26377
Sightings_master
Sightings_master
Entity
Published / External
17407
AFSC/NMML: Platforms of Opportunity Program (POP): 1950 - present
Data Set
In Work
NA
Loaded by FGDC Metadata Uploader, batch 6814, 08-12-2015 16:53
NA
Angle_from_bow
NUMBER
No
No
Active
No longer collected. Relative angle (360 degree circle with bow at 000) that animal was initially sighted at.
0 - 360
Ba_ data
Unknown
No
No
Active
Used in the quality control process.
unknown
Beaufort
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Sea and wind state using Beaufort scale. See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
0 - 11
Behavior_4
NUMBER
No
No
Active
See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
1 - 151
Behavior_1
NUMBER
No
No
Active
See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
0 - 529
Behavior_2
NUMBER
No
No
Active
See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
1 - 810
Behavior_3
NUMBER
No
No
Active
See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
2 - 910
Behavior_5
NUMBER
No
No
Active
See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
2 - 183
Behavior_6
NUMBER
No
No
Active
See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
4 - 152
Behavior_7
NUMBER
No
No
Active
See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
5 - 152
Best_Number_Sighted
NUMBER
No
No
Active
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
0 - 2000
Closest_Approach
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Estimation of distance the platform was from the marine mammal sighting. Measured and recorded in meters.
0 - 10502
Coder
Unknown
No
No
Active
Name of individual who entered the data into the database.
unknown
Confidence_interval
NUMBER
No
No
Active
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
0 - 9
Cruise_number
Unknown
No
No
Active
A unique identification number assigned to cruises that have North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program (NPGOP) observers onboard
unknown
Duplicates
Unknown
No
No
Active
Used in the quality control process.
unknown
Edits
Unknown
No
No
Active
Used in the quality control process.
unknown
Entry_Time
Unknown
No
No
Active
Time and date the data was entered into the database.
unknown
Flag_beginning_end_transit
NUMBER
No
No
Active
No longer collected. Flag disignating beginning or ending of transit.
1 - 2
Frame_Numbers
Unknown
No
No
Active
Film/digital frame number
unknown
Behavior_8
NUMBER
No
No
Active
See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
28 - 140
Body_length_code
Unknown
No
No
Active
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
unknown
Comments
Unknown
No
No
Active
Space for the obsever to provide more information regarding the sighting
unknown
Date
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Sequence: year/month/day
195802050000 - 201405300000
Day
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Day
0 - 31
IDIST_10s_of_meters
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Initial sighting distance convereted to 10's of meters- no longer collected. Replaced by closest approach measurement.
0 - 999
Land_hits
Unknown
No
No
Active
Used in the quality control process.
unknown
Lat
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Latitude written in decimal degrees (DD). Positive latitudes are north of the equator and negative latitudes are south of the equator
-78.2583333333333 - 83.3533333333333
Latd
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Latitude in degrees
0 - 83
Lath
Unknown
No
No
Active
Latitude Hemisphere: N = North, S = South
unknown
Latm
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Latitude in minutes
0 - 93
Lats
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Latitude in seconds
0 - 9
Long
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Longitude written in decimal degrees (DD). Postive longitudes are east of the Prime Meridian and negative longitudes are west of the Prime Meridian
-180 - 180
Longd
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Longitude in degrees
1 - 180
Longh
Unknown
No
No
Active
Longitude Hemisphere: E= East, W = West
unknown
Longm
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Longitude in minutes
0 - 110
Longs
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Longitude in seconds
0 - 9
Maximum_Number_Sighted
NUMBER
No
No
Active
The best estimation of the maximum number of individual marine mammals seen.
0 - 3000
Minimum_Number_Sighted
NUMBER
No
No
Active
The best estimation of the minimum number of individual marine mammals seen.
0 - 5000
Missing?
Unknown
No
No
Active
Used in the quality control process.
unknown
Month
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Month
0 - 12
Multi_species_encounter
Unknown
No
No
Active
Checked if multiple species were encountered together
unknown
New_Visibility
Unknown
No
No
Active
Current visibility code: X = Excellent, G = Good, F = Fair, P = Poor
unknown
Number_sighted
NUMBER
No
No
Active
No longer collected. Replaced by Best Number Sighted.
0 - 9999
Observer_Last_Name
Unknown
No
No
Active
The last name of the observer
unknown
OldVis
NUMBER
No
No
Active
No longer collected- replaced by new visibility code. Old Visibility code: 1 = Excellent, 2 = Very good, 3 = Good, 4 = Fair, 5 = Poor, 6 = Unacceptable
0 - 9
Photos_or_Video?
Unknown
No
No
Active
Identification of any photos or videos taken of the species reported
unknown
Record_ID
NUMBER
No
No
Active
No longer created.
93264 - 1294285
Record_number
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Unique identification number assigned to every sighting form upon entry into the database
1 - 108804
Reliability_Rating
Unknown
No
No
Active
The observers confidence in the species reported: S = Sure, L = Likely, N = Not possible, U = Unsure
unknown
Roll_Number
Unknown
No
No
Active
Film roll number
unknown
Ship_Identifier
NUMBER
No
No
Active
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.
1 - 999
Sighting_Cue
NUMBER
No
No
Active
See NOAA Technical Memoradum NMFS F/NWC-159 for a detailed list.
0 - 148
Sighting_Platform
NUMBER
No
No
Active
The platform the observation was made from: 1 = ship, 2 = aircraft, 3 = ice station, 4 = shore station
1 - 4
Sighting_form
Unknown
No
No
Active
Sighting form used. Most recent edition: POP: ver. XII. 97
unknown
Silhouettes
Unknown
No
No
Active
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
unknown
Sketch
Unknown
No
No
Active
Checked if a sketch of the species was provided by the observer
unknown
Species_code
Unknown
No
No
Active
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.
unknown
TZ_+_-
Unknown
No
No
Active
Plus or minus to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
unknown
Tentative?
Unknown
No
No
Active
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.
unknown
Time
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Hour: Minute: Second- local time using a 24 hour clock. This is the time when the animal is first seen.
0 - 2359
Time_Zone
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Current time zone- integer offset of hours to GMT
0 - 24
Vessel_code
Unknown
No
No
Active
A unique identification number for vessels within the NPGOP
unknown
Water_Temperature
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Water temperature integer in celsius
0 - 610
Water_Temperature_+_-
Unknown
No
No
Active
Negative or positive degrees celsius
unknown
Yr
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Year
1958 - 1999
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