• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2012-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00

Stomach contents were tabulated for 734 swordfish (Xiphias gladius) from the central North Pacific from 1989 to 2000 (most from 1994-1998). The swordfish were captured by various commercial...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2025-12-03T01:00:28.000+00:00

Juvenile swordfish caught throughout the Pacific Ocean collected by Hawaii longline observers, aboard the Thomas Cromwell research vessel, and donated by various fishing vessels.

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2025-05-15T19:15:55.000+00:00

This database identifies the universe of (permitted) vessels participating in open access commercial and recreational Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS) fisheries, including fisheries for...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 1974-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00

This data set contains vessel logbook and landings data from harpoon vessels that fish within 200 miles of the California coast, from 1974 to present. The harpoon fishery targets swordfish and...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2025-03-28T19:09:19.000+00:00

Anglers are required to report all recreationally caught Atlantic bluefin tuna, billfish, and swordfish to NMFS, provided the landings are not affiliated with a registered tournament. Reports are...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 1991-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00

This data set contains catch and effort, landings, and observer data from longline vessels fishing in the North Pacific outside the U.S. west coast EEZ. Logbooks and landings data are available...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2025-03-28T19:09:19.000+00:00

Electronic dealer reporting for highly migratory species (HMS) dealers was instituted to expedite dealer reporting of federally-managed HMS, including swordfish, BAYS (bigeye, albacore, yellowfin...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 1981-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00

This data set contains vessels, logbooks, fish size and landings data for three fleets of gillnet vessels that operate within 200 mile of the U.S. west coast, mainly in waters off California. The...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2004-08-01T00:00:00.000+00:00

This is a time-series dataset of trip expenditure data for the Hawaii-based longline fleet for the period August 2004 to present. The data collection includes 10 variable cost items commonly...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2025-12-03T01:00:28.000+00:00

This data set contains the logbook data of U.S. longline vessels based in Hawaii from 1990 to the present that fish in the central Pacific (120 deg W - 170 deg E and 50 deg N - 20 deg S). Tunas...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2025-12-03T01:00:28.000+00:00

The data collection project assessed the economic performance of Hawaii-based longline vessels that made trips in 2012. Operational and vessel costs were collected by personal interviews with...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2015-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00

All Atlantic recreational fishing tournaments that award points or prizes for the catch & release or landing of billfish, swordfish, sharks, or tunas are required to register with NOAA Fisheries...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2017-04-14T00:00:00.000+00:00

During Townsend Cromwell (TC) Cruise 90-06, experimental pelagic longlining was conducted for swordfish, Xiphias gladius. Pelagic longline gear consisted of a 0.79 cm diameter nylon/cotton line,...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2007-12-31T00:00:00.000+00:00

The data collection project assessed the economic performance of Hawaii-based longline vessels that made trips in 2005. Operational and vessel costs were collected by personal interviews with...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2025-03-31T13:12:19.000+00:00

This enhancement was created in the electronic dealer reporting application to automate the comparison of dealer reported data to vessel reported data in Atlantic HMS fisheries. In particular,...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000+00:00

Swordfish have been a commercially caught species since the early 1800s. During this early stage of the fishery, harpoon was the principal gear and the fishing was limited to the northeastern...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2022-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00

The data described here include prey item identifications and specifications from dissected stomachs of bigeye tuna, mahi mahi, and swordfish. These data were gathered around the North Pacific...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2025-11-03T20:45:15.000+00:00

The cooperative tagging center (CTC) began deploying electronic tags in 2002. To date over 300 tags have been deployed. The following species have been monitored: bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna,...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2025-11-10T22:51:55.000+00:00

This data set contains catch and effort for fishing trips that are taken by vessels with a Federal permit issued for the swordfish and sharks under the Highly Migratory Species (HMS) fishery...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000+00:00

This data set contains catch and effort for fishing trips that are taken by vessels with a Federal permit issued for the swordfish and sharks under the Highly Migratory Species (HMS) fishery...

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