gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:24507 eng UTF8 dataset Oracle Database Northeast Fisheries Science Center (508)495-2000 166 Water Street Woods Hole MA 02543-1026 USA https://www.nefsc.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday resourceProvider Tholke, Chris (508) 495-2024 166 Water Street Woods Hole MA 02543 chris.tholke@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2026-03-04T19:17:17 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Observer Preliminary Database (OBPRELIM) Observer Preliminary Database (OBPRELIM) publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 24507 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/24507 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information Northeast Fisheries Science Center (508)495-2000 166 Water Street Woods Hole MA 02543-1026 USA https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/northeast-fisheries-science-center WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Northeast Fisheries Science Center Website NEFSC Home Page information 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday originator https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-england-mid-atlantic/fisheries-observers/fisheries-monitoring-operations-northeast WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL The Fisheries Monitoring Operations (FMO) Branch manages the Northeast Fishery Observer Program (NEFOP) and the At-Sea Monitoring Program (ASM) which collects, processes and manages data and biological samples obtained during commercial fishing trips. These data are collected by trained fishery observers for scientific and fisheries management purposes. download tableDigital Paper logs are the primary data collection tool used by observers of the Northeast Fisheries Observer Program and Industry Funded Scallop Program deployed on commercial fishing vessels. Data collected on paper logs are used to enter critical data fields into a web-based data entry program, OBPRELIM, and loads data directly into Oracle tables. OBPRELIM is used to enter trip, incidental take, and haul level data for in-season quota monitored fisheries and discard log data for the herring and longfin squid fisheries to track slippage events. OBPRELIM contains built in audit checks to increase data quality. OBPRELIM is also used for post-entry Fisheries Sampling Branch processing and verification. Provide critical data elements to end users for in-season quota monitored fisheries and incidental takes within a week of completion of observer deployment. completed Tholke, Chris (508) 495-2024 166 Water Street Woods Hole MA 02543 chris.tholke@noaa.gov pointOfContact Tholke, Chris (508) 495-2024 166 Water Street Woods Hole MA 02543 chris.tholke@noaa.gov custodian continual beam trawl bottom otter trawl discard rates gillnet handline herring in-season monitoring longfin squid mid-water pair trawl mid-water trawl pots and traps preliminary observer data protected species purse seine quota monitoring scallop scallop dredge scallop trawl theme continuous temporal Georges Bank Gulf of Maine Mid-Atlantic NY Bight Northeast Northwest Atlantic place DOC/NOAA/NMFS/NEFSC > Northeast 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 Fishery Monitoring Operations Branch (FMOB) project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Northeast Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: Observer Preliminary Database (OBPRELIM) [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/24507. 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: NEFSC Data Access Constraint: Access as allowed by Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act to only NMFS staff, Council staff, State Fisheries staff or other Federal staff responsible for fisheries management and enforcement. If data is stored on an internal NEFSC network, the requester may not have direct access to query the data unless they are also authorized for network access. otherRestrictions Use Constraints: Data can only be released to the general public in an aggregated format in order to protect the identity and business practices of the vessel/permit owner. restricted Observer and At Sea Monitor Database (OBDBS) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 24111 crossReference NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 24507 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/nefsc/dmp/pdf/24507.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 Oracle database, centralized data management -77 -67 34 45 federal and state waters from Maine to North Carolina OBPRELIM started collecting data on May 1, 2013 and continues to present day 2013-05-01 false eng false Data View View: OPCATCH 2016-07-06 publication View: OPHAU 2016-07-06 publication View: OPINC 2016-07-06 publication View: OPPDQ 2016-07-06 publication View: OPTRP 2016-07-27 publication dataset Fishery observers and Industry funded scallop observers record trip, haul, catch and incidental take data on observed fishing trips using defined protocols. Preliminary observer data is entered electronically, complete observer data is entered on paper logs. Observers are debriefed by data editors.