gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:25317 eng UTF8 dataset 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 2026-03-04T19:17:17 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) AFSC/REFM: Seabird Necropsy dataset of North Pacific AFSC/REFM: Seabird Necropsy dataset of North Pacific publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 25317 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/25317 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information Scientific Data Management 206-860-3413 2725 Montlake Blvd. East Seattle WA 98112 originator Alaska Fisheries Science Center (206) 526-4000 (206) 526-4004 7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Building 4 Seattle WA 98115 USA afsc.webmaster@noaa.gov https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/alaska-fisheries-science-center WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Alaska Fisheries Science Center Website AKFSC Home Page information 0700-1700 Pacific Time originator Economic and Social Science Research Program originator Alaska Fisheries Science Center (206) 526-4000 (206) 526-4004 7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Building 4 Seattle WA 98115 USA afsc.webmaster@noaa.gov https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/alaska-fisheries-science-center WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Alaska Fisheries Science Center Website AKFSC Home Page information 0700-1700 Pacific Time originator tableDigital The seabird necropsy dataset contains information on seabird specimens that were collected under salvage and scientific collection permits primarily by NMFS-certified fisheries observers deployed by the Pacific Islands Regional Office Observer Program to shallow and deep set pelagic longline fisheries operating in North Pacific waters and fisheries observers deployed by the Alaska Fisheries Science Center Observer Program to groundfish demersal longline, pot, and trawl fisheries in waters off Alaska. The database includes Magnuson-Act protected data on the precise date and location where the specimen was collected and publicly available information on the results of the necropsy work. This includes a suite of data including age class, sex, morphometrics, plumage characteristics, body condition, tissue samples, and plastics ingestion. Food habits are completed as a parallel program. The purpose of this program is to gain as much scientific knowledge as is possible from bycaught birds in commercial fisheries and to make that data available to a broad suite of scientists, managers, and the public. Results of program efforts apply directly to a variety of efforts, most notably the US Fish and Wildlife Service's Conservation Action Plan for Black-footed (Phoebastria nigrepes) and Laysan (P. immutabilis) Albatross (available at http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/protectedresources/seabirds/albatross_action_plan1007.pdf Funding for this study has primarily been from the National Observer Program funds, out of a set-aside for the National Seabird Program. The contractor (Oikonos Ecosystem Knowledge) has contributed in-kind funds and had some initial support from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. The Alaska Fisheries Science Center has also contributed some funds. underDevelopment Beck, Jessica 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115-6349 USA jessica.beck@noaa.gov pointOfContact Felthoven, Ron 206-526-4114 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115-6349 USA ron.felthoven@noaa.gov custodian asNeeded age class bycatch necropsy samples sex theme Alaska North Pacific place 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 Trophic Interactions project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Alaska Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: AFSC/REFM: Seabird Necropsy dataset of North Pacific [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/25317. 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: For scientific, management, and regulation compliance purposes, particular business or proprietary information held by NMFS is considered confidential under several authorities, including the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; as amended, Public Law 109-479; 16 U.S.C. Sec.1853, and the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. Sec. 552. herefore, unprocessed (raw) business or proprietary information can be shared only with authorized persons; however aggregated forms of the data are generally available. otherRestrictions Use Constraints: The user must adhere to restrictions placed on publication of data by the Magnuson-Stevens Act as amended in 2006. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 25317 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/afsc/dmp/pdf/25317.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 biota oceans Access 170 -130 20 75 The Exclusive Economic Zone of Alaska - Aleutian Islands, Gulf of Alaska, SE Alaska, and primarily the Bering Sea and waters of the North Pacific Ocean, primarily North and West of the Hawaiian Islands and eastward towards the West Coast but outside of the West Coast EEZ. | Currentness: Ground Condition 2007 2015 false eng false Necropsy_BandData 2016-04-28 publication Necropsy_External 2016-04-28 publication Necropsy_Internal 2016-04-28 publication Necropsy_MoltData 2016-04-28 publication dataset Accuracy Date and location of collected specimens are related to fisheries observer monitoring of commercial fishing operations in the North Pacific Ocean (Alaska and Hawaii). Those data are QCd by the source observer program. Specimen collection date and location from research cruises are QCd by unit managing research operations. Data produced by the program during specimen necropsy is QCd by individuals reviewing the data and working on production reports or scientific publications. Completeness Report This is a ships of opportunity program, taking advantage of specimens as they are available from fisheries bycatch and research operations. Collections are not made under a scientific design. Conceptual Consistency Not applicable. NA