Salmon catch data from the North Pacific Ocean, 1953 - 2008

This data record contains aggregated historic salmon catch data from the North Pacific Ocean. This historic data has been recovered and aggregated to have a better understanding of salmon numbers and catch in the area. The data contains sampling effort (gear, set duration) and biotic measurements (age, sex, fork length, body weight) data collected between 1953 - 2008, from over 100 vessels across several countries. It includes salmon catch data from gill nets, purse seines and long lines.

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Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0

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Metadata Reference Date(s) April 03, 2023 (Publication)
April 03, 2023 (Revision)
Data Reference Date(s) May 21, 1953 (Creation)
Frequency of Update As Needed

Responsible Party 1
Name
McKinnell, Skip
Email
mckinnell@shaw.ca
Role
  • Resource Provider
  • Editor
  • Contributor
Responsible Party 2
Affiliation
North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission ROR logo
Email
secretariat@npafc.org
Role
  • Custodian
  • Owner
  • Point of Contact
  • Publisher
  • Rights Holder
Responsible Party 3
Name
Langan, Joe
Role
  • Processor
  • Collaborator
Responsible Party 4
Affiliation
Hakai Institute ROR logo
Role
Distributor

Field Value
Ocean Variables
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Fish abundance and distribution
Scope Dataset
Status Historical Archive
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North Bounding Latitude 35.0
South Bounding Latitude 65.283
East Bounding Longitude 238.65
West Bounding Longitude 133.333
Temporal Extent
Begin
1953-05-21
End
2008-09-04
Vertical Extent
Min
0.0
Max
0.0
Default Locale English