NMFS Menhaden Biostatistical (Port Samples) Database
Data Set (DS) | Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:8825 | Updated: March 4, 2026 | Published / External
Short Citation:
Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 2026: NMFS Menhaden Biostatistical (Port Samples) Database, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/8825.
Keywords
Theme Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) |
Brevoortia tyrannus
|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | commercial data |
| None | fishdep |
| None | fisheries dependent data |
| None | fishery-dependent |
| None | landings |
| None | menhaden |
Temporal Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | 1955-present |
Spatial Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
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| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA
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| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | Gulf of Mexico |
Physical Location
| Organization: | Southeast Fisheries Science Center |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Data Presentation Form: | Table (digital) |
Support Roles
Data Steward
CC ID: 282320
| Date Effective From: | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Mroch, Ray |
| Address: |
101 Pivers Island Rd Beaufort, NC 28516 |
| Email Address: | Ray.Mroch@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 252-728-0855 |
| Fax: | 252-728-8784 |
| Contact Instructions: |
Contact by email preferred. |
Distributor
CC ID: 279583
| Date Effective From: | 2015 |
|---|---|
| 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
CC ID: 282322
| Date Effective From: | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Mroch, Ray |
| Address: |
101 Pivers Island Rd Beaufort, NC 28516 |
| Email Address: | Ray.Mroch@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 252-728-0855 |
| Fax: | 252-728-8784 |
| Contact Instructions: |
Contact by email preferred. |
Point of Contact
CC ID: 207769
| Date Effective From: | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Mroch, Ray |
| Address: |
101 Pivers Island Rd Beaufort, NC 28516 |
| Email Address: | Ray.Mroch@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 252-728-0855 |
| Fax: | 252-728-8784 |
Extents
| Currentness Reference: | Ground Condition |
|---|
Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
CC ID: 279588
| W° Bound: | -95 | |
|---|---|---|
| E° Bound: | -70 | |
| N° Bound: | 43 | |
| S° Bound: | 28 | |
| Description |
Gulf Of Mexico And South Atlantic Ocean |
|
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
CC ID: 279587
| Time Frame Type: | Continuing |
|---|---|
| Start: | 1955 |
Access Information
| Security Class: | Unclassified |
|---|---|
| Data Access Procedure: |
The data will be available from a public web server once an access methodology has been developed. |
| Data Access Constraints: |
None |
Data Quality
| Quality Control Procedures Employed: |
Quality control is conducted by separate data entry and editing personnel. |
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Data Management
| Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: | No |
|---|---|
| Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: | 0 |
| Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: | Yes |
| Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: | No |
| If Distributor (Data Hosting Service) is Needed, Please Indicate: | No |
| Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: | 0 |
| If Delay is Longer than Latency of Automated Processing, Indicate Under What Authority Data Access is Delayed: |
N/A |
| 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: | 0 |
| 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 government network requiring multi-factor authentication for network access. |
Lineage
Process Steps
Process Step 1
CC ID: 285092
| Description: |
Fish are taken from the holds of the boats using a dip net, weighed, measured, and scales collected. Scales are mounted and shipped to Beaufort. At Beaufort laboratory, datasheets are entered using DBase, ages estimated and lengths between annuli recorded. These data are then converted to a SAS database that includes data of capture, vessel, location captured, and plant landed. |
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Catalog Details
| Catalog Item ID: | 8825 |
|---|---|
| GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:8825 |
| Metadata Record Created By: | Lee M Weinberger |
| Metadata Record Created: | 2009-01-07 16:37+0000 |
| Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
| Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2026-03-04 19:17+0000 |
| Metadata Record Published: | 2021-10-21 |
| Owner Org: | SEFSC |
| Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
| Do Not Publish?: | N |
| Metadata Last Review Date: | 2021-10-21 |
| Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
| Metadata Next Review Date: | 2022-10-21 |