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Datasets

  • Vessel Permit System Data Set

    GARFO issues federal fishing permits annually to owners of fishing vessels who fish in the Greater Atlantic region, as required by federal regulation. These permits are required...

  • Vessel Logbook Database

    This database contains the primary data reported on the vessel trip reports by vessel operators.

  • Dealer Database

    The dealer reporting databases contain the primary data reported by federally permitted seafood dealers in the northeast. Electronic reporting was implemented May 1, 2004.

  • SC/OQ Dealer Database

    To store data submitted electronically by SC/OQ dealers.

  • IVR EFP Database

    This database contains trip-level reports submitted by vessels participating in Exempted Fishery projects with IVR reporting requirements.

  • GARFOGIS_DATA_TRACKING.xlsm

    This spreadsheet is the central tracking document and inventory of "official" GIS datasets in development, published, or archived at the Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries...

  • IVR RSA Database

    This database contains trip-level reports submitted by vessels participating in Research Set-Aside projects with IVR reporting requirements.

  • IVR Herring Database

    This database contains weekly reports submitted by herring vessels with IVR reporting requirements.

  • SC/OQ Vessel Database

    Data tables holding information for the Surf Clam/Ocean Quahog vessel and dealer/processor logbooks (negative and positive), as well as individual tag information and ranges of...

  • IVR Tilefish Database

    This database contains weekly reports submitted by tilefish vessels with IVR reporting requirements.

  • Quota Monitoring Data Set

    This describes the public data set used to monitor Mid-Atlantic quotas managed by the Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office. This data is established annual quotas for Mid-...

  • AMS Data Set

    The Allocation Management System Data Set

  • Data Matching Imputation System

    The DMIS dataset is a flat file record of the matching of several data set collections. Primarily it consists of VTRs, dealer records, Observer data in conjunction with vessel...

  • Marine Animal Incident Database

    Large whale stranding, death, ship strike and entanglement incidents are all recorded to monitor the health of each population and track anthropogenic factors that influence...

  • DPS Data Set

    The data set that holds the Dealer Permit System data.

  • Gillnet Tag Program

    Certain fishery management programs require vessels to obtain gillnet tags to be used with their gillnet gear. Gillnet tag data is a collection of requests and subsequent...

  • MQRS Data Set

    The MQRS Data Set - Tracks a vessel's eligibility for limited access permits, including when they have been placed in CPH.

  • Sector Information Data Set

    Fishing sectors were established in the Greater Atlantic region in 2010 under catch share management initiatives. Sector data kept at GARFO is mostly a collection of other...

  • Vessel Operator System

    Operator cards are required for any operator of a charter/party boat and or a commercial vessel (including carrier and processor vessels) issued a vessel permit from the Greater...

  • VMS forms Output Tables

    These output tables contain parsed and format validated data from the various VMS forms that are sent from any given vessel, while at sea, from the VMS devices on their vessels....