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64 datasets found
  • Federal

    Hawaii DAR Commercial Catch

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Hawaii law requires that all fishers who take marine life for commercial purposes report their catch and effort to the Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR)....
  • Federal

    Swordfish Stomach Content Data, 1989-2000

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Stomach contents were tabulated for 734 swordfish (Xiphias gladius) from the central North Pacific from 1989 to 2000 (most from 1994-1998). The swordfish were...
  • Federal

    American Samoa Commercial Purchases

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    In 1990 the local government made it mandatory for local vendors to participate in this monitoring program and it is continuing. The Department of Marine and Wildlife...
  • Federal

    Blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) longevity estimates confirmed with modern bomb radiocarbon dating (post-1950)

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    The longevity of blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) remains unresolved. The use of fin spines and sagittal otoliths for age reading has led to unconfirmed longevity...
  • Federal

    U.S. Western Pacific Purse Seine

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Since 1988, U.S. purse seine vessels have had access to fish in waters of some foreign Pacific Island countries under the South Pacific Tuna Treaty (SPTT). This fleet...
  • Federal

    Peruvian bycatch in SSF and bycatch reduction technology testing

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Bycatch in net fisheries is recognized as a major source of mortality for many marine species, including seabirds. Few mitigation solutions, however, have been...
  • Federal

    Precious Coral Sales Report Data

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    This is a federally mandated sales log which collects information on sales of raw coral, including weight and revenue. Also includes seller and buyer information. The...
  • Federal

    Lobster Report for Transshipment and Sales

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    This is a federally mandated log which is required to be mailed in to NMFS after a fishing trip. This data set includes transshipment and sales information for a...
  • Federal

    CNMI Shore-based Creel Survey

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Division of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) staff conducted shore-based creel surveys which have 2 major sub-surveys;...
  • Federal

    Guam Commercial Purchases

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    DAWR collects Trip Ticket or purchase invoice data from vendors that buy fish directly from the fishermen. Similar to the trip ticket system in Saipan, this is a...
  • Federal

    American Samoa Boat-based Creel Survey

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Boat-based creel survey data have been collected and processed by the American Samoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR) staff since about 1982 and are...
  • Federal

    Hapu'upu'u Ageing Dataset

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Ryan Nichols (FBSAB LHP) collected this data set and it contains only information pertaining to Hypothordus quernus, Hapu'upu'u, Hawaiian grouper. It contains date,...
  • Federal

    DAY_NIGHT_BOTTOMFISH_SAMPLING

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    These datasets contains information on fishing trips for deep7 bottomfish in the main Hawaiian Islands by contracted fishermen from March 2015 to November 2015 around...
  • Federal

    Bottomfish Fishing Locations

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Bottomfish Sampling data collected on research cruises aboard the Oscar Elton Sette (OES/SE). Additional information about physical specimens collected during OES/SE...
  • Federal

    Striped Marlin Hardparts and Gonads Collected by the PIRO Hawaii Longline Observer Program

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Compilation of all samples collected from striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) collected and brought to the Aiea Heights Research Facility by the PIRO Hawaii Longline...
  • Federal

    SE-16-01 IS FAD Data

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    During Oscar E Sette Cruise SE-16-01, the OES was asked to search for Fish Aggregation Devices (FAD) deployed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.
  • Federal

    2017 Akule Drone Survey Data

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    This dataset contains information on fishing activity on and size of akule schools spotted by a drone and fished using seine/fence nets for validating aerial...
  • Federal

    United Fishing Agency Fish Auction Sampling Data

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Contains information collected such as: lengths, weights, sex, quantity, species, etc. from various bottomfish and pelagic species during frequent visits to the...
  • Federal

    Guam Commercial Fisheries BioSampling (CFBS)

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    The Guam Commercial Fisheries Biosampling program, which collects length and weight frequency data for whole commercial catches, and samples 4-8 species for in-depth...
  • Federal

    2015 Akule Aerial Survey Data

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    This dataset contains estimates of the size of schools of akule from an aerial spotter pilot, as well as catch information on harvested schools including length and...
64 datasets found

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