Recreational fishing effort

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: The Nature Conservancy

Originator: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service

Publication_Date: 2011

Title: Recreational fishing effort

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Online_Linkage: www.northeastoceandata.org

Description:

Abstract:

This product was created by the Nature Conservancy based on data provided by the National Marine Fisheries Service. The number of trips information is based on vessel trip report records that have been aggregated by ten minute square and have been screened for confidentiality. The records to produce this dataset are for federally permitted party boats and charter boats only. Vessel trip reports are submitted to the National Marine Fisheries Service by federally permitted fishing vessels for all fishing trips. The screening process protects the identity of each individual permitted commercial fishing vessel. Approximately 70% to 80% of all recorded of trips between 2000 and 2009 are represented in this dataset at the ten-minute square resolution.

Note that these environmental data and related items of information have not been formally disseminated by NOAA and do not represent and should not be construed to represent any agency determination, view, or policy.

Purpose:

The purpose of this data product to show the relative concentration of recreational fishing effort for each ten-minute square by federally permitted party and charter fishing vessels.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 2000

Beginning_Time: unknown

Ending_Date: 2009

Ending_Time: unknown

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.844798

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -62.917613

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.907088

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 33.125180

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: Recreational fishing

Theme_Keyword: fishing

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Place_Keyword: Ocean

Place_Keyword: Atlantic

Place_Keyword: Northeast

Access_Constraints:

The Nature Conservancy reserves all rights in data provided. All data are provided as is. This is not a survey quality dataset. TNC-derived data analysis cannot be relied on as a definitive statement of the presence or absence of individual species or significant ecological communities at given locations and cannot be substituted for ecological surveys that may be required for environmental assessment or conservation planning. The Nature Conservancy makes no warranty as to the currency, completeness, accuracy or utility of any specific data. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. It is strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data.

Use_Constraints:

These data and/or any products derived from them may only be distributed with prior written permission from The Nature Conservancy. This data set must be cited on all electronic and hard copy products using the language of the Data Set Credit. Use and analysis of the geographic data are limited by the scale at which the data was collected and mapped, and that, as a regional analysis, it is not intended for site level decisions.
The Nature Conservancy shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. Any sale, distribution, loan, or offering for use of these digital data, in whole or in part, is prohibited without the approval of the Nature Conservancy. The use of these data to produce other GIS products and services with the intent to sell for a profit is prohibited without the written consent of the Nature Conservancy. All parties receiving these data must be informed of these restrictions. The Nature Conservancy shall be acknowledged as data contributors to any reports or other products derived from these data.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: The Nature Conservancy

Contact_Person: Eric Howard

Contact_Position: Marine GIS Analyst

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 99 Bedford St., 5th Floor

City: Boston

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02111

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 6175328348

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7600) ; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3500

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report: none

Logical_Consistency_Report: none

Completeness_Report: none

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service

Publication_Date: 2011

Publication_Time: Unknown

Title: Vessel Trip Reports

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data

Type_of_Source_Media: disc

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 2000

Beginning_Time: unknown

Ending_Date: 2009

Ending_Time: unknown

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: VTR

Source_Contribution:

Total amount of recreational fishing effort per ten-minute square from 2000 to 2009

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The raw text files provided from NMFS were uploaded into an Microsoft Access Database and filter to select only the fishing effort records that were reported to be party or charter boats at the ten-minute square level. These records were then summed for each ten-minute square. The summed values were then exported to a dBase file.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: VTR

Process_Date: 2011

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: The Nature Conservancy

Contact_Person: Eric Howard

Contact_Position: Marine GIS Analyst

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 99 Bedford St., 5th Floor

City: Boston

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02111

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 6175328348

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The VTR-based dBase file was joined to a ten-mintue square grid. The total number of trips values were log transfomred and normalized using a z-score calculation ((actual value - mean)/standard deviation). The results of this calculation are used to bin the ten-minute squares for use in the map display

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: VTR

Process_Date: 2011

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: The Nature Conservancy

Contact_Person: Eric Howard

Contact_Position: Marine GIS Analyst

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 99 Bedford St., 5th Floor

City: Boston

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02111

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 6175328348

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area

Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:

Standard_Parallel: 29.5

Standard_Parallel: 45.5

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -96.00

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 23.00

False_Easting: 0

False_Northing: 0

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000100

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000100

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983

Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Ten-minute squares

Entity_Type_Definition:

Ten-minute square in which recreational fishing trips have occurred

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Vessel Trip Reports from NMFS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OBJECTID_1

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TMS_ID

Attribute_Definition: Unique ID for each ten-minute square

Attribute_Definition_Source: The Nature Conservancy

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name:

Unique ID for each ten-minute square based on teh latitude and longitude of the square and the squares number

Codeset_Source: The Nature Conservancy

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TOTAL_TRIP

Attribute_Definition:

Total of number recreational fishing trips that occured between 2000 and 2009

Attribute_Definition_Source: Vessel Trip Reports from NMFS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Total number of recreational fishing trips to each ten-minute square

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: log

Attribute_Definition: The log of the total number of recreational fishing trips

Attribute_Definition_Source: The Nature Conservancy

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name:

Log transformation of the total number of recreational fishing trips by ten-minute square

Codeset_Source: The Nature Conservancy

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: z_score

Attribute_Definition: The z-score calculated for the log transformed values

Attribute_Definition_Source: The Nature Conservancy

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

z-score calculated from the log transformed fishing effort values

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape_Length

Attribute_Definition: Length of feature in internal units.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape_Area

Attribute_Definition: Area of feature in internal units squared.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: The Nature Conservancy

Contact_Person: Eric Howard

Contact_Position: Marine GIS Analyst

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 99 Bedford St, 5th Floor

City: Boston

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02111

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 6175328348

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability: none

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ARCG

Transfer_Size: 1.501

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: www.northeastoceandata.org

Fees: none

Custom_Order_Process: none

Technical_Prerequisites: none

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20101214

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

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Contact_Person: REQUIRED: The person responsible for the metadata information.

Contact_Address:

Address_Type:

REQUIRED: The mailing and/or physical address for the organization or individual.

City: REQUIRED: The city of the address.

State_or_Province: REQUIRED: The state or province of the address.

Postal_Code: REQUIRED: The ZIP or other postal code of the address.

Contact_Voice_Telephone:

REQUIRED: The telephone number by which individuals can speak to the organization or individual.

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time