South Florida Sports Fishing Geodatabase
Data Set (DS) | Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:12544 | Updated: May 15, 2025 | Published / External
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Summary
Short Citation
Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 2025: South Florida Sports Fishing Geodatabase, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/12544.
Full Citation Examples
This dataset contains information on the number and distribution of recreational fishing trips off of the coast of Southern Florida.
PurposeProvide economics research to support management in recreational fisheries in Southeast region of the US.
Distribution Information
No Distributions available.
Access Constraints:None
Child Items
No Child Items for this record.
Contact Information
Point of Contact
Matthew M Mcpherson
matthew.mcpherson@noaa.gov
305-321-4112
Metadata Contact
David W Carter
David.w.Carter@noaa.gov
305-361-4467
Extents
-83° W,
-80° E,
27° N,
25° S
Atlantic Ocean, U.S. South
2003 - 2004
Item Identification
| Title: | South Florida Sports Fishing Geodatabase |
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| Short Name: | South Florida Sport Fishing KML Layer |
| Status: | In Work |
| Publication Date: | 2012-06-06 |
| Abstract: |
This dataset contains information on the number and distribution of recreational fishing trips off of the coast of Southern Florida. |
| Purpose: |
Provide economics research to support management in recreational fisheries in Southeast region of the US. |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | charter |
| None | fishery-dependent |
| None | headboat |
| None | recreational fishing |
| None | sportfishing |
Spatial Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | alabama |
| None | florida |
| None | florida keys |
| None | georgia |
| None | louisiana |
| None | mississippi |
| None | south carolina |
| None | southeast u.s. |
| None | texas |
Physical Location
| Organization: | Southeast Fisheries Science Center |
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| City: | Miami |
| State/Province: | FL |
| Country: | USA |
| Location Description: |
Location Of The Main Office Of The South East Fisheries Science Center |
Data Set Information
| Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
|---|---|
| Data Set Type: | Files |
| Maintenance Frequency: | None Planned |
| Data Presentation Form: | Table (digital) |
| Entity Attribute Overview: |
Descriptive statistics of vessel observations by month for the given years. |
Support Roles
Data Steward
| Date Effective From: | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Carter, David W |
| Address: |
75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami, FL 33139 |
| Email Address: | David.w.Carter@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 305-361-4467 |
| Fax: | 305-365-4102 |
| Contact Instructions: |
Contact by email preferred. |
Distributor
| Date Effective From: | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Organization): | Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) |
| Address: |
75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami, FL 33149 USA |
| Phone: | (305)361-5761 |
| URL: | https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center |
| Business Hours: | 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST |
| Contact Instructions: |
Contact by email preferred. |
Metadata Contact
| Date Effective From: | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Carter, David W |
| Address: |
75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami, FL 33139 |
| Email Address: | David.w.Carter@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 305-361-4467 |
| Fax: | 305-365-4102 |
| Contact Instructions: |
Contact by email preferred. |
Point of Contact
| Date Effective From: | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Mcpherson, Matthew M |
| Address: |
75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami, FL 33149 USA |
| Email Address: | matthew.mcpherson@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 305-321-4112 |
| Contact Instructions: |
Contact by email preferred. |
Extents
| Currentness Reference: | Ground Condition |
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Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
| W° Bound: | -83 | |
|---|---|---|
| E° Bound: | -80 | |
| N° Bound: | 27 | |
| S° Bound: | 25 | |
| Description |
Atlantic Ocean, U.S. South |
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Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
| Time Frame Type: | Range |
|---|---|
| Start: | 2003 |
| End: | 2004 |
Access Information
| Security Class: | Unclassified |
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| Data Access Procedure: |
The data will be available from a public web server once an access methodology has been developed. |
| Data Access Constraints: |
None |
URLs
URL 1
| URL: | https://www.sefsc.noaa.gov/sfsgeo/ |
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Technical Environment
| Description: |
This data is stored within an Oracle relational database management system and is accessible via a web interface at http://www.sefsc.noaa.gov/sfsgeo. In addition, the annual geodata for both charter and private vessels are available as KML layers. |
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Data Quality
| Representativeness: |
This data represents recreational fishing effort from both charter and private vessels from 1991 through 2003. |
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| Accuracy: |
Valid values test was implemented on this data. |
| Completeness Report: |
This data represents charter boats observed in the Southeast United States and private recreational vessels observed in Florida. |
| Quality Control Procedures Employed: |
N/A |
Data Management
| Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: | No |
|---|---|
| Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: | 0 |
| Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: | Yes |
| Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: | Yes |
| If Distributor (Data Hosting Service) is Needed, Please Indicate: | No |
| Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: | 365 |
| If Delay is Longer than Latency of Automated Processing, Indicate Under What Authority Data Access is Delayed: |
This data is currently wavered under the current NOAA guidelines for relational databases. |
| Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: | To Be Determined |
| If To Be Determined, Unable to Archive, or No Archiving Intended, Explain: |
The archival process is currently under development. |
| Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving: | 365 |
| How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?: |
The data resides on a secure database server only accessible through the NMFS network requiring separate multi-factor authentication for both network and database access. |
Lineage
Process Steps
Process Step 1
| Description: |
The original datasets were processed with database management and GIS software. |
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Catalog Details
| Catalog Item ID: | 12544 |
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| GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:12544 |
| Metadata Record Created By: | Carlos Rivero |
| Metadata Record Created: | 2012-06-06 16:17+0000 |
| Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
| Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2025-05-15 19:16+0000 |
| Metadata Record Published: | 2021-05-07 |
| Owner Org: | SEFSC |
| Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
| Do Not Publish?: | N |
| Metadata Last Review Date: | 2021-05-07 |
| Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
| Metadata Next Review Date: | 2022-05-07 |