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    • BFSAMP Bottomfish Sampling Data

    Metadata Updated: March 16, 2024

    The main table contains all data collected from each bottomfish received and processed over the course of the Federal Disaster Relief Program (FDRP)-funded Hawaiian Archipelago Bottomfish Sampling Program as well as fish collected on the Oscar Elton Sette, other research cruises including small boat operations, hapu'upu'puu received from the Laysan during a separate project, and any bottomfish that are donated or purchased for age and growth research from the United Fishing Agency (UFA) fish auction, Chinatown, cooperating fishermen, etc. A list of contributing vessels and fishermen is available as child item in the bottomfish sampling data. Data and physical specimens were collected by fisheries associates and biologists of the Life History Program at the IRC lab or at sea. Information regarding the hardparts and tissues collected from each fish is documented in this dataset. Any bottomfish processed is included in this dataset.

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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 February 29, 2024
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date March 16, 2024
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NMFS PIFSC

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date February 29, 2024
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date March 16, 2024
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:10806
    Access Constraints Cite As: Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: BFSAMP Bottomfish Sampling Data [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/10806., Access Constraints: None
    Bbox East Long -140
    Bbox North Lat 40
    Bbox South Lat -20
    Bbox West Long -180
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
    Harvest Object Id 54db6a63-df5d-4738-a5ae-96e17f82d655
    Harvest Source Id c0beac72-5f43-4455-8c33-1b345fbc2dfe
    Harvest Source Title NMFS PIFSC
    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 Data was collected in the field by PIFSC staff, and entered in table format into electronic spreadsheets.
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-180.0, -20.0], [-140.0, -20.0], [-140.0, 40.0], [-180.0, 40.0], [-180.0, -20.0]]]}
    Progress underDevelopment
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2005-10-01

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