Observer Coverage of the Gulf of Mexico Menhaden Fishery
Data Set (DS) | Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:30410 | Updated: March 4, 2026 | Published / External
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Summary
Short Citation
Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 2026: Observer Coverage of the Gulf of Mexico Menhaden Fishery, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/30410.
Full Citation Examples
Vessel, gear and biological data collected by fishery observers from the commerical Gulf of Mexico menhaden fishery.
Bycatch Estimation
Data Access & Downloads
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0.5
ONLINE RESOURCE
Restricted to those who have signed data confidentiality agreement
Child Items
No Child Items for this record.
Contact Information
Point of Contact
Judith Pamela Gocke
judy.gocke@noaa.gov
Point of Contact
Tim J Baumer
tim.baumer@noaa.gov
409-766-3784
Metadata Contact
Shirley Smith Kasser
shirley.kasser@noaa.gov
Metadata Contact
Michael Barton Hartsook
michael.hartsook@noaa.gov
Metadata Contact
Elizabeth Scott Denton
elizabeth.scott-denton@noaa.gov
409-766-3571
Extents
-94.5694° W,
-88.4458° E,
30.3569° N,
28.9806° S
Gulf Of Mexico
2011
Item Identification
| Title: | Observer Coverage of the Gulf of Mexico Menhaden Fishery |
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| Status: | In Work |
| Abstract: |
Vessel, gear and biological data collected by fishery observers from the commerical Gulf of Mexico menhaden fishery. |
| Purpose: |
Bycatch Estimation |
| Notes: |
Non-releasable report (data confidentiality restrictions). |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| PARR Exclusion | Non-Environmental Data |
| None | Alabama |
| None | fishdep |
| None | fishery-dependent |
| None | gear |
| None | Louisiana |
| None | menhaden |
| None | Mississippi |
| None | observers |
| None | Texas |
| None | Vessel |
Spatial Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | gulf of mexico |
Physical Location
| Organization: | Southeast Fisheries Science Center |
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| 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 |
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| Data Presentation Form: | Table (digital) |
Support Roles
Data Steward
| Date Effective From: | 2011 |
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| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Baumer, Tim J |
| Address: |
4700 Avenue U Galveston, TX 77551 |
| Email Address: | tim.baumer@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 409-766-3784 |
| Contact Instructions: |
Contact by email preferred. |
Distributor
| Date Effective From: | 2011 |
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| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Organization): | Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) |
| Address: |
75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami, FL 33149 USA |
| ROR: | https://ror.org/0396y0w87 |
| 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: | 2025-11-10 |
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| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Kasser, Shirley Smith |
| Address: | |
| Email Address: | shirley.kasser@noaa.gov |
Metadata Contact
| Date Effective From: | 2025-11-10 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Hartsook, Michael Barton |
| Address: | |
| Email Address: | michael.hartsook@noaa.gov |
Metadata Contact
| Date Effective From: | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Scott Denton, Elizabeth |
| Address: |
4700 Avenue U Galveston, TX 77551 |
| Email Address: | elizabeth.scott-denton@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 409-766-3571 |
| Fax: | 409-766-3508 |
| Contact Instructions: |
Contact by email preferred. |
Point of Contact
| Date Effective From: | 2025-11-10 |
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| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Gocke, Judith Pamela |
| Address: | |
| Email Address: | judy.gocke@noaa.gov |
Point of Contact
| Date Effective From: | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Baumer, Tim J |
| Address: |
4700 Avenue U Galveston, TX 77551 |
| Email Address: | tim.baumer@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 409-766-3784 |
| Contact Instructions: |
Contact by email preferred. |
Extents
| Currentness Reference: | Ground Condition |
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Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
| W° Bound: | -94.5694 | |
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| E° Bound: | -88.4458 | |
| N° Bound: | 30.3569 | |
| S° Bound: | 28.9806 | |
| Description |
Gulf Of Mexico |
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Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
| Time Frame Type: | Discrete |
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| Start: | 2011 |
Access Information
| Security Class: | Sensitive |
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| Data Access Procedure: |
Contact Data Steward as signed confidentiality agreement is required |
| Data Access Constraints: |
Restricted to those who have signed data confidentiality agreement |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
| Download URL: | https://grunt.sefsc.noaa.gov/parr/30410.zip |
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| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | 30410.zip |
| Description: |
ONLINE RESOURCE |
| File Type (Deprecated): | DATABASE (MICROSOFT SQLSERVER) |
| File Size: | 0.5 |
| Compression: | Zip |
| Review Status: | Not Chked |
Data Quality
| Quality Control Procedures Employed: |
Highest quality standards to ensure data excellence. |
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Data Management
| Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: | No |
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| Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: | 5 |
| 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: | Yes |
| Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: | 365 |
| If Delay is Longer than Latency of Automated Processing, Indicate Under What Authority Data Access is Delayed: |
This data is currently wavered under the current NOAA guidelines for relational databases. |
| 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: | 365 |
| 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 database server only accessible through the NMFS network requiring separate multi-factor authentication for both network and database access. |
Lineage
Process Steps
Process Step 1
| Description: |
Observers are deployed on commercial vessels through a mandatory process. Observers collect data via paper. Data are entered electronically. |
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Catalog Details
| Catalog Item ID: | 30410 |
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| GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:30410 |
| Metadata Record Created By: | Lee M Weinberger |
| Metadata Record Created: | 2016-02-03 06:10+0000 |
| Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
| Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2026-03-04 19:17+0000 |
| Metadata Record Published: | 2021-05-07 |
| Owner Org: | SEFSC |
| Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
| Do Not Publish?: | N |
| Metadata Last Review Date: | 2021-05-07 |
| Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
| Metadata Next Review Date: | 2022-05-07 |