gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:16840 eng UTF8 dataset Database Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (978)281-9300 55 Great Republic Drive Gloucester MA 01930 USA 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 EST resourceProvider Hawes, Ethan J 978-281-9296 978-281-9161 55 Great Republic Drive Gloucester MA 01930 USA ted.hawes@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2025-09-29T07:46:20 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Vessel Permit System Data Set Vessel Permits Data Set 1996-09-01 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 16840 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/16840 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information tableDigital 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. 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. completed Hawes, Ethan J 978-281-9296 978-281-9161 55 Great Republic Drive Gloucester MA 01930 USA ted.hawes@noaa.gov pointOfContact Hawes, Ethan J 978-281-9296 978-281-9161 55 Great Republic Drive Gloucester MA 01930 USA ted.hawes@noaa.gov custodian asNeeded CPH VPS permit cancelation vessel permit tracking theme DOC/NOAA/NMFS/GARFO > Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries 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). 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 Vessel Permit System project InPort otherRestrictions 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. 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: 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. restricted All fishing industry related data managed by IRM is considered to be business confidential and may not be released without written consent of the data originator. NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 16840 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/garfo/dmp/pdf/16840.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 This dataset includes information on vessels and their respective fishing permits that fish primariy in Northeast and MidAtlantic states, from ME to NC, or in fishing areas under the authority of the Greater Atlantic Region Fisheries Office. Vessel records date back to 1987. 1987 false eng false Data Table Table: VPS_OWNER 2016-02-29 publication Table: VPS_FISHERY_NER 2016-02-29 publication Table: VPS_GEAR 2016-02-29 publication Table: VPS_VESSEL 2016-02-29 publication Table: VALID_FISHERY 2016-02-29 publication Table: VESCOMP 2016-02-29 publication Table: VPS_VESSEL 2016-02-29 publication Unknown Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (978)281-9300 55 Great Republic Drive Gloucester MA 01930 USA 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 EST distributor https://www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov/aps/permits/index.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link index.html download dataset Representativeness N/A Accuracy N/A Analytical Accuracy N/A Horizontal Positional Accuracy N/A Vertical Positional Accuracy N/A Completeness Measure 100% Applicants submit paper applications, and data is entered by NOAA staff via an internal user interface. N/A Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (978)281-9300 processor N/A