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AllRecentData

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

Item Identification

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 Information

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

Data Attributes

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 Details

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