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    • AFSC/ABL: National Marine Fisheries Service - Alaska Sablefish Tag Database

    Metadata Updated: June 1, 2025

    This data set captures the tag release and recovery information for sablefish from the early 1970s until present. It also contains tag release and recovery data for several other species (shortspine thornyheads, Greeland turbot, Pacific sleeper sharks, spiny dogfish, and lingcod) which have been tagged by NMFS in AK since the late 1990s.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Date May 15, 2025
    Metadata Created Date October 28, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date June 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
    Frequency Of Update weekly

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NMFS AFSC

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date May 15, 2025
    Metadata Created Date October 28, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date June 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact, Custodian)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:17229
    Access Constraints Cite As: Alaska Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: AFSC/ABL: National Marine Fisheries Service - Alaska Sablefish Tag Database [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/17229., Access Constraints: For scientific, management, and regulation compliance purposes, these data are confidential under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; as amended, Public Law 109-479; 16 U.S.C. 1953; implemented at 50 CFR 679.50. Therefore unprocessed (raw) data can be shared only with authorized persons; however aggregated forms of the data are generally available., Use Constraints: User must read and fully comprehend the metadata prior to use. Data should not be used beyond the limits of the source scale. Acknowledgement of NOAA, as the source from which these data were obtained, in any publications and/or other representations of these data is suggested. The user must adhere to restrictions placed on publication of data by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act., Distribution Liability: The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
    Bbox East Long -130.95
    Bbox North Lat 60.83
    Bbox South Lat 36.55
    Bbox West Long 172.05
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update weekly
    Harvest Object Id c1134368-0cd6-4d8d-9da7-40cdfa6d7da1
    Harvest Source Id 26a29bb9-50b0-47fd-920b-edc74aa6ec76
    Harvest Source Title NMFS AFSC
    Licence 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.
    Lineage
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[172.05, 36.55], [-130.95, 36.55], [-130.95, 60.83], [172.05, 60.83], [172.05, 36.55]]]}
    Progress underDevelopment
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1972

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