The Graduate School of Oceanography’s Narragansett Bay Fish Trawl Survey is an extensive data collection dating back to 1959 when Charles Fish began the survey. The University is pleased to share these data with others in the interest of furthering unbiased fisheries, management and oceanographic research.

We ask that any use of these data properly cite the University of Rhode Island’s involvement in this data collection. Please read our policy letter before using any of the following data.

Surface and Bottom Environmental Data

: An example of YSI profile data from the bay station (Fox Island) in 2020. From left to right, the profiles were collected: Winter (27-January-2020), Spring (26-May-2020), Summer (24-August-2020), and Fall (12-October-2020). Dissolved oxygen, blue; salinity (parts per thousand), red; water temperatures (Celsius), black lines.

Available downloads:

Surface and Bottom Temperature
Fox Island and Whale Rock 1959-2020 (.xls)

Surface and Bottom Conductivity, Salinity, Temperature, and Dissolved Oxygen
Fox Island and Whale Rock 2006-2020 (.xls)

Fish and Invertebrate Catch Data

: A typical winter catch at Whale Rock: little skate (Leucoraja erinacea), winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus), longhorn scuplin (Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus), silver hake (Merluccius bilinearis), cancer crab (Cancer sp.), and lobster (Homarus americanus). Photo by J. Danforth.