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Samples

Entity (ENT)  |  Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:37365  |  Updated: August 9, 2022  |  Published / External 
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Summary

Abstract

Diver sampled data, including: species counts, lengths (in cm), and geographic data, such as latitude and longitude in decimal degrees

Description

Diver sampled data, including: species counts, lengths (in cm), and geographic data, such as latitude and longitude in decimal degrees

Entity Information

Entity Type
Data Table

Data Attribute / Type Description
PRIMARY_SAMPLE_UNIT
Character 		code indicating the primary sample unit in which a sample was collected
Year
Numeric 		A number indicating the calendar year.
Day
Numeric 		A number indicating the calendar Day of sampling
Month
Numeric 		A number indicating the calendar month
STATION_NR
Numeric 		A number indicating the secondary sampling unit within a given primary sample unit
LAT_DEGREES
Numeric 		Latitude of secondary sampling unit in decimal degrees.
LON_Degrees
Numeric 		Longitude of secondary sampling unit in decimal degrees.
DEPTH:
Numeric 		Average depth, in meters, of secondary sampling unit.
UNDERWATER_VISIBILITY
Numeric 		Visibility, in meters, at secondary sampling unit.
MAPGRID_NR
Numeric 		A number indicating the primary sample unit.
HABITAT_CD
Character 		A code indicating the habitat type.
ZONE_NR:
Character 		A code indicating the distance offshore:
SUBREGION_NR:
Character 		A number indicating the subregion.
MPA_NR
Character 		A number identifying the marine protected area in which the sample was collected. Zero indicates unprotected status.
SPECIES_NR
Numeric 		A number indicating the species for a sample.. This number is the sequential key in the species code table.
SPECIES_CD
Character 		A code indicating the species for a sample. Consists of the first three letters of the generic name and the first four of the specific name.
LEN
Numeric 		:length, in cm, of a sample.
Num
Numeric 		The number of individuals of a given species and length observed in a secondary sampling unit.
Time_Seen
Character 		A number indicating when, during sampling, an individual was observed.
Prot
Character 		A boolean value indicating whether a sample was in a protected area (1), or not (0).
Strat
CHARACTER 		A code indicating the stratum in which a sample was taken. Differs by region.
Region
Character 		A code indicating the region in which a sample was taken. DRY TORT: Dry Tortugas, FLA KEYS: Florida Keys, and SEFCRI: Southeast Peninsular Florida.

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Item Identification

Title: Samples
Status: In Work
Abstract:

Diver sampled data, including: species counts, lengths (in cm), and geographic data, such as latitude and longitude in decimal degrees
Notes:

Decodes and Validation of coded fields may be found in related items

Data May either be downloaded in .csv format or as a .zip file.

Entity Information

Entity Type: Data Table
Description:

Diver sampled data, including: species counts, lengths (in cm), and geographic data, such as latitude and longitude in decimal degrees

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
 PRIMARY_SAMPLE_UNIT Character code indicating the primary sample unit in which a sample was collected
100
 Year Numeric A number indicating the calendar year.
100
 Day Numeric A number indicating the calendar Day of sampling
100
 Month Numeric A number indicating the calendar month
100
 STATION_NR Numeric A number indicating the secondary sampling unit within a given primary sample unit
100
 LAT_DEGREES Numeric Latitude of secondary sampling unit in decimal degrees.
100
 LON_Degrees Numeric Longitude of secondary sampling unit in decimal degrees.
100
 DEPTH: Numeric Average depth, in meters, of secondary sampling unit.
100
 UNDERWATER_VISIBILITY Numeric Visibility, in meters, at secondary sampling unit.
100
 MAPGRID_NR Numeric A number indicating the primary sample unit.
100
 HABITAT_CD Character A code indicating the habitat type.
100
 ZONE_NR: Character A code indicating the distance offshore:
100
 SUBREGION_NR: Character A number indicating the subregion.
100
 MPA_NR Character A number identifying the marine protected area in which the sample was collected. Zero indicates unprotected status.
100
 SPECIES_NR Numeric A number indicating the species for a sample.. This number is the sequential key in the species code table.
100
 SPECIES_CD Character A code indicating the species for a sample. Consists of the first three letters of the generic name and the first four of the specific name.
100
 LEN Numeric :length, in cm, of a sample.
100
 Num Numeric The number of individuals of a given species and length observed in a secondary sampling unit.
100
 Time_Seen Character A number indicating when, during sampling, an individual was observed.
100
 Prot Character A boolean value indicating whether a sample was in a protected area (1), or not (0).
100
 Strat CHARACTER A code indicating the stratum in which a sample was taken. Differs by region.
100
 Region Character A code indicating the region in which a sample was taken. DRY TORT: Dry Tortugas, FLA KEYS: Florida Keys, and SEFCRI: Southeast Peninsular Florida.

Attribute Details

PRIMARY_SAMPLE_UNIT

CC ID: 388434
Seq. Order: 10
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

code indicating the primary sample unit in which a sample was collected

Year

CC ID: 388435
Seq. Order: 20
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Max Length: 4
Min Length: 4
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A number indicating the calendar year.

Day

CC ID: 388437
Seq. Order: 30
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Max Length: 2
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A number indicating the calendar Day of sampling

Month

CC ID: 388436
Seq. Order: 40
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Max Length: 2
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A number indicating the calendar month

STATION_NR

CC ID: 388438
Seq. Order: 50
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A number indicating the secondary sampling unit within a given primary sample unit

LAT_DEGREES

CC ID: 388439
Seq. Order: 60
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Precision: 7
Scale: 4
Status: Active
Description:

Latitude of secondary sampling unit in decimal degrees.

LON_Degrees

CC ID: 388440
Seq. Order: 80
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Precision: 8
Scale: 4
Status: Active
Description:

Longitude of secondary sampling unit in decimal degrees.

DEPTH:

CC ID: 388441
Seq. Order: 90
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Precision: 5
Scale: 2
Status: Active
Description:

Average depth, in meters, of secondary sampling unit.
Unit of Measure: meters

UNDERWATER_VISIBILITY

CC ID: 388442
Seq. Order: 100
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Precision: 2
Status: Active
Description:

Visibility, in meters, at secondary sampling unit.
Unit of Measure: meters

MAPGRID_NR

CC ID: 388443
Seq. Order: 110
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Precision: 7
Status: Active
Description:

A number indicating the primary sample unit.

HABITAT_CD

CC ID: 388444
Seq. Order: 120
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 10
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A code indicating the habitat type.

ZONE_NR:

CC ID: 388445
Seq. Order: 130
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A code indicating the distance offshore:

Allowed Values: 1 - Inshore, 2 - Midchannel, 3 - Offshore, 4 Fore-reef

SUBREGION_NR:

CC ID: 388446
Seq. Order: 140
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 1
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A number indicating the subregion.
Validation Rules:

see appropriate related item for validation and decode

MPA_NR

CC ID: 388848
Seq. Order: 150
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A number identifying the marine protected area in which the sample was collected. Zero indicates unprotected status.
Validation Rules:

see appropriate related item for validation and decode

SPECIES_NR

CC ID: 388849
Seq. Order: 160
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A number indicating the species for a sample.. This number is the sequential key in the species code table.
Validation Rules:

see appropriate related item for validation and decode

SPECIES_CD

CC ID: 388850
Seq. Order: 170
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A code indicating the species for a sample. Consists of the first three letters of the generic name and the first four of the specific name.
Validation Rules:

see appropriate related item for validation and decode

LEN

CC ID: 388851
Seq. Order: 180
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

:length, in cm, of a sample.
Unit of Measure: cm

Num

CC ID: 388852
Seq. Order: 190
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The number of individuals of a given species and length observed in a secondary sampling unit.

Time_Seen

CC ID: 388853
Seq. Order: 200
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A number indicating when, during sampling, an individual was observed.

Allowed Values: 1: In the first five minutes, 2: From 5-10 minutes, 3: After 10 minutes.

Prot

CC ID: 388854
Seq. Order: 210
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A boolean value indicating whether a sample was in a protected area (1), or not (0).

Strat

CC ID: 388855
Seq. Order: 220
Data Storage Type: CHARACTER
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A code indicating the stratum in which a sample was taken. Differs by region.
Validation Rules:

see appropriate related item for validation and decode

Region

CC ID: 388856
Seq. Order: 230
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A code indicating the region in which a sample was taken. DRY TORT: Dry Tortugas, FLA KEYS: Florida Keys, and SEFCRI: Southeast Peninsular Florida.
Validation Rules:

see appropriate related item for validation and decode

Related Items

Item Type Relationship Type Title
Entity (ENT) Cross Reference CodeDictionary_Sept2018_HABITAT_CD.csv

Validates habitat_cd and provides decode for habitat_cod
Entity (ENT) Cross Reference CodeDictionary_Sept2018_MPA_NR.csv

Validates and prociive Decode for MPA_NR
Entity (ENT) Cross Reference CodeDictionary_Sept2018_REGION.csv

Validates and provides decode for region

Entity (ENT) Cross Reference CodeDictionary_Sept2018_SPECIES.csv

validates and decodes species-nr
Entity (ENT) Cross Reference CodeDictionary_Sept2018_STRAT.csv

Validates and provides decode for strat
Entity (ENT) Cross Reference CodeDictionary_Sept2018_SUBREGION_NR.csv

validates and provided decode for SUBREGION_NR
Entity (ENT) Cross Reference CodeDictionary_Sept2018_ZONE_NR.csv

Validates and provides decode for ZONE_NR

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 37365
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:37365
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2017-03-21 17:58+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2022-03-21
Owner Org: SEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2022-03-21
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2023-03-21