gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:8825 eng UTF8 dataset Southeast Fisheries Science Center (305)361-5761 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 USA www.sefsc.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST resourceProvider Mroch, Ray 252-728-0855 252-728-8784 101 Pivers Island Rd Beaufort NC 28516 Ray.Mroch@noaa.gov Contact by email preferred. pointOfContact 2025-05-15T19:15:54 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) NMFS Menhaden Biostatistical (Port Samples) Database NMFS Menhaden Biostatistical (Port Samples) Database publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 8825 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/8825 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information tableDigital 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. To characterize size and age composition of the gulf and Atlantic menhaden landings underDevelopment Mroch, Ray 252-728-0855 252-728-8784 101 Pivers Island Rd Beaufort NC 28516 Ray.Mroch@noaa.gov pointOfContact Mroch, Ray 252-728-0855 252-728-8784 101 Pivers Island Rd Beaufort NC 28516 Ray.Mroch@noaa.gov Contact by email preferred. custodian Brevoortia tyrannus theme Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 20.8 commercial data fishdep fisheries dependent data fishery-dependent landings menhaden theme 1955-present temporal Gulf of Mexico place DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast 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 Menhaden Research project InPort otherRestrictions 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. 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: None unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 8825 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/sefsc/dmp/pdf/8825.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 -95 -70 28 43 Gulf Of Mexico And South Atlantic Ocean | Currentness: Ground Condition 1955 false eng false Data Table Biostatistical_data.csv 2021-10-21 publication Southeast Fisheries Science Center (305)361-5761 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 USA https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Southeast Fisheries Science Center Website About SEFSC information 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST Contact by email preferred. distributor https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/8825 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information dataset Fish are taken from the holds of the boats using a dip net, weighed, measured, and scales collected. Scales are mounted and shipped to Beaufort. At Beaufort laboratory, datasheets are entered using DBase, ages estimated and lengths between annuli recorded. These data are then converted to a SAS database that includes data of capture, vessel, location captured, and plant landed.