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  • Vessel Permit System Data Set

    Metadata Updated: September 22, 2023

    GARFO issues federal fishing permits annually to owners of fishing vessels who fish in the Greater Atlantic region, as required by federal regulation. These permits are required to be renewed annually. Intra-year applications are required if the vessel owner adds or drops permitted fisheries, changes the vessel's name or ownership. The dataset includes information on vessels, owners, permitted fisheries, and gear types. This dataset describes the back-end tables that store the VPS data. It tracks a vessel's permit status, including when a permit has been cancelled due to CPH (confirmation of permit history) issuance.

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    Dates

    Metadata Date August 9, 2022
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date September 22, 2023
    Reference Date(s) September 1, 1996 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date August 9, 2022
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date September 22, 2023
    Reference Date(s) September 1, 1996 (publication)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact, Custodian)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:16840
    Access Constraints Cite As: Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, [Date of Access]: Vessel Permit System Data Set [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/16840., Access Constraints: Access is restricted to personnel authorized in accordance with NOAA Administrative Order 216-100. A signed non-disclosure agreement must be on file for all authorized personnel. The IRM help desk or APSD Data Request staff are the POC for non-disclosure forms. |
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
    Harvest Object Id e245c65f-2ebd-4748-8da6-d734e8c42191
    Harvest Source Id f35b4a24-7cc0-43d3-ad58-86b86c6a0d47
    Harvest Source Title NMFS GARFO
    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 Applicants submit paper applications, and data is entered by NOAA staff via an internal user interface.
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1987

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