Vessel Electronic Reporting System (VERS)

Item Identification

* » Title	Vessel Electronic Reporting System (VERS)
Short Name	Vessel Electronic Reporting System (VERS)
* Status	Completed
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* » Abstract	The VERS system is composed of a database and other related applications which facilitate the reporting of electronically collected research data via Fisheries Logbook Data Recording Software (FLDRS). These data are collected aboard federally permitted commercial fishing vessels, and the system allows for the collection of data to exceed regulatory requirements to address research needs, while simultaneously being submitted for Vessel Trip Reporting (VTR) purposes in order to satisfy federal reporting requirements.
* Purpose	The VERS system was developed to facilitate the collection of haul-by-haul effort and catch data on board commercial fishing vessels, while simultaneously meeting federal vessel trip reporting (VTR) requirements. VERS requires the collection of all core VTR data elements, but also includes the ability to collect additional data elements which exceed VTR requirements and which may differ among research projects.
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None	electronic reporting
None	eVTR
None	FLDRS
None	haul-by-haul
None	research
None	VTR

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None	Mid-Atlantic
None	New England
None	Northeast Region

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• » Organization	NEFSC Woods Hole Lab
• » City	Woods Hole
• » State/Province	MA
• Country	USA
• » Location Description

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* Data Set Scope Code	Data Set
• Data Set Type	Oracle Database
• Maintenance Frequency	Continually
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» Data Presentation Form	Table (digital)
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» At least one Distributor Org, one Metadata Contact, one Point of Contact, and one Data Steward should be listed.

* » Support Role	Data Steward
* » Date Effective From	2011
Date Effective To
Person	Moser, Joshua
Address	166 Water Street Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026 USA
Email Address	joshua.moser@noaa.gov
Phone	508-495-2246
Fax	508-495-2393
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* » Support Role	Distributor
* » Date Effective From	2011
Date Effective To
Organization	Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)
Address	166 Water Street Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026 USA
Email Address
Phone	(508)495-2000
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Mobile
URL	https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/northeast-fisheries-science-center
Business Hours	8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday
Contact Instructions

* » Support Role	Metadata Contact
* » Date Effective From	2015-08
Date Effective To
Person	Moser, Joshua
Address	166 Water Street Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026 USA
Email Address	joshua.moser@noaa.gov
Phone	508-495-2246
Fax	508-495-2393
Mobile
URL
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Contact Instructions

* » Support Role	Originator
* » Date Effective From	2011
Date Effective To
Organization	Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)
Address	166 Water Street Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026 USA
Email Address
Phone	(508)495-2000
Fax
Mobile
URL	https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/northeast-fisheries-science-center
Business Hours	8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday
Contact Instructions

* » Support Role	Point of Contact
* » Date Effective From	2011
Date Effective To
Person	Moser, Joshua
Address	166 Water Street Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026 USA
Email Address	joshua.moser@noaa.gov
Phone	508-495-2246
Fax	508-495-2393
Mobile
URL
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* » W° Bound	-76
* » E° Bound	-42
* » N° Bound	50
* » S° Bound	35
* » Description	Majority of data collected withinUS/Canada border to Cape Hatteras, NC; however, specific projects include data collection within international waters managed by NAFO

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* » Time Frame Type	Continuing
* » Start	1996
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* » Security Class	Sensitive
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• Data Access Policy	NEFSC data set which is governed by NEFSC Data Access Authorization
» Data Access Procedure	not applicable
• » Data Access Constraints	not applicable
• Data Use Constraints	not applicable
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URL	https://fish.nefsc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/vers/report.pl?by_program=Reports&manager_program=35-A&action=DISPLAY
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Description	Data download is available to specific system users based on their granted level of access, data export is NOT provided to the public, eg: - operators can export data from trips during which they were the vessel operator - owner can export data from all trips reported by their vessel(s)

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Technical Environment

Description	Oracle 11g Database, Centralized Data Management System

Data Quality

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Accuracy	Data are audited in several ways: a) automated database audit triggers and procedures, b) post load comparison to other data sets (eg. matching trip data to VMS, dealer, and/or Observer Program data).
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Completeness Report	All submissions and data edits must be attested to and digitally signed by a vessel operator or owner in order to meet eVTR requirements.
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» Quality Control Procedures Employed	Data validation during data collection, Data validation during data entry, Post audits by internal editors, Database integrity constraints, Matching of vessel reported data to external data sources (eg. VMS and dealer data, archival data recording devices), post trip review by fishermen

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?	Yes
» If Distributor (Data Hosting Service) is Needed, Please Indicate	NA
» 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	Other
» If World Data Center or Other, Specify	NARA
» Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving	1 year
» How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?	Data is backed up as it is loaded.

Lineage

» Lineage Statement	Vessel data is collected electronically using the Fisheries Logbook Data Recording Software (FLDRS). At the completion of a trip, an encrypted data file is emailed to the NEFSC servers and loaded to the relevant databases.

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Score	Type	Title
	Entity (ENT)	Table: ACCSP_SAFIS_GRADE_CATEGORIES
	Entity (ENT)	Table: ACCSP_SAFIS_MARKET_CATEGORIES
	Entity (ENT)	Table: FVTR_DEALERS
	Entity (ENT)	Table: FVTR_DISPOSITIONS
	Entity (ENT)	Table: FVTR_FISHING_AREAS
	Entity (ENT)	Table: FVTR_GEAR_CODES
	Entity (ENT)	Table: FVTR_LOAD_STATUS_CODES
	Entity (ENT)	Table: FVTR_LOCATIONS
	Entity (ENT)	Table: FVTR_LOCATION_TO_AREAS
	Entity (ENT)	Table: FVTR_MAP_DEALERS_TO_DISPO
	Entity (ENT)	Table: FVTR_MESH_TYPES
	Entity (ENT)	Table: FVTR_NAME_EXT
	Entity (ENT)	Table: FVTR_OPERATORS
	Entity (ENT)	Table: FVTR_PORTS
	Entity (ENT)	Table: FVTR_REPORT_METHODS
	Entity (ENT)	Table: FVTR_REPORT_SOURCES
	Entity (ENT)	Table: FVTR_SENDER_TYPES
	Entity (ENT)	Table: FVTR_SOURCE_VERSIONS
	Entity (ENT)	Table: FVTR_SPECIES_CODES
	Entity (ENT)	Table: FVTR_SPECIES_ITIS
	Entity (ENT)	Table: FVTR_TRIP_ACTIVITY_TYPES
	Entity (ENT)	Table: FVTR_TRIP_CATEGORIES
	Entity (ENT)	Table: FVTR_TRIP_CATEGORY_ACTIVITY
	Entity (ENT)	Table: FVTR_TRIP_STATUS_CODES
	Entity (ENT)	Table: FVTR_UNITS_OF_MEASURE
	Entity (ENT)	Table: FVTR_VESSELS
	Entity (ENT)	Table: LOCAL_GMT_CONV
	Entity (ENT)	Table: VERS_APPORTION
	Entity (ENT)	Table: VERS_ASSOCIATES
	Entity (ENT)	Table: VERS_ASSOCIATE_TASKS
	Entity (ENT)	Table: VERS_ASSOCIATE_TYPES
	Entity (ENT)	Table: VERS_CATCH
	Entity (ENT)	Table: VERS_EFFORT
	Entity (ENT)	Table: VERS_ELEMENTS
	Entity (ENT)	Table: VERS_ELEMENT_COLLECTION
	Entity (ENT)	Table: VERS_ELEMENT_DATA
	Entity (ENT)	Table: VERS_ELEMENT_FORMATS
	Entity (ENT)	Table: VERS_ELEMENT_GEAR_COLLECTION
	Entity (ENT)	Table: VERS_ELEMENT_LEVELS
	Entity (ENT)	Table: VERS_ELEMENT_LIST
	Entity (ENT)	Table: VERS_LANDING
	Entity (ENT)	Table: VERS_PROGRAMS
	Entity (ENT)	Table: VERS_PROGRAM_ASSOCIATES
	Entity (ENT)	Table: VERS_PROGRAM_TYPES
	Entity (ENT)	Table: VERS_TASKS
	Entity (ENT)	Table: VERS_TRIP
	Entity (ENT)	Table: VERS_TRIP_TRANSMIT
	Entity (ENT)	Table: VERS_VESSEL_ASSOCIATES
	Entity (ENT)	Table: VERS_VESSEL_PROGRAMS

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Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID	26730
Metadata Record Created By	Patricia L Jones
Metadata Record Created	2015-08-31 07:11+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By	SysAdmin InPortAdmin
» Metadata Record Last Modified	2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published	2016-08-23
Owner Org	NEFSC
Metadata Publication Status	Published Externally
Do Not Publish?	N
Metadata Workflow State	Published / External
Metadata Last Review Date	2016-08-23
Metadata Review Frequency	1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date	2017-08-23

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