State Biodiversity Database Survey Contact: Paul Phalen (Chief of Statistics & Info Mgt) Organization: NC Division of Marine Fisheries State: NC

NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION (Who filled out survey?)

NAME Paul Phalen TITLE Chief of Statistics & Info Mgt AGENCY/ORGANIZATION NC Division of Marine Fisheries ADDRESS Morehead City, NC 28516 TELEPHONE AND FACSIMILE Phone: (919)726-7021       Fax: (919)726-7222 EMAIL/FTP/WWW Paul_Phalen@mail.ehnr.state.nc.us   http://www.ehnr.state.us/EHNR/DMF/statistic/

ORIGINATOR (Owner/Agency) North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries DATABASE NAME Biological Database DATABASE ACRONYMS

DATABASE ABSTRACT (A brief summary of the data set): Overall: Data on fisheries harvest, abundance, biological information (length, weight, age), and associated environmental information. PURPOSE OF THE DATABASE: Fisheries management SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Agency Mandate, etc.): The mission of the Division of Marine Fisheries is to manage the coastal fisheries in a manner which maintains, and restores when needed, the health of the fisheries resources and habitat for the long-term. The resources, the habitat, and the various users must all be considered when making management decisions.

DATE RANGE OF RECORDS: 1960 - 1996, present IS DATA CONTINUOUS? (Yes or No): No EXPLAIN GAPS IN THE DATA:

HOW OFTEN IS THE INFORMATION UPDATED? Daily Updated

WHEN WAS THE LAST UPDATE?:   COMMENTS ON UPDATE STATUS:       SPATIAL DOMAIN OF DATA SET (Lat/Long coordinates, State/Region, etc.):   Decimal degrees: Lower left: -78.686, 33.763 Upper right: -75.337, 36.598

BIODIVERSITY KEYWORDS: THEME SPECIES TYPE Species Distribution Fish Surveys Population Levels/Density Aquatic Invertebrates   Management     Life History     Habitat Associations     Habitat Maps

PLACE KEYWORDS (Words/Phrases describing database extent & location): North Carolina Marine Fisheries Life Histories Species Composition Recreational Harvest Commercial Harvest   Management

DATASET CONSTRAINTS: ACCESS TO THE DATABASE Other; see comments COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: Mostly public information, though some information is protected by state law. DATASET CONSTRAINTS: USE OF THE DATABASE: Other; see comments COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET USE CONSTRAINTS: Mostly public information, though some information is protected by state law. DATA ACCURACY: DATA QUALITY INFORMATION (How accurate is the information?): High quality QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES USED: Double entry, edit checks, technical review, other. ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY, LOGICAL CONSISTENCY, COMPLETENESS & LINEAGE: Varies for each region. DATA REFERENCING: SPATIAL DATA ORGANIZATION & REFERENCING: DATA SET GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE INFORMATION (Is it geographically referenced?): YES, point/location information YES, vector/polygon information YES, by administrative boundary; see comments YES, by place; see comments COMMENTS REGARDING DATA REFERENCING:   ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTES (What species/system/attributes measured): North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries has numerous small databases measuring many entities, including the following categories: Fish Surveys, Fish Tagging Studies, Commercial Samples, Crustacean Studies, Gear Development Research, Mollusc Studies, Dan Moore Studies, Recreational Statistics, Miscellaneous, Permit License Programs, Commercial Statistics Programs, Other DMF Programs, Non-DMF Programs, and Geographic Databases. All databases vary in size, accessibility, collection periods, contact person, etc. For more information, contact Paul Phalen at the address listed. DATA DISTRIBUTION - CONTACT INFORMATION: (How to obtain the data set): Paul S. Phalen, Chief Statistics and Information Mgt NC Division of Marine Fisheries PO Box 679 Morehead City, NC 28516 Phone:( 919)726-7021 Fax:( 919)726-7222 Email/FTP/WWW Address: Paul_Phalen@mail.ehnr.state.nc.us   CURRENT DATABASE FORM AVAILABLE (media, digital, non-digital, etc.): On-line/Internet. Local use only; see comments. COMMENTS REGARDING DATABASE CURRENT FORM: Online/Internet: Commercial and Recreational Statistics Local Use: Mainframe (ASCII and SAS Datasets) DATABASE SIZE (Megabytes, etc.): Many Gigs (>10) ADDITIONAL METADATA AVAILABLE FOR DATA SET: Data Dictionaries Collection Protocols Published Documents COMMENTS REGARDING METADATA: