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Title: View: OBIAL
Short Name: OBIAL
Status: Completed
Abstract:

Observer Individual Animal Logs from standard observer trips

Notes:

Loaded by batch 8949, 07-06-2016 08:23

Entity Information

Entity Type: Data View
Active Version?: Yes
Schema Name: OBDBS
Description:

Observer Individual Animal Logs from standard observer trips

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
PROGRAM VARCHAR2 First three digits of links. Code that identifies program, see OBPROGRAM table. Collected for ASM where applicable.
100
YEAR VARCHAR2 Year Landed; characters 4 - 7 of link1 - link6. Collected for ASM where applicable.
100
MONTH VARCHAR2 Month landed, the 8 - 9 characters in all link fields. Collected for ASM where applicable.
100
TRIPID VARCHAR2 May 1994 - current: 6 - character trip id; first three characters are the observer id number (obsid) and the second are the ordinal number of trips the observer has taken for the current year. Collected for ASM where applicable.
100
HAULNUM VARCHAR2 Ordinal number of haul within the trip; 4 characters beginning at position 16 of link3. Collected for ASM where applicable.
100
LINK1 VARCHAR2 15-character Key field linking tables at the trip level; made up of: program + year + month + tripid. Appears as first 15 characters in all 'LINK ' fields. Collected for ASM where applicable.
100
LINK4 VARCHAR2 Key field linking tables at the gear level; made up of: link1 + (2-character ) gearnum. Collected for ASM where applicable.
100
LINK3 VARCHAR2 Key field linking tables at the haul level; made up of: link1 plus (4-character) haulnum. Collected for ASM where applicable.
100
SEQNUM VARCHAR2 Sequential numbers (by haul) assigned to each animal or debris item recorded on IAL log. Collected for ASM where applicable.
100
GEARNUM VARCHAR2 Sequential number assigned to gear number, unique by trip. Collected for ASM where applicable.
100
NESPP4 VARCHAR2 Northeast commercial fish species code enhanced to accommodate protected and other non-commercial species. See OBSPEC Table. Collected for ASM where applicable.
100
STATBEG VARCHAR2 Status of each animal caught as it comes up. 0 = unknown 1 = alive 2 = dead 3 = dead, damaged 4 = dead, head only.
100
FISHDISP VARCHAR2 Three digit code for disposition of each species (catdisp plus discreason). See OBFISHDISP table. IAL: discard reason not recorded previous to 5/1994; last two digits of fishdisp set to 00 (unknown discard reason); Collected for ASM where applicable.
100
CATDISP VARCHAR2 Code to indicate catch disposition. 0 = discarded, 1 = kept, 9 = unknown. Collected for ASM where applicable.
100
PROCCODE VARCHAR2 Processing code. See table OBPROCESSING.
100
STATEND VARCHAR2 Final status of each animal caught. 0 = unknown 1 = alive 2 = dead 3 = dead, damaged 4 = dead, head only. Collected for ASM where applicable.
100
ANMLWGT NUMBER Dressed or round weight of animal/debris in pounds. Actual weights may be recorded to the nearest 10th of a pound. Collected for ASM where applicable.
100
DRFLAG VARCHAR2 Indicator of whether the species in the record was dressed =1 or round =2, unknown= 0; SPP: prior to 5/1994 data recorded but not entered; set to unknown. Collected for ASM where applicable.
100
WGTTYPE VARCHAR2 One digit code denoting type of weight of species. 1=actual; 2=estimated; 0=unknown. SPP: prior to 5/1994 data recorded but not entered; set to unknown. Collected for ASM where applicable.
100
TAGNUM1 VARCHAR2 Complete alpha-numeric number(s) of first tag on animal. Collected for ASM where applicable.
100
TAGCODE1 VARCHAR2 One digit code indicates origin of the first tag on the animal.0 = unknown 1 = tag applied by observer 2 = no tag 3 = tag already present, left on 4 = tag already present, removed 5 = carcass tagged (fish only). Collected for ASM where applicable.
100
TAGNUM2 VARCHAR2 Complete alpha-numeric number(s) of second tag on animal. Collected for ASM where applicable.
100
TAGCODE2 VARCHAR2 One digit code indicates origin of the second tag on the animal.0 = unknown 1 = tag applied by observer 2 = no tag 3 = tag already present, left on 4 = tag already present, removed 5 = carcass tagged (fish only). Collected for ASM where applicable.
100
STDLEN1 NUMBER Length in whole centimeters according to standards for species (see sampling manual for details). Swordfish and billfish: LJFL; Tuna, shark sturgeon other: FL; ray, terrapin TL. Collected for ASM where applicable.
100
STDLEN2 NUMBER Length in whole centimeters according to standards for species (see sampling manual for details) swordfish : ck; billfish , tuna: pfl shark : tl ray dw, terrapin nl sturgeon , other: none. Not recorded before 5/1994; set to unknown.
100
ESTLEN NUMBER Estimated total length of animal, in whole centimeters.
100
SEX VARCHAR2 One digit code for sex of each animal whether it is brought on board or not. 0=unknown; 1=male; 2=female.
100
SAMPTAKN VARCHAR2 Indicator of whether biological sample was collected. 1 = yes, 0 = no. Not recorded previous to 2001; set to unknown = 9;
100
PHOTO VARCHAR2 Indicator of whether photograph(s) were taken of animal. 1 = yes 0 = no, 0= unknown. Collected for ASM where applicable.
100
ESTMETH VARCHAR2 Method used to estimate the catch weight of each species (including debris). See OBESTMETH table. Collected beginning with obdbs Version 10 (01/01/2011). Collected for ASM where applicable.
100
DSTAG VARCHAR2 Indicator for data storage tag. 1 = yes, 0 = no, 9 = unknown. Collected beginning with obdbs Version 10 (01/01/2011).
100
IALCOMMENTS VARCHAR2 Comments on individual animal record. Prior to 2001 only true (1), false (0). Collected for ASM where applicable.

Attribute Details

PROGRAM

CC ID: 329756
Seq. Order: 1
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

First three digits of links. Code that identifies program, see OBPROGRAM table. Collected for ASM where applicable.

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

YEAR

CC ID: 329767
Seq. Order: 2
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 4
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Year Landed; characters 4 - 7 of link1 - link6. Collected for ASM where applicable.

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

MONTH

CC ID: 329778
Seq. Order: 3
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 2
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Month landed, the 8 - 9 characters in all link fields. Collected for ASM where applicable.

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

TRIPID

CC ID: 329782
Seq. Order: 4
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 6
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

May 1994 - current: 6 - character trip id; first three characters are the observer id number (obsid) and the second are the ordinal number of trips the observer has taken for the current year. Collected for ASM where applicable.

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

HAULNUM

CC ID: 329783
Seq. Order: 5
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 4
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Ordinal number of haul within the trip; 4 characters beginning at position 16 of link3. Collected for ASM where applicable.

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

LINK1

CC ID: 329784
Seq. Order: 6
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 15
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

15-character Key field linking tables at the trip level; made up of: program + year + month + tripid. Appears as first 15 characters in all 'LINK ' fields. Collected for ASM where applicable.

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

LINK4

CC ID: 329785
Seq. Order: 7
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 17
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Key field linking tables at the gear level; made up of: link1 + (2-character ) gearnum. Collected for ASM where applicable.

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

LINK3

CC ID: 329786
Seq. Order: 8
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 19
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Key field linking tables at the haul level; made up of: link1 plus (4-character) haulnum. Collected for ASM where applicable.

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

SEQNUM

CC ID: 329787
Seq. Order: 9
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Sequential numbers (by haul) assigned to each animal or debris item recorded on IAL log. Collected for ASM where applicable.

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

GEARNUM

CC ID: 329757
Seq. Order: 10
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 2
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Sequential number assigned to gear number, unique by trip. Collected for ASM where applicable.

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

NESPP4

CC ID: 329758
Seq. Order: 11
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 4
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Northeast commercial fish species code enhanced to accommodate protected and other non-commercial species. See OBSPEC Table. Collected for ASM where applicable.

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

STATBEG

CC ID: 329759
Seq. Order: 12
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 1
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Status of each animal caught as it comes up. 0 = unknown 1 = alive 2 = dead 3 = dead, damaged 4 = dead, head only.

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

FISHDISP

CC ID: 329760
Seq. Order: 13
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Three digit code for disposition of each species (catdisp plus discreason). See OBFISHDISP table. IAL: discard reason not recorded previous to 5/1994; last two digits of fishdisp set to 00 (unknown discard reason); Collected for ASM where applicable.

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

CATDISP

CC ID: 329761
Seq. Order: 14
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 1
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Code to indicate catch disposition. 0 = discarded, 1 = kept, 9 = unknown. Collected for ASM where applicable.

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

PROCCODE

CC ID: 329762
Seq. Order: 15
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 2
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Processing code. See table OBPROCESSING.

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

STATEND

CC ID: 329763
Seq. Order: 16
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 1
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Final status of each animal caught. 0 = unknown 1 = alive 2 = dead 3 = dead, damaged 4 = dead, head only. Collected for ASM where applicable.

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

ANMLWGT

CC ID: 329764
Seq. Order: 17
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 7
Scale: 1
Status: Active
Description:

Dressed or round weight of animal/debris in pounds. Actual weights may be recorded to the nearest 10th of a pound. Collected for ASM where applicable.

General Data Type: NUMBER

DRFLAG

CC ID: 329765
Seq. Order: 18
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 1
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Indicator of whether the species in the record was dressed =1 or round =2, unknown= 0; SPP: prior to 5/1994 data recorded but not entered; set to unknown. Collected for ASM where applicable.

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

WGTTYPE

CC ID: 329766
Seq. Order: 19
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 1
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

One digit code denoting type of weight of species. 1=actual; 2=estimated; 0=unknown. SPP: prior to 5/1994 data recorded but not entered; set to unknown. Collected for ASM where applicable.

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

TAGNUM1

CC ID: 329768
Seq. Order: 20
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 12
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Complete alpha-numeric number(s) of first tag on animal. Collected for ASM where applicable.

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

TAGCODE1

CC ID: 329769
Seq. Order: 21
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 1
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

One digit code indicates origin of the first tag on the animal.0 = unknown 1 = tag applied by observer 2 = no tag 3 = tag already present, left on 4 = tag already present, removed 5 = carcass tagged (fish only). Collected for ASM where applicable.

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

TAGNUM2

CC ID: 329770
Seq. Order: 22
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 12
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Complete alpha-numeric number(s) of second tag on animal. Collected for ASM where applicable.

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

TAGCODE2

CC ID: 329771
Seq. Order: 23
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 1
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

One digit code indicates origin of the second tag on the animal.0 = unknown 1 = tag applied by observer 2 = no tag 3 = tag already present, left on 4 = tag already present, removed 5 = carcass tagged (fish only). Collected for ASM where applicable.

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

STDLEN1

CC ID: 329772
Seq. Order: 24
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 4
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Length in whole centimeters according to standards for species (see sampling manual for details). Swordfish and billfish: LJFL; Tuna, shark sturgeon other: FL; ray, terrapin TL. Collected for ASM where applicable.

General Data Type: NUMBER

STDLEN2

CC ID: 329773
Seq. Order: 25
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 4
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Length in whole centimeters according to standards for species (see sampling manual for details) swordfish : ck; billfish , tuna: pfl shark : tl ray dw, terrapin nl sturgeon , other: none. Not recorded before 5/1994; set to unknown.

General Data Type: NUMBER

ESTLEN

CC ID: 329774
Seq. Order: 26
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 4
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Estimated total length of animal, in whole centimeters.

General Data Type: NUMBER

SEX

CC ID: 329775
Seq. Order: 27
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 1
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

One digit code for sex of each animal whether it is brought on board or not. 0=unknown; 1=male; 2=female.

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

SAMPTAKN

CC ID: 329776
Seq. Order: 28
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 1
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Indicator of whether biological sample was collected. 1 = yes, 0 = no. Not recorded previous to 2001; set to unknown = 9;

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

PHOTO

CC ID: 329777
Seq. Order: 29
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 1
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Indicator of whether photograph(s) were taken of animal. 1 = yes 0 = no, 0= unknown. Collected for ASM where applicable.

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

ESTMETH

CC ID: 329779
Seq. Order: 30
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 2
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Method used to estimate the catch weight of each species (including debris). See OBESTMETH table. Collected beginning with obdbs Version 10 (01/01/2011). Collected for ASM where applicable.

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

DSTAG

CC ID: 329780
Seq. Order: 31
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 1
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Indicator for data storage tag. 1 = yes, 0 = no, 9 = unknown. Collected beginning with obdbs Version 10 (01/01/2011).

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

IALCOMMENTS

CC ID: 329781
Seq. Order: 32
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 250
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Comments on individual animal record. Prior to 2001 only true (1), false (0). Collected for ASM where applicable.

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 33295
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:33295
Metadata Record Created By: Patricia L Jones
Metadata Record Created: 2016-07-06 08:23+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2016-07-28
Owner Org: NEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2016-07-28
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2017-07-28