gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:17224 eng UTF8 dataset Database West Coast Regional Office 501 West Ocean Blvd Long Beach CA 90802-4213 https://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information resourceProvider Jacobson, William 562-980-4035 562-980-4047 501 West Ocean Blvd Long Beach CA 90802-4213 bill.jacobson@noaa.gov Telephone (562) 980-4035 pointOfContact 2026-04-30T00:00:00 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) TTVP Retail Market Spot Check Audit Database TTVP Spot Check Audit Database 2001-05 creation publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 17224 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/17224 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-mammal-protection/brands-sampled WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Tuna Product Brands Sampled A list of the retail brands of the tuna product purchased as part of the Retail Market Spot Check Audit. download https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-mammal-protection/retail-spot-check-audits-tuna-products WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Retail Spot Check Audit Cities Visited NOAA Fisheries regularly spot checks canned/pouched tuna products in retail stores throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. This web page lists the locations where tuna product has been randomly checked for dolphin-safe verification purposes. download https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-mammal-protection/verification-components WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link TTVP Verification Components The Tuna Tracking and Verification Program (TTVP) conducts regular and periodic audits and spot checks on domestic canners and importers to ensure compliance with TTVP regulations. download https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/dolphin-safe WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Tuna Tracking and Verification Program home page Online Resource download tableDigital The data set contains information on retail market spot check audit purchases of tuna in airtight containers. Data are available from May 2001 to present with new data appended annually. Information includes the date, location, product type, store information where random spot check purchases were made throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. Information on purchased product allows the manufacturer, distributor or importer to track the tuna back to harvest and verify the dolphin-safe status of the tuna product. Under the authority of the Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act (16 U.S.C. 1385), the NMFS West Coast Region's Tuna Tracking and Verification Program (TTVP) monitors the dolphin-safe status of frozen and/or processed tuna product. The TTVP Retail Market Spot Check Audit covers all 50 states and Puerto Rico. TTVP staff have traveled to retail markets throughout the country purchasing tuna product in airtight containers to verify the dolphin-safe label or to verify the legal importation of product . After purchase of the product, TTVP staff request from the importer, distributor or manufacturer for the documentation which verifies the dolphin-safe status. underDevelopment Jacobson, William 562-980-4035 562-980-4047 501 West Ocean Blvd Long Beach CA 90802-4213 bill.jacobson@noaa.gov Voice Preferred (562) 980-4035 pointOfContact Jacobson, William 562-980-4035 562-980-4047 501 West Ocean Blvd Long Beach CA 90802-4213 bill.jacobson@noaa.gov Telephone (562) 980-4035 custodian annually The data is contained in a Microsoft Access database on a NMFS West Coast Region server. Data is appended after each spot check audit, which is usually conducted annually. Fisheries Certificate of Origin NOAA Form 370 canned tuna dolphin-safe verification importer lightmeat tuna retail market tuna tuna canner tuna pouch white meat tuna theme Puerto Rico United States place DOC/NOAA/NMFS/WCRO > West Coast Regional Office, 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). 2026. GCMD Keywords, Version 24. 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 Dolphin Safe Program project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: West Coast Regional Office, [Date of Access]: TTVP Retail Market Spot Check Audit Database [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/17224. 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: Use currently limited to NMFS Tuna Tracking & Verification Program Team members who must sign a non-disclosure agreement statement. otherRestrictions Use Constraints: All use of the data must be cleared with NMFS WCR TTVP lead. restricted Data collected on the actual spot check audit purchase is public information. Proprietary information related to the verification of the dolphin-safe label on the tuna product or whether the tuna product was legally imported into the United States is considered business confidential and is protected by law. Data is stored in files on government computers with all of the proper U.S. government security measures in place. NOAA Form 370 Database NOAA/NMFS/EDM 17220 crossReference US Tuna Cannery Receipts NOAA/NMFS/EDM 12852 crossReference eng; US oceans The information is stored in a Microsoft Access format database. United States and Puerto Rico United States and Puerto Rico Retail market spot check audits are usually conducted annually by the TTVP. 2001-05-01 dataset Representativeness Spot check product purchases span many tuna brands sold in the United States. Some brands are national while others are only found regionally or locally. Accuracy Accuracy of the alpha-numeric production code is substantiated by the importer or manufacturer. Completeness Measure Estimated to be at 100%. Tuna in airtight containers is purchased from various retail market locations in the United States by TTVP staff. TTVP staff then request documentation to substantiate the dolphin-safe label or for product not labeled as "dolphin safe" whether it was imported legally into the United States. TTVP staff travel to a predetermined area within the 50 states and Puerto Rico and randomly purchase tuna product in airtight containers. Jacobson, William 562-980-4035 bill.jacobson@noaa.gov processor TTVP staff return purchased tuna product to the NMFS Long Beach office, where pertinent information about the purchase location and the product itself is entered into the database. Jacobson, William 562-980-4035 bill.jacobson@noaa.gov processor An official request is made by the Regional Administrator, West Coast Region, to the importer, distributor or manufacturer of the purchased tuna product, asking for the documentation that substantiates the dolphin-safe label. If no label is present, then documentation is requested that substantiates the legal importation or production. Jacobson, William 562-980-4035 bill.jacobson@noaa.gov processor Documentation received back from the importer, distributor or manufacturer is reviewed to validate the dolphin-safe claim shown on the purchased product or whether the purchase product meets other NMFS TTVP-related regulatory requirements. Jacobson, William 562-980-4035 bill.jacobson@noaa.gov processor Pertinent updates are made to TTVP web pages. Jacobson, William 562-980-4035 bill.jacobson@noaa.gov processor Dolphin-safe verification components William Jacobson https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-mammal-protection/verification-components WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Verification Components The Tuna Tracking and Verification Program (TTVP) conducts regular and periodic audits and spot checks on domestic canners and importers to ensure compliance with TTVP regulations. information originator 2001-05 otherRestrictions otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None | Use Constraints: None