gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:24074 eng UTF8 dataset Database Alaska Fisheries Science Center 7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Building 4 Seattle WA 98115 USA https://www.afsc.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information 0700-1700 Pacific Time resourceProvider Park, Martin martin.park@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2025-03-31T17:27:15 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) AFSC/FMA/Vessel Assessment Logging AFSC/FMA/VALS publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 24074 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/24074 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information tableDigital Vessels fishing trawl gear, vessels fishing hook-and-line and pot gear that are also greater than 57.5 feet overall, and shoreside and floating processing facilities comprise the trip-selection stratum. Approximately 60 days prior to the start of the year, registered owners will receive a letter informing them that they are required to log all intended future trips for their vessel using a supplied username and password into a web-based system (that is also accessible by telephone). This system, termed the Observer Declare and Deploy System (ODDS), was developed by NMFS to facilitate the assignment of observers to future fishing events on a trip-by-trip basis. As described in the proposed rule, ODDS works by providing vessel operators (either owners or their designated captains) with an account through which they shall enter their anticipated fishing trips. More than one trip can be entered- three if the start time of the first trip and the end time of the last trip span more than 72 hours, six if not. Anticipated target fishery is not required- only the port of departure and landing with the anticipated start and end times of the trip. Each trip must be entered at least 72 hours before anticipated departure to allow the vessels? observer provider time to deploy an observer. If the contractor provider cannot provide an observer to the vessel, the vessel may be granted a release from coverage by NMFS and go fishing. If the provider obtains an observer for the trip, the vessel may still opt to defer a trip for up to 48 hours from the anticipated departure to account for unanticipated events such as poor weather conditions. If, however, after this additional 48 hour period has passed and the vessel has still not departed, that trip is cancelled by the ODDS, the observer is released from the vessel to be deployed elsewhere, and the vessel?s next logged trip will require observer coverage. Trip-selection systems have been successfully instituted elsewhere in the nation such as in the system administrated by the Northeast Groundfish Observer Program. Trip-selection systems work by having participants (potentially all) in a stratum observed for a short duration at a time. Trip selection systems reduce the potential negative influence of vessel operators? decisions to artificially manipulate which fishing events are observed by postponing the outcome of the trip selection (i.e., to be observed or not to be observed) until after the final trip details have been entered. Furthermore, the ODDS is designed so that (1) if selected for coverage, a ?to be observed? trip can only be cancelled by the observer provider responsible for obtaining an observer, and (2) if a vessel does cancel a ?to be observed? trip, the vessel?s next logged trip status will change to ?to be observed?. Elizabeth Chilton underDevelopment Campbell, Glenn glenn.campbell@noaa.gov Email pointOfContact asNeeded Fishery-Dependent Tracked Asset theme Fisheries ANNUAL temporal BS BSAI GOA place PARTIAL COVERAGE stratum DOC/NOAA/NMFS/AFSC > Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Vessel Assessment Logging System (VALS) project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Alaska Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: AFSC/FMA/Vessel Assessment Logging [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/24074. NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: Restricted to NMFS Employees with non-disclosure, vessel owners or their proxy(s), limited data provided to researchers within specific publication restrictions. otherRestrictions Use Constraints: Fishery Management, and under restricted conditions research. otherRestrictions Distribution Liability: Confidential - observer data shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except in accordance with certain exceptions for research and only with confidentiality forms approved and in place confidential Proprietary data under Magnuson-Stevens Signed non-disclosure agreement must be on file. NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 24074 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/afsc/dmp/pdf/24074.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference eng; US oceans These data are maintained by the Office of Information Systems (OFIS) on an Oracle Database and supported by the Fisheries Monitoring and Analysis (FMA) engineering staff. -180 -125 50 65 These data are congruent in time with the observer program restructure. | Currentness: Active data objects 2013 false eng false Data Table Table: VAS_ASSESSMENT_DOC 2016-05-18 publication Table: VAS_LOV_ASSESSMENT_STATUS 2016-05-18 publication Table: VAS_LOV_ASSESS_CRITERIA 2016-05-18 publication Table: VAS_LOV_ASSESS_POINT 2016-05-18 publication Table: VAS_LOV_DETERM_REASON_CATEGORY 2016-05-18 publication Table: VAS_LOV_RELEASE_TYPE 2016-05-18 publication Table: VAS_LOV_SITE_VISIT_STATUS 2016-05-18 publication Table: VAS_SITE_VISIT 2016-05-18 publication Table: VAS_SITE_VISIT_DOC 2016-05-18 publication Table: VAS_SITE_VISIT_OUTCOME 2016-05-18 publication Table: VAS_VESSEL_ASSESSMENT 2016-05-18 publication dataset Representativeness These data are complete for the vessel assessments required under restructure. Accuracy These data are complete for the vessel assessments required under restructure. Bias N/A Comparability N/A Completeness Measure Assumed to be complete N/A otherRestrictions otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None | Use Constraints: None