70638 Data Set Published / External 70637 Western Pacific Purse Seine Fishery (SPTT) Project On Going Since 1988, U.S. purse seine vessels have had access to fish in waters of some foreign Pacific Island countries under the South Pacific Tuna Treaty (SPTT). This fleet primarily targets skipjack and yellowfin tuna, but also incidentally catches bigeye tuna. U.S.A. purse-seine vessels fishing in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) have been monitored by NOAA Fisheries under the SPTT since 1988. Logbook and landings data must be submitted as a requirement of the SPTT with 100% logbook coverage. Most SPTT-licensed vessels e-report their daily logbook data through a software system called Industry Fisheries Information Management System (iFIMS), and also submit copies of their catch and effort logbooks, their offloading logbooks, and cannery receipts to PIRO field staff in American Samoa. The WCPO fleet operates mainly in areas between 10 degrees N and 10 degrees S latitude and 130 degrees E and 150 degrees W longitude, with the majority of the fishing effort occurring south of the equator. Theme FMP Theme FRMD Theme PIFSC Theme purse seine Theme skipjack Theme yellowfin tuna Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Honolulu HI USA Data Set Oracle Database Continually Table (digital) While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. 70639 Published / External Vessels that have a SPTT license are required to submit a cannery data in the form of a final out-turn (FOT) or cannery receipt showing species, size, and tonnage. There is no standard format and size bins vary by cannery. 70640 Published / External Daily catch and effort reports are required under WCPFC and SPTT regulations. The Regional Purse Seine Logsheet (RPL) is an Forum Fisheries Association (FFA)/Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) form. 70641 Published / External Vessels that have a SPTT license are required to submit an unloading logsheet after unloading. This is an FFA/SPC form. Data Steward 2023-09-22 Person Suter, Jenny M jenny.suter@noaa.gov 1845 Wasp Blvd Honolulu HI 96818 USA Contact via email Distributor 2016 Organization Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center PIFSC pifsc.info@noaa.gov https://ror.org/02apffz65 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA 808-725-5360 https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage Online Resource 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Metadata Contact 2025-11-12 Person Tomita, Ashley S ashley.tomita@noaa.gov 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA (808)725-5693 Metadata Contact 2023-09-22 Person Suter, Jenny M jenny.suter@noaa.gov 1845 Wasp Blvd Honolulu HI 96818 USA Contact via email Point of Contact 2025-11-12 Person Tomita, Ashley S ashley.tomita@noaa.gov 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA (808)725-5693 Point of Contact 2023-09-22 Person Suter, Jenny M jenny.suter@noaa.gov 1845 Wasp Blvd Honolulu HI 96818 USA Contact via email Ground Condition 130 -150 10 -10 Western and Central Pacific Ocean Continuing 1988 Sensitive Send written request to PIFSC and requires approval by the PIFSC data owner. Requires signing a PIFSC non-disclosure statement for fisheries confidential data. None None https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/bycatch/fishing-gear-purse-seines Fishing gear: Purse Seines Online Resource https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/international-affairs/south-pacific-tuna-treaty South Pacific Tuna Treaty Online Resource Oracle Yes Unknown Yes Yes One year To Be Determined Unknown PIFSC ITS performs scheduled back-ups. 70639 Entity 70640 Entity 70641 Entity gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:70638 Brent Miyamoto 2023-08-25T02:16:13 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2025-12-03T01:00:28 2023-09-22 Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center PIFSC 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA 808-725-5300 https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 1001 Public No No 2023-09-22 1 Year 2024-09-22