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Office of Fisheries, Biological Data Structure (EP and NCA)

Entity (ENT) | Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission (GSMFC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:9430 | Updated: August 9, 2022 | Published / External

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Keywords

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Entity Info

Data Attributes

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Access Info

Data Attribute / Type	Description
AREA numeric	Management unit
DAY numeric	Day of month
DEPTH numeric	Depth of sample in meters
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	Sjpecies observation
STAGE numeric	Maturity stage
STAGE_M numeric	Stage method
STATION numeric	Station 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 (EP and NCA)
Short Name:	Office of Fisheries, Biological Data Structure (EP and NCA)
Status:	In Work
Purpose:	This Biological data set contains information on gear, species, numbers and weights, etc., for specific EP and NCA Project stations.
Supplemental Information:	This data structure is used for Project 13 (Environmental Perturbations) and Project 14 (National Coastal Assessment).

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
Alias:	BIOMAS13, BIOMAS14
Description:	Biological data for Project 13 (Environmental Perturbations) and Project 14 (National Coastal Assessment).

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 in meters
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	Sjpecies observation
N/A	STAGE	numeric	Maturity stage
N/A	STAGE_M	numeric	Stage method
N/A	STATION	numeric	Station 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 in meters

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

Sjpecies observation

N/A

STAGE

numeric

Maturity stage

N/A

STAGE_M

numeric

Stage method

N/A

STATION

numeric

Station 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: 36816

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

DAY

CC ID: 36817

Seq. Order:	2
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	3
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Day of month

DEPTH

CC ID: 36818

Seq. Order:	3
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	6
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Depth of sample in meters

DUR

CC ID: 36819

Seq. Order:	4
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	5
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Duration of sample

DUR_M

CC ID: 36820

Seq. Order:	5
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	3
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Duration method (units)

GEAR

CC ID: 36821

Seq. Order:	6
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	4
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Biological gear

GEAR_OBS

CC ID: 36822

Seq. Order:	7
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	3
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Gear observation

GROUP

CC ID: 36823

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: 36824

Seq. Order:	9
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	3
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Individual weight method (units)

LEN_INT

CC ID: 36825

Seq. Order:	10
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	3
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Length interval

LEN_M

CC ID: 36826

Seq. Order:	11
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	3
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Length method (units)

LEN_MEAS

CC ID: 36827

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: 36828

Seq. Order:	13
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	3
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Month of year

NUM_MEAS

CC ID: 36829

Seq. Order:	14
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	4
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Number measured by taxa

PROJECT

CC ID: 36830

Seq. Order:	15
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	3
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Source of data collection

SEX

CC ID: 36831

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

SPECIAL

CC ID: 36832

Seq. Order:	17
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	3
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Subproject

SP_OBS

CC ID: 36833

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

STAGE

CC ID: 36834

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

STAGE_M

CC ID: 36835

Seq. Order:	20
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	3
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Stage method

STATION

CC ID: 36836

Seq. Order:	21
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	6
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Station location

TAXA

CC ID: 36837

Seq. Order:	22
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	5
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Species

TIME

CC ID: 36838

Seq. Order:	23
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	5
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Time of day (military)

T_NUM

CC ID: 36839

Seq. Order:	24
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	7
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Total number captured by taxa

T_NUM_M

CC ID: 36840

Seq. Order:	25
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	3
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Total number enumeration method

T_WT

CC ID: 36841

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: 36842

Seq. Order:	27
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	3
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Total weight method

WT_MEAS

CC ID: 36843

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

YEAR

CC ID: 36844

Seq. Order:	29
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Max Length:	5
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Year

Author

CC ID: 64934

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: 36846

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	Environmental Perturbations
Project (PRJ)	Cross Reference	National Coastal Assessment Program

Item Type

Relationship Type

Title

Project (PRJ)

Cross Reference

Environmental Perturbations

Project (PRJ)

Cross Reference

National Coastal Assessment Program

Catalog Item ID:	9430
GUID:	gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:9430
Metadata Record Created By:	Marsha Strong
Metadata Record Created:	2009-05-19 11:48+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By:	SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified:	2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published:	2017-09-06
Owner Org:	GSMFC
Metadata Publication Status:	Published Externally
Do Not Publish?:	N
Metadata Last Review Date:	2017-09-06
Metadata Review Frequency:	1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date:	2018-09-06

Summary

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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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