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HCS_1995_1996tblsamples.csv

Entity (ENT)  |  Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:53069  |  Updated: March 4, 2026  |  Published / External 
Summary
Item Identification
Physical Location
Entity Info
Data Attributes
Support Roles
Catalog Details

Summary

Abstract

Table contains sample information including project name, sampling site, date, gear type, environmental, habitat, and vegetation data. A value of '-999' in any column indicates given parameter was not measured or information is not available for given record. Empty column indicates parameter was not measured.

Description

Table contains sample information including project name, sampling site, date, gear type, environmental, habitat, and vegetation data. A value of '-999' in any column indicates given parameter was not measured or information is not available for given record. Empty column indicates parameter was not measured.

Entity Information

Entity Type
Data Table

Data Attribute / Type Description
PROJECTNAME
Character 		Combination of assigned project name and year(s) study was conducted
SAMPLENUMBER
Character 		Generally, project acronym-year-sample number combination used to identify each data record
STUDYSITE
Character 		Name assigned to study site usually obtained from a local or regional map
DATE
DATE 		Date of sample collection in Month/Day/Year format
TIME
Character 		Time of sample collection in Hours:Minutes AM/PM format
GPSLATITUDE
NUMBER 		General latitude coordinates, often estimated, converted to decimal degrees.
GPSLONGITUDE
NUMBER 		General longitude coordinates, often estimated, converted to decimal degrees.
GearType
Character 		Code number assigned to identify type of sampler used in study.
AREASAMPLED
NUMBER 		Area sampled by gear and gear specific
FIELDSALINITY_IN_PPT
NUMBER 		Salinity recorded in the field in ppt
LABORATORYSALINITY_IN_PPT
NUMBER 		Salinity measured in the laboratory in ppt
WATERTEMPERATURE_IN_C
NUMBER 		Water temperature just below surface in °C
DISSOLVED_OXYGEN_IN_PPM
NUMBER 		Dissolved oxygen in ppm; equivalent to mg/L
TURBIDITY_IN_NTUS
NUMBER 		Turbidity generally in nephelometric turbidity units (NTUs)
DISTANCE_TO_MARSH_EDGE_IN_M
NUMBER 		Distance to Marsh Edge from middle of sampler in meters. Distance may be estimated visually, or measured with measuring tape, or by rangefinder.
Distance_to_Seagrass_Edge_in_m
NUMBER 		Distance to Seagrass Edge from middle of sampler in meters. Distance may be estimated visually, or measured with measuring tape, or by rangefinder.
INSIDE_DEPTH_ONE_IN_CM
NUMBER 		First depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters
INSIDE_DEPTH_TWO_IN_CM
NUMBER 		Second depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters
INSIDE_DEPTH_THREE_IN_CM
NUMBER 		Third depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters, if available
INSIDE_DEPTH_FOUR_IN_CM
NUMBER 		Fourth depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters, if available
INSIDE_DEPTH_FIVE_IN_CM
NUMBER 		Fifth depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters, if available
GENERALHABITAT
Character 		Primary habitat level: General habitat type
PHYSICALHABITAT
Character 		Secondary habitat level: Physical habitat type that better describes General Habitat
DominantPlantSpecies
Character 		Dominant taxon of vegetation present inside sampler or in nearby adjacent area
MARSHSEAGRASSTYPE
Character 		Tertiary habitat level: Describes sites as natural, created, restored, transplanted, or naturally revegetated
MISCDESCRIPTOR
Character 		Pertinent miscellaneous information about sample site, location, replicate number, etc., not elsewhere recorded for given record
GENERALHABITATCOMMENTS
Character 		General comments provided for clarification purposes
PLANTBIOMASS_IN_GRAMS
NUMBER 		Optional column used to indicate if method(s) to obtain vegetation weight, or the measurement unit differed from standard procedures.
PLANTWETBIOMASS_IN_GRAMS
NUMBER 		Vegetation weight in grams obtained after blotting plant material dry, if available
PLANTDRYBIOMASS_IN_GRAMS
NUMBER 		Air or oven-dried [dry or ash] weight in grams
STEMCOUNT
NUMBER 		Total or subsampled number of plant stems inside sampler (all taxa combined). Unprocessed unit-free numbers.
VegCover_in_percent
NUMBER 		Estimated percentage of bottom area inside sampler covered by vegetation
PLANTCOMMENTS
VARCHAR2 		Miscellaneous information on secondary vegetation types and other comments

Child Items

No Child Items for this record.

Contact Information

Point of Contact
Tim J Baumer
tim.baumer@noaa.gov
409-766-3784

Metadata Contact
James Ditty
Jim.Ditty@noaa.gov
409-766-3782

Item Identification

Title: HCS_1995_1996tblsamples.csv
Short Name: Samples Data
Status: Completed
Abstract:

Table contains sample information including project name, sampling site, date, gear type, environmental, habitat, and vegetation data. A value of '-999' in any column indicates given parameter was not measured or information is not available for given record. Empty column indicates parameter was not measured.
Supplemental Information:

No plant/vegetation biomass data; stem counts only.

Physical Location

Organization: Southeast Fisheries Science Center
City: Miami
State/Province: FL
Country: USA
Location Description:

contained in .zip file on the PARR Data Server

Entity Information

Entity Type: Data Table
Active Version?: Yes
Description:

Table contains sample information including project name, sampling site, date, gear type, environmental, habitat, and vegetation data. A value of '-999' in any column indicates given parameter was not measured or information is not available for given record. Empty column indicates parameter was not measured.

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
 PROJECTNAME Character Combination of assigned project name and year(s) study was conducted
100
 Primary Key SAMPLENUMBER Character Generally, project acronym-year-sample number combination used to identify each data record
100
 STUDYSITE Character Name assigned to study site usually obtained from a local or regional map
100
 DATE DATE Date of sample collection in Month/Day/Year format
100
 TIME Character Time of sample collection in Hours:Minutes AM/PM format
100
 GPSLATITUDE NUMBER General latitude coordinates, often estimated, converted to decimal degrees.
100
 GPSLONGITUDE NUMBER General longitude coordinates, often estimated, converted to decimal degrees.
100
 GearType Character Code number assigned to identify type of sampler used in study.
100
 AREASAMPLED NUMBER Area sampled by gear and gear specific
100
 FIELDSALINITY_IN_PPT NUMBER Salinity recorded in the field in ppt
100
 LABORATORYSALINITY_IN_PPT NUMBER Salinity measured in the laboratory in ppt
100
 WATERTEMPERATURE_IN_C NUMBER Water temperature just below surface in °C
100
 DISSOLVED_OXYGEN_IN_PPM NUMBER Dissolved oxygen in ppm; equivalent to mg/L
100
 TURBIDITY_IN_NTUS NUMBER Turbidity generally in nephelometric turbidity units (NTUs)
100
 DISTANCE_TO_MARSH_EDGE_IN_M NUMBER Distance to Marsh Edge from middle of sampler in meters. Distance may be estimated visually, or measured with measuring tape, or by rangefinder.
100
 Distance_to_Seagrass_Edge_in_m NUMBER Distance to Seagrass Edge from middle of sampler in meters. Distance may be estimated visually, or measured with measuring tape, or by rangefinder.
100
 INSIDE_DEPTH_ONE_IN_CM NUMBER First depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters
100
 INSIDE_DEPTH_TWO_IN_CM NUMBER Second depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters
100
 INSIDE_DEPTH_THREE_IN_CM NUMBER Third depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters, if available
100
 INSIDE_DEPTH_FOUR_IN_CM NUMBER Fourth depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters, if available
100
 INSIDE_DEPTH_FIVE_IN_CM NUMBER Fifth depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters, if available
100
 GENERALHABITAT Character Primary habitat level: General habitat type
100
 PHYSICALHABITAT Character Secondary habitat level: Physical habitat type that better describes General Habitat
100
 DominantPlantSpecies Character Dominant taxon of vegetation present inside sampler or in nearby adjacent area
100
 MARSHSEAGRASSTYPE Character Tertiary habitat level: Describes sites as natural, created, restored, transplanted, or naturally revegetated
100
 MISCDESCRIPTOR Character Pertinent miscellaneous information about sample site, location, replicate number, etc., not elsewhere recorded for given record
100
 GENERALHABITATCOMMENTS Character General comments provided for clarification purposes
100
 PLANTBIOMASS_IN_GRAMS NUMBER Optional column used to indicate if method(s) to obtain vegetation weight, or the measurement unit differed from standard procedures.
100
 PLANTWETBIOMASS_IN_GRAMS NUMBER Vegetation weight in grams obtained after blotting plant material dry, if available
100
 PLANTDRYBIOMASS_IN_GRAMS NUMBER Air or oven-dried [dry or ash] weight in grams
100
 STEMCOUNT NUMBER Total or subsampled number of plant stems inside sampler (all taxa combined). Unprocessed unit-free numbers.
100
 VegCover_in_percent NUMBER Estimated percentage of bottom area inside sampler covered by vegetation
100
 PLANTCOMMENTS VARCHAR2 Miscellaneous information on secondary vegetation types and other comments

Attribute Details

PROJECTNAME

CC ID: 762338
Seq. Order: 1
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 50
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Combination of assigned project name and year(s) study was conducted

SAMPLENUMBER

CC ID: 762339
Seq. Order: 2
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 50
Required: Yes
Primary Key: Yes
Status: Active
Description:

Generally, project acronym-year-sample number combination used to identify each data record

STUDYSITE

CC ID: 762341
Seq. Order: 3
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 60
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Name assigned to study site usually obtained from a local or regional map

DATE

CC ID: 762314
Seq. Order: 4
Data Storage Type: DATE
Max Length: 7
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Date of sample collection in Month/Day/Year format

TIME

CC ID: 762342
Seq. Order: 5
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 8
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Time of sample collection in Hours:Minutes AM/PM format

GPSLATITUDE

CC ID: 762322
Seq. Order: 6
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 38
Scale: 4
Status: Active
Description:

General latitude coordinates, often estimated, converted to decimal degrees.

GPSLONGITUDE

CC ID: 762323
Seq. Order: 7
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 7
Scale: 4
Status: Active
Description:

General longitude coordinates, often estimated, converted to decimal degrees.

GearType

CC ID: 762324
Seq. Order: 8
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 1
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Code number assigned to identify type of sampler used in study.

AREASAMPLED

CC ID: 762313
Seq. Order: 9
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Precision: 4
Scale: 1
Status: Active
Description:

Area sampled by gear and gear specific

FIELDSALINITY_IN_PPT

CC ID: 762319
Seq. Order: 10
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 4
Scale: 1
Status: Active
Description:

Salinity recorded in the field in ppt

LABORATORYSALINITY_IN_PPT

CC ID: 762330
Seq. Order: 11
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 4
Scale: 1
Status: Active
Description:

Salinity measured in the laboratory in ppt

WATERTEMPERATURE_IN_C

CC ID: 762345
Seq. Order: 12
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 4
Scale: 1
Status: Active
Description:

Water temperature just below surface in °C

DISSOLVED_OXYGEN_IN_PPM

CC ID: 762315
Seq. Order: 13
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 4
Scale: 1
Status: Active
Description:

Dissolved oxygen in ppm; equivalent to mg/L

TURBIDITY_IN_NTUS

CC ID: 762343
Seq. Order: 14
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 4
Scale: 1
Status: Active
Description:

Turbidity generally in nephelometric turbidity units (NTUs)

DISTANCE_TO_MARSH_EDGE_IN_M

CC ID: 762316
Seq. Order: 15
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 4
Scale: 1
Status: Active
Description:

Distance to Marsh Edge from middle of sampler in meters. Distance may be estimated visually, or measured with measuring tape, or by rangefinder.

Distance_to_Seagrass_Edge_in_m

CC ID: 762317
Seq. Order: 16
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 4
Scale: 1
Status: Active
Description:

Distance to Seagrass Edge from middle of sampler in meters. Distance may be estimated visually, or measured with measuring tape, or by rangefinder.

INSIDE_DEPTH_ONE_IN_CM

CC ID: 762327
Seq. Order: 17
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

First depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters

INSIDE_DEPTH_TWO_IN_CM

CC ID: 762329
Seq. Order: 18
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Second depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters

INSIDE_DEPTH_THREE_IN_CM

CC ID: 762328
Seq. Order: 19
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Third depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters, if available

INSIDE_DEPTH_FOUR_IN_CM

CC ID: 762326
Seq. Order: 20
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Fourth depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters, if available

INSIDE_DEPTH_FIVE_IN_CM

CC ID: 762325
Seq. Order: 21
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Fifth depth measurement inside sampler in centimeters, if available

GENERALHABITAT

CC ID: 762320
Seq. Order: 22
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 30
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Primary habitat level: General habitat type

PHYSICALHABITAT

CC ID: 762333
Seq. Order: 23
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 25
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Secondary habitat level: Physical habitat type that better describes General Habitat

DominantPlantSpecies

CC ID: 762318
Seq. Order: 24
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 30
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Dominant taxon of vegetation present inside sampler or in nearby adjacent area

MARSHSEAGRASSTYPE

CC ID: 762331
Seq. Order: 25
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 25
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Tertiary habitat level: Describes sites as natural, created, restored, transplanted, or naturally revegetated

MISCDESCRIPTOR

CC ID: 762332
Seq. Order: 26
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 50
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Pertinent miscellaneous information about sample site, location, replicate number, etc., not elsewhere recorded for given record

GENERALHABITATCOMMENTS

CC ID: 762321
Seq. Order: 27
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 200
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

General comments provided for clarification purposes

PLANTBIOMASS_IN_GRAMS

CC ID: 762334
Seq. Order: 28
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 7
Scale: 4
Status: Active
Description:

Optional column used to indicate if method(s) to obtain vegetation weight, or the measurement unit differed from standard procedures.

PLANTWETBIOMASS_IN_GRAMS

CC ID: 762337
Seq. Order: 29
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 7
Scale: 4
Status: Active
Description:

Vegetation weight in grams obtained after blotting plant material dry, if available

PLANTDRYBIOMASS_IN_GRAMS

CC ID: 762336
Seq. Order: 30
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 7
Scale: 4
Status: Active
Description:

Air or oven-dried [dry or ash] weight in grams

STEMCOUNT

CC ID: 762340
Seq. Order: 31
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 4
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Total or subsampled number of plant stems inside sampler (all taxa combined). Unprocessed unit-free numbers.

VegCover_in_percent

CC ID: 762344
Seq. Order: 32
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Estimated percentage of bottom area inside sampler covered by vegetation

PLANTCOMMENTS

CC ID: 762335
Seq. Order: 33
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 255
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Miscellaneous information on secondary vegetation types and other comments

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 762346
Date Effective From: 1986-02-07
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Ditty, James
Address: 4700 Avenue U
Galveston, TX 77551-5997
Email Address: Jim.Ditty@noaa.gov
Phone: 409-766-3782
Fax: 409-766-3508

Distributor

CC ID: 762347
Date Effective From: 2018
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
Address: 75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami, FL 33149
USA
ROR: https://ror.org/0396y0w87
Phone: (305)361-5761
URL: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center
Business Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 762348
Date Effective From: 1986
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Ditty, James
Address: 4700 Avenue U
Galveston, TX 77551-5997
Email Address: Jim.Ditty@noaa.gov
Phone: 409-766-3782
Fax: 409-766-3508

Point of Contact

CC ID: 762350
Date Effective From: 2018
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Baumer, Tim J
Address: 4700 Avenue U
Galveston, TX 77551
Email Address: tim.baumer@noaa.gov
Phone: 409-766-3784
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.
View Historical Support Roles

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 53069
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:53069
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2018-07-15 20:10+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2026-03-04 19:17+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2021-10-21
Owner Org: SEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2021-10-21
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2022-10-21