Observer and At Sea Monitor Database (OBDBS)
The Northeast Fisheries Observer Database System (OBDBS) contains data collected on commercial fishing vessels by observers from 1989 - present and at-sea monitors from 2010 - present. The data include detailed gear, effort, catch, bycatch of finfish and protected species as well as biological samples of priority and protected species. Data is collected by trained fishery observers and at-sea monitors for scientific and fisheries management purposes.
Complete Metadata
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|---|---|
| accessLevel | non-public |
| contactPoint |
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|
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| description | The Northeast Fisheries Observer Database System (OBDBS) contains data collected on commercial fishing vessels by observers from 1989 - present and at-sea monitors from 2010 - present. The data include detailed gear, effort, catch, bycatch of finfish and protected species as well as biological samples of priority and protected species. Data is collected by trained fishery observers and at-sea monitors for scientific and fisheries management purposes. |
| distribution |
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|
| identifier | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:24111 |
| keyword |
[
"at-sea monitor",
"bycatch",
"dredge",
"gillnet",
"longline",
"marine mammal",
"observer",
"pot",
"protected species",
"purse seine",
"sea turtle",
"seabird",
"trawl",
"1989 - present",
"continuous",
"Georges Bank",
"Gulf of Maine",
"Mid-Atlantic",
"NY Bight",
"Northeast",
"Northwest Atlantic",
"DOC/NOAA/NMFS/NEFSC > Northeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
"Fishery Monitoring Operations Branch (FMOB)"
]
|
| landingPage | https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/24111 |
| language |
[]
|
| license | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| modified | 2025-04-08T17:39:28.000+00:00 |
| publisher |
{
"name": "Northeast Fisheries Science Center",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| references |
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"https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/nefsc/dmp/pdf/24111.pdf"
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|
| rights | otherRestrictions, restricted |
| spatial | -67.0,34.0,-77.0,45.0 |
| temporal | 1989-01-01T00:00:00+00:00/1989-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 |
| title | Observer and At Sea Monitor Database (OBDBS) |
