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Samples

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

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

	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.

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

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