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    • PELAGIC OBSERVER PROGRAM (POP). Catch/Effort data collected by observers on board U.S. commercial Pelagic Longline vessels

    Metadata Updated: April 1, 2026

    This data set contains data that are collected by trained observers aboard pelagic longline vessels in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. The fishery observers are deployed to collect catch and effort data and record information on the types and numbers of fish that are discarded and interactions with marine mammals or endangered species. Vessels that have Federal permits to fish for swordfish are required to take a fishery observer onboard for the duration of a trip if the vessel is selected. The data that are submitted to the mandatory pelagic longline logbook program are used as the population from which the vessels are randomly selected. A 5 to 8 percent sample of vessels is selected to carry an observer for at least one trip during a calendar quarter.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Date March 4, 2026
    Metadata Created Date October 1, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date April 1, 2026
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
    Frequency Of Update

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NMFS SEFSC

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date March 4, 2026
    Metadata Created Date October 1, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date April 1, 2026
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact, Custodian)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:30713
    Access Constraints Cite As: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: PELAGIC OBSERVER PROGRAM (POP). Catch/Effort data collected by observers on board U.S. commercial Pelagic Longline vessels [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/30713., Access Constraints: Waiver Needed, Use Constraints: Please cite data. Please be cognizant of meta data
    Bbox East Long -37
    Bbox North Lat 51
    Bbox South Lat 1
    Bbox West Long -96
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update
    Harvest Object Id 215b0a81-acc3-4f64-a158-5a006b7d1951
    Harvest Source Id ca759a40-507d-4d0c-8f8c-64b3c5e05066
    Harvest Source Title NMFS SEFSC
    Licence NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose.
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    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-96.0, 1.0], [-37.0, 1.0], [-37.0, 51.0], [-96.0, 51.0], [-96.0, 1.0]]]}
    Progress underDevelopment
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1992

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