AMS Data Set

The Allocation Management System Data Set

The Allocation Management System Data Set

AMS data includes fishing activity data collected from vessels fishing in the Greater Atlantic region, bordering Northeast states from Maine to North Carolina.

All fishing industry related data managed by IRM is considered to be business confidential and may not be released without written consent of the data originator.

Access to data is governed by 50CFR600 - Confidentiality of Information. Access by state fishery management agency staff and Fisheries Management Council staff may be allowed through Memorandum of Understanding that are signed by the Greater Atlantic Regional Administrator and Directors of the State Agency or Councils that describe the need and uses of the data and list the individuals who will have access to the data. Contractors may be granted access provided they are working under contract to NOAA or a cooperating partner (state, Council, Commission) on a specific project under the oversight of a partner.

Access to data is governed by 50CFR600 - Confidentiality of Information. Access by state fishery management agency staff and Fisheries Management Council staff may be allowed through Memorandum of Understanding that are signed by the Greater Atlantic Regional Administrator and Directors of the State Agency or Councils that describe the need and uses of the data and list the individuals who will have access to the data. Contractors may be granted access provided they are working under contract to NOAA or a cooperating partner (state, Council, Commission) on a specific project under the oversight of a partner.

Access is restricted to personnel authorized in accordance with NOAA Administrative Order 216-100. A signed non-disclosure agreement must be on file for all authorized personnel. The IRM help desk or APSD Data Request staff are the POC for non-disclosure forms.

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There are several personnel in GARFO whose duties include quality control of AMS data. QC on this dataset is important and must be done in a timely manner since data is securely displayed on various web portals to its owners. JIRA is the tool used for tracking quality control.

Access to this data is tightly controlled. Most access is read-only. Write access is given only after data owners have authorized (accompanied by a signed NDA), and data is usually edited via an access controlled application. Data is QAQC'd on a regular basis by authorized personnel, and backed up both to disk and tape on a daily basis.

Data streams which comprise AMS data include:

VMS trip declarations

IVR trip declarations

IFQ and DAS (days at sea) allocations defined by regulation

These datastreams are then combined to produce a running balance in either days or quota for data consumers. Data matching will also occur for IFQ data, with dealer reports.