U.S. Fishery Performance Indicators for Catch Share Programs, 1990-Present

Performance indicators for landings, effort, revenue, and revenue distribution are collected for various fisheries across the United States. The data includes 15 selected catch share programs and selected non-catch share fisheries, managed by NOAA Fisheries. The dataset covers a time range from 1990 to the present.

Use Cases

• Compare fishery performance between catch share and non-catch share programs based on landings and revenue indicators.
• Analyze trends in fishing effort and revenue distribution over time for specific U.S. fisheries.
• Evaluate the economic outcomes of specific catch share programs based on collected performance metrics.

Strengths

• Covers a long temporal range from 1990 to the present.
• Includes data for 15 specific catch share programs in the United States.
• Collects multiple performance indicators including landings, effort, revenue, and revenue distribution.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is provided in PDF format, which may complicate automated analysis.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Systematic collection of performance indicators by NOAA Fisheries.

Time Range

1990 - Present

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-11 23:32:42.450022; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United States