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NMFS_Survey_Transects

Entity (ENT)  |  Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:75820  |  Updated: July 2, 2025  |  Published / External 
Summary
Item Identification
Entity Info
Data Attributes
Catalog Details

Summary

Description

historical survey transects in line format; Source: NOAA Fisheries

Entity Information

Entity Type
Data Table

Data Attribute / Type Description
OBJECTID
n/a 		Internal feature number.; Source: ESRI
Shape
n/a 		Feature geometry.; Source: Esri
Year
n/a 		Year of survey operation; Source: Author
Vessel
n/a 		Name of survey support vessel; Source: Author
TransectTy
n/a 		Type of survey transect; Source: Author
TransectNo
n/a 		Transect number, unique to year and vessel; Source: Author
Shape_Length
n/a 		Length of feature in internal units.; Source: Esri
AreaName
n/a 		; Source:
TstWidthNm
n/a 		; Source:
MERGE_SRC
n/a 		; Source:
SurveyNum
n/a 		Survey index number as referenced in Table 1 of NOAA Fisheries comment letters; Source: Author
SurveyName
n/a 		; Source:
SurveyAbbr
n/a 		; Source:
InstCode
n/a 		; Source:

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Item Identification

Title: NMFS_Survey_Transects

Entity Information

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

historical survey transects in line format; Source: NOAA Fisheries

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
 OBJECTID n/a Internal feature number.; Source: ESRI
100
 Shape n/a Feature geometry.; Source: Esri
100
 Year n/a Year of survey operation; Source: Author
100
 Vessel n/a Name of survey support vessel; Source: Author
100
 TransectTy n/a Type of survey transect; Source: Author
100
 TransectNo n/a Transect number, unique to year and vessel; Source: Author
100
 Shape_Length n/a Length of feature in internal units.; Source: Esri
100
 AreaName n/a ; Source:
100
 TstWidthNm n/a ; Source:
100
 MERGE_SRC n/a ; Source:
100
 SurveyNum n/a Survey index number as referenced in Table 1 of NOAA Fisheries comment letters; Source: Author
100
 SurveyName n/a ; Source:
100
 SurveyAbbr n/a ; Source:
100
 InstCode n/a ; Source:

Attribute Details

OBJECTID

CC ID: 1386789
Seq. Order: 1
Data Storage Type: n/a
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Internal feature number.; Source: ESRI
Allowed Values: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Shape

CC ID: 1386790
Seq. Order: 2
Data Storage Type: n/a
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Feature geometry.; Source: Esri
Allowed Values: Coordinates defining the features.

Year

CC ID: 1386791
Seq. Order: 3
Data Storage Type: n/a
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Year of survey operation; Source: Author
Allowed Values: 1995 to 2021

Vessel

CC ID: 1386792
Seq. Order: 4
Data Storage Type: n/a
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Name of survey support vessel; Source: Author
Allowed Values: Freeman: NOAA Ship Miller Freeman (R 223); Nordic Pearl: Fishing Vessel (F/V) Nordic Pearl; Ricker: Canadian Coast Guard Ship (CCGS) W.E. Ricker; Shimada: NOAA Ship Bell M. Shimada (R 227);

TransectTy

CC ID: 1386793
Seq. Order: 5
Data Storage Type: n/a
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Type of survey transect; Source: Author
Allowed Values: Adaptive: transect that is conducted when time and survey needs dictate; Compulsory: transect that is generally conducted each survey cycle; Mammal: transect to enumerate marine mammals; Offshore: transect that extends further offshore than compulsory and adaptive transects; Saildrone: transect conducted by Saildrone autonomous surface vehicle; Standard: general transect to collect fishery acoustics data;

TransectNo

CC ID: 1386794
Seq. Order: 6
Data Storage Type: n/a
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Transect number, unique to year and vessel; Source: Author
Allowed Values: Transect number, unique to year and vessel

Shape_Length

CC ID: 1386795
Seq. Order: 7
Data Storage Type: n/a
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Length of feature in internal units.; Source: Esri
Allowed Values: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

AreaName

CC ID: 1386796
Seq. Order: 8
Data Storage Type: n/a
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

; Source:

TstWidthNm

CC ID: 1386797
Seq. Order: 9
Data Storage Type: n/a
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

; Source:

MERGE_SRC

CC ID: 1386798
Seq. Order: 10
Data Storage Type: n/a
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

; Source:

SurveyNum

CC ID: 1386799
Seq. Order: 11
Data Storage Type: n/a
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Survey index number as referenced in Table 1 of NOAA Fisheries comment letters; Source: Author
Allowed Values: 1 to 13

SurveyName

CC ID: 1386800
Seq. Order: 12
Data Storage Type: n/a
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

; Source:

SurveyAbbr

CC ID: 1386801
Seq. Order: 13
Data Storage Type: n/a
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

; Source:

InstCode

CC ID: 1386802
Seq. Order: 14
Data Storage Type: n/a
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

; Source:

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 75820
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:75820
Metadata Record Created By: Melissa Widas
Metadata Record Created: 2025-05-09 17:13+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: Curt Whitmire
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2025-07-02 23:49+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2025-07-02
Owner Org: NWFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year