Observer Manual and Current Data Collection Forms
Data Set (DS) | Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:22284 | Updated: August 9, 2022 | Published / External
Short Citation:
Pacific Islands Regional Office, 2025: Observer Manual and Current Data Collection Forms, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/22284.
Item Identification
| Title: | Observer Manual and Current Data Collection Forms |
|---|---|
| Short Name: | Observer Manual and Current Data Collection Forms |
| Status: | In Work |
| Publication Date: | 2004-06 |
| Abstract: |
Observer Program web page that lists the observer field manual and all current data collection forms that observers are required to take out to sea. |
| Purpose: |
To make the forms that observers are required to take out to sea available for easy access and printout. |
| Notes: |
Major updates and changes to data collections forms require the form be given a new form version. Most forms have gone through several iterations of versioning. |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| PARR Exclusion | Non-Environmental Data |
| None | Catch Event |
| None | Gear Configuration |
| None | Marine Mammal Biological Data |
| None | Photo |
| None | Protected Species Event |
| None | Sea Turtle Biological Data |
| None | Seabird Biological Data |
| None | Set & Haul |
| None | Sketch |
| None | Specimen |
| None | Tag |
| None | Trip Specifications |
| None | WCPFC |
Spatial Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | Southern Pacific Ocean |
Physical Location
| Organization: | Pacific Islands Regional Office |
|---|---|
| City: | Pago Pago |
| State/Province: | AS |
Data Set Information
| Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
|---|---|
| Data Set Type: | Files |
| Maintenance Frequency: | As Needed |
| Data Presentation Form: | Document (digital) |
Support Roles
Data Steward
CC ID: 218574
| Date Effective From: | 2006-04 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Busscher, Kevin |
| Address: |
1845 Wasp Boulevard Honolulu, HI 96818 USA |
| Email Address: | kevin.busscher@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 808-725-5102 |
| Fax: | 808-725-5217 |
| Contact Instructions: |
Phone or email |
Distributor
CC ID: 218573
| Date Effective From: | 2006-04 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Busscher, Kevin |
| Address: |
1845 Wasp Boulevard Honolulu, HI 96818 USA |
| Email Address: | kevin.busscher@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 808-725-5102 |
| Fax: | 808-725-5217 |
| Contact Instructions: |
Phone or email |
Metadata Contact
CC ID: 176618
| Date Effective From: | 2006-04 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Forney, Eric |
| Address: |
1845 Wasp Boulevard Honolulu, HI 96818 USA |
| Email Address: | eric.forney@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 808-725-5103 |
| Fax: | 808-725-5217 |
| Contact Instructions: |
Phone or email |
Originator
CC ID: 176619
| Date Effective From: | 2006-04 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Organization): | Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO) |
| Address: |
1845 Wasp Boulevard, Bldg 176 Honolulu, HI 96818 USA |
Point of Contact
CC ID: 176621
| Date Effective From: | 2011-09 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Marsik, Michael |
| Address: |
Suite 101/111, Hwy. 1, Pago Plaza Pago Pago, AS 96799 |
| Email Address: | michael.marsik@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 684-633-3971 |
| Contact Instructions: |
Phone or email |
Point of Contact
CC ID: 176620
| Date Effective From: | 2008-12 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Kostelnik, Steve |
| Address: |
Suite 101/111, Hwy. 1, Pago Plaza Pago Pago, AS 96799 |
| Email Address: | steve.kostelnik@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 684-633-5325 |
| Contact Instructions: |
Phone or email |
Extents
Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
CC ID: 176452
| Description |
Southern Pacific Ocean |
|
|---|---|---|
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
CC ID: 176603
| Time Frame Type: | Continuing |
|---|---|
| Start: | 2006-04 |
Access Information
| Security Class: | Unclassified |
|---|---|
| Data Access Procedure: |
Available to public via web link for observer field manual current data collection forms |
| Data Access Constraints: |
None - available to public |
| Data Use Constraints: |
None |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
CC ID: 218575
| Download URL: | http://www.fpir.noaa.gov/OBS/obs_observer_manual_forms.html |
|---|---|
| Distributor: |
URLs
URL 1
CC ID: 176453
| URL: | http://www.fpir.noaa.gov/OBS/obs_observer_manual_forms.html |
|---|---|
| Description: |
Link to Observer Program webpage that lists observer data collection forms. |
Technical Environment
| Description: |
OmniForms and pdf |
|---|
Data Quality
| Accuracy: |
Not Applicable |
|---|---|
| Completeness Report: |
Not Applicable |
| Quality Control Procedures Employed: |
Proof read, spell check and staff review |
Data Management
| Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: | Yes |
|---|---|
| Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: | Unknown |
| Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: | No |
| Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: | No |
| If Distributor (Data Hosting Service) is Needed, Please Indicate: | Not Applicable |
| Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: | Immediate - once finalized uploaded to PIRO-OBS web page for public access |
| Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: | Other |
| If World Data Center or Other, Specify: | PIRO Network |
| Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving: | Not Applicable |
| How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?: |
Daily backup PIRO-IT |
Lineage
| Lineage Statement: |
Observer Manual and Data Collection forms get created, updated and versioned as needed and exported to pdf format. |
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Catalog Details
| Catalog Item ID: | 22284 |
|---|---|
| GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:22284 |
| Metadata Record Created By: | Eric Forney |
| Metadata Record Created: | 2014-09-24 18:54+0000 |
| Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
| Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2022-08-09 17:11+0000 |
| Metadata Record Published: | 2015-12-03 |
| Owner Org: | PIRO |
| Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
| Do Not Publish?: | N |
| Metadata Last Review Date: | 2015-12-03 |
| Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
| Metadata Next Review Date: | 2016-12-03 |