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Entity (ENT) | Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:25526 | Updated: August 9, 2022 | Published / External

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Abstract

Gray whale shore based effort and sighting data since 1987/88 during southbound migration off Granite Canyon/Pt Lobos.

Description

Gray whale shore based effort and sighting data since 1987/88 during southbound migration off Granite Canyon/Pt Lobos.

Entity Type
Data File

Data Attribute / Type	Description
SEQUENCE NUMBER	Start year and numeric sequence number
LOCATION Unknown	Location at Granite Canyon (GC): S - South, N - North, B - Bigeye shed, P - GC parking lot; LS,LN - Pt Lobos S/N
EXPERIMENT Unknown	Code: 1 - single survey, 2 - dual observer, 3 - Linkage test 4 - Distant whale, 5 - Pod size calibration, 6 -whale tracking
DATE NUMBER	Date
OBSERVER Unknown	Observer initials or code - see observer table
EFLAG VARCHAR	Event flag: 1- start watch, 2 - Environment change, 3 - gw sighting, 4 - comment, 5 - end watch, 6 - other cetacean sighting, 7 - start vessel watch, 8 - vessel sighting, 9 - end vessel watch
ETIME NUMBER	Time in decimal hours
VISCODE VARCHAR	Visibility code: 1 - Excellent, 2 - Very Good, 3 - Good, 4 -Fair, 5:Poor, 6 - Unusable
WINDDIR NUMBER	WindDirection (eg NW, SSW etc or 0-360 )
WINDFORCE VARCHAR	Beaufort code
NTIME NUMBER	Time of north sighting (decimal hours)
NANGLE NUMBER	Magnetic angle of north sighting
NRET NUMBER	North sighting reticle measurement using 7x50 power binoculars; prior to 1995 only one reticle measurement stored in NRET and SRET
NEST NUMBER	E if estimated reticle; For 1987/88 estimated distances were converted to reticle value
STIME NUMBER	Time of south sighting (decimal hours)
SANGLE NUMBER	Magnetic angle of south sighting
SRET NUMBER	South sighting reticle measurement using 7x50 power binoculars; prior to 1995 only one reticle measurement stored in NRET and SRET
SEST Unknown	E if estimated reticle; For 1987/88 estimated distances were converted to reticle value
PODSIZE NUMBER	Number of animals in pod
C_CPAIR NUMBER	Number of cow/calf pairs
TRAVELDIR Unknown	Whale travel direction: S = south, N = north, M = milling
BEHAVIOR Unknown	Behavior code; 1 = breaching, 2 = spyhop, 3 = lobtailing, 4 = flipper slap, 5 = mating, 6 = feeding, 7 = resting, 8 = associated with other animals, 9= porpoising
NCUES NUMBER	Number of cues
COMMENTS Unknown	Observer comments; in 1987/88 comments constructed with watch, distance class if estimated and distance value used if reticle

Data Attribute / Type

Description

SEQUENCE
NUMBER

Start year and numeric sequence number

LOCATION
Unknown

Location at Granite Canyon (GC): S - South, N - North, B - Bigeye shed, P - GC parking lot; LS,LN - Pt Lobos S/N

EXPERIMENT
Unknown

Code: 1 - single survey, 2 - dual observer, 3 - Linkage test 4 - Distant whale, 5 - Pod size calibration, 6 -whale tracking

DATE
NUMBER

Date

OBSERVER
Unknown

Observer initials or code - see observer table

EFLAG
VARCHAR

Event flag: 1- start watch, 2 - Environment change, 3 - gw sighting, 4 - comment, 5 - end watch, 6 - other cetacean sighting, 7 - start vessel watch, 8 - vessel sighting, 9 - end vessel watch

ETIME
NUMBER

Time in decimal hours

VISCODE
VARCHAR

Visibility code: 1 - Excellent, 2 - Very Good, 3 - Good, 4 -Fair, 5:Poor, 6 - Unusable

WINDDIR
NUMBER

WindDirection (eg NW, SSW etc or 0-360 )

WINDFORCE
VARCHAR

Beaufort code

NTIME
NUMBER

Time of north sighting (decimal hours)

NANGLE
NUMBER

Magnetic angle of north sighting

NRET
NUMBER

North sighting reticle measurement using 7x50 power binoculars; prior to 1995 only one reticle measurement stored in NRET and SRET

NEST
NUMBER

E if estimated reticle; For 1987/88 estimated distances were converted to reticle value

STIME
NUMBER

Time of south sighting (decimal hours)

SANGLE
NUMBER

Magnetic angle of south sighting

SRET
NUMBER

South sighting reticle measurement using 7x50 power binoculars; prior to 1995 only one reticle measurement stored in NRET and SRET

SEST
Unknown

E if estimated reticle; For 1987/88 estimated distances were converted to reticle value

PODSIZE
NUMBER

Number of animals in pod

C_CPAIR
NUMBER

Number of cow/calf pairs

TRAVELDIR
Unknown

Whale travel direction: S = south, N = north, M = milling

BEHAVIOR
Unknown

Behavior code; 1 = breaching, 2 = spyhop, 3 = lobtailing, 4 = flipper slap, 5 = mating, 6 = feeding, 7 = resting, 8 = associated with other animals, 9= porpoising

NCUES
NUMBER

Number of cues

COMMENTS
Unknown

Observer comments; in 1987/88 comments constructed with watch, distance class if estimated and distance value used if reticle

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Title:	AllRecentData
Short Name:	AllRecentData
Status:	Completed
Abstract:	Gray whale shore based effort and sighting data since 1987/88 during southbound migration off Granite Canyon/Pt Lobos.
Notes:	Loaded by FGDC Metadata Uploader, batch 6252, 06-17-2015 19:01

Entity Type:	Data File
Description:	Gray whale shore based effort and sighting data since 1987/88 during southbound migration off Granite Canyon/Pt Lobos.

Note: Metadata requirements do not apply to attributes for non-tabular entities.

Attribute Summary

	Name	Type	Description
N/A	SEQUENCE	NUMBER	Start year and numeric sequence number
N/A	LOCATION	Unknown	Location at Granite Canyon (GC): S - South, N - North, B - Bigeye shed, P - GC parking lot; LS,LN - Pt Lobos S/N
N/A	EXPERIMENT	Unknown	Code: 1 - single survey, 2 - dual observer, 3 - Linkage test 4 - Distant whale, 5 - Pod size calibration, 6 -whale tracking
N/A	DATE	NUMBER	Date
N/A	OBSERVER	Unknown	Observer initials or code - see observer table
N/A	EFLAG	VARCHAR	Event flag: 1- start watch, 2 - Environment change, 3 - gw sighting, 4 - comment, 5 - end watch, 6 - other cetacean sighting, 7 - start vessel watch, 8 - vessel sighting, 9 - end vessel watch
N/A	ETIME	NUMBER	Time in decimal hours
N/A	VISCODE	VARCHAR	Visibility code: 1 - Excellent, 2 - Very Good, 3 - Good, 4 -Fair, 5:Poor, 6 - Unusable
N/A	WINDDIR	NUMBER	WindDirection (eg NW, SSW etc or 0-360 )
N/A	WINDFORCE	VARCHAR	Beaufort code
N/A	NTIME	NUMBER	Time of north sighting (decimal hours)
N/A	NANGLE	NUMBER	Magnetic angle of north sighting
N/A	NRET	NUMBER	North sighting reticle measurement using 7x50 power binoculars; prior to 1995 only one reticle measurement stored in NRET and SRET
N/A	NEST	NUMBER	E if estimated reticle; For 1987/88 estimated distances were converted to reticle value
N/A	STIME	NUMBER	Time of south sighting (decimal hours)
N/A	SANGLE	NUMBER	Magnetic angle of south sighting
N/A	SRET	NUMBER	South sighting reticle measurement using 7x50 power binoculars; prior to 1995 only one reticle measurement stored in NRET and SRET
N/A	SEST	Unknown	E if estimated reticle; For 1987/88 estimated distances were converted to reticle value
N/A	PODSIZE	NUMBER	Number of animals in pod
N/A	C_CPAIR	NUMBER	Number of cow/calf pairs
N/A	TRAVELDIR	Unknown	Whale travel direction: S = south, N = north, M = milling
N/A	BEHAVIOR	Unknown	Behavior code; 1 = breaching, 2 = spyhop, 3 = lobtailing, 4 = flipper slap, 5 = mating, 6 = feeding, 7 = resting, 8 = associated with other animals, 9= porpoising
N/A	NCUES	NUMBER	Number of cues
N/A	COMMENTS	Unknown	Observer comments; in 1987/88 comments constructed with watch, distance class if estimated and distance value used if reticle

Name

Type

Description

N/A

SEQUENCE

NUMBER

Start year and numeric sequence number

N/A

LOCATION

Unknown

Location at Granite Canyon (GC): S - South, N - North, B - Bigeye shed, P - GC parking lot; LS,LN - Pt Lobos S/N

N/A

EXPERIMENT

Unknown

Code: 1 - single survey, 2 - dual observer, 3 - Linkage test 4 - Distant whale, 5 - Pod size calibration, 6 -whale tracking

N/A

DATE

NUMBER

Date

N/A

OBSERVER

Unknown

Observer initials or code - see observer table

N/A

EFLAG

VARCHAR

Event flag: 1- start watch, 2 - Environment change, 3 - gw sighting, 4 - comment, 5 - end watch, 6 - other cetacean sighting, 7 - start vessel watch, 8 - vessel sighting, 9 - end vessel watch

N/A

ETIME

NUMBER

Time in decimal hours

N/A

VISCODE

VARCHAR

Visibility code: 1 - Excellent, 2 - Very Good, 3 - Good, 4 -Fair, 5:Poor, 6 - Unusable

N/A

WINDDIR

NUMBER

WindDirection (eg NW, SSW etc or 0-360 )

N/A

WINDFORCE

VARCHAR

Beaufort code

N/A

NTIME

NUMBER

Time of north sighting (decimal hours)

N/A

NANGLE

NUMBER

Magnetic angle of north sighting

N/A

NRET

NUMBER

North sighting reticle measurement using 7x50 power binoculars; prior to 1995 only one reticle measurement stored in NRET and SRET

N/A

NEST

NUMBER

E if estimated reticle; For 1987/88 estimated distances were converted to reticle value

N/A

STIME

NUMBER

Time of south sighting (decimal hours)

N/A

SANGLE

NUMBER

Magnetic angle of south sighting

N/A

SRET

NUMBER

South sighting reticle measurement using 7x50 power binoculars; prior to 1995 only one reticle measurement stored in NRET and SRET

N/A

SEST

Unknown

E if estimated reticle; For 1987/88 estimated distances were converted to reticle value

N/A

PODSIZE

NUMBER

Number of animals in pod

N/A

C_CPAIR

NUMBER

Number of cow/calf pairs

N/A

TRAVELDIR

Unknown

Whale travel direction: S = south, N = north, M = milling

N/A

BEHAVIOR

Unknown

Behavior code; 1 = breaching, 2 = spyhop, 3 = lobtailing, 4 = flipper slap, 5 = mating, 6 = feeding, 7 = resting, 8 = associated with other animals, 9= porpoising

N/A

NCUES

NUMBER

Number of cues

N/A

COMMENTS

Unknown

Observer comments; in 1987/88 comments constructed with watch, distance class if estimated and distance value used if reticle

Attribute Details

SEQUENCE

CC ID: 205628

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Start year and numeric sequence number
Allowed Values:	Domain not specified. - Domain not specified.

LOCATION

CC ID: 205629

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Location at Granite Canyon (GC): S - South, N - North, B - Bigeye shed, P - GC parking lot; LS,LN - Pt Lobos S/N

EXPERIMENT

CC ID: 205630

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Code: 1 - single survey, 2 - dual observer, 3 - Linkage test 4 - Distant whale, 5 - Pod size calibration, 6 -whale tracking

DATE

CC ID: 205631

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Date
Allowed Values:	12/10/87 - 02/22/07

OBSERVER

CC ID: 205632

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Observer initials or code - see observer table

EFLAG

CC ID: 205633

Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Event flag: 1- start watch, 2 - Environment change, 3 - gw sighting, 4 - comment, 5 - end watch, 6 - other cetacean sighting, 7 - start vessel watch, 8 - vessel sighting, 9 - end vessel watch
Allowed Values:	Codeset: Event flag

ETIME

CC ID: 205634

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Time in decimal hours
Allowed Values:	0 - 23:59:59

VISCODE

CC ID: 205635

Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Visibility code: 1 - Excellent, 2 - Very Good, 3 - Good, 4 -Fair, 5:Poor, 6 - Unusable
Allowed Values:	Codeset: Visibility

WINDDIR

CC ID: 205636

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	WindDirection (eg NW, SSW etc or 0-360 )
Allowed Values:	0 - 359

WINDFORCE

CC ID: 205637

Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Beaufort code
Allowed Values:	Codeset: Beaufort scale

NTIME

CC ID: 205638

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Time of north sighting (decimal hours)
Allowed Values:	0 - 23:59:59

NANGLE

CC ID: 205639

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Magnetic angle of north sighting
Allowed Values:	0 - 359

NRET

CC ID: 205640

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	North sighting reticle measurement using 7x50 power binoculars; prior to 1995 only one reticle measurement stored in NRET and SRET
Allowed Values:	0 - 30

NEST

CC ID: 205641

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	E if estimated reticle; For 1987/88 estimated distances were converted to reticle value
Allowed Values:	Domain not specified. - Domain not specified.

STIME

CC ID: 205642

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Time of south sighting (decimal hours)
Allowed Values:	0 - 23:59:59

SANGLE

CC ID: 205643

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Magnetic angle of south sighting
Allowed Values:	0 - 359

SRET

CC ID: 205644

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	South sighting reticle measurement using 7x50 power binoculars; prior to 1995 only one reticle measurement stored in NRET and SRET
Allowed Values:	0 - 30

SEST

CC ID: 205645

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	E if estimated reticle; For 1987/88 estimated distances were converted to reticle value

PODSIZE

CC ID: 205646

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Number of animals in pod
Allowed Values:	1 - infinity

C_CPAIR

CC ID: 205647

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Number of cow/calf pairs
Allowed Values:	0 - infinity

TRAVELDIR

CC ID: 205648

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Whale travel direction: S = south, N = north, M = milling

BEHAVIOR

CC ID: 205649

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Behavior code; 1 = breaching, 2 = spyhop, 3 = lobtailing, 4 = flipper slap, 5 = mating, 6 = feeding, 7 = resting, 8 = associated with other animals, 9= porpoising

NCUES

CC ID: 205650

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Number of cues
Allowed Values:	1 - infinity

COMMENTS

CC ID: 205651

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Observer comments; in 1987/88 comments constructed with watch, distance class if estimated and distance value used if reticle
Allowed Values:	No domain defined.

Catalog Item ID:	25526
GUID:	gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:25526
Metadata Record Created By:	Janice Waite
Metadata Record Created:	2015-06-17 19:01+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By:	SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified:	2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published:	2018-11-30
Owner Org:	AFSC
Metadata Publication Status:	Published Externally
Do Not Publish?:	N
Metadata Last Review Date:	2018-11-30
Metadata Review Frequency:	1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date:	2019-11-30

AllRecentData

Summary

Entity Information

Child Items

Contact Information

Item Identification

Entity Information

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Attribute Details

SEQUENCE

LOCATION

EXPERIMENT

DATE

OBSERVER

EFLAG

ETIME

VISCODE

WINDDIR

WINDFORCE

NTIME

NANGLE

NRET

NEST

STIME

SANGLE

SRET

SEST

PODSIZE

C_CPAIR

TRAVELDIR

BEHAVIOR

NCUES

COMMENTS

Catalog Details