (IN PHI UNITS) 21 F 6 SORTING COEFFICIENT (GRAIN SIZE DEVIATION) 27 F 6 GRAIN SIZE SKENNESS 33 F 6 GRAIN SIZE KURTOSIS 39 F 7 PERCENT SAND 46 F 7 PERCENT SILT 53 F 7 PERCENT CLAY 60 F 7 PHI SIZES GREATER THAN 10,6 67 F 7 RATIO SAND TO MUD 300 7a F 7 RATIO SILT TO CLAY COMMENTS * ALWAYS THE SAME AS THE APPROPRIATE INVENTORY SAMPLE CODE NOTE: FOR 1975 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A BLANK FOR 197 b DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS AN A FOR 1977 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF ThE SAMPLE CODE IS A 301 BLM SOUTH TEXAS OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF STUDY (1975-1977) DATA TYPE: HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS (HO IN SEDIMENTS (SEO) PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATORS! PATRICK L. PARKER (PLP) RICHARD S, SCALAN J. KENNETH WINTERS UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MARINE SCIENCE INSTITUTE CUT) PORT ARANSAS MARINE LABORATORY PORT ARANSAS* TEXAS ASSOCIATE INVESTIGATORS: RICHARD ANDERSON TERRANCE BURTON DONNA LAMMEY BURTON SHARON CAMERON LOUIS DELAROSA RUTH LUTES STEPHEN A. MACKO MARK NORTHAM DELLA SCALAN DIRECTORY FOR STUDY AREA FILE 23: METHODS* DATA FORMAT AND COMMENTS FILE 29: DATA FILE RIG MONITORING FOR STUDY METHODS SEDIMENT: 10-15 KG CORES FROM TOP 5 CM OF SMITH-MCINTYRE GRAB—FROZEN SAMPLES ANALYZED IN GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY (CLC) AND GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY (6C/MS) GLC—PERKIN-ELMER (PE) MODELS 900, 910* 39208* AND A VARIAN MODEL 3700* ELECTRONIC INTEGRATION OF PEAKS DONE ON HEWLETT-PACKARD 3352 LAB DATA SYSTEM GC/MS—DUPONT INSTRUMENTS MODEL 21-991 GC/MS WITH A DUPONT INSTRUMENTS MODEL 21-0998 MS DATA SYSTEM, CHROMATOGRAPH ASSOCIATED WITH THIS INSTRUMENT WAS A VARIAN AEROGRAPH MODEL 2700 MODIFIED BY DUPONT. DETAILED METHODS OF HYDROCARBON PROCEDURES FOUND IN 1975* 1976* AND 1977 FINAL REPORTS TO BLM DATA FORMAT CARO TYPE 1—STANDARD INVENTORY CARD­ COLUMNS FIELD TYPE DESCRIPTION 302 303 1 II ALWAYS 0 (ZERO) 2-3 12 STUDY AREA (SEE STUDY AREA KEY) m—6 13 ALWAYS 210 FOR MASTER FILES 7 II CARD TYPE, ALWAYS I FOR INVENTORY(SEE DATA FORMATS) 8 II STUDY SUBAREA (DEFINED IN DATA FORMATS FOR STUDY AREAS) 9-10 2X BLANK 11 —I a Aa SAMPLE CODE (FINAL CODE ASSIGNED) 15-16 12 MONTH 17-18 12 DAY 19-20 12 YEAR 21-29 19 TIME OF DAY (LOCAL CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME OR CENTRAL STANDARD TIME) 25 IX BLANK 26 II SAMPLE COLLECTION AREA is TRANSECT I 2s TRANSECT 2 3s TRANSECT 3 9s TRANSECT 9 7s RIG MONITORING AREA 8s SOUTHERN BANK 9s HOSPITAL ROCK 27 12 STATION (SEE BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS) 29 A 1 OsOAYj NsNIGHT 30-32 A 3 TYPE OF SAMPLE(S£E KEY TO CODES) 33-36 A 9 SAMPLE DISPOSITION (SEE KEY TO CODES) 37-39 A 3 SAMPLE USE (SEE KEY TO COOES) 90-92 A 3 PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR (SEE KEY CODES) 93 II REPLICATE CODE 0s NOT A REPLICATE sample is IST REPLICATE SAMPLE 2s 2ND REPLICATE SAMPLE ETC. NOTE? REPLICATE CODE HAS NOT BEEN CONSISTENTLY USED; REPLICATE COQE MAY BE 0 FOR A REPLICATE SAMPLE WITH THE REPLICATE NUMBER APPEARING ON THE DATA LINES 99 II FILTERED CODE 0s NOT APPLICABLE is SAMPLE IS A FILTERED SAMPLE 2s SAMPLE IS a non-filtered sample 95 II RELATIVE DEPTH CODE 0s NOT CODED 1= SURFACE 2s 1/2 PHOTIC ZONE 3s PHOTIC ZONE 9s PHOTIC ZONE TO BOTTOM 5s BOTTOM 6s NOT APPLICABLE 8s ACTUAL DEPTH IN METERS GIVEN IN COLS, 59-56 9s VERTICAL TOw; ALL DEPTHS SAMPLED NOTE: RELATIVE DEPTH CODE HAS BEEN INCONSISTENTLY USED; IN MOST CASES IT HAS NOT BEEN CODED ON THE INVENTORY LINE; IF RELATIVE DEPTH IS MISSING FROM THE INVENTORY LINE# IT MAY BE GIVEN ON THE DATA LINES OR CAN BE DETERMINED FROM THE STUDY AREA 96 II DISSOLVED PARTICLE CODE CODES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 97 11 POOLED CODE 0s NOT A POOLED sample is A POOLED SAMPLE NOTES MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED 48 II LIVE CODE CODES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 49 II ARCHIVE CODE 0s NOT AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE is AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE II QUALITY CONTROL CODE as not a quality control sample is A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE 51 II CONTRACTED CODE BLANK OR 0s BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE A 50 is NOT BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE 52-53 12 CRUISE NUMBER 54-56 13 SAMPLE DEPTH IN METERS; NOTE: 999 MEANS NOT APPLICABLE 991 MEANS VERTICAL TOw FROM SURFACE TO 25 METERS 992 MEANS VERTICAL TOw FROM 25 TO 50 METERS 993 MEANS VERTICAL TOW FROM 50 METERS TO BOTTOM 57-60 A 4 PARENT SAMPLE CODE FOR SUBSAMPLES NOTE: FOR A SAMPLE WHICH IS NOT A SUBSAMPLE THIS FIELD WILL CONTAIN XXXX OR BE BLANK 61 IX BLANK 62-69 AS PREVIOUS SAMPLE CODE ALLOWS REFERENCE TO 1975, 1976, 1977 FINAL REPORTS TO BLM NOTE: MOST CODES WILL BE THE STANDARD 4 CHARACTER VARIETY (IN COLS. 62-65); THE ADDITIONAL COLS. IN THIS FIELD ARE FOR POOLED SAMPLES, E.S.z A) AAAA-C INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAAA,AAAB,AAAC B) AAZY-SAA INDICATES POOLED SAMPLE MADE A UP OF SAMPLES aazy,aazz,abaa KEY TO CODES SAMPLE TYPE—SAMPLE USAGE DISPOSITION AND PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR BAG-BAC(SEDIMENT BACTERIOLOGY) CHG-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) TAMU-TEXAS A+M UNIVERSITY CHG-MST(CHEMISTRY GRAB) LHP-LINDA H. PEOUEGNAT CHG-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) CSG-C.S. GIAM CHG-TEX(SEDIMENT TEXTURE) TSP-E. TAISOO PARK CHL-(TOTAL CHLOROPHVLL-1975) ChT-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) BJP-B.J. PRESLEY CHT-MST(EPIFAUNA CHEMISTRY TRAWL) wMS-wILLIAM M. SACKETT CHT-TM (EPIFAUNA TRACE METALS) w£P-wILLIS E. PEOUEGNAT EPI-FSH(EPIFAUNA DEMERSAL FISH) RR-RICHARD REZAK EPI-HC WEH-wILHAM E. HAENSLY (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) EPI-HPI(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) JMn-JERRT M, NEFF EPI-MPT(£PIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) WH-WILLIAM E. HAENSLY EPI-INV(EPIFAUNA INVERTEBRATES) JN-JERRY M, NEFF EPI-MST(EPIFAUNA MASTER) JRS-JOHN R. SCHWARZ ICH-(ICHTHYOPLANKTON) JHW-JOHN H, WORMUTH INF-MST(INFAUNA MASTER) UT-PORT ARANSAS MARINE LAB. INF-S£D(INFAUNA SEDIMENT) PLP-PATRICK L, PARkER INF-TAX(INFAUNA TAXONOMY) NPS-NED P, SMITH LGT-PZ (PHOTOMETRY) CVB-CHASE VAN BAALEN LMw-HC (LOW-MOL£CULAR-w£IGMT HYDROCARBONS) JSH-J. SELMON HOLLAND MNK-TM (MACRONEKTON TRACE METALS) Mms-CI3(TOlAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA Cl 3 IN SEDIMENT) 304 MMS-MEI(MEIOFAUNA) DEw-DONALD E, WOHLSCHLAG MMS-MST(MEIOFAUNA MASTER GRAB) DK-DAN L. KAMYKOHSKI MYG-MYC(SEDIMENT MYCOLOGY) PJ-PATRICIA L. JOHANSEN NEU-TAX(N£USTON TAXONOMY) UT-GEOPHYSICAL Laß. GALVESTON SED-(SEDIMENT) Ew6-£. w. BEHRENS StD-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) SED-MPLISEDIMENT MICROZOOPLANKTON) StO-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) SDG-DEP(SEDIMENT DEPOSITION) STD-ST (SALINITY-TEMPERATURE-DEPTH) TDC-ST (TEMPERATURE-OEPTH-CONDUCTIVITY UTSA-UNIV. OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO TRM-TUR(TRANSMISSOMETRY-TURBIDITY) SAR-SAMUEL a, RAMIREZ VT -MPL(MICROZOOPLANKTON-VERTICAL TON) HVA-O, H, VAN AUKEN wAT-(WATER COLUMN) WAT-ATP(ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE) waT-BAC(WATER COLUMN BACTERIOLOGY) wAT-CI3(OELTA Cl 3) UT-AUSTIN waT-CLN(CHLOROPHYLL-NANNOPLANKTON-76-77) PJS-PAUL J, SZANISZLO WAT-CLP(CHLOROPHYLL-PHYTOPLANKTON-76-77) WAT-UU (DISSOLVED OXYGEN) U.S,G.S.-CORPUS CHRISTI WAT-FLU(FLUORESCENCE) hb-henry berryhill WAT-HC (WATER HYDROCARBONS) wAT-LH (Low-MOLECULAR-WEI6HT HYDROCARBONS) wAT-MPL(MICHOZOOPLANKTON) WAT-MYC(WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY) RICE-RICE UNIVERSITY HAT-NUT(NUTRIENTS) RU-RICE UNIVERSITY wAT-NIP(CARBONIiI NANNOPLANKTON) REC-RICHARO E. CASEY WAT-PHY(PHYTOPLANKTON) HAT»PRO(PROTOZOA) WAT—P 19(CARB0N19 PHYTOPLANKTON) wAT-SSM(WATER-SUSPENDED SEDIMENT) wAT-TOC(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON) ZCT-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) ZPL-HC (ZOOPLANKTON HYDROCARBONS) ZPL-TAX(ZOOPLANKTON TAXONOMY) ZPL-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) STUDY AREA KEY Bl SALINITY AND TEMPERATURE/ CURRENTS b 3 DISSOLVED OXYGEN/ NUTRIENTS b« low-molecular-weight HYDROCARBONS k)5 HIGH-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS/ BENTHIC VERTEBRATES Bb invertebrate epifauna AND INFAUNA B 7 BENTHIC FISH BB HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBON3-SEDIMENT/PARTICULATE/ DISSOLVED/ ZOOPLANKTON B 9 CHLOROPHYLL A IB ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE 11 PHYTOPLANKTON 12 FLUORESCENCE 13 MEIOFAUNA Itt NEUSTON 15 TRACE METALS lb CARBON la 19 SEDIMENT TEXTURE/ BACTERIOLOGY, MYCOLOGY IN SEDIMENT 23 MICROZOOPLANKTON (PROTOZOA) 2a ZOOPLANKTON 25 SHELLED MICROZOOPLANKTON 305 2e ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA CARBON 13 TOTAL 27 LIGHT ABSORPTION (PHOTOMETRY) 30 HISTOPATHOLO6Y 93 BENTHIC MICROBIOLOGY 91 water column microbiology 92 BENTHIC MYCOLOGY 93 WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY BLM STUCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS TRAN, STA. LORAN LORAC LATITUDE LONGITUDE DEPTH JH3 3H2 LG LR METERS FEET 1 1 2575 9003 1180.07 171,96 28 12 N* 96 27 6* 18 59 2 2990 3950 961.99 275.71 27 55 N* 96 20 6* 92 136 3 2300 3863 799,95 966.07 27 39 N* 96 07 6* 139 939 9 2563 9015 1206,53 157.92 28 19 N* 96 29 w* 10 33 5 2360 3910 861,09 369,08 27 99 N* 96 19 6* 82 269 6 2330 3892 819.72 912.96 27 39 N* 96 12 6* 100 328 2 1 2078 3962 373,62 192,09 27 90 N* 96 59 w* 22 72 2 2050 3918 959.96 362.00 27 30 N* 96 95 w* 99 161 N* 6* 930 3 2090 3850 569,67 585.52 27 18 96 23 131 « 2058 3936 931.26 310.30 27 39 N* 96 50 6* 36 112 5 2032 3992 998.85 987.62 27 29 96 36 6* 78 256 N* 2068 3878 560.59 506.39 27 29 N* 96 29 6* 98 322 7 27 15 N* 96 18.5 6* 182 600 6 2095 3835 3880 139,13 909.96 26 58 N* 97 11 6* 25 62 3 1 1565 26 58 N* 96 986* 213 2 1663 3891 286.38 855,91 65 3 1775 3812 391,06 829,02 26 58 N* 96 33 6* 106 396 N» 99 9 1552 3865 95.69 928.13 26 56 97 20 6* 15 5 1623 3667 192.19 866.06 26 56 N* 97 02 6* 90 131 6 3806 911.96 829.57 26 58 N* 96 30 6* 125 910 1790 N* 6* 9 1 1130 3797 187.50 1925.50 26 10 97 01 27 88 2 1300 3700 271,99 1310.61 26 10 N» 96 39 6* 97 159 3 1925 3663 533.77 1291,39 26 10 N* 96 29 w* 91 296 9 1073 3763 163.92 1956.90 26 10 N* 97 08 6* 15 99 26 9659 37 121 5 1170 5756 213.13 1387.95 10 N* w* 6 1355 3685 309,76 1272.98 26 10 N* 96 31 *» 65 213 7 1996 3659 350.37 1229.51 26 10 N* 96 20 w* 130 926 (HR) 1 2159 3900 635,06 922,85 27 32 05N** 96 28 I9w** 75 296 237 (9) 2 2169 3902 699.59 916.95 27 32 9&N** 96 27 256** 72 3 2163 3900 691.60 925,10 27 32 05N** 96 27 35*** 81 266 9 2165 3905 638.90 911.18 27 33 02N** 96 29 03w** 76 250 (SB) 1 2066 3889 563.00 968.28 27 26 99N** 96 31 186** 81 266 (8) 2 2081 3889 560.95 975.80 27 26 19N** 96 31 026** 82 269 3 2379 3890 552.92 975.15 27 26 06N** 96 31 976** 82 269 9 2078 3890 551.12 972.73 27 26 19N** 96 32 076** 82 269 27 92 83109 RIG 1-67 626.81 296,85 99 21,12 96 58,86 MONITOR (7) NOTE: * MEANS DEGREES AND MINUTES ** MEANS DEGREES MINUTES SECONDS 306 KEY TO RIG MONITORING STATIONS SAMPLING STATIONS ESTABLISHED AT THE INTERSECTION OF TRANSECTS EMANATING FROM THE DRILL SITE AND CONCENTRIC CIRCLES 100, 500, 1000, AND 2000 METERS FROM THE DRILL SITE: STATION LOCATION STATION LOCATION I DRILL SITE 40 N-2000 41 NE-2000 10 N-100 42 E-2000 I I NE-100 43 SE-2000 12 E-100 44 S-2000 13 SE-100 45 Stv-2000 14 5-100 46 tv-2000 15 Stv-100 47 Nm-2000 16 W-100 17 Nrt-100 50 NNE-2000 51 ENE-2000 18 100 M IN SEDIMENT PLUME 52 ESE-2000 19 100 M OPPOSITE SEDIMENT 53 SSE-2000 PLUME 54 SSR-2000 55 wS«-2000 20 N—soo 56 wN*-2000 21 NE-500 57 NNtv-2000 22 E-500 23 SE-500 60 NNE-1000 24 S-500 61 ENE-1000 25 Sw-500 62 ESE-1000 26 W-500 63 SSE-1000 27 NW—5OO 64 SStV-1000 65 MSft-1000 30 N—looo 66 WNW-1000 31 NE-1000 67 NNW-1000 32 E-1000 33 SE-1000 34 S-1000 35 Sn-1000 3b *-1000 37 N*-1000 RIG MONITORING SAMPLES TAKEN: BEFORE DRILLING SEPTEMBER 25-27, 1976 DURING DRILLING JANUARY 1 AND 14, 1977 —— ­ AFTER DRILLING FEBRUARY 26 MARCH 3, 1977 START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/OESCRIPTION CARD TYPE 2 1 16 008210 7 II CARO TYPE (ALWAYS 2) 0 11 SUB-STUDY AREA SAMPLE TYPE 1 s rtYOROCARBONS IN SEDIMENT 2 = HYDROCARBONS IN ZOOPLANKTON 3 = PARTICULATE HYDROCARBONS IN WATER 4 = DISSOLVED HYDROCARBONS IN WATER 9 2X BLANK 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 307 15 2X BLANK 17 12 YEAR 19 A 1 PERIOD CODE 1 = WINTER 2 = MARCH 3 = APRIL a = SPRING 5 s JULY 6 = AUGUST 7 = FALL 6 = NOVEMBER 9 s DECEMBER 20 FlO DRY WEIGHT CG) 30 FlO WET WEIGHT (6) 90 F 6 TOTAL NON-SAPONIFIABLE WEIGHT (G) 90 F 6 HEXANE WEIGHT (G) 5b F 6 BENZENE WEIGHT (G) CARD TYPE 3 1 16 006210 7 II CARD TYPE (ALWAYS 3) 6 II SUB-STUDY AREA SAMPLE TYPE 1 s HYDROCARBONS IN SEDIMENTS 2 s HYDROCARBONS IN ZOOPLANKTON 3 = PARTICULATE HYDROCARBONS IN WATER 9 s DISSOLVED HYDROCARBONS IN WATER 9 2X BLANK U A 9 SAMPLE CODE* 15 2X BLANK 17 12 YEAR 19 11 PERIOD CODE 1 = WINTER 2 = MARCH 3 = APRIL 9 s SPRING 5 = JULY 6 = AUGUST 7 = FALL 8 = NOVEMBER 9 = DECEMBER 20 II FRACTION CODE 1 = HEXANE 2 = BENZENE 3 = METHANOL 21 19 RETENTION INDEX 25 Fl 3 CONCENTRATION IN MICROGRAMS/GRAM FOR SEDIMENT AND ZOOPLANKTON (SUB-STUDY AREAS 1 AND 2) CONCENTRATION IN MICROGRAMS/LITER FOR PARTICULATE AND DISSOLVED WATER SAMPLES (SUB-STUDY AREAS 3 AND 9) COLUMNS 62-69 OF CARD TYPE comments * ARTIFICIAL CODES USED FOR PARTICULATE WATER SAMPLES IN 1975. PREVIOUS SAMPLE COOES USED IN PUBLICATIONS GIVEN IN I, SAMPLE CODES ALWAYS THE SAME AS THE APPROPRIATE INVENTORY SAMPLE CODE, NOTE; FOR 1975 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A BLANK FOR 1976 DATA The FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS AN A FOR 1977 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A B 308 BLM SOUTH TEXAS OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF STUDY (1975-1977) DATA TYPE: BENTHIC MICROBIOLOGY (BAG-BAC) ASSOCIATE INVESTIGATORS: STEVE K. ALEXANDER VICTORIA L, CARPENTER STEVE J, SCHROPP JOHN C, CLAY 111 PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR: JOHN R. SCHWARZ (JRS) TEXAS AtM UNIVERSITY (TAMU) COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS DIRECTORY FOR STUDY AREA FILE 25: METHODS, DATA FORMAT AND COMMENTS FILE 2b: SEDIMENT 6ACTERIOLOGY/BIOLOGY—I977 DATA FILE 27: SEDIMENT BACTERIOLOGY/HYOROCARBONS 1977 DATA FILE 28: SEDIMENT BACTERIOLOGY/PURE CULTURES—I977 DATA METHODS SAMPLES: SEDIMENT COLLECTED FROM TOP 1 CM OF SMITH-MCINTYRE GRAB, CRUDE OIL USED WAS SOUTH LOUISIANA CRUDE OIL (SLCO) MOST PROBABLE NUMBER (MPN) TECHNIQUE OF GUNKGL (1973) USED TO ENUMERATE HYDROCARBON DEGRADING BACTERIA DETAILED METHODS OF OIL BIODEGRADATION AND EFFECTS STUDIES GIVEN IN 1977 FINAL REPORT TO BLM. DATA FORMAT FOR FILE 26-1977 BIOLOGY DATA CARO TYPE I—-STANDARD INVENTORY CARD­ COLUMNS FIELD TYPE DESCRIPTION 1 II ALWAYS 0 (ZERO) 2-3 12 STUDY AREA (SEE STUDY AREA KEY) 9-6 13 ALWAYS 210 FOR MASTER FILES 7 11 CARD TYPE, ALWAYS 1 FOR INVENTORY{SEE DATA FORMATS) 6 II STUDY SUBAREA (DEFINED IN DATA FORMATS FOR STUDY AREAS) 9-10 2X BLANK 11-19 A 9 SAMPLE CODE (FINAL CODE ASSIGNED) 15-16 12 MONTH 17-18 12 DAY 309 12 YEAR 19-20 21-2 a ia TIME OF DAY (LOCAL CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME OR CENTRAL STANDARD TIME) 25 IX BLANK 26 II SAMPLE COLLECTION AREA is TRANSECT 1 2s TRANSECT 2 3s TRANSECT 3 as transect a 7s RIG MONITORING AREA SOUTHERN BANK 8s 9s HOSPITAL ROCK BLANK27 IX 26 11 STATION (SEE BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS) 29 A 1 DsDAY? NsNIGHT 30-32 A 3 TYPE OF SAMPLE(SEE KEY TO CODES) 33-36 Aa SAMPLE DISPOSITION (SEE KEY TO COOES) 37-39 A 3 SAMPLE USE (SEE KEY TO CODES) AO-U2 A 3 PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR (SEE KEY COOES) 43 11 REPLICATE CODE 0s NOT a replicate sample is IST REPLICATE SAMPLE 2s 2ND REPLICATE SAMPLE ETC. NOTE 1 REPLICATE CODE HAS NOT BEEN CONSISTENTLY USED; REPLICATE CODE MAY BE 0 FOR A REPLICATE SAMPLE WITH THE REPLICATE NUMBER APPEARING ON THE DATA LINES aa 11 FILTERED CODE 0s not applicable IS SAMPLE is a filtered sample 2S sample is non-filtered sample a as II RELATIVE DEPTH CODE 0s NOT CODED is SURFACE 2s 1/2 PHOTIC ZONE 3s PHOTIC ZONE as PHOTIC ZONE TO BOTTOM 5s BOTTOM 6s NOT APPLICABLE 8s ACTUAL DEPTH IN METERS GIVEN IN COLS, sa-56 9s VERTICAL TOh; ALL DEPTHS SAMPLED NOTES RELATIVE DEPTH CODE HAS BEEN INCONSISTENTLY USED; IN MOST CASES IT HAS NOT BEEN CODED ON THE INVENTORY LINE; IF RELATIVE DEPTH IS MISSING FROM THE INVENTORY LINE/ IT MAY BE GIVEN ON THE DATA LINES OR CAN BE DETERMINED FROM THE STUDY AREA a 6 II DISSOLVED PARTICLE CODE CODES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) a? II POOLED CODE A 0s NOT POOLED SAMPLE is A POOLED SAMPLE NOTE: MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED a 6 II LIVE CODE CODES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) a 9 II ARCHIVE CODE 0s NOT AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE AN is ARCHIVE SAMPLE 50 II QUALITY CONTROL CODE 0s NOT A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE 310 is a quality control sample 51 11 CONTRACTED code blank or CONTRACTED SAMPLE 05 BLM isNOT A BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE 52-53 12 CRUISE NUMBER 5«-56 13 SAMPLE DEPTH IN METERS; NOTE: 999 MEANS NOT APPLICABLE 991 MEANS VERTICAL TO* FROM SURFACE TO 25 METERS 992 MEANS VERTICAL TO* FROM 25 TO 50 METERS 993 MEANS VERTICAL TO* FROM 50 METERS TO BOTTOM 57-60 AA PARENT SAMPLE CODE FOR SUBSAMPLES NOTE: FOR A SAMPLE *HICH IS NOT A SUBSAMPLE THIS FIELD «ILL CONTAIN XXXX OR BE BLANK 61 IX BLANK 62-69 A 0 PREVIOUS SAMPLE CODE ALLOWS REFERENCE TO 1975, 1976, 1977 FINAL REPORTS TO BLM NOTE: MOST CODES *ILL BE THE STANDARD « CHARACTER VARIETY (IN COLS. 62-65); THE ADDITIONAL COLS. IN THIS FIELD ARE FUR POOLED SAMPLES, E.G.= A) AAAA-C INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAAA,AAAB,AAAC B) AAZY-BAA INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAZY,AAZZ,A6AA KEY TO COOES SAMPLE TYPE—SAMPLE USAGE DISPOSITION AND PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR BA&-BACCSEDIMENT BACTERIOLOGY) CHG-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) TAMU-TEXAS A+M UNIVERSITY CHG-MST(CHEMISTRY GRAB) LHP-LINDA H, PEOUEGNAT CHG-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) CSC-C.S. 6IAM CHG-TEX(SEDIMENT TEXTURE) TSP-E. TAISOO PARK CHL-(TOTAL CHLOROPHYLL-1975) CHT-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) BJP-B.J. PRESLEY CHT-MST(EPIFAUNA CHEMISTRY TRAWL) WMS-wILLIAM M, SACKETT CHT-TM (EPIFAUNA TRACE METALS) *EP-«ILLIS E, PEOUEGNAT EPI-FSH(EPIFAUNA DEMERSAL FISH) RR-RICHARO REZAK EPI-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) WEH-WILLIAM E, HAENSLY EPI-HPI(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) JMN-JERRY M. NEFF EPI-HPT(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) WH-wILLIAM E, HAENSLY EPI-INV(EPIFAUNA INVERTEBRATES) JN-JERRY M, NEFF £PI-MST(EPIFAUNA MASTER) JRS-JOHN R. SCHwARZ ICH-(ICHTHYOPLANKTON) JHW-JOHN H, wormuth IWF-MST(INFAUNA MASTER) UT-PORT ARANSAS MARINE LAB. INF-SEO(INFAUNA SEDIMENT) PLP-PATRICK L. PARKER INF-TAX(INFAUNA TAXONOMY) NPS-NED P. SMITH LGT-PZ (PHOTOMETRY) CVB-CHASE VAN BAALEN LMW-HC (LO*-MOLECULAR-*EIGHT HYDROCARBONS) JSH-J. SELMON HOLLAND HNK-TM (MACRONEKTON TRACE METALS) MMS-CI3CTOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA Cl 3 IN SEDIMENT) MMS-MEi(MEIOFAUNA) DEw-DONALO E. wOHLSCHLAG MMS-MST(MEIUFAUNA MASTER GRAB) DK-DAN L. KAMYKOWSKI MYG-MYC(SEDIMEnT MYCOLOGY) PJ-PATRICU L. JOHANSEN NEU-TAX(NEUSTON TAXONOMY) UT-GEOPHYSICAL LAB, GALVESTON SED-(SEDIMENT) E*6-£. *. BEHRENS SED-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) SED-MPL(SEDIMENT MICROZOOPLANKTON) SED-Tm (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) 311 SDG-DEP(SEDIMENT DEPOSITION) STD-ST (SALINITY-TEMPERATURE-OEPTH) TOC-ST (TEMPERATURE-DEPTH-CONDUCTIVITY UTSA-UNIV. OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO TRh-TUR(TRANSMISSOMETRY-TURSIDITY) SAR-SAMUEL A. RAMIREZ VT -MPL(MICRUZOOPLANKTON-V£RTICAL TOW) WVA-O. N. VAN AUKEN WAT-(WATER COLUMN) MT-ATPUDENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE) wAT-BAC(wAT£R COLUMN BACTERIOLOGY) wAT-CIJCOELTA Cl3) UT-AUSTIN wAT-CLN(CHLOROPHYLL-NANNOPLANKTON-76-77) PJS-PAUL J. SZANISZLO wAT-CLP(CHLOROPHYLL-PHYTOPLANKTON-76-77) wAT-00 (DISSOLVED OXYGEN) U.S.G.S,-CORPUS CMRISTI wAT-FLU(FLUORESCENCE) Hb-HENRY BERRYHILL WAT-HC (WATER HYDROCARBONS) wAT-LH (LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) wAT-mPL(MICHOZOOPLANkTON) WAT-MYC(WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY) RICE-RICE UNIVERSITY wAT-NUT(NUTRIENTS) RU-RICE UNIVERSITY WAT-NI4(CARBONI4 NANNOPLANKTON) REC-RICHARD E, CASEY wAT-PHY(PHYTOPLANKTON) WAT-PHO(PROTOZOA) *AT-PIU(CARfaONI« PHYTOPLANKTON) wAT-SSM(WATER-SUSPENDED SEDIMENT) WAT-TOC(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON) ZCT-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) ZPL-HC (ZOOPLANKTON HYDROCARBONS) ZPL-TAXUOOPLANKTON TAXONOMY) ZPL-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) STUDY AREA KEY 01 SALINITY AND TEMPERATURE# CURRENTS 03 DISSOLVED OXYGEN# NUTRIENTS 04 LOw-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS 0b HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGMT HYDROCARBONS# BENTHIC VERTEBRATES 06 INVERTEBRATE EPIFAUNA AND INFAUNA 07 BENTHIC FISH 06 HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS-SEDIMENT#PARTICULATE# DISSOLVED# ZOOPLANKTON A 09 CHLOROPHYLL 10 ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE 11 phytoplankton 12 FLUORESCENCE 13 MEIOFAUNA 14 NEUSTON 15 TRACE METALS 16 CARBON 14 19 SEDIMENT TEXTURE# BACTERIOLOGY, MYCOLOGY IN SEDIMENT 23 MICROZOOPLANKTON (PROTOZOA) 24 ZOOPLANKTON 25 SHELLED MICROZOOPLANKTON 26 TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA CARBON 13 27 LIGHT ABSORPTION (PHOTOMETRY) 30 HISTOPATHOLOGY 40 BENTHIC MICROBIOLOGY 41 WATER COLUMN MICROBIOLOGY 42 BENTHIC MYCOLOGY 43 WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY A-214 BLM S7OCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS TRAN, STA. LORAN LORAC LATITUDE LONGITUDE DEPTH 3H3 3H2 LG LR METERS FEET 1 2575 aOO3 1 180.07 26 12 N* 96 27 59 1 171,46 ** 18 2 2440 3950 961.49 275.71 27 55 N* 96 20 ft* 42 138 3 2300 3863 799,45 466.07 27 34 N* 96 07 ** 134 439 4 2583 4015 1206.53 28 N* *• 5 2360 3910 861.09 369,08 27 44 N* 96 14 ft* 82 269 6 2330 3892 819.72 412,96 27 39 N» 96 12 ** 100 328 157.92 14 96 29 10 33 2 1 2078 3962 373.62 192.04 27 40 N* 96 59 ** 22 72 2 2050 3916 454.46 362.00 27 30 N* 96 45 ** 49 161 3 2040 3850 564.e7 585,52 27 18 N* 96 23 ft* 131 430 4 2056 3936 431.26 310.30 27 34 N* 96 50 ft* 36 112 5 2032 3992 498.85 487.62 27 24 N* 96 36 ft* 78 256 6 2068 3878 560.54 506.34 27 24 ft* 96 29 ** 98 322 7 2045 3835 27 15 N* 96 18.5 ft* 162 600 3 1 1585 3880 139,13 909.98 26 58 N* 97 11 ft* 25 82 2 1683 3841 286.38 855.91 26 58 N* 96 48 ft* 65 213 3 1775 3812 391.06 829.02 26 58 N* 96 33 ft* 106 348 4 1552 3885 95.64 928.13 26 56 N* 97 20 ft* 15 49 5 1623 3867 192.19 868.06 26 58 N* 97 02 ** 40 131 6 1790 3808 411.48 824.57 26 56 N* 96 30 ft* 125 410 4 I 1130 3747 187.50 1423.50 26 10 N* 97 01 ft* 27 88 2 1300 3700 271.99 1310.61 26 10 N* 96 39 IN* 47 154 3 1425 3663 333.77 1241,34 26 10 N* 96 24 ft* 91 296 4 1073 3763 163.42 1456.90 26 10 N* 97 08 ft* 15 49 5 1170 3738 213.13 1387.45 26 10 N* 96 54 ft* 37 121 6 1355 3685 304,76 1272,48 26 10 N* 96 31 ft* 65 213 7 1448 3b59 350,37 1224,51 26 10 N* 96 20 ft* 130 426 (HR) 1 2159 3900 635,06 422.63 27 32 05N** 96 26 19**» 75 246 (9) 2 2169 3902 644.54 416.95 27 32 46N** 96 27 25*** 72 237 3 2163 3900 641.60 425.10 27 32 05N** 96 27 35*** 266 81 4 2165 3905 638,40 411.18 27 33 02N** 96 29 03*** 76 250 (SB) 1 2086 3889 563,00 468.28 27 26 49N** 96 31 18in** 81 266 (6) 2 2081 3889 560,95 475,80 27 26 14N** 96 31 02ft** 82 269 3 2074 3890 552.92 475.15 27 26 06N** 96 31 47*** 82 269 4 2078 3890 551.12 472.73 27 26 14N** 96 32 07*** 82 269 NOTE: * MEANS DEGREES AND MINUTES ** MEANS DEGREES MINUTES SECONDS START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/DESCRIPTION CARD TYPE 2 1 16 040210 7 II CARO (ALWAYS 2) TYPE 8 11 SUB-STUDY AREA SAMPLE TYPE—BIOLOGY (ALWAYS I) 9 2X BLANK U A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 15 II STATION 16 II TRANSECT 17 II PERIOD CODE 1 s WINTER 313 2 = MARCH 3 = APRIL 4 s SPRING 5 * JULY 6 = AUGUST 7 s FALL 8 = NOVEMBER 9 = DECEMBER 18 II STUDY TYPE 1 s BACTERIOLOGY 2 s MYCOLOGY 19 II SUBSTRATE TYPE 1 « SEDIMENT 2 * WATER COLUMN 20 12 METHOD (ALWAYS 40 -INDICATES MICROBIOLOGY) 22 2X BLANK 24 E 6 TOTAL COUNT (MEAN) 32 E 8 TOTAL COUNT (1 STANDARD DEVIATION) 40 12 METHOD (ALWAYS 40 -INDICATES MICROBIOLOGY) 42 2X BLANK 44 E 8 OIL DEGRADING COUNT (MEAN) 52 E 8 OIL DEGRADING COUNT (1 STANDARD DEVIATION) CARD TYPE 3 1 16 040210 7 11 CARD TYPE (ALWAYS 3) 8 II SUB-STUDY AREA SAMPLE TYPE—BIOLOGY (ALWAYS 1) 9 2X BLANK 11 ' A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 15 II STATION 16 II TRANSECT 17 II PERIOD CODE (SAME AS CARD TYPE 2) 18 II STUDY TYPE (SAME AS CARD TYPE 2) 19 II SUBSTRATE TYPE (SAME AS CARD TYPE 2) 20 F 5 PERCENT CRUDE OIL IN DEGRADATION FLASK (.5 PERCENT FOR WINTER//.05 PERCENT FOR SPRING AND FALL (PERCENT SLCO IN ENUMERATION FLASK WAS 0,5 FOR ALL S&MP 25 3X BLANK 28 13 TIME (DAYS) 31 IX BLANK 32 E 6 MEAN NUMBER WITH CRUDE OIL 40 E 8 1 STANDARD DEVIATION WITH CRUDE OIL 48 F 5 MEAN PERCENT DEGRADATION 53 E 8 MEAN NUMBER WITHOUT CRUDE OIL 61 EB 1 STANDARD DEVIATION WITHOUT CRUDE OIL CARD TYPE 4 I 16 040210 7 II CARD TYPE (ALWAYS 4) 8 II SUB-STUDY AREA SAMPLE TYPE—BIOLOGY (ALWAYS 1) 9 2X BLANK U A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 15 II STATION 16 II TRANSECT 17 II PERIOD CODE (SAME AS CARD TYPE 2) 18 II STUDY TYPE (SAME AS CARO TYPE 2) 19 II SUBSTRATE TYPE (SAME AS CARD TYPE 2) 20 13 GENUS AND SPECIES CODE 23 E 8 ABUNDANCE 31 F 5 PERCENT OF TOTAL FOR THAT BACTERIA TYPE 36 7X BLANK 43 II BACTERIA TYPE 1 s HETEROTROPHIC 2 = HYDROCARBONOCLASTIC 314 44 2Ald GENUS AND SPECIES NAME DATA FORMAT FOR FILE 27-1977 HYDROCARBON DATA CARO TYPE I—standard INVENTORY card- format FOR CARD TYPE 1 SAME AS FOR FILE 2b CARO TYPE 2 I 16 040210 7 II CARO TYPE (ALWAYS 2) 8 II SUB-STUDY AREA SAMPLE TYPE—HYDROCARBONS (ALWAYS 2) 9 2X BLANK 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE** 15 12 PAGE NUMBER ON WHICH SAMPLE WAS FOUND I 7 SAIO ENGLISH DESCRIPTION AND CODING OF FILE li = DEGRADATION I TO IV » TRANSECT 1 TO 6 s STATION A TO B s REPLICATE EXAMPLE: H-1111 A IS DEGRADATION AT TRANSECT 111, STATION 1, REPLICATE A, E = experimental K s CONTROL M s MIXED 1 TO 2 s REPLICATE EXAMPLE: M2-K IS A MIXED CULTURE CONT EXPERIMENT, REPLICATE 2. 76 F 4 MEAN PERCENT DEGRADATION CARO TYPE 3 1 16 040210 7 11 CARO TYPE (ALWAYS 3) 8 II SUB-STUDY AREA SAMPLE TYPE—HYDROCARBONS (ALWAYS 2) 9 2X BLANK II A 4 SAMPLE CODE** 15 5X BLANK 20 II FRACTION 1 = HEXANE 2 = BENZENE 21 14 RETENTION INDEX 25 IX BLANK 26 F 5 PERCENTAGE DEGRADATION FOR INDIVIDUAL PEAK DATA FORMAT FOR FILE 28-1977 PURE CULTURE DATA CARD TYPE I—STANDARD INVENTORY CARD­ FORMAT SAME AS FOR CARD TYPE 1 OF FILE 26 CARD TYPE 2 1 16 040210 7 II CARD TYPE (ALWAYS 2) 8 II SUB-STUDY AREA SAMPLE TYPE—HYDROCARBONS (ALWAYS 2) 9 2X BLANK 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE** 15 12 PAGE NUMBER ON WHICH SAMPLE WAS FOUND 17 6AIO ENGLISH DESCRIPTION AND CODING OF FILE E = experimental 315 K = CONTROL = I TO 2 REPLICATE = II-1 -0-1 VIBRIO SP. s 111-1-0-1 PSEUDOMONAS SP, 1 11-2-0-I = PSEUDOMONAS 2 SP. 11-l-H-3 = BACILLUS SP. EXAMPLE. 11-1-H-3KI IS A BACILLUS SP. PURE CULTURE CONTROL EXPERIMENT , REPLICATE I, 76 FA MEAN PERCENT DEGRADATION CARD TYPE 3 I 16 040210 7 II CARD TYPE (ALWAYS 3) 8 II SUB-STUDY AREA SAMPLE TYPE—HYDROCARBONS (ALWAYS 2) 9 2X BLANK 11 Afl SAMPLE CODE** 15 5X BLANK 20 II FRACTION 1 = HEXANE 2 = BENZENE 21 14 RETENTION INDEX 25 IX BLANK 26 F 5 PERCENTAGE DEGRADATION FOR INDIVIDUAL PEAK NOTE! BACTERIOLOGY HYDROCARBON DATA DOES NOT RELATE DIRECTLY TO MYCOLOGY HYDROCARBON DATA SINCE THE BACTERIOLOGY DATA IS EXPRESSED AS PERCENT DEGRADATION CORRECTED FOR WEATHERING WHILE MYCOLOGY DATA IS EXPRESSED AS RECOVERIES. COMMENTS * ALWAYS THE SAME AS THE APPROPRIATE INVENTORY SAMPLE CODE ** SAMPLE COOES NOT ORIGINALLY GIVEN TO THESE SAMPLES, SAMPLE COOES IN FILE ARE ARTIFICIAL COOES FOR INVENTORY MATCHUP PURPOSES ONLY NOTE: FOR 1975 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE A CODE IS BLANK FOR 1976 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS AN A FOR 1977 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A B 316 BLM SOUTH TEXAS OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF STUDY (1975-1977) DATA TYPE: HATER COLUMN MICROBIOLOGY (wAT-BAC) PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR! 0. HILLI AM VAN AUKEN (hVA) HELEN V. OUJESKY UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO (UTSA) SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS ASSOCIATE INVESTIGATORS: JERRY ALLEN hESLEY BROOKS ALLAN KASTER BARBARA REID CAM WILSON DIRECTORY FOR STUDY AREA FILE 29; METHODS, DATA FORMAT AND COMMENTS FILE 30: HATER COLUMN BACTERIOLOGY/BIOLOGY—I977 DATA METHODS SAMPLES! HATER SAMPLES COLLECTED WITH STERILE NISKIN BAG SAMPLER OR PERISTALTIC PUMP AND TYGON TUBING. TO DETERMINE AEROBIC hETEROTRQPHIC BACTERIA, BOTH SPREAD PLATE TECHNIQUE AND FILTER TECHNIQUE here employed. HYDROCAHBONOCLASTIC BACTERIA COLLECTED BY METHOD OF WALKER AND COLWELL (1976). DETAILED METHODS OF OIL BIODEGRADATION AND EFFECTS STUDIES GIVEN IN 1977 FINAL REPORT TO BLM, DATA FORMAT CARO TYPE I—-STANDARD INVENTORY CARD­ COLUMNS FIELD TYPE DESCRIPTION I II ALWAYS 0 (ZERO) 2-3 12 STUDY AREA (SEE STUDY AREA KEY) A-6 13 ALWAYS 210 FOR MASTER FILES 7 II CARD TYPE, ALWAYS 1 FOR INVENTORY(SEE DATA FORMATS) 8 II STUDY SUBAREA (DEFINED IN DATA FORMATS FOR STUDY AREAS) 9-10 2 X BLANK ii-iu a« sample code (final code assigned) 317 15-16 12 MONTH DAY 17-18 12 19-20 12 YEAR 21-29 14 TIME OF DAY (LOCAL CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME OR CENTRAL STANDARD TIME) 25 IX BLANK 2b 11 SAMPLE COLLECTION AREA TRANSECT I1= 2= TRANSECT 2 3s TRANSECT 3 as TRANSECT 4 7s RIG MONITORING AREA 8s SOUTHERN BANK 9s HOSPITAL ROCK 27 IX BLANK 28 II STATION (SEE BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS) 29 A 1 D=OAY; NsNIGHT 3b-32 A 3 TYPE OF SAMPLE(SEE KEY TO COOES) 33-3 b Aa SAMPLE DISPOSITION (SEE KEY TO CODES) 37-39 A 3 SAMPLE USE (SEE KEY TO CODES) A 3 PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR (SEE KEY COOES) 43 11 REPLICATE CODE 0s NOT A REPLICATE SAMPLE is IST REPLICATE SAMPLE 2s 2ND REPLICATE SAMPLE 40-42 ETC. NOTE; REPLICATE CODE HAS NOT BEEN CONSISTENTLY USED; REPLICATE CODE MAY BE 0 FOR A SAMPLE WITH THE REPLICATE NUMBER REPLICATE APPEARING ON THE DATA LINES 44 II FILTERED CODE 0s not applicable is SAMPLE is a filtered sample 2S SAMPLE is a non-filtered sample 45 II RELATIVE DEPTH CODE 0S coded NOT Is surface 2= 1/2 PHOTIC ZONE 3= PHOTIC ZONE 4s PHOTIC ZONE TO BOTTOM 5= BOTTOM bs NOT APPLICABLE Bs ACTUAL DEPTH IN METERS GIVEN IN COLS. 54-5 b 9s VERTICAL TOH; ALL DEPTHS SAMPLED NOTES RELATIVE DEPTH CODE HAS BEEN CASES INCONSISTENTLY USED; IN MOST IT HAS NOT BEEN COOED ON THE INVENTORY LINE; IF RELATIVE DEPTH IS MISSING FROM THE INVENTORY LINE t IT MAY BE GIVEN ON THE DATA LINES OR CAN BE DETERMINED FROM THE STUDY AREA 4b II DISSOLVED PARTICLE CODE CODES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 47 II POOLED CODE 0s NOT A POOLED SAMPLE is A POOLED SAMPLE NOTE: MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED 48 II LIVE CODE CODES UNKNOWN; NOT HAVE USED; MAY BEEN APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 49 II ARCHIVE CODE 0s NOT AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE is AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE 318 50 11 3UALITY CONTROL CODE 0= NOT A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE 1= A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE 51 II CONTRACTED CODE BLANK Ok 0= BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE 1= NOT A BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE 52-53 12 CRUISE NUMBER sa-5b 13 SAMPLE DEPTH IN METERS; NOTE: 999 MEANS NOT APPLICABLE 991 MEANS VERTICAL TO* FROM SURFACE TO 25 METERS 992 MEANS VERTICAL TO* FROM 25 TO sfc METERS 993 MEANS VERTICAL TO* FROM 50 METERS TO BOTTOM 57-00 A« PARENT SAMPLE CODE FOR SUBSAMPLES NOTE: FOR A SAMPLE WHICH IS NOT A SUBSAMPLE THIS FIELD WILL CONTAIN XXXX OR BE BLANK ol IX BLANK 62-09 A 8 PREVIOUS SAMPLE CODE ALLOWS REFERENCE TO 1975# 1976, 1977 FINAL REPORTS TO BLM NOTE: MOST COOES HILL BE THE STANDARD fl CHARACTER VARIETY (IN COLS. 62-65); THE ADDITIONAL COLS. IN THIS FIELD ARE FOR POOLED SAMPLES, E.G.* A) AAAA-C INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAAA,AAAB,AAAC B) AAZY-BAA INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AA2Y,AAZZ,ABAA KEY TO CODES SAMPLE TYPE—SAMPLE USAGE DISPOSITION AND PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR BAG-6AC(SEDIMENT BACTERIOLOGY) CmG-hC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) TAMU-TEXAS A+ M UNIVERSITY CHG-MST(CHEMISTRY GRAB) LHP-LINOA H, PEOUEGNAT CHG-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) CSG-C.S. 61AM CHG-TEX(SEDIMENT TEXTURE) TSP-E. TAISOO PARK CHL-(TOTAL CHLOROPHYLL-1975) CHT-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) BJP-B.J, PRESLEY CHT-MST(EPIFAUNA CHEMISTRY TRAWL) wMS-wILLIAM SACKETT CHT-TM (EPIFAUNA TkACE METALS) wEP-wILLIS E. PEOUEGNAT EPI-FSH(EPIFAUNA DEMERSAL FISH) RR-RICHARD REZAK EPI-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) h£H-*ILLIAM £. HAENSLY M, EPI-HPI(EPIFAUNA HISTOPA]HOLOGY) JMn-JERRY M, NEFF EPI-HPKEPIFAUNA HiSTOPATHOLOGY) WH-HILLIAM E. HAENSLY EPI-INV(EPIFAUNA INVERTEBRATES) M. JN-JERRY NEFF EPI-MST(EPIFAUNA MASTER) JRS-JOHN R, SCHWARZ ICH-(ICHTHYOPLANKTON) JHW-JOHN H, hORMUTH INF-MST(INFAUNA MASTER) UT-PORT ARANSAS MARINE LAB, INF-SED(INFAUNA SEDIMENT) L. PLP-PATRICK PARKER INF-TAX(INFAUNA TAXONOMY) NPS-NED P, SMITH L6T-PZ (PHOTOMETRY) CVB-CHASE VAN BAALEN LMw-hC (LOh-mOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) JSH-J, SELMON HOLLAND MNK-Tm (MACRONEKTON TRACE METALS) MMS-CI3(T OTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA Cl 3 IN SEDIMENT) MMS-MEI(MEIOFAUNA) DEW-OONALD E. wOHLSCHLAG MMS-MST(MEIOFAUNA MASTER GRAB) DK-DAN L. KAMYKOwSKI MYG-MYC(SEDIMENT MYCOLOGY) PJ-PATRICIA L. JOHANSEN NEU-TAX(NEUSTON TAXONOMY) UT-GEOPHYSICAL LAB, GALVESTON SED-(SEDIMENT) EwB-£. w. BEHRENS SED-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) 319 SED-MPL(SEDIMENT MICROZOOPLANKTON) SED-TM CSEDIMENT TRACE METALS) SDC-OEP(SEDIMENT DEPOSITION) STD-ST CSALINITY-TEMPERATURE-OEPTH) TUC-ST C TEMPERA TORE”DEPTH-CONDUCTI VITY UTSA-UNIV. OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO TRM-TUR(TRANSMISSOM£TRY-TUR6IOITY) A. RAMIREZ SAR-SAMUEL vT -HPLCMICROZOOPLANKTON-vERTICAL TOw) wvA-O. w. VAN AUKEN wAT-(WATER COLUMN) WAT-ATP(AOENUSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE) wAT-BAC(WATER COLUMN BACTERIOLOGY) wAT-CI3(CELTA Cl 3) UT-AUSTIN wAT-CLN(CHLOROPHYLL-NANNOPLANKTON-76-77) PJS-PAUL J. szaniszld wAT«CLP(CHLOROPHYLL"PHYTOPLANKTON*76*77) WAT-00 (DISSOLVED OXYGEN) U.S.G.S.-CORPUS CHRISTI wAT-FLU(FLUORESCENCE) Mb-HENRY BERRYHILL WAT-HC (WATER HYDROCARBONS) wAT-LH (LOW-MOLECULAR-HEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) WAT-HPL(MICKOZOOPLANKTON) WAT-MYC(WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY) RICE-RICE UNIVERSITY wAT-NUT(NUTRIENTS) RU-RICE UNIVERSITY WAT-Nia(CARBONI4 NANNOPLANKTON) REC-RICHARD E, CASEY WAT-PHY(PHYTOPLANKTON) wAT-PRO(PKOTOZOA) wAT-PI«(CARBONI4 PHYTOPLANKTON) waT-SSM(WATER-SUSPENDED SEDIMENT) wAT-TOC(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON) ZCT-Tm (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) ZPL-HC (ZOOPLANKTON HYDROCARBONS) ZPL-TAX(ZOOPLANKTON TAXONOMY) ZPL-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) STUDY AREA KEY 01 SALINITY AND TEMPERATURE, CURRENTS 03 DISSOLVED OXYGEN, NUTRIENTS 04 HYDROCARBONS LOw-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT 05 HIGM-MQLECULAH-wEIGHT HYDROCARBONS, BENTHIC VERTEBRATES 06 INVERTEBRATE EPIFAUNA AND INFAUNA 07 BENTHIC FISH 08 HIGH-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT HYOROCARBONS-SEDIMENT, PARTICULATE, DISSOLVED, ZOOPLANKTON OR CHLOROPHYLL A 10 ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE 11 PHYTOPLANKTON 12 FLUORESCENCE 13 MEIOFAuna 14 NEUSTON 15 TRACE METALS 16 CARBON 14 19 SEDIMENT TEXTURE, BACTERIOLOGY, MYCOLOGY IN SEDIMENT 23 MICROZOOPLANKTON (PROTOZOA) 24 ZOOPLANKTON 25 SMELLED MJCROZOOPLANKTON 26 TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA CARBON 13 27 LIGHT ABSORPTION (PHOTOMETRY) 30 histopathology 40 BENTHIC MICROBIOLOGY 41 WATER COLUMN microbiology 42 BENTHIC MYCOLOGY 320 43 WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS TRAN, STA. LORAN LORAC LATITUDE LONGITUDE DEPTH 3H3 3H2 LG LR METERS FEET 1 1 2575 4005 1 180. (37 171.46 28 12 N* 96 27 ft* 18 59 2 2440 3950 961.49 275.71 27 55 N* 96 20 ft* 42 138 3 2300 3863 799.45 466,07 27 34 N* 96 07 ft* 134 439 4 2583 4015 1206.53 157,92 28 14 N* 96 29 ft* 10 33 5 2360 3910 861.09 369,08 27 44 N* 96 14 ** 82 269 6 2330 3892 619,72 412.96 27 39 N* 96 12 ft* 100 328 2 1 2078 3962 373.62 192.04 27 40 N* 96 59 ** 22 72 2 2050 3916 454.46 362.00 27 30 N* 96 45 ft* 49 161 3 2040 3850 564,67 585.52 27 18 N* 96 23 ft* 131 430 4 2058 3936 431.26 310.30 27 34 N* 96 50 ft* 36 112 N* 5 2032 3992 498.85 487.62 27 24 96 36 ft* 78 256 6 2066 3878 560.54 506.34 27 24 N* 96 29 ft* 98 322 7 2045 3835 27 15 N* 96 10.5 ft* 182 600 3 1 1585 3880 139.13 909.98 26 58 N* 97 11 ** 25 82 2 1683 3841 286.36 855.91 26 58 96 48 ft* 65 213 N* 3 1775 3812 391.06 829.02 26 58 N* 96 33 ft* 106 348 4 1552 3885 95.64 928,13 26 58 N* 97 20 ft* 15 49 5 1623 3867 192.19 688,06 26 58 N* 97 02 ft* 40 131 6 1790 3808 411,46 824,57 26 58 N* 96 30 ft* 125 410 4 1 1130 3747 187.50 1423.50 26 10 N* 97 01 ft* 27 88 2 1300 3700 271.99 1310.61 26 10 N* 96 39 ft* 47 154 3 1425 3663 333.77 1241.34 26 10 N* 96 24 ft* 91 298 4 1073 3763 163.42 1456.90 26 10 N* 97 08 ft* 15 49 5 1170 3738 213.13 1387.45 26 10 N* 96 54 h* 37 121 6 1355 3685 304.76 1272.48 26 10 N* 96 31 ft* 65 213 7 1448 3659 350,37 1224,51 26 10 N* 96 20 ** 130 426 (HR) 1 2159 3900 635.06 422.83 27 32 05N** 96 28 19w** 75 246 (9) 2 2169 3902 644.54 416,95 27 32 46n«* 96 27 25*** 72 237 3 2163 3900 641,60 425.10 27 32 05N** 96 27 35*** 81 266 4 2165 3905 638,40 411.18 27 33 02N** 96 29 03**» 76 250 (SB) 1 2086 3889 563.00 466.28 27 26 49N** 96 31 16*** 81 266 (8) 2 2081 3889 560,95 475.80 27 26 14N** 96 31 02**» 82 269 3 2074 3890 552.92 475.15 27 26 06N** 47*** 82 269 96 31 4 2076 3690 551.12 472.73 27 26 14N** 96 32 07*** 82 269 * NOTE: MEANS DEGREES AND MINUTES ** DEGREES MINUTES SECONDS MEANS START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/DESCRIPTION CARD TYPE 2 1 16 041210 7 II CARO TYPE (ALWAYS 2) 8 3X BLANK 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 15 II STATION II TRANSECT16 321 17 II PERIOD CODE 1 = WINTER 2 s MARCH 3 = APRIL 4 = SPRING 5 s JULY 6 = AUGUST 7 = FALL 6 s NOVEMBER 9 s DECEMBER 18 II STUDY TYPE 1 = BACTERIOLOGY 2 = MYCOLOGY 19 II SUBSTRATE TYPE 1 s SEDIMENT 2 s WATER COLUMN 2a 12 METHOD (ALWAYS 40 -INDICATES MICROBIOLOGY) 22 2X BLANK 24 E 6 TOTAL COUNT (MEAN) 32 EB TOTAL COUNT (1 STANDARD DEVIATION) 40 12 METHOD (ALWAYS 90 - INDICATES MICROBIOLOGY) 42 2X BLANK 44 E 8 OIL DEGRADING COUNT (MEAN) 52 E 6 OIL DEGRADING COUNT (1 STANDARD DEVIATION) CARD TYPE 3 1 16 041210 7 II CARO TYPE (ALWAYS 3) 8 3X BLANK 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 15 11 STATION 16 II TRANSECT 17 11 PERIOD CODE (SAME AS CARD TYPE 2) 18 II STUDY TYPE (SAME AS CARO TYPE 2) 19 II SUBSTRATE TYPE (SAME AS CARD TYPE 2) 20 F 5 PERCENT CRUDE OIL IN DEGRADATION FLASK 25 3X BLANK 28 13 TIME (DAYS) 31 IX BLANK 32 E 8 MEAN NUMBER WITH CRUDE OIL 40 E 8 I STANDARD DEVIATION wITH CRUDE OIL 48 F 5 MEAN PERCENT DEGRADATION 53 £8 MEAN NUMBER WITHOUT CRUDE OIL 61 E 8 I STANDARD DEVIATION WITHOUT CRUDE OIL CARO TYPE 4 1 16 041210 7 II CARD TYPE (ALWAYS 4) 8 3X BLANK 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 15 II STATION 16 II TRANSECT 17 II PERIOD CODE (SAME AS CARO TYPE 2) 18 II STUDY TYPE (SAME AS CARO TYPE 2) 19 II SUBSTRATE TYPE (SAME AS CARD TYPE 2) 20 13 GENUS AND SPECIES CODE 23 EB ABUNDANCE 31 F 5 PERCENT OF TOTAL FOR THAT BACTERIA TYPE 36 7X BLANK 43 II BACTERIA TYPE 1 * HETEROTROPHIC 2 s HYDROCARBONOCLASTIC 44 2AIO GENUS AND SPECIES NAME COMMENTS • ALWAYS THE SAME AS THE APPROPRIATE INVENTORY SAMPLE CODE NOTE: FOR 1475 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A BLANK FOR 197 b DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS AN A FOR 1977 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A 8 322 BLM SOUTH TEXAS OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF STUDY (1975-1977) DATA TYPE: BENTHIC MYCOLOGY (MYG-MYC) PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR: PAUL J. S2ANISZLO CPUS) UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN (UTA) AUSTIN, TEXAS ASSOCIATE INVESTIGATORS: ROXANN F. DAVENPORT PHILIP A, GEIS RICHARD L. HEBERT DIEDRE G, KENNEDY RUJU J, LO RICHARD P, MIHALIK PAUL E. POWELL ROWENA L. ROBERTS DIRECTORY FOR STUDY AREA FILE 31: METHODS, DATA FORMAT AND comments FILE 32: SEDIMENT myCOLOGY/SIOLOGY —1977 DATA FILE 33: SEDIMENT MYCOLOGY/HYDROCARBONS•"I977 DATA METHODS DETAILED METHODS FOR ON-BOARD SHIP AND LABORATORY PROCEDURES GIVEN In 1977 FINAL REPORT TO 6LM. - DATA FORMAT FOR FILE 32 1977 BIOLOGY DATA CARD TYPE I—STANDARD INVENTORY CARD­ COLUMNS FIELD TYPE DESCRIPTION 1 II ALWAYS 0 (ZERO) 2-3 12 STUDY AREA (SEE STUDY AREA KEY) 9-6 13 ALWAYS 21 B FOR MASTER FILES 7 II CARD TYPE, ALWAYS 1 FOR INVENTORY{SEE DATA FORMATS) 8 II STUDY SUBAREA (DEFINED IN DATA FORMATS FOR STUDY AREAS) 9-10 2X BLANK 11-19 Aa SAMPLE CODE (FINAL CODE ASSIGNED) 15-16 12 MONTH 17-18 12 DAY 19-20 12 YEAR 323 21-2 a 14 TIME OF DAY CLOCAL CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME OR CENTRAL STANDARD TIME) 25 IX BLANK 2b II SAMPLE COLLECTION AREA 1= TRANSECT I 2s TRANSECT 2 3s TRANSECT 3 as TRANSECT a 7s RIG MONITORING AREA 8s SOUTHERN BANK 9s HOSPITAL HOCK 27 IX BLANK 26 II STATION (SEE BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS) 29 A 1 OsOAY; NsNIGHT 30-32 A 3 TYPE OF SAMPLE(SEE KEY TO COOES) 33-3 b Aa SAMPLE DISPOSITION (SEE KEY TO CODES) A 3 SAMPLE USE (SEE KEY TO CODES) 40-42 A 3 PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR (SEE KEY COOES) 43 37-39 II REPLICATE CODE 0s NOT A replicate sample is IST REPLICATE SAMPLE 2s 2ND REPLICATE SAMPLE ETC. NOTE; REPLICATE CODE HAS NOT BEEN CONSISTENTLY USED; REPLICATE CODE MAY BE 0 FOR A REPLICATE SAMPLE wITn THE REPLICATE NUMBER APPEARING ON THE DATA LINES 44 II FILTERED CODE 0s NOT APPLICABLE is SAMPLE IS A FILTERED SAMPLE 2s SAMPLE is a non-filtereo SAMPLE 45 II RELATIVE DEPTH CODE 0s not CODED is SURFACE 2s 1/2 PHOTIC ZONE 3s PHOTIC ZONE as PHOTIC ZONE TO BOTTOM 5s BOTTOM bs NOT applicable 8s ACTUAL DEPTH IN METERS GIVEN IN COLS. 54-56 9s VERTICAL TO*; ALL DEPTHS SAMPLED NOTE: RELATIVE DEPTH CODE HAS BEEN USED; IN MOST CASES IT HAS NOT BEEN COOED UN THE INVENTORY LINE; IF RELATIVE DEPTH IS MISSING FROM THE INVENTORY LINE/ IT MAY BE GIVEN ON THE DATA LINES OR CAN BE DETERMINED INCONSISTENTLY AREAFROM THE STUDY 4b 11 DISSOLVED PARTICLE CODE CODES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE APPEARS TO BE BEEN USED; ALWAYS 0 (ZERO) 47 II POOLED CODE 0s NOT A POOLED sample is A POOLED SAMPLE NOTE! MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED 46 II LIVE CODE CODES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) 49 II ARCHIVE CODE 0S NOT AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE \s AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE 50 II QUALITY CONTROL CODE 0s not A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE is A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE 324 51 II CONTRACTED CODE BLANK OR 0= BLM CONTRACTED SAMPLE NOT A CONTRACTED SAMPLE is BLM 52-53 12 CROISE NUMBER 54-56 13 SAMPLE DEPTH IN METERS; NOTE: 999 MEANS NOT APPLICABLE 991 MEANS VERTICAL TOw FROM SURFACE TO 25 METERS 992 MEANS VERTICAL TO* FROM 25 TO 50 METERS 993 MEANS VERTICAL TO* FROM 50 METERS TO BOTTOM 57-60 AU PARENT SAMPLE CODE FOR SUBSAMPLES NOTE: FOR A SAMPLE WHICH IS NOT A SUBSAMPLE THIS FIELD WILL CONTAIN XXXX OR BE BLANK 61 IX BLANK 62-69 Ad PREVIOUS SAMPLE CODE ALLOWS REFERENCE TO 1975, 1976, 1977 FINAL REPORTS TO BLM NOTE? MOST CODES *ILL BE THE STANDARD « CHARACTER VARIETY (IN COLS. 62-65); THE ADDITIONAL COLS. IN THIS FIELD ARE FOR POOLED SAMPLES, E.G.s A) AAAA-C INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAAA,aaab,aaac 8) AAZY-BAA INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES aazy,aazz,abaa KEY TO CODES SAMPLE TYPE—SAMPLE USAGE DISPOSITION AND PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR oAG-SAC(SEDIMENT BACTERIOLOGY) ChG-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) TAMU-TEXAS A+M UNIVERSITY CHG-MST(CHEMISTRY GRAB) LHP-LINOA H. PEOUEGNAT ChG-Tm (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) CSG-C.S. GIAH CHG-TEX(S£DIMENT TEXTURE) TSP-E. TAISOO PARK CHL-(TOTAL CHLOROPHYLL-1975) CHT-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) BJP-B.J. PRESLEY CHT-MST(EPIFAUNA CHEMISTRY TRAwL) wMS-wILHAM M, SACKETT CHT-TM (EPIFAUNA TRACE METALS) *EP-wILLIS E. PEOUEGNAT EPI-FSH(£PIFAUNA DEMERSAL FISH) RR-HICHARO REZAK EPI-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) wEH-WILLIAM E, HAENSLY EPI-HPI(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) JMN-JERRY M, NEFF EPI-hPT(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) WH-wILLIAM £. HAENSLY EPI-INV(EPIFAUNA INVERTEBRATES) JN-JERRY M. NEFF EPI-MST(EPIFAUNA MASTER) JRS-JOHN R. SCHWARZ ICH (ICHTHYOPLANKTON) JMW-JOHN H. wormuth inf-mst(infauna master) ut-port aransas marine lab. inf-sed(infauna sediment) plp-patrick l. pakker InF-TAX(INFAUNA TAXONOMY) NPS-NED P. SMITH LGT-PZ (PHOTOMETRY) CVB-CHASE VAN 6AALEN LMw-HC (LOw-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) JSH-J. SELMON HOLLAND MNK-TM (MACRONEKTON TRACE METALS) MMS-CI3(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA Cl 3 IN SEDIMENT) MMS-MEI(MEIOFAUNA) DEw-DONALD E. wOHLSCHLAG MASTER GRAB) OK-OAN L. KAMYKOWSKI MMS-MST(MEIOFAUNA JOHANSEN MYG-MYC(SEDIMENT MYCOLOGY) PJ-PATRICIA L. NEU-TAX(NEoSTON TAXONOMY) UT-GEOPHYSICAL lab. GALVESTON SED-(SEDIMENT) w. Ewß-£. BEHRENS SEO-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) S£D-MPL(SEDIMENT MICROZOOPLANKTON) SED-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) SDG-DEP(SEDIMENT DEPOSITION) 325 STD-ST ISALINITY-TEMPERATUHE-DEPTH) TUC-ST (TEMPERATURE-DEPTh-CONDUCTIVITY UTSA-UMV. OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO TKM-TURCTRANSMISSOMETRV-TURBIDITY) SAR-SAMUEL A, RAMIREZ Vl -MPL(MICROZuOPLANKTON-VERTICAL TOw) WVA-O, w. van auken mat-(water COLUMN) wAT-ATP(ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE) wAT-bAC(WATER COLUMN BACTERIOLOGY) wAT-CI3(OEITA CI 3) UT-AUSTIN wAT-CLN(CHLOROPHYLL-NANNOPLANKTON-76-77) J. PJS-PAOL S2AMSZLO wAT-CLP(CHLOROPHYLL-PMYTOPLANKTON-7fe-77) wAT-00 (DISSOLVED OXYGEN) U.S.G.S.-CORPUS CHRISTI WAT-FLU(FLUORESCENCE) HB-HENRY BERRYHILL wAT-HC (WATER HYDROCARBONS) wAT-LH (LOw-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) wAT-MPL(MICROZUOPLANKTON) WAT-MYC(WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY) RICE-RICE UNIVERSITY wAT-nUT(NUTRIENTS) RU-RICE UNIVERSITY *AT-Nia(CARBONia NANNOPLANKTON) REC-RICHARD E. CASEY WAT-PHY(PHYTOPLANKTON) wAT-PRO(PROTOZOA) WAT-PI4(CARBONia PHYTOPLANKTON) wAJ-SSM(WATER-SUSPENDED SEDIMENT) wAT-TOC(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON) ZCT-Tm (ZOOPLAnwTON TRACE METALS) ZPL-HC (ZOOPLANKTON HYDROCARBONS) ZPL-TAXCZOOPLANKTON TAXONOMY) ZPL-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) AREA KEYSTUDY 01 SALINITY AND TEMPERATURE# CURRENTS 03 DISSOLVED OXYGEN, NUTRIENTS 04 LOw-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT hydrocarbons 05 HIGH-MOLECULAR-wEIGHT hydrocarbons, benthic vertebrates 06 INVERTEBRATE AND INFAUNA EPIFAUNA 07 BEnTHIC FISH 06 HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYOROCARBONS-SEDIMENT,PARTICULATE, DISSOLVED, ZOOPLANKTON 09 CHLOROPHYLL A 10 ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE 11 PHYTOPLANKTON 12 FLUORESCENCE 13 MEIOFAUNA ia neuston 15 TRACE METALS 16 CARBON 14 19 SEDIMENT TEXTURE, BACTERIOLOGY, MYCOLOGY IN SEDIMENT 23 MICROZOOPLANKTON (PROTOZOA) 24 ZOOPLANKTON 25 SHELLED MICROZOOPLANKTON 2b TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA CARBON 13 27 LIGHT ABSORPTION (PHOTOMETRY) 30 HISTOPATHOLOGY 40 BENTHIC MICROBIOLOGY 41 WATER COLUMN MICROBIOLOGY 42 BENTwIC MYCOLOGY 43 WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY A-228 bLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS TRAN, STA, LORAN LORAC LATITUDE LONGITUDE DEPTH 3H3 5H2 LG LR METERS FEET 1 I 2575 4003 1180.07 171.40 28 12 N* 96 27 ** 18 59 2 2aao 3950 961,49 275.71 27 55 N* 96 20 ** 42 138 3 2300 5863 799.45 466.07 27 34 N* 96 07 ** 134 439 « 2583 4015 1206.53 157.92 28 14 N* 96 29 ** 10 33 5 2360 3910 861.09 369,08 27 44 N* 96 14 ** 82 269 6 2330 3892 819.72 412.96 27 39 N* 96 12 ** 100 328 2 1 2078 3962 373,62 192.04 27 40 N* 96 59 ** 22 72 2 2050 3918 454,46 382.00 27 30 N* 96 45 ft* 49 161 3 2040 5850 564.67 585.52 27 18 N* 96 23 ft* 131 430 4 2058 3936 431.26 310,30 27 34 N* 96 50 ** 36 112 5 2032 3992 496.85 487,62 27 24 N* 96 36 ft* 78 256 6 2068 3878 500.54 506.34 27 24 N* 96 29 ** 98 322 7 2045 3835 27 15 N* 96 18.5 ft* 152 600 3 1 1585 3680 139,13 909.98 26 56 N* 97 11 w* 25 82 2 1683 3841 286.38 855.91 26 58 N* 96 48 ft* 65 213 3 1775 3612 391.06 829.02 26 58 N* 96 33 ft* 106 348 4 1552 3885 95.64 928.13 26 58 N» 97 20 ft* 15 49 5 1623 3867 192.19 888,06 26 58 N» 97 02 ft* 40 131 6 1790 3808 41 1.48 824.57 26 56 N* 96 30 ft* 125 410 4 I 1130 3747 187.50 1423.50 26 10 N* 97 01 ** 27 88 2 1300 3700 271,99 1310.61 26 10 N* 96 39 rt* 47 154 3 1425 3663 333.77 1241,34 26 10 N* 96 24 ** 91 298 4 1073 3763 163.42 1456,90 26 10 N* 97 08 ft* 15 49 5 1170 3738 213.13 1387.45 26 10 N* 96 54 ** 37 121 6 1355 3685 304,76 1272.48 10 31 ft* 26 N* 96 65213 7 1448 3659 350,37 1224,51 26 10 N* 96 20 ** 130 426 CHR) I 2159 3900 635.06 422.83 27 32 05N** 96 26 19*** 75 246 (9) 2 2169 3902 644,54 416.95 27 32 46N** 96 27 25*** 72 237 3 2163 3900 641,60 425,10 27 32 05n** 96 27 35*** 81 266 4 2165 3905 638.40 411.16 27 33 02N** 96 29 03*** 76 250 tSB) I 2080 3889 563.00 468.26 27 26 49N** 96 31 18*** 61 266 (8) 2 2061 3689 560.95 475.80 27 26 14N** 96 31 02*** 82 269 2074 3890 552.92 475.15 27 26 06N*» 96 31 47*** 82 2b9 4 2078 3890 551,12 472.73 27 26 14N** 96 32 07*** 82 269 3 NOTE: * MEANS DEGREES AND MINUTES ** MEANS DEGREES MINUTES SECONDS START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/DESCRIPTI ON CARD TYPE 2 I 16 042210 7 II CARD TYPE (ALWAYS 2) 8 3X BLANK 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 15 II STATION 16 II TRANSECT 17 II PERIOD CODE s WINTER 1 2 = MARCH 3 = APRIL 327 328 a a SPRING 5 = JULY 6 = AUGUST 7 = FALL 8 = NOVEMBER 9 = DECEMBER 18 II STUDY TYPE 1 = BACTERIOLOGY 2 r MYCOLOGY 19 II SUBSTRATE TYPE 1 = SEDIMENT 2 = WATER COLUMN 20 12 METHOD (ALWAYS 90 -INDICATES MICROBIOLOGY) 22 2X BLANK 2a E 8 TOTAL COUNT (MEAN) 32 E 6 TOTAL COUNT (1 STANDARD DEVIATION) 40 12 METHOD (ALWAYS aw -INDICATES MICROBIOLOGY) 92 2X BLANK aa £8 OIL DEGRADING COUNT (MEAN) 52 E 6 OIL DEGRADING COUNT (1 STANDARD DEVIATION) CARD TYPE 3 1 16 092210 7 II CARD TYPE (ALWAYS 3) 8 3X BLANK 11 A 9 SAMPLE CODE* 15 II STATION 16 II TRANSECT 17 II PERIOD CODE (SAME AS CARD TYPE 2) 18 11 STUDY TYPE (SAME AS CARD TYPE 2) 19 II SUBSTRATE TYPE (SAME AS CARD TYPE 2) 20 F 5 PERCENT CRUDE OIL IN DEGRADATION FLASK 25 3X BLANK 28 13 TIME (DAYS) 31 IX BLANK 32 E 8 MEAN NUMBER WITH CRUDE OIL 90 E 8 1 STANDARD DEVIATION WITH CRUDE OIL 98 F 5 MEAN PERCENT DEGRADATION 53 E 6 MEAN NUMBER WITHOUT CRUDE OIL 6l E 8 1 STANDARD DEVIATION WITHOUT CRUDE OIL CARO TYPE 9 I 16 092210 7 II CARD TYPE (ALWAYS 9) 8 3X BLANK U A 9 SAMPLE CODE* 15 II STATION 16 II TRANSECT 17 II PERIOD CODE (SAME AS CARD TYPE 2) 18 II STUDY TYPE (SAME AS CARD TYPE 2) 19 II SUBSTRATE TYPE (SAME AS CARD TYPE 2) 20 13 GENUS AND SPECIES CODE 23 E 8 ABUNDANCE 31 F 5 PERCENT OF TOTAL FOR THAT BACTERIA 3o AS CULTURE MEDIUM CODE SG s SILICA GEL OIL MEDIUM SGO s SILICA GEL OIL MEDIUM MA s MYCOLOGICAL AGAR YNB a YEAST NITROGEN BASE HX a SGO * 0,5 PERCENT N-MEXADECANE RO— s RATE OF DFGREDAT lON STUDY (DIGITS ARE NUMBER OF DAYS WITH 0.5 PERCENT CRUDE OIL) RD—A a RATE uF DEGREDATION STUDY WITH 0.1 PERCENT CRUDE OIL RD—C a RATE OF DEGREDATION STUDY CONTROL (NO OIL ADDED) 3x 44 2AI 0 GENUS AND SPECIES NAME 4 i blank - DATA FORMAT FOR FILE 35 1977 HYDROCARBON DATA CARO TYPE 1—STANDARD INVENTORY CARD­ FORMAT FOR CARD TYPE SAME FOR 32 1 AS FILE START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/DESCRIPTION CARD TYPE 2 1 lb 042210 7 II CARD TYPE (ALWAYS 2) 6 II SUB-STUDY AREA (1-5) 1 s 0.5 PERCENT BY VOLUME OF OIL ADDED 20 DAYS INCUBATION TIME 2 = 0.5 PERCENT BY VOLUME OF OIL ADDED 40 DAYS INCUBATION TIME 3 s 0.1 PERCENT BY VOLUME OF OIL ADDED 0 DAYS INCUBATION TIME 4 = 0,5 PERCENT BY VOLUME OF OIL ADDED 0 DAYS INCUBATION TIME 5 = 0.1 PERCENT BY VOLUME OF OIL ADDED 45 DAYS INCUBATION TIME 9 2X BLANK 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE 15 IX BLANK lb II TRANSECT 17 II STATION 16 IX BLANK 19 Al 3 SAMPLE TYPE 32 IX BLANK 33 F 3 PERCENT BY VOLUME OF OIL ADDED 36 2X BLANK 36 12 NUMBER OF DAYS SAMPLE NAS INCUBATED 40 2X BLANK 42 A 6 PERIOD SAMPLED 46 IX BLANK 49 A 6 PREVIOUS SAMPLE CODE USED CARD TYPE 3 1 lb 042210 7 II CARD TYPE (ALWAYS 3) 8 II SUB-STUDY AREA (1-5) SAME AS FOR CARO TYPE 2 OF FILE 33 9 2X BLANK 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE 15 2X BLANK 17 12 YEAR 19 IX BLANK 20 II FRACTION 1 s HEXANE 2 = BENZENE 21 14 RETENTION INDEX 25 F 9 CONCENTRATION (MICROGRAMS/GRAM) ALTHOUGH ARE EXPRESSED IN DEFINITE TERMS, THE VALUES SHOULD ONLY NOTE: CONCENTRATIONS BE USED RELATIVE TO OTHER VALUES hITHJN THAT SAMPLE SINCE ORIGINAL WEIGHT OF OIL USED IS INDEFINITE. ALSO THIS MYCOLOGY HYDROCARBON DATA DOES NOT LEND ITSELF TO DIRECT COMPARISON TO BACTERIOLOGY HYDROCARBON DATA BECAUSE MYCOLOGY DATA IS EXPRESSED AS ACTUAL RECOVERIES, WHILE BACTERIOLOGY DATA IS GIVEN AS PERCENT DEGRADATION BY COMPARISON OF QUANTITATIVE YIELDS OF INDIVIDUAL PEAKS RELATIVE TO ORIGINAL CONCENTRATIONS AND CORRECTED FOR WEATHERING. 329 COMMENTS » ALWAYS THE SAME AS THE APPROPRIATE INVENTORY SAMPLE CODE NOTE! FOR 1975 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A BLANK FOR 1976 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS AN A FOR 1977 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A 330 bLM SOUTH TEXAS OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF STUDY (1975-1977) DATA TYPE} WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY (wAT-MYC) PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR: PAUL J. SZANISZLO CPUS) UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN (UTA) AUSTIN, TEXAS ASSOCIATE INVESTIGATORS: ROXANN F. DAVENPORT PHILIP A. GEIS RICHARD L. HERBERT OIEDRE G. KENNEDY RUJU J, LO RICHARD P. MIHALIK PAUL E. POWELL ROwENA L. ROBERTS DIRECTORY FOR STUDY AREA FILE 34: METHODS, DATA FORMAT AND COMMENTS FILE 35: WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY/BIOLOGY—1 977 DATA FILE 36: WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY/HYOROCARBONS—I977 DATA METHODS DETAILED METHODS FOR ON-60AR0 SHIP AND LABORATORY PROCEDURES GIVEN IN 1977 FINAL REPORT TO BLM, - DATA FORMAT FOR FILE 35 1977 BIOLOGY DATA CARO TYPE i —STANDARD INVENTORY CARD­ COLUMNS FIELD TYPE DESCRIPTION 1 II ALWAYS 0 (ZERO) 2-3 12 STUDY AREA (SEE STUDY AREA KEY) 4-6 13 ALWAYS 210 FOR MASTER FILES 7 II CARD TYPE, ALWAYS I FOR INVENTORY(SEE DATA FORMATS) 8 II STUDY SUBAREA (DEFINED IN DATA FORMATS FOR STUDY AREAS) 9-10 2X BLANK 11-14 A 4 SAMPLE CODE (FINAL CODE ASSIGNED) 15-16 12 MONTH 17-18 I 2 DAY 19-20 12 YEAR 21-24 14 TIME OF DAY (LOCAL CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME 331 OR CENTRAL STANDARD TIME) 25 U BLANK 26 II SAMPLE COLLECTION AREA • is TRANSECT 1 2s TRANSECT 2 3s TRANSECT 3 As TRANSECT A 7s RIG MONITORING AREA 6s SOUTHERN BANK 9s HOSPITAL ROCK 27 IX BLANK 2B II STATION (SEE BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS) 29 A 1 DsOAY; NsNIGHT 30*32 A 3 TYPE OF SAMPLE(SEE KEY TO CODES) 33-36 AA SAMPLE DISPOSITION (SEE KEY TO CODES) 37-39 A 3 SAMPLE USE (SEE KEY TO COOES) AO-A2 A 3 PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR (SEE KEY COOES) A 3 II REPLICATE CODE 0s NOT A REPLICATE SAMPLE is IST REPLICATE SAMPLE 2s 2ND REPLICATE SAMPLE ETC. NOTE; REPLICATE CODE HAS NOT BEEN CONSISTENTLY USED; REPLICATE CODE MAY BE 0 FOR A REPLICATE SAMPLE WITH THE REPLICATE NUMBER APPEARING ON THE DATA LINES AA II FILTERED CODE 0s NOT APPLICABLE is SAMPLE IS A FILTERED SAMPLE 2s SAMPLE IS A NON-FILTERED SAMPLE AS II RELATIVE DEPTH CODE 0s NOT CODED is SURFACE 2s 1/2 PHOTIC ZONE 3s PHOTIC ZONE As PHOTIC ZONE TO BOTTOM 5s BOTTOM 6s NOT APPLICABLE 8s ACTUAL DEPTH IN METERS GIVEN IN COLS. SA-56 9s VERTICAL TOW; ALL DEPTHS SAMPLED NOTE: RELATIVE MAS DEPTH CODE BEEN INCONSISTENTLY USED; IN MOST CASES IT HAS NOT BEEN CODED ON THE INVENTORY LINE; IF RELATIVE DEPTH IS MISSING FROM THE INVENTORY LINE; IT MAY BE GIVEN ON THE DATA LINES OR CAN BE DETERMINED THE STUDY AREA A 6 II DISSOLVED PARTICLE CODE CODES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) A 7 II POOLED CODE 0s NOT A POOLED SAMPLE FROM POOLED SAMPLE is A NOTE: MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED A 8 II LIVE CODE COOES UNKNOWN; MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED; APPEARS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (ZERO) «9 II ARCHIVE CODE 0s NOT AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE is AN ARCHIVE SAMPLE 50 11 QUALITY CONTROL CODE 0s NOT A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE is A QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE 51 II CONTRACTED CODE 332 BLANK OR 0* BLN CONTRACTED SAMPLE A is NOT blm contracted SAMPLE 52-53 12 CRUISE NUMBER 59-56 13 SAMPLE DEPTH in METERS; NOTE: 999 MEANS NOT APPLICABLE 991 MEANS VERTICAL TDw FROM SURFACE TO 25 METERS 992 MEANS VERTICAL TO* FROM 25 TO 50 METERS 993 MEANS VERTICAL TO* FROM 50 METERS TO BOTTOM 57-60 Aa PARENT SAMPLE CODE FOR SUBSAMPLES NOTE: FOR A SAMPLE WHICH IS NOT A SUBSAMPLE THIS FIELD WILL CONTAIN XXXX OR BE BLANK 61 IX BLANK 62-69 A 6 PREVIOUS SAMPLE CODE ALLOWS REFERENCE TO 1975, 1976, 1977 FINAL REPORTS TO BLM NOTE: MOST COOES WILL BE THE STANDARD a CHARACTER VARIETY (IN COLS, 62-65); THE ADDITIONAL COLS, IN THIS FIELD ARE FOR POOLED SAMPLES, E,G.= A) AAAA-C INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAAA,AAAB,AAAC B) AAZY-6AA INDICATES A POOLED SAMPLE MADE UP OF SAMPLES AAZY,AAZZ,ABAA KEY TO CODES SAMPLE TYPE—SAMPLE USAGE DISPOSITION AND PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR BAG-oAC(SEDIMENT BACTERIOLOGY) CHG-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) TAMU-TEXAS A+M UNIVERSITY CMG-MST(CH£MISTRY GRAB) LHP-LINOA H. PEQUEGNAT CMG-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) CSC-C.S. CIAM CHG-T£X(SEDIMENT TEXTURE) TSP-E. TAISOO PARK CHL­ (TOTAL CHLOROPHYLL-1975) CHT-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) BJP-B.J. PRESLEY CHT-MST(EPIFAUNA CHEMISTRY TRAWL) WMS-WILLIAM M. SACKETT CHT-TM (EPIFAUNA TRACE METALS) WEP-WILLIS E. PEQUEGNAT £PI-FSH(£PIFAUNA DEMERSAL FISH) RR-RICHARD REZAK EPI-HC (EPIFAUNA HYDROCARBONS) wEH-WILLiAM E, HAENSLY EPI-HPI(EPIFAUNA MISTOPATHOLOCY) JMN-JERKY M, NEFF EPI-mPT(EPIFAUNA HISTOPATHOLOGY) wH-wILLIAM E, HAENSLY EPI-INV(EPIFAUNA INVERTEBRATES) JN-JERRY M. NEFF EPI-MST(EPIFAUNA MASTER) JRS-JOHN R, SCHWARZ ICH­ (ICHTHYOPLANKTON) JHw-JOHN H, WORMUTH INF-MST(INFAUNA MASTER) UT-PORT ARANSAS MARINE LAB. INF-SED(INFAUNA SEDIMENT) PLP-PATRICK L. PARKER INF-TAX(INFAUNA TAXONOMY) NPS-NED P, SMITH LCT-PZ (PHOTOMETRY) CV6-CHASE VAN BAALEN LM»»-rtC (LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS) JSH-J, SELMON HOLLAND MNK-TM (MACRONEKTON TRACE METALS) MMS-CI3(TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA Cl 3 IN SEDIMENT) HMS-MEI(MEIOFAUNA) OEW-OONALD E, wOHLSCHLAG MMS-MST(MEIOFAUNA MASTER GRAB) OK-OAN L. KAMYKOwSKI MYG-MYC(S£DIMENT MYCOLOGY) PJ-PATRICIA L. JOHANSEN N£U-TAX(N£uSTON TAXONOMY) UT-GEOPHYSICAL LAB, GALVESTON SEO-(SEDIMENT) EWB-E. w. BEHRENS SED-HC (SEDIMENT HYDROCARBONS) SED-MPL(SEDIMENT MICROZOOPLANKTON) SED-TM (SEDIMENT TRACE METALS) SOG-OEP(SEDIMENT DEPOSITION) STD-ST (SALINITY-TEMPERATURE-OEPTH) 333 TDC-ST (TEMPERATURE-DEPTH-CONOUCTIVITY UTSA-UNIV, OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO THM-TUR(TRANSMISSOM£TRY-TUR6IDITY) SAR-SAMUEL A. RAMIREZ VT -MPKMICROZOOPLANKTON-vERTICAL TOW) wVA-O, w. VAN AUKEN WAT-(WATER COLUMN)­wAT-ATPCADENOSXNE TRI-PHOSPHATE) WAT-bAC(WATER COLUMN BACTERIOLOGY) wAT-CI3(DELTA Cl 3) UT-AUSTIN PJS-PAUL J, SZANISZLO wAT-CLP(CHLOROPmYLL-PHYTOPLAnKTON-76-77) wAT-DO (DISSOLVED OXYGEN) U,S,G,S,-CORPUS CHRIST! wAT-FLU(FLUORESCENCE) HB-HENRY BERRYHILL WAT-HC (WATER HYDROCARBONS) wAT-LM (LOw-MOLECULAR-WEIGMT HYDROCARBONS) wAT-MPL(MICROZOOPLANKTON) wAT-MYC(WATER column MYCOLOGY) RICE-RICE UNIVERSITY wAT-NUT(NUTRIENTS) RU-RICE UNIVERSITY wAT-NI4(CARBONI4 NANNOPLANKTON) REC-RICHARD E. CASEY wAT-PHY(PHYTOPLANKTON) wAT-PRO(PROTOZOA) wAT-PI4(CARBDNI4 PHYTOPLANKTON) wAT-SSM(WATER-SUSPENDED SEDIMENT) WAT-TOCCTOTAL ORGANIC CARBON) ZCT-Tm (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) ZPL-HC (ZOOPLANKTON HYDROCARBONS) ZPL-TAX(ZOOPLANNTON TAXONOMY) ZPL-TM (ZOOPLANKTON TRACE METALS) *AT-CLN(CHLOROPHYLL-NANNOPLANKTON-7b-77) STUDY area KEY 01 SALINITY AND TEMPERATURE# CURRENTS 03 DISSOLVED OXYGEN# NUTRIENTS 04 LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS 05 HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS# BENTHIC VERTEBRATES 06 INVERTEBRATE EPIFAUNA AND INFAUNA 137 BENTHIC FISH 06 HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT hydrocarbons-sediment,particulate# DISSOLVED# ZOOPLANKTON 09 CHLOROPHYLL A 10 ADENOSINE TRI-PHOSPHATE 11 PHYTOPLANKTON 12 FLUORESCENCE 13 MEIOFAUNA 14 NEUSTON 15 TRACE METALS 16 CARBON 14 19 SEDIMENT TEXTURE# BACTERIOLOGY, MYCOLOGY IN SEDIMENT 23 MICROZOOPLANKTON (PROTOZOA) 24 ZOOPLANKTON 25 SHELLED MICROZOOPLANKTON 26 TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND DELTA CARBON 13 27 LIGHT ABSORPTION (PHOTOMETRY) 50 HISTOPATHOLOGY 40 BENTHIC MICROBIOLOGY 41 WATER COLUMN MICROBIOLOGY 42 BENTHIC MYCOLOGY 43 WATER COLUMN MYCOLOGY BLM STOCS MONITORING STUDY STATION LOCATIONS 334 TRAN. STA. LORAN-LORAC LATITUDE LONGITUDE DEPTH 3H3 3H2 LG LR METERS FEET 1 I 2575 4003 1180,07 171.4 b 28 12 N* 9b 27 ** 16 59 2 2440 3950 961,49 275,71 27 55 N* 96 20 *« 42 136 3 2300 3663 799.45 466.07 27 34 N* 96 07 ** 134 439 4 2583 4015 1206.53 157.92 26 14 N* 96 29 ** 10 33 5 2360 3910 861.09 369.08 27 44 N* 96 14 ** 82 269 6 2330 3892 819.72 412.96 27 39 96 12 ** 100 328 N* 2 I 2078 3962 373.62 192.04 27 40 N* 96 59 «* 22 72 2 2050 3918 454,46 382.00 27 30 N* 96 45 ** 49 161 3 2040 3850 564.67 585.52 27 16 N* 96 23 ** 131 430 4 2058 3936 431.2 b 310,30 27 34 N* 96 50 ** 36 112 5 2032 3992 498,85 467,62 27 24 N* 96 36 ** 76 256 6 2068 3876 560,54 506,34 27 24 N* 96 29 ** 98 322 7 2045 3835 27 15 N* 96 18.5 ** 182 600 3 1 1585 3860 139.13 909.98 26 56 N* 97 11 ** 25 82 2 1 ©63 3841 286.38 655.91 26 58 N* 9b 48 ** 65 213 3 1775 3812 391.0 b 829.02 26 58 N* 96 33 ** 106 348 4 1552 3885 95.64 928,13 26 58 N* 97 20 ** 15 49 5 1623 3867 192,19 888,06 26 58 N» 97 02 ** 40 131 6 1790 3808 411.48 824.57 2b 58 N* 9b 30 ** 125 410 4 I 1130 3747 187.50 1423.50 26 10 N* 97 01 ** 27 88 2 1300 3700 271,99 1310,61 26 10 N* 96 39 ** 47 154 3 1425 3663 333.77 1241.34 26 10 N* 96 24 ** 91 298 4 1073 3763 163.42 1456.90 26 10 N* 97 08 ** 15 49 5 1170 3738 213.13 1387,45 2b 10 N* 96 54 ** 37 121 6 1355 3685 304.76 1272.46 2b 10 N* 96 31 ** 65 213 7 1448 3659 350.37 1224.51 26 10 N* 96 20 *»* 130 426 (HR) 1 2159 3900 635.06 422.83 27 32 05N** 96 28 19W** 75 246 (9) 2 2169 3902 644,54 416.95 27 32 46N** 96 27 25W** 72 237 3 2163 3900 641.60 425.10 27 32 05N** 96 27 35w*» 81 266 4 2165 3905 638.40 411,18 27 33 02N** 96 29 03*** 76 250 (SB) 1 2066 3889 563,00 468.28 27 26 49N** 96 31 18*** 81 266 (6) 2 2061 3889 560.95 475,80 27 2b 14N** 96 31 02H** 82 2b9 3 2074 3890 552.92 475,15 27 26 06N** 96 31 47*** 82 269 4 2076 3890 551.12 472.73 27 2b 14N** 96 32 07*** 82 269 NOTE! * MEANS DEGREES AND MINUTES ** MEANS DEGREES MINUTES SECONDS START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/OESCRIPTION CARD TYPE 2 I 16 043210 7 II CARO TYPE (AL*AYS 2) 6 3X BLANK 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 15 II STATION 16 II TRANSECT 17 II PERIOD CODE WINTER 1= 2 = MARCH 3 = APRIL 4 = SPRING 335 336 5 = JULY 6 = AUGUST 7 = FALL 8 = NOVEMBER 9 s DECEMBER 18 II STUDY TYPE 1 = BACTERIOLOGY 2 s MYCOLOGY 19 II SUBSTRATE TYPE 1 = SEDIMENT 2 = WATER COLUMN 20 12 METHOD (ALWAYS4O -INDICATES MICROBIOLOGY) 22 2X BLANK 2a eb total count (mean) 32 E 8 TOTAL COUnT (I STANDARD DEVIATION) 40 12 METHOD (ALWAYS 40 -INDICATES MICROBIOLOGY) 42 2X BLANK 44 E 8 OIL DEGRADING COUNT (MEAN) 52 EB OIL DEGRADING COUNT (1 STANDARD DEVIATION) CARO TYPE 3 I 16 043210 7 II CARD TYPE (ALWAYS 3) 8 3X BLANK 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 15 II STATION 16 II TRANSECT 17 II PERIOD CODE (SAME AS CARO TYPE 2) 18 II STUDY TYPE (SAME AS CARO TYPE 2) 19 11 SUBSTRATE TYPE (SAME AS CARD TYPE 2) 20 F 5 PERCENT CRUDE OIL IN DEGRADATION FLASK 25 3X BLANK 28 13 TIME (DAYS) 31 IX BLANK 32 EB MEAN NUMBER WITH CRUDE OIL 40 EB 1 STANDARD DEVIATION WITH CRUDE OIL - 48 F 5 MEAN PERCENT DEGRADATION 53 EB MEAN NUMBER WITHOUT CRUDE OIL 61 EB 1 STANDARD DEVIATION WITHOUT CRUDE OIL CARD TYPE 4 1 16 043210 *7 II CARO TYPE (ALWAYS 4) 8 3X BLANK 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE* 15 11 STATION 16 II TRANSECT 17 II PERIOD CODE (SAME AS CARD TYPE 2) 18 II STUDY TYPE (SAME AS CARD TYPE 2) 19 II SUBSTRATE TYPE (SAME AS CARD TYPE 2) 20 13 GENUS AND SPECIES CODE 23 EB ABUNDANCE 31 F 5 PERCENT OF TOTAL FOR THAT BACTERIA 36 A 5 CULTURE MEDIUM CODE SG s SILICA GEL OIL MEDIUM SCO s SILICA GEL. OIL MEDIUM MA = MYCOLOGICAL AGAR YNB = YEAST NITROGEN BASE HX s SGO f 0.5 PERCENT N-HEXADECANE RD— « RATE OF DEGREDATION STUDY (DIGITS ARE NUMBER OF DAYS WITH 0,5 PERCENT CRUDE OIL) RD—A s RATE OF DEGREDATION STUDY WITH 0.1 PERCENT CRUDE OIL RD—C * RATE OF DEGREDATION STUDY CONTROL (NO OIL ADDED) 41 3X BLANK 2M(4 GENUS AND SPECIES NAME DATA FORMAT FOR FILE 36 1977 - HYDROCARBON DATA CARD TYPE 1—STANDARD INVENTORY CARD­ FORMAT FOR CARD TYPE 1 SAME AS FOR FILE 35 r START COLUMN FIELD TYPE FIELD CONTENT/DESCRIPTION CARD TYPE 2 1 16 043210 7 II CARO TYPE (ALWAYS 2) 8 II SUB-STuOY AREA (1-8) WATER COLUMN 1 = 0.5 PERCENT BY VOLUME OF OIL ADDED 20 DAYS INCUBATION TIME 2 s 0.5 PERCENT BY VOLUME OF OIL ADDED «0-50 DAYS INCUBATION TIME 3 s 0.5 PERCENT BY VOLUME OF OIL ADDED 0 DAYS INCUBATION TIME 4 = 0.1 PERCENT BY VOLUME OF OIL ADDED 4(rt DAYS INCUBATION TIME WEATHERING 5 s 0,5 PERCENT BY VOLUME OF OIL ADDED 40-45 DAYS INCUBATION TIM£ 6 = 0,1 PERCENT BY VOLUME OF OIL ADDED 45 DAYS INCUBATION TIME 7 = 0.1 PERCENT VOLUME OIL 0 DAYS INCUBATION TIME BY OF ADDED 8 s y,5 PERCENT BY VOLUME OF OIL ADDED 0 DAYS INCUBATION TIME 9 2X BLANK 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE 15 IX BLANK 16 II TRANSECT 17 II STATION BLANK 18 IX Al 3 SAMPLE TYPE 32 IX BLANK 33 F 3 PERCENT BY VOLUME OF OIL ADDED 36 2X BLANK 38 12 NUMBER DAYS SAMPLE WAS INCUBATED 19 OF 40 2X BLANK 42 A 6 PERIOD SAMPLED 48 IX BLANK 49 A 6 PREVIOUS SAMPLE CODE USED CARD TYPE 3 1 16 042210 7 II CARD TYPE (ALWAYS 3) 8 II SUB-STUDY AREA (1-8) SAME AS FOR CARO TYPE 2 OF FILE 36 9 2X BLANK 11 A 4 SAMPLE CODE 15 2X BLANK 17 12 YEAR 19 IX BLANK 20 II FRACTION 1 = HEXANE 2 = BENZENE 21 14 RETENTION INDEX 25 F 9 CONCENTRATION (MICROGRAMS/GRAM) 337 NOTE: ALTHOUGH CONCENTRATIONS ARE EXPRESSED IN DEFINITE TERMS, THE VALUES SHOULD ONLY BE USED RELATIVE TO OTHER THAT SAMPLE SINCE ORIGINAL "EIGHT OF VALUES nITHIN OIL USED IS INDEFINITE. ALSO THIS MYCOLOGY HYDROCARBON DATA DOES NOT LEND ITSELF TO DIRECT COMPARISON TO BACTERIOLOGY DATA BECAUSE MYCOLOGY DATA IS EXPRESSED AS ACTUAL HYDROCARBON RECOVERIES, WHILE BACTERIOLOGY DATA IS GIVEN AS PERCENT DEGRADATION BY COMPARISON COMMENTS * ALWAYS THE SAME AS THE APPROPRIATE INVENTORY SAMPLE CODE NOTE: FOR 1975 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A BLANK FOR 1976 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS AN A FOR 1977 DATA THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE SAMPLE CODE IS A B