AFSC/REFM: Seabird food habits dataset of the North Pacific
Data Set (DS) | Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:25319 | Updated: March 4, 2026 | Published / External
Keywords
Theme Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
biota
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| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
oceans
|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| Fisheries | Fishery-Dependent |
| Fisheries | Tracked Asset |
| None | bycatch |
| None | food habits |
| None | offal |
| None | procellarids |
Spatial Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | Alaska |
| None | Aleutian Islands |
| None | Gulf of Alaska |
| None | Hawaii |
Physical Location
| Organization: | Alaska Fisheries Science Center |
|---|---|
| City: | Seattle |
| State/Province: | WA |
| Country: | USA |
Data Set Information
| Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
|---|---|
| Maintenance Frequency: | As Needed |
| Data Presentation Form: | Table (digital) |
| Entity Attribute Overview: |
Table attribute descriptions |
| Entity Attribute Detail URL: | https://www.afsc.noaa.gov/metadata-docs/refm/REEMseabird_dietea.pdf |
| Data Set Credit: | Funding for examination and reporting of food habits has primarily been from the Alaska Fisheries Science Center/Resource Ecology and Ecosystem Management Program. Stomachs are available as a result of the necropsy program, which is supported by National Observer Program funds, out of a set-aside for the National Seabird Program. |
Support Roles
Data Steward
| Date Effective From: | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Felthoven, Ron |
| Address: |
7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle, WA 98115-6349 USA |
| Email Address: | ron.felthoven@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 206-526-4114 |
Originator
| Date Effective From: | 2016-04-19 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Fitzgerald, Shannon |
| Address: | |
| Email Address: | shannon.fitzgerald@noaa.gov |
Originator
| Date Effective From: | 2016-04-19 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Organization): | Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) |
| Address: |
7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Building 4 Seattle, WA 98115 USA |
| ROR: | https://ror.org/01h7fye62 |
| Email Address: | afsc.webmaster@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | (206) 526-4000 |
| Fax: | (206) 526-4004 |
| URL: | https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/alaska-fisheries-science-center |
| Business Hours: | 0700-1700 Pacific Time |
Point of Contact
| Date Effective From: | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Beck, Jessica |
| Address: |
7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle, WA 98115-6349 USA |
| Email Address: | jessica.beck@noaa.gov |
Extents
| Currentness Reference: | Ground Condition |
|---|
Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
| W° Bound: | 170 | |
|---|---|---|
| E° Bound: | -130 | |
| N° Bound: | 65 | |
| S° Bound: | 20 | |
| Description |
Birds were collected from the Exclusive Economic Zone of Alaska - Aleutian Islands, Gulf of Alaska, SE Alaska, and primarily the Bering Sea and waters of the North Pacific Ocean, primarily North and West of the Hawaiian Islands and eastward towards the West Coast but outside of the West Coast EEZ. |
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Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
| Time Frame Type: | Range |
|---|---|
| Start: | 2007 |
| End: | 2015 |
Access Information
| Security Class: | Sensitive |
|---|---|
| Data Access Procedure: |
Contact point of contact. |
| Data Access Constraints: |
For scientific, management, and regulation compliance purposes, particular business or proprietary information held by NMFS is considered confidential under several authorities, including the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; as amended, Public Law 109-479; 16 U.S.C. Sec.1853, and the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. Sec. 552. herefore, unprocessed (raw) business or proprietary information can be shared only with authorized persons; however aggregated forms of the data are generally available. |
| Data Use Constraints: |
The user must adhere to restrictions placed on publication of data by the Magnuson-Stevens Act as amended in 2006. |
Technical Environment
| Description: |
Excel |
|---|
Data Quality
| Accuracy: |
Date and location of collected specimens are related to fisheries observer monitoring of commercial fishing operations in the North Pacific Ocean (Alaska and Hawaii). Those data are QCd by the source observer program. Specimen collection date and location from research cruises are QCd by unit managing research operations. Data produced by the program is QCd by individuals reviewing the data and working on production reports or scientific publications. |
|---|---|
| Completeness Report: |
Completeness caveats like survey design vs. ships of opportunity. This is a ships of opportunity program, taking advantage of specimens as they are available from fisheries bycatch and research operations. Collections are not made under a scientific design. |
| Conceptual Consistency: |
Not applicable. |
| Quality Control Procedures Employed: |
Date and location of collected specimens are related to fisheries observer monitoring of commercial fishing operations in the North Pacific Ocean (Alaska and Hawaii). Those data are QCd by the source observer program. Specimen collection date and location from research cruises are QCd by unit managing research operations. Data produced by the program is QCd by individuals reviewing the data and working on production reports or scientific publications. |
Data Management
| Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: | No |
|---|---|
| Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: | Unknown |
| 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: | NA |
| If Delay is Longer than Latency of Automated Processing, Indicate Under What Authority Data Access is Delayed: |
na |
| Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: | To Be Determined |
| If To Be Determined, Unable to Archive, or No Archiving Intended, Explain: |
Data set is still active. Archival site needed for confidential data. |
| Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving: | unknown |
| How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?: |
IT Security and Contingency Plan for the system establishes procedures and applies to the functions, operations, and resources necessary to recover and restore data as hosted in the Western Regional Support Center in Seattle, Washington, following a disruption. |
Lineage
Process Steps
Process Step 1
| Description: |
NA |
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Catalog Details
| Catalog Item ID: | 25319 |
|---|---|
| GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:25319 |
| Metadata Record Created By: | Angie Greig |
| Metadata Record Created: | 2015-06-10 18:17+0000 |
| Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
| Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2026-03-04 19:17+0000 |
| Metadata Record Published: | 2016-04-19 |
| Owner Org: | AFSC |
| Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
| Do Not Publish?: | N |
| Metadata Last Review Date: | 2016-04-19 |
| Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
| Metadata Next Review Date: | 2017-04-19 |