gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:25994 eng UTF8 dataset MS Excel Spreadsheet Northeast Fisheries Science Center (508)495-2000 166 Water Street Woods Hole MA 02543-1026 USA https://www.nefsc.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday resourceProvider Passerotti, Michelle 850-234-6541 x 240 850-235-3559 3500 Delwood Beach Road Panama City FL 32408-7403 United States michelle.passerotti@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2026-03-04T19:17:17 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Apex Predators Program Age and Growth Data Age and Growth Data publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 25994 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/25994 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information Northeast Fisheries Science Center (508)495-2000 166 Water Street Woods Hole MA 02543-1026 USA https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/northeast-fisheries-science-center WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Northeast Fisheries Science Center Website NEFSC Home Page information 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday originator tableDigital Apex Predators Program staff have collected vertebral centra from sportfishing tournaments, cruises, commercial fishermen and strandings in the Northeast US since the 1960's. This offers a unique opportunity to sample shark species and to gather valuable life history information. Lengths, sexes, and biological samples are collected for use in age and growth. To determine the ages and growth rates of sharks completed Passerotti, Michelle 850-234-6541 x 240 850-235-3559 3500 Delwood Beach Road Panama City FL 32408-7403 United States michelle.passerotti@noaa.gov pointOfContact Passerotti, Michelle 850-234-6541 x 240 850-235-3559 3500 Delwood Beach Road Panama City FL 32408-7403 United States michelle.passerotti@noaa.gov custodian annually Life history age and growth theme Northeast US place DOC/NOAA/NMFS/NEFSC > Northeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Apex Predators Program project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Northeast Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: Apex Predators Program Age and Growth Data [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/25994. 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. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: May contain PII, such as vessel names, capt names, location data, etc. NEFSC Data Access Constraint: If data is stored on an internal NEFSC network, the requester may not have direct access to query the data unless they are also authorized for network access. otherRestrictions Use Constraints: Vessel names and specific catch locations must be kept confidential. restricted NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 25994 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/nefsc/dmp/pdf/25994.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference eng; US oceans MS Excel File, local (lnatanson) Waters off Northeast United States 1964 false eng false Spreadsheet Species 2017-01-23 publication Northeast Fisheries Science Center (508)495-2000 166 Water Street Woods Hole MA 02543-1026 USA https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/northeast-fisheries-science-center WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Northeast Fisheries Science Center Website NEFSC Home Page information 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday distributor https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/25994 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information dataset Accuracy The age data are as accurate as the band counts technique allows, the method can be subjective and only experienced readers aged these fish. Supporting data are as accurate as measuement data can be with different people doing the data collection Completeness Report Some data incomplete depending on the sampler. Data collected directly by APP staff and associates in the Northeast US. Collection dates back as far as 50 years.