Description
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.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | 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 | Open resource |
| Tuna Tracking and Verification Program home page | Unknown | Online Resource | Open resource |
| Full Metadata Record | Unknown | View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. | Open resource |
| NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) | NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. | Open resource | |
| Tuna Product Brands Sampled | Unknown | A list of the retail brands of the tuna product purchased as part of the Retail Market Spot Check Audit. | Open resource |
| Retail Spot Check Audit Cities Visited | Unknown | 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. | Open resource |
| TTVP Verification Components | Unknown | 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. | Open resource |
Tags
- canned tuna
- doc/noaa/nmfs/wcro
- dolphin safe program
- dolphin-safe verification
- fisheries certificate of origin
- importer
- lightmeat tuna
- national marine fisheries service
- noaa
- noaa form 370
- puerto rico
- retail market
- tuna
- tuna canner
- tuna pouch
- united states
- u.s. department of commerce
- west coast regional office
- white meat tuna