Billfish Life History
Data Set (DS) | Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26418 | Updated: February 1, 2023 | Published / External
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Summary
Short Citation
Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 2025: Billfish Life History, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26418.
Full Citation Examples
This data represents the catch and size characteristics of fish parts that were collected for life history studies.
Distribution Information
No Distributions available.
Access Constraints:None
None
Child Items
No Child Items for this record.
Contact Information
Point of Contact
John Hoolihan
john.hoolihan@noaa.gov
305-365-4116
Metadata Contact
Derke Snodgrass
derke.snodgrass@noaa.gov
305-361-4236
Extents
-95° W,
-64° E,
40° N,
18° S
2001-05-01 - Present
Item Identification
| Title: | Billfish Life History |
|---|---|
| Short Name: | Biological Samples |
| Status: | In Work |
| Abstract: |
This data represents the catch and size characteristics of fish parts that were collected for life history studies. |
| Purpose: |
On-going biological and ecological research for understanding billfish dynamics. |
| Notes: |
Most samples are frozen, or in formalin |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | Billfish |
| None | brain |
| None | date |
| None | fin spines |
| None | fishery-dependent |
| None | gonad |
| None | liver |
| None | lower jaw fork length |
| None | muscle |
| None | otolith |
| None | weight |
Physical Location
| Organization: | Southeast Fisheries Science Center |
|---|---|
| City: | Miami |
| State/Province: | FL |
| Country: | USA |
| Location Description: |
Location Of The Main Office Of The South East Fisheries Science Center |
Data Set Information
| Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
|---|---|
| Data Set Type: | Excel, SAS, and Stata data sets |
| Maintenance Frequency: | Irregular |
| Data Presentation Form: | Table (digital) |
Support Roles
Data Steward
| Date Effective From: | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Snodgrass, Derke |
| Address: |
75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami, FL 33149 USA |
| Email Address: | derke.snodgrass@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 305-361-4236 |
| Fax: | 305-361-4219 |
| Contact Instructions: |
Contact by email preferred. |
Distributor
| Date Effective From: | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Organization): | Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) |
| Address: |
75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami, FL 33149 USA |
| Phone: | (305)361-5761 |
| URL: | https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center |
| Business Hours: | 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST |
| Contact Instructions: |
Contact by email preferred. |
Metadata Contact
| Date Effective From: | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Snodgrass, Derke |
| Address: |
75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami, FL 33149 USA |
| Email Address: | derke.snodgrass@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 305-361-4236 |
| Fax: | 305-361-4219 |
| Contact Instructions: |
Contact by email preferred. |
Point of Contact
| Date Effective From: | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Hoolihan, John |
| Address: |
75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami, FL 33149 USA |
| Email Address: | john.hoolihan@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 305-365-4116 |
| Contact Instructions: |
Contact by email preferred. |
Extents
| Currentness Reference: | Ground Condition |
|---|
Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
| W° Bound: | -95 | |
|---|---|---|
| E° Bound: | -64 | |
| N° Bound: | 40 | |
| S° Bound: | 18 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
| Time Frame Type: | Continuing |
|---|---|
| Start: | 2001-05-01 |
Access Information
| Security Class: | Unclassified |
|---|---|
| Security Handling Description: |
none |
| Data Access Policy: |
None |
| Data Access Procedure: |
Contact SEFSC, SFD, CTS about collaboration |
| Data Access Constraints: |
None |
| Data Use Constraints: |
None |
| Metadata Access Constraints: |
None |
| Metadata Use Constraints: |
None |
URLs
URL 1
| URL: | http://www.sefsc.noaa.gov/publications/billfish.htm |
|---|
Activity Log
Activity Log 1
| Activity Date/Time: | 2015-08-31 |
|---|---|
| Activity Type: | review |
| Responsible Party: | Derke Snodgrass |
Issues
Issue 1
| Issue Date: | 2015-09-01 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Snodgrass, Derke |
| Issue: |
most samples are from legal sized individuals so they do not represent the whole population |
Technical Environment
| Description: |
This is simply an Excel file so there is not much technical details to using it. |
|---|
Data Quality
| Representativeness: |
Mostly larger, legal (USA) sized individuals. There are a few smaller fish sampled. |
|---|---|
| Quality Control Procedures Employed: |
cross reference proofing |
Data Management
| Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: | No |
|---|---|
| Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: | 0 |
| 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: | No |
| Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: | 180 |
| If Delay is Longer than Latency of Automated Processing, Indicate Under What Authority Data Access is Delayed: |
N/A |
| Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: | To Be Determined |
| If To Be Determined, Unable to Archive, or No Archiving Intended, Explain: |
The archival process is currently under development. |
| Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving: | 180 |
| How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?: |
The data resides on a secure government network requiring multi-factor authentication for network access. |
Lineage
| Lineage Statement: |
many colleagues have collected the samples for this effort from both recreational and commercials gear interactions. |
|---|
Process Steps
Process Step 1
| Description: |
record data for samples collected from specimens, copy data to database, proof data |
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Catalog Details
| Catalog Item ID: | 26418 |
|---|---|
| GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26418 |
| Metadata Record Created By: | Lee M Weinberger |
| Metadata Record Created: | 2015-08-14 14:58+0000 |
| Metadata Record Last Modified By: | Bryson Anderson |
| Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2023-02-01 17:42+0000 |
| Metadata Record Published: | 2021-05-05 |
| Owner Org: | SEFSC |
| Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
| Do Not Publish?: | N |
| Metadata Last Review Date: | 2021-05-05 |
| Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
| Metadata Next Review Date: | 2022-05-05 |