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ERSightingsPre1987

Entity (ENT) | Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:25528 | Updated: August 9, 2022 | Published / External

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Abstract

Gray whale shore based sighting data from 1967 to 1986/1987 during southbound migration off Yankee Pt/Granite Canyon.

Description

Gray whale shore based sighting data from 1967 to 1986/1987 during southbound migration off Yankee Pt/Granite Canyon.

Entity Type
Data File

Data Attribute / Type	Description
ID NUMBER	Autonumber for primary key
Location VARCHAR	Location code: 1 is Yankee Point and 2 is Granite Canyon; different from Location in RecentSurveyData
Day NUMBER	Day of month of sighting
Month NUMBER	Month of sighting
Year NUMBER	Year of sighting
Watchperiod Unknown	Watch period originally assigned to sighting based on initial time of sighting
Northtime NUMBER	Time of north sighting
Southtime NUMBER	Time of south sighting
Podsize NUMBER	Estimated size of the pod
Distanceoffshore NUMBER	Estimated distance offshore in distance intervals; unclear whether it is statute or nautical miles- assumed to be nautical
Traveldirection Unknown	Direction of travel of the whales: S for south and N for North
Winddirection NUMBER	Direction of the wind at time of sighting (0 to 360)
Beaufort VARCHAR	Beaufort value at time of sighting
Visibility VARCHAR	Visibility code at time of sighting: 1: Ex, 2: Very Good, 3: Good, 4: Fair, 5:Poor, 6: Unusable
Podsizeflag Unknown	* if no pod size in data an assumed value of 1 was entered
Northangle NUMBER	Angle of north sighting (not recorded 1967-1977); in 1978 recorded +/- relative to abeam; 1979 on as magnetic bearing
Southangle NUMBER	Angle of south sighting (not recorded 1967-1977); in 1978 recorded +/- relative to abeam; 1979 on as magnetic bearing
Verticalangle NUMBER	Vertical angle ala reticle measurement at S. sighting
Behavior Unknown	Various behavioral codes used in 1979
Timeinsert Unknown	Either N or S if north or south time was computed and inserted into the data record
Visflag Unknown	* if not in data and surmised from nearby sightings
Flukes NUMBER	Number of flukes seen
Breaches NUMBER	Number of breaches seen
Cue Unknown	Cue for sighting
Distanceflag Unknown	E - estimated; C- calculated
Sightabilitycode Unknown	1 or 2; reason for it not clear and only used in 1985/86 survey
Observer Unknown	Numeric code for observer that made sighting (ObserverCodes table)
key Unknown	Key field of date and assigned watch period to link to effort
Assignedwatchperiod Unknown	Watch period assigned to period based on time abeam relative to begin/end times of watches
Included Unknown	Defined field which is True if Timeabeam is contained in a effort period and False otherwise
Timeabeam NUMBER	Computed time at which whale crosses line extending from shed at angle of 241; Used south or north time prior 1979; 1979+ calculated value using 3.25 nm whale speed

Data Attribute / Type

Description

ID
NUMBER

Autonumber for primary key

Location
VARCHAR

Location code: 1 is Yankee Point and 2 is Granite Canyon; different from Location in RecentSurveyData

Day
NUMBER

Day of month of sighting

Month
NUMBER

Month of sighting

Year
NUMBER

Year of sighting

Watchperiod
Unknown

Watch period originally assigned to sighting based on initial time of sighting

Northtime
NUMBER

Time of north sighting

Southtime
NUMBER

Time of south sighting

Podsize
NUMBER

Estimated size of the pod

Distanceoffshore
NUMBER

Estimated distance offshore in distance intervals; unclear whether it is statute or nautical miles- assumed to be nautical

Traveldirection
Unknown

Direction of travel of the whales: S for south and N for North

Winddirection
NUMBER

Direction of the wind at time of sighting (0 to 360)

Beaufort
VARCHAR

Beaufort value at time of sighting

Visibility
VARCHAR

Visibility code at time of sighting: 1: Ex, 2: Very Good, 3: Good, 4: Fair, 5:Poor, 6: Unusable

Podsizeflag
Unknown

* if no pod size in data an assumed value of 1 was entered

Northangle
NUMBER

Angle of north sighting (not recorded 1967-1977); in 1978 recorded +/- relative to abeam; 1979 on as magnetic bearing

Southangle
NUMBER

Angle of south sighting (not recorded 1967-1977); in 1978 recorded +/- relative to abeam; 1979 on as magnetic bearing

Verticalangle
NUMBER

Vertical angle ala reticle measurement at S. sighting

Behavior
Unknown

Various behavioral codes used in 1979

Timeinsert
Unknown

Either N or S if north or south time was computed and inserted into the data record

Visflag
Unknown

* if not in data and surmised from nearby sightings

Flukes
NUMBER

Number of flukes seen

Breaches
NUMBER

Number of breaches seen

Cue
Unknown

Cue for sighting

Distanceflag
Unknown

E - estimated; C- calculated

Sightabilitycode
Unknown

1 or 2; reason for it not clear and only used in 1985/86 survey

Observer
Unknown

Numeric code for observer that made sighting (ObserverCodes table)

key
Unknown

Key field of date and assigned watch period to link to effort

Assignedwatchperiod
Unknown

Watch period assigned to period based on time abeam relative to begin/end times of watches

Included
Unknown

Defined field which is True if Timeabeam is contained in a effort period and False otherwise

Timeabeam
NUMBER

Computed time at which whale crosses line extending from shed at angle of 241; Used south or north time prior 1979; 1979+ calculated value using 3.25 nm whale speed

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Title:	ERSightingsPre1987
Short Name:	ERSightingsPre1987
Status:	Completed
Abstract:	Gray whale shore based sighting data from 1967 to 1986/1987 during southbound migration off Yankee Pt/Granite Canyon.
Notes:	Loaded by FGDC Metadata Uploader, batch 6252, 06-17-2015 19:01

Entity Type:	Data File
Description:	Gray whale shore based sighting data from 1967 to 1986/1987 during southbound migration off Yankee Pt/Granite Canyon.

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

Attribute Summary

	Name	Type	Description
N/A	ID	NUMBER	Autonumber for primary key
N/A	Location	VARCHAR	Location code: 1 is Yankee Point and 2 is Granite Canyon; different from Location in RecentSurveyData
N/A	Day	NUMBER	Day of month of sighting
N/A	Month	NUMBER	Month of sighting
N/A	Year	NUMBER	Year of sighting
N/A	Watchperiod	Unknown	Watch period originally assigned to sighting based on initial time of sighting
N/A	Northtime	NUMBER	Time of north sighting
N/A	Southtime	NUMBER	Time of south sighting
N/A	Podsize	NUMBER	Estimated size of the pod
N/A	Distanceoffshore	NUMBER	Estimated distance offshore in distance intervals; unclear whether it is statute or nautical miles- assumed to be nautical
N/A	Traveldirection	Unknown	Direction of travel of the whales: S for south and N for North
N/A	Winddirection	NUMBER	Direction of the wind at time of sighting (0 to 360)
N/A	Beaufort	VARCHAR	Beaufort value at time of sighting
N/A	Visibility	VARCHAR	Visibility code at time of sighting: 1: Ex, 2: Very Good, 3: Good, 4: Fair, 5:Poor, 6: Unusable
N/A	Podsizeflag	Unknown	* if no pod size in data an assumed value of 1 was entered
N/A	Northangle	NUMBER	Angle of north sighting (not recorded 1967-1977); in 1978 recorded +/- relative to abeam; 1979 on as magnetic bearing
N/A	Southangle	NUMBER	Angle of south sighting (not recorded 1967-1977); in 1978 recorded +/- relative to abeam; 1979 on as magnetic bearing
N/A	Verticalangle	NUMBER	Vertical angle ala reticle measurement at S. sighting
N/A	Behavior	Unknown	Various behavioral codes used in 1979
N/A	Timeinsert	Unknown	Either N or S if north or south time was computed and inserted into the data record
N/A	Visflag	Unknown	* if not in data and surmised from nearby sightings
N/A	Flukes	NUMBER	Number of flukes seen
N/A	Breaches	NUMBER	Number of breaches seen
N/A	Cue	Unknown	Cue for sighting
N/A	Distanceflag	Unknown	E - estimated; C- calculated
N/A	Sightabilitycode	Unknown	1 or 2; reason for it not clear and only used in 1985/86 survey
N/A	Observer	Unknown	Numeric code for observer that made sighting (ObserverCodes table)
N/A	key	Unknown	Key field of date and assigned watch period to link to effort
N/A	Assignedwatchperiod	Unknown	Watch period assigned to period based on time abeam relative to begin/end times of watches
N/A	Included	Unknown	Defined field which is True if Timeabeam is contained in a effort period and False otherwise
N/A	Timeabeam	NUMBER	Computed time at which whale crosses line extending from shed at angle of 241; Used south or north time prior 1979; 1979+ calculated value using 3.25 nm whale speed

Name

Type

Description

N/A

NUMBER

Autonumber for primary key

N/A

Location

VARCHAR

Location code: 1 is Yankee Point and 2 is Granite Canyon; different from Location in RecentSurveyData

N/A

Day

NUMBER

Day of month of sighting

N/A

Month

NUMBER

Month of sighting

N/A

Year

NUMBER

Year of sighting

N/A

Watchperiod

Unknown

Watch period originally assigned to sighting based on initial time of sighting

N/A

Northtime

NUMBER

Time of north sighting

N/A

Southtime

NUMBER

Time of south sighting

N/A

Podsize

NUMBER

Estimated size of the pod

N/A

Distanceoffshore

NUMBER

Estimated distance offshore in distance intervals; unclear whether it is statute or nautical miles- assumed to be nautical

N/A

Traveldirection

Unknown

Direction of travel of the whales: S for south and N for North

N/A

Winddirection

NUMBER

Direction of the wind at time of sighting (0 to 360)

N/A

Beaufort

VARCHAR

Beaufort value at time of sighting

N/A

Visibility

VARCHAR

Visibility code at time of sighting: 1: Ex, 2: Very Good, 3: Good, 4: Fair, 5:Poor, 6: Unusable

N/A

Podsizeflag

Unknown

* if no pod size in data an assumed value of 1 was entered

N/A

Northangle

NUMBER

Angle of north sighting (not recorded 1967-1977); in 1978 recorded +/- relative to abeam; 1979 on as magnetic bearing

N/A

Southangle

NUMBER

Angle of south sighting (not recorded 1967-1977); in 1978 recorded +/- relative to abeam; 1979 on as magnetic bearing

N/A

Verticalangle

NUMBER

Vertical angle ala reticle measurement at S. sighting

N/A

Behavior

Unknown

Various behavioral codes used in 1979

N/A

Timeinsert

Unknown

Either N or S if north or south time was computed and inserted into the data record

N/A

Visflag

Unknown

* if not in data and surmised from nearby sightings

N/A

Flukes

NUMBER

Number of flukes seen

N/A

Breaches

NUMBER

Number of breaches seen

N/A

Cue

Unknown

Cue for sighting

N/A

Distanceflag

Unknown

E - estimated; C- calculated

N/A

Sightabilitycode

Unknown

1 or 2; reason for it not clear and only used in 1985/86 survey

N/A

Observer

Unknown

Numeric code for observer that made sighting (ObserverCodes table)

N/A

key

Unknown

Key field of date and assigned watch period to link to effort

N/A

Assignedwatchperiod

Unknown

Watch period assigned to period based on time abeam relative to begin/end times of watches

N/A

Included

Unknown

Defined field which is True if Timeabeam is contained in a effort period and False otherwise

N/A

Timeabeam

NUMBER

Computed time at which whale crosses line extending from shed at angle of 241; Used south or north time prior 1979; 1979+ calculated value using 3.25 nm whale speed

Attribute Details

ID

CC ID: 205672

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Autonumber for primary key
Allowed Values:	Domain not specified. - Domain not specified.

Location

CC ID: 205673

Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Location code: 1 is Yankee Point and 2 is Granite Canyon; different from Location in RecentSurveyData
Allowed Values:	Codeset: Location

Day

CC ID: 205674

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Day of month of sighting
Allowed Values:	1 - 31

Month

CC ID: 205675

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Month of sighting
Allowed Values:	1 - 12

Year

CC ID: 205676

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Year of sighting
Allowed Values:	1967 - 1987

Watchperiod

CC ID: 205677

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Watch period originally assigned to sighting based on initial time of sighting

Northtime

CC ID: 205678

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

Southtime

CC ID: 205679

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

Podsize

CC ID: 205680

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Estimated size of the pod
Allowed Values:	1 - infinity

Distanceoffshore

CC ID: 205681

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Estimated distance offshore in distance intervals; unclear whether it is statute or nautical miles- assumed to be nautical
Allowed Values:	0 - 9

Traveldirection

CC ID: 205682

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Direction of travel of the whales: S for south and N for North

Winddirection

CC ID: 205683

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Direction of the wind at time of sighting (0 to 360)
Allowed Values:	0 - 359

Beaufort

CC ID: 205684

Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Beaufort value at time of sighting
Allowed Values:	Codeset: Beaufort scale

Visibility

CC ID: 205685

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

Podsizeflag

CC ID: 205686

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	* if no pod size in data an assumed value of 1 was entered

Northangle

CC ID: 205687

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Angle of north sighting (not recorded 1967-1977); in 1978 recorded +/- relative to abeam; 1979 on as magnetic bearing
Allowed Values:	0 - 359

Southangle

CC ID: 205688

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Angle of south sighting (not recorded 1967-1977); in 1978 recorded +/- relative to abeam; 1979 on as magnetic bearing
Allowed Values:	0 - 359

Verticalangle

CC ID: 205689

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Vertical angle ala reticle measurement at S. sighting
Allowed Values:	0 - 359

Behavior

CC ID: 205690

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Various behavioral codes used in 1979

Timeinsert

CC ID: 205691

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Either N or S if north or south time was computed and inserted into the data record

Visflag

CC ID: 205692

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	* if not in data and surmised from nearby sightings

Flukes

CC ID: 205693

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Number of flukes seen
Allowed Values:	Domain not specified. - Domain not specified.

Breaches

CC ID: 205694

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Number of breaches seen
Allowed Values:	0 - infinity

Cue

CC ID: 205695

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Cue for sighting

Distanceflag

CC ID: 205696

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	E - estimated; C- calculated

Sightabilitycode

CC ID: 205697

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	1 or 2; reason for it not clear and only used in 1985/86 survey

Observer

CC ID: 205698

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Numeric code for observer that made sighting (ObserverCodes table)

key

CC ID: 205699

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Key field of date and assigned watch period to link to effort
Allowed Values:	No domain defined.

Assignedwatchperiod

CC ID: 205700

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Watch period assigned to period based on time abeam relative to begin/end times of watches

Included

CC ID: 205701

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Defined field which is True if Timeabeam is contained in a effort period and False otherwise

Timeabeam

CC ID: 205702

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Computed time at which whale crosses line extending from shed at angle of 241; Used south or north time prior 1979; 1979+ calculated value using 3.25 nm whale speed
Allowed Values:	0 - 23:59:59

Catalog Item ID:	25528
GUID:	gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:25528
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

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Item Identification

Entity Information

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Attribute Details

ID

Location

Day

Month

Year

Watchperiod

Northtime

Southtime

Podsize

Distanceoffshore

Traveldirection

Winddirection

Beaufort

Visibility

Podsizeflag

Northangle

Southangle

Verticalangle

Behavior

Timeinsert

Visflag

Flukes

Breaches

Cue

Distanceflag

Sightabilitycode

Observer

key

Assignedwatchperiod

Included

Timeabeam

Catalog Details