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    • Survey Catch-per-unit-effort 20221201

    Metadata Updated: April 11, 2026

    NOAA Fisheries and its partners conduct fisheries-independent surveys in 8 regions in the US (Northeast, Southeast, Gulf of Mexico, West Coast, Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, Hawai’i Islands). These surveys are designed to collect information on the seasonal distribution, relative abundance, and biodiversity of fish and invertebrate species found in U.S. waters. Over 900 species of fish and invertebrates have been identified in these surveys.

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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 29, 2026
    Metadata Created Date October 19, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date April 11, 2026
    Reference Date(s) December 1, 2022 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NMFS OST

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date March 29, 2026
    Metadata Created Date October 19, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date April 11, 2026
    Reference Date(s) December 1, 2022 (publication)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact, Custodian)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:69032
    Access Constraints Cite As: NMFS Office of Science and Technology, [Date of Access]: Survey Catch-per-unit-effort 20221201 [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/69032., Use Constraints: ***No Warranty*** The user assumes the entire risk related to its use of these data. NMFS is providing these data "as is" and NMFS disclaims any and all warranties, whether express or implied, including (without limitation) any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. No warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. It is strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data to evaluate dataset limitations, restrictions or intended use. In no event will NMFS be liable to you or to any third party for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special or exemplary damages or lost profit resulting from any use or misuse of these data.
    Bbox East Long -165
    Bbox North Lat 57
    Bbox South Lat 47
    Bbox West Long 170
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
    Harvest Object Id e052f50f-cb22-4ed1-bfe8-883956e4abf7
    Harvest Source Id f9290d59-efab-4b58-a20f-a0e82126966c
    Harvest Source Title NMFS OST
    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.
    Lineage The survey points layers were created by conducting several processing steps of the raw fishery-independent survey catch-per-unit effort data, using R and Python scripts to clean and standardize the datasets. The data processing workflow, as well as information on the original sources of the data, are provided in detail in the below Sources and Process Steps.
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[170.0, 47.0], [-165.0, 47.0], [-165.0, 57.0], [170.0, 57.0], [170.0, 47.0]]]}
    Progress underDevelopment
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1983-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Temporal Extent End 2018-12-31T00:00:00Z

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