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South Florida Sports Fishing Geodatabase

Data Set (DS)  |  Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:12544  |  Updated: March 4, 2026  |  Published / External 
Summary
Item Identification
Keywords
Physical Location
Data Set Info
Support Roles
Extents
Access Info
URLs
Tech Environment
Data Quality
Data Management
Lineage
Catalog Details

Summary

Short Citation
Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 2026: South Florida Sports Fishing Geodatabase, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/12544.
Full Citation Examples

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.

Data Access & Downloads

No Distributions available.

Access Constraints:

None

URLs

Child Items

No Child Items for this record.

Contact Information

Point of Contact
David W Carter
David.w.Carter@noaa.gov
305-361-4467

Metadata Contact
David W Carter
David.w.Carter@noaa.gov
305-361-4467

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-83° W, -80° E, 27° N, 25° S

Atlantic Ocean, U.S. South

Time Frame 1
2003 - 2004

Item Identification

Title: South Florida Sports Fishing Geodatabase
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
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

CC ID: 277280
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

CC ID: 282962
Date Effective From: 2003
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
Address: 75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami, FL 33149
USA
ROR: https://ror.org/0396y0w87
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

CC ID: 282963
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

CC ID: 1453263
Date Effective From: 2025-11-03
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
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Extents

Currentness Reference: Ground Condition

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 277286
W° Bound: -83
E° Bound: -80
N° Bound: 27
S° Bound: 25
Description

Atlantic Ocean, U.S. South

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 277285
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2003
End: 2004

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
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

CC ID: 67015
URL: https://www.sefsc.noaa.gov/sfsgeo/

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.

Data Quality

Representativeness:

This data represents recreational fishing effort from both charter and private vessels from 1991 through 2003.
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

CC ID: 282968
Description:

The original datasets were processed with database management and GIS software.

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 12544
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: 2026-03-04 19:17+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