AFSC/FMA/North Pacific Observer Foreign Fishing

Description

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) began placing observers on foreign fishing vessels operating off the northwest and Alaskan coasts of the United States in 1973, creating the North Pacific Foreign Fisheries Observer Program. Initially, observers were placed on vessels only upon invitation by host countries. In the early years of the program the primary purposes of observers were to determine incidental catch rates of Pacific halibut in groundfish catches and to verify catch statistics in the Japanese crab fishery. Later, observers collected data on the incidence of king crab, snow (Tanner) crab, and Pacific salmon, and obtained biological data on other important species. Following the implementation of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976, which mandated that fishery observers be placed on foreign fishing vessels operating within the US 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off the Alaska coast of the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska, observer coverage rapidly expanded. By 1986, the foreign fisheries that were not joint-venture were halted.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
33 Schematic of database tables. https://www.afsc.noaa.gov/FMA/PDF_DOCS/Foreign%20Fishing%20Table%20Diagram.pdf
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/afsc/dmp/pdf/9556.pdf
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/9556
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
21 A list of the tables associated with observer samples taken aboard vessels from foreign nations fishing or processing groundfish catch in the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, or the Gulf of Alaska, 1973-1990. Each table name links to a page which provides details about the table and about each column associated with the table. With the revision of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the data contained within these tables are confidential and are protected from general release. The staff authorized to use these data include NOAA Fisheries' scientists and managers participating in a broad range of activities including: stock assessments, marine mammal interactions, food habits, fish age analyses, economic analyses, fishery management plan development, in-season fishery management. The data are also shared with other authorized users in the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) and North Pacific Fishery Management Council staff with similar responsibilities. https://www.afsc.noaa.gov/FMA/foreign_tables.htm
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/9556
33 Schematic of database tables. https://www.afsc.noaa.gov/FMA/PDF_DOCS/Foreign%20Fishing%20Table%20Diagram.pdf
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. 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 https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/afsc/dmp/pdf/9556.pdf
21 A list of the tables associated with observer samples taken aboard vessels from foreign nations fishing or processing groundfish catch in the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, or the Gulf of Alaska, 1973-1990. Each table name links to a page which provides details about the table and about each column associated with the table. With the revision of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the data contained within these tables are confidential and are protected from general release. The staff authorized to use these data include NOAA Fisheries' scientists and managers participating in a broad range of activities including: stock assessments, marine mammal interactions, food habits, fish age analyses, economic analyses, fishery management plan development, in-season fishery management. The data are also shared with other authorized users in the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) and North Pacific Fishery Management Council staff with similar responsibilities. https://www.afsc.noaa.gov/FMA/foreign_tables.htm

Tags

  • alaska fisheries science center
  • goa
  • fishery-dependent
  • foreign fishing observer data dictionary
  • 1986
  • observer
  • noaa
  • tracked asset
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • bsai
  • national marine fisheries service
  • doc/noaa/nmfs/afsc
  • west coast us
  • foreign
  • 1973

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