gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:24508 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 Scanning System (OBSCAN) Observer Scanning Database (OBSCAN) publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 24508 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/24508 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 deployed on commercial fishing vessels. After the data collected on the paper are entered into a database, the paper logs are scanned for each trip. After all trips for a calendar year are scanned, they are archived at the National Archives and Records Administration. Provide end users with scanned images of observer's data collected on paper logs. 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 at-sea monitor bycatch dredge gillnet longline marine mammal observer pot protected species purse seine sea turtle seabird trawl theme 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 Scanning System (OBSCAN) [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/24508. 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: 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. restricted Observer and At Sea Monitor Database (OBDBS) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 24111 crossReference NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 24508 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/nefsc/dmp/pdf/24508.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 on Centralized Database System and scanned pdf images -77 -67 34 45 federal and state waters from Maine to North Carolina 2006-02-01 false eng false Data Table OBIMAGES 2016-07-11 publication OBSCAN_DOC 2016-07-11 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. Data recorded manually is entered by the Training and Data Quality Branch. Entered data is verified and extensively audited by the Training and Data Quality Branch prior to database load. Data recorded manually is scanned into a database and available for view via website.