gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:30713 eng UTF8 dataset Southeast Fisheries Science Center (305)361-5761 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 USA www.sefsc.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST resourceProvider Beerkircher, Larry 305-361-4290 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 lawrence.r.beerkircher@noaa.gov Contact by email preferred. pointOfContact 2026-03-04T19:17:18 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) PELAGIC OBSERVER PROGRAM (POP). Catch/Effort data collected by observers on board U.S. commercial Pelagic Longline vessels publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 30713 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/30713 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 data set contains data that are collected by trained observers aboard pelagic longline vessels in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. The fishery observers are deployed to collect catch and effort data and record information on the types and numbers of fish that are discarded and interactions with marine mammals or endangered species. Vessels that have Federal permits to fish for swordfish are required to take a fishery observer onboard for the duration of a trip if the vessel is selected. The data that are submitted to the mandatory pelagic longline logbook program are used as the population from which the vessels are randomly selected. A 5 to 8 percent sample of vessels is selected to carry an observer for at least one trip during a calendar quarter. Monitor catch and effort underDevelopment Beerkircher, Larry 305-361-4290 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 lawrence.r.beerkircher@noaa.gov Contact by email preferred. pointOfContact Beerkircher, Larry 305-361-4290 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 lawrence.r.beerkircher@noaa.gov Contact by email preferred. custodian Leach, Scott M (409) 210-9553 4700 Avenue U Galveston TX 77551 scott.leach@noaa.gov , custodian fishdep fishery-dependent theme DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast 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 Pelagic Longline Observer Program project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: PELAGIC OBSERVER PROGRAM (POP). Catch/Effort data collected by observers on board U.S. commercial Pelagic Longline vessels [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/30713. 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: Waiver Needed otherRestrictions Use Constraints: Please cite data. Please be cognizant of meta data restricted NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 30713 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/sefsc/dmp/pdf/30713.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 -96 -37 1 51 Gulf Of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, And U.S. South Atlantic Ocean 1992 -96 -37 1 51 Gulf Of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, And U.S. South Atlantic Ocean 1992 -96 -37 1 51 Gulf Of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, And U.S. South Atlantic Ocean 1992 false eng false Data Table Data View Table: POP_ANIMAL_LOG 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_ANIMAL_LOG_EXP 2024-06-14 publication View: POP_ANIMAL_LOG_EXP_V 2024-06-14 publication View: POP_ANIMAL_LOG_NON_EXP_V 2024-06-14 publication View: POP_ANIMAL_LOG_V 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_BAITS_USED 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_BAIT_CONDITION 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_BAIT_KIND 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_BAIT_TYPE 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_BOARDING_STATUS 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_COVERAGE_AREAS 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_DAMAGE_TYPE 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_DELETE_REASON 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_DROPLINES_USED 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_EXPERIMENTAL_TREATMENT 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_FISHING_AREAS 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_GANGIONS_USED 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_GANGION_COLOR 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_GEAR_CONDITION 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_GEAR_LOG 2024-06-14 publication View: POP_GEAR_LOG_EXP_V 2024-06-14 publication View: POP_GEAR_LOG_NON_EXP_V 2024-06-14 publication View: POP_GEAR_LOG_V 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_GEAR_MATERIAL 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_HAUL_LOG 2024-06-14 publication View: POP_HAUL_LOG_EXP_V 2024-06-14 publication View: POP_HAUL_LOG_NON_EXP_V 2024-06-14 publication View: POP_HAUL_LOG_V 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_HOOKS_DEFINED 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_HOOKS_USED 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_HOOK_BRANDS 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_HOOK_DEPTH 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_HOOK_SIZE 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_HOOK_TYPE 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_HOW_HOOKED 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_INT_CODE_TABLES 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_LENGTH_CODE 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_LENGTH_TYPE 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_LIGHT_STICK_COLOR 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_NMFS_SPECIES_CODE 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_OBSERVERS 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_OBSERVER_TYPE 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_SEX 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_SPECIES_CODE 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_SPECIES_GROUP 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_TAG_ACTION 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_TREATMENT 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_TRIP_COVERAGE_AREAS 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_TRIP_LOG 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_TRIP_LOG_DELETE 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_TRIP_TYPE 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_USER_PROFILE 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_VESSEL_CODES 2024-06-14 publication Table: POP_WEATHER 2024-06-14 publication dataset Collection on board commercial fishing vessels by trained observers on paper forms. Paper forms submitted to Miami Laboratory Pelagic Observer Program for review and editing. Data entered into oracle tables via a web-based data entry application that employs validation processes. otherRestrictions otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None | Use Constraints: None