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SPECIMEN_DATA
Entity (ENT) | Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:22264 | Updated: August 9, 2022 | Published / External
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Summary
Abstract
Contains ancillary data about collection date, age, length, sex, etc. for each specimen.
DescriptionContains ancillary data about collection date, age, length, sex, etc. for each specimen.
Entity Information
| Data Attribute / Type | Description |
|---|---|
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SPECIES
Unknown |
Common name |
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SOURCE
Unknown |
Fishery or Survey (RACE bottom trawl) collection |
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CRUISE
Unknown |
RACE/REFM Cruise number |
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RACE_REFM_SPECIMEN
NUMBER |
RACE/REFM Specimen number |
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PREFIX
Unknown |
Age reader code (R=Beth Matta) + REFM Species code |
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NEW_SPECIMEN
NUMBER |
Specimen number assigned by Matta to facilitate chronology development |
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CHRON_ID
Unknown |
Prefix + New_specimen |
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DATE_COLLECTED
Unknown |
Date of specimen collection (month/day/year format) |
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SEX
Unknown |
REFM sex codes (M=male, F=female) |
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LENGTH
NUMBER |
Fish fork length (in centimeters) |
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FINAL_AGE
NUMBER |
Age assigned by AFSC Age and Growth Program based on otolith annuli counts |
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CHRONOLOGY_AGE
NUMBER |
Age assigned based on chronology crossdating. Can occasionally differ from Final_age, for instance when otolith edge is different to interpret. |