NEFSC Statistical Areas
Data Set (DS) | Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26262 | Updated: March 4, 2026 | Published / External
Keywords
Theme Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | digital representation |
| None | statistical areas |
Spatial Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | offshore eastern US |
Physical Location
| Organization: | Northeast Fisheries Science Center |
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| City: | Woods Hole |
| State/Province: | MA |
| Country: | USA |
Data Set Information
| Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
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| Data Set Type: | GIS |
| Maintenance Frequency: | As Needed |
| Data Presentation Form: | vector digital data |
Support Roles
Data Steward
| Date Effective From: | 2006 |
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| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Chevrier, David F |
| Address: |
166 Water Street Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026 USA |
| Email Address: | david.chevrier@noaa.gov |
Distributor
| Date Effective From: | 2006 |
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| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Organization): | Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) |
| Address: |
166 Water Street Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026 USA |
| ROR: | https://ror.org/02nc0ck44 |
| Phone: | (508)495-2000 |
| URL: | https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/northeast-fisheries-science-center |
| Business Hours: | 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday |
Metadata Contact
| Date Effective From: | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Chevrier, David F |
| Address: |
166 Water Street Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026 USA |
| Email Address: | david.chevrier@noaa.gov |
Originator
| Date Effective From: | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Chevrier, David F |
| Address: |
166 Water Street Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026 USA |
| Email Address: | david.chevrier@noaa.gov |
Point of Contact
| Date Effective From: | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Chevrier, David F |
| Address: |
166 Water Street Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026 USA |
| Email Address: | david.chevrier@noaa.gov |
Extents
Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
| W° Bound: | -81.534063 | |
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| E° Bound: | -42 | |
| N° Bound: | 52.25 | |
| S° Bound: | 24 | |
| Description |
offshore eastern US |
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Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
| Time Frame Type: | Discrete |
|---|---|
| Start: | 2006 |
Access Information
| Security Class: | Unclassified |
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| Data Access Policy: |
Anyone can access data set. |
| Data Access Procedure: |
Download the shapefile from ftp site NEFSC Data Access Procedure: 1. Formal request in writing usually to the data owner/contact or Center Director; 2. Requester is contacted by data owner to review and verify the request content and details for data delivery options. 3. If data is confidential then owner will determine if the data may be released to the requester; 4. If data can be released, the data is downloaded and packaged for delivery electronically; or the requester may be directed to where the data is available online. |
| Data Access Constraints: |
no legal constraints NEFSC Data Access Constraint: If data is stored on an internal NEFSC network, the requester may not have direct access to query the data unless they are also authorized for network access. |
| Data Use Constraints: |
no legal constraints |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.nefsc.noaa.gov/pub/gis/ |
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| Distributor: |
URLs
URL 1
| URL: | http://www.nafo.int/about/overview/governance/convention.pdf |
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| URL Type: |
Online Resource
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| File Resource Format: | |
| Description: |
NAFO Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries |
Technical Environment
| Description: |
Created with ArcGIS for Desktop 10.3.1 on Windows 7 64bit. File name is Statistical_Areas_2010.shp, 17.94MB shapefile |
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Data Quality
| Accuracy: |
Data set is kept as accurate as possible. |
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| Completeness Report: |
Data set is complete. |
| Quality Control Procedures Employed: |
For quality control, using ArcGIS for Desktop software, performed a geography based data validation using esri's built in tools. |
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?: | Yes |
| Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: | No |
| If Distributor (Data Hosting Service) is Needed, Please Indicate: | Yes |
| Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: | 2 months |
| 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: | Other |
| If World Data Center or Other, Specify: | ftp://ftp.nefsc.noaa.gov/ |
| Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving: | NA |
| How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?: |
Data are routinely backed up and there is a database journal log for changes. |
Lineage
| Lineage Statement: |
not applicable |
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Child Items
Rubric scores updated every 15m
| Type | Title |
|---|---|
| Entity | EcoMon_Strata |
| Entity | Shellfish_Strata |
| Entity | Statistical_Areas_2010 |
| Entity | final_mass_inshore_stat |
| Entity | shrimp_strata |
| Entity | strata |
Catalog Details
| Catalog Item ID: | 26262 |
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| GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26262 |
| Metadata Record Created By: | Patricia L Jones |
| Metadata Record Created: | 2015-08-05 09:07+0000 |
| Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
| Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2026-03-04 19:17+0000 |
| Metadata Record Published: | 2016-07-14 |
| Owner Org: | NEFSC |
| Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
| Do Not Publish?: | N |
| Metadata Last Review Date: | 2016-07-14 |
| Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
| Metadata Next Review Date: | 2017-07-14 |