Foreign Trade

Dataset Identification:

Resource Abstract:
The Foreign Trade database has monthly volume and value information for US imports, exports, and re-exports of fishery or fishery derived products. Data is aggregated monthly, but is separated by Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) product code port of entry and partner country. These data are published by the U.S. Census Bureau, the subset of fishery products is extracted by NMFS/Fishery Statistics.
Citation
Title Foreign Trade
alternateTitle  Foreign Trade
publication  Date  
presentationForm  tableDigital
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cited responsible party -
organisation Name  
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name Citation URL
URL: http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/commercial-fisheries/foreign-trade/applications/build-a-data-base
protocol WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
link function download
Description The NOAA Fisheries, Fisheries Statistics Division has automated data summary programs that anyone can use to rapidly and easily summarize U.S. commercial fisheries landings.
cited responsible party -
organisation Name  
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name Citation URL
URL: http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/commercial-fisheries/foreign-trade/index
protocol WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
link function download
Description U.S. Foreign Trade in Fishery products. Accessible via various web based queries.
Topic Category:  oceans
Keywords:
Theme keywords (theme):
Exports
Fishery Products
Foreign Trade
Imports
dataCenter Keywords
DOC/NOAA/NMFS/OST > Office of Science & Technology, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
thesaurus name >
Title NASA/GCMD Science Keywords
cited responsible party - custodian
organisation Name  NASA
position Name GCMD User Support Office
Contact information
Address
electronic Mail Address gcmduso@gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov
cited responsible party - custodian
organisation Name  
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name GCMD Keywords Page
URL: http://gcmd.nasa.gov/learn/keyword_list.html
protocol WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
link function information
Description This page describes the NASA GCMD Keywords, how to reference those keywords and provides download instructions.
project Keywords
Foreign Trade Database System
purpose:
Provide monthly data on foreign trade in fishery products. The Division provides authoritative advice, coordination and guidance on matters related to the collection, analysis and dissemination of biological, economic, market and sociological statistics by NMFS and state agencies. Administer surveys used to estimate recreational landings.
Resource language:  eng; US
Resource progress code:  onGoing
Resource Maintenance Information
maintenance or update frequency:  monthly
Constraints on resource usage:
Legal Constraints
Access Constraints  otherRestrictions
use constraint:  otherRestrictions
Other constraints
Access Constraints: None | Use Constraints: None
Constraints on resource usage:
Security Constraints
Classification  restricted
Classification System None
Handling Description 
Processing environment:  Oracle database schema FTS@//shark2.nmfs.noaa.gov:1522/nstp
Resource extent
Extent description
Geographic Area Description: NOT APPLICABLE
Temporal Extent
Data set covers trade from 1975 to the present 1975-01-01
Additional information on resource:
point of contact - pointOfContact
individual Name Liddel, Michael K
organisation Name  
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 301-427-8139
Fax 301-713-1875
Address
1315 East West Hwy, SSMC3, Room 12624, Silver Spring, MD, 20910-3282 Country USA
electronic Mail Address michael.liddel@noaa.gov
hoursOfService 
contact Instructions
point of contact - custodian
individual Name Liddel, Michael K
organisation Name  NMFS Office of Science and Technology
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 301-427-8139
Fax 301-713-1875
Address
1315 East West Hwy, SSMC3, Room 12624, Silver Spring, MD, 20910-3282 Country USA
electronic Mail Address michael.liddel@noaa.gov
Linkage for online resource
name Website
URL: http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/
protocol WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
link function information
Description Website listed for this contact
hoursOfService 0700 - 1800 EST/EDT
contact Instructions
point of contact -
organisation Name  
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP)
URL: https://inport.nmfs.noaa.gov/inport/item/3480/dmp
protocol WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
link function information
Description NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort.
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Scope of quality information
scope level  dataset
Resource lineage description
Lineage statement
These data are downloaded from the US Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division each month from http://www.census.gov/trade/downloads/dvdmenu/ A subset of the downloaded data is created based on the fishery derived products from FTS.FTS_PRODUCTS. These data are then loaded in to the Census Import and Export tables, FTS.FTS_CENSUS_IMPORTS and FTS.FTS_CENSUS_EXPORTS
source
source citation
Title US Census Bureau Merchandise Trade
cited responsible party -
organisation Name  
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name Source Citation URL
URL: http://www.census.gov/trade/downloads/dvdmenu/
protocol WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
link function information
Description Source Citation URL
Resource extent
Temporal Extent
2010-01-01

Resource distribution information

Distributor
distributor contact - distributor
individual Name Liddel, Michael K
organisation Name  NMFS Office of Science and Technology
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 301-427-8139
Fax 301-713-1875
Address
1315 East West Hwy, SSMC3, Room 12624, Silver Spring, MD, 20910-3282 Country USA
electronic Mail Address michael.liddel@noaa.gov
Linkage for online resource
name Website
URL: http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/
protocol WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
link function information
Description Website listed for this contact
hoursOfService 0700 - 1800 EST/EDT
contact Instructions
michael.liddel@noaa.gov
Digital Transfer Options
Linkage for online resource
name http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/commercial-fisheries/foreign-trade/applications/build-a-data-base
URL: http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/commercial-fisheries/foreign-trade/applications/build-a-data-base
protocol WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
link function download
Description The NOAA Fisheries, Fisheries Statistics Division has automated data summary programs that anyone can use to rapidly and easily summarize U.S. commercial fisheries landings.
Digital Transfer Options
Linkage for online resource
name http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/commercial-fisheries/foreign-trade/index
URL: http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/commercial-fisheries/foreign-trade/index
protocol WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
link function download
Description U.S. Foreign Trade in Fishery products. Accessible via various web based queries.

Metadata data stamp:  2017-01-18T15:05:30
Metadata Constraints
Legal Constraints
Access Constraints  otherRestrictions
use constraint:  otherRestrictions
Other constraints
Access Constraints: None | Use Constraints: None
Metadata contact - pointOfContact
individual Name Liddel, Michael K
organisation Name  NMFS Office of Science and Technology
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 301-427-8139
Fax 301-713-1875
Address
1315 East West Hwy, SSMC3, Room 12624, Silver Spring, MD, 20910-3282 Country USA
electronic Mail Address michael.liddel@noaa.gov
Linkage for online resource
name Website
URL: http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/
protocol WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
link function information
Description Website listed for this contact
hoursOfService 0700 - 1800 EST/EDT
contact Instructions
Metadata scope code  dataset
Metadata language  eng
Metadata character set encoding:   UTF8
Metadata standard for this record:  ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data
standard version:  ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
Metadata record identifier:  gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:3480

Metadata record format is ISO19139-2 XML (MI_Metadata)