gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:27401 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 Moser, Joshua 508-495-2246 508-495-2393 166 Water Street Woods Hole MA 02543-1026 USA joshua.moser@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2024-02-29T00:00:00 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Commercial Fisheries Database Biological Sample (CFDBS) Commercial Fisheries Database Biological Sample (CFDBS) publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 27401 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/27401 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information tableDigital Age and length frequency data for finfish and invertebrate species collected during commercial fishing vessels. Samples are collected by fisheries reporting specialist from fish dealers in ports along the northwest Atlantic Ocean from Maine to North Carolina. The age and length data is used to characterize the fish populations in stock assessments. NEFSC and GARFO completed Moser, Joshua 508-495-2246 508-495-2393 166 Water Street Woods Hole MA 02543-1026 USA joshua.moser@noaa.gov pointOfContact Moser, Joshua 508-495-2246 508-495-2393 166 Water Street Woods Hole MA 02543-1026 USA joshua.moser@noaa.gov custodian continual AGE Structures Age by species Length by species theme 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 Data Management Systems (DMS) project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Northeast Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: Commercial Fisheries Database Biological Sample (CFDBS) [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/27401. 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: None, recommend citing credits to data provider in publications otherRestrictions Use Constraints: None unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 27401 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/nefsc/dmp/pdf/27401.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 11g data processing procedures -76 -65 35 45 US/Canada border to Cape Hatteras, NC; Continental East Coast to the boundary of USA managed waters. 1963 false eng false Data Table Data View Table: AREA 2016-07-11 publication View: CFAGEyyyy 2016-07-27 publication View: CFLENyyyy 2016-07-27 publication View: CFSPP 2016-07-11 publication View: GEAR 2016-07-11 publication View: PORT 2016-07-11 publication View: WOAGEyy 2016-07-27 publication View: WOLENyy 2016-07-27 publication dataset Representativeness Biological samples are collected based on sampling requirements provided by the stock assessment requirements Accuracy Accuracy of species identification is determined by comparing the biological samples with the information from the fish dealer reports and the vessel trip reports. Data is collected by fisheries reporting specialist at the ports from fish processors; data is entered into a web-based data entry system by reporting specialist; age structures are sent to Age and Growth department for processing; age of fish are added to the age data set by Age and Growth staff; data is processed to master data format by database manager for CFDBS. otherRestrictions otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None | Use Constraints: None