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Office of Fisheries, Biological Data Structure (LOOP)

Entity (ENT) | Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission (GSMFC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:8442 | Updated: August 9, 2022 | Published / External

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Entity Info

Data Attributes

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Data Attribute / Type	Description
AREA numeric	Management unit
DAY numeric	Day of month
DEPTH numeric	Depth of sample
DUR numeric	Duration of sample
DUR_M numeric	Duration method (units)
GEAR numeric	Biological gear
GEAR_OBS numeric	Gear observation
GROUP numeric	Length group
I_WT_M numeric	Individual weight method (units)
LEN_INT numeric	Length interval
LEN_M numeric	Length method (units)
LEN_MEAS numeric	Length or number measurement
MONTH numeric	Month of year
NUM_MEAS numeric	Number measured by taxa
PROJECT numeric	Source of data collection
SEX numeric	Sex
SPECIAL numeric	Subproject
SP_OBS numeric	Species observation
STAGE numeric	Maturity stage
STAGE_M numeric	Stage method
STATION numeric	Sample location
TAXA numeric	Species
TIME numeric	Time of day (military)
T_NUM numeric	Total number captured by taxa
T_NUM_M numeric	Total number enumeration method
T_WT numeric	Total weight by taxa
T_WT_M numeric	Total weight method
WT_MEAS numeric	Individual weight
YEAR numeric	Year

Title:	Office of Fisheries, Biological Data Structure (LOOP)
Short Name:	Biological Data Structure - LOOP
Status:	In Work
Purpose:	This Biological data set contains information on gear, species, numbers and weights, etc., for specific LOOP Project stations.
Supplemental Information:	This data structure is used for Project 7 (LOOP).

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus	Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None	gear
None	lengths
None	numbers
None	species
None	weights

Thesaurus

Keyword

UNCONTROLLED

None

gear

None

lengths

None

numbers

None

species

None

weights

Organization:	Louisiana Department of Wildlife Fisheries
City:	Baton Rouge
State/Province:	LA
Country:	USA

Entity Type:	Form: Collection or Entry
Active Version?:	Yes
Alias:	BIO7_**
Description:	Biological data for Project 7 (LOOP). The symbols (**) in the filename designate a specific two-digit year of data.

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

Attribute Summary

	Name	Type	Description
N/A	AREA	numeric	Management unit
N/A	DAY	numeric	Day of month
N/A	DEPTH	numeric	Depth of sample
N/A	DUR	numeric	Duration of sample
N/A	DUR_M	numeric	Duration method (units)
N/A	GEAR	numeric	Biological gear
N/A	GEAR_OBS	numeric	Gear observation
N/A	GROUP	numeric	Length group
N/A	I_WT_M	numeric	Individual weight method (units)
N/A	LEN_INT	numeric	Length interval
N/A	LEN_M	numeric	Length method (units)
N/A	LEN_MEAS	numeric	Length or number measurement
N/A	MONTH	numeric	Month of year
N/A	NUM_MEAS	numeric	Number measured by taxa
N/A	PROJECT	numeric	Source of data collection
N/A	SEX	numeric	Sex
N/A	SPECIAL	numeric	Subproject
N/A	SP_OBS	numeric	Species observation
N/A	STAGE	numeric	Maturity stage
N/A	STAGE_M	numeric	Stage method
N/A	STATION	numeric	Sample location
N/A	TAXA	numeric	Species
N/A	TIME	numeric	Time of day (military)
N/A	T_NUM	numeric	Total number captured by taxa
N/A	T_NUM_M	numeric	Total number enumeration method
N/A	T_WT	numeric	Total weight by taxa
N/A	T_WT_M	numeric	Total weight method
N/A	WT_MEAS	numeric	Individual weight
N/A	YEAR	numeric	Year

Name

Type

Description

N/A

AREA

numeric

Management unit

N/A

DAY

numeric

Day of month

N/A

DEPTH

numeric

Depth of sample

N/A

DUR

numeric

Duration of sample

N/A

DUR_M

numeric

Duration method (units)

N/A

GEAR

numeric

Biological gear

N/A

GEAR_OBS

numeric

Gear observation

N/A

GROUP

numeric

Length group

N/A

I_WT_M

numeric

Individual weight method (units)

N/A

LEN_INT

numeric

Length interval

N/A

LEN_M

numeric

Length method (units)

N/A

LEN_MEAS

numeric

Length or number measurement

N/A

MONTH

numeric

Month of year

N/A

NUM_MEAS

numeric

Number measured by taxa

N/A

PROJECT

numeric

Source of data collection

N/A

SEX

numeric

Sex

N/A

SPECIAL

numeric

Subproject

N/A

SP_OBS

numeric

Species observation

N/A

STAGE

numeric

Maturity stage

N/A

STAGE_M

numeric

Stage method

N/A

STATION

numeric

Sample location

N/A

TAXA

numeric

Species

N/A

TIME

numeric

Time of day (military)

N/A

T_NUM

numeric

Total number captured by taxa

N/A

T_NUM_M

numeric

Total number enumeration method

N/A

T_WT

numeric

Total weight by taxa

N/A

T_WT_M

numeric

Total weight method

N/A

WT_MEAS

numeric

Individual weight

N/A

YEAR

numeric

Year

Attribute Details

AREA

CC ID: 32530

Seq. Order:	1
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	3
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Management unit

DAY

CC ID: 32531

Seq. Order:	2
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	5
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Day of month

DEPTH

CC ID: 36718

Seq. Order:	3
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	8
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Depth of sample

DUR

CC ID: 32532

Seq. Order:	4
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	7
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Duration of sample

DUR_M

CC ID: 32533

Seq. Order:	5
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	5
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Duration method (units)

GEAR

CC ID: 32534

Seq. Order:	6
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	6
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Biological gear

GEAR_OBS

CC ID: 32535

Seq. Order:	7
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	5
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Gear observation

GROUP

CC ID: 32536

Seq. Order:	8
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	8
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Length group

I_WT_M

CC ID: 32537

Seq. Order:	9
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	5
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Individual weight method (units)

LEN_INT

CC ID: 32538

Seq. Order:	10
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	5
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Length interval

LEN_M

CC ID: 32539

Seq. Order:	11
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	5
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Length method (units)

LEN_MEAS

CC ID: 32540

Seq. Order:	12
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	8
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Length or number measurement

MONTH

CC ID: 32541

Seq. Order:	13
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	5
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Month of year

NUM_MEAS

CC ID: 32542

Seq. Order:	14
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	6
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Number measured by taxa

PROJECT

CC ID: 32543

Seq. Order:	15
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	5
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Source of data collection

SEX

CC ID: 32544

Seq. Order:	16
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	8
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Sex

SPECIAL

CC ID: 32545

Seq. Order:	17
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	5
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Subproject

SP_OBS

CC ID: 32546

Seq. Order:	18
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	8
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Species observation

STAGE

CC ID: 32547

Seq. Order:	19
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	8
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Maturity stage

STAGE_M

CC ID: 32548

Seq. Order:	20
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	5
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Stage method

STATION

CC ID: 32549

Seq. Order:	21
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	8
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Sample location

TAXA

CC ID: 32550

Seq. Order:	22
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	7
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Species

TIME

CC ID: 32551

Seq. Order:	23
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	7
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Time of day (military)

T_NUM

CC ID: 32552

Seq. Order:	24
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	8
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Total number captured by taxa

T_NUM_M

CC ID: 32553

Seq. Order:	25
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	5
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Total number enumeration method

T_WT

CC ID: 32554

Seq. Order:	26
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	8
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Total weight by taxa

T_WT_M

CC ID: 32555

Seq. Order:	27
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	5
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Total weight method

WT_MEAS

CC ID: 32556

Seq. Order:	28
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	8
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Individual weight

YEAR

CC ID: 32557

Seq. Order:	29
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	7
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Year

Author

CC ID: 64960

Date Effective From:	2006-01-01
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person):	Harden, Michael
Address:	2000 Quail Dr. Baton Rouge, LA 70808 USA
Email Address:	mharden@wlf.la.gov
Fax:	(225)765-2624
Business Hours:	8:00am - 5:00pm CST

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 32559

Date Effective From:	2006-01-01
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person):	Strong, Marsha
Address:	2000 Quail Dr. Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Email Address:	mstrong@wlf.la.gov
Phone:	(225)765-2952
Business Hours:	9 -5

Security Class:	Unclassified
Data Access Policy:	Data available upon written request to Division Administrator.
Data Access Procedure:	Contact Information: Division Administrator La. Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries Marine Fisheries Division P. O. Box 98000 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70898-9000 Telephone: (225) 765-2384

Security Class:

Unclassified

Data Access Policy:

Data available upon written request to Division Administrator.

Data Access Procedure:

Contact Information:

Division Administrator

La. Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries

Marine Fisheries Division

P. O. Box 98000

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70898-9000

Telephone: (225) 765-2384

Item Type	Relationship Type	Title
Project (PRJ)	Cross Reference	LOOP Monitoring

Item Type

Relationship Type

Title

Project (PRJ)

Cross Reference

LOOP Monitoring

Catalog Item ID:	8442
GUID:	gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:8442
Metadata Record Created By:	Marsha Strong
Metadata Record Created:	2008-12-03 09:01+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By:	SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified:	2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published:	2017-09-05
Owner Org:	GSMFC
Metadata Publication Status:	Published Externally
Do Not Publish?:	N
Metadata Last Review Date:	2017-09-05
Metadata Review Frequency:	1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date:	2018-09-05

Summary

Entity Information

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Contact Information

Item Identification

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Physical Location

Entity Information

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Attribute Details

AREA

DAY

DEPTH

DUR

DUR_M

GEAR

GEAR_OBS

GROUP

I_WT_M

LEN_INT

LEN_M

LEN_MEAS

MONTH

NUM_MEAS

PROJECT

SEX

SPECIAL

SP_OBS

STAGE

STAGE_M

STATION

TAXA

TIME

T_NUM

T_NUM_M

T_WT

T_WT_M

WT_MEAS

YEAR

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Author

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