25319 AFSC/REFM: Seabird food habits dataset of the North Pacific Data Set Published / External 22254 Trophic Interactions Project In Work The seabird food habits dataset contains information on the stomach contents from seabird specimens that were collected under salvage and scientific collection permits primarily by NMFS-certified fisheries observers deployed by the Pacific Islands Regional Office Observer Program to shallow and deep set pelagic longline fisheries operating in North Pacific waters and fisheries observers deployed by the Alaska Fisheries Science Center Observer Program to groundfish demersal longline, pot, and trawl fisheries in waters off Alaska. The database includes Magnuson-Act protected data on the precise date and location where the specimen was collected and publicly available information on the stomach contents. Necropsy data were completed as a parallel program. The purpose of this program is to gain as much scientific knowledge as is possible from bycaught birds in commercial fisheries and to make that data available to a broad suite of scientists, managers, and the public. Specifically, we wish to describe the food habits of procellarid seabirds using bycaught birds. Previous food habit work has been colony-based. Results of program efforts apply directly to a variety of efforts, most notably to advancing our understanding of procellarid use of the pelagic environment, ecosystem modeling efforts at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center, and to the US Fish and Wildlife Service's Conservation Action Plan for Black-footed (Phoebastria nigrepes) and Laysan (P. immutabilis) Albatross (available at http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/protectedresources/seabirds/albatross_action_plan1007.pdf Loaded by FGDC Metadata Uploader, batch 8607, 04-19-2016 13:12 The following FGDC sections are not currently supported in InPort, but were preserved and will be included in the FGDC export: - Taxonomy (FGDC:taxonomy) Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category biota Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category oceans Theme Fisheries Fishery-Dependent Theme Fisheries Tracked Asset Theme bycatch Theme food habits Theme offal Theme procellarids Spatial Alaska Spatial Aleutian Islands Spatial Gulf of Alaska Spatial Hawaii Alaska Fisheries Science Center Seattle WA USA Data Set As Needed Table (digital) Table attribute descriptions https://www.afsc.noaa.gov/metadata-docs/refm/REEMseabird_dietea.pdf 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. na na na Data Steward 2025 Person Felthoven, Ron ron.felthoven@noaa.gov 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115-6349 USA 206-526-4114 Originator 2016-04-19 Person Fitzgerald, Shannon shannon.fitzgerald@noaa.gov Originator 2016-04-19 Organization Alaska Fisheries Science Center AFSC afsc.webmaster@noaa.gov https://ror.org/01h7fye62 7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Building 4 Seattle WA 98115 USA (206) 526-4000 (206) 526-4004 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/alaska-fisheries-science-center AKFSC Home Page Online Resource 0700-1700 Pacific Time Point of Contact 2025 Person Beck, Jessica jessica.beck@noaa.gov 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115-6349 USA Ground Condition 170 -130 65 20 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. Range 2007 2015 Sensitive Contact point of contact. 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. The user must adhere to restrictions placed on publication of data by the Magnuson-Stevens Act as amended in 2006. Excel 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 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. Not applicable. 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. No Unknown Yes Yes no NA na To Be Determined unknown 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. 1 NA gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:25319 Angie Greig 2015-06-10T18:17:06 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2026-03-04T19:17:17 2016-04-19 Alaska Fisheries Science Center AFSC 7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Building 4 Seattle WA 98115 USA https://www.afsc.noaa.gov 0700-1700 Pacific Time 1001 Public No No 2016-04-19 1 Year 2017-04-19 none forage fish sea bird Kingdom Animalia Genus Phoebastria Species nigripes black-footed albatross Genus Phoebastria Species immutabilis laysan albatross Genus Phoebastria Species albatrus short-tailed albatross Genus Fulmarus Species glacialis northern fulmar Genus Larus Species hyuperboreus glaucus gull Genus Larus Species glaucescens glaucus-wing ed gull Genus Larus Species argentatus herring gull Genus Rissa Species tridactyla black-legged kittiwake Genus Rissa Species brevirostris red-legged kittiwake Genus Uria Species aalge common murre Genus Uria Species lomvia thick-billed murre Genus Puffinus Species tenuirostris short-tailed shearwater Genus Puffinus Species griseus sooty shearwater Table attribute descriptions http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/metadata-docs/refm/REEMseabird_dietea.pdf