AFSC/FMA/North Pacific Observer Domestic Data Dictionary
Data Set (DS) | Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:9603 | Updated: September 23, 2025 | Published / External
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Summary
Short Citation
Alaska Fisheries Science Center, 2026: AFSC/FMA/North Pacific Observer Domestic Data Dictionary, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/9603.
Full Citation Examples
From 1986 when the first NMFS observers were placed on domestic fishing vessels until the rollout of the re-engineered data model in December of 2007. Debriefed and validated observer data was maintained in the "Domestic" set of tables in the NORPAC database.
From 1986 when the first NMFS observers were placed on domestic fishing vessels until the rollout of the re-engineered data model in December of 2007. Debriefed and validated observer data was maintained in the "Domestic" set of tables in the NORPAC database.
Data Access & Downloads
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These data are confidential and not available in an unaggregated form.
Restricted to NMFS Employees with non-disclosure, vessel owners or their proxy(s), limited data provided to researchers within specific publication restrictions.
Restricted to NMFS Employees with non-disclosure, vessel owners or their proxy(s), limited data provided to researchers within specific publication restrictions.
URLs
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Logical Model of system
Child Items
No Child Items for this record.
Contact Information
Point of Contact
Glenn Campbell
glenn.campbell@noaa.gov
Extents
-180° W,
-117° E,
65° N,
31° S
Aleution Islands, Bering Sea and the Gulf of Alaska
1986 - 2007
Domestic Fishery Observers first deployed in 1986 - the retirement of the Domestic Table Structure in December 2007
Item Identification
| Title: | AFSC/FMA/North Pacific Observer Domestic Data Dictionary |
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| Short Name: | AFSC/FMA/North Pacific Observer Domestic Data Dictionary |
| Status: | In Work |
| Abstract: |
From 1986 when the first NMFS observers were placed on domestic fishing vessels until the rollout of the re-engineered data model in December of 2007. Debriefed and validated observer data was maintained in the "Domestic" set of tables in the NORPAC database. |
| Purpose: |
From 1986 when the first NMFS observers were placed on domestic fishing vessels until the rollout of the re-engineered data model in December of 2007. Debriefed and validated observer data was maintained in the "Domestic" set of tables in the NORPAC database. |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
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| UNCONTROLLED | |
| Fisheries | Fishery-Dependent |
| Fisheries | Tracked Asset |
| None | DOMESTIC |
| None | FISHERY MANAGEMENT |
| None | OBSERVER |
Temporal Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | 1986 |
| None | 2007 |
| None | Debriefed |
Spatial Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | AFSC |
| None | AI |
| None | BS |
| None | BSAI |
| None | FMA |
| None | GOA |
| None | NORTH PACIFIC |
Physical Location
| Organization: | Alaska Fisheries Science Center |
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| City: | Seattle |
| State/Province: | WA |
| Country: | USA |
| Location Description: |
Managed by OFIS |
Data Set Information
| Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
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| Data Set Type: | Database |
| Maintenance Frequency: | As Needed |
| Data Presentation Form: | Table (digital) |
| Entity Attribute Overview: |
Modeled in Oracle Designer |
| Entity Attribute Detail Citation: |
Jerry Berger |
| Entity Attribute Detail URL: | https://www.afsc.noaa.gov/FMA/PDF_DOCS/Domestic%20Fishing%20Table%20Diagram.pdf |
| Data Set Credit: | FMA Division |
Support Roles
Data Steward
| Date Effective From: | 2025 |
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| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Thompson, Lisa |
| Address: |
7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle, WA 98115-6349 USA |
| Email Address: | lisa.thompson@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 206-526-4229 |
Distributor
| Date Effective From: | 1990 |
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| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Campbell, Glenn |
| Address: | |
| Email Address: | glenn.campbell@noaa.gov |
| Contact Instructions: |
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Point of Contact
| Date Effective From: | 1985 |
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| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Campbell, Glenn |
| Address: | |
| Email Address: | glenn.campbell@noaa.gov |
| Contact Instructions: |
glenn.campbell@noaa.gov |
Extents
Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
| W° Bound: | -180 | |
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| E° Bound: | -117 | |
| N° Bound: | 65 | |
| S° Bound: | 31 | |
| Description |
Aleution Islands, Bering Sea and the Gulf of Alaska |
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Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
| Time Frame Type: | Range |
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| Start: | 1986 |
| End: | 2007 |
| Description: |
Domestic Fishery Observers first deployed in 1986 - the retirement of the Domestic Table Structure in December 2007 |
Access Information
| Security Class: | Confidential |
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| Security Classification System: |
Proprietary data under Magnuson-Stevens |
| Security Handling Description: |
Signed non-disclosure agreement must be on file. |
| Data Access Policy: |
Restricted to NMFS Employees with non-disclosure, vessel owners or their proxy(s), limited data provided to researchers within specific publication restrictions. |
| Data Access Procedure: |
N/A |
| Data Access Constraints: |
Restricted to NMFS Employees with non-disclosure, vessel owners or their proxy(s), limited data provided to researchers within specific publication restrictions. |
| Data Use Constraints: |
Restricted to NMFS Employees with non-disclosure, vessel owners or their proxy(s), limited data provided to researchers within specific publication restrictions. |
| Metadata Access Constraints: |
None |
| Metadata Use Constraints: |
None |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
| Download URL: | https://www.afsc.noaa.gov/FMA/default.htm |
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| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | N/A |
| Description: |
These data are confidential and not available in an unaggregated form. |
URLs
URL 1
| URL: | https://www.afsc.noaa.gov/FMA/PDF_DOCS/Domestic%20Fishing%20Table%20Diagram.pdf |
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| URL Type: |
Online Resource
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| File Resource Format: | |
| Description: |
Logical Model of system |
Technical Environment
| Description: |
These data are maintained by OFIS on an Oracle 11g Database and supported by the Fisheries Monitoring and Analysis (FMA) engineering staff. |
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Data Quality
| Representativeness: |
Debriefed and archived observer catch and effort statistics |
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| Accuracy: |
These data were subject to inseason review, and comprehensive debriefing |
| Analytical Accuracy: |
N/A |
| Quantitation Limits: |
N/A |
| Bias: |
These data will retain any sampling bias encapsulated by the accepted standards at the time of collection. |
| Comparability: |
N/A |
| Completeness Measure: |
Debriefed - assumed to be complete |
| Precision: |
N/A |
| Analytical Precision: |
N/A |
| Detection Limit: |
N/A |
| Completeness Report: |
Debriefed complete data. |
| Quality Control Procedures Employed: |
These data were subject to inseason advising, automated error scripting, and comprehensive debriefing. |
Data Management
| Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: | Yes |
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| Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: | Unknown |
| Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: | No |
| Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: | Yes |
| If Distributor (Data Hosting Service) is Needed, Please Indicate: | N/A |
| Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: | NA |
| If Delay is Longer than Latency of Automated Processing, Indicate Under What Authority Data Access is Delayed: |
Under the Magnuson-Stevens Act section 402(b)(2) any observer data shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except in accordance with certain exceptions. Confidentiality of observer statistics is to be maintained under 50 CFR 600.415 - Access to statistics. Access to these data are provided to Federal, State, Council, Research Institutions and others who have a demonstrated need for such access, and who have submitted and been been granted approval, of limited access confidentiality agreements. These agreements are valid only for the duration of approved projects or research, the data released |
| Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: | No Archiving Intended |
| If To Be Determined, Unable to Archive, or No Archiving Intended, Explain: |
Observer data is subject to revision and has little meaning out of context. These data are preserved in a fully backed up Oracle database at the AFSC |
| Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving: | N/A |
| How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?: |
Observer data is subject to revision and has little meaning out of context. These data are preserved in a fully backed up Oracle database at the AFSC |
Lineage
| Lineage Statement: |
NMFS began placing observers on domestic vessels in 1986. This was in support of an industry-funded data gathering program on domestic vessels fishing in an area of the Bering Sea north of Port Moller where bycatch of red king crab was of concern. Other small-scale domestic observer programs were implemented during the late 1980s. This data model was retired in 2008. |
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Catalog Details
| Catalog Item ID: | 9603 |
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| GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:9603 |
| Metadata Record Created By: | Doug Turnbull |
| Metadata Record Created: | 2009-06-30 11:41+0000 |
| Metadata Record Last Modified By: | Lisa Peterson |
| Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2025-09-23 14:03+0000 |
| Metadata Record Published: | 2016-05-18 |
| Owner Org: | AFSC |
| Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
| Do Not Publish?: | N |
| Metadata Last Review Date: | 2016-05-18 |
| Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
| Metadata Next Review Date: | 2017-05-18 |