8825 NMFS Menhaden Biostatistical (Port Samples) Database Data Set Published / External 5242 Menhaden Research Project In Work Data set consists of port samples of gulf and Atlantic menhaden from the reduction purse-seine fisheries: data include specimen fork length, weight and age (yrs), as well as date and location of catch. To characterize size and age composition of the gulf and Atlantic menhaden landings data set used for publications and stock assessments Theme Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Brevoortia tyrannus Spatial Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN Spatial Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA Theme commercial data Theme fishdep Theme fisheries dependent data Theme fishery-dependent Theme landings Theme menhaden Temporal 1955-present Spatial Gulf of Mexico 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 34565 Published / External In Work Bio-statistical Data collected by port samplers These data are collected by port samplers on-location in fish processing factories. Data Table Lists Biostatistical menhaden Data taken at processing plants Coast Character 1 No No Active Coded Value Indicating Coast Where Fish was landed A Species targeted: Atlantic Menhaden, Brevoortia tyrannus. G Species targeted: Gulf Menhaden, Brevoortia patronus. Validated against code in coast_code.csv Year Numeric 4 No No Active Year collection was made 1955-present Plant Numeric 2 No No Active Processing plant at which fish were landed Scale_no Numeric 5 No No Active Identification of individual fish from which scale was taken Length Numeric 3 No No Active Fork length of fish in millimeters (mm) millimeters Weight Numeric 3 No No Active Weight of fish in grams (g) grams Age Numeric 2 No No Active Age of fish as determined by annulus count Species Numeric No No Active Coded value indicating species of fish captured or method (gear) of capture 0 Fish caught by purse seine and processed by reduction fishery (processed into oils, meal, and soluble products). 5 Fish caught by mid-water trawl and sold as bait. 6 Atlantic thread herring (Opisthonema oglinum) caught in place of, or along with, Gulf Menhaden (Brevoortia patronus). 7 Fish caught by purse seine and sold as bait. 8 Fish caught by pound net and sold as bait. 9 Fish caught by gill net and sold as bait. Code found in species_or_gear_code.csv Reader Numeric 1 No No Active Identification of scale reader determining age Vessel Numeric No No Active Vessel identification number location character No No Active Location of last set of the fishing day, this set is the one most likely to have caught the sample month Numeric No No Active Month of the year collection was made. Months greater than 12 refer to years when fishing effort for the season extended into the following calendar year day Numeric No No Active Day of the month collection was made collection Numeric No No Active The 10- or 20-fish collection from the hold containing the fish area Numeric No No Active Large area from which fish were caught. ring1 Numeric No No Active Distance from focus to the first annulus (if present). Units are in Eberbach units, consistent, but not calibrated to meters. Eberbach units N/A Measurement is not available/present ring2 Numeric No No Active Distance from focus to the second annulus (if present). Units are in Eberbach units, consistent, but not calibrated to meters. Eberbach units N/A Measurement is not available/present ring3 Numeric No No Active Distance from focus to the third annulus (if present). Units are in Eberbach units, consistent, but not calibrated to meters Eberbach units N/A Measurement is not available/present ring4 Numeric No No Active Distance from focus to the fourth annulus (if present). Units are in Eberbach units, consistent, but not calibrated to meters Eberbach units N/A Measurement is not available/present ring5 Numeric No No Active Distance from focus to the fifth annulus (if present). Units are in Eberbach units, consistent, but not calibrated to meters Eberbach units N/A Measurement is not available/present ring6 Numeric No No Active Distance from focus to the sixth annulus (if present). Units are in Eberbach units, consistent, but not calibrated to meters Eberbach units ring7 Numeric No No Active Distance from focus to the seventh annulus (if present). Units are in Eberbach units, consistent, but not calibrated to meters Eberbach units N/A Measurement is not available/present ring8 Numeric No No Active Distance from focus to the eigth annulus (if present). Units are in Eberbach units, consistent, but not calibrated to meters Eberbach units N/A Measurement is not available/present ring9 Numeric No No Active Distance from focus to the ninth annulus (if present). Units are in Eberbach units, consistent, but not calibrated to meters Eberbach units N/A Measurement is not available/present Data Steward 2015 Person Mroch, Ray Ray.Mroch@noaa.gov 101 Pivers Island Rd Beaufort NC 28516 252-728-0855 252-728-8784 Contact by email preferred. Data Steward 1955 2015-06 Person Smith, Joseph W joseph.w.smith@noaa.gov 101 Pivers Island Road Beaufort NC 28516 252-728-8765 252-728-8784 Distributor 2015 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 Contact by email preferred. Metadata Contact 2015 Person Mroch, Ray Ray.Mroch@noaa.gov 101 Pivers Island Rd Beaufort NC 28516 252-728-0855 252-728-8784 Contact by email preferred. Point of Contact 2013 Person Mroch, Ray Ray.Mroch@noaa.gov 101 Pivers Island Rd Beaufort NC 28516 252-728-0855 252-728-8784 Ground Condition -95 -70 43 28 Gulf Of Mexico And South Atlantic Ocean Continuing 1955 Unclassified The data will be available from a public web server once an access methodology has been developed. None Quality control is conducted by separate data entry and editing personnel. No 0 Yes No No 0 N/A To Be Determined 0 The data resides on a secure government network requiring multi-factor authentication for network access. 1 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. 34565 Entity gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:8825 Lee Weinberger 2009-01-07T16:37:11 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2026-03-04T19:17:18 2021-10-21 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 2021-10-21 1 Year 2022-10-21