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NMFS_Survey_HistoricalSamples

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GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:75933 | Updated: July 2, 2025 | Published / External

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Catalog Details

Description

historical survey samples, in point format; Source: NOAA Fisheries

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 sample collection; Source: Author
Vessel n/a	Short name of survey support vessel; Source: Author
SampleType n/a	Type of survey sample; Source: Author
FC_Name n/a	Name of original feature class as specified by data provider; Source: Author
Latitude n/a	Latitude, in decimal degrees, of sample collection; Source: Author
Longitude n/a	Longitude, in decimal degrees, of sample collection; Source: Author
SurveyName n/a	Name of survey as identified in either literature or NOAA Fisheries reports; Source: Author
SurveyNum n/a	Survey index number as referenced in Table 1 of NOAA Fisheries comment letters; Source: Author
SurveyAbbr n/a	Recognized abbreviation of survey name; Source: Author
NmfsSciCtr n/a	NOAA Fisheries designated Science Center; Source: Author
YearStart n/a	First year of survey; Source: Author
Frequency n/a	Period for which survey is conducted (e.g., annual, biennial, triennial, monthly, quarterly, seasonal, etc.); Source: Author
SurveyDesc n/a	Description of survey including general sampling design and method; Source: Author
MajorApps n/a	Major applications of survey as they relate to NOAA Fisheries' mandates; Source: Author
InformESA n/a	Boolean for whether or not survey informs Endangered Species Act (ESA); Source: Author
InformMMPA n/a	Boolean for whether or not survey informs Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA); Source: Author
InformMSA n/a	Boolean for whether or not survey informs Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act (MSA); Source: Author
URL n/a	Universal resource locator (URL) for documentation on survey design, description, history, etc.; Source: Author

Data Attribute / Type

Description

OBJECTID
n/a

Internal feature number.; Source: ESRI

Shape
n/a

Feature geometry.; Source: Esri

Year
n/a

Year of sample collection; Source: Author

Vessel
n/a

Short name of survey support vessel; Source: Author

SampleType
n/a

Type of survey sample; Source: Author

FC_Name
n/a

Name of original feature class as specified by data provider; Source: Author

Latitude
n/a

Latitude, in decimal degrees, of sample collection; Source: Author

Longitude
n/a

Longitude, in decimal degrees, of sample collection; Source: Author

SurveyName
n/a

Name of survey as identified in either literature or NOAA Fisheries reports; Source: Author

SurveyNum
n/a

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

SurveyAbbr
n/a

Recognized abbreviation of survey name; Source: Author

NmfsSciCtr
n/a

NOAA Fisheries designated Science Center; Source: Author

YearStart
n/a

First year of survey; Source: Author

Frequency
n/a

Period for which survey is conducted (e.g., annual, biennial, triennial, monthly, quarterly, seasonal, etc.); Source: Author

SurveyDesc
n/a

Description of survey including general sampling design and method; Source: Author

MajorApps
n/a

Major applications of survey as they relate to NOAA Fisheries' mandates; Source: Author

InformESA
n/a

Boolean for whether or not survey informs Endangered Species Act (ESA); Source: Author

InformMMPA
n/a

Boolean for whether or not survey informs Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA); Source: Author

InformMSA
n/a

Boolean for whether or not survey informs Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act (MSA); Source: Author

URL
n/a

Universal resource locator (URL) for documentation on survey design, description, history, etc.; Source: Author

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Title:	NMFS_Survey_HistoricalSamples

Entity Type:	Data Table
Active Version?:	Yes
Description:	historical survey samples, in point format; Source: NOAA Fisheries

Attribute Summary

	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 sample collection; Source: Author
100	Vessel	n/a	Short name of survey support vessel; Source: Author
100	SampleType	n/a	Type of survey sample; Source: Author
100	FC_Name	n/a	Name of original feature class as specified by data provider; Source: Author
100	Latitude	n/a	Latitude, in decimal degrees, of sample collection; Source: Author
100	Longitude	n/a	Longitude, in decimal degrees, of sample collection; Source: Author
100	SurveyName	n/a	Name of survey as identified in either literature or NOAA Fisheries reports; Source: Author
100	SurveyNum	n/a	Survey index number as referenced in Table 1 of NOAA Fisheries comment letters; Source: Author
100	SurveyAbbr	n/a	Recognized abbreviation of survey name; Source: Author
100	NmfsSciCtr	n/a	NOAA Fisheries designated Science Center; Source: Author
100	YearStart	n/a	First year of survey; Source: Author
100	Frequency	n/a	Period for which survey is conducted (e.g., annual, biennial, triennial, monthly, quarterly, seasonal, etc.); Source: Author
100	SurveyDesc	n/a	Description of survey including general sampling design and method; Source: Author
100	MajorApps	n/a	Major applications of survey as they relate to NOAA Fisheries' mandates; Source: Author
100	InformESA	n/a	Boolean for whether or not survey informs Endangered Species Act (ESA); Source: Author
100	InformMMPA	n/a	Boolean for whether or not survey informs Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA); Source: Author
100	InformMSA	n/a	Boolean for whether or not survey informs Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act (MSA); Source: Author
100	URL	n/a	Universal resource locator (URL) for documentation on survey design, description, history, etc.; Source: Author

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 sample collection; Source: Author

100

Vessel

n/a

Short name of survey support vessel; Source: Author

100

SampleType

n/a

Type of survey sample; Source: Author

100

FC_Name

n/a

Name of original feature class as specified by data provider; Source: Author

100

Latitude

n/a

Latitude, in decimal degrees, of sample collection; Source: Author

100

Longitude

n/a

Longitude, in decimal degrees, of sample collection; Source: Author

100

SurveyName

n/a

Name of survey as identified in either literature or NOAA Fisheries reports; Source: Author

100

SurveyNum

n/a

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

100

SurveyAbbr

n/a

Recognized abbreviation of survey name; Source: Author

100

NmfsSciCtr

n/a

NOAA Fisheries designated Science Center; Source: Author

100

YearStart

n/a

First year of survey; Source: Author

100

Frequency

n/a

Period for which survey is conducted (e.g., annual, biennial, triennial, monthly, quarterly, seasonal, etc.); Source: Author

100

SurveyDesc

n/a

Description of survey including general sampling design and method; Source: Author

100

MajorApps

n/a

Major applications of survey as they relate to NOAA Fisheries' mandates; Source: Author

100

InformESA

n/a

Boolean for whether or not survey informs Endangered Species Act (ESA); Source: Author

100

InformMMPA

n/a

Boolean for whether or not survey informs Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA); Source: Author

100

InformMSA

n/a

Boolean for whether or not survey informs Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act (MSA); Source: Author

100

URL

n/a

Universal resource locator (URL) for documentation on survey design, description, history, etc.; Source: Author

Attribute Details

OBJECTID

CC ID: 1389553

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: 1389554

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: 1389555

Seq. Order:	3
Data Storage Type:	n/a
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Year of sample collection; Source: Author
Allowed Values:	2003 to 2021

Vessel

CC ID: 1389556

Seq. Order:	4
Data Storage Type:	n/a
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Short 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);

SampleType

CC ID: 1389557

Seq. Order:	5
Data Storage Type:	n/a
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Type of survey sample; Source: Author
Allowed Values:	CTD: standard oceanographic sample collecting conductivity and temperature measurements at various water depths; trawl: pelagic or bottom trawl sample; uCTD: oceanographic sample collecting conductivity and temperature measurements using underway CTD; zooplankton: oceanographic sample collecting zooplankton using various net types;

FC_Name

CC ID: 1389558

Seq. Order:	6
Data Storage Type:	n/a
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Name of original feature class as specified by data provider; Source: Author
Allowed Values:	Name of original feature class as specified by data provider

Latitude

CC ID: 1389559

Seq. Order:	7
Data Storage Type:	n/a
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Latitude, in decimal degrees, of sample collection; Source: Author
Allowed Values:	Latitude, in decimal degrees, of sample collection

Longitude

CC ID: 1389560

Seq. Order:	8
Data Storage Type:	n/a
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Longitude, in decimal degrees, of sample collection; Source: Author
Allowed Values:	Longitude, in decimal degrees, of sample collection

SurveyName

CC ID: 1389561

Seq. Order:	9
Data Storage Type:	n/a
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Name of survey as identified in either literature or NOAA Fisheries reports; Source: Author
Allowed Values:	Name of survey in string format

SurveyNum

CC ID: 1389562

Seq. Order:	10
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

SurveyAbbr

CC ID: 1389563

Seq. Order:	11
Data Storage Type:	n/a
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Recognized abbreviation of survey name; Source: Author
Allowed Values:	Recognized abbreviation of survey name, as designated by NOAA Fisheries

NmfsSciCtr

CC ID: 1389564

Seq. Order:	12
Data Storage Type:	n/a
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	NOAA Fisheries designated Science Center; Source: Author
Allowed Values:	AFSC: Alaska Fisheries Science Center; NWFSC: Northwest Fisheries Science Center; SWFSC: Southwest Fisheries Science Center;

YearStart

CC ID: 1389565

Seq. Order:	13
Data Storage Type:	n/a
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	First year of survey; Source: Author
Allowed Values:	1949 to 2015

Frequency

CC ID: 1389566

Seq. Order:	14
Data Storage Type:	n/a
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Period for which survey is conducted (e.g., annual, biennial, triennial, monthly, quarterly, seasonal, etc.); Source: Author
Allowed Values:	annual: once per year; biennial: once every two years; monthly: once per month; quarterly: once every 3 months; seasonal: generally once per season, as defined by NOAA Fisheries and particular survey needs; triennial: once every three years;

SurveyDesc

CC ID: 1389567

Seq. Order:	15
Data Storage Type:	n/a
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Description of survey including general sampling design and method; Source: Author
Allowed Values:	Description of survey in string format

MajorApps

CC ID: 1389568

Seq. Order:	16
Data Storage Type:	n/a
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Major applications of survey as they relate to NOAA Fisheries' mandates; Source: Author
Allowed Values:	Textual descriptions of major applications of survey as they relate to NOAA Fisheries' mandates

InformESA

CC ID: 1389569

Seq. Order:	17
Data Storage Type:	n/a
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Boolean for whether or not survey informs Endangered Species Act (ESA); Source: Author
Allowed Values:	no: Boolean False; yes: Boolean True;

InformMMPA

CC ID: 1389570

Seq. Order:	18
Data Storage Type:	n/a
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Boolean for whether or not survey informs Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA); Source: Author
Allowed Values:	no: Boolean False; yes: Boolean True;

InformMSA

CC ID: 1389571

Seq. Order:	19
Data Storage Type:	n/a
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Boolean for whether or not survey informs Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act (MSA); Source: Author
Allowed Values:	no: Boolean False; yes: Boolean True;

URL

CC ID: 1389572

Seq. Order:	20
Data Storage Type:	n/a
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Universal resource locator (URL) for documentation on survey design, description, history, etc.; Source: Author
Allowed Values:	Universal resource locator (URL) for documentation on survey design, description, history, etc.

Catalog Item ID:	75933
GUID:	gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:75933
Metadata Record Created By:	Melissa Widas
Metadata Record Created:	2025-05-14 15:45+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By:	Curt Whitmire
Metadata Record Last Modified:	2025-07-02 23:53+0000
Metadata Record Published:	2025-07-02
Owner Org:	NWFSC
Metadata Publication Status:	Published Externally
Do Not Publish?:	N
Metadata Review Frequency:	1 Year

NMFS_Survey_HistoricalSamples

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Item Identification

Entity Information

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Attribute Details

OBJECTID

Shape

Year

Vessel

SampleType

FC_Name

Latitude

Longitude

SurveyName

SurveyNum

SurveyAbbr

NmfsSciCtr

YearStart

Frequency

SurveyDesc

MajorApps

InformESA

InformMMPA

InformMSA

URL

Catalog Details