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Summary

Short Citation
Northwest Fisheries Science Center, 2024: Observer Production (OBSPROD) - Observer Program Operations and Analysis, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/18617.
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Abstract

NWFSC Observer programs are the most comprehensive fishery dependent data collection system for total mortality estimation, protected species monitoring and discard data for stock assessments. Observer data is also used to track quotas in-season for the catch share IFQ fishery. The numerous observer program total mortality and bycatch reports are used by agency and council staff for management of federal and state fisheries on the west coast of the US. Observer program bycatch reports, data collection and research activities are also used to manage ESA listed species and fulfill Biological Opinion obligations.

Fishery dependent data collected by observers. This data set includes the raw observer catch data.

Distribution Information

No Distributions available.

Access Constraints:

Oracle authentication is required to access the data

Child Items

No Child Items for this record.

Contact Information

Point of Contact
Jon T McVeigh
Jon.McVeigh@noaa.gov
206-302-2423

Metadata Contact
Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC)
nmfs.nwfsc.metadata@noaa.gov
206-860-3200
NWFSC Home

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-124.0472° W, -122.2571° E, 47.687° N, 44.6229° S

Observer Deployments: Observers deployed on commercial fishing vessels to collect data

Time Frame 1
2001-08-01 - Present

Item Identification

Title: Observer Production (OBSPROD) - Observer Program Operations and Analysis
Short Name: Observer Raw Catch Data (Non-Catch Share fishery bycatch analysis and reporting)
Status: In Work
Creation Date: 2001-08-15
Abstract:

NWFSC Observer programs are the most comprehensive fishery dependent data collection system for total mortality estimation, protected species monitoring and discard data for stock assessments. Observer data is also used to track quotas in-season for the catch share IFQ fishery. The numerous observer program total mortality and bycatch reports are used by agency and council staff for management of federal and state fisheries on the west coast of the US. Observer program bycatch reports, data collection and research activities are also used to manage ESA listed species and fulfill Biological Opinion obligations.

Fishery dependent data collected by observers. This data set includes the raw observer catch data.

Purpose:

Addresses Legal Mandate

Raw/field data, Monitoring or sensor data

Notes:

Loaded by batch 4508, 03-01-2013 14:36

Supplemental Information:

Subject to Public Access to Research Results (PARR): Yes: but with PARR Waiver

Data: Observer Data.

Metadata: Observer Metadata.

Monitoring Program: Observer Program.

Outreach activities: Word on the Waves Newsletter.

Presentation: International Fisheries Observer and Monitoring Conference.

Report: Seabird Bycatch Report.

Report: Marine Mammal Bycatch Report.

Report: Pacific Halibut Bycatch Report.

Report: Groundfish Mortality Report.

Report: Salmon Bycatch Report.

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None by-catch
None Catch Shares,
None Data development methods
None Fishery data preparation
None fishery dependent
None Fishery Observer
None Groundfish Biology

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None Crescent City office
None Eureka Office
None Hammond office
None Hatfield - Newport facility
None Morro Bay Offcie
None NWFSC-Montlake
None Observer Biological Sample Collections
None Observer Deployments
None Sand Point offices

Instrument Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None Instrument Not Applicable

Physical Location

Organization: Northwest Fisheries Science Center
City: Seattle
State/Province: WA
Country: USA

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Data Set Type: RDBMS (Oracle SQL Server etc.)
Data Presentation Form: Table (digital)

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 853629
Date Effective From: 2015-01-01
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): McVeigh, Jon T
Address: Seattle, WA
Email Address: Jon.McVeigh@noaa.gov
Phone: 206-302-2423

Distributor

CC ID: 853630
Date Effective From: 2015-01-01
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC)
Address: 2725 Montlake Boulevard East
Seattle, WA 98112
USA
Email Address: nmfs.nwfsc.metadata@noaa.gov
Phone: 206-860-3200
URL: NWFSC Home

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 853628
Date Effective From: 2015-01-01
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC)
Address: 2725 Montlake Boulevard East
Seattle, WA 98112
USA
Email Address: nmfs.nwfsc.metadata@noaa.gov
Phone: 206-860-3200
URL: NWFSC Home

Originator

CC ID: 853632
Date Effective From: 2015-01-01
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): McVeigh, Jon T
Address: Seattle, WA
Email Address: Jon.McVeigh@noaa.gov
Phone: 206-302-2423

Point of Contact

CC ID: 853631
Date Effective From: 2015-01-01
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): McVeigh, Jon T
Address: Seattle, WA
Email Address: Jon.McVeigh@noaa.gov
Phone: 206-302-2423

Extents

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 853636
W° Bound: -124.0472
E° Bound: -122.2571
N° Bound: 47.687
S° Bound: 44.6229
Description

Observer Deployments: Observers deployed on commercial fishing vessels to collect data

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 853635
Time Frame Type: Continuing
Start: 2001-08-01

Extent Group 2

Extent Group 2 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 853639
W° Bound: -124.0472
E° Bound: -122.2571
N° Bound: 47.687
S° Bound: 44.6229
Description

Observer Biological Sample Collections: Biological samples collected by Observers

Extent Group 2 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 853638
Time Frame Type: Continuing
Start: 2001-08-01

Extent Group 3

Extent Group 3 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 853642
W° Bound: -124.0472
E° Bound: -122.2571
N° Bound: 47.687
S° Bound: 44.6229
Description

Crescent City office: office

Extent Group 3 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 853641
Time Frame Type: Continuing
Start: 2014-08-01

Extent Group 4

Extent Group 4 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 853645
W° Bound: -124.0472
E° Bound: -122.2571
N° Bound: 47.687
S° Bound: 44.6229
Description

Eureka Office: office

Extent Group 4 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 853644
Time Frame Type: Continuing
Start: 2001-08-01

Extent Group 5

Extent Group 5 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 853648
W° Bound: -124.0472
E° Bound: -122.2571
N° Bound: 47.687
S° Bound: 44.6229
Description

Sand Point offices: ASHOP offices

Extent Group 5 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 853647
Time Frame Type: Continuing
Start: 2000-08-01

Extent Group 6

Extent Group 6 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 853651
W° Bound: -124.0472
E° Bound: -122.2571
N° Bound: 47.687
S° Bound: 44.6229
Description

NWFSC-Montlake: office

Extent Group 6 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 853650
Time Frame Type: Continuing
Start: 2001-08-01

Extent Group 7

Extent Group 7 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 853654
W° Bound: -124.0472
E° Bound: -122.2571
N° Bound: 47.687
S° Bound: 44.6229
Description

Hammond office: office

Extent Group 7 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 853653
Time Frame Type: Continuing
Start: 2010-08-01

Extent Group 8

Extent Group 8 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 853657
W° Bound: -124.0472
E° Bound: -122.2571
N° Bound: 47.687
S° Bound: 44.6229
Description

Morro Bay Offcie: office

Extent Group 8 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 853656
Time Frame Type: Continuing
Start: 2004-08-01

Extent Group 9

Extent Group 9 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 853660
W° Bound: -122.3062
E° Bound: -122.3062
N° Bound: 47.6449
S° Bound: 47.6449
Description

Seattle office: Montlake facility, Seattle, WA

Extent Group 9 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 853659
Time Frame Type: Continuing
Start: 2001-01-01

Extent Group 10

Extent Group 10 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 853663
W° Bound: -124.0472
E° Bound: -122.2571
N° Bound: 47.687
S° Bound: 44.6229
Description

Hatfield - Newport facility: office and observer training center

Extent Group 10 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 853662
Time Frame Type: Continuing
Start: 2001-08-01

Access Information

Security Class: Sensitive
Data Access Procedure:

Requests are submitted to the NWFSC Program Manager for approval to access the data

Data Access Constraints:

Oracle authentication is required to access the data

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 853633
URL: https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parrdata/inventory/datasets/dataset/3052
Name: Observer Production (OBSPROD)
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: Web site
Description:

NWFSC Dataset Information page. Fishery dependent data collected by observers. This data set includes the raw observer catch data

Technical Environment

Description:

RDBMS (Oracle, SQL Server, etc.)

Data Quality

Accuracy:

High

Quality Control Procedures Employed:

More than 300 Trip Error Reports are used to QA/QC the data

Data Management

Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: No
Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: 0
Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: Yes
Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: Yes
If Distributor (Data Hosting Service) is Needed, Please Indicate: No
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: 60
If Delay is Longer than Latency of Automated Processing, Indicate Under What Authority Data Access is Delayed:

QC/QA of data

Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: NCEI-MD
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving: 365
How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?:

The Northwest Fisheries Science Center facilitates backup and recovery of all data and IT components which are managed by IT Operations through the capture of static (point-in-time) backup data to physical media. Once data is captured to physical media (every 1-3 days), a duplicate is made and routinely (weekly) transported to an offsite archive facility where it is maintained throughout the data's applicable life-cycle.

Lineage

Lineage Statement:

Observers capture fisheries discard data by observing discards while on applicable vessels

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 18617
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:18617
Metadata Record Created By: Jeffrey W Cowen
Metadata Record Created: 2013-03-01 14:36+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: Brendan A Sylvander
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2024-08-20 19:34+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2019-06-07
Owner Org: NWFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2024-08-20
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2025-08-20