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Local Capital Improvement Program (LoCIP) Grant Annual Reporting

Pursuant to C.G.S. § 7-536, the Local Capital Improvement Program (LoCIP) distributes direct grants to municipalities for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and forward.  LoCIP distributes formula-based funds to municipalities for eligible local capital improvement projects such as road, bridge or public building construction activities pursuant to C.G.S. § 7-535 through 7-538.

Annually, municipalities report LoCIP grant expenditures for the fiscal year period, as well as any funds not expended.

Tags: locip, locip-grant
Organization: State of Connecticut
Revaluation Years by Town, 2021-2025

A revaluation program is undertaken to secure a more equitable distribution of the tax burden, to bring the assessment level up to date, and to modernize assessment procedures. Furthermore, Connecticut law requires that all property be revalued for assessment purposes periodically. A revaluation is required to be completed every five years. The purpose of this requirement is to insure uniformity in real property valuations by eliminating inequities that may have developed since the previous revaluation.

Tags: revaluation, towns
Organization: State of Connecticut
Pacific Islands Region Observer Program System

This system integrates the longline debriefing steps and procedures for Hawaii and American Samoa into one tool to standardize and streamline the debriefing process. PIROPS is web-based intranet application available through a browser that is accessible to observers, debriefers, Observer Program Management, Contractor, and Admins.

Tags: data editing report, doc/noaa/nmfs/piro, green pencil, inadequate meals, incident report, national marine fisheries service, noaa, non-environmental data, north-central pacific ocean, notes on observers, observer activity/trainings, observer feedback on trainings, observer sea days, pacific islands regional office, pacific islands regional office observer program, photo search, photos/videos, post cruise, red pencil 1, red pencil queue, red pencil verification, reports, trip checklist, trip details, trip evaluation, trip notes, trip overview, trip search, u.s. department of commerce, users, vessel arrival info, vessel history
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Bottomfish Observer Database - Legacy

This data set contains data collected by at sea observers in the Bottomfish Observer Program in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands from October 2003 - April 2006.

Tags: a'awa, ahi, aku, akule, ala'ihi, albacore tuna, alfonsin, almaco jack, aweoaweo, barred jack, barred ulua, big-headed scorpionfish, bigeye emporer, bigeye jack, bigeye tuna, bigmouth snapper, black ulua, black-striped wrasse, blacktail snapper, blue finned trevally, blue marlin, bluefin tuna, bluestripe snapper, bottomfish, bullet mackerel, butaguchi, butterfish, chub mackerel, deepwater bigeye, deepwater red hogfish, dobe ulua, doc/noaa/nmfs/piro, dolphinfish, ehu, escolar, flower snapper, forktailed snapper, frigate mackerel, giant grouper, giant trevally, gindai, gold-finned squirrelfish, golden trevally, great barracuda, greater amberjack, green jobfish, gunkan, gurutsu, hapu'u pu'u, hawaii bottomfish observer program, hawaiian bigeye, hawaiian grouper, hawaiian monk seal, hebi, heller's barracuda, hogfish, hogo, inidentified fish, kagami ulua, kahala, kajiki, kaku, kalekale, kawakawa, kawele'a, kumu, lai, leatherjacket, legacy data set, lehi, long tailed red snapper, long-finned bulleye, lustrous pomfret, magnuson-stevens fishery conservation and management act, mahi-mahi, menpachi, moana ukali-ulua, mu, nabeta, nairagi, national marine fisheries service, noaa, northwestern hawaiian islands, nwhi, october 2003 - april 2006, oilfish, omilu, onaga, ono, opakapaka, opelu, orange goatfish, other identified fish, pacific islands regional office, papa ulua, peacock grouper, pelagic puffer, pg lipped ulua, pink snapper, pompano dolphinfish, rainbow runner, randall's snapper, razorfish, roi, rough walu, saba, sailfish, sasa ulua, schlegel's grouper, shortbill spearfish, sickle pomfret, skipjack tuna, slender armorhead, smooth walu, soldierfish, squirrelfish, striped marlin, swordfish, ta'ape, table boss, to'au, tombo, triggerfish, u'u, u.s. department of commerce, uku, unidentified bigeye, unidentified billfish, unidentified mullidae goatfish, unidentified puffer, unidentified tuna, unidentified ulua, unspecified kahala, von siebold's snapper, wahoo, walu, weke ula, white finned trevally, white tongued jack, white ulua, whitesaddle goatfish, yellow ulua, yellowfin tuna, yellowspot jack, yellowtail, yellowtail kalekale
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
CNMI Shore-based Creel Survey

The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Division of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) staff conducted shore-based creel surveys which have 2 major sub-surveys; one to estimate participation (fishing effort), and one to provide catch-rate (CPUE), species composition data, and size of fishes. As is the case for all of these shore-based surveys, shore-based means fishing without a powered boat and can include effort such as spearfishing.  DFW made early attempts at shore-based creel surveying back in the early years, but many problems existed and there were limited resources available.  It is not likely that the older data was converted from the Apple to the PC environment, but this needs to be checked.  A new survey design was created and implemented in about 2005 and is continuing.  It has mostly focused on the west coast lagoon side of Saipan but recently has been extended to the south and part of the west coast where some shoreline areas are accessible as well. These data are considered confidential.

Tags: cnmi, creel, dfw, doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, fmb, frmd, ifmp, national marine fisheries service, noaa, pacific islands fisheries science center, pifsc, saipan, shore, u.s. department of commerce, western pacific fisheries information network (wpacfin), wpacfin
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Longline HARPs - Single Recorder Deployments

Acoustic data collected from single recorder deployments on the longlines.

Tags: acoustic monitoring, central pacific ocean, doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, false killer whale, fishery interactions, harp, hawaii eez, longline fishery, longline harps, national marine fisheries service, noaa, pacific islands fisheries science center, passive acoustics, pelagic, u.s. department of commerce, waiver
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
American Samoa Shore-based Creel Survey

The DMWR staff has also conducted shore-based creel surveys which also have 2 major sub-surveys; one to estimate participation (fishing effort), and one to provide catch-rate, species composition, and size frequency data.  The amount of area covered by the surveys has varied over the years from just a central part of Tutuila to 3 separate routes on Tutuila plus sampling on the Manu'a Islands of Ofu-Olesega and Ta'u.  There was a break in survey coverage for a number of years due to resource limitations, but surveys on Tutuila have been conducted again since about 2001.  There has been some break in coverage over the years due to various hurricanes and a major tsunami, but generally speaking the surveys have been conducted routinely and in a fairly standardized manner.  Not all areas of the islands are covered due to resource limitations. These data are considered confidential.

Tags: american samoa, artisanal fisheries, creel, dmwr, doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, fmb, frmd, ifmp, national marine fisheries service, noaa, pacific islands fisheries science center, pifsc, shoreline, u.s. department of commerce, western pacific fisheries information network (wpacfin), wpacfin
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Small Town Economic Assistance Program (STEAP) Master Award List, 2005-2025

The Small Town Economic Assistance Program (CGS Section 4-66g) funds economic development, community conservation and quality-of-life capital projects for localities that are ineligible to receive Urban Action (CGS Section 4-66c) bonds.  This program is managed by the Office of Policy and Management, and the grants are administered by various state agencies.

This dataset lists STEAP awards from 2005-2025.

Tags: opm, small-town-economic-assistance-program, steap
Organization: State of Connecticut
Guam Commercial Purchases

DAWR collects Trip Ticket or purchase invoice data from vendors that buy fish directly from the fishermen. Similar to the trip ticket system in Saipan, this is a voluntary program and has very few participating vendors. This was created by WPacFIN in the early 1980s. Data from as far back as July 1979 were recovered and entered into the data system as well.  DAWR-based staff does the main data processing for this system.  Although very few vendors participated in this voluntary program over the years, the most major vendor on Guam, the Guam Fishermen's Coop, has always participated and it is estimated that, depending on the year in question, between 50% and 90% of the commercial landings made on Guam have come through the Coop. These data are considered highly confidential.

Tags: dawr, doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, fmb, frmd, guam, ifmp, island, national marine fisheries service, noaa, pacific islands fisheries science center, pifsc, sales, trip ticket, u.s. department of commerce, western pacific fisheries information network (wpacfin), wpacfin
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
2004 Hawaii Longline Sociological Baseline Data System

Data from 234 interviews of longline owners, captains, and crew collected during 2003-2004. Topics include personal history and demographic variables, involvement with the fishing industry, experience with and attitudes toward management and regulations, social networks, job satisfaction, and others.

Tags: 2002-2005, california, captains, crew, doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, ethnographic research, fishermen attitudes and values, hawaii, hawaii-based longline vessel owners, hdrp, legacy data set, longline, national marine fisheries service, noaa, pacific islands fisheries science center, pacific ocean, pifsc, pifsc socioeconomics program: human dimensions research metadata portfolio, socioeconomics, sociology, swordfish fishery, tuna fishery, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Hawaii DAR Commercial Purchases

Hawaii law requires that fish dealers report all purchases made directly from fishers to the Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR). The term "fish dealers" includes fish auctions, fish markets, stores, restaurants, or any business buying fish directly from fishers, and even fishers themselves if they peddle their own fish. In January 2000, DAR implemented a computerized data processing system for fish dealer data collected state-wide. From 2000 through 2019, most dealers submitted paper forms supplied by DAR while a few of the larger dealers provided data electronically. In June 2016, DAR launched a self reporting web application used by fishers who peddle their own fisher. In October 2019, DAR launched a self reporting web application for use by fish dealers buying fish directly from fishers.  Currently the majority of sales are self reported.

Tags: 2000 - present, commercial, dealer, doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, fish dealers, fisheries, fmb, frmd, hawaii, hdar, ifmp, national marine fisheries service, noaa, pacific islands fisheries science center, pacific ocean, pifsc, sales, sampling, u.s. department of commerce, united fishing agency, value, weight, western pacific fisheries information network (wpacfin), wpacfin
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Guam Boat-based Creel Survey

Similar to other boat-based survey in basic design, this system is run by the Div. of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources (DAWR) and has been in operation since about 1982 (actually before that, but not in a standard structure and we haven't rescued those earlier data) and continues as a major fisheries monitoring tool by DAWR. Creel surveys consist of 2 major sub-surveys, one to identify the level of fishing participation for each fishing method used in the Territory, and one to determine the catch rate, species composition, and sizes of fish (and invertebrates) for each fishing method and fishing sector. This covers participation counts at all ports and Creel interviewing and census counting on sample days for the 3 most used ports on Guam.  All surveys and data collection on Guam are voluntary and fisher levels of compliance and buy-in to the surveys has varied over the years, especially near management events such as creation of near-shore MPAs, etc. Data collection is similar to other surveys. These data are considered confidential.

Tags: boat, creel, dawr, doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, fisheries, fmb, frmd, guam, ifmp, national marine fisheries service, noaa, pacific islands fisheries science center, pifsc, u.s. department of commerce, western pacific fisheries information network (wpacfin), wpacfin
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
CNMI Commercial Purchases

The Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Division of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) collects 'Trip Ticket' or purchase invoice data from vendors that buy fish directly from the fishermen. This system is similar to other trip ticket invoice systems, except that compliance is voluntary and invoices are only provided to dealers, hotel, stores, fish mobiles etc. on the island of Saipan.  Participation has deteriorated in recent years as the economy has suffered and businesses have failed and struggled to stay in existence.  DFW has always run the system and have efforts underway to improve compliance and actually make such commercial vendor reporting mandatory through local legislation, although this has been tried in the past and failed.  Data are collected by vendors and may include a fisherman's identity and include number of pieces, weight, and price for some individual species and some species groups.  Data exist back to about 1983 and are continuing, although the relative coverage of the fisheries has varied over the time series. These data are considered highly confidential.

Tags: cnmi, dfw, doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, fmb, frmd, ifmp, national marine fisheries service, noaa, northern mariana islands, pacific islands fisheries science center, pifsc, sales, trip ticket, u.s. department of commerce, western pacific fisheries information network (wpacfin), wpacfin
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
American Samoa Commercial Purchases

In 1990 the local government made it mandatory for local vendors to participate in this monitoring program and it is continuing.  The Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR) issues numbered books of Fish and Shellfish Receipt forms to all wholesale buyers of fish who resell fish to the retail market, either whole or prepared. This receipt has evolved over time to include fish sales imported by local businesses from other islands such as Tonga or Western Samoa.  Vendors are required to complete an invoice for each purchase and record the fisher (or boat) selling the fish, along with the species category, method used, weight, and price for the fish purchased.  Invoices are submitted to DMWR staff who enter the data into the data processing system.  Generally speaking the fishing activities occur fairly close to the island of Tutuila as most of the boats that sell fish locally are small.  There are some local sales of longline caught fish and these catches could have been made hundreds of miles from Tutuila as the longline vessels have a greater range of operation. These data are considered highly confidential.

Tags: american samoa, dmwr, doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, fisheries, fmb, frmd, ifmp, national marine fisheries service, noaa, pacific islands fisheries science center, pifsc, sales, trip ticket, u.s. department of commerce, western pacific fisheries information network (wpacfin), wpacfin
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Guam BSP Foreign Longline Transshipment

Foreign longline vessels have transshipped fish through Guam to Asia since the late 1980s.  This database captures at a near census level all activities of transshipment, including species ID and landed weight of each individual fish, whether transshipped or rejected, plus the name and country of origin of the vessels and approximate area of fishing.  The data are collected and recorded by transshipment agents and provided to the Guam Bureau of Statistics and Plans (BSP, formerly the Guam Dept of Commerce) for entry into this database. These data are considered highly confidential.

Tags: bsp, doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, fmb, frmd, guam, ifmp, longline, national marine fisheries service, noaa, pacific islands fisheries science center, pifsc, transshipment, u.s. department of commerce, western pacific fisheries information network (wpacfin), wpacfin
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Hawaii DAR Commercial Catch

Hawaii law requires that all fishers who take marine life for commercial purposes report their catch and effort to the Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR).  From 1948 through 2009, fishers submitted their effort and catch using paper forms supplied by DAR. The forms were revised multiple times over the years therefore the exact elements tracked depends on the year.  In January 2010, DAR launched a self reporting web application to replace the paper forms.  A minority of fishers still submit paper forms which are then entered into the web application by DAR staff.  All data from 1948 through today has been migrated into a single modern database.

Tags: 1948 - present, catch, commercial, dar, doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, fisheries, fmb, frmd, ifmp, kiribati, landings, main hawaiian islands (mhi), national marine fisheries service, noaa, northwestern hawaiian islands (nwhi), pacific islands fisheries science center, pacific ocean, pacific remote island areas (pria), pifsc, u.s. department of commerce, western pacific fisheries information network (wpacfin), wpacfin
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
American Samoa Boat-based Creel Survey

Boat-based creel survey data have been collected and processed by the American Samoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR) staff since about 1982 and are continuing.  Creel surveys consist of 2 major sub-surveys, one to identify the level of fishing participation for each fishing method used in the Territory, and one to determine the catch rate, species composition, and sizes of fish (and invertebrates) for each fishing method and fishing sector. The most structured and consistent surveys have been conducted on the main island of Tutuila and there are also some less robust data for the Manu'a islands. Boat-based surveys are access-point surveys and include all major and some minor ports and marinas where fishing boats launch or are berthed. Fishing areas are limited to the areas around American Samoa as boats included in these surveys are generally less than about 40 feet.

Tags: american samoa, boat, creel, doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, fisheries, fmb, frmd, ifmp, national marine fisheries service, noaa, pacific islands fisheries science center, pifsc, u.s. department of commerce, western pacific fisheries information network (wpacfin), wpacfin
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Guam Shore-based Creel Survey

Similar in basic design to other shore-based creel surveys in the region, the Guam survey has been ongoing since the early 1980s and is continuing today. Creel surveys  have 2 major sub-surveys; one to estimate participation (fishing effort), and one to provide catch-rate (CPUE), species composition data, and size of fishes. One unique feature about this survey is that it has an aerial survey component which obtains near-shore, non-boat based fishing effort for areas not covered by the Creel survey routes surveyed from vehicles driving along shoreline roads collecting the participation and interview data.  Aerial survey data are used to create adjustment factors to estimate the amount of fishing effort and catch made in areas too remote or not accessible by road to surveyors (e.g. too far off the main roads on remote beaches and cliffs, or on military bases). These data are considered confidential.

Tags: creel, dawr, doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, fisheries, fmb, frmd, guam, ifmp, island, national marine fisheries service, noaa, pacific islands fisheries science center, pifsc, shore, u.s. department of commerce, western pacific fisheries information network (wpacfin), wpacfin
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
CNMI Boat-based Creel Survey

The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Creel surveys are operated by the Division of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) and are only on the island of Saipan. Creel surveys consist of 2 major sub-surveys, one to identify the level of fishing participation for each fishing method used in the Territory, and one to determine the catch rate, species composition, and sizes of fish (and invertebrates) for each fishing method and fishing sector. Boat-based surveys are access-point surveys and include all major and some minor ports and marinas where fishing boats launch or are berthed. Although some data may exist from versions of the surveys done back in the 1980s-1990s, due to data quality issues and lack of resources, the surveys were terminated for a number of years and the earlier data may not be very useful if it exists in computerized form.  It is uncertain if the earlier data was converted to newer data systems or not.  Due to limited resources, it was re-initiated for day-time only sampling in 2001 and then expanded to cover the full day in about 2005.  It includes specialized participation and interview surveys as with other surveys and collects all the similar effort and catch parameters as other surveys.  All fishing is done from relatively small boats and occurs relatively close to the islands.  This is true for all fishing in all 4 of the island areas with the exception of the longline fisheries. These data are considered confidential.

Tags: boat, cnmi, creel, dfw, doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, fmb, frmd, ifmp, national marine fisheries service, noaa, northern mariana islands, pacific islands fisheries science center, pifsc, u.s. department of commerce, western pacific fisheries information network (wpacfin), wpacfin
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce