31014 BENCAT Entity Published / External 25749 Benthic Habitat Database Data Set Completed Benthic Species Catch Table Loaded by batch 8234, 03-07-2016 15:12 Data Table Yes BENTHIC Benthic Species Catch Table 1 RECID NUMBER 22 Yes No 8 0 Active Unique record identifier assigned to record. For Woods Hole data, this record id was extracted from the original benthic files loaded into ORACLE. For Sandy Hook data, this record id was assigned sequentially while loading the SH data into the benthic tables. NUMBER 2 CRUISE_ID VARCHAR2 10 Yes No Active Cruise ID formatted as 4 digit year, 2 character vessel code, and 2 character cruise number. This id was created from the original Woods Hole and Sandy Hook benthic codes for vessel and cruise. VARCHAR2 3 STATION VARCHAR2 4 No No Active Station number. For Sandy Hook data, this is a consecutive station number, 1 thru last station. VARCHAR2 4 REPLICATE_NUMBER VARCHAR2 2 No No Active Grab sample replicate number. Number of replicates that were taken. VARCHAR2 5 FIXED_SITE VARCHAR2 4 No No Active Fixed site designation used primarily for repeatedly sampled fixed monitoring sites. Used in Sandy Hook data only. VARCHAR2 6 STRATUM VARCHAR2 5 No No Active Stratum Code. A predefined area where a net dredge, or other piece of gear was deployed. Code consists of 2 characters. The benthic stratum codes match the offshore regular stratum group (Group 01) in the NEFSC offshore bottom trawl surveys. (SVDBS) VARCHAR2 7 H_STRATUM VARCHAR2 3 No No Active Hathaway stratum code. VARCHAR2 8 GEAR_CODE VARCHAR2 2 No No Active A two character field indicating the gear used for the particular sample. See table BENGEAR for gear code descriptions. VARCHAR2 9 VESSEL_CODE VARCHAR2 2 No No Active A two character vessel code as taken from the original Woods Hole or Sandy Hook benthic data. See table BENVESS for vessel code descriptions. VARCHAR2 10 SCINAME VARCHAR2 40 No No Active Scientific name for specimen. VARCHAR2 11 NODC_CODE VARCHAR2 12 No No Active NODC code for species. VARCHAR2 12 WH_SPECIES_CODE VARCHAR2 12 No No Active Species code assigned in the original Woos Hole benthic data. Code consists of 2-digit phylum, 1-digit class, 2-digit order, 2-digit family, 2-digit genus, 2-digit species. See table BENTXN for list of benthic taxonomic codes. VARCHAR2 13 CATCHWGT NUMBER 22 No No 9 3 Active Weight of catch. For Woods Hole catch data (BENCAT), this weight is the expanded catch weight using the expansion factors from table BENCONV. For Woods Hole catalog data (BENCATALOG), this weight is not expanded. NUMBER 14 CATCHNUM NUMBER 22 No No 8 0 Active Number of individuals in catch. For Woods Hole catch data (BENCAT), this weight is the expanded catch number using the expansion factors from table BENCONV. For Woods Hole catalog data (BENCATALOG), this number is not expanded. NUMBER 15 CONDITION VARCHAR2 1 No No Active Condition of Animal. 0 = dead, 1 = alive. This code is only used for Woods Hole data. VARCHAR2 16 ORIGINAL_BENTHIC_KEY VARCHAR2 14 No No Active Original benthic key, for Woods Hole data 2 character year, 2 character vessel code, 2 character cruise number, 4 character station, 2 character gear code, 2 character collection (replicate). For Sandy Hook data, 6 character cruise number (CRC), 4 character station (CON), 2 character grab (GRAB). VARCHAR2 17 DATA_SOURCE VARCHAR2 2 No No Active Laboratory where sampling program was directed and data processed. (SH=Sandy Hook, WH=Woods Hole) VARCHAR2 18 CATALOG VARCHAR2 1 No No Active For Woods Hole data, indicates if this sample is also in the benthic catalog. C indicates a record for this sample is in the benthic catalog, BENCATALOG. VARCHAR2 19 DOE DATE 7 No No Active Date when record was inserted into Oracle. Date format (DD-MON-YYYY HH24:MI:SS). DATE 20 UOE VARCHAR2 8 No No Active The Oracle username of the individual who entered the new record. VARCHAR2 21 DOC DATE 7 No No Active Date when the current record was updated or changed. Date format (DD-MON-YYYY HH:MI:SS). DATE 22 UOC VARCHAR2 8 No No Active The Oracle username of the individual who changed the current record. VARCHAR2 gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:31014 Patricia Jones 2016-03-07T15:12:34 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2022-08-09T17:11:00 2017-03-14 Northeast Fisheries Science Center NEFSC 166 Water Street Woods Hole MA 02543-1026 USA (508)495-2000 https://www.nefsc.noaa.gov 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday 1001 Public No 2017-03-14 1 Year 2018-03-14