Observer and At Sea Monitor Database (OBDBS)

Description

The Northeast Fisheries Observer Database System (OBDBS) contains data collected on commercial fishing vessels by observers from 1989 - present and at-sea monitors from 2010 - present. The data include detailed gear, effort, catch, bycatch of finfish and protected species as well as biological samples of priority and protected species. Data is collected by trained fishery observers and at-sea monitors for scientific and fisheries management purposes.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/nefsc/dmp/pdf/24111.pdf
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/24111
0 NEFSC Home Page https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/northeast-fisheries-science-center
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

Tags

  • sea turtle
  • marine mammal
  • fisheries sampling branch (fsb)
  • mid-atlantic
  • seabird
  • doc/noaa/nmfs/nefsc
  • gillnet
  • observer
  • noaa
  • northeast fisheries science center
  • northwest atlantic
  • at-sea monitor
  • dredge
  • gulf of maine
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • national marine fisheries service
  • protected species
  • northeast
  • ny bight
  • pot
  • 1989 - present
  • bycatch
  • trawl
  • georges bank
  • longline
  • purse seine
  • continuous

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