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    • Commercial Fisheries Database Biological Sample (CFDBS)

    Metadata Updated: October 19, 2024

    Age and length frequency data for finfish and invertebrate species collected during commercial fishing vessels. Samples are collected by fisheries reporting specialist from fish dealers in ports along the northwest Atlantic Ocean from Maine to North Carolina.

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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 October 19, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date October 19, 2024
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
    Frequency Of Update continual

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NMFS NEFSC

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date February 29, 2024
    Metadata Created Date October 19, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date October 19, 2024
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact, Custodian)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:27401
    Access Constraints Cite As: Northeast Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: Commercial Fisheries Database Biological Sample (CFDBS) [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/27401., Access Constraints: None, recommend citing credits to data provider in publications, Use Constraints: None
    Bbox East Long -65
    Bbox North Lat 45
    Bbox South Lat 35
    Bbox West Long -76
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update continual
    Harvest Object Id 9cc3d9a7-3eb3-441c-bec7-891ae6b1e682
    Harvest Source Id 523189fa-8edc-48e1-9ec5-f571e7dd923c
    Harvest Source Title NMFS NEFSC
    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 is collected by fisheries reporting specialist at the ports from fish processors; data is entered into a web-based data entry system by reporting specialist; age structures are sent to Age and Growth department for processing; age of fish are added to the age data set by Age and Growth staff; data is processed to master data format by database manager for CFDBS.
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-76.0, 35.0], [-65.0, 35.0], [-65.0, 45.0], [-76.0, 45.0], [-76.0, 35.0]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1963

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