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At Sea Monitor Animal Length Data

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At Sea Monitor Animal Length Data

Entity Information

Entity Type
Data View

Data Attribute / Type Description
PROGRAM
VARCHAR2
First three digits of links. Code that identifies program, see OBPROGRAM table. Collected for ASM where applicable.
YEAR
VARCHAR2
Year Landed; characters 4 - 7 of link1 - link6. Collected for ASM where applicable.
MONTH
VARCHAR2
Month landed, the 8 - 9 characters in all link fields. Collected for ASM where applicable.
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.
HAULNUM
VARCHAR2
Ordinal number of haul within the trip; 4 characters beginning at position 16 of link3. Collected for ASM where applicable.
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.
LINK3
VARCHAR2
Key field linking tables at the haul level; made up of: link1 plus (4-character) haulnum. Collected for ASM where applicable.
QTR
NUMBER
Quarter of year landed: 1 = Jan, Feb, Mar; 2 = Apr,May,Jun 3=Jul, Aug, Sep, 4= Oct, Nov, Dec. Collected for ASM where applicable.
LATHBEG
VARCHAR2
Latitude location, (DDMMSS) where haul began. Pre 2001 : SS rounded to 30 where no loran. Collected for ASM where applicable.
LONHBEG
VARCHAR2
Longitude location of where haul began, (DDMMSS). Pre 2001: SS rounded to 30 where no lorans. Collected for ASM where applicable.
AREA
VARCHAR2
Statistical area code obtained from positions at beginning of haul for fixed gear and end of the haul for mobile gear or at sighting position. See LOC2AREAS table on sole. Collected for ASM where applicable.
NEMAREA
VARCHAR2
Inshore area codes. See Loc2areas table. Not collected before 5/1994; set to statistical area.
NEGEAR
VARCHAR2
Northeast gear code. See OBGEAR table. Collected for ASM where applicable.
ONEFFORT
VARCHAR2
Indicator whether the observer is intentionally present to witness the haulback 1 = yes, 0 = no, 9 = unknown Collected beginning with obdbs Version 10 (01/01/2011).
OBGEARCAT
VARCHAR2
Gear Category used by observer program: OT = Otter trawl,GG = gillnet, PT = Pots and traps , LL = Longline and other line gear, BS = beach set, SD = Scallop Dredge, PR = pair trawl,PS = purse seine, ST = Scallop Trawl, TT Twin Trawl, NK =Not known, OB=Obsolete.
NESPP4
VARCHAR2
Northeast commercial fish species code enhanced to accommodate protected and other non-commercial species. See OBSPEC Table. Collected for ASM where applicable.
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.
CATDISP
VARCHAR2
Code to indicate catch disposition. 0 = discarded, 1 = kept, 9 = unknown. Collected for ASM where applicable.
SEX
VARCHAR2
One digit code for sex of each animal whether it is brought on board or not. 0=unknown; 1=male; 2=female.
DREDGEPOS
VARCHAR2
Which dredge the sample was taken from : P=port, S=Starboard, A= Aft, U= Unknown. Not recorded before 5/1994; set to unknown;
SAMPWEIGHT
NUMBER
Collective Round, actual weight, of measured animals for species , sex, and market category of fish being sampled. Collected for ASM where applicable.
AGESTRCT
VARCHAR2
Type of age structure collected for sample: 0 = none, 1 = scales, 2 = otoliths, 3 = shells, 4 = whole, 5 = vertebra, 6 = dorsal spines, 7 = scales and otoliths, 8 = head, 9 = other (see comments).
NAGESTRCT
NUMBER
Total number of animals from which age samples were collected.
VOLMEATS
NUMBER
Volumetric measure of scallop meats, to nearest 50 millileters. Not collected previous to 5/1994; set to unknown.
LNHCOMMENTS
VARCHAR2
Comments on length record. Prior to 2001 only true (1), false (0). Collected for ASM where applicable.
LENANML
NUMBER
Finfish and squid measured in whole centimeters. Shellfish measured in whole millimeters. Collected for ASM where applicable.
NUMLEN
NUMBER
Total number of animals measured at each centimeter or millimeter. Collected for ASM where applicable.

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Item Identification

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

At Sea Monitor Animal Length Data

Notes:

Loaded by batch 9053, 07-27-2016 19:10

Entity Information

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

At Sea Monitor Animal Length Data

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
LINK3 VARCHAR2 Key field linking tables at the haul level; made up of: link1 plus (4-character) haulnum. Collected for ASM where applicable.
100
QTR NUMBER Quarter of year landed: 1 = Jan, Feb, Mar; 2 = Apr,May,Jun 3=Jul, Aug, Sep, 4= Oct, Nov, Dec. Collected for ASM where applicable.
100
LATHBEG VARCHAR2 Latitude location, (DDMMSS) where haul began. Pre 2001 : SS rounded to 30 where no loran. Collected for ASM where applicable.
100
LONHBEG VARCHAR2 Longitude location of where haul began, (DDMMSS). Pre 2001: SS rounded to 30 where no lorans. Collected for ASM where applicable.
100
AREA VARCHAR2 Statistical area code obtained from positions at beginning of haul for fixed gear and end of the haul for mobile gear or at sighting position. See LOC2AREAS table on sole. Collected for ASM where applicable.
100
NEMAREA VARCHAR2 Inshore area codes. See Loc2areas table. Not collected before 5/1994; set to statistical area.
100
NEGEAR VARCHAR2 Northeast gear code. See OBGEAR table. Collected for ASM where applicable.
100
ONEFFORT VARCHAR2 Indicator whether the observer is intentionally present to witness the haulback 1 = yes, 0 = no, 9 = unknown Collected beginning with obdbs Version 10 (01/01/2011).
100
OBGEARCAT VARCHAR2 Gear Category used by observer program: OT = Otter trawl,GG = gillnet, PT = Pots and traps , LL = Longline and other line gear, BS = beach set, SD = Scallop Dredge, PR = pair trawl,PS = purse seine, ST = Scallop Trawl, TT Twin Trawl, NK =Not known, OB=Obsolete.
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
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
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
DREDGEPOS VARCHAR2 Which dredge the sample was taken from : P=port, S=Starboard, A= Aft, U= Unknown. Not recorded before 5/1994; set to unknown;
100
SAMPWEIGHT NUMBER Collective Round, actual weight, of measured animals for species , sex, and market category of fish being sampled. Collected for ASM where applicable.
100
AGESTRCT VARCHAR2 Type of age structure collected for sample: 0 = none, 1 = scales, 2 = otoliths, 3 = shells, 4 = whole, 5 = vertebra, 6 = dorsal spines, 7 = scales and otoliths, 8 = head, 9 = other (see comments).
100
NAGESTRCT NUMBER Total number of animals from which age samples were collected.
100
VOLMEATS NUMBER Volumetric measure of scallop meats, to nearest 50 millileters. Not collected previous to 5/1994; set to unknown.
100
LNHCOMMENTS VARCHAR2 Comments on length record. Prior to 2001 only true (1), false (0). Collected for ASM where applicable.
100
LENANML NUMBER Finfish and squid measured in whole centimeters. Shellfish measured in whole millimeters. Collected for ASM where applicable.
100
NUMLEN NUMBER Total number of animals measured at each centimeter or millimeter. Collected for ASM where applicable.

Attribute Details

PROGRAM

CC ID: 333933
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: 333944
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: 333953
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: 333954
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: 333955
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: 333956
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

LINK3

CC ID: 333957
Seq. Order: 7
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 19
Required: Yes
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

QTR

CC ID: 333958
Seq. Order: 8
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 38
Status: Active
Description:

Quarter of year landed: 1 = Jan, Feb, Mar; 2 = Apr,May,Jun 3=Jul, Aug, Sep, 4= Oct, Nov, Dec. Collected for ASM where applicable.

General Data Type: NUMBER

LATHBEG

CC ID: 333959
Seq. Order: 9
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 6
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Latitude location, (DDMMSS) where haul began. Pre 2001 : SS rounded to 30 where no loran. Collected for ASM where applicable.

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

LONHBEG

CC ID: 333934
Seq. Order: 10
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 6
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Longitude location of where haul began, (DDMMSS). Pre 2001: SS rounded to 30 where no lorans. Collected for ASM where applicable.

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

AREA

CC ID: 333935
Seq. Order: 11
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Statistical area code obtained from positions at beginning of haul for fixed gear and end of the haul for mobile gear or at sighting position. See LOC2AREAS table on sole. Collected for ASM where applicable.

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

NEMAREA

CC ID: 333936
Seq. Order: 12
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Inshore area codes. See Loc2areas table. Not collected before 5/1994; set to statistical area.

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

NEGEAR

CC ID: 333937
Seq. Order: 13
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 3
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Northeast gear code. See OBGEAR table. Collected for ASM where applicable.

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

ONEFFORT

CC ID: 333938
Seq. Order: 14
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 1
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Indicator whether the observer is intentionally present to witness the haulback 1 = yes, 0 = no, 9 = unknown Collected beginning with obdbs Version 10 (01/01/2011).

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

OBGEARCAT

CC ID: 333939
Seq. Order: 15
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 2
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Gear Category used by observer program: OT = Otter trawl,GG = gillnet, PT = Pots and traps , LL = Longline and other line gear, BS = beach set, SD = Scallop Dredge, PR = pair trawl,PS = purse seine, ST = Scallop Trawl, TT Twin Trawl, NK =Not known, OB=Obsolete.

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

NESPP4

CC ID: 333940
Seq. Order: 16
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 4
Required: Yes
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

FISHDISP

CC ID: 333941
Seq. Order: 17
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 3
Required: Yes
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: 333942
Seq. Order: 18
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

SEX

CC ID: 333943
Seq. Order: 19
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

DREDGEPOS

CC ID: 333945
Seq. Order: 20
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 2
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Which dredge the sample was taken from : P=port, S=Starboard, A= Aft, U= Unknown. Not recorded before 5/1994; set to unknown;

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

SAMPWEIGHT

CC ID: 333946
Seq. Order: 21
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 6
Scale: 1
Status: Active
Description:

Collective Round, actual weight, of measured animals for species , sex, and market category of fish being sampled. Collected for ASM where applicable.

General Data Type: NUMBER

AGESTRCT

CC ID: 333947
Seq. Order: 22
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 2
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Type of age structure collected for sample: 0 = none, 1 = scales, 2 = otoliths, 3 = shells, 4 = whole, 5 = vertebra, 6 = dorsal spines, 7 = scales and otoliths, 8 = head, 9 = other (see comments).

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

NAGESTRCT

CC ID: 333948
Seq. Order: 23
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Total number of animals from which age samples were collected.

General Data Type: NUMBER

VOLMEATS

CC ID: 333949
Seq. Order: 24
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 5
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Volumetric measure of scallop meats, to nearest 50 millileters. Not collected previous to 5/1994; set to unknown.

General Data Type: NUMBER

LNHCOMMENTS

CC ID: 333950
Seq. Order: 25
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 250
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

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

General Data Type: VARCHAR2

LENANML

CC ID: 333951
Seq. Order: 26
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Precision: 4
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Finfish and squid measured in whole centimeters. Shellfish measured in whole millimeters. Collected for ASM where applicable.

General Data Type: NUMBER

NUMLEN

CC ID: 333952
Seq. Order: 27
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Precision: 4
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Total number of animals measured at each centimeter or millimeter. Collected for ASM where applicable.

General Data Type: NUMBER

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 33552
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:33552
Metadata Record Created By: Patricia L Jones
Metadata Record Created: 2016-07-27 19:10+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