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Summary

Abstract

Description of the columns of the OES Bottomfish Sampling Data dataset and specific information they contain.

Description

Bottomfish fishing locations data.

Entity Information

Entity Type
Data Table

Data Attribute / Type Description
TRIP
VARCHAR
The current trip identification number will begin with OES or SE for Oscar Elton Sette.
START_DATE
DATE
The date of the beginning of fishing operations or other event.
STATION
NUMBER
The station number assigned by the Oscar Elton Sette for identification of individual events.
VESSEL
VARCHAR
The research vessel performing the operation, this could include the main ship (OES & SE) or the small boats deployed from the ship.
BAIT
VARCHAR
The type of bait used during fishing operations, this will most likely be squid when fishing for bottomfish.
GEAR
VARCHAR
The type of gear used during fishing operations.
HOOK_SIZE
NUM
The size of the hook used for fishing operations.
DRIFT_NUM
NUM
The drift number which begins with 1 each day fishing operations occur aboard the small boats or the Oscar Elton Sette.
START_DRIFT_TIME
NUM
The time the drift started using the 24-hour clock. The time of the 1st drift for each day is the start fishing time used to calculate the total fishing time in minutes.
START_DEPTH_FM
NUM
The depth when the drift started recorded in fathoms.
START_LAT_DEG
NUM
The degrees latitude of the beginning of the drift. The time for the first drift is considered the start fishing time used to calculate total fishing time in minutes.
START_LAT_MIN
NUM
The latitude minutes of the beginning of the drift.
START_LAT_SEC
NUM
The latitude seconds of the beginning of the drift.
START_LAT_DIR
CHAR
The latitude direction of the beginning of the drift.
START_LONG_DEG
NUM
The degrees longitude of the beginning of the drift.
START_LONG_MIN
NUM
The longitude minutes of the beginning of the drift.
START_LONG_SEC
NUM
The longitude seconds of the beginning of the drift.
START_LONG_DIR
CHAR
The longitude direction of the beginning of the drift.
END_DATE
DATE
The end date of the specific drift or event fishing operations occurred.
END_DRIFT
NUM
The time the drift ended using the 24-hour clock.
END_DEPTH_FM
NUM
The depth when the drift ended recorded in fathoms.
END_LAT_DEG
NUM
The degrees latitude of the end of the drift or event.
END_LAT_MIN
NUM
The latitude minutes of the end of the drift or event.
END_LAT_SEC
NUM
The latitude seconds of the end of the drift or event.
END_LAT_DIR
CHAR
The latitude direction of the end of the drift.
END_LONG_DEG
NUM
The degrees longitude of the end of the drift or event.
END_LONG_MIN
NUM
The longitude minutes of the end of the drift or event.
END_LONG_SEC
NUM
The longitude seconds of the end of the drift or event.
END_LONG_DIR
CHAR
The longitude direction of the end of the drift or event.
SPECIES_CAPTURED
VARCHAR
The species caught, if any, during the drift, trap retrieval, or while using any other type of gear.
END_FISHING_TIME
NUM
The end fishing time (the time the last fishing line comes up for a specific day) recorded using the 24-hour clock.
COMMON_NAME
VARCHAR
The common name of the species caught using any means of fishing.
TARGET_YN
CHAR
Was the species caught a target species, yes (Y) or no (N)?
FL_CM_BOAT
NUM
Fork length of captured species measured on the boat in Centimeters. If the fish was released or not a target species, length measurement could have been taken in the field on the small boat.
DISPOSITION
VARCHAR2
The disposition of the species caught.
TAG_YN
CHAR
Was the captured species tagged, yes (Y) or no (N)? If the species was kept, a zip-tie with a number written on it is placed into its mouth through the gills. If it is released, it may have been tagged for other projects such as the ulua or kahala tagging project for DLNR.
BOAT_TAG_NUM
NUM
If it is a target species, a pre-numbered zip-tie tag is fastened in its mouth through the gills for future identification; the number on that tag is recorded here.
FISH_DATA_NUM
VARCHAR2
The number assigned at the lab consisting of the trip number, the consecutive tag number assigned at the lab, and the abbreviated species name.
TTL_FISHING_TIME_MIN
NUM
The total fishing time calculated over the course of the entire day in minutes.
TTL_DRIFT_TIME_MIN
NUM
The time, in minutes, of each individual drift calculated using the information found in the START_DRIFT and END_DRIFT columns.
COMMENTS
VARCHAR2
Any additional information about the drift, species caught, depth, etc.
Fishermen
VARCHAR2
The names of the fishermen

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Please contact the owner organization (PIFSC) for inquiries on this record.

Extents

Time Frame 1
2005-01-01 - Present

Item Identification

Title: Column Notes of the Bottomfish Fishing Locations Data
Status: In Work
Abstract:

Description of the columns of the OES Bottomfish Sampling Data dataset and specific information they contain.

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None Bottomfish
None fishing
None FRMD
None LHP
None OES
None Oscar Elton Sette
None PIFSC

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None American Samoa
None Big Island
None CNMI
None Johnston Atoll
None Kona
None MHI
None Penguin Banks

Physical Location

Organization: Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
City: Honolulu
State/Province: HI
Country: USA
Location Description:

Original documents, copies and electronic files are stored at the IRC.

Entity Information

Entity Type: Data Table
Description:

Bottomfish fishing locations data.

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
TRIP VARCHAR The current trip identification number will begin with OES or SE for Oscar Elton Sette.
100
START_DATE DATE The date of the beginning of fishing operations or other event.
100
STATION NUMBER The station number assigned by the Oscar Elton Sette for identification of individual events.
100
VESSEL VARCHAR The research vessel performing the operation, this could include the main ship (OES & SE) or the small boats deployed from the ship.
100
BAIT VARCHAR The type of bait used during fishing operations, this will most likely be squid when fishing for bottomfish.
100
GEAR VARCHAR The type of gear used during fishing operations.
100
HOOK_SIZE NUM The size of the hook used for fishing operations.
100
DRIFT_NUM NUM The drift number which begins with 1 each day fishing operations occur aboard the small boats or the Oscar Elton Sette.
100
START_DRIFT_TIME NUM The time the drift started using the 24-hour clock. The time of the 1st drift for each day is the start fishing time used to calculate the total fishing time in minutes.
100
START_DEPTH_FM NUM The depth when the drift started recorded in fathoms.
100
START_LAT_DEG NUM The degrees latitude of the beginning of the drift. The time for the first drift is considered the start fishing time used to calculate total fishing time in minutes.
100
START_LAT_MIN NUM The latitude minutes of the beginning of the drift.
100
START_LAT_SEC NUM The latitude seconds of the beginning of the drift.
100
START_LAT_DIR CHAR The latitude direction of the beginning of the drift.
100
START_LONG_DEG NUM The degrees longitude of the beginning of the drift.
100
START_LONG_MIN NUM The longitude minutes of the beginning of the drift.
100
START_LONG_SEC NUM The longitude seconds of the beginning of the drift.
100
START_LONG_DIR CHAR The longitude direction of the beginning of the drift.
100
END_DATE DATE The end date of the specific drift or event fishing operations occurred.
100
END_DRIFT NUM The time the drift ended using the 24-hour clock.
100
END_DEPTH_FM NUM The depth when the drift ended recorded in fathoms.
100
END_LAT_DEG NUM The degrees latitude of the end of the drift or event.
100
END_LAT_MIN NUM The latitude minutes of the end of the drift or event.
100
END_LAT_SEC NUM The latitude seconds of the end of the drift or event.
100
END_LAT_DIR CHAR The latitude direction of the end of the drift.
100
END_LONG_DEG NUM The degrees longitude of the end of the drift or event.
100
END_LONG_MIN NUM The longitude minutes of the end of the drift or event.
100
END_LONG_SEC NUM The longitude seconds of the end of the drift or event.
100
END_LONG_DIR CHAR The longitude direction of the end of the drift or event.
100
SPECIES_CAPTURED VARCHAR The species caught, if any, during the drift, trap retrieval, or while using any other type of gear.
100
END_FISHING_TIME NUM The end fishing time (the time the last fishing line comes up for a specific day) recorded using the 24-hour clock.
100
COMMON_NAME VARCHAR The common name of the species caught using any means of fishing.
100
TARGET_YN CHAR Was the species caught a target species, yes (Y) or no (N)?
100
FL_CM_BOAT NUM Fork length of captured species measured on the boat in Centimeters. If the fish was released or not a target species, length measurement could have been taken in the field on the small boat.
100
DISPOSITION VARCHAR2 The disposition of the species caught.
100
TAG_YN CHAR Was the captured species tagged, yes (Y) or no (N)? If the species was kept, a zip-tie with a number written on it is placed into its mouth through the gills. If it is released, it may have been tagged for other projects such as the ulua or kahala tagging project for DLNR.
100
BOAT_TAG_NUM NUM If it is a target species, a pre-numbered zip-tie tag is fastened in its mouth through the gills for future identification; the number on that tag is recorded here.
100
FISH_DATA_NUM VARCHAR2 The number assigned at the lab consisting of the trip number, the consecutive tag number assigned at the lab, and the abbreviated species name.
100
TTL_FISHING_TIME_MIN NUM The total fishing time calculated over the course of the entire day in minutes.
100
TTL_DRIFT_TIME_MIN NUM The time, in minutes, of each individual drift calculated using the information found in the START_DRIFT and END_DRIFT columns.
100
COMMENTS VARCHAR2 Any additional information about the drift, species caught, depth, etc.
100
Fishermen VARCHAR2 The names of the fishermen

Attribute Details

TRIP

CC ID: 44959
Seq. Order: 1
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Max Length: 10
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The current trip identification number will begin with OES or SE for Oscar Elton Sette.

Null Value: NO
Null Value Meaning:

All cruises within this dataset were completed on the Oscar Elton Sette NOAA research vessel.

START_DATE

CC ID: 44960
Seq. Order: 2
Data Storage Type: DATE
Max Length: 8
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The date of the beginning of fishing operations or other event.

Null Value: NO
Null Value Meaning:

There is always a start date.

STATION

CC ID: 44961
Seq. Order: 3
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 10
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The station number assigned by the Oscar Elton Sette for identification of individual events.

Null Value: YES
Null Value Meaning:

There should be something entered in this column, but it may be difficult to match up the fishing operations with the ship's logs.

VESSEL

CC ID: 44962
Seq. Order: 4
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Max Length: 30
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The research vessel performing the operation, this could include the main ship (OES & SE) or the small boats deployed from the ship.

Null Value: NO
Allowed Values: Steel Toe, Oscar Elton Sette, SE-4, SE-6, etc.

BAIT

CC ID: 44963
Seq. Order: 5
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Max Length: 30
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The type of bait used during fishing operations, this will most likely be squid when fishing for bottomfish.

Null Value: NO
Null Value Meaning:

Bait is always used.

Default Value: Squid

GEAR

CC ID: 44964
Seq. Order: 6
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Max Length: 30
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The type of gear used during fishing operations.

Null Value: NO
Null Value Meaning:

Some type of gear will always be used.

Allowed Values: BF Reel, Cobb Trawl, IK Trawl, Lobster Trap, etc.

HOOK_SIZE

CC ID: 44965
Seq. Order: 7
Data Storage Type: NUM
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The size of the hook used for fishing operations.

Null Value: YES
Null Value Meaning:

A hook may have not been used if the method of fishing does not involve the bottomfish reels.

DRIFT_NUM

CC ID: 44966
Seq. Order: 8
Data Storage Type: NUM
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The drift number which begins with 1 each day fishing operations occur aboard the small boats or the Oscar Elton Sette.

Null Value: YES
Null Value Meaning:

There will not be a drift number if the gear used does not involve the bottomfish reels.

START_DRIFT_TIME

CC ID: 44967
Seq. Order: 9
Data Storage Type: NUM
Max Length: 6
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The time the drift started using the 24-hour clock. The time of the 1st drift for each day is the start fishing time used to calculate the total fishing time in minutes.

Null Value: YES
Null Value Meaning:

The bottomfish reels were not used to catch fish or the time was not recorded.

START_DEPTH_FM

CC ID: 44968
Seq. Order: 10
Data Storage Type: NUM
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The depth when the drift started recorded in fathoms.

Null Value: YES
Null Value Meaning:

The bottomfish reels were not used to catch fish or the depth was unknown or not recorded.

START_LAT_DEG

CC ID: 44969
Seq. Order: 11
Data Storage Type: NUM
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The degrees latitude of the beginning of the drift. The time for the first drift is considered the start fishing time used to calculate total fishing time in minutes.

Null Value: YES
Null Value Meaning:

The latitude of the beginning of the event is unknown or was not recorded.

START_LAT_MIN

CC ID: 44970
Seq. Order: 12
Data Storage Type: NUM
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The latitude minutes of the beginning of the drift.

Null Value: YES
Null Value Meaning:

The latitude of the beginning of the event is unknown or was not recorded.

START_LAT_SEC

CC ID: 44971
Seq. Order: 13
Data Storage Type: NUM
Max Length: 4
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The latitude seconds of the beginning of the drift.

Null Value: YES
Null Value Meaning:

The latitude of the beginning of the event is unknown or was not recorded.

START_LAT_DIR

CC ID: 44972
Seq. Order: 14
Data Storage Type: CHAR
Max Length: 1
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The latitude direction of the beginning of the drift.

Null Value: NO
Null Value Meaning:

The latitude direction should be the same as other entries on a given day.

Allowed Values: N, S

START_LONG_DEG

CC ID: 44973
Seq. Order: 15
Data Storage Type: NUM
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The degrees longitude of the beginning of the drift.

Null Value: YES
Null Value Meaning:

The longitude of the beginning of the event is unknown or was not recorded.

START_LONG_MIN

CC ID: 44974
Seq. Order: 16
Data Storage Type: NUM
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The longitude minutes of the beginning of the drift.

Null Value: YES
Null Value Meaning:

The longitude of the beginning of the event is unknown or was not recorded.

START_LONG_SEC

CC ID: 44975
Seq. Order: 17
Data Storage Type: NUM
Max Length: 4
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The longitude seconds of the beginning of the drift.

Null Value: YES
Null Value Meaning:

The longitude of the beginning of the event is unknown or was not recorded.

START_LONG_DIR

CC ID: 44976
Seq. Order: 18
Data Storage Type: CHAR
Max Length: 1
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The longitude direction of the beginning of the drift.

Null Value: NO
Null Value Meaning:

The longitude direction should be the same as other entries on a given day.

Allowed Values: W, E

END_DATE

CC ID: 44977
Seq. Order: 19
Data Storage Type: DATE
Max Length: 8
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The end date of the specific drift or event fishing operations occurred.

Null Value: NO

END_DRIFT

CC ID: 44978
Seq. Order: 20
Data Storage Type: NUM
Max Length: 4
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The time the drift ended using the 24-hour clock.

Null Value: YES
Null Value Meaning:

The bottomfish reels were not used to catch fish or the time was not recorded.

END_DEPTH_FM

CC ID: 44979
Seq. Order: 21
Data Storage Type: NUM
Max Length: 4
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The depth when the drift ended recorded in fathoms.

Null Value: YES
Null Value Meaning:

The bottomfish reels were not used to catch fish or the depth was unknown or not recorded.

END_LAT_DEG

CC ID: 44980
Seq. Order: 22
Data Storage Type: NUM
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The degrees latitude of the end of the drift or event.

Null Value: YES
Null Value Meaning:

The latitude of the end of the drift or event is unknown or was not recorded.

END_LAT_MIN

CC ID: 44981
Seq. Order: 23
Data Storage Type: NUM
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The latitude minutes of the end of the drift or event.

Null Value: YES
Null Value Meaning:

The latitude of the end of the drift or event is unknown or was not recorded.

END_LAT_SEC

CC ID: 44982
Seq. Order: 24
Data Storage Type: NUM
Max Length: 4
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The latitude seconds of the end of the drift or event.

Null Value: YES
Null Value Meaning:

The latitude of the end of the drift or event is unknown or was not recorded.

END_LAT_DIR

CC ID: 44983
Seq. Order: 25
Data Storage Type: CHAR
Max Length: 1
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The latitude direction of the end of the drift.

Null Value: NO
Null Value Meaning:

The latitude direction should be the same as other entries on a given day.

Allowed Values: N, S

END_LONG_DEG

CC ID: 44984
Seq. Order: 26
Data Storage Type: NUM
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The degrees longitude of the end of the drift or event.

Null Value: YES
Null Value Meaning:

The longitude of the end of the drift or event is unknown or was not recorded.

END_LONG_MIN

CC ID: 44985
Seq. Order: 27
Data Storage Type: NUM
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The longitude minutes of the end of the drift or event.

Null Value: YES
Null Value Meaning:

The longitude of the end of the drift or event is unknown or was not recorded.

END_LONG_SEC

CC ID: 44986
Seq. Order: 28
Data Storage Type: NUM
Max Length: 4
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The longitude seconds of the end of the drift or event.

Null Value: YES
Null Value Meaning:

The longitude of the end of the drift or event is unknown or was not recorded.

END_LONG_DIR

CC ID: 44987
Seq. Order: 29
Data Storage Type: CHAR
Max Length: 1
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The longitude direction of the end of the drift or event.

Null Value: NO
Null Value Meaning:

The longitude direction should be the same as other entries on a given day.

Allowed Values: W, E

SPECIES_CAPTURED

CC ID: 44990
Seq. Order: 30
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Max Length: 30
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The species caught, if any, during the drift, trap retrieval, or while using any other type of gear.

Null Value: YES
Null Value Meaning:

Nothing was caught.

END_FISHING_TIME

CC ID: 45104
Seq. Order: 31
Data Storage Type: NUM
Max Length: 4
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The end fishing time (the time the last fishing line comes up for a specific day) recorded using the 24-hour clock.

Null Value: YES
Null Value Meaning:

The bottomfish reels were not the specified event.

COMMON_NAME

CC ID: 44991
Seq. Order: 32
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Max Length: 30
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The common name of the species caught using any means of fishing.

Null Value: YES
Null Value Meaning:

Nothing was caught or there is not a common name specified for the species.

TARGET_YN

CC ID: 44994
Seq. Order: 35
Data Storage Type: CHAR
Max Length: 1
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Was the species caught a target species, yes (Y) or no (N)?

Null Value: YES
Null Value Meaning:

Nothing was caught.

Allowed Values: Y, N

FL_CM_BOAT

CC ID: 44995
Seq. Order: 37
Data Storage Type: NUM
Max Length: 10
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Fork length of captured species measured on the boat in Centimeters. If the fish was released or not a target species, length measurement could have been taken in the field on the small boat.

Null Value: YES
Null Value Meaning:

There was nothing caught to measure or a measurement was not taken.

DISPOSITION

CC ID: 44998
Seq. Order: 40
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 30
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The disposition of the species caught.

Null Value: YES
Null Value Meaning:

Nothing was caught.

Allowed Values: Kept, Released

TAG_YN

CC ID: 44999
Seq. Order: 41
Data Storage Type: CHAR
Max Length: 1
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Was the captured species tagged, yes (Y) or no (N)? If the species was kept, a zip-tie with a number written on it is placed into its mouth through the gills. If it is released, it may have been tagged for other projects such as the ulua or kahala tagging project for DLNR.

Null Value: YES
Null Value Meaning:

Nothing was caught.

Allowed Values: Y, N

BOAT_TAG_NUM

CC ID: 45000
Seq. Order: 42
Data Storage Type: NUM
Max Length: 4
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

If it is a target species, a pre-numbered zip-tie tag is fastened in its mouth through the gills for future identification; the number on that tag is recorded here.

Null Value: YES
Null Value Meaning:

Nothing was caught or the species retained was not a target species and not assigned a tag number.

FISH_DATA_NUM

CC ID: 45001
Seq. Order: 43
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 30
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The number assigned at the lab consisting of the trip number, the consecutive tag number assigned at the lab, and the abbreviated species name.

Null Value: YES
Null Value Meaning:

There was nothing caught or the species retained was not a target species.

TTL_FISHING_TIME_MIN

CC ID: 45002
Seq. Order: 44
Data Storage Type: NUM
Max Length: 4
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The total fishing time calculated over the course of the entire day in minutes.

Null Value: YES
Null Value Meaning:

The fishing gear used was not bottomfish reels.

TTL_DRIFT_TIME_MIN

CC ID: 45003
Seq. Order: 45
Data Storage Type: NUM
Max Length: 4
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The time, in minutes, of each individual drift calculated using the information found in the START_DRIFT and END_DRIFT columns.

Null Value: YES
Null Value Meaning:

The method of fishing did not involve bottomfish reels.

COMMENTS

CC ID: 45004
Seq. Order: 46
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 500
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Any additional information about the drift, species caught, depth, etc.

Null Value: YES
Null Value Meaning:

No additional information was needed or recorded.

Fishermen

CC ID: 261888
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 20
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The names of the fishermen

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Extents

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 45006
Time Frame Type: Continuing
Start: 2005-01-01

Access Information

Security Class: Confidential
Security Classification System:

Contains confidential fisheries data.

Data Access Policy:

Contact Meagan Sundberg for details regarding this dataset.

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Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 11630
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:11630
Metadata Record Created By: Meagan A Sundberg
Metadata Record Created: 2012-01-05 19:54+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: Michael Chang
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2025-02-13 22:57+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2025-02-13
Owner Org: PIFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year