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released_data

Entity (ENT)  |  Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:23084  |  Updated: August 9, 2022  |  Published / External 
Summary
Item Identification
Entity Info
Data Attributes
Catalog Details

Summary

Abstract

NA

Description

NA

Entity Information

Data Attribute / Type Description
burr_source
Unknown 		This column indicates if the record was imported from a legacy Burroughs database.
date_collected
NUMBER 		Date of ageing structure collection
Vessel_Code
Unknown 		Numeric vessel code for survey collections, alphanumeric for observer collections, and alpha for special collections.
Cruise_Number
NUMBER 		Numeric cruise identifier. For survey and special collections this begins with the year and an incremented number.
Year
NUMBER 		Year of collection
Haul
NUMBER 		Haul number
Latitude
NUMBER 		Location in decimal degrees marking the start of trawl or fixed gear set.
Longitude
NUMBER 		Location in decimal degrees marking the start of trawl or fixed gear set.
Depth
NUMBER 		Gear depth in meters
Area
NUMBER 		Collection area code
nmfs_area
NUMBER 		management area derived from lat-long data and G Lang's algorithm
Species
NUMBER 		Species code based on FMA species table. Three digit code.
Sex
Unknown 		Fish sex. Survey:1= male, 2=female, 3= unsexed. Fishery: M=male, F=female, U=unsexed
Length
NUMBER 		Fish fork length. Reported in mm for survey, cm for fishery
Weight
NUMBER 		Fish weight. Grams for survey, decagrams for fishery
Specimen
NUMBER 		Specimen ID number. Not unique.
Structure
Unknown 		Fish ageing structure abbreviation. 'OTOL' for sagital otolith,'VERT' for vertebra
Reader
Unknown 		Single letter age reader ID
Read_Age
NUMBER 		Fish age estimate to nearest integer.
Read_Method
Unknown 		Age method code used to generate fish age.
Tester
Unknown 		Single letter test age ID
Test_Age
NUMBER 		Second read fish age estimate
Test_Method
Unknown 		Age method code used to generate second read age
Update_Age
NUMBER 		New age updated based on test or age-length review.
Update_Method
Unknown 		Ageing method used to generate update age.
Final_Age
NUMBER 		Resolved age estimate
Final_Method
Unknown 		Ageing method code used to generate final age
Edge_Type
Unknown 		Edge type code. Numeric code. Can be entered as a range.
Comment
Unknown 		Age reader comment code. Multiple single letter codes may be entered.
date_read
NUMBER 		Date the ages are entered into database
Gear_Type
NUMBER 		Gear type code.
Maximum_Age
NUMBER 		Upper value of age range for specimens that with a low age confidence
Read_Code
NUMBER 		Numeric code for structure readability. 1 or 2 indicate a single age possible, 3 is for an age range, and 4, 5 and 6 indicate that ageing was not possible.
Age_Code
Unknown 		Letter codes that indicate if specimen was given second read, update age.
haul_join
NUMBER 		survey or fishery haul join ID
port_join
NUMBER 		Fishery port join ID
Age_Tray
NUMBER 		Numeric specimen box number for observer collections
Age_Tray_X
Unknown 		Numeric column ID
Age_Tray_Y
Unknown 		Alpha row ID
Edge_Type_Num
NUMBER 		Edge type code translated to single value
Date_Released
NUMBER 		Date that fish ages sent to requestor or outside database adminitrator.
Table
Unknown 		Age and Growth collection name. Subgroups are combined back to original grouping
Table2
Unknown 		Secondary Age and Growth fish collection name.
Region
Unknown 		Abbreviation of fish capture region. BS=Bering Sea, GOA=Gulf of Alaska, AI=Aleutian Islands
year_rel
NUMBER 		Year of fish ages released to requestor or outside database administrator
Reader_Index
NUMBER 		Numeric code indicating unique age readers.

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Contact Information

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Item Identification

Title: released_data
Short Name: released_data
Status: In Work
Abstract:

NA
Notes:

Loaded by FGDC Metadata Uploader, batch 5316, 02-03-2015 18:27

Entity Information

Description:

NA

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
 burr_source Unknown This column indicates if the record was imported from a legacy Burroughs database.
100
 date_collected NUMBER Date of ageing structure collection
100
 Vessel_Code Unknown Numeric vessel code for survey collections, alphanumeric for observer collections, and alpha for special collections.
100
 Cruise_Number NUMBER Numeric cruise identifier. For survey and special collections this begins with the year and an incremented number.
100
 Year NUMBER Year of collection
100
 Haul NUMBER Haul number
100
 Latitude NUMBER Location in decimal degrees marking the start of trawl or fixed gear set.
100
 Longitude NUMBER Location in decimal degrees marking the start of trawl or fixed gear set.
100
 Depth NUMBER Gear depth in meters
100
 Area NUMBER Collection area code
100
 nmfs_area NUMBER management area derived from lat-long data and G Lang's algorithm
100
 Species NUMBER Species code based on FMA species table. Three digit code.
100
 Sex Unknown Fish sex. Survey:1= male, 2=female, 3= unsexed. Fishery: M=male, F=female, U=unsexed
100
 Length NUMBER Fish fork length. Reported in mm for survey, cm for fishery
100
 Weight NUMBER Fish weight. Grams for survey, decagrams for fishery
100
 Specimen NUMBER Specimen ID number. Not unique.
100
 Structure Unknown Fish ageing structure abbreviation. 'OTOL' for sagital otolith,'VERT' for vertebra
100
 Reader Unknown Single letter age reader ID
100
 Read_Age NUMBER Fish age estimate to nearest integer.
100
 Read_Method Unknown Age method code used to generate fish age.
100
 Tester Unknown Single letter test age ID
100
 Test_Age NUMBER Second read fish age estimate
100
 Test_Method Unknown Age method code used to generate second read age
100
 Update_Age NUMBER New age updated based on test or age-length review.
100
 Update_Method Unknown Ageing method used to generate update age.
100
 Final_Age NUMBER Resolved age estimate
100
 Final_Method Unknown Ageing method code used to generate final age
100
 Edge_Type Unknown Edge type code. Numeric code. Can be entered as a range.
100
 Comment Unknown Age reader comment code. Multiple single letter codes may be entered.
100
 date_read NUMBER Date the ages are entered into database
100
 Gear_Type NUMBER Gear type code.
100
 Maximum_Age NUMBER Upper value of age range for specimens that with a low age confidence
100
 Read_Code NUMBER Numeric code for structure readability. 1 or 2 indicate a single age possible, 3 is for an age range, and 4, 5 and 6 indicate that ageing was not possible.
100
 Age_Code Unknown Letter codes that indicate if specimen was given second read, update age.
100
 haul_join NUMBER survey or fishery haul join ID
100
 port_join NUMBER Fishery port join ID
100
 Age_Tray NUMBER Numeric specimen box number for observer collections
100
 Age_Tray_X Unknown Numeric column ID
100
 Age_Tray_Y Unknown Alpha row ID
100
 Edge_Type_Num NUMBER Edge type code translated to single value
100
 Date_Released NUMBER Date that fish ages sent to requestor or outside database adminitrator.
100
 Table Unknown Age and Growth collection name. Subgroups are combined back to original grouping
100
 Table2 Unknown Secondary Age and Growth fish collection name.
100
 Region Unknown Abbreviation of fish capture region. BS=Bering Sea, GOA=Gulf of Alaska, AI=Aleutian Islands
100
 year_rel NUMBER Year of fish ages released to requestor or outside database administrator
100
 Reader_Index NUMBER Numeric code indicating unique age readers.

Attribute Details

burr_source

CC ID: 322811
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

This column indicates if the record was imported from a legacy Burroughs database.
Allowed Values: unknown

date_collected

CC ID: 322812
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Date of ageing structure collection
Allowed Values: 1 - 1

Vessel_Code

CC ID: 322813
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Numeric vessel code for survey collections, alphanumeric for observer collections, and alpha for special collections.
Allowed Values: unknown

Cruise_Number

CC ID: 322814
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Numeric cruise identifier. For survey and special collections this begins with the year and an incremented number.
Allowed Values: -9 - 21731992

Year

CC ID: 322815
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Year of collection
Allowed Values: 1976 - 2014

Haul

CC ID: 322816
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Haul number
Allowed Values: -9 - 4319

Latitude

CC ID: 322817
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Location in decimal degrees marking the start of trawl or fixed gear set.
Allowed Values: -9 - 6059.53

Longitude

CC ID: 322818
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Location in decimal degrees marking the start of trawl or fixed gear set.
Allowed Values: -17703.68 - 16736.67

Depth

CC ID: 322819
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Gear depth in meters
Allowed Values: -9 - 28700

Area

CC ID: 322820
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Collection area code
Allowed Values: -9 - 5152

nmfs_area

CC ID: 322821
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

management area derived from lat-long data and G Lang's algorithm
Allowed Values: 0 - 794

Species

CC ID: 322822
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Species code based on FMA species table. Three digit code.
Allowed Values: 82 - 414

Sex

CC ID: 322823
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Fish sex. Survey:1= male, 2=female, 3= unsexed. Fishery: M=male, F=female, U=unsexed
Allowed Values: unknown

Length

CC ID: 322824
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Fish fork length. Reported in mm for survey, cm for fishery
Allowed Values: -9 - 1850

Weight

CC ID: 322825
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Fish weight. Grams for survey, decagrams for fishery
Allowed Values: -9 - 30680

Specimen

CC ID: 322826
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Specimen ID number. Not unique.
Allowed Values: 0 - 991800

Structure

CC ID: 322827
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Fish ageing structure abbreviation. 'OTOL' for sagital otolith,'VERT' for vertebra
Allowed Values: unknown

Reader

CC ID: 322828
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Single letter age reader ID
Allowed Values: unknown

Read_Age

CC ID: 322829
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Fish age estimate to nearest integer.
Allowed Values: -9 - 140

Read_Method

CC ID: 322830
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Age method code used to generate fish age.
Allowed Values: unknown

Tester

CC ID: 322831
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Single letter test age ID
Allowed Values: unknown

Test_Age

CC ID: 322832
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Second read fish age estimate
Allowed Values: -9 - 139

Test_Method

CC ID: 322833
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Age method code used to generate second read age
Allowed Values: unknown

Update_Age

CC ID: 322834
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

New age updated based on test or age-length review.
Allowed Values: -9 - 146

Update_Method

CC ID: 322835
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Ageing method used to generate update age.
Allowed Values: unknown

Final_Age

CC ID: 322836
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Resolved age estimate
Allowed Values: -9 - 146

Final_Method

CC ID: 322837
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Ageing method code used to generate final age
Allowed Values: unknown

Edge_Type

CC ID: 322838
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Edge type code. Numeric code. Can be entered as a range.
Allowed Values: unknown

Comment

CC ID: 322839
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Age reader comment code. Multiple single letter codes may be entered.
Allowed Values: unknown

date_read

CC ID: 322840
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Date the ages are entered into database
Allowed Values: 1 - 1

Gear_Type

CC ID: 322841
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Gear type code.
Allowed Values: -9 - 23

Maximum_Age

CC ID: 322842
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Upper value of age range for specimens that with a low age confidence
Allowed Values: -9 - 139

Read_Code

CC ID: 322843
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Numeric code for structure readability. 1 or 2 indicate a single age possible, 3 is for an age range, and 4, 5 and 6 indicate that ageing was not possible.
Allowed Values: -9 - 101

Age_Code

CC ID: 322844
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Letter codes that indicate if specimen was given second read, update age.
Allowed Values: unknown

haul_join

CC ID: 322845
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

survey or fishery haul join ID
Allowed Values: 0 - 1599017

port_join

CC ID: 322846
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Fishery port join ID
Allowed Values: 0 - 160607

Age_Tray

CC ID: 322847
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Numeric specimen box number for observer collections
Allowed Values: -9 - 5241

Age_Tray_X

CC ID: 322848
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Numeric column ID
Allowed Values: unknown

Age_Tray_Y

CC ID: 322849
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Alpha row ID
Allowed Values: unknown

Edge_Type_Num

CC ID: 322850
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Edge type code translated to single value
Allowed Values: 0 - 5.5

Date_Released

CC ID: 322851
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Date that fish ages sent to requestor or outside database adminitrator.
Allowed Values: 1 - 1

Table

CC ID: 322852
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Age and Growth collection name. Subgroups are combined back to original grouping
Allowed Values: unknown

Table2

CC ID: 322853
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Secondary Age and Growth fish collection name.
Allowed Values: unknown

Region

CC ID: 322854
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Abbreviation of fish capture region. BS=Bering Sea, GOA=Gulf of Alaska, AI=Aleutian Islands
Allowed Values: unknown

year_rel

CC ID: 322855
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Year of fish ages released to requestor or outside database administrator
Allowed Values: -9 - 2015

Reader_Index

CC ID: 322856
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Numeric code indicating unique age readers.
Allowed Values: 2 - 69

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 23084
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:23084
Metadata Record Created By: Angie Greig
Metadata Record Created: 2015-02-03 18:27+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2016-05-04
Owner Org: AFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2016-05-04
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2017-05-04