gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:22029 eng UTF8 dataset Database NMFS Office Of Sustainable Fisheries 1315 East-West Highway, 13th Floor Silver Spring MD 20910 resourceProvider 2025-05-15T19:15:55 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Highly Migratory Species Open Access Vessel Permits Highly Migratory Species Open Access Vessel Permits publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 22029 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/22029 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information tableDigital This database identifies the universe of (permitted) vessels participating in open access commercial and recreational Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS) fisheries, including fisheries for bluefin tuna, swordfish, billfish, sharks, and BAYS (bigeye, albacore, yellowfin, and skipjack) tunas. Open access commercial vessel permits include permits to fish for BAYS and bluefin tuna and swordfish, and include charter/headboat permits. The data elements collected include identifying owner information, vessel description, vessel permit number, and home port. This database identifies the universe of (permitted) vessels participating in open access commercial and recreational Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS) fisheries, including fisheries for bluefin tuna, swordfish, billfish, sharks, and BAYS (bigeye, albacore, yellowfin, and skipjack) tunas. Open access commercial vessel permits include permits to fish for BAYS and bluefin tuna and swordfish, and include charter/headboat permits. underDevelopment Cooper, Peter peter.cooper@noaa.gov pointOfContact Goldsmith, Kathy 978-281-9260 978-281-9340 55 Great Republic Drive Gloucester MA 01930 kathy.goldsmith@noaa.gov custodian daily Atlantic Ocean Caribbean Sea Gulf of America Highly migratory species billfish fishing permits sharks swordfish tuna vessel permits theme DOC/NOAA/NMFS/OSF > Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. 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 information custodian Highly Migratory Species Fishing Permits project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: NMFS Office Of Sustainable Fisheries, [Date of Access]: Highly Migratory Species Open Access Vessel Permits [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/22029. 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. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: This dataset contains data protected under data confidentiality clauses of Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Restrictions and legal prerequisites exist for accessing the data set, and Includes any access constraints applied to assure privacy or intellectual property and any special restrictions on the use of the data. Access to these data must be approved by the Point of Contact. restricted NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 22029 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/osf/dmp/pdf/22029.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference eng; US oceans Permitholders are located throughout the United States, primarily along the Atlantic and Gulf of America coasts. Permits are required for fishing for Atlantic HMS, and most fishing is in the EEZ along the Atlantic and Gulf coast from Maine through Texas. Open access HMS vessel permit data are available in other datasets as far back as 1978. 1994 false eng false Spreadsheet Highly Migratory Species Open Access Vessel Permits 2025-03-31 publication CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) Schulze-Haugen, Margo (301) 427-8503 (301) 713-1917 1315 East-WEST Hwy Silver Spring MD 20910 USA Margo.Schulze-Haugen@noaa.gov email margo.schulze-haugen@noaa.gov, or call 301-427-8534 distributor https://www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov/public/public/web/NEROINET/aps/permits/data/index.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov/public/public/web/NEROINET/aps/permits/data/index.html User can download a csv from the GARFO webpage; only the current HMS open access vessel permits are available, and only commercially permitted vessel information is available download dataset Vessel owenr submitted data that is reviewed by agency staff.