USGS Lake Erie East Harbor bottom trawl data series, 1961-2011 (ver. 2.0, March 2020)
The USGS Lake Erie Biological Station’s East Harbor sampling program began in 1961 with the commissioning of the research vessel Musky II. It is the longest known continuous trawl survey in Lake Erie.  In addition to spanning over 50 years, the data series is unique for three prominent design elements: 1) sampling was …