{"id":"6687a464-97e4-4373-8cb1-2a3e942f1e3b","task":"Discover NOAA Fisheries datasets and metadata via the InPort catalog for a marine/fisheries research project","domain":"fisheries.noaa.gov","steps":["Go to https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/ and use the Catalog search / Advanced Search to filter by Catalog Item Type (Data Set), Organization, or Time Frame.","Open a dataset's InPort record page to review its metadata: abstract, spatial/temporal coverage, distribution links, and point of contact.","Export the record's metadata in a standard format (FGDC/ISO) or as InPort XML from the record page for cataloging/automation.","Follow the 'Downloads' or 'Distribution Information' links on the record to reach the actual data files or web service, since InPort itself only stores metadata, not the underlying data.","For programmatic bulk harvesting, note InPort supports metadata export per catalog item rather than a documented public REST search API; script around the exported XML files."],"gotchas":["InPort is a metadata (data-about-data) repository only — it does not host the datasets themselves, so plan a second step to fetch the actual data from the linked distribution URL.","There is no officially documented public REST API for programmatic search; treat the web UI's Advanced Search and per-record XML export as the supported integration path."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-09T15:30:36.418Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/6687a464-97e4-4373-8cb1-2a3e942f1e3b"}