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    • Highly Migratory Species Division Shark Research Fishery Permits

    Metadata Updated: May 24, 2025

    Commercial fishermen interested in participating in the shark research fishery must submit an application and vessel/permit documentation for the Agency to consider. Annually, the Agency randomly selects participants from among applicants. The Atlantic shark research fishery is a program with 100% observer coverage that collects fishing and biological data on all sharks, including sandbar sharks (a species prohibited from being landed and sold), for stock assessments and other scientific purposes.

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    Metadata Date May 15, 2025
    Metadata Created Date April 12, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date May 24, 2025
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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    Harvested from NMFS OSF

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date May 15, 2025
    Metadata Created Date April 12, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date May 24, 2025
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact, Custodian)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:22032
    Access Constraints Cite As: NMFS Office Of Sustainable Fisheries, [Date of Access]: Highly Migratory Species Division Shark Research Fishery Permits [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/22032., Access Constraints: This dataset contains data protected under data confidentiality clauses of Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Restrictions and legal prerequisites exist for accessing the data set, and Includes any access constraints applied to assure privacy or intellectual property and any special restrictions on the use of the data. Access to these data must be approved by the Point of Contact.
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
    Harvest Object Id 08104aef-aec5-418d-9729-53ad8ef7f6c9
    Harvest Source Id ea777bd6-ca19-4e4c-a487-b87c912532ca
    Harvest Source Title NMFS OSF
    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 Application-information (contact info, permit info, areas they would fish, gears used etc..) received from commercial fisherman wishing to participate in the SRF are stored in an oracle database where they are run through several compliance checks (valid USCG safety decal, compliance with observer program, shark landings etc) to determine if they qualify for the SRF. Data is QA/QC by staff members.
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Progress underDevelopment
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2008

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