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ERSightingsPre1987

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

Item Identification

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 Information

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

Data Attributes

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 Details

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