Fishery Catches and Revenue by Species from Vessel Trip Reports

Total catches and estimated revenue by species are compiled from Vessel Trip Reports (VTRs) for communities-at-sea. Landings data were summed over the available years for each community. The dataset was authored by Lauren A. Rogers of Stanford University and is hosted by the Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office.

Use Cases

• Analyzing species composition of commercial catches based on aggregated landings data.
• Estimating economic value of fisheries for different communities-at-sea based on reported revenue.
• Studying fishing effort and resource use patterns over time using the summed yearly data.

Strengths

• Data is aggregated at the community level, providing a summarized view.
• Source data originates from official Vessel Trip Reports (VTRs).
• Dataset is openly accessible via the BCO-DMO repository.

Limitations

• The specific number of rows, columns, and file size is unknown.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The last update date and exact temporal coverage are unknown.

Provenance

Source

Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)

Collection Method

Compiled and summed from Vessel Trip Reports (VTRs).

Geography

Communities-at-sea (specific regions not stated).