gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:30732 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 Mroch, Ray 252-728-0855 252-728-8784 101 Pivers Island Rd Beaufort NC 28516 Ray.Mroch@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) Atlantic menhaden processing plant test tagging data publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 30732 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/30732 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information tableDigital Atlantic menhaden are a schooling forage fish species, which are subject to a large commercial purse seine fishery. Atlantic menhaden are harvested for reduction into fish oil and fish meal products. Historically, the Atlantic menhaden fishery was one of the largest by volume in the United States. Thus, scientists and managers wanted a better understanding of Atlantic menhaden life history including movements on an annual basis. As a consequence, an adult tagging study was conducted from 1966-1971. Adult fish were tagged each year with small metal tags inserted into the abdominal cavity of the fish. Fish were then released. Recaptures of fish occurred at the reduction plants. Magnets were placed in each plant along most of the east coast of the United States. A total of five magnets were placed throughout the plant in order to collect the metal tags as the fish were processed. Magnets were checked each day or two to collect any tags that had become attached to the magnets. As part of this project, a sub-sample of fish were aged at the Beaufort Laboratory. Tags and data on the collected tags were then returned to the Beaufort Laboratory. In order to test the efficiency of the tag recovery process, menhaden were inserted with tags and salted into the catch at specific plants. Then, researchers could determine the exact number of tags that went into a facility and the number of tags that were recaptured. This allowed for the development of capture efficiency values. These data were collected to test the efficiency of tag recapture for an Atlantic menhaden adult tagging study. completed Mroch, Ray 252-728-0855 252-728-8784 101 Pivers Island Rd Beaufort NC 28516 Ray.Mroch@noaa.gov Contact by email preferred. pointOfContact Mroch, Ray 252-728-0855 252-728-8784 101 Pivers Island Rd Beaufort NC 28516 Ray.Mroch@noaa.gov Contact by email preferred. 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 Menhaden Research project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: Atlantic menhaden processing plant test tagging data [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/30732. 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: N/A restricted Data are linked to individual processing facilities. NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 30732 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/sefsc/dmp/pdf/30732.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 Atlantic Ocean (U.S.) 1966 1971 dataset Data were in paper format until 2013. In 2013, money was found to have the data key entered into excel files. The files were key-entered in summer of 2013 and the files were sent to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC). The excel files were then distributed to the NMFS.