1917 Annual general canvass statistics Data Set Published / External 1905 Accumulative Landings System (ALS) Project Completed This data set contains annual quantities and value for all seafood products that are landed and sold by established seafood dealers and brokers in the Southeast Region (North Carolina through Texas). These types of data, referred to as the general canvass landings statistics, have been collected by the NOAA Fisheries Service, National Marine Fisheries Service and its predecessor agency, the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries. The data are available on computer since the early 1960's. The quantities and values that are reported in this data set include the annual landings that were initiated in 1962. Beginning in 1976, the data were collected monthly. See the sections on Links for the reference to the monthly general canvass landings. The annual general canvass landings include quantities and value for all living marine species and are identified by species (usually the local or common name). These data were collected by field agents employed by the National Marine Fisheries Service or the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries and assigned to local fishing ports. The agents contacted the majority of the seafood dealers or brokers in their assigned areas and recorded the quantities and value for each species or species category from the sales receipts maintained by the seafood dealers. In addition, information on the gear and area of capture is available for most of the landings statistics in the data set. Based on their knowledge of the fishing activity in the area, the agents would estimate the type of fishing gear and area where the fishing was likely to have occurred. More detailed information on the caveats associated with these data is provided in the Characteristics, Caveats and Issues section. However, because these data are summaries, they do not contain information on the quantities of fishing effort or identifications of the fishermen or vessels that caught the fish or shellfish. One of the original purposes for these data was to provide estimates of the quantities and value of the marine commercial fishing industries throughout the United States as part of the gross national product for the nation. As the fishing industry continued to grow, the importance of this time series became obvious as a method to monitor the trends in commercial fishing activity. Although the initial methods of collecting the general canvass statistics have been replaced with the states? trip ticket programs, monthly summaries from the states? programs are provided to the Southeast Fisheries Science Center in order to maintain the time series established by the general canvass data set. In addition to trends in landings statistics, the general canvass landings data provide comprehensive statistics for the total quantities of marine resources that are caught and brought ashore (landed) for all species in the Southeast Region. These are fishery dependent data reported by industry. See Issues for additional caveats. Theme commercial fisheries Theme fish Theme fishdep Theme fishery-dependent Theme historical landings Theme seafood Theme seafood landings Temporal 1962-1971 Spatial Gulf of Mexico Spatial Southeast United States Coast Spatial U.S. Southern Atlantic Coast Stratum distance from shore Stratum gear Stratum species Stratum waterbody Southeast Fisheries Science Center Miami FL USA 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami, FL 33149 Data Set Database As Needed Table (digital) Data set contains information on year, state of landing, county of landing, catch area or "waterbody", gear, species, pounds(whole weight)**oysters and clams are pounds (meat)**, ex-vessel value (paid to the fishing vessel), price, distance from shore. Data are reported commercial landings from SE Region US for years 1962-1971. tals_gcanv6071_describe https://www.sefsc.noaa.gov/alsmetadata.jsp keyboard entry Oracle All commercial fishing gears for marine catch used in SE United States 5442 TALS_GCANV6071 Published / External Completed This table contains historical annual landings data from 1962 through 1971. Please remember that this data are also available in fsrayg.gencan_r45@shark (on the SHARK on the DC machine.) Loaded by batch 1723, 10-16-2007 04:06. These landings are reported on forms which contain pre-printed species. Generally the species listed on the form reflect the species of interest of the State Agency as well as NMFS and they vary from state to state. Space is generally provided for 'write-in' species; however, it is probable that bias exists favoring the entry of the pre-printed species. Data Table Yes ALS This table contains historical annual landings data from 1962 through 1971. Please remember that this data are also available in fsrayg.gencan_r45@shark (on the SHARK on the DC machine.) 1 MONTHLAND VARCHAR2 2 No No Active In this table there are no monthly data. The code '13' is used to indicate annual landings. VARCHAR2 2 YEARLAND VARCHAR2 4 No No Active The Year Landed. VARCHAR2 3 ALSSTATE VARCHAR2 2 No No Active The NMFS State Code of where the fish was landed. Florida has coastal codes of '10' (Atlantic), '11' (Gulf), '12' (Interior). VARCHAR2 4 ALSCTYIN VARCHAR2 3 No No Active The three character county code. VARCHAR2 5 NMFSCOUNTY VARCHAR2 2 No No Active The two character NMFS County Code. VARCHAR2 6 WATERBODY VARCHAR2 4 No No Active The Water Body Code. Has been updated from the old state-dependent system to the Gulf grid / South Atlantic shrimp system coding. Previous code contained in the old_waterbody column. VARCHAR2 7 NMFSGEAR VARCHAR2 3 No No Active The NMFS Gear Code. VARCHAR2 8 NMFS_CODE VARCHAR2 4 No No Active The NMFS Species Code. VARCHAR2 9 POUNDS NUMBER 22 No No 9 0 Active The whole weight in pounds except for Florida which lists the landed weight in pounds. For non-shrimp species weights are rounded to nearest even hundreds of pounds. NUMBER 10 VALUE NUMBER 22 No No 9 0 Active The Value (in Dollars) NUMBER 11 XPRICE VARCHAR2 4 No No Active The ex-vessel price. This column has an implied decimal in the second position. The price 0100 should read 0.100. VARCHAR2 12 COMMON VARCHAR2 21 No No Active The common name of the species landed. Names are not consistent within this column. It is recommended that the table be joined by NMFS_CODE to the SPECIES_CODE_NMFS table for consistent reporting by name. VARCHAR2 13 DISTANCE VARCHAR2 1 No No Active The Distance From Shore Code. Distance codes of '0' are supposed to represent inshore waters; however, it appears from examination of the catch that code of '0' was used as a place-holder in many instances. VARCHAR2 14 STATECAUGHT VARCHAR2 2 No No Active This column is not to be used. VARCHAR2 15 HOWFIGURED VARCHAR2 2 No No Active A code to indicate how the price was figured for Florida data. This column is null in this table. VARCHAR2 16 WHICHONE VARCHAR2 2 No No Active Gives the source of the data. Codes are alpha-state initials except for 'GS' which stands for 'Gulf Shrimp' and indicates records originating from the Gulf Shrimp Survey data set. VARCHAR2 17 REGION VARCHAR2 2 No No Active The Region Code. Indicates general region of landing. '4' is for Southern US Atlantic Waters (NC - Florida East Coast). '5' is for Gulf of Mexico. VARCHAR2 18 OLD_WATERBODY VARCHAR2 4 No No Active Waterbody Code that originally was on the record prior to the comprehensive water code update. See ALS_WATERBODY_OLD_NEW_XREF for details. VARCHAR2 19 UNFACTORED_WEIGHT_FDEP NUMBER 22 No No 9 0 Active Unfactored Weight From FLorida. This column had been added for compatibility purposes with other Landings Tables, but is not used in this table. NUMBER 20 PRICE NUMBER 22 No No 7 3 Active This column is null. NUMBER 21 CONVERSION NUMBER 22 No No 9 5 Active Conversion Factor Between Unfactored Weight From Florida and NMFS Species Weight. Provided for compatbility purposes with other tables. This column is not used for this application NUMBER Data Steward 2018 Person Gloeckner, David David.Gloeckner@noaa.gov 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33139 305-361-4257 305-361-4460 Data Steward 2006-01-01 2018 Person Turner, Steve C Distributor 1962 Organization Southeast Fisheries Science Center SEFSC https://ror.org/0396y0w87 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 USA (305)361-5761 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center About SEFSC Online Resource 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST Metadata Contact 2018 Person Chau, Jade jade.chau@noaa.gov 263 13th Avenue South Room 201 St Petersburg FL 33701 727-824-5373 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM EST/EDT Metadata Contact 2015-12-30 2018 Person Bennett, Joshua Email Point of Contact 2006-07-10 2018 Person Bennett, Joshua Point of Contact 2006-07-10 Person Gloeckner, David David.Gloeckner@noaa.gov 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33139 305-361-4257 305-361-4460 Phone: (252)728-8721 email: david.gloeckner@noaa.gov -98 -72 37 24 The Southern US Atlantic coastal waters from North Carolina to the Florida Keys (Monroe County) out to 200 nautical miles and the US Gulf of Mexico coastal waters from Monroe County, FL through Texas out to 200 nautical miles. The 200 mile limit is the outer boundary of the US Exclusive Economic Zone. Range 1962-01-01 1971-12-31 These data are summed by year. Sensitive Userid/password. Rule of 3: Data summaries must include at least 3 dealers to be considered non-confidential. See: NOAA FORM 58-5 (1-84) TRANSMITTAL 127, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA Administrative Order 216-100 NOAA ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER SERIES Date of Issuance: July 26, 1994 userid/password. Confidential data may only be released to entities having a signed non-disclosure agreement on file with the Director of the Information Resources Management Division (IRMD). Otherwise, confidentiality may be suppressed by the following methods used for aggregation of confidential data: Data that are submitted as confidential can be released to the public under the following circumstances: 1. Combined or aggregated data. Confidential data can be released if the data are aggregated or summarized in a manner that prevents the identification of the person or organization that submitted the data. The "rule of three" and identification of majority allocations" are the primary data suppression methods. 2. Obscure (scramble) or remove the data identifier. For some types of data, confidential data Can be released as non-confidential if the identity of the person, vessel, company, etc. that submitted the data is not included or is scrambled as part of the data that are released. 3. Submitter. Confidential data collected under federal authority Can be released to the original entity (person, vessel, business, etc.) that sUbmitted the data. 4. Confidential data waived. The protection of confidential data can be waived by the person or business that submitted the data. See NOAA Administrative Order 216-100 NOAA ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER SERIES Date of Issuance: July 26, 1994 Read and sign for NOAA Administrative Order 216-100 Read and sign System Access Application (see URLs) Password restricted. To access confidential data under Magnuson-Stevens Act) a completed non-disclosure agreement must be on file with NOAA-SEFSC. Otherwise Data that are submitted as confidential can be released to the public under the following circumstances: 1. Combined or aggregated data. Confidential data can be released if the data are aggregated or summarized in a manner that prevents the identification of the person or organization that submitted the data. The "rule of three" and identification of majority allocations" are the primary data suppression methods. 2. Obscure (scramble) or remove the data identifier. For some types of data, confidential data Can be released as non-confidential if the identity of the person, vessel, company, etc. that submitted the data is not included or is scrambled as part of the data that are released. 3. Submitter. Confidential data collected under federal authority Can be released to the original entity (person, vessel, business, etc.) that sUbmitted the data. 4. Confidential data waived. The protection of confidential data can be waived by the person or business that submitted the data. Confidential data under Magnuson-Stevens Act are not to be released in any publication, report, oral presentation, or other means to the public. Non-published Metadata access is restricted. Published Metadata is available to the public. Only published metadata are to be used. https://www.sefsc.noaa.gov/alsmetadata.jsp Has files with descriptions of data and look-up tables. https://www.sefsc.noaa.gov/alsprogram.jsp Information on the General Canvass (ALS) Program as well as online Commercial Fisheries Statistics and link to 'Fisheries of the U.S.' Publications. 2008-01-17 Column Alteration Bennett, Joshua Changed width of DEALER column from 9 to 10. This was to accommodate new 10 digit codes from South Carolina. Changes were made to all ALS tables for uniformity. 2006-07-10 John Poffenberger CAVEATS for SPECIES (NMFS_CODE): Some records are identified by generic categories, e.g., snappers, groupers, sharks, etc. and not by individual species. This is especially true for data collected in the earlier years. When long-term trends are required for individual species, adjustments or allocations of the landings for the generic categories need to be made. Examples of these types of analyses can be found in the Southeast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR) reports. See the address provided in the URLs section. 2006-07-10 Josh Bennett CAVEATS FOR SPECIES#2: Aquarium species and live rock landings are not included in the general canvass data. These data are available from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Institute of Marine Resources, St. Petersburg, Florida. **Plans are being made to include these in the future; however, this will be for the later years (1990's on). 2006-07-10 Josh Bennett CAVEATS for POUNDS: All landed quantities are converted to live or whole weight with the exceptions of oysters and clams, which are converted to pounds of meat. Florida data are reported and stored in landed weight until the end of 1985, after which they are converted to whole weight. Conversion factors are used by the data suppliers to convert landings to whole weight pounds. Generally, these follow standards established in a NMFS Memo `Conversion Factors' issued January 12, 1987; however, conversion factors from Texas and North Carolina may vary from the official NMFS factors. The Texas and North Carolina conversion factors for are available from the states. Care must be used when converting these data back to landed weight. If the original conversion factors are not employed the weight will vary from that of the data supplier. The State of Florida uses the NMFS standard set of factors but applies them according to the typical landed condition of the for most fish species. Florida collects a landed condition for shellfish and for some baitfish. 2006-07-10 Josh Bennett NOTES on Catch Area (WATERBODY): Fishing area information is located in the `WATERBODY' column and is recorded as statistical grids (sometime referred as stat zones). The grids in the Atlantic are formed by the degrees of latitude and longitude. Thus, the statistical grids are approximately 60 miles by 60 miles or about 3,600 square miles. In the Gulf of Mexico the grids are more irregular, bordered by one or several degrees of latitude and longitude. Within the coastal grids there are usually many specific catch areas. Numeric codes of 4 digits are assigned to all catch areas. In the Atlantic the grid or stat zone indicator occupies the first 3 digits of the code while in the Gulf of Mexico the grid indicator occupies the 2 middle digits. Catch areas that occur within the grids are coded with the grid code along with additional coding in the 1st and 4th digit (Gulf) and in the 4th digit (Atlantic). There are also records with general catch areas such as `Gulf of Mexico', `Atlantic Ocean', `Unknown', and a few others. Users must be careful to query for the catch areas accordingly. There is a REGION code that identifies the catch area as Atlantic (4), Gulf (5), or Caribbean (9). These are useful in data retrieval of catch area data. Use the ALSSTATE and NMFSCOUNTY fields to retrieve landings for the area landed, and use the `REGION' and `WATERBODY' fields to retrieve landings by catch area. The validation table for water body codes contains the conversions and definition for each species. The table name is ALS.ALS_WATERBODY_OLD_NEW_XREF. Information on that table, maps, and historical documentation are provided under `Related Items'. 2006-07-10 Josh Bennett Data are ANNUAL SUMMARIES. No Dealer info is present. This information is in an Oracle Database Data provided by industry - seafood dealers - Canvass of landings of all species in SE US and US Caribbean, State or Federally Managed . These are raw data. Data quality parameters vary by individual species and are determined during Stock Assessment. They may be found in the Stock Assessment Reports. Lookup tables. Visual proofing. Password protected. Yes Unknown Yes Yes 6 months To Be Determined Unknown Userid and password protection. Privileges granted by ORACLE DBA Dealers submit invoices (trip tickets) either by mail or electronically to state agency partners. Partners submit to SEFSC electronically either directly or through the ASMFC or the GSMFC. 5442 Entity 1916 Data Set Cross Reference Monthly landings for 1972 and more recent for NC,SC, and GA and for all other states from 1977 on. 1918 Data Set Cross Reference Florida Annual Canvass Data from 1976-1996. 1919 Data Set Cross Reference Puerto Rico Landings. 2201 Data Set Cross Reference Landings from 1972-1976 (except for NC,SC,GA which are in ALS.ALS_LANDINGS) 1920 Data Set Cross Reference US Virgin Islands Landings. gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:1917 Lee Weinberger 2006-06-13T12:34:23 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2026-03-04T19:17:18 2021-05-06 Southeast Fisheries Science Center SEFSC 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 USA (305)361-5761 www.sefsc.noaa.gov 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST 1001 Public No No 2021-05-06 1 Year 2022-05-06