NMFS Menhaden Biostatistical (Port Samples) Database
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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Full Metadata Record
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NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP)
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GCMD Keyword Forum Page
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Complete Metadata
| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | non-public |
| contactPoint |
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"fn": "Mroch, Ray",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:ray.mroch@noaa.gov"
}
|
| describedByType | application/octet-steam |
| description | 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. |
| distribution |
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"title": "GCMD Keyword Forum Page",
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]
|
| identifier | https://data.noaa.gov/waf/NOAA/nmfs/sefsc/iso/xml/8825.xml |
| keyword |
[
"Brevoortia tyrannus",
"OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN",
"OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA",
"commercial data",
"fishdep",
"fisheries dependent data",
"fishery-dependent",
"landings",
"menhaden",
"1955-present",
"Gulf of Mexico",
"DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
"Menhaden Research"
]
|
| landingPage | https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/8825 |
| language |
[]
|
| license | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| modified | 2026-03-04T19:17:18.000+00:00 |
| publisher |
{
"name": "Southeast Fisheries Science Center",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| references |
[
"https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/sefsc/dmp/pdf/8825.pdf"
]
|
| rights | otherRestrictions, unclassified |
| spatial | -70.0,28.0,-95.0,43.0 |
| temporal | 1955-01-01T00:00:00+00:00/1955-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 |
| title | NMFS Menhaden Biostatistical (Port Samples) Database |
