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Caribbean Sustainable Fishing Communities Initiative

Project (PRJ)  |  Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:3796  |  Updated: March 4, 2026  |  Published / External 
Summary
Item Identification
Keywords
Physical Location
Support Roles
Extents
Acronyms
Child Items
Catalog Details

Summary

Description

To collect socio-economic data on fishing communities: demographic, household composition, crew composition, fishing practices, perceptions of Marine Protected Areas (MPA's).

Purpose

Management support and research

Child Items

Type Title
Data Set Caribbean Sustainable Fisheries Communities Initiative (St. Croix): (CRCP)
Data Set Caribbean Sustainable Fisheries Communities Initiative (St. Thomas St. John): This dataset contains demographic, fishing practices, crew information about St. Thomian and St. Johnian fishermen as well as their perceptions about the performance of lo

Contact Information

Point of Contact
Matthew M Mcpherson
matthew.mcpherson@noaa.gov
305-321-4112

Metadata Contact
Juan Agar
Juan.Agar@noaa.gov
305-361-4218

Extents

Geographic Area 1

US Carribean

Time Frame 1
2005-01-01 - Present

Item Identification

Title: Caribbean Sustainable Fishing Communities Initiative
Short Name: Caribbean Sustainable Fishing Communities Initiative
Status: In Work
Abstract:

To collect socio-economic data on fishing communities: demographic, household composition, crew composition, fishing practices, perceptions of Marine Protected Areas (MPA's).
Purpose:

Management support and research

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None commercial data
None cost
None demographic data
None economic data
None recreational data
None revenue
None sociology data

Temporal Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None 2005

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None caribbean
None Marine Protection Areas
None Puerto Rico
None Virgin Islands

Physical Location

Organization: Southeast Fisheries Science Center
City: Miami
State/Province: FL
Country: USA

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 289019
Date Effective From: 2005
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Agar, Juan
Address: 75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami, FL 33139
Email Address: Juan.Agar@noaa.gov
Phone: 305-361-4218
Fax: 305-365-4102
Business Hours: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm est/est

Distributor

CC ID: 289020
Date Effective From: 2005
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

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 289018
Date Effective From: 2005
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Agar, Juan
Address: 75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami, FL 33139
Email Address: Juan.Agar@noaa.gov
Phone: 305-361-4218
Fax: 305-365-4102
Business Hours: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm est/est

Point of Contact

CC ID: 289017
Date Effective From: 2005
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Mcpherson, Matthew M
Address: 75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami, FL 33149
USA
Email Address: matthew.mcpherson@noaa.gov
Phone: 305-321-4112

Extents

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 7572
Description

US Carribean

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 7571
Time Frame Type: Continuing
Start: 2005-01-01

Acronyms

MPA Marine Protection Area

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 3796
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:3796
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2007-03-26 03:13+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