gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:20850 eng UTF8 dataset NMFS Office of Science and Technology 301-427-8100 1315 East West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910 USA https://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information 0700 - 1800 EST/EDT resourceProvider Benaka, Lee 301-427-8554 301-713-1875 1315 East West Hwy Silver Spring MD 20910-3282 USA Lee.Benaka@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2026-03-29T23:00:34 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) National Bycatch Report 2010 - Present National Bycatch Report (NBR) publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 20850 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/20850 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information tableDigital This system collects bycatch data and fishery landings data from all five NOAA Fisheries Regions and automates the generation of the tables required to publish the National Bycatch Report (NBR). The NBR documents bycatch estimates, using observer data and self-reported logbook data, for all fisheries for which this information is available. NBR bycatch estimates are fishery- and species-specific. The NBR includes bycatch estimates for fish, marine mammals, sea turtles, seabirds, and corals. Future NBR reports will include additional bycatch estimates as new fisheries are monitored and new data are analyzed. Over time, the NBR, along with other information sources, should help improve NOAA Fisheries' ability to monitor bycatch trends, improve stock assessments, and set fishery monitoring priorities, as well as serve as a useful data tool for NOAA Fisheries' management partners. Fisheries Bycatch Estimates underDevelopment Benaka, Lee 301-427-8554 301-713-1875 1315 East West Hwy Silver Spring MD 20910-3282 USA Lee.Benaka@noaa.gov pointOfContact Benaka, Lee 301-427-8554 301-713-1875 1315 East West Hwy Silver Spring MD 20910-3282 USA Lee.Benaka@noaa.gov custodian bycatch theme DOC/NOAA/NMFS/OST > Office of Science & Technology, 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 National Bycatch Report (NBR) project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: NMFS Office of Science and Technology, [Date of Access]: National Bycatch Report 2010 - Present [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/20850. 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. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 20850 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/ost/dmp/pdf/20850.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 National U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone 2010 ORDS - Oracle REST Data Services NMFS Office of Science and Technology 301-427-8100 1315 East West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910 USA https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/office-science-and-technology WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Fisheries Office of Science and Technology Website listed for NMFS Office of Science and Technology information 0700 - 1800 EST/EDT distributor https://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/ords/NationalBycatchReport/metadata-catalog/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/ords/NationalBycatchReport/metadata-catalog/ Web service endpoint for Nation Bycatch Report (NBR) data download dataset Data that make up the National Bycatch Report (NBR) are collected by at-sea fisheries observers, who use notebooks or electronic reporting methods (for example, laptops or tablets) to record their data. These data are transmitted to regional observer programs, where the data are reviewed and validated by regional "debriefers" and other analysts. The data eventually are used to generate species-specific bycatch estimates using a variety of estimators including Binomial Based Ratio Estimators, Census, Combined Ratio Estimator, Delta Lognormal Model, Delta Method, Delta-Lognormal Based Ratio Estimator, General Additive Model, Generalized Lineal Model, Population Model, Ratio Estimator, Simple Ratio Estimator, and Target Fishery Extrapolation. Regional bycatch estimates are uploaded into the NBR database, and after review and approval, the estimates are published online in an NBR Update.