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Table: ATL_FISH_INV_SPECIMEN_H

Entity (ENT)  |  Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:9669  |  Updated: August 9, 2022  |  Published / External 
Summary
Item Identification
Entity Info
Data Attributes
Catalog Details

Summary

Abstract

This entity represents the finfish or invertebrate specimen which has been chosen for additional biota sampling from the length sample of animals.

Description

This entity represents the finfish or invertebrate specimen which has been chosen for additional biota sampling from the length sample of animals.

Entity Information

Entity Type
Data Table

Data Attribute / Type Description
SEQ_NUMBER
NUMBER 		Oracle user who made a change to the transaction table record.
CHANGED_BY
VARCHAR2 		Oracle user who made a change to the transaction table record.
DATE_CHANGED
DATE 		Timestamp of change to transaction record.
CRUISE
NUMBER 		Sequence generated by Norpac and supplied to the observer as an unique identifier for an observer cruise record.
MATURITY_SEQ
NUMBER 		Sequence generated unique identifier of a maturity record.
SPECIES_CODE
NUMBER 		Unique identifier for a species imported from Norpac, and the FK value from species_maturity.
LENGTH_SEQ
NUMBER 		Sequence generated unique identifier for a length record
SPECIMEN_SEQ
NUMBER 		Sequence generated unique identifier of a specimen record
SPECIMEN_TYPE
NUMBER 		Unique numeric value for a specimen type record.
SPECIMEN_NUMBER
VARCHAR2 		A specimen number is unique for a cruise/permit combination (effective 01/01/2014). Duplicate specimen numbers indicate multiple specimen types collected for the same fish. In the case of an otolith (type 1 specimen) the barcode may or may not be the specimen number. The specimen number identifies the fish and the barcode is now an added attribute. Current protocol only requires specimen number to be unique for a cruise/permit, so some users are still using barcode as specimen number; however the 'best practice' is to start at '1' for a cruise and ascend from there for all specimen types and species.
WEIGHT
NUMBER 		Weight in kg of the specimen. Effective 01/01/2014, otoliths, scales, and stomachs no longer have a weight associated with the specimen record; instead a separate specimen (type 3) is entered for the same specimen number.
AGE
NUMBER 		Age of the animal (Specimen) in years.
SPECIAL_PROJECT_CODE
VARCHAR2 		Identifier of a special project record. Project to be a three character acronym unique to the project for a cruise.
PERMIT
VARCHAR2 		Unique Code identifying a vessel or Processor - inherited from the NORPAC data set and created by the RAM division in Juneau
BARCODE
NUMBER 		Whenever a barcode is printed on a vial (otolith) or bag (tag and bag) this attribute contains the value.

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Item Identification

Title: Table: ATL_FISH_INV_SPECIMEN_H
Short Name: ATL_FISH_INV_SPECIMEN_H
Status: Completed
Abstract:

This entity represents the finfish or invertebrate specimen which has been chosen for additional biota sampling from the length sample of animals.
Purpose:

Histories of all changes to data are maintained by trigger code on the parent table; allowing change control by user and datetime for all updates and delete events.
Notes:

Loaded by batch 2390, 06-30-2009 16:11

Entity Information

Entity Type: Data Table
Active Version?: Yes
Schema Name: NORPAC
Description:

This entity represents the finfish or invertebrate specimen which has been chosen for additional biota sampling from the length sample of animals.

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
 Primary Key SEQ_NUMBER NUMBER Oracle user who made a change to the transaction table record.
100
 CHANGED_BY VARCHAR2 Oracle user who made a change to the transaction table record.
100
 DATE_CHANGED DATE Timestamp of change to transaction record.
100
 CRUISE NUMBER Sequence generated by Norpac and supplied to the observer as an unique identifier for an observer cruise record.
100
 MATURITY_SEQ NUMBER Sequence generated unique identifier of a maturity record.
100
 SPECIES_CODE NUMBER Unique identifier for a species imported from Norpac, and the FK value from species_maturity.
100
 LENGTH_SEQ NUMBER Sequence generated unique identifier for a length record
100
 SPECIMEN_SEQ NUMBER Sequence generated unique identifier of a specimen record
100
 SPECIMEN_TYPE NUMBER Unique numeric value for a specimen type record.
100
 SPECIMEN_NUMBER VARCHAR2 A specimen number is unique for a cruise/permit combination (effective 01/01/2014). Duplicate specimen numbers indicate multiple specimen types collected for the same fish. In the case of an otolith (type 1 specimen) the barcode may or may not be the specimen number. The specimen number identifies the fish and the barcode is now an added attribute. Current protocol only requires specimen number to be unique for a cruise/permit, so some users are still using barcode as specimen number; however the 'best practice' is to start at '1' for a cruise and ascend from there for all specimen types and species.
100
 WEIGHT NUMBER Weight in kg of the specimen. Effective 01/01/2014, otoliths, scales, and stomachs no longer have a weight associated with the specimen record; instead a separate specimen (type 3) is entered for the same specimen number.
100
 AGE NUMBER Age of the animal (Specimen) in years.
100
 SPECIAL_PROJECT_CODE VARCHAR2 Identifier of a special project record. Project to be a three character acronym unique to the project for a cruise.
100
 PERMIT VARCHAR2 Unique Code identifying a vessel or Processor - inherited from the NORPAC data set and created by the RAM division in Juneau
100
 BARCODE NUMBER Whenever a barcode is printed on a vial (otolith) or bag (tag and bag) this attribute contains the value.

Attribute Details

SEQ_NUMBER

CC ID: 38240
Seq. Order: 1
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: Yes
Primary Key: Yes
Precision: 10
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Oracle user who made a change to the transaction table record.
General Data Type: NUMBER

CHANGED_BY

CC ID: 38234
Seq. Order: 2
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 30
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Oracle user who made a change to the transaction table record.
General Data Type: VARCHAR2

DATE_CHANGED

CC ID: 38236
Seq. Order: 3
Data Storage Type: DATE
Max Length: 7
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Timestamp of change to transaction record.
General Data Type: DATE

CRUISE

CC ID: 38235
Seq. Order: 4
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 22
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Sequence generated by Norpac and supplied to the observer as an unique identifier for an observer cruise record.
General Data Type: NUMBER

MATURITY_SEQ

CC ID: 38238
Seq. Order: 5
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 22
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Sequence generated unique identifier of a maturity record.
General Data Type: NUMBER

SPECIES_CODE

CC ID: 38242
Seq. Order: 6
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 4
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Unique identifier for a species imported from Norpac, and the FK value from species_maturity.
General Data Type: NUMBER

LENGTH_SEQ

CC ID: 38237
Seq. Order: 7
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 22
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Sequence generated unique identifier for a length record
General Data Type: NUMBER

SPECIMEN_SEQ

CC ID: 38244
Seq. Order: 8
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 22
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Sequence generated unique identifier of a specimen record
General Data Type: NUMBER

SPECIMEN_TYPE

CC ID: 38245
Seq. Order: 9
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 22
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Unique numeric value for a specimen type record.
General Data Type: NUMBER

SPECIMEN_NUMBER

CC ID: 38243
Seq. Order: 10
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 10
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A specimen number is unique for a cruise/permit combination (effective 01/01/2014). Duplicate specimen numbers indicate multiple specimen types collected for the same fish. In the case of an otolith (type 1 specimen) the barcode may or may not be the specimen number. The specimen number identifies the fish and the barcode is now an added attribute. Current protocol only requires specimen number to be unique for a cruise/permit, so some users are still using barcode as specimen number; however the 'best practice' is to start at '1' for a cruise and ascend from there for all specimen types and species.
General Data Type: VARCHAR2

WEIGHT

CC ID: 38246
Seq. Order: 11
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 22
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Weight in kg of the specimen. Effective 01/01/2014, otoliths, scales, and stomachs no longer have a weight associated with the specimen record; instead a separate specimen (type 3) is entered for the same specimen number.
General Data Type: NUMBER

AGE

CC ID: 38233
Seq. Order: 12
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 3
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Age of the animal (Specimen) in years.
General Data Type: NUMBER

SPECIAL_PROJECT_CODE

CC ID: 38241
Seq. Order: 13
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Identifier of a special project record. Project to be a three character acronym unique to the project for a cruise.
General Data Type: VARCHAR2

PERMIT

CC ID: 38239
Seq. Order: 14
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Max Length: 6
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Unique Code identifying a vessel or Processor - inherited from the NORPAC data set and created by the RAM division in Juneau
General Data Type: VARCHAR2

BARCODE

CC ID: 786013
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Whenever a barcode is printed on a vial (otolith) or bag (tag and bag) this attribute contains the value.

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 9669
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:9669
Metadata Record Created By: Doug Turnbull
Metadata Record Created: 2009-06-30 16:11+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2018-09-26
Owner Org: AFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2018-09-26
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2019-09-26