27632 Japanese longline catch observed Data Set Published / External 26095 Japanese longline observer data-USEEZ 1978-1988 Project Completed This data set contains data that were collected by trained observers aboard Japanese pelagic longline vessels operating in the US EEZ. Observers collected information on the catch, bycatch, and fishing effort details of these fishing operations. Of particular concern were catches of bluefin tuna, and bycatch of marlins. Monitor catch and effort Theme fishdep Theme fishery-dependent Southeast Fisheries Science Center Miami FL USA Location Of The Main Office Of The South East Fisheries Science Center Data Set Table (digital) N/A N/A N/A 27633 Catch variables Published / External 1 CATCH_KEY VARCHAR2(20 BYTE) 20 No No Active Unique key for this file; there is a one to 6 digit prefix (starts at 1 and goes sequentially up to 401,217) which is then followed by the trip ID number (see column 1 in the effort file documentation). This column could be used to link the catch to the effort, but the number preceding the trip ID would need to be trimmed out. 2 HAUL_NUMBER VARCHAR2(2 BYTE) 2 No No Active Haul number of this trip that this animal was caught on. 3 SPECIES_CODE VARCHAR2(7 BYTE) 7 No No Active Species code, which is formatted as an alpha-numeric string that combines the 3 letter POP alpha species codes with 4-digit NMFS numeric codes. So YFT4655 combines the POP code YFT for yellowfin tuna with the NMFS numeric code of 4655 for yellowfin tuna. 4 LENGTH1 VARCHAR2(3 BYTE) 3 No No Active Length in centimeters, for species other than sharks. 5 LENGTH2 VVARCHAR2(3 BYTE) 3 No No Active Length in centimeters, for species in the shark group. 6 LENGTH_TYPE VARCHAR2(1 BYTE) 1 No No Active A length type code that relates to whatever length appears in columns LENGTH1 or LENGTH2. The codes are 0=unknown, 1=straight length measurement, 2=curved length measurement, and 3=estimated length measurement. 7 SEX VARCHAR2(1 BYTE) 1 No No Active Sex ID of the observed animal: : 0 = unknown, 1 = male, and 2 = female. 8 BEGIN_HAUL_DATE VARCHAR2(20 BYTE) 20 No No Active Begin haul date, in format YYYYMMDD. 9 SPECIES_GROUP VARCHAR2(20 BYTE) 20 No No Active SPECIES_GROUP: Species group; an alpha code that describes the general group this species fits in. There are 11 distinct values: JAPSKATES/RAYS JAPTUNA OTHER JAPTUNA JAPBILLFISH JAPSEA BIRD JAPMARINE TURTLE JAPFINFISH OTHER JAPMARINE MAMMAL JAPFINFISH JAPSHARK JAPMISC Data Steward 2012 Person Beerkircher, Larry lawrence.r.beerkircher@noaa.gov 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 305-361-4290 Contact by email preferred. Distributor 2012 Organization Southeast Fisheries Science Center SEFSC https://ror.org/0396y0w87 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 USA (305)361-5761 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center About SEFSC Online Resource 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST Metadata Contact 2012 Person Beerkircher, Larry lawrence.r.beerkircher@noaa.gov 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 305-361-4290 Contact by email preferred. Point of Contact 2012 Person Beerkircher, Larry lawrence.r.beerkircher@noaa.gov 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 305-361-4290 Contact by email preferred. -96 -60 42 23 Gulf Of Mexico And South Atlantic Ocean Range 1978 1988 -96 -60 42 23 Gulf Of Mexico And South Atlantic Ocean Range 1978 1988 -96 -60 42 23 Gulf Of Mexico And South Atlantic Ocean Range 1978 1988 Sensitive Any paper copies of data set must be keep in a locked storage cabinet accessible only to NDA holder, within a locked office or lab that is accessible only to a limited number of the NDA holder s associates. Electronic copies of the data must be stored on Need SEFSC NDA. NDAs can only be granted to NOAA employees, contractors, or grantee s with a need for the data (see NOAA Administrative Order 216 100) . Contact data steward Beerkircher or SEFSC Miami Laboratory Fisheries Statistics Division Chief. Waiver Needed Usually defined in the NDA. Publicly available research results must conform to current aggregation procedures (rule of three). none none This is a legacy data set and documentation on QC processes is very limited. No 0 Yes Yes No 0 This data is currently wavered under the current NOAA guidelines for relational databases. To Be Determined 0 The data resides on a secure government network requiring multi-factor authentication for network access. 1 This is a legacy data set and documentation on process is very limited. 27633 Entity gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:27632 Larry Beerkircher 2015-10-01T08:17:45 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2026-03-04T19:17:18 2021-05-06 Southeast Fisheries Science Center SEFSC 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 USA (305)361-5761 www.sefsc.noaa.gov 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST 1001 Public No No 2021-05-06 1 Year 2022-05-06