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    • NMFS Menhaden Biostatistical (Port Samples) Database

    Metadata Updated: November 1, 2025

    Data set consists of port samples of gulf and Atlantic menhaden from the reduction purse-seine fisheries: data include specimen fork length, weight and age (yrs), as well as date and location of catch.

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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 November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date November 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
    Frequency Of Update

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NMFS SEFSC

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date May 15, 2025
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date November 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact, Custodian)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:8825
    Access Constraints Cite As: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: NMFS Menhaden Biostatistical (Port Samples) Database [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/8825., Access Constraints: None
    Bbox East Long -70
    Bbox North Lat 43
    Bbox South Lat 28
    Bbox West Long -95
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update
    Harvest Object Id 46fff41a-6358-4a32-881c-a6e2764e5cf0
    Harvest Source Id ca759a40-507d-4d0c-8f8c-64b3c5e05066
    Harvest Source Title NMFS SEFSC
    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.
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    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-95.0, 28.0], [-70.0, 28.0], [-70.0, 43.0], [-95.0, 43.0], [-95.0, 28.0]]]}
    Progress underDevelopment
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1955

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