US Tune Purse Seine Fleet History & Activity Database

Published by West Coast Regional Office | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: December 19, 2025 | Last Modified: 2016-02-23T00:00:00.000+00:00

The NMFS SWR collected historical vessel information on the U.S. tuna cannery baitboat and purse seine fleets for many years. The database's first record of a baitboat entering the fleet dates back to 1927. Individual trip dates and locations for the purse seine fleet have been collected since July 1982. Fleet operations have been conducted primarily in the north eastern and western central Pacific Ocean. A quarterly fleet report was published between 1972 and 2004. Hard copies of the quarterly report are on file in the NMFS Long Beach office library. The database is historical with last updates in 2012.

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describedByType	application/octet-steam
identifier	gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:12853
issued	1987-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00
landingPage	https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/12853
language	[]
references	[ "https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/wcro/dmp/pdf/12853.pdf" ]
rights	otherRestrictions, restricted
temporal	1927-01-01T00:00:00+00:00/1927-01-01T00:00:00+00:00