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Gulf of Maine Cooperative Bottom Longline Survey Database
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This database is for a bottom longline (fixed gear) survey executed in the western and central Gulf of Maine targeting complex rocky habitats. The survey is operated... -
Federal
AFSC/REFM: Alaska Saltwater Sport Fishing Charter Business Survey
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The purpose of this project was to collect cost, earning, and employment information from the Alaska saltwater sport fishing charter business sector during the period... -
Federal
Fall Bottom Trawl Survey
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The standardized NEFSC Fall Bottom Trawl Survey was initiated in 1963 and covered an area from Hudson Canyon, NY to Nova Scotia, Canada. Throughout the years,... -
State
Rockfish Conservation Area - R7 - CDFW [ds3144]
State of California —
Rockfish Conservation Areas (RCAs) are closed areas for west coast groundfish fisheries and for some fisheries that may incidentally take groundfish as bycatch. The... -
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Groundfish/Crab License Limitation Program (LLP) Permit Program
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
As of January 1, 2000 a Federal License Limitation Program (LLP) license is required for vessels participating in directed fishing for LLP groundfish species in the... -
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A vulnerability assessment of fish and invertebrates to climate change on the northeast US Continental Shelf (NCEI Accession 0154384)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The data represent two outputs from the Northeast Fisheries Climate Vulnerability assessment. The first are the biological sensitivity and climate exposure scores for... -
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Social capital survey in groundfish
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Quota allocations to groups of self-selecting permit holders (known as sector allocations) are increasingly being considered as a way to provide fishermen with... -
Federal
Amendment 80 Permit Program
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Amendment 80 Program was adopted by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) in June 2006. The final rule implementing Amendment 80 published in the... -
Federal
AFSC/REFM: Isolation by distance (IBD) Alaskan fish stock structure modeling
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
There is no established management protocol for stocks subject to isolation-by-distance (IBD) stock structure. This study examines several management strategies for... -
Federal
AKRO/SF: Community Development Quota (CDQ) System
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program allocates a percentage of all Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands quotas for groundfish, prohibited species,... -
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Spring Bottom Trawl Survey
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The standardized NEFSC Spring Bottom Trawl Survey was initiated in 1968 and covered an area from Cape Hatteras, NC, to Nova Scotia, Canada, at depths >27m.... -
Federal
Winter Bottom Trawl Survey
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The standardized NEFSC Winter Bottom Trawl Survey was initiated in 1992 and covered offshore areas from the Mid-Atlantic to Georges Bank. Inshore strata were covered... -
Federal
Summer Bottom Trawl Survey
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Sampling the coastal waters of the Gulf of Maine using the Northeast Fishery Science Center standardized bottom trawl has been problematic due to large areas of hard... -
State
Groundfish Recreational Boundaries - R7 - CDFW [ds3143]
State of California —
Waters off the coast of California are split into five distinct groundfish management areas used in the regulation and management of groundfish fisheries. All fishing... -
State
Rockfish Conservation Area Waypoints - R7 - CDFW [ds3145]
State of California —
Rockfish Conservation Areas (RCAs) are closed areas for west coast groundfish fisheries and for some fisheries that may incidentally take groundfish as bycatch. The... -
Federal
AKRO/SF: Vessel (at-sea) Production Reports
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Vessel (at-sea) production reports are mandatory reports submitted by catcher/processors and motherships that are issued a Federal Fishing Permit. These reports... -
Federal
Reproductive data for groundfish
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The ROCKFISH database houses data from rockfish species collected by the SWFSC FED along the California coast as part of a reproductive study originating in the... -
State
Groundfish Exclusion Areas - R7 - CDFW [ds3164]
State of California —
This dataset depicts the eight Groundfish Exclusion Areas located in the Southern California Bight in the area formerly encompassed by the Cowcod Conservation Areas.... -
Federal
VMS Groundfish 2010-2017 (BOEM)
Department of the Interior —
2010-2017 Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) data were used from the NOAA Office of Law Enforcement to create this fishing effort dataset for the U.S. West Coast. The... -
Federal
NOAA Fisheries Rocky Reefs Habitat Areas of Particular Concern (HAPC) GIS data for the West Coast USA, v.2025-06
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
These data show the geographic distribution of Rocky Reefs Habitat Areas of Particular Concern (HAPC), out to the deepest edge of available substrate data (i.e.,...
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