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Alaska SSL Food Habits Data - Column Definitions

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GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:71558  |  Updated: November 29, 2023  |  Published / External 
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Entity Info
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Summary

Description

Column (data field) descriptions and coding.

Entity Information

Entity Type
Data Table

Data Attribute / Type Description
sitename
csv 		Location of sample collection. See also: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/17921
period
csv 		Time period; 1 = 1990-1998, 2 = 1999-2009
season
csv 		Season; summer = May-September, winter = November-April
rookery
csv 		Site type; rookery = breeding site, haul-out = non-breeding site
year
csv 		Year of collection.
latdeg_from
csv 		Latitude (degrees). See also: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/17921
latmin_from
csv 		Latitude (minutes). See also: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/17921
londeg_from
csv 		Longitude (degrees). See also: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/17921
lonmin_from
csv 		Longitude (minutes). See also: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/17921
sinclair02
csv 		Diet region; 1 = Central and Eastern Gulf of Alaska (RCA 8-9), 2 = Western Gulf of Alaska (RCA 7), 3 = Eastern Aleutian Islands (RCA 6), 4 = Western and Central Aleutian Islands (RCA 1-5). First defined based on 1990–1998 scat collections (Sinclair and Zeppelin 2002, https://doi.org/10.1644/1545-1542(2002)083<0973:SASDID>2.0.CO;2) and confirmed with 1999–2009 comparative scat data in this study.
rca
csv 		Rookery cluster area. 0 = not defined, 1 = W ALEU, 2-5 = C ALEU, 6 = E ALEU, 7 = W GULF, 8-9 = C GULF, 10 = E GULF. See also: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/17921
total
csv 		Number of scats containing identifiable prey remains
arrowtooth_fl
csv 		Number of scats containing arrowtooth flounder (Atheresthes stomias)
atka_mackerel
csv 		Number of scats containing Atka mackerel (Pleurogrammus monopterygius)
cephalopods
csv 		Number of scats containing squid and octopus (Cephalopoda)
herring
csv 		Number of scats containing Pacific herring (Clupea pallasi)
irish_lord_sp
csv 		Number of scats containing Irish lord sp. (Hemilepidotus sp.)
pacific_cod
csv 		Number of scats containing Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
pollock
csv 		Number of scats containing walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)
rock_sole
csv 		Number of scats containing rock sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata)
rockfish_sp
csv 		Number of scats containing rockfish sp. (Sebastes sp.)
salmon
csv 		Number of scats containing Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus sp.)
sand_fish
csv 		Number of scats containing Pacific sandfish (Trichodon trichodon)
sand_lance
csv 		Number of scats containing Pacific sand lance (Ammodytes hexapterus)
snailfish_sp
csv 		Number of scats containing snailfishes (Liparididae)

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Item Identification

Title: Alaska SSL Food Habits Data - Column Definitions

Entity Information

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

Column (data field) descriptions and coding.

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
 sitename csv Location of sample collection. See also: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/17921
100
 period csv Time period; 1 = 1990-1998, 2 = 1999-2009
100
 season csv Season; summer = May-September, winter = November-April
100
 rookery csv Site type; rookery = breeding site, haul-out = non-breeding site
100
 year csv Year of collection.
100
 latdeg_from csv Latitude (degrees). See also: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/17921
100
 latmin_from csv Latitude (minutes). See also: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/17921
100
 londeg_from csv Longitude (degrees). See also: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/17921
100
 lonmin_from csv Longitude (minutes). See also: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/17921
100
 sinclair02 csv Diet region; 1 = Central and Eastern Gulf of Alaska (RCA 8-9), 2 = Western Gulf of Alaska (RCA 7), 3 = Eastern Aleutian Islands (RCA 6), 4 = Western and Central Aleutian Islands (RCA 1-5). First defined based on 1990–1998 scat collections (Sinclair and Zeppelin 2002, https://doi.org/10.1644/1545-1542(2002)083<0973:SASDID>2.0.CO;2) and confirmed with 1999–2009 comparative scat data in this study.
100
 rca csv Rookery cluster area. 0 = not defined, 1 = W ALEU, 2-5 = C ALEU, 6 = E ALEU, 7 = W GULF, 8-9 = C GULF, 10 = E GULF. See also: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/17921
100
 total csv Number of scats containing identifiable prey remains
100
 arrowtooth_fl csv Number of scats containing arrowtooth flounder (Atheresthes stomias)
100
 atka_mackerel csv Number of scats containing Atka mackerel (Pleurogrammus monopterygius)
100
 cephalopods csv Number of scats containing squid and octopus (Cephalopoda)
100
 herring csv Number of scats containing Pacific herring (Clupea pallasi)
100
 irish_lord_sp csv Number of scats containing Irish lord sp. (Hemilepidotus sp.)
100
 pacific_cod csv Number of scats containing Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
100
 pollock csv Number of scats containing walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)
100
 rock_sole csv Number of scats containing rock sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata)
100
 rockfish_sp csv Number of scats containing rockfish sp. (Sebastes sp.)
100
 salmon csv Number of scats containing Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus sp.)
100
 sand_fish csv Number of scats containing Pacific sandfish (Trichodon trichodon)
100
 sand_lance csv Number of scats containing Pacific sand lance (Ammodytes hexapterus)
100
 snailfish_sp csv Number of scats containing snailfishes (Liparididae)

Attribute Details

sitename

CC ID: 1282963
Seq. Order: 1
Data Storage Type: csv
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Location of sample collection. See also: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/17921
General Data Type: Character

period

CC ID: 1282964
Seq. Order: 2
Data Storage Type: csv
Max Length: 1
Min Length: 1
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Time period; 1 = 1990-1998, 2 = 1999-2009
General Data Type: Integer
Allowed Values: 1, 2

season

CC ID: 1282965
Seq. Order: 3
Data Storage Type: csv
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Season; summer = May-September, winter = November-April
General Data Type: Character

rookery

CC ID: 1282966
Seq. Order: 4
Data Storage Type: csv
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Site type; rookery = breeding site, haul-out = non-breeding site
General Data Type: Character

year

CC ID: 1282967
Seq. Order: 5
Data Storage Type: csv
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Year of collection.
General Data Type: Integer

latdeg_from

CC ID: 1282968
Seq. Order: 6
Data Storage Type: csv
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Latitude (degrees). See also: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/17921
General Data Type: Integer
Unit of Measure: degrees

latmin_from

CC ID: 1282969
Seq. Order: 7
Data Storage Type: csv
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Latitude (minutes). See also: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/17921
General Data Type: Real Number
Unit of Measure: minutes

londeg_from

CC ID: 1282977
Seq. Order: 8
Data Storage Type: csv
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Longitude (degrees). See also: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/17921
General Data Type: Integer
Unit of Measure: degrees

lonmin_from

CC ID: 1282978
Seq. Order: 9
Data Storage Type: csv
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Longitude (minutes). See also: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/17921
General Data Type: Real Number
Unit of Measure: minutes

sinclair02

CC ID: 1282979
Seq. Order: 10
Data Storage Type: csv
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Diet region; 1 = Central and Eastern Gulf of Alaska (RCA 8-9), 2 = Western Gulf of Alaska (RCA 7), 3 = Eastern Aleutian Islands (RCA 6), 4 = Western and Central Aleutian Islands (RCA 1-5). First defined based on 1990–1998 scat collections (Sinclair and Zeppelin 2002, https://doi.org/10.1644/1545-1542(2002)083<0973:SASDID>2.0.CO;2) and confirmed with 1999–2009 comparative scat data in this study.
General Data Type: Integer

rca

CC ID: 1282980
Seq. Order: 11
Data Storage Type: csv
Max Length: 3
Min Length: 1
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Rookery cluster area. 0 = not defined, 1 = W ALEU, 2-5 = C ALEU, 6 = E ALEU, 7 = W GULF, 8-9 = C GULF, 10 = E GULF. See also: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/17921
General Data Type: Integer

total

CC ID: 1282981
Seq. Order: 12
Data Storage Type: csv
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of scats containing identifiable prey remains
General Data Type: Integer

arrowtooth_fl

CC ID: 1282982
Seq. Order: 13
Data Storage Type: csv
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of scats containing arrowtooth flounder (Atheresthes stomias)
General Data Type: Integer

atka_mackerel

CC ID: 1282983
Seq. Order: 14
Data Storage Type: csv
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of scats containing Atka mackerel (Pleurogrammus monopterygius)
General Data Type: Integer

cephalopods

CC ID: 1282984
Seq. Order: 15
Data Storage Type: csv
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of scats containing squid and octopus (Cephalopoda)
General Data Type: Integer

herring

CC ID: 1283014
Seq. Order: 16
Data Storage Type: csv
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of scats containing Pacific herring (Clupea pallasi)
General Data Type: Integer

irish_lord_sp

CC ID: 1283021
Seq. Order: 17
Data Storage Type: csv
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of scats containing Irish lord sp. (Hemilepidotus sp.)
General Data Type: Integer

pacific_cod

CC ID: 1283022
Seq. Order: 18
Data Storage Type: csv
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of scats containing Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
General Data Type: Integer

pollock

CC ID: 1283023
Seq. Order: 19
Data Storage Type: csv
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of scats containing walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)
General Data Type: Integer

rock_sole

CC ID: 1283024
Seq. Order: 20
Data Storage Type: csv
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of scats containing rock sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata)
General Data Type: Integer

rockfish_sp

CC ID: 1283025
Seq. Order: 21
Data Storage Type: csv
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of scats containing rockfish sp. (Sebastes sp.)
General Data Type: Integer

salmon

CC ID: 1283026
Seq. Order: 22
Data Storage Type: csv
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of scats containing Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus sp.)
General Data Type: Integer

sand_fish

CC ID: 1283027
Seq. Order: 23
Data Storage Type: csv
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of scats containing Pacific sandfish (Trichodon trichodon)
General Data Type: Integer

sand_lance

CC ID: 1283028
Seq. Order: 24
Data Storage Type: csv
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of scats containing Pacific sand lance (Ammodytes hexapterus)
General Data Type: Integer

snailfish_sp

CC ID: 1283038
Seq. Order: 25
Data Storage Type: csv
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of scats containing snailfishes (Liparididae)
General Data Type: Integer

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 71558
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:71558
Metadata Record Created By: Brian Fadely
Metadata Record Created: 2023-11-29 18:33+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: Brian Fadely
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-11-29 20:41+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2023-11-29
Owner Org: AFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2023-11-29
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2024-11-29