NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) Fisheries Log Book System (FLS) Commercial Pelagic Logbook Data
Citation
Diaz G, Benson A (2020). NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) Fisheries Log Book System (FLS) Commercial Pelagic Logbook Data. United States Geological Survey. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/sgyn9w accessed via GBIF.org on 2021-06-19.Description
The Fisheries Logbook System records the fishing and non-fishing activity of fishermen who are required to report their fishing activity via logbooks submitted for each trip. The Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) manages two vessel logbook programs. This program principally covers vessels that use pelagic longline gear, but also includes vessels that use other types of gear (harpoon and handline) that target pelagic species in the highly migratory species fishery management plan. This logbook program was initiated in 1986, and has continued uninterrupted since then. Because the pelagic program supports assessments that require catch per unit effort data for individual sets, the design of this program focuses on data for individual sets.Additional info
marine, harvested by OBISTaxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
Along the US eastern seaboard as well as the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Guillermo Diazoriginator
position: Research Fishery Biologist
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
email: guillermo.diaz@noaa.gov
Abigail Benson
metadata author
position: Biologist
U.S. Geological Survey
email: albenson@usgs.gov
Abigail Benson
user
email: albenson@usgs.gov
Guillermo Diaz
administrative point of contact
position: Research Fishery Biologist
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
email: guillermo.diaz@noaa.gov