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NOAA_SEFSC_RESTORE_GU1806_occurrence_20250313.csv

Entity (ENT)  |  Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:75404  |  Updated: March 4, 2026  |  Published / External 
Summary
Item Identification
Entity Info
Data Attributes
Support Roles
Distribution Info
Catalog Details

Summary

Abstract

file providing data for sightings. The main goal is to provide species identification for sightings, among other data.

Note: Sightings and additional observations are uniquely identified by occurrenceID. E.g.: 1_444_40: sighting number 1; 1_613_1006: observation (non-marine mammal) number 1.

Description

file providing measurement data for effort points and sightings. Refer to the measurementMethod column for a description of or reference to the method used to determine the measurement.

Entity Information

Entity Type
Data Table

Data Attribute / Type Description
eventID
Character 		Primary Key which is a concatenation of either 'e' or 's' and the ' _' and a sequential number for the number of measurements for the day and the ' _' and the date the measurement was taken in the format DD-MON-YY
occurrenceID
Character 		occurrenceID
verbatimIdentification
character 		Animal As identified by data collector
individualCount
Numeric 		Number Identified
associatedMedia
Character 		Indicates whether there is any media associated with this record
recordedBy
Character 		concatenation of the number corresponding to the recorder of the data and the initials of the data collector.
vernacularName
Character 		Animal As identified by data collector
scientificNameID
Character 		Indicates where taxonomic name is found
scientificName
Character 		Actual Scientific name of identified animal
scientificNameAuthorship
Character 		historical reference to scientific identification
identificationRemarks
Character 		An optional remark on the taxonomic species
identificationReferences
Character 		Reference For The Species Identification
occurrenceRemarks
Character 		Optional Collector supplied comment about occurrence record
occurrenceStatus
Character 		Occurrence status which always has a value of present

Data Access & Downloads

Child Items

No Child Items for this record.

Contact Information

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

Item Identification

Title: NOAA_SEFSC_RESTORE_GU1806_occurrence_20250313.csv
Status: Completed
Creation Date: 2024
Publication Date: 2025
Abstract:

file providing data for sightings. The main goal is to provide species identification for sightings, among other data.

Note: Sightings and additional observations are uniquely identified by occurrenceID. E.g.: 1_444_40: sighting number 1; 1_613_1006: observation (non-marine mammal) number 1.

Entity Information

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

file providing measurement data for effort points and sightings. Refer to the measurementMethod column for a description of or reference to the method used to determine the measurement.

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
 Primary Key eventID Character Primary Key which is a concatenation of either 'e' or 's' and the ' _' and a sequential number for the number of measurements for the day and the ' _' and the date the measurement was taken in the format DD-MON-YY
100
 occurrenceID Character occurrenceID
100
 verbatimIdentification character Animal As identified by data collector
100
 individualCount Numeric Number Identified
100
 associatedMedia Character Indicates whether there is any media associated with this record
100
 recordedBy Character concatenation of the number corresponding to the recorder of the data and the initials of the data collector.
100
 vernacularName Character Animal As identified by data collector
100
 scientificNameID Character Indicates where taxonomic name is found
100
 scientificName Character Actual Scientific name of identified animal
100
 scientificNameAuthorship Character historical reference to scientific identification
100
 identificationRemarks Character An optional remark on the taxonomic species
100
 identificationReferences Character Reference For The Species Identification
100
 occurrenceRemarks Character Optional Collector supplied comment about occurrence record
100
 occurrenceStatus Character Occurrence status which always has a value of present

Attribute Details

eventID

CC ID: 1378668
Seq. Order: 10
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: Yes
Status: Active
Description:

Primary Key which is a concatenation of either 'e' or 's' and the ' _' and a sequential number for the number of measurements for the day and the ' _' and the date the measurement was taken in the format DD-MON-YY

Display Example: s_5_2-Jun-04

occurrenceID

CC ID: 1378674
Seq. Order: 20
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

occurrenceID
Null Value: NA

verbatimIdentification

CC ID: 1378821
Seq. Order: 25
Data Storage Type: character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Animal As identified by data collector

individualCount

CC ID: 1378822
Seq. Order: 30
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number Identified

associatedMedia

CC ID: 1378823
Seq. Order: 35
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Indicates whether there is any media associated with this record

recordedBy

CC ID: 1378824
Seq. Order: 40
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

concatenation of the number corresponding to the recorder of the data and the initials of the data collector.

vernacularName

CC ID: 1378671
Seq. Order: 45
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Animal As identified by data collector

scientificNameID

CC ID: 1378673
Seq. Order: 50
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Indicates where taxonomic name is found

scientificName

CC ID: 1378672
Seq. Order: 55
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Actual Scientific name of identified animal

scientificNameAuthorship

CC ID: 1378670
Seq. Order: 60
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

historical reference to scientific identification

identificationRemarks

CC ID: 1378669
Seq. Order: 65
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

An optional remark on the taxonomic species

identificationReferences

CC ID: 1378804
Seq. Order: 70
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Reference For The Species Identification

occurrenceRemarks

CC ID: 1378906
Seq. Order: 75
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Optional Collector supplied comment about occurrence record

occurrenceStatus

CC ID: 1378907
Seq. Order: 80
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Occurrence status which always has a value of present
Default Value: present

Support Roles

Distributor

CC ID: 1378675
Date Effective From: 2024
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 Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 1378676
Download URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0301293/1.1/data/0-data/NOAA_SEFSC_RESTORE_GU1806_occurrence_20250313.csv
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2024 - Present)
File Name: NOAA_SEFSC_RESTORE_GU1806_occurrence_20250313.csv
File Date/Time: 2025-03-17 17:32:00
File Type (Deprecated): txt
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
File Size: 41K
Compression: Uncompressed
Review Status: Chked MD

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 75404
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:75404
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2025-03-27 13:35+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2026-03-04 19:17+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2025-03-28
Owner Org: SEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2022-01-03
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2023-01-03