26255 AFSC FIT Pacific cod tagging data from the Bering Sea, 2002-2006 Data Set Published / External 22256 Fish Movement Surveys Project Completed Data from opportunistic tagging studies in the southest Bering Sea 2002-2003. Individually numbered loop spaghetti tags released during research cruises; all recoveries from fishing industry. Main release groups in February 2003 at two locations: 1) N of Cape Sarichef, Unimak Island, and 2) off Amak Island, north of the Alaska peninsula. Other smaller releases at several locations in southeat Bering Sea from April 2002 to November 2003. Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) caught with commercial and research pot gear from depths of 50-150 meters; length of tagged fish primarily 50-80 cm. Data in MS Access format (digital tabular). Data include lat/long of capture and release locations, release date/time, fish length and condition at release. Recovery data includes location and date of recovery, recovering vessel and gear, fishery observer, recipient for tag reward. Most recovery locations in lat/lon to nearest minute, some to state or federal stat area only; variables code quality of recovery location and date info. Most records include length, weight, sex, and condition of recovered fish, some otoliths collected. Recoveries primarily documented by fishery observers on vessel or at delivery plant. Database includes tags recovered through Dec 2007. Total of 6871 tags released, 2634 tags recovered. Important caveats: 1) tags released opportunistically, not in design or associated with quantitative model, 2) most tage releases were in main commercial fishing ground during fishing season, assumptions of mixing with overall population are invalid, 3) all recoveries through industry, spatial and temporal distribution of recovery effort very non-uniform, some areas little or no effort. Raw data including coordinates of tag recoveries and vessel information are considered observer data and are confidential under the Magnuson-Stevens Act. Pilot/feasibility study for spaghetti tagging of Pacific cod in Alaskan waters. Qualitative evaluation of cod movement patterns near large spawning ground. Local movement of cod in area of localized depletion study off Cape Sarichef, Unimak Island. Loaded by FGDC Metadata Uploader, batch 7850, 12-14-2015 17:01 The following FGDC sections are not currently supported in InPort, but were preserved and will be included in the FGDC export: - Taxonomy (FGDC:taxonomy) - Spatial Reference Information (FGDC:spref), - Spatial Data Organization Information (FGDC:spdoinfo) Publicaiton of tagging studies in preparation (2009) Study area and tagging methods described in Conners, M.E, P. Munro, S. Neidetcher. 2004. Pacific cod pot studies 2002-2003. AFSC Processed Report 2004-04. Tagging conducted in conjunction with Pacific cod localized depletion study off Cape Sarichef, described in: Conners, M.E. and P. Munro. 2008. Effects of commercial fishing on local abundance of Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) in the Bering Sea. Fisheries Bulletin 106:281-292. Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category biota Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category oceans Theme tagging Spatial Alaska continental shelf Spatial Amak Island Spatial Bering Sea Spatial Pribilof Islands Spatial Unimak Island Spatial Unimak Pass Spatial southeast Bering Sea Spatial western Gulf of Alaska Alaska Fisheries Science Center Seattle WA USA Data Set None Planned Table (digital) Table TagRelease inlcudes position,date, and info on fish at tag release. Table Recovery includes info collected when tag was recovered. Each has a unique key. The two tables are linked by the primary tag number, the serial number of the tag (or, if two tags were placed on a fish, the serial number of the first tag). Subsidiary tables contain information on the cruise and pot launch where fish were collected and codes for variables. All variables documented in Access database; contact authors for details. Most of the releases were performed from cruises funded by NMFS (Steller Sea Lion Research), and recovery information processing and rewards were also funded by NMFS (staff salaries). Data analysis was funded by NPRB. na na na 29648 tblRecovery Published / External Completed NA Loaded by FGDC Metadata Uploader, batch 7823, 12-08-2015 17:41 NA RcvKey NUMBER No No Active A Primary Key, Unique number for tag recovery 1 - 3085 RlsKey NUMBER No No Active A foreign key link to tblPCTaggingRlease -99 - 7124 RcvDT NUMBER No No Active Date and time when fish is recovered 200204170000 - 201003160000 RcvYr NUMBER No No Active Recovery year, >=2002 2002 - 2007 RcvMn NUMBER No No Active Recovery Month, 1-12 1 - 12 RcvDay NUMBER No No Active Recovery day, 1-31 1 - 31 DQKey NUMBER No No Active Date data quality. 0 - 4 RDLV Unknown No No Active Recovery Date and Location Verified? unknown RcvSN NUMBER No No Active South-North (North =1 and South = -1) 1 - 1 RcvEW NUMBER No No Active East West (East = 1 and West = -1) -1 - 1 RcvLat NUMBER No No Active Latitude (decimal degrees) 51.6666666865349 - 62.7838889167178 RcvLatE NUMBER No No Active Latitude (decimal degrees) including estimated latitude 51.6666666865349 - 62.7838889167178 rcvLatAg NUMBER No No Active Latitude (decimal degrees) including estimated latitude rounded to nearest 0.25 degrees {INT(rcvLatE/2)*2+0.25} 51.75 - 62.75 RcvLong NUMBER No No Active Longitude (decimal degrees) -178.771666646004 - 179.968611083343 RcvLongE NUMBER No No Active Longitude (decimal degrees) including estimated longitude -180.031388916657 - -154.166666671634 rcvLongAg NUMBER No No Active Longitude (decimal degrees) including estimated longitude rounded to nearest 0.25 degrees {INT(-rcvLongE/2)*(-2)-0.25} -180.25 - -154.25 RcvLatD NUMBER No No Active Latitude (degrees or decimal degrees) 51 - 62 RcvLatM NUMBER No No Active Latitude (minutes or decimal minutes) 0 - 98 RcvLatS NUMBER No No Active Latitude (seconds or decimal seconds) 0 - 59.9000015258789 RcvLongD NUMBER No No Active Longitude (degrees or decimal degrees) 63 - 179 RcvLongM NUMBER No No Active Longitude (minutes or decimal minutes) 0 - 60 RcvLongS NUMBER No No Active Longitude (seconds or decimal seconds) 0 - 509 RcvSA NUMBER No No Active Statistical area where fish is recovered 509 - 665506 RcvFedSAOld NUMBER No No Active Federal (NMFS) Statistical Area Where fish was recovered. 509 - 630 RcvADFGSAOld NUMBER No No Active ADFG Statistical Area Where fish was recovered. 585601 - 786030 RcvFedSA NUMBER No No Active NA 509 - 999 RcvADFGSA NUMBER No No Active NA 545602 - 806230 RlsFedSA NUMBER No No Active Federal Statistic Area 509 - 610 RlsADFGSA NUMBER No No Active ADFG Statistic Area 635504 - 665335 rlsLatAg NUMBER No No Active NA 54.25 - 55.75 rlsLongAg NUMBER No No Active NA -166.75 - -163.25 RcvWater Unknown No No Active Recovery location whether in (S)tate water (inside 3 nm from shoreline) or (F)ederal water (3 nm out). unknown rcvRegion Unknown No No Active Recovery area: AI = Aleutian Islands, BS = Bering Sea, GA = Gulf of Alaska. unknown RcvDepth NUMBER No No Active Recovery depth in fathams 6.80000019073486 - 293 rcvMDT NUMBER No No Active Minimum direct distance between release site and recovery site, estimated from ZLine arcMap. 0 - 13569604.449 rcvDAL NUMBER No No Active Days at Liberty, i.e. number days between tag release and recovery. -6 - 1767 RcvLen NUMBER No No Active Length of fish at recovery in cm (fork length, total length, etc.) 30 - 132 RcvWt NUMBER No No Active Weight of fish at recovery in kg 0.829999983310699 - 3076 SexCode NUMBER No No Active Sex Code: 1 = Male, 2 = Female, and 3 = Unknown 1 - 3 MSKey NUMBER No No Active Maturity stage code -1 - 4 RCKey NUMBER No No Active Condition code of fish at recovery. Replaces RcvCond field 0 - 3 RWKey NUMBER No No Active Description of wounds at recovery. Replaces RcvWound field. 0 - 4 PQC NUMBER No No Active Position data quality Code: 1-DDDMMSS;2-DDDMM;3-Estimated;4-Statistical Area;5-no info 1 - 6 RcvGT NUMBER No No Active Recovery gear type -1 - 40 Otolith Unknown No No Active Wether Otolith samples taken unknown OVNo NUMBER No No Active Otolith vial number 109 - 561143 DSKey NUMBER No No Active Data source key. Replaces DSC field after checking with Sandie. 1 - 10 OLN Unknown No No Active Observor's last name unknown OFN Unknown No No Active Observor's first name unknown VPN Unknown No No Active Vessel or plant name of recovery vessel or plant unknown VPC Unknown No No Active Vessel or plant code of recovery vessel or plant unknown VPPermitNo Unknown No No Active Vessel or plant permit number unknown RcvCrsNo NUMBER No No Active Cruise number when tagged fish recovered 4 - 200401 RcvHaul NUMBER No No Active Haul number when tagged fish recovered 1 - 1331 RwdLN Unknown No No Active Reward recipient's Last Name unknown RwdFN Unknown No No Active Reward recipient's first Name unknown RwdCompany Unknown No No Active Comapny where Reward recipient works unknown RwdStreet Unknown No No Active Reward recipient''s Street address unknown RwdCity Unknown No No Active City where reward recipient resides unknown RwdState Unknown No No Active State or Province where reward recipient resides unknown RwdZip Unknown No No Active Reward recipient's home zip code unknown RwdCountry Unknown No No Active Reward recipient's country of residence unknown RwdPhone Unknown No No Active Reward recipient's phone number unknown RwdEMA Unknown No No Active Reward recipient's e-mail address unknown RwdType NUMBER No No Active Reward type: 1 = hat; 2 = vest, 3 = Others 1 - 3 RwdDte NUMBER No No Active Date reward was prepared and sent 189912300000 - 200803130000 RwdRDT NUMBER No No Active Date reward return to sender because the post service is unable to deliver the package. 200411140000 - 200411300000 RcvLMD NUMBER No No Active Last date the record was mordified or the time when the record was entered. 200411191011 - 201106061625 RcvLMP Unknown No No Active Last person mordified the record. unknown Comm Unknown No No Active Comments unknown 29649 tblTagRelease Published / External Completed NA Loaded by FGDC Metadata Uploader, batch 7823, 12-08-2015 17:41 NA RlsKey NUMBER No No Active A Primary Key, Unique number fortag release -99 - 7125 CrsN Unknown No No Active Cruise number assigned before sailling, e.g. 200301 unknown LnchKey NUMBER No No Active Launch number from which the tagged fish were caught 1 - 76 PTN NUMBER No No Active Primary tag number -1900 - 7800 PTTC NUMBER No No Active Primary tag type and color code: -1 = No Tag type; 1 = archival tag; 2 = orange spaghetti tag; 3 = pink spaghetti; 99 = others -1 - 3 STN NUMBER No No Active Secondary tag number NA - NA STTC NUMBER No No Active NA NA - NA SDT NUMBER No No Active Date and time when pot was set 200212310000 - 200303270000 RDT NUMBER No No Active Date and time when tagged fish released 200204150000 - 200311220813 TDT NUMBER No No Active Date and time when fish tagged 200204030000 - 200311211907 TTankNo NUMBER No No Active Tank number where fish tagged from. 1 - 10 RlsLen NUMBER No No Active Length of fish at capture in cm (fork length, total length, etc.) 34 - 103 TUKey NUMBER No No Active NA -1 - 31101 RlsCond NUMBER No No Active Condition code at release: 1=exellent, 2=good, 3=fair, 4=weak, 5=dead. 1 - 5 RlsLat NUMBER No No Active Latitude where a tagged fish released in degrees 54 - 55.5533566666667 RlsLong NUMBER No No Active Longitude where a tagged fish released in degrees -166.5 - -163.2462 ARLat NUMBER No No Active Average Latitude where a tagged fish released in degrees by release site (refer to tblTagReleaseSite) and FedSA 54 - 55.5289627573528 ARLong NUMBER No No Active Average Longitude where a tagged fish released in degrees by release site (refer to tblTagReleaseSite) and FedSA -166.5 - -163.2462 RlsDepth NUMBER No No Active Tagged fish release depth (meters) NA - NA RlsFedSA NUMBER No No Active Federal Statistic Area 509 - 610 RlsADFGSA NUMBER No No Active ADFG Statistic Area 635504 - 665335 RlsWater Unknown No No Active NA unknown RlsRegion Unknown No No Active Release area: BS = Bering Sea, AI = Aleutian Islands, and GA = Gulf of Alaska. unknown PosCom Unknown No No Active Comments on position (coordinates) data. unknown MT1No Unknown No No Active Mortality study tank 1, i.e. before fish is moved to MT2No - mortality study tank 2 unknown MT2No Unknown No No Active Mortality study tank 2, i.e. after fish is moved from MT1No - mortality study tank 1 unknown DDT NUMBER No No Active Death date and time, for fish died during mortality study. 200204100000 - 200311220815 Comm Unknown No No Active Comments unknown CDT NUMBER No No Active Date and time when fish captured NA - NA VslKey NUMBER No No Active Vessel code NA - NA TagCond NUMBER No No Active Condition code when fish tagged:GOOD= 1, OPEN= 2, BROKEN= 3, OFF OPEN= 4, OFF BROKEN= 5, OFF CLOSED= 6, TAG LOST= 7, NO TAG= 8 NA - NA RSKey NUMBER No No Active Release location. -999=Missing Tag numbers. 11 - 62 Data Steward 2025 Person Felthoven, Ron ron.felthoven@noaa.gov 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115-6349 USA 206-526-4114 Originator 2015-12-14 Organization Alaska Fisheries Science Center AFSC afsc.webmaster@noaa.gov https://ror.org/01h7fye62 7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Building 4 Seattle WA 98115 USA (206) 526-4000 (206) 526-4004 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/alaska-fisheries-science-center AKFSC Home Page Online Resource 0700-1700 Pacific Time Point of Contact 2025 Person McDermott, Susanne susanne.mcdermott@noaa.gov Ground Condition 179.999999 -154 62 53 Main releases in known spawning ground just north of Alaska Peninsula from Amak Island to Unimak Island. Some releases south of Unimak Island and west of Unimak Pass. Recoveries throughout Bering Sea, including areas north of St Matthew Is. One recovery in Aleutian Islands and a few in western GOA. Most recoveries and recovery effort in southeast BS from Unimak Island to Pribilofs Range 2002 2007 Sensitive na Recovery positions and vessel information are confidential under the Magnuson-Stevens Act (observer data). Access to raw data only for persons registered under federal and AFSC data confidentiality agreements. Summarized data may be relased, check with AFSC for summary requirements. Data analysis and publication by original authors is ongoing. Must cite originator if used in publications, reports, presentations, etc. Access Location of recoveries strongly affected by spatial and temporal pattern of commercial fishery effort - strongly non-random and non-uniform. Recovery location generally lat/long to degrees/minutes at end of commercial tow. Some records location to state or federal stat area only; some lat/longs estimated as centroid of stat area. Tags recovered in deliveries to processing plants may have estimated dates over range of vessel trip (usually 3-days). All recovery data reviewed for data entry accuracy and recovery locations checked. Variables in database classify quality of recovery location and date data. Opportunistic release locations selected to qualitatively assess movement in area northeast of Unimak Pass, not uniform or desigend pattern over space/time. Lat/lon of release locations collected by research vessel navigation GPS/software. Size of fish tagged restricted by size selectivity of pot gear. Most fish tagged 50-80 cm fork length (3-5 yrs old). No juvenile fish tagged. Sex of tagged fish determined at recovery in most cases. Species id of tagged fish confirmed by AFSC scientists during tagging. Release length recorded to nearest cm. Accuracy of recovery data dependent on observer training/experience. Fish with obvious injuries or barotrauma culled before tagging. Some initial tag mortality studies, but no quantiative tag mortality rate estimates. No tag loss or tag recovery rate estimates. Tag number -999 indicate tags that were returned but where the tag was damaged and the serial number unreadable. For some tags the number was partially obscured, where tag number was partially inferrred from fish data is indicated in comment field. Missing values occur in all data fields except primary tag type and number. All data subjected to QA/QC review. Release data files reviewed in Excel format after field cruise. Recovery data entry proofed for accuracy. GIS used to plot release and recovery locations for reasonableness (e.g., not on land) Database scanned for impossible values (recovery length less than release length, recovery date earlier than release date); anomalies flagged but not removed. See dataqual and method in uploaded FGDC view. No Unknown No Yes na na na To Be Determined na IT Security and Contingency Plan for the system establishes procedures and applies to the functions, operations, and resources necessary to recover and restore data as hosted in the Western Regional Support Center in Seattle, Washington, following a disruption. See dataqual and method in uploaded FGDC view. 29648 Entity 29649 Entity gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26255 Angie Greig 2015-08-03T11:43:41 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2026-03-04T19:17:17 2016-05-05 Alaska Fisheries Science Center AFSC 7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Building 4 Seattle WA 98115 USA https://www.afsc.noaa.gov 0700-1700 Pacific Time 1001 Public No No 2016-05-05 1 Year 2017-05-05 none Gadus macrocephalus Pacific cod gadids groundfish fish Kingdom Animal Phylum Chordata Class Osteichthyes Order Gadiformes Family Gadidae Genus Gadus Species macrocephalus Pacific cod point 0 0 Decimal degrees Local surface 0.1 meters Attribute values tblRecovery NA AFSC RcvKey A Primary Key, Unique number for tag recovery AFSC 1 3085 RlsKey A foreign key link to tblPCTaggingRlease AFSC -99 7124 RcvDT Date and time when fish is recovered AFSC 200204170000 201003160000 RcvYr Recovery year, >=2002 AFSC 2002 2007 RcvMn Recovery Month, 1-12 AFSC 1 12 RcvDay Recovery day, 1-31 AFSC 1 31 DQKey Date data quality. AFSC 0 4 RDLV Recovery Date and Location Verified? AFSC unknown RcvSN South-North (North =1 and South = -1) AFSC 1 1 RcvEW East West (East = 1 and West = -1) AFSC -1 1 RcvLat Latitude (decimal degrees) AFSC 51.6666666865349 62.7838889167178 RcvLatE Latitude (decimal degrees) including estimated latitude AFSC 51.6666666865349 62.7838889167178 rcvLatAg Latitude (decimal degrees) including estimated latitude rounded to nearest 0.25 degrees {INT(rcvLatE/2)*2+0.25} AFSC 51.75 62.75 RcvLong Longitude (decimal degrees) AFSC -178.771666646004 179.968611083343 RcvLongE Longitude (decimal degrees) including estimated longitude AFSC -180.031388916657 -154.166666671634 rcvLongAg Longitude (decimal degrees) including estimated longitude rounded to nearest 0.25 degrees {INT(-rcvLongE/2)*(-2)-0.25} AFSC -180.25 -154.25 RcvLatD Latitude (degrees or decimal degrees) AFSC 51 62 RcvLatM Latitude (minutes or decimal minutes) AFSC 0 98 RcvLatS Latitude (seconds or decimal seconds) AFSC 0 59.9000015258789 RcvLongD Longitude (degrees or decimal degrees) AFSC 63 179 RcvLongM Longitude (minutes or decimal minutes) AFSC 0 60 RcvLongS Longitude (seconds or decimal seconds) AFSC 0 509 RcvSA Statistical area where fish is recovered AFSC 509 665506 RcvFedSAOld Federal (NMFS) Statistical Area Where fish was recovered. AFSC 509 630 RcvADFGSAOld ADFG Statistical Area Where fish was recovered. AFSC 585601 786030 RcvFedSA NA AFSC 509 999 RcvADFGSA NA AFSC 545602 806230 RlsFedSA Federal Statistic Area AFSC 509 610 RlsADFGSA ADFG Statistic Area AFSC 635504 665335 rlsLatAg NA AFSC 54.25 55.75 rlsLongAg NA AFSC -166.75 -163.25 RcvWater Recovery location whether in (S)tate water (inside 3 nm from shoreline) or (F)ederal water (3 nm out). AFSC unknown rcvRegion Recovery area: AI = Aleutian Islands, BS = Bering Sea, GA = Gulf of Alaska. AFSC unknown RcvDepth Recovery depth in fathams AFSC 6.80000019073486 293 rcvMDT Minimum direct distance between release site and recovery site, estimated from ZLine arcMap. AFSC 0 13569604.449 rcvDAL Days at Liberty, i.e. number days between tag release and recovery. AFSC -6 1767 RcvLen Length of fish at recovery in cm (fork length, total length, etc.) AFSC 30 132 RcvWt Weight of fish at recovery in kg AFSC 0.829999983310699 3076 SexCode Sex Code: 1 = Male, 2 = Female, and 3 = Unknown AFSC 1 3 MSKey Maturity stage code AFSC -1 4 RCKey Condition code of fish at recovery. Replaces RcvCond field AFSC 0 3 RWKey Description of wounds at recovery. Replaces RcvWound field. AFSC 0 4 PQC Position data quality Code: 1-DDDMMSS;2-DDDMM;3-Estimated;4-Statistical Area;5-no info AFSC 1 6 RcvGT Recovery gear type AFSC -1 40 Otolith Wether Otolith samples taken AFSC unknown OVNo Otolith vial number AFSC 109 561143 DSKey Data source key. Replaces DSC field after checking with Sandie. AFSC 1 10 OLN Observor's last name AFSC unknown OFN Observor's first name AFSC unknown VPN Vessel or plant name of recovery vessel or plant AFSC unknown VPC Vessel or plant code of recovery vessel or plant AFSC unknown VPPermitNo Vessel or plant permit number AFSC unknown RcvCrsNo Cruise number when tagged fish recovered AFSC 4 200401 RcvHaul Haul number when tagged fish recovered AFSC 1 1331 RwdLN Reward recipient's Last Name AFSC unknown RwdFN Reward recipient's first Name AFSC unknown RwdCompany Comapny where Reward recipient works AFSC unknown RwdStreet Reward recipient''s Street address AFSC unknown RwdCity City where reward recipient resides AFSC unknown RwdState State or Province where reward recipient resides AFSC unknown RwdZip Reward recipient's home zip code AFSC unknown RwdCountry Reward recipient's country of residence AFSC unknown RwdPhone Reward recipient's phone number AFSC unknown RwdEMA Reward recipient's e-mail address AFSC unknown RwdType Reward type: 1 = hat; 2 = vest, 3 = Others AFSC 1 3 RwdDte Date reward was prepared and sent AFSC 189912300000 200803130000 RwdRDT Date reward return to sender because the post service is unable to deliver the package. AFSC 200411140000 200411300000 RcvLMD Last date the record was mordified or the time when the record was entered. AFSC 200411191011 201106061625 RcvLMP Last person mordified the record. AFSC unknown Comm Comments AFSC unknown tblTagRelease NA AFSC RlsKey A Primary Key, Unique number fortag release AFSC -99 7125 CrsN Cruise number assigned before sailling, e.g. 200301 AFSC unknown LnchKey Launch number from which the tagged fish were caught AFSC 1 76 PTN Primary tag number AFSC -1900 7800 PTTC Primary tag type and color code: -1 = No Tag type; 1 = archival tag; 2 = orange spaghetti tag; 3 = pink spaghetti; 99 = others AFSC -1 3 STN Secondary tag number AFSC NA NA STTC NA AFSC NA NA SDT Date and time when pot was set AFSC 200212310000 200303270000 RDT Date and time when tagged fish released AFSC 200204150000 200311220813 TDT Date and time when fish tagged AFSC 200204030000 200311211907 TTankNo Tank number where fish tagged from. AFSC 1 10 RlsLen Length of fish at capture in cm (fork length, total length, etc.) AFSC 34 103 TUKey NA AFSC -1 31101 RlsCond Condition code at release: 1=exellent, 2=good, 3=fair, 4=weak, 5=dead. AFSC 1 5 RlsLat Latitude where a tagged fish released in degrees AFSC 54 55.5533566666667 RlsLong Longitude where a tagged fish released in degrees AFSC -166.5 -163.2462 ARLat Average Latitude where a tagged fish released in degrees by release site (refer to tblTagReleaseSite) and FedSA AFSC 54 55.5289627573528 ARLong Average Longitude where a tagged fish released in degrees by release site (refer to tblTagReleaseSite) and FedSA AFSC -166.5 -163.2462 RlsDepth Tagged fish release depth (meters) AFSC NA NA RlsFedSA Federal Statistic Area AFSC 509 610 RlsADFGSA ADFG Statistic Area AFSC 635504 665335 RlsWater NA AFSC unknown RlsRegion Release area: BS = Bering Sea, AI = Aleutian Islands, and GA = Gulf of Alaska. AFSC unknown PosCom Comments on position (coordinates) data. AFSC unknown MT1No Mortality study tank 1, i.e. before fish is moved to MT2No - mortality study tank 2 AFSC unknown MT2No Mortality study tank 2, i.e. after fish is moved from MT1No - mortality study tank 1 AFSC unknown DDT Death date and time, for fish died during mortality study. AFSC 200204100000 200311220815 Comm Comments AFSC unknown CDT Date and time when fish captured AFSC NA NA VslKey Vessel code AFSC NA NA TagCond Condition code when fish tagged:GOOD= 1, OPEN= 2, BROKEN= 3, OFF OPEN= 4, OFF BROKEN= 5, OFF CLOSED= 6, TAG LOST= 7, NO TAG= 8 AFSC NA NA RSKey Release location. -999=Missing Tag numbers. AFSC 11 62 Table TagRelease inlcudes position,date, and info on fish at tag release. Table Recovery includes info collected when tag was recovered. Each has a unique key. The two tables are linked by the primary tag number, the serial number of the tag (or, if two tags were placed on a fish, the serial number of the first tag). Subsidiary tables contain information on the cruise and pot launch where fish were collected and codes for variables. All variables documented in Access database; contact authors for details.