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Sightings_master

Entity (ENT)  |  Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26377  |  Updated: August 9, 2022  |  Published / External 
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Abstract

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Description

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Entity Information

Data Attribute / Type Description
Record_number
NUMBER 		Unique identification number assigned to every sighting form upon entry into the database
Species_code
Unknown 		Genus and species of marine mammal identified (first letter represents genus, second letter represents species). See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
Date
NUMBER 		Sequence: year/month/day
Yr
NUMBER 		Year
Month
NUMBER 		Month
Day
NUMBER 		Day
Time
NUMBER 		Hour: Minute: Second- local time using a 24 hour clock. This is the time when the animal is first seen.
TZ_+_-
Unknown 		Plus or minus to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Time_Zone
NUMBER 		Current time zone- integer offset of hours to GMT
Long
NUMBER 		Longitude written in decimal degrees (DD). Postive longitudes are east of the Prime Meridian and negative longitudes are west of the Prime Meridian
Lat
NUMBER 		Latitude written in decimal degrees (DD). Positive latitudes are north of the equator and negative latitudes are south of the equator
Latd
NUMBER 		Latitude in degrees
Latm
NUMBER 		Latitude in minutes
Lats
NUMBER 		Latitude in seconds
Lath
Unknown 		Latitude Hemisphere: N = North, S = South
Longd
NUMBER 		Longitude in degrees
Longm
NUMBER 		Longitude in minutes
Longs
NUMBER 		Longitude in seconds
Longh
Unknown 		Longitude Hemisphere: E= East, W = West
Beaufort
NUMBER 		Sea and wind state using Beaufort scale. See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
Water_Temperature_+_-
Unknown 		Negative or positive degrees celsius
Water_Temperature
NUMBER 		Water temperature integer in celsius
Closest_Approach
NUMBER 		Estimation of distance the platform was from the marine mammal sighting. Measured and recorded in meters.
Best_Number_Sighted
NUMBER 		The best estimation of the number of individual marine mammals sighted within one grouping. This would be for the same species, and example would be a pod of killer whales
Minimum_Number_Sighted
NUMBER 		The best estimation of the minimum number of individual marine mammals seen.
Maximum_Number_Sighted
NUMBER 		The best estimation of the maximum number of individual marine mammals seen.
Confidence_interval
NUMBER 		No longer collected. Replaced by Reliabilty Rating codes. See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list of previously used confidence intervals
Number_sighted
NUMBER 		No longer collected. Replaced by Best Number Sighted.
Observer_Last_Name
Unknown 		The last name of the observer
Sighting_Platform
NUMBER 		The platform the observation was made from: 1 = ship, 2 = aircraft, 3 = ice station, 4 = shore station
Ship_Identifier
NUMBER 		A unique identification number assigned to observatation platforms that have or will submit data with some frequency. See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
Cruise_number
Unknown 		A unique identification number assigned to cruises that have North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program (NPGOP) observers onboard
Vessel_code
Unknown 		A unique identification number for vessels within the NPGOP
New_Visibility
Unknown 		Current visibility code: X = Excellent, G = Good, F = Fair, P = Poor
OldVis
NUMBER 		No longer collected- replaced by new visibility code. Old Visibility code: 1 = Excellent, 2 = Very good, 3 = Good, 4 = Fair, 5 = Poor, 6 = Unacceptable
Reliability_Rating
Unknown 		The observers confidence in the species reported: S = Sure, L = Likely, N = Not possible, U = Unsure
Tentative?
Unknown 		No longer collected. Replaced by reliability rating. T = Tentative, (blank) = Not tentative. A T was placed in this column if the observer was unsure about the species reported.
Sighting_Cue
NUMBER 		See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
Behavior_1
NUMBER 		See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
Behavior_2
NUMBER 		See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
Behavior_3
NUMBER 		See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
Behavior_4
NUMBER 		See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
Behavior_5
NUMBER 		See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
Behavior_6
NUMBER 		See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
Behavior_7
NUMBER 		See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
Behavior_8
NUMBER 		See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
Photos_or_Video?
Unknown 		Identification of any photos or videos taken of the species reported
Roll_Number
Unknown 		Film roll number
Frame_Numbers
Unknown 		Film/digital frame number
Body_length_code
Unknown 		Length of species: 1 = less than 3 meters, 2 = 3 - 8 meters, 3 = 8 - 16 meters, 4 = 16 - 26 meters, 5 = greater than 26 meters
Multi_species_encounter
Unknown 		Checked if multiple species were encountered together
Comments
Unknown 		Space for the obsever to provide more information regarding the sighting
Sketch
Unknown 		Checked if a sketch of the species was provided by the observer
Silhouettes
Unknown 		Checked if a silhouette of the species was circled. Common marine mammal surface silhouettes are provided on the back to help evaluators confirm the species reported
Missing?
Unknown 		Used in the quality control process.
Record_ID
NUMBER 		No longer created.
Angle_from_bow
NUMBER 		No longer collected. Relative angle (360 degree circle with bow at 000) that animal was initially sighted at.
IDIST_10s_of_meters
NUMBER 		Initial sighting distance convereted to 10's of meters- no longer collected. Replaced by closest approach measurement.
Flag_beginning_end_transit
NUMBER 		No longer collected. Flag disignating beginning or ending of transit.
Land_hits
Unknown 		Used in the quality control process.
Ba_ data
Unknown 		Used in the quality control process.
Sighting_form
Unknown 		Sighting form used. Most recent edition: POP: ver. XII. 97
Duplicates
Unknown 		Used in the quality control process.
Edits
Unknown 		Used in the quality control process.
Entry_Time
Unknown 		Time and date the data was entered into the database.
Coder
Unknown 		Name of individual who entered the data into the database.

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Contact Information

No contact information is available for this record.

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Item Identification

Title: Sightings_master
Short Name: Sightings_master
Status: In Work
Abstract:

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Notes:

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Entity Information

Description:

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Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
 Record_number NUMBER Unique identification number assigned to every sighting form upon entry into the database
100
 Species_code Unknown Genus and species of marine mammal identified (first letter represents genus, second letter represents species). See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
100
 Date NUMBER Sequence: year/month/day
100
 Yr NUMBER Year
100
 Month NUMBER Month
100
 Day NUMBER Day
100
 Time NUMBER Hour: Minute: Second- local time using a 24 hour clock. This is the time when the animal is first seen.
100
 TZ_+_- Unknown Plus or minus to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
100
 Time_Zone NUMBER Current time zone- integer offset of hours to GMT
100
 Long NUMBER Longitude written in decimal degrees (DD). Postive longitudes are east of the Prime Meridian and negative longitudes are west of the Prime Meridian
100
 Lat NUMBER Latitude written in decimal degrees (DD). Positive latitudes are north of the equator and negative latitudes are south of the equator
100
 Latd NUMBER Latitude in degrees
100
 Latm NUMBER Latitude in minutes
100
 Lats NUMBER Latitude in seconds
100
 Lath Unknown Latitude Hemisphere: N = North, S = South
100
 Longd NUMBER Longitude in degrees
100
 Longm NUMBER Longitude in minutes
100
 Longs NUMBER Longitude in seconds
100
 Longh Unknown Longitude Hemisphere: E= East, W = West
100
 Beaufort NUMBER Sea and wind state using Beaufort scale. See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
100
 Water_Temperature_+_- Unknown Negative or positive degrees celsius
100
 Water_Temperature NUMBER Water temperature integer in celsius
100
 Closest_Approach NUMBER Estimation of distance the platform was from the marine mammal sighting. Measured and recorded in meters.
100
 Best_Number_Sighted NUMBER The best estimation of the number of individual marine mammals sighted within one grouping. This would be for the same species, and example would be a pod of killer whales
100
 Minimum_Number_Sighted NUMBER The best estimation of the minimum number of individual marine mammals seen.
100
 Maximum_Number_Sighted NUMBER The best estimation of the maximum number of individual marine mammals seen.
100
 Confidence_interval NUMBER No longer collected. Replaced by Reliabilty Rating codes. See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list of previously used confidence intervals
100
 Number_sighted NUMBER No longer collected. Replaced by Best Number Sighted.
100
 Observer_Last_Name Unknown The last name of the observer
100
 Sighting_Platform NUMBER The platform the observation was made from: 1 = ship, 2 = aircraft, 3 = ice station, 4 = shore station
100
 Ship_Identifier NUMBER A unique identification number assigned to observatation platforms that have or will submit data with some frequency. See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
100
 Cruise_number Unknown A unique identification number assigned to cruises that have North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program (NPGOP) observers onboard
100
 Vessel_code Unknown A unique identification number for vessels within the NPGOP
100
 New_Visibility Unknown Current visibility code: X = Excellent, G = Good, F = Fair, P = Poor
100
 OldVis NUMBER No longer collected- replaced by new visibility code. Old Visibility code: 1 = Excellent, 2 = Very good, 3 = Good, 4 = Fair, 5 = Poor, 6 = Unacceptable
100
 Reliability_Rating Unknown The observers confidence in the species reported: S = Sure, L = Likely, N = Not possible, U = Unsure
100
 Tentative? Unknown No longer collected. Replaced by reliability rating. T = Tentative, (blank) = Not tentative. A T was placed in this column if the observer was unsure about the species reported.
100
 Sighting_Cue NUMBER See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
100
 Behavior_1 NUMBER See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
100
 Behavior_2 NUMBER See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
100
 Behavior_3 NUMBER See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
100
 Behavior_4 NUMBER See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
100
 Behavior_5 NUMBER See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
100
 Behavior_6 NUMBER See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
100
 Behavior_7 NUMBER See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
100
 Behavior_8 NUMBER See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
100
 Photos_or_Video? Unknown Identification of any photos or videos taken of the species reported
100
 Roll_Number Unknown Film roll number
100
 Frame_Numbers Unknown Film/digital frame number
100
 Body_length_code Unknown Length of species: 1 = less than 3 meters, 2 = 3 - 8 meters, 3 = 8 - 16 meters, 4 = 16 - 26 meters, 5 = greater than 26 meters
100
 Multi_species_encounter Unknown Checked if multiple species were encountered together
100
 Comments Unknown Space for the obsever to provide more information regarding the sighting
100
 Sketch Unknown Checked if a sketch of the species was provided by the observer
100
 Silhouettes Unknown Checked if a silhouette of the species was circled. Common marine mammal surface silhouettes are provided on the back to help evaluators confirm the species reported
100
 Missing? Unknown Used in the quality control process.
100
 Record_ID NUMBER No longer created.
100
 Angle_from_bow NUMBER No longer collected. Relative angle (360 degree circle with bow at 000) that animal was initially sighted at.
100
 IDIST_10s_of_meters NUMBER Initial sighting distance convereted to 10's of meters- no longer collected. Replaced by closest approach measurement.
100
 Flag_beginning_end_transit NUMBER No longer collected. Flag disignating beginning or ending of transit.
100
 Land_hits Unknown Used in the quality control process.
100
 Ba_ data Unknown Used in the quality control process.
100
 Sighting_form Unknown Sighting form used. Most recent edition: POP: ver. XII. 97
100
 Duplicates Unknown Used in the quality control process.
100
 Edits Unknown Used in the quality control process.
100
 Entry_Time Unknown Time and date the data was entered into the database.
100
 Coder Unknown Name of individual who entered the data into the database.

Attribute Details

Record_number

CC ID: 213075
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Unique identification number assigned to every sighting form upon entry into the database
Allowed Values: 1 - 108804

Species_code

CC ID: 213076
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Genus and species of marine mammal identified (first letter represents genus, second letter represents species). See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
Allowed Values: unknown

Date

CC ID: 213077
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Sequence: year/month/day
Allowed Values: 195802050000 - 201405300000

Yr

CC ID: 213078
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Year
Allowed Values: 1958 - 1999

Month

CC ID: 213079
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Month
Allowed Values: 0 - 12

Day

CC ID: 213080
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Day
Allowed Values: 0 - 31

Time

CC ID: 213081
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Hour: Minute: Second- local time using a 24 hour clock. This is the time when the animal is first seen.
Allowed Values: 0 - 2359

TZ_+_-

CC ID: 213082
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Plus or minus to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Allowed Values: unknown

Time_Zone

CC ID: 213083
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Current time zone- integer offset of hours to GMT
Allowed Values: 0 - 24

Long

CC ID: 213084
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Longitude written in decimal degrees (DD). Postive longitudes are east of the Prime Meridian and negative longitudes are west of the Prime Meridian
Allowed Values: -180 - 180

Lat

CC ID: 213085
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Latitude written in decimal degrees (DD). Positive latitudes are north of the equator and negative latitudes are south of the equator
Allowed Values: -78.2583333333333 - 83.3533333333333

Latd

CC ID: 213086
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Latitude in degrees
Allowed Values: 0 - 83

Latm

CC ID: 213087
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Latitude in minutes
Allowed Values: 0 - 93

Lats

CC ID: 213088
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Latitude in seconds
Allowed Values: 0 - 9

Lath

CC ID: 213089
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Latitude Hemisphere: N = North, S = South
Allowed Values: unknown

Longd

CC ID: 213090
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Longitude in degrees
Allowed Values: 1 - 180

Longm

CC ID: 213091
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Longitude in minutes
Allowed Values: 0 - 110

Longs

CC ID: 213092
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Longitude in seconds
Allowed Values: 0 - 9

Longh

CC ID: 213093
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Longitude Hemisphere: E= East, W = West
Allowed Values: unknown

Beaufort

CC ID: 213094
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Sea and wind state using Beaufort scale. See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
Allowed Values: 0 - 11

Water_Temperature_+_-

CC ID: 213095
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Negative or positive degrees celsius
Allowed Values: unknown

Water_Temperature

CC ID: 213096
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Water temperature integer in celsius
Allowed Values: 0 - 610

Closest_Approach

CC ID: 213097
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Estimation of distance the platform was from the marine mammal sighting. Measured and recorded in meters.
Allowed Values: 0 - 10502

Best_Number_Sighted

CC ID: 213098
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The best estimation of the number of individual marine mammals sighted within one grouping. This would be for the same species, and example would be a pod of killer whales
Allowed Values: 0 - 2000

Minimum_Number_Sighted

CC ID: 213099
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The best estimation of the minimum number of individual marine mammals seen.
Allowed Values: 0 - 5000

Maximum_Number_Sighted

CC ID: 213100
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The best estimation of the maximum number of individual marine mammals seen.
Allowed Values: 0 - 3000

Confidence_interval

CC ID: 213101
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

No longer collected. Replaced by Reliabilty Rating codes. See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list of previously used confidence intervals
Allowed Values: 0 - 9

Number_sighted

CC ID: 213102
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

No longer collected. Replaced by Best Number Sighted.
Allowed Values: 0 - 9999

Observer_Last_Name

CC ID: 213103
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The last name of the observer
Allowed Values: unknown

Sighting_Platform

CC ID: 213104
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The platform the observation was made from: 1 = ship, 2 = aircraft, 3 = ice station, 4 = shore station
Allowed Values: 1 - 4

Ship_Identifier

CC ID: 213105
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A unique identification number assigned to observatation platforms that have or will submit data with some frequency. See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
Allowed Values: 1 - 999

Cruise_number

CC ID: 213106
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A unique identification number assigned to cruises that have North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program (NPGOP) observers onboard
Allowed Values: unknown

Vessel_code

CC ID: 213107
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A unique identification number for vessels within the NPGOP
Allowed Values: unknown

New_Visibility

CC ID: 213108
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Current visibility code: X = Excellent, G = Good, F = Fair, P = Poor
Allowed Values: unknown

OldVis

CC ID: 213109
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

No longer collected- replaced by new visibility code. Old Visibility code: 1 = Excellent, 2 = Very good, 3 = Good, 4 = Fair, 5 = Poor, 6 = Unacceptable
Allowed Values: 0 - 9

Reliability_Rating

CC ID: 213110
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The observers confidence in the species reported: S = Sure, L = Likely, N = Not possible, U = Unsure
Allowed Values: unknown

Tentative?

CC ID: 213111
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

No longer collected. Replaced by reliability rating. T = Tentative, (blank) = Not tentative. A T was placed in this column if the observer was unsure about the species reported.
Allowed Values: unknown

Sighting_Cue

CC ID: 213112
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
Allowed Values: 0 - 148

Behavior_1

CC ID: 213113
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
Allowed Values: 0 - 529

Behavior_2

CC ID: 213114
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
Allowed Values: 1 - 810

Behavior_3

CC ID: 213115
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
Allowed Values: 2 - 910

Behavior_4

CC ID: 213116
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
Allowed Values: 1 - 151

Behavior_5

CC ID: 213117
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
Allowed Values: 2 - 183

Behavior_6

CC ID: 213118
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
Allowed Values: 4 - 152

Behavior_7

CC ID: 213119
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
Allowed Values: 5 - 152

Behavior_8

CC ID: 213120
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
Allowed Values: 28 - 140

Photos_or_Video?

CC ID: 213121
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Identification of any photos or videos taken of the species reported
Allowed Values: unknown

Roll_Number

CC ID: 213122
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Film roll number
Allowed Values: unknown

Frame_Numbers

CC ID: 213123
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Film/digital frame number
Allowed Values: unknown

Body_length_code

CC ID: 213124
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Length of species: 1 = less than 3 meters, 2 = 3 - 8 meters, 3 = 8 - 16 meters, 4 = 16 - 26 meters, 5 = greater than 26 meters
Allowed Values: unknown

Multi_species_encounter

CC ID: 213125
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Checked if multiple species were encountered together
Allowed Values: unknown

Comments

CC ID: 213126
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Space for the obsever to provide more information regarding the sighting
Allowed Values: unknown

Sketch

CC ID: 213127
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Checked if a sketch of the species was provided by the observer
Allowed Values: unknown

Silhouettes

CC ID: 213128
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Checked if a silhouette of the species was circled. Common marine mammal surface silhouettes are provided on the back to help evaluators confirm the species reported
Allowed Values: unknown

Missing?

CC ID: 213129
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Used in the quality control process.
Allowed Values: unknown

Record_ID

CC ID: 213130
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

No longer created.
Allowed Values: 93264 - 1294285

Angle_from_bow

CC ID: 213131
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

No longer collected. Relative angle (360 degree circle with bow at 000) that animal was initially sighted at.
Allowed Values: 0 - 360

IDIST_10s_of_meters

CC ID: 213132
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Initial sighting distance convereted to 10's of meters- no longer collected. Replaced by closest approach measurement.
Allowed Values: 0 - 999

Flag_beginning_end_transit

CC ID: 213133
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

No longer collected. Flag disignating beginning or ending of transit.
Allowed Values: 1 - 2

Land_hits

CC ID: 213134
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Used in the quality control process.
Allowed Values: unknown

Ba_ data

CC ID: 213135
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Used in the quality control process.
Allowed Values: unknown

Sighting_form

CC ID: 213136
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Sighting form used. Most recent edition: POP: ver. XII. 97
Allowed Values: unknown

Duplicates

CC ID: 213137
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Used in the quality control process.
Allowed Values: unknown

Edits

CC ID: 213138
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Used in the quality control process.
Allowed Values: unknown

Entry_Time

CC ID: 213139
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Time and date the data was entered into the database.
Allowed Values: unknown

Coder

CC ID: 213140
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Name of individual who entered the data into the database.
Allowed Values: unknown

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 26377
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26377
Metadata Record Created By: Janice Waite
Metadata Record Created: 2015-08-12 16:53+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