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Entity (ENT) | Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26278 | Updated: August 9, 2022 | Published / External

Summary

Item Identification

Entity Info

Data Attributes

Catalog Details

Abstract

200MF

Description

200MF

Entity Type
Data File

Data Attribute / Type	Description
Event Unknown	Event code: C=observer rotation, 1=left side sighting, 2=recorder sighting, 3=right side sighting, 4=other sighting, 5=begin effort, 6=end effort, 7=environmental change, 9=comment
Line_number Unknown	Line number
Date NUMBER	Date
Time NUMBER	Time (AK)
Latitude Unknown	Latitude
Longitude Unknown	Longitude
Dec_Latitude Unknown	Latitude (decimal degree)
Dec_Longitude Unknown	Decimal longitude
Left_Observer Unknown	Left side observer initials
Recorder Unknown	Recorder initials
Right_observer Unknown	Right side observer initials
Other Unknown	Other observer initials
swell.ht Unknown	NA
swell.dir Unknown	NA
wind.dir Unknown	NA
Beaufort Unknown	Beaufort scale
Weather Unknown	General weather: 1=no rain or fog, 2=rain, 3=fog, 4= rain and fog, 5=haze
Left_Vis Unknown	Left side visibility code: 1=excellent, 2=very good, 3=good, 4=fair, 5=poor, 6=unacceptable
Left_Glare Unknown	Left side glare code: 1=no glare problems, 2=glare problems affects search, 3=severe glare
Right_Vis Unknown	Right side visibility code: 1=excellent, 2=very good, 3=good, 4=fair, 5=poor, 6=unacceptable
Right_Glare Unknown	Right side glare code: 1=no glare problems, 2=glare problems affects search, 3=severe glare
angle Unknown	Radial angle of the sighting
reticle Unknown	Reticle number to the sighting
Distance_to_shore Unknown	Distance to the shore at the angle of the sighting from radar reading (or hor if no shoreline)
Estimated_distance Unknown	An estimate of distance to animal if too close to use reticles (m)
Species Unknown	Species code: ba=minke whale, bb=sei whale, be=Bairds beaked whale, bp=fin whale, cu=Northern fur seal, ej=Steller sea lion, el=sea otter, er=gray whale, mn=humpback whale, oo=killer whale, or=walrus, pd=Dalls porpoise, pp=harbor porpoise, pv=harbor seal, ub=unidentified balaenopterid, uc=unid cetacean, ud=unid dolphin/porpoise, um=unid marine mammal, up=unid pinniped, uw=unid whale
Best_count Unknown	Best group size estimate
High_count Unknown	Highest group size estimate
Low_count Unknown	Lowest group size estimate
Direction_of_travel Unknown	Direction of travel of animal
Behavior Unknown	Behavior code: 1=with calf, 2=harassment, 3=breach, 4=feeding
Observer Unknown	Initials of observer who made sighting
Comment Unknown	Comment

Data Attribute / Type

Description

Event
Unknown

Event code: C=observer rotation, 1=left side sighting, 2=recorder sighting, 3=right side sighting, 4=other sighting, 5=begin effort, 6=end effort, 7=environmental change, 9=comment

Line_number
Unknown

Line number

Date
NUMBER

Date

Time
NUMBER

Time (AK)

Latitude
Unknown

Latitude

Longitude
Unknown

Longitude

Dec_Latitude
Unknown

Latitude (decimal degree)

Dec_Longitude
Unknown

Decimal longitude

Left_Observer
Unknown

Left side observer initials

Recorder
Unknown

Recorder initials

Right_observer
Unknown

Right side observer initials

Other
Unknown

Other observer initials

swell.ht
Unknown

swell.dir
Unknown

wind.dir
Unknown

Beaufort
Unknown

Beaufort scale

Weather
Unknown

General weather: 1=no rain or fog, 2=rain, 3=fog, 4= rain and fog, 5=haze

Left_Vis
Unknown

Left side visibility code: 1=excellent, 2=very good, 3=good, 4=fair, 5=poor, 6=unacceptable

Left_Glare
Unknown

Left side glare code: 1=no glare problems, 2=glare problems affects search, 3=severe glare

Right_Vis
Unknown

Right side visibility code: 1=excellent, 2=very good, 3=good, 4=fair, 5=poor, 6=unacceptable

Right_Glare
Unknown

Right side glare code: 1=no glare problems, 2=glare problems affects search, 3=severe glare

angle
Unknown

Radial angle of the sighting

reticle
Unknown

Reticle number to the sighting

Distance_to_shore
Unknown

Distance to the shore at the angle of the sighting from radar reading (or hor if no shoreline)

Estimated_distance
Unknown

An estimate of distance to animal if too close to use reticles (m)

Species
Unknown

Species code: ba=minke whale, bb=sei whale, be=Bairds beaked whale, bp=fin whale, cu=Northern fur seal, ej=Steller sea lion, el=sea otter, er=gray whale, mn=humpback whale, oo=killer whale, or=walrus, pd=Dalls porpoise, pp=harbor porpoise, pv=harbor seal, ub=unidentified balaenopterid, uc=unid cetacean, ud=unid dolphin/porpoise, um=unid marine mammal, up=unid pinniped, uw=unid whale

Best_count
Unknown

Best group size estimate

High_count
Unknown

Highest group size estimate

Low_count
Unknown

Lowest group size estimate

Direction_of_travel
Unknown

Direction of travel of animal

Behavior
Unknown

Behavior code: 1=with calf, 2=harassment, 3=breach, 4=feeding

Observer
Unknown

Initials of observer who made sighting

Comment
Unknown

Comment

No Child Items for this record.

No contact information is available for this record.

Please contact the owner organization (AFSC) for inquiries on this record.

Title:	csv file
Short Name:	csv file
Status:	Completed
Abstract:	200MF
Notes:	Loaded by FGDC Metadata Uploader, batch 6737, 08-06-2015 19:57

Entity Type:	Data File
Description:	200MF

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

Attribute Summary

	Name	Type	Description
N/A	Event	Unknown	Event code: C=observer rotation, 1=left side sighting, 2=recorder sighting, 3=right side sighting, 4=other sighting, 5=begin effort, 6=end effort, 7=environmental change, 9=comment
N/A	Line_number	Unknown	Line number
N/A	Date	NUMBER	Date
N/A	Time	NUMBER	Time (AK)
N/A	Latitude	Unknown	Latitude
N/A	Longitude	Unknown	Longitude
N/A	Dec_Latitude	Unknown	Latitude (decimal degree)
N/A	Dec_Longitude	Unknown	Decimal longitude
N/A	Left_Observer	Unknown	Left side observer initials
N/A	Recorder	Unknown	Recorder initials
N/A	Right_observer	Unknown	Right side observer initials
N/A	Other	Unknown	Other observer initials
N/A	swell.ht	Unknown	NA
N/A	swell.dir	Unknown	NA
N/A	wind.dir	Unknown	NA
N/A	Beaufort	Unknown	Beaufort scale
N/A	Weather	Unknown	General weather: 1=no rain or fog, 2=rain, 3=fog, 4= rain and fog, 5=haze
N/A	Left_Vis	Unknown	Left side visibility code: 1=excellent, 2=very good, 3=good, 4=fair, 5=poor, 6=unacceptable
N/A	Left_Glare	Unknown	Left side glare code: 1=no glare problems, 2=glare problems affects search, 3=severe glare
N/A	Right_Vis	Unknown	Right side visibility code: 1=excellent, 2=very good, 3=good, 4=fair, 5=poor, 6=unacceptable
N/A	Right_Glare	Unknown	Right side glare code: 1=no glare problems, 2=glare problems affects search, 3=severe glare
N/A	angle	Unknown	Radial angle of the sighting
N/A	reticle	Unknown	Reticle number to the sighting
N/A	Distance_to_shore	Unknown	Distance to the shore at the angle of the sighting from radar reading (or hor if no shoreline)
N/A	Estimated_distance	Unknown	An estimate of distance to animal if too close to use reticles (m)
N/A	Species	Unknown	Species code: ba=minke whale, bb=sei whale, be=Bairds beaked whale, bp=fin whale, cu=Northern fur seal, ej=Steller sea lion, el=sea otter, er=gray whale, mn=humpback whale, oo=killer whale, or=walrus, pd=Dalls porpoise, pp=harbor porpoise, pv=harbor seal, ub=unidentified balaenopterid, uc=unid cetacean, ud=unid dolphin/porpoise, um=unid marine mammal, up=unid pinniped, uw=unid whale
N/A	Best_count	Unknown	Best group size estimate
N/A	High_count	Unknown	Highest group size estimate
N/A	Low_count	Unknown	Lowest group size estimate
N/A	Direction_of_travel	Unknown	Direction of travel of animal
N/A	Behavior	Unknown	Behavior code: 1=with calf, 2=harassment, 3=breach, 4=feeding
N/A	Observer	Unknown	Initials of observer who made sighting
N/A	Comment	Unknown	Comment

Name

Type

Description

N/A

Event

Unknown

Event code: C=observer rotation, 1=left side sighting, 2=recorder sighting, 3=right side sighting, 4=other sighting, 5=begin effort, 6=end effort, 7=environmental change, 9=comment

N/A

Line_number

Unknown

Line number

N/A

Date

NUMBER

Date

N/A

Time

NUMBER

Time (AK)

N/A

Latitude

Unknown

Latitude

N/A

Longitude

Unknown

Longitude

N/A

Dec_Latitude

Unknown

Latitude (decimal degree)

N/A

Dec_Longitude

Unknown

Decimal longitude

N/A

Left_Observer

Unknown

Left side observer initials

N/A

Recorder

Unknown

Recorder initials

N/A

Right_observer

Unknown

Right side observer initials

N/A

Other

Unknown

Other observer initials

N/A

swell.ht

Unknown

N/A

swell.dir

Unknown

N/A

wind.dir

Unknown

N/A

Beaufort

Unknown

Beaufort scale

N/A

Weather

Unknown

General weather: 1=no rain or fog, 2=rain, 3=fog, 4= rain and fog, 5=haze

N/A

Left_Vis

Unknown

Left side visibility code: 1=excellent, 2=very good, 3=good, 4=fair, 5=poor, 6=unacceptable

N/A

Left_Glare

Unknown

Left side glare code: 1=no glare problems, 2=glare problems affects search, 3=severe glare

N/A

Right_Vis

Unknown

Right side visibility code: 1=excellent, 2=very good, 3=good, 4=fair, 5=poor, 6=unacceptable

N/A

Right_Glare

Unknown

Right side glare code: 1=no glare problems, 2=glare problems affects search, 3=severe glare

N/A

angle

Unknown

Radial angle of the sighting

N/A

reticle

Unknown

Reticle number to the sighting

N/A

Distance_to_shore

Unknown

Distance to the shore at the angle of the sighting from radar reading (or hor if no shoreline)

N/A

Estimated_distance

Unknown

An estimate of distance to animal if too close to use reticles (m)

N/A

Species

Unknown

N/A

Best_count

Unknown

Best group size estimate

N/A

High_count

Unknown

Highest group size estimate

N/A

Low_count

Unknown

Lowest group size estimate

N/A

Direction_of_travel

Unknown

Direction of travel of animal

N/A

Behavior

Unknown

Behavior code: 1=with calf, 2=harassment, 3=breach, 4=feeding

N/A

Observer

Unknown

Initials of observer who made sighting

N/A

Comment

Unknown

Comment

Attribute Details

Event

CC ID: 212017

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Event code: C=observer rotation, 1=left side sighting, 2=recorder sighting, 3=right side sighting, 4=other sighting, 5=begin effort, 6=end effort, 7=environmental change, 9=comment

Line_number

CC ID: 212018

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Line number

Date

CC ID: 212019

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Date
Allowed Values:	1 - 20

Time

CC ID: 212020

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Time (AK)
Allowed Values:	1 - 1308

Latitude

CC ID: 212021

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Latitude

Longitude

CC ID: 212022

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Longitude

Dec_Latitude

CC ID: 212023

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Latitude (decimal degree)

Dec_Longitude

CC ID: 212024

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Decimal longitude

Left_Observer

CC ID: 212025

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Left side observer initials

Recorder

CC ID: 212026

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Recorder initials

Right_observer

CC ID: 212027

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Right side observer initials

Other

CC ID: 212028

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Other observer initials

swell.ht

CC ID: 212029

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	NA

swell.dir

CC ID: 212030

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	NA

wind.dir

CC ID: 212031

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	NA

Beaufort

CC ID: 212032

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Beaufort scale

Weather

CC ID: 212033

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	General weather: 1=no rain or fog, 2=rain, 3=fog, 4= rain and fog, 5=haze

Left_Vis

CC ID: 212034

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Left side visibility code: 1=excellent, 2=very good, 3=good, 4=fair, 5=poor, 6=unacceptable

Left_Glare

CC ID: 212035

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Left side glare code: 1=no glare problems, 2=glare problems affects search, 3=severe glare

Right_Vis

CC ID: 212036

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Right side visibility code: 1=excellent, 2=very good, 3=good, 4=fair, 5=poor, 6=unacceptable

Right_Glare

CC ID: 212037

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Right side glare code: 1=no glare problems, 2=glare problems affects search, 3=severe glare

angle

CC ID: 212038

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Radial angle of the sighting

reticle

CC ID: 212039

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Reticle number to the sighting

Distance_to_shore

CC ID: 212040

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Distance to the shore at the angle of the sighting from radar reading (or hor if no shoreline)

Estimated_distance

CC ID: 212041

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	An estimate of distance to animal if too close to use reticles (m)

Species

CC ID: 212042

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Species code: ba=minke whale, bb=sei whale, be=Bairds beaked whale, bp=fin whale, cu=Northern fur seal, ej=Steller sea lion, el=sea otter, er=gray whale, mn=humpback whale, oo=killer whale, or=walrus, pd=Dalls porpoise, pp=harbor porpoise, pv=harbor seal, ub=unidentified balaenopterid, uc=unid cetacean, ud=unid dolphin/porpoise, um=unid marine mammal, up=unid pinniped, uw=unid whale

Best_count

CC ID: 212043

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Best group size estimate

High_count

CC ID: 212044

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Highest group size estimate

Low_count

CC ID: 212045

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Lowest group size estimate

Direction_of_travel

CC ID: 212046

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Direction of travel of animal

Behavior

CC ID: 212047

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Behavior code: 1=with calf, 2=harassment, 3=breach, 4=feeding

Observer

CC ID: 212048

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Initials of observer who made sighting

Comment

CC ID: 212049

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Comment

Catalog Item ID:	26278
GUID:	gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26278
Metadata Record Created By:	Janice Waite
Metadata Record Created:	2015-08-06 19:57+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By:	SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified:	2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published:	2018-11-27
Owner Org:	AFSC
Metadata Publication Status:	Published Externally
Do Not Publish?:	N
Metadata Last Review Date:	2018-11-27
Metadata Review Frequency:	1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date:	2019-11-27

Summary

Entity Information

Child Items

Contact Information

Item Identification

Entity Information

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Attribute Details

Event

Line_number

Date

Time

Latitude

Longitude

Dec_Latitude

Dec_Longitude

Left_Observer

Recorder

Right_observer

Other

swell.ht

swell.dir

wind.dir

Beaufort

Weather

Left_Vis

Left_Glare

Right_Vis

Right_Glare

angle

reticle

Distance_to_shore

Estimated_distance

Species

Best_count

High_count

Low_count

Direction_of_travel

Behavior

Observer

Comment

Catalog Details