gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:2327 eng UTF8 dataset Database Southwest Fisheries Science Center (858)546-7000 8901 La Jolla Shores Dr. La Jolla CA 92037 USA https://swfsc.noaa.gov/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information 8:00-16:30 resourceProvider Arce, Gabriel 858-546-7071 8901 La Jolla Shores Rd. La Jolla CA 92037 United States gabriel.arce@noaa.gov M-F 9:00 - 17:30 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) The SWFSC Cooperative Billfish Tagging Program, 1963-2021 The SWFSC CBTP 2021 creation publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 2327 NOAA 2021-02-26 inForce https://doi.org/10.25923/3kcr-wd15 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/2327 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/west-coast/science-data/coastal-pelagic-and-highly-migratory-species-life-history-research-pacific WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Coastal Pelagic and Highly Migratory Species Life History Research in the Pacific Online Resource download tableDigital The Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) Cooperative Billfish Tagging Program (CBTP) is a conventional mark-recapture research venture between National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists and the global recreational and commercial fishing community, with efforts focused in the Pacific Ocean. The CBTP has provided conventional analog tags to anglers around the world to tag billfish and other large pelagic species to collect distribution, abundance, movement, and morphometric data valuable in quantifying life history parameters used in management. The CBTP comprises the Billfish Tagging Program and the International Billfish Angler Survey. All three components require year-round operations to distribute tagging equipment, deliver and receive surveys, and process, store, and manage data. The International Billfish Angler Survey of the SWFSC Cooperative Billfish Tagging Program (CBTP) provides estimates of billfish angling activities in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. This collection of recreational billfish catch and effort has occurred annually since 1969 and provides an index of fishing success in many Pacific billfish destinations. The SWFSC CBTP sends out surveys (hardcopy from 1969 to 2017, digital from 2017 to 2019) to participating anglers at the beginning of each calendar year to report their catch and effort in the prior year. Anglers report the number of whole fishing days per fishing location as yearly effort, and report billfish catch (kept and released) by species at each location. onGoing Arce, Gabriel 858-546-7071 8901 La Jolla Shores Rd. La Jolla CA 92037 United States gabriel.arce@noaa.gov M-F 9:00 - 17:30 pointOfContact Arce, Gabriel 858-546-7071 8901 La Jolla Shores Rd. La Jolla CA 92037 United States gabriel.arce@noaa.gov M-F 9:00 - 17:30 custodian asNeeded angler survey billfish black marlin blue marlin recreational anglers sailfish shortbill spearfish striped marlin swordfish theme Pacific Ocean place DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SWFSC > Southwest 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 Pacific Highly Migratory Species Data project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Southwest Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: The SWFSC Cooperative Billfish Tagging Program, 1963-2021 [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/2327. 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: Data is publicly available, no constraints for raw or summarized data. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 2327 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/swfsc/dmp/pdf/2327.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 East Boundary - North, Central, and South American Coastline 1963-01-01 For detailed information on the Cooperative Billfish Tagging Program, please refer to Heberer, L.N., Wraith, J., Kohin, S., Gu, Y., Nasby-Lucas, N.D., and Dewar, H. 2021. The NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center Cooperative Billfish Tagging Program Operations and Database. NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-SWFSC-640 at https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/28449. This document details the technical aspects of the CBTP as it operated upon discontinuation in 2021, including equipment acquisition, database structure, and operational design and execution. Given the CBTP protocols could serve as a template for current or future conventional mark-recapture programs, recommendations are also provided to improve upon current protocols. This document serves as the official reference for the program and provides detailed metadata for the historical dataset available to the public. false eng false Data Table The International Billfish Angler Survey--Individual Records 2021-10-01 publication The Billfish Tagging Program--Tag Releases 2021-10-01 publication The International Billfish Angler Survey--Summarized 2021-10-01 publication The Billfish Tagging Program--Tag Recoveries 2021-10-01 publication dataset Accuracy In some instances, billfish are known to be misidentified. Location information is largely estimated by voluntary recreational anglers. An electronic form or paper hard-copy Billfish Angler Survey is sent out at the beginning of each calendar year to cooperative anglers that have participated in the SWFSC Tagging Program or returned an Angler Survey within the most recent three years. Electronic forms are sent by email and also available online at the SWFSC website: http://swfsc.noaa.gov/FRD-Billfish/. Electronic forms are returned by email. Paper forms are sent to anglers that have not provided an email address and return postage is paid within the U.S.A. Anglers report the locations fished, number of days targeting billfish, and and number of billfish caught by species. Data is manually entered into database.