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NF0705_final_station_list.txt

Entity (ENT) | Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:57255 | Updated: March 4, 2026 | Published / External

Summary

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Entity Info

Data Attributes

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Distribution Info

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Abstract

File provides Stations, their geographic locations and types of cast at the station.

It Consists of descriptive information about the cruise at the top of the file and then headers and data below that.

The columns/attributes provided for this entity correspond to the actual data layout and not the columns in the file itself.

The columns and data came from the first tab of the fish data file.

Description

Lists Stations, gears cast at the station and the station's geographic location

Entity Type
Other

Data Attribute / Type	Description
Station Number Character	Station Number
Station Name Character	Station Name
Casts Conducted (First Gear) Character	First Gear Used at Station (Is always CTD)
Casts Conducted (Second Gear) Character	Second Gear Used at Station (If a Second Gear Is Used)
Casts Conducted (Third Gear) Character	Third Gear Used at Station (If a Third Gear Is Used)
Shelf Break Character	Is the Station at a Shelf Break
Depth (m) Character	Optional Textual comment on the gear in question
LAT DEG Numeric	Degrees Of Latitude Of The Staion LON DEG LON MIN DECIMAL LAT DECIMAL LON
LATMIN Numeric	Latitude Minutes
LONDEG Numeric	Longitude Degrees
LON MIN Numeric	Longitude Minutes
DECIMAL LAT Numeric	Latitude Measurement as a decimal
DECIMAL LON Numeric	Longitudinal Value as a decimal

Data Attribute / Type

Description

Station Number
Character

Station Number

Station Name
Character

Station Name

Casts Conducted (First Gear)
Character

First Gear Used at Station (Is always CTD)

Casts Conducted (Second Gear)
Character

Second Gear Used at Station (If a Second Gear Is Used)

Casts Conducted (Third Gear)
Character

Third Gear Used at Station (If a Third Gear Is Used)

Shelf Break
Character

Is the Station at a Shelf Break

Depth (m)
Character

Optional Textual comment on the gear in question

LAT DEG
Numeric

Degrees Of Latitude Of The Staion LON DEG LON MIN DECIMAL LAT DECIMAL LON

LATMIN
Numeric

Latitude Minutes

LONDEG
Numeric

Longitude Degrees

LON MIN
Numeric

Longitude Minutes

DECIMAL LAT
Numeric

Latitude Measurement as a decimal

DECIMAL LON
Numeric

Longitudinal Value as a decimal

NF0705_final_station_list.txt

Text (Unstructured), 11K

No Child Items for this record.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
ROR: 04r0wrp59
ncei.info@noaa.gov
NCEI Contact Information

Title:	NF0705_final_station_list.txt
Abstract:	File provides Stations, their geographic locations and types of cast at the station. It Consists of descriptive information about the cruise at the top of the file and then headers and data below that. The columns/attributes provided for this entity correspond to the actual data layout and not the columns in the file itself. The columns and data came from the first tab of the fish data file.

Title:

NF0705_final_station_list.txt

Abstract:

File provides Stations, their geographic locations and types of cast at the station.

It Consists of descriptive information about the cruise at the top of the file and then headers and data below that.

The columns/attributes provided for this entity correspond to the actual data layout and not the columns in the file itself.

The columns and data came from the first tab of the fish data file.

Entity Type:	Other
Active Version?:	Yes
Description:	Lists Stations, gears cast at the station and the station's geographic location

Note: Metadata requirements do not apply to attributes for non-tabular entities.

Attribute Summary

	Name	Type	Description
N/A	Station Number	Character	Station Number
N/A	Station Name	Character	Station Name
N/A	Casts Conducted (First Gear)	Character	First Gear Used at Station (Is always CTD)
N/A	Casts Conducted (Second Gear)	Character	Second Gear Used at Station (If a Second Gear Is Used)
N/A	Casts Conducted (Third Gear)	Character	Third Gear Used at Station (If a Third Gear Is Used)
N/A	Shelf Break	Character	Is the Station at a Shelf Break
N/A	Depth (m)	Character	Optional Textual comment on the gear in question
N/A	LAT DEG	Numeric	Degrees Of Latitude Of The Staion LON DEG LON MIN DECIMAL LAT DECIMAL LON
N/A	LATMIN	Numeric	Latitude Minutes
N/A	LONDEG	Numeric	Longitude Degrees
N/A	LON MIN	Numeric	Longitude Minutes
N/A	DECIMAL LAT	Numeric	Latitude Measurement as a decimal
N/A	DECIMAL LON	Numeric	Longitudinal Value as a decimal

Name

Type

Description

N/A

Station Number

Character

Station Number

N/A

Station Name

Character

Station Name

N/A

Casts Conducted (First Gear)

Character

First Gear Used at Station (Is always CTD)

N/A

Casts Conducted (Second Gear)

Character

Second Gear Used at Station (If a Second Gear Is Used)

N/A

Casts Conducted (Third Gear)

Character

Third Gear Used at Station (If a Third Gear Is Used)

N/A

Shelf Break

Character

Is the Station at a Shelf Break

N/A

Depth (m)

Character

Optional Textual comment on the gear in question

N/A

LAT DEG

Numeric

Degrees Of Latitude Of The Staion LON DEG LON MIN DECIMAL LAT DECIMAL LON

N/A

LATMIN

Numeric

Latitude Minutes

N/A

LONDEG

Numeric

Longitude Degrees

N/A

LON MIN

Numeric

Longitude Minutes

N/A

DECIMAL LAT

Numeric

Latitude Measurement as a decimal

N/A

DECIMAL LON

Numeric

Longitudinal Value as a decimal

Attribute Details

Station Number

CC ID: 869005

Seq. Order:	10
Data Storage Type:	Character
Max Length:	40
Required:	Yes
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Station Number

Station Name

CC ID: 869006

Seq. Order:	20
Data Storage Type:	Character
Max Length:	6
Required:	Yes
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Station Name

Casts Conducted (First Gear)

CC ID: 869007

Seq. Order:	25
Data Storage Type:	Character
Max Length:	3
Required:	Yes
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	First Gear Used at Station (Is always CTD)

Casts Conducted (Second Gear)

CC ID: 1190556

Seq. Order:	30
Data Storage Type:	Character
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Second Gear Used at Station (If a Second Gear Is Used)
Display Example:	LADCP
Null Value Meaning:	There was not a second Gear Cast

Casts Conducted (Third Gear)

CC ID: 1190557

Seq. Order:	35
Data Storage Type:	Character
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Third Gear Used at Station (If a Third Gear Is Used)
Display Example:	MOC
Null Value Meaning:	There was not a third gear cast

Shelf Break

CC ID: 1190582

Seq. Order:	45
Data Storage Type:	Character
Max Length:	14
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Is the Station at a Shelf Break
Display Example:	(shelf break)
Null Value Meaning:	Not at a shelf break
Allowed Values:	(shelf break) blanks

Depth (m)

CC ID: 869009

Seq. Order:	90
Data Storage Type:	Character
Max Length:	80
Required:	Yes
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Optional Textual comment on the gear in question
Unit of Measure:	Meters

LAT DEG

CC ID: 869008

Seq. Order:	100
Data Storage Type:	Numeric
Required:	Yes
Primary Key:	No
Scale:	4
Status:	Active
Description:	Degrees Of Latitude Of The Staion LON DEG LON MIN DECIMAL LAT DECIMAL LON

LATMIN

CC ID: 1185971

Seq. Order:	110
Data Storage Type:	Numeric
Required:	Yes
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Latitude Minutes

LONDEG

CC ID: 1185972

Seq. Order:	120
Data Storage Type:	Numeric
Required:	Yes
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Longitude Degrees

LON MIN

CC ID: 1185973

Seq. Order:	130
Data Storage Type:	Numeric
Required:	Yes
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Longitude Minutes

DECIMAL LAT

CC ID: 1185974

Seq. Order:	140
Data Storage Type:	Numeric
Required:	Yes
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Latitude Measurement as a decimal

DECIMAL LON

CC ID: 1187378

Seq. Order:	150
Data Storage Type:	Numeric
Required:	Yes
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Longitudinal Value as a decimal

Distributor

CC ID: 1190554

Date Effective From:	2022
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization):	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
Address:
ROR:	https://ror.org/04r0wrp59
Email Address:	ncei.info@noaa.gov
URL:	NCEI Contact Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 1190555

Download URL:	https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0273560/1.1/data/0-data/NF0705_State_Dept_CD/NF0705_final_station_list.txt
Distributor:	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2022 - Present)
File Name:	NF0705_final_station_list.txt
File Date/Time:	2022-11-14 12:58:00
File Type (Deprecated):	txt
Distribution Format:	Text (Unstructured)
File Size:	11K

Catalog Item ID:	57255
GUID:	gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:57255
Metadata Record Created By:	Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created:	2019-08-21 19:09+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By:	SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified:	2026-03-04 19:17+0000
Metadata Record Published:	2023-01-12
Owner Org:	SEFSC
Metadata Publication Status:	Published Externally
Do Not Publish?:	N
Metadata Last Review Date:	2022-04-27
Metadata Review Frequency:	1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date:	2023-04-27

NF0705_final_station_list.txt

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Item Identification

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Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Attribute Details

Station Number

Station Name

Casts Conducted (First Gear)

Casts Conducted (Second Gear)

Casts Conducted (Third Gear)

Shelf Break

Depth (m)

LAT DEG

LATMIN

LONDEG

LON MIN

DECIMAL LAT

DECIMAL LON

Support Roles

Distributor

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

Catalog Details