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SEAK vessel 06 07 10 11 12

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GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:32104 | Updated: August 9, 2022 | Published / External

Title:	SEAK vessel 06 07 10 11 12
Short Name:	SEAK vessel 06 07 10 11 12
Status:	In Work
Abstract:	csv file that contains survey effort and sighting data
Notes:	Loaded by FGDC Metadata Uploader, batch 8489, 04-06-2016 15:37

Entity Information

Entity Type:	Data File
Description:	csv file that contains survey effort and sighting data

Data Attributes

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

Attribute Summary

	Name	Type	Description
N/A	control_line	Unknown	Line number of data
N/A	On.Off	Unknown	Survey effort: a dot indicated on effort; blank indicates off effort
N/A	EVENT	VARCHAR2	A label identifying the type of event that the line of data represents
N/A	TIME	NUMBER	Time of day that event occurred in Alaska Standard Time
N/A	DATE	NUMBER	The date of data collection
N/A	LATITUDE	NUMBER	Latitude in degrees decimal minutes as captured by the survey program Wincruz
N/A	LONGITUDE	NUMBER	Longitude in degrees decimal minutes as captured by survey program Wincruz
N/A	DLAT	NUMBER	Latitude converted to decimal degrees
N/A	DLONG	NUMBER	Longitude converted to decimal degrees
N/A	LEFTOBS	Unknown	code of left observer
N/A	RECORDER	Unknown	code of recorder
N/A	RIGHTOBS	Unknown	code of right observer
N/A	BEAUFORT	NUMBER	The Beaufort scale determined by the observers on watch
N/A	SWELLHEIGHT	NUMBER	The height of the swell, estimated by observers with reference to the ship personnel
N/A	SWELLDIR	NUMBER	The direction of the swell estimated by the observers using the compass repeater (true bearing as opposed to magnetic)
N/A	TEMP	Unknown	No data
N/A	WINDSPEED	NUMBER	The speed of the wind estimated by the observers with reference to the ship personnel
N/A	SHIPCOURSE	NUMBER	The direction of the ships heading obtained from the GPS
N/A	SHSPEED	NUMBER	The speed of the ship obtained from the GPS
N/A	FOGRAIN	VARCHAR2	A value determined by the observers to indicate whether there was rain, fog, rain and fog, or no rain or fog
N/A	HORIZSUN	NUMBER	An estimate of the horizontal angle of the sun from 1 - 12, like hours on a clock relative to the ship with 12 dead ahead on the bow
N/A	VERTSUN	NUMBER	An estimate of the vertical angle of the sun, with the suns position seen as the hours on a clock from 12 to 3 where 12 is straight overhead and 3 is on the horizon.
N/A	WINDDIR	NUMBER	An esimate of the direction of the wind relative to true north made by observers with reference to the compass repeater (true direction as opposed to magnetic).
N/A	VISIBILITY	NUMBER	An assessment of how far observers can see from the ship taking haze and fog into account.
N/A	SIGHTNUMBER	Unknown	A number sequentially assigned to a sighting thoughout the survey by WinCruz.
N/A	SIGHTOBS	VARCHAR	The code number of the observer who made a sighting.
N/A	CUE	VARCHAR2	The cue an observer used to make a sighting, such as blow, body or splash
N/A	SIGHTCODE	VARCHAR2	Sighting method used at time of sighting, such as 25x or 7x binoculars or naked eye.
N/A	ANGLE	NUMBER	The angle to the sighting relative to the bow of the ship (0 deg).
N/A	RETICLE	NUMBER	The number of reticles on the binocular lens; measured from the horizon to the position of the sighting.
N/A	RDIALDIST	NUMBER	The radial distance from the ship to the sighting calculated from the angle and reticle readings.
N/A	MMDIRECTION	Unknown	The swimming direction of the animal in relation to the heading of the ship (straight ahead is 0) - not used.
N/A	MMSPEED	Unknown	The estimated travel speed of the animal - not used.
N/A	SPECIESCODE	VARCHAR	The species code
N/A	SCISPECIESNAME	Unknown	The genus and species name of the sighting
N/A	BESTGSIZ	NUMBER	The best estimation of the group size.
N/A	HIGHGSIZ	NUMBER	The highest possible count of group size.
N/A	LOWGSIZ	NUMBER	The lowest possible count of the group size.
N/A	COMMENTS	Unknown	Comments

Name

Type

Description

N/A

control_line

Unknown

Line number of data

N/A

On.Off

Unknown

Survey effort: a dot indicated on effort; blank indicates off effort

N/A

EVENT

VARCHAR2

A label identifying the type of event that the line of data represents

N/A

TIME

NUMBER

Time of day that event occurred in Alaska Standard Time

N/A

DATE

NUMBER

The date of data collection

N/A

LATITUDE

NUMBER

Latitude in degrees decimal minutes as captured by the survey program Wincruz

N/A

LONGITUDE

NUMBER

Longitude in degrees decimal minutes as captured by survey program Wincruz

N/A

DLAT

NUMBER

Latitude converted to decimal degrees

N/A

DLONG

NUMBER

Longitude converted to decimal degrees

N/A

LEFTOBS

Unknown

code of left observer

N/A

RECORDER

Unknown

code of recorder

N/A

RIGHTOBS

Unknown

code of right observer

N/A

BEAUFORT

NUMBER

The Beaufort scale determined by the observers on watch

N/A

SWELLHEIGHT

NUMBER

The height of the swell, estimated by observers with reference to the ship personnel

N/A

SWELLDIR

NUMBER

The direction of the swell estimated by the observers using the compass repeater (true bearing as opposed to magnetic)

N/A

TEMP

Unknown

No data

N/A

WINDSPEED

NUMBER

The speed of the wind estimated by the observers with reference to the ship personnel

N/A

SHIPCOURSE

NUMBER

The direction of the ships heading obtained from the GPS

N/A

SHSPEED

NUMBER

The speed of the ship obtained from the GPS

N/A

FOGRAIN

VARCHAR2

A value determined by the observers to indicate whether there was rain, fog, rain and fog, or no rain or fog

N/A

HORIZSUN

NUMBER

An estimate of the horizontal angle of the sun from 1 - 12, like hours on a clock relative to the ship with 12 dead ahead on the bow

N/A

VERTSUN

NUMBER

An estimate of the vertical angle of the sun, with the suns position seen as the hours on a clock from 12 to 3 where 12 is straight overhead and 3 is on the horizon.

N/A

WINDDIR

NUMBER

An esimate of the direction of the wind relative to true north made by observers with reference to the compass repeater (true direction as opposed to magnetic).

N/A

VISIBILITY

NUMBER

An assessment of how far observers can see from the ship taking haze and fog into account.

N/A

SIGHTNUMBER

Unknown

A number sequentially assigned to a sighting thoughout the survey by WinCruz.

N/A

SIGHTOBS

VARCHAR

The code number of the observer who made a sighting.

N/A

CUE

VARCHAR2

The cue an observer used to make a sighting, such as blow, body or splash

N/A

SIGHTCODE

VARCHAR2

Sighting method used at time of sighting, such as 25x or 7x binoculars or naked eye.

N/A

ANGLE

NUMBER

The angle to the sighting relative to the bow of the ship (0 deg).

N/A

RETICLE

NUMBER

The number of reticles on the binocular lens; measured from the horizon to the position of the sighting.

N/A

RDIALDIST

NUMBER

The radial distance from the ship to the sighting calculated from the angle and reticle readings.

N/A

MMDIRECTION

Unknown

The swimming direction of the animal in relation to the heading of the ship (straight ahead is 0) - not used.

N/A

MMSPEED

Unknown

The estimated travel speed of the animal - not used.

N/A

SPECIESCODE

VARCHAR

The species code

N/A

SCISPECIESNAME

Unknown

The genus and species name of the sighting

N/A

BESTGSIZ

NUMBER

The best estimation of the group size.

N/A

HIGHGSIZ

NUMBER

The highest possible count of group size.

N/A

LOWGSIZ

NUMBER

The lowest possible count of the group size.

N/A

COMMENTS

Unknown

Comments

Attribute Details

control_line

CC ID: 314714

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Line number of data
Allowed Values:	Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

On.Off

CC ID: 314715

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Survey effort: a dot indicated on effort; blank indicates off effort

EVENT

CC ID: 314716

Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR2
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	A label identifying the type of event that the line of data represents
Allowed Values:	B, R, E, P, V, N, W, C, S, s, *

TIME

CC ID: 314717

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Time of day that event occurred in Alaska Standard Time
Unit of Measure:	second
Allowed Values:	00:00:00 - 23:59:59

DATE

CC ID: 314718

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The date of data collection
Unit of Measure:	day
Allowed Values:	20060501 - 20120712

LATITUDE

CC ID: 314719

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Latitude in degrees decimal minutes as captured by the survey program Wincruz
Unit of Measure:	Deg decimal min: N54:24.17
Allowed Values:	N54.40.65 - N58:54.68

LONGITUDE

CC ID: 314720

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Longitude in degrees decimal minutes as captured by survey program Wincruz
Unit of Measure:	Deg decimal min: W166:31.20
Allowed Values:	W131:35.38 - W136.29.32

DLAT

CC ID: 314721

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Latitude converted to decimal degrees
Unit of Measure:	Decimal degrees
Allowed Values:	54.6775 - 58.911

DLONG

CC ID: 314722

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Longitude converted to decimal degrees
Unit of Measure:	Decimal degrees
Allowed Values:	-136.489 - -131.59

LEFTOBS

CC ID: 314723

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	code of left observer

RECORDER

CC ID: 314724

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	code of recorder

RIGHTOBS

CC ID: 314725

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	code of right observer

BEAUFORT

CC ID: 314726

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The Beaufort scale determined by the observers on watch
Unit of Measure:	Beaufort scale
Allowed Values:	0 - 6

SWELLHEIGHT

CC ID: 314727

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The height of the swell, estimated by observers with reference to the ship personnel
Unit of Measure:	feet
Allowed Values:	0 - 5

SWELLDIR

CC ID: 314728

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The direction of the swell estimated by the observers using the compass repeater (true bearing as opposed to magnetic)
Unit of Measure:	degree relative to true N
Allowed Values:	0 - 359

TEMP

CC ID: 314729

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

WINDSPEED

CC ID: 314730

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The speed of the wind estimated by the observers with reference to the ship personnel
Unit of Measure:	knots
Allowed Values:	0 - 35

SHIPCOURSE

CC ID: 314731

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The direction of the ships heading obtained from the GPS
Unit of Measure:	degree relative to true N
Allowed Values:	0 - 359

SHSPEED

CC ID: 314732

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The speed of the ship obtained from the GPS
Unit of Measure:	knots
Allowed Values:	0 - 14.3

FOGRAIN

CC ID: 314733

Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR2
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	A value determined by the observers to indicate whether there was rain, fog, rain and fog, or no rain or fog
Allowed Values:	1, 2, 3, 4, 5

HORIZSUN

CC ID: 314734

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	An estimate of the horizontal angle of the sun from 1 - 12, like hours on a clock relative to the ship with 12 dead ahead on the bow
Unit of Measure:	clock hrs rel. to ships bow
Allowed Values:	1 - 12

VERTSUN

CC ID: 314735

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	An estimate of the vertical angle of the sun, with the suns position seen as the hours on a clock from 12 to 3 where 12 is straight overhead and 3 is on the horizon.
Unit of Measure:	integer
Allowed Values:	1 - 12

WINDDIR

CC ID: 314736

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	An esimate of the direction of the wind relative to true north made by observers with reference to the compass repeater (true direction as opposed to magnetic).
Unit of Measure:	degree relative to true N
Allowed Values:	0 - 359

VISIBILITY

CC ID: 314737

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	An assessment of how far observers can see from the ship taking haze and fog into account.
Unit of Measure:	mile
Allowed Values:	0 - 6.0

SIGHTNUMBER

CC ID: 314738

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	A number sequentially assigned to a sighting thoughout the survey by WinCruz.
Allowed Values:	Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

SIGHTOBS

CC ID: 314739

Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The code number of the observer who made a sighting.
Allowed Values:	Codeset: Observer numbers

CUE

CC ID: 314740

Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR2
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The cue an observer used to make a sighting, such as blow, body or splash
Allowed Values:	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

SIGHTCODE

CC ID: 314741

Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR2
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Sighting method used at time of sighting, such as 25x or 7x binoculars or naked eye.
Allowed Values:	2, 4, 1

ANGLE

CC ID: 314742

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The angle to the sighting relative to the bow of the ship (0 deg).
Unit of Measure:	degree of seighting relative to ships bow
Allowed Values:	0 - 359

RETICLE

CC ID: 314743

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The number of reticles on the binocular lens; measured from the horizon to the position of the sighting.
Unit of Measure:	reticles
Allowed Values:	0 - 19

RDIALDIST

CC ID: 314744

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The radial distance from the ship to the sighting calculated from the angle and reticle readings.
Unit of Measure:	nm
Allowed Values:	0 - 6.32

MMDIRECTION

CC ID: 314745

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The swimming direction of the animal in relation to the heading of the ship (straight ahead is 0) - not used.

MMSPEED

CC ID: 314746

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The estimated travel speed of the animal - not used.

SPECIESCODE

CC ID: 314747

Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The species code
Allowed Values:	Codeset: Species code

SCISPECIESNAME

CC ID: 314748

Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The genus and species name of the sighting
Allowed Values:	Genus and species name of sighted animal

BESTGSIZ

CC ID: 314749

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The best estimation of the group size.
Unit of Measure:	animal
Allowed Values:	0 - 50

HIGHGSIZ

CC ID: 314750

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The highest possible count of group size.
Unit of Measure:	animal
Allowed Values:	0 - 60

LOWGSIZ

CC ID: 314751

Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The lowest possible count of the group size.
Unit of Measure:	animal
Allowed Values:	0 - 50

COMMENTS

CC ID: 314752

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

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID:	32104
GUID:	gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:32104
Metadata Record Created By:	Janice Waite
Metadata Record Created:	2016-04-06 15:37+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By:	SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified:	2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published:	2018-11-30
Owner Org:	AFSC
Metadata Publication Status:	Published Externally
Do Not Publish?:	N
Metadata Last Review Date:	2018-11-30
Metadata Review Frequency:	1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date:	2019-11-30

Item Identification

Entity Information

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Attribute Details

control_line

On.Off

EVENT

TIME

DATE

LATITUDE

LONGITUDE

DLAT

DLONG

LEFTOBS

RECORDER

RIGHTOBS

BEAUFORT

SWELLHEIGHT

SWELLDIR

TEMP

WINDSPEED

SHIPCOURSE

SHSPEED

FOGRAIN

HORIZSUN

VERTSUN

WINDDIR

VISIBILITY

SIGHTNUMBER

SIGHTOBS

CUE

SIGHTCODE

ANGLE

RETICLE

RDIALDIST

MMDIRECTION

MMSPEED

SPECIESCODE

SCISPECIESNAME

BESTGSIZ

HIGHGSIZ

LOWGSIZ

COMMENTS

Catalog Details