gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:12906 eng UTF8 dataset Database Southwest Fisheries Science Center (858)546-7000 8901 La Jolla Shores Dr. La Jolla CA 92037 USA https://swfsc.noaa.gov/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information 8:00-16:30 resourceProvider Tomita, Ashley S (808)725-5693 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA ashley.tomita@noaa.gov 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) California Pelagic Longline Fishery 1991-01-01 creation publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 12906 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/12906 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/about/pacific-islands-fisheries-science-center WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Online Resource download tableDigital This data set contains catch and effort, landings, and observer data from longline vessels fishing in the North Pacific outside the U.S. west coast EEZ. Logbooks and landings data are available from 1991 to the present and observer data is available from 2001 to present. California-based longliners target swordfish and bigeye tunas, however, other species of tunas, billfishes, and sharks are also caught. The data collected from California-based longline vessels are used by California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), NMFS, and the Pacific Fisheries Management Council to monitor and manage the longline fishery, to collect information used in stock assessments of sharks and swordfish, to monitor the bycatch of protected species, and to fulfill the reporting obligations of the Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs). underDevelopment Tomita, Ashley S (808)725-5693 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA ashley.tomita@noaa.gov pointOfContact Suter, Jenny M 1845 Wasp Blvd Honolulu HI 96818 USA jenny.suter@noaa.gov custodian annually logbook longline marlin pacific islands fisheries science center (pifsc) protected species shark southwest fisheries science center (swfsc) swordfish tuna theme eastern pacific ocean place DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SWFSC > Southwest 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). 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 Fisheries Monitoring Program project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Southwest Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: California Pelagic Longline Fishery [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/12906. 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: NMFS/SWFSC personnel need a signed Statement of non-disclosure agreement to access the detailed data. There are no constraints on access to summarized data. otherRestrictions Use Constraints: All use of the data sets should be cleared with NMFS/SWFSC. restricted None Hard copy data are locked in a secured area. Data are stored in files on government computers with all of the proper Government security measures in place eng; US oceans The data set was originally in DBASE/FOXPRO then converted to MS Access. 170 -115 20 50 logbook 1991-01-01 The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC) developed the fishery management plan (FMP) to manage the pelagic resources authorized by the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976. This FMP, which regulates the U.S. domestic fisheries for tuna, swordfish, marlin, and other pelagic species within the western Pacific U.S. Exclusive Economic Zones, was first implemented by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS), on March 23, 1987. The Federal longline logbook program was implemented by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in November 1990. Logbooks are filed by all operators of fishing vessels conducting longline fishing operations within the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone from 3 to 200 nmi offshore American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, the Northern Mariana Islands, and U.S. possessions in the western Pacific. In addition, these western Pacific-based vessels are required to submit logbooks when fishing outside of the US EEZ. Thus, Hawaii-based vessels with a permit to fish under the western Pacific pelagics FMP that landed on the West Coast are required to submit the Federal Western Pacific Daily Longline Fishing Log. The Pacific Offshore Longline Logbook was collected under the authority of the California Department of Fish and Game. The California High Seas Pelagic Longline / Gillnet Data is collected under the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act of 1995 (16 USC §§ 5501_5509). This Act is the federal legislation implementing the Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation amd Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas. It requires high seas fishing vessels to operate under permits issued by the Secretary of Commerce and to comply with international conservation and management measures. (The text from http://www.csc.noaa.gov/opis/html/summary/fhsca.htm) The data are confidential and can only be presented in the summarized form to the public. However, researchers with appropriate clearance can access the more detailed data. false eng false Data File California Longline Logbook 2016-01-05 publication California Longline Observer Data 2016-01-05 publication California Longline Landings Data 2016-01-05 publication dataset Representativeness Coverage for logbooks and landings is 100%. Accuracy Landings data are submitted by buyers and accuracy is very accurate. Catch and effort data are recorded in logbook forms by vessel captains and can be suspect. CDFW supplies the completed forms or data files to SWFSC for editing, data entry and maintenance otherRestrictions otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None | Use Constraints: None Pelagic Longline Hooks and Lines Buoys are used to keep pelagic longline gear suspended near the surface of the water, and flag buoys (or ‘high flyers’) equipped with radar reflectors, radio transmitters, and/or flashing lights are attached to each end of the mainline to enable the crew to find the line for retrieval. Charter vessels-small boats various vessels ranging in size (20-40 ft length) chartered for cetacean surveys when a NOAA small boat is not available. Pelagic Longline Hooks and Lines Buoys are used to keep pelagic longline gear suspended near the surface of the water, and flag buoys (or ‘high flyers’) equipped with radar reflectors, radio transmitters, and/or flashing lights are attached to each end of the mainline to enable the crew to find the line for retrieval.