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Intertidal/Subtidal Organisms and Habitats (F100)
This file format is used for data from field sampling of marine organisms in intertidal or subtidal habitats. The data are collected to provide information about species abundance and distribution. Data reported may include: position, date, and time; sea surface temperature and salinity, sediment size analysis, habitat descriptors, and other supporting environmental data; sampling methods and equipment; species identification and organism counts and weights for any number of species; biological condition of individual specimens including age, sex, dimensions, and parasites; and stomach contents analysis. A text record is available for reporting comments.
File Structure:
Seven 80-character records: (1) Station Header Record, (2) Sediment Size Analysis Record, (3) Biological Sample Description, (4) Species Identification Record, (5) Individual Fish Examination, (6) Stomach Contents Examination, and (7) Text Record.
PARAMETER | DESCRIPTION | STARTING COLUMN | FIELD LENGTH | |
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STATION HEADER RECORD | ||||
NODC FILE NUMBER | ALWAYS '100' | 1 | 3 | |
NODC TRACK NUMBER | 6-CHARACTER UNIQUE CRUISE OR DATA SET IDENTIFIER ASSIGNED BY NODC | 4 | 6 | |
RECORD NUMBER | ALWAYS '1' | 10 | 1 | |
STATION NUMBER | FIVE-CHARACTER STATION NUMBER (FILE TYPE 100 STATION CODE MAY BE USED) | 11 | 5 | |
SEQUENCE NUMBER | XXXX - ALWAYS "0001" INITIALLY, THEN ACCENDING NUMERICALLY UNTIL ANOTHER RECORD '1 IS ENCOUNTERED | 16 | 4 | |
BLANKS | 20 | 3 | ||
DATE (GMT) | YYYYMMDD | 23 | 8 | |
TIME (GMT) | HHMM (HOURS, MINUTES) | 31 | 4 | |
LATITUDE | DDMMSS (DEGREES, MINUTES, SECONDS) | 35 | 6 | |
LATITUDE HEMISPHERE | 1-CHARACTER CODE - 'N' OR 'S' | 41 | 1 | |
LONGITUDE | DDDMMSS (DEGREES, MINUTES, SECONDS) | 42 | 7 | |
LONGITUDE HEMISPHERE | 1-CHARACTER CODE - 'E' OR 'W' | 49 | 1 | |
TEMPERATURE | XXX - SEA SURFACE NEGATIVE TEMPERATURES ARE PRECEDED BY A MINUS SIGN ADJACENT TO TEMPERATURE VALUE (DEG C TO TENTHS) | 50 | 3 | |
SALINITY | XXX (PARTS PER THOUSAND OR PRACTICAL SALINITY UNITYS - TO TENTHS) | 53 | 3 | |
DISSOLVED OXYGEN | XXXX (PERCENT SATURATION TO TENTHS) | 56 | 4 | |
SALINITY METHOD | ONE CHARACTER CODE - ('P"=PRACTICAL SALINITY, 'S'=SALINITY, BLANK=NOT SPECIFIED) | 60 | 1 | |
STATION IDENTIFIER | 10-CHARACTER ORIGINATOR STATION IDENTIFIER | 61 | 10 | |
BLANKS | 71 | 10 |
PARAMETER | DESCRIPTION | STARTING COLUMN | FIELD LENGTH |
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SEDIMENT SIZE ANALYSIS RECORD | |||
NODC FILE NUMBER | ALWAYS '100' | 1 | 3 |
NODC TRACK NUMBER | 6-CHARACTER UNIQUE CRUISE OR DATA SET IDENTFIER ASSIGNED BY NODC | 4 | 6 |
RECORD NUMBER | ALWAYS '2' | 10 | 1 |
STATION NUMBER | SEE RECORD '1' | 11 | 5 |
SEQUENCE NUMBER | SEE RECORD '1' | 16 | 4 |
SAMPLE NUMBER | THREE-CHARACTER UNIQUE SAMPLE ID | 20 | 3 |
GEAR TYPE | TWO-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0075 | 23 | 2 |
SAMPLE ELEVATION | XXX - WITH RESPECT TO MEAN LOW WATER METERS TO TENTHS (NO SIGN FOR POSITIVE, FLOATING "-" FOR NEGATIVE VALUES) | 25 | 3 |
SAMPLE SURFACE AREA | XXXX (SQ METERS TO THOUSANDTHS) | 28 | 4 |
DEPTH OF SAMPLE | XXX (WHOLE MILLIMETERS) | 32 | 3 |
DRY WEIGHT | XXXXX (TOTAL WEIGHT IN WHOLE GRAMS) | 35 | 5 |
WEIGHT OF SHELL FRAGMENTS | XXXXX (DRY TOTAL WEIGHT IN WHOLE GRAMS) | 40 | 5 |
PARTICLE SIZE | THE FOLLOWING 12 FIELDS ARE USED TO REPORT PERCENT BY WEIGHT TO TENTHS (BY PHI SIZE) | ||
< -6 | XXX | 45 | 3 |
-6 TO -5 | XXX | 48 | 3 |
-5 TO -4 | XXX | 51 | 3 |
-4 TO -3 | XXX | 54 | 3 |
-3 TO -2 | XXX | 57 | 3 |
-2 TO -1 | XXX | 60 | 3 |
-1 TO 0 | XXX | 63 | 3 |
0 TO +1 | XXX | 66 | 3 |
+1 TO +2 | XXX | 69 | 3 |
+2 TO +3 | XXX | 72 | 3 |
+3 TO +4 | XXX | 75 | 3 |
> +4 | XXX | 78 | 3 |
PARAMETER | DESCRIPTION | STARTING COLUMN | FIELD LENGTH |
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BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE DESCRIPTION | |||
NODC FILE NUMBER | ALWAYS '100' | 1 | 3 |
NODC TRACK NUMBER | 6-CHARACTER UNIQUE CRUISE OR DATA SET IDENTFIER ASSIGNED BY NODC | 4 | 6 |
RECORD NUMBER | ALWAYS '3' | 10 | 1 |
STATION NUMBER | SEE RECORD '1' | 11 | 5 |
SEQUENCE NUMBER | SEE RECORD '1' | 16 | 4 |
SAMPLE NUMBER | THREE-CHARACTER UNIQUE QUADRANT OR HAUL | 20 | 3 |
DATE (GMT) | YYYYMMDD | 8 | |
TIME (GMT) | HHMM (HOURS, MINUTES) | 31 | 4 |
HABTAT | |||
WAVE ENERGY | ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0280 | 35 | 1 |
SEDIMENT SIZE | ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0281 | 36 | 1 |
SURFACE ORGANICS | ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0282 | 37 | 1 |
GEAR TYPE | TWO-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0075 | 38 | 2 |
SAMPLE ELEVATION | XXXX | 40 | 4 |
DEPTH TO BOTTOM | XXX - METERS (HAULS ONLY) | 44 | 3 |
AREA SAMPLED | XXXXXXXX (SQ METERS TO THOUSANDTHS) | 47 | 8 |
VOLUME SAMPLED | XXXXXXXXXXX (CUBIC METERS TO TEN THOUSANDTHS) | 55 | 11 |
DISTANCED FISHED | XXX - METERS (HAULS ONLY) | 66 | 3 |
SAMPLING DURATION | XX - HOURS TO TENTHS (HAULS ONLY) | 69 | 2 |
TIDE STAGE | ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0154 | 71 | 1 |
TIDE HEIGHT | XXX - WITH RESPECT TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER (METERS TO TENTHS) | 72 | 3 |
PLANT COVER | XXX - SAMPLE AREA COVERED BY PLANT GROWTH (WHOLE PERCENT) | 75 | 3 |
PHOTO TAKEN | ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0117 | 78 | 1 |
BLANKS | 79 | 2 |
PARAMETER | DESCRIPTION | STARTING COLUMN | FIELD LENGTH |
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SPECIES IDENTIFICATION RECORD | |||
NODC FILE NUMBER | ALWAYS '100' | 1 | 3 |
NODC TRACK NUMBER | 6-CHARACTER UNIQUE CRUISE OR DATA SET IDENTIFIER ASSIGNED BY NODC | 4 | 6 |
RECORD NUMBER | ALWAYS '4' | 10 | 1 |
STATION NUMBER | SEE RECORD '1' | 11 | 5 |
SEQUENCE NUMBER | SEE RECORD '1' | 16 | 4 |
SAMPLE NUMBER | THREE-CHARACTER UNIQUE QUADRANT OR HAUL | 20 | 3 |
TAXONOMIC CODE | 10-CHARACTER CODE - FIRST 10 CHARACTERS OF NODC TAXONOMIC CODE (SEE STARTING COLUMN 56, BELOW) | 23 | 10 |
LIFE HISTORY | ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0148 | 33 | 1 |
SUBSAMPLE | XX - PERCENT OF SAMPLE USED FOR COUNT AND WEIGHT COMPUTATION FOR THIS SPECIES. (PERCENT AREA FOR QUADRANTS, PERCENT VOLUME FOR NET HAULS, OR BLANK IF NO SUBSAMPLE USED FOR COMPUTATION). | 34 | 2 |
COUNT | XXXXX - NUMBER OF ORGANISMS OF THIS SPECIES FOR ENTIRE HAUL OR QUADRANT | 36 | 5 |
WET WEIGHT | XXXXXXX - GRAMS TO HUNDREDTHS OF THIS SPECIES FOR ENTIRE HAUL OR QUADRANT | 41 | 7 |
WEIGHT METHOD | ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0156 | 48 | 1 |
DRY WEIGHT | XXXXXXX - GRAMS TO HUNDREDTHS OF ENTIRE HAUL OR QUADRANT | 49 | 7 |
SUB-SPECIES | TWO-DIGIT EXTENSION OF 10-DIGIT NODC TAXOMIC CODE (STARTING COLUMN 23, THIS RECORD) | 56 | 2 |
BLANKS | 58 | 2 | |
TEXT | 21-CHARACTER FIELD | 60 | 21 |
PARAMETER | DESCRIPTION | STARTING COLUMN | FIELD LENGTH |
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INDIVIDUAL FISH EXAMINATION | |||
NODC FILE NUMBER | ALWAYS '100' | 1 | 3 |
NODC TRACK NUMBER | 6-CHARACTER UNIQUE CRUISES OR DATA SET IDENTIFIER ASSIGNED BY NODC | 4 | 6 |
RECORD NUMBER | ALWAYS '5' | 10 | 1 |
STATION NUMBER | SEE RECORD '1' | 11 | 5 |
SEQUENCE NUMBER | SEE RECORD '1' | 16 | 4 |
SAMPLE NUMBER | THREE-CHARACTER UNIQUE QUADRANT OR HAUL | 20 | 3 |
SPECIMEN NUMBER | TWO-CHARACTER SCIENTIST'S IDENTIFIER | 23 | 2 |
TAXONOMIC CODE | TEN-DIGIT NODC TAXONOMIC CODE | 25 | 10 |
LIFE HISTORY | ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0148 | 35 | 1 |
NORMAL/ABNORMAL | ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0073 | 36 | 1 |
PRESERVATION | ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0072 | 37 | 1 |
LENGTH | ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0082 | 38 | 1 |
ORGANISM LENGTH | XXXX (WHOLE MILLIMETERS) | 39 | 4 |
ROUND WEIGH | XXXXXXX - WEIGHT BEFORE DRESSING (GRAMS TO HUNDREDTHS) | 43 | 7 |
SEX | ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0101 | 50 | 1 |
SEXUAL MATURITY | ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0091 | 51 | 1 |
AGE METHOD | ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0090 | 52 | 1 |
AGE | XX (WHOLE YEARS) | 53 | 2 |
FIN ROT | THE FOLLOWING 7 ONE-CHARACTER FIELDS ARE USED TO IDENTIFY THE EXTENT ROT ON VARIOUS FINS. EACH OF THE IDENTIFIED FINS REMAIN IN THE SAME POSITION ON EACH RECORD WITH THE CODE INDICATING THE EXTENT OF ROT. | ||
DORSAL | ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0087 | 55 | 1 |
ANAL | ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0087 | 56 | 1 |
CAUDAL | ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0087 | 57 | 1 |
RIGHT PECTORAL | ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0087 | 58 | 1 |
LEFT PECTORAL | ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0087 | 59 | 1 |
RIGHT VENTRAL | ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0087 | 60 | 1 |
LEFT VENTRAL | ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0087 | 61 | 1 |
AEN TUMOR COUNT | THE NUMBER OF ANGIO EPITHELIAL NODULE TUMORS FOR: | ||
TOTAL | XX | 62 | 2 |
EYED | XX | 64 | 2 |
BLIND | XX | 66 | 2 |
EP TUMOR COUNT | THE NUMBER OF EPIDERMAL PAPPILOMA FOR: | ||
TOTAL | XX | 68 | 2 |
EYED | XX | 70 | 2 |
BLIND | XX | 72 | 2 |
PARASITE OCCURRENCE-ENDO | ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0095 | 74 | 1 |
PARASITE OCCURRENCE-ECTO | ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0095 | 75 | 1 |
BLANKS | 76 | 5 |
PARAMETER | DESCRIPTION | STARTING COLUMN | FIELD LENGTH |
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STOMACH CONTENTS EXAMINATION | |||
NODC FILE NUMBER | ALWAYS '100' | 1 | 3 |
NODC TRACK NUMBER | 6-CHARACTER UNIQUE CRUISE OR DATA SET IDENTIFIER ASSIGNED BY NODC | 4 | 6 |
RECORD NUMBER | ALWAYS '6' | 10 | 1 |
STATION NUMBER | SEE RECORD '1' | 11 | 5 |
SEQUENCE NUMBER | SEE RECORD '1' | 16 | 4 |
SAMPLE NUMBER | THREE-CHARACTER UNIQUE QUADRANT OR HAUL | 20 | 3 |
SPECIMEN NUMBER | TWO-CHARACTER SCIENTIST'S IDENTIFIER | 23 | 2 |
PREDATOR TAXONOMIC CODE | TEN-DIGIT NODC TAXONOMIC CODE | 25 | 10 |
LIFE HISTORY | ONE CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0148 | 35 | 1 |
STOMACH FULLNESS | ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0092 | 36 | 1 |
STOMACH DIGESTION | ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0155 | 37 | 1 |
WEIGHT OF STOMACH CONTENTS | XXXXXX (GRAMS TO HUNDREDTHS) | 38 | 6 |
PREY TAXONOMIC CODE | TEN-DIGIT NODC TAXONOMIC CODE | 44 | 10 |
LIFE HISTORY | ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0148 | 54 | 1 |
PREY COUNT | XXXX (NUMBER OF PREY ORGANISMS OF THIS SPECIES) | 55 | 4 |
WET WEIGHT OF PREY | XXXXXXX (GRAMS TO THOUSANDTHS) | 59 | 7 |
WEIGHT METHOD | ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0156 | 66 | 1 |
MISCELLANEOUS STOMACH CONTENTS | ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0209 | 67 | 1 |
BLANKS | 68 | 13 |
PARAMETER | DESCRIPTION | STARTING COLUMN | FIELD LENGTH |
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TEXT RECORD | |||
NODC FILE NUMBER | ALWAYS '100' | 1 | 3 |
NODC TRACK NUMBER | 6-CHARACTER UNIQUE CRUISE OR DATA SET IDENTIFIER ASSIGNED BY NODC | 4 | 6 |
RECORD NUMBER | ALWAYS '7' | 10 | 1 |
STATION NUMBER | SEE RECORD '1' | 11 | 5 |
SEQUENCE NUMBER | SEE RECORD '1' | 16 | 4 |
TEXT | 61-CHARACTER FIELD FOR TEXT | 20 | 61 |
PARAMETER | DESCRIPTION | STARTING COLUMN | FIELD LENGTH |
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SAMPLE RECORD | |||
NODC FILE NUMBER | ALWAYS '100' | 1 | 3 |
NODC TRACK NUMBER | 6-CHARACTER UNIQUE CRUISE OR DATA SET IDENTIFIER ASSIGNED BY NODC | 4 | 6 |
RECORD NUMBER | ALWAYS '8' | 10 | 1 |
STATION NUMBER | SEE RECORD '1' | 11 | 5 |
SEQUENCE NUMBER | SEE RECORD '1' | 16 | 4 |
SAMPLE NUMBER | SEE RECORD '2' | 20 | 3 |
DATE | YYYYMMDD | 23 | 8 |
TIME | HHMM (HOURS, MINUTES) | 31 | 4 |
SAMPLE EFFECTIVENESS | ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0402 | 35 | 1 |
SAMPLE DURATION | XXXX (WHOLE MINUTES) | 36 | 4 |
COMPASS HEADING, START | XXX (WHOLE DEGREES) | 40 | 3 |
LIGHT INTENSITY | ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0403 | 43 | 1 |
CURRENT SPEED | XX (KNOTS TO TENTHS) | 44 | 2 |
CURRENT DIRECTION | XXX (WHOLE DEGREES) | 46 | 3 |
BLANKS | 49 | 32 |
0072 | PRESERVATION |
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-- BLANK - NO INFORMATION | |
1 | -- LIVE, OR JUST DEAD |
2 | -- DEAD, BUT FRESH |
3 | -- FROZEN, THEN THAWED |
4 | -- PRESERVED IN FORMALIN |
0073 | NORMAL/ABNORMAL |
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-- BLANK - NO INFORMATION | |
1 | -- NORMAL | 2 | -- FIN ROT |
3 | -- NEMATODES |
4 | -- FIN ROT AND NEMATODES |
5 | -- TUMOR BEARING |
6 | -- TUMOR BEARING AND FIN ROT |
7 | -- TUMOR BEARING AND NEMATODES |
8 | -- FIN ROT, NEMATODES, AND TUMOR BEARING |
0075 | GEAR TYPE (100) |
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-- BLANK - NO INFORMATION | |
01 | -- 4.9M (16FT.) TRAWL NET WITH 3.8 TO .6CM (1 1/2 TO 1/4 IN>) MESH |
02 | -- 14M (46FT.) TRAWL NET WITH 5.7 TO .6CM (2 1/2 TO 1/4IN.) MESH |
03 | -- 9.2M (30FT.) BEACH SEINE WITH .6CM (1/4IN.) MESH BAG |
04 | -- 36.6M (120FT.) BEACH SEINE WITH .6CM MESH BAG (SINKING NET) |
05 | -- 36.6M (120FT.) BEACH SEINE WITH .6CM MESH BAG, EQUIPPED WITH |
FLOATATION SUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN NET AT WATER'S SURFACE | |
06 | -- 3.1M X 6.1M (10 X 20FT.) TOW NET WITH 7.6 TO .6CM (3 TO 1/4IN.) MESH |
07 | -- TRAMMEL NET WITH 50.8CM (20IN.) LARGE MESH AND 5.1CM (2IN.) SMALL MESH |
08 | -- GILL NET |
09 | -- SCUBA COLLECTIONS BY SPEAR, HAND, OR SLURP GUN |
10 | -- SCUBA TRANSECT OBSERVATIONS |
11 | -- ROTENONE OR OTHER NARCOTIC COLLECTIONS |
12 | -- HAND COLLECTIONS |
13 | -- PLANKTON PUMP WITH 209 NM AND 500 NM MESHED NETS |
14 | -- QUADRANT (50CM X 50CM) - SURFACE SCRAPINGS ONLY |
15 | -- QUADRANT (50CM X 50CM) - TO A DEPTH OF 15 CM |
16 | -- QUADRANT (50CM X 50CM) - TO A DEPTH OF 30 CM |
17 | -- QUADRANT (22.5CM X 22.5CM) TO A DEPTH OF 15CM |
18 | -- QUADRANT (50CM X 50CM) SURFACE ONLY - SCRAPINGS BY SCUBA |
19 | -- VAN VEEN GRAB SAMPLER (31.6CM X 31.6CM) |
20 | -- CIRCULAR CORE, 7.5CM DIAMETER TO A DEPTH OF 15 CM |
21 | -- VAN VEEN GRAB SAMPLER (17.3CM X 17.3CM) |
22 | -- SURFACE CORING DEVICE |
23 | -- 70 CM BONGO NET ( BOTH MESH - 505 MIC.) |
24 | -- 70 CM BONGO NET ( BOTH MESH - 333 MIC.) |
25 | -- 70 CM BONGO NET (MESH 505 AND 333 MIC.) |
26 | -- AIRLIFT SYSTEM TO 1 MM MESH BAG |
27 | -- AIRLIFT SYSTEM TO 1/2 MM MESH BAG |
28 | -- QUADRANT ( 10 CM X 10 CM ), SURFACE SCRAPING ONLY |
29 | -- QUADRANT(.20 M2), SURFACE SCRAPING ONLY. THIS IS A STANDARD .25 M2 QUADRANT WITH FIVE .01 M2 QUADRANT WITH FIVE .01 M2 QUADRANTS RANDOMLY REMOVED |
30 | -- PURSE SEINE-250 FATHOMS LONG, 15 FATHOMS DEEP (475 MESHES); 4 INCH STRETCH EXCEPT FIRST 100 MESHES BELOW CORKLINE WHICH HAS 5 INCH STRETCH. BUNT IS 10 FATHOMS LONG, 200 MESHES DEEP, 31 /2 INCH STRETCH MESH. |
31 | -- QUADRANT ( 22.5 CM X 11.25 CM )-TO A DEPTH OF 15 CM. |
32 | -- VAN VEEN GRAB SAMPLER (SAME AS CODE 19, BUT PARTITIONED ROUGHLY INTO TWO HALVES) |
33 | -- DISSOLVED HYDROCARBON SAMPLING DEVICE - ONE GALLON |
34 | -- PLANKTON PUMP WITH 209 U MESH NET ONLY |
35 | -- PLANKTON PUMP WITH 505 U MESH NET ONLY |
36 | -- HOOK AND LINE - SPORT |
37 | -- COMMERCIAL TROLLING GEAR |
38 | -- GOFLOW BOTTLE, 10 L, TEFLON COATED |
39 | -- VAN VEEN GRAB, STAINLESS STEEL, 1/25 SQ METER |
40 | -- PURSE SEINE - 1650 FT LONG BY 120 FT DEEP WITH .75 INCH STRETCH MESH (HERRING SEINE) |
41 | -- AIRLIFT CORES .05M2 BY 15CM DEEP, SIEVED INTO A .7MM MESH BAG |
42 | -- .20M2 QUADRANT SURFACE ONLY, FOR SELECTED INVERTEBRATES > 1CM |
43 | -- .25M2 AIRLIFT SCRAPE TO A 0.7MM MESH BAG |
44 | -- .25M2 AIRLIFT SCRAPE FOR SELECTED ANIMALS >1CM |
45 | -- .05M2 QUADRANT SURFACE SCRAPINGS ONLY, 2MM SIZE ORGANISMS OR GREATER |
46 | -- QUADRANT (22.5CM BY 22.5CM) TO A DEPTH OF 15CM, 2MM ORGANISMS OR GREATER |
47 | -- QUADRANT (50CM BY 50CM) SURFACE ALGAE SCRAPES ONLY, 2MM SIZE ORGANISMS OR GREATER |
48 | -- SMITH-MCINTYRE GRAB |
49 | -- PISTON CORER |
50 | -- .5 METER DIAMETER PLANKTON NET, 505U MESH(6:1 AREA ASPECT RATIO) |
51 | -- .05M2 (22.5CM BY 22.5CM) AIRLIFT SCRAPE TO .7MM MESH BAG FOR ORGANISMS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 1MM |
52 | -- PURSE SEINE 200 FT LONG BY 9 FT DEEP, 1/4 INCH MESH |
53 | -- BEACH SEINE 60 FT LONG BY 9 FT DEEP, 1/16 INCH MESH |
54 | -- PLANKTON PUMP (CREDDP) EQUIPPED WITH A 130U,253U AND 500U MESH NETS, .1M2 SAMPLING AREA TIMES .025M3 SAMPLING VOLUME |
55 | -- FRI-CREDDP EPIBENTHIC SLED,0.25M2, EQUIPPED WITH TWO 0.12M2 (130U) NETS |
56 | -- FRI-CREDDP EPIBENTHIC SLED,0.25M2, EQUIPPED WITH ONE 0.25M2 (130U) NET |
57 | -- FRI-CREDDP EPIBENTHIC SLED,0.25M2, EQUIPPED WITH ONE 0.25M2 (253U) NET |
58 | -- FRI-CREDDP EPIBENTHIC SLED,0.25M2, EQUIPPED WITH ONE 0.12M2 (130U) NET AND ONE 0.12M2 (253U) NET |
59 | -- FRI-CREDDP EPIBENTHIC SLED,0.25M2, EQUIPPED WITH TWO 0.12M2 (253U) NET |
60 | -- PURSE SEINE, 7 METERS DEEP BY 60 METERS LONG;MESH SIZE WINGS AND BODY 1 IN, BUNT END .25 IN AND .5 IN KNOTLESS NYLON |
61 | -- 0.1M2 EPIBENTHIC PLANKTON PUMP WITH 130U NET FRACTION OF 3 NETS |
62 | -- 0.1M2 EPIBENTHIC PLANKTON PUMP WITH 253U NET FRACTION OF 3 NETS |
63 | -- 0.1M2 EPIBENTHIC PLANKTON PUMP WITH 500U NET FRACTION OF 3 NETS |
64 | -- 0.1M2 EPIBENTHIC PLANKTON PUMP WITH 130U NET ONLY, UNNESTED |
65 | -- 20CM BONGO NET (WITH 253U MESH NET) |
66 | -- QUADRANT, .2M2 (50CMX50CM), SURFACE SCRAPES ONLY FOR ALGAE > 1MM HAS ONE .05M2 SURFACE REMOVED THE CENTER |
67 | -- .05M2 SURFACE SCRAPE FOR ORGANISMS > 1MM |
68 | -- HAND SEINE, 4.3M LONG, 1.2M DEEP WITH 0.32CM MESH |
69 | -- BEACH SEINE, FIVE 3.05M SECTIONS, TWO OUTER HAVE 2.54CM MESH, NEXT TWO HAVE 1.27CM MESH, CENTER SECTION HAS 0.64CM MESH, 1.83CM DEEP |
70 | -- ROUNDHAUL SEINE 91.5M LONG, 6.86M DEEP, 9.15M BUNT WITH 0.64CM MESH, BODY HAS 1.91CM MESH |
71 | -- OTTER TRAWL 3.05M LEAD LINE, BODY HAS 1.91CM MESH USED; WITH 3.50MM MESH LINER |
72 | -- MINNOW TRAPS 40.0CM LONG, 20.0CM WIDE, 2.0CM OPENING; 3.0MM MESH |
73 | -- HOOP NETS, HOOP HAS 2.50MM MESH USED WITH TWO CLEATS; ONE 24.4M X 1.83M WITH 1.27CM MESH, ONE 24.4M X 2.44MM WITH 1.91 CM MESH |
74 | -- PLANKTON NET 0.5M DIAMETER, 0.560MM MESH SIZE |
75 | -- PLANKTON NET 0.3M DIAMETER, 0.243MM MESH SIZE |
76 | -- EKMAN DREDGE 15.24CM X 15.24CM OPENING OR 0.023SQ.M AREA, SAMPLES SIEVED WITH 1.27CM AND 2.54CM SIEVES |
77 | -- MODIFIED HESS SAMPLER, 14.9CM DIAMETER, 5CM DEEP WITH A 280 MICRON MESH NET |
78 | -- STACKED DRIFT NETS, 30.5CM SQUARE MOUTH OPENING, 111.8CM LONG WITH A 280 MICRON NET |
79 | -- ELECTROSHOCKER |
80 | -- EPIBENTHIC PUMB, (ELECTRIC MINI-PUMP) SAMPLES 63.6 SQ.CM., INTAKE FILTERED THRU A 125U SCREEN. |
81 | -- SURFACE SAMPLE: HAND PICKED: 0.25M2 (50X50 CM QUADRANT), FOR ALGAE (VARIABLE SIZE), ALGAE ASSOCIATED ANIMALS > 1MM AND SELECTED NON-ENCRUSTING ANIMALS (VARIABLE SIZE). DEAD SIEVED TO 1MM. |
82 | SURACE SAMPLE: HAND PICKED: 0.25M2 (50X50 CM QUADRANT, WITH 5 RANDOM 10X10CM SUBSAMPLES REMOVED), FOR ALGAE (VARIABLE SIZES), ALGAE ASSOCIATED ANIMALS >1MM AND SELECTED NON-ENCRUSTING ANIMALS (VARIABLE SIZE). DEAD SIEVED TO 1MM. |
83 | -- SURFACE SCRAPE: 0.20M2 (50X50CM QUADRANT WITH 5 RANDOM 10X10CM SUBSAMPLES REMOVED), FOR ALGAE > 1MM. DEAD SIEVED TO 1MM. |
84 | -- SURFACE SCRAPE: 0.01M2 (10X10CM RANDOM SUBSAMPLES FROM A 50X50CM QUADRANT FROM WHICH BIOTA HAVE BEEN HAND PICKED), FOR ALGAE AND ANIMALS >1MM< HAND PICKING SIZE. DEAD SIEVED TO 1MM. |
85 | -- SURFACE SAMPLE: 0.25M2 (50X50CM QUADRANT FROM WHICH ALGAE WERE SAMPLED), FOR SELECTED ANIMALS >1CM. SORTED FROM 1 OR 2MM DEAD SIEVED MATERIAL. |
86 | -- SURFACE SAMPLE: 0.01M2 (10X10CM RANDOM SUBSAMPLE FROM, A 50X50CM QUADRANT), FOR SELECTED ANIMALS >1CM. SORTED FROM 1MM DEAD SIEVED MATERIALS. HTESE DATA ARE REDUNDANT. SEE TEXT RECORDS. |
87 | -- AIRLIFT SCRAPE: 0.25M2 (50X50CM QUADRANT: LIVE SEIVED TO 0.7MM, DEAD SIEVED TO 1MM, 0.05M2 REMOVED FROM CENTER IN THE FIELD, BUT ALGAE RECOMBINED IN LAB PROCESSING). FOR ALGAE >1MM. |
88 | -- AIRLIFT SCRAPE: .25M2 (50X50CM QUADRANT), FOR ALGAE AND ANIMALS >2MM. LIVE SIEVED TO 1MM, DEAD SIEVE TO< 2MM. |
89 | -- AIRLIFT CORE SAMPLE: 0.05M2X15CM (22.5X22.5X15CM), FOR ANIMALS >2MM. LIVE SIEVED TO 1MM, DEAD SIEVED TO 2MM. |
90 | -- TRAWL, SCCRWP, 25 FT (7.62M) |
91 | -- EPIBENTHIC HAND NET, 14 CM MOUTH OPENING, 100 MICROMETER MESH |
92 | -- 20 CM ZOOPLANKTON RING NET, 130 MICROMETER MESH |
93 | -- 3 LITER VAN DORN WATER SAMPLER BOTTLE |
94 | -- EPIBENTHIC ZOOPLANKTON PUMP, 0.016 M2, 130U MESH |
95 | -- WATER COLUMN ZOOPLANKTON PUMP 1 LITER/SEC |
96 | -- 0.5M PLANKTON NET WITH 0.333MM MESH |
97 | -- TIDAL INUNDATION POT (TIP, 11.34 CM2 OPENING, 300 ML VOLUME) |
98 | -- EPIBENTHIC (HOL) MESOPUMP, 179 CM2 WITH 130 MICROMETER SCREEN |
99 | -- SEAGRASS SECTION (USUALLY 10 CM), SAMPLED FOR EPIPHYTES AND EPIFAUNA. |
A1 | -- EPIBENTHIC PLANKTON SLED, 30 CM DIAMETER, 253 MICRON MESH |
0082 | LENGTH |
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1 | -- TIP OF SNOUT TO FORK OF TAIL |
2 | -- MIDEYE TO FORK OF TAIL |
3 | -- TIP OF SNOUT TO HYPURAL PLATE |
4 | -- MIDEYE TO HYPURAL PLATE |
5 | -- TOTAL LENGTH (EXTREMITY TO EXTREMITY) |
6 | -- SNOUT TO SECOND DORSAL ( RATFISH...) |
7 | -- ESTIMATED TOTAL LENGTH,PART OF CAUDAL MISSING/td> |
8 | -- APERTURE LENGTH |
9 | -- RADIUS |
A | -- REGULAR DIAMETER |
B | -- LENGTH OF CARAPACE (BACK OF RIGHT EYE SOCKET TO END OF CARAPACE FOR KOREAN HORSEHAIR CRABS; BASE OF EYESIGHT TO MID-SORSAL POINT FOR SHRIMP |
C | -- WIDTH OF CARAPACE (WIDEST POINT EXCLUDING SPINES) |
D | -- METASOME LENGTH |
E | -- WIDTH OF CARAPACE (WIDEST POINT INCLUDING SPINES) |
M | -- MUTILATED, NOT ACCURATELY MEASUREABLE (PART OF SPECIMENT MISSING) |
0087 | FIN ROT |
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0 | -- NO FIN ROT |
1 | -- SLIGHT (JUST STARTING) |
2 | -- MODERATE ( NOT EXTENDING TO BODY ANYWHERE) |
3 | -- SEVERE (EXTENDING TO BODY) |
4 | -- ESSENTIALLY TOTAL |
0090 | AGE METHOD |
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0 | -- UNDETERMINED |
1 | -- OTOLITH READING |
2 | -- SCALE READING |
3 | -- OTOLITH AND SCALE |
4 | -- LENGTH |
0091 | SEX MATURITY |
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0 | -- INDETERMINABLE |
1 | -- IMMATURE - GONADS SMALL (BARELY DETERMINE SEX), APPARENTLY HAS NOT SPAWNED FOR THE FIRST TIME |
2 | -- MATURING - OVARIES SMALL TO LARGE, EGGS ALL OPAQUE FOR MIXTURE OF OPAQUE AND TRANSPARENT EGGS OR MOSTLY TRANSPARENT EGGS, TESTES SWELLING |
3 | -- SPAWNING - EGGS AND MILT RUNNING |
4 | -- SPENT - OVARIES AND TESTES FLACID |
5 | -- SEXUALLY INACTIVE - ADULTS WITH GONADS FIRM AND SHAPED |
6 | -- ANIMAL MATURE, GONAD IMMATURE |
7 | -- MATURE (RIPENESS, DEVELOPED) |
8 | -- QUIESCENT - EGGS PRESENT TRANSLUCENT, VERY SMALL BUT NOT DEVELOPING |
9 | -- SPONGE - EGGS PRESENT, FERTILIZED, HELD ON OUTSIDE OF BODY READY FOR HATCHING (CRAB AND SHRIMP) |
D | -- AMPOULE DEVELOPED - (CRAB AND SHRIMP) |
E | -- NO AMPOULE (CRAB AND SHRIMP) |
F | -- AMPOULE DEVELOPING (CRAB AND SHRIMP) |
0092 | STOMACH FULLNESS |
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1 | -- EMPTY |
2 | -- TRACE OF PREY ORGANISMS |
3 | -- 25% FULL |
4 | -- 50% FULL |
5 | -- 75% FULL |
6 | -- 100% OR FULL |
7 | -- DISTENDED |
0095 | COLLECTION |
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1 | -- MEASURED AND FOUND (EXAMINATION MADE AND CHARACTERISTICS IS PRESENT) |
2 | -- MEASURED AND COLLECTED (OBSERVATION MADE) |
3 | -- MEASURED AND NOT FOUND (OBSERVATION MADE AND CHARACTERISTICS NOT PRESENT) |
4 | -- NOT MEASURED (OBSERVATION NOT MADE) |
N | -- NO |
Y | -- YES |
0101 | SEX |
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-- BLANK - NO INFORMATION | |
0 | -- INDETERMINABLE |
1 | -- MALE |
2 | -- FEMALE |
3 | -- HERMAPHRODITE |
4 | -- TRANSITIONAL |
5 | -- GROUPED,BOTH SEXES PRESENT |
6 | -- HERMAPHRODITIC, FUNCTIONAL FEMALE |
7 | -- HERMAPHRODITIC, FUNCTIONAL MALE |
0117 | SEX |
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-- BLANK - NO INFORMATION | |
N | -- NO |
Y | -- YES |
0148 | LIFE HISTORY |
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0 | -- INDETERMINABLE |
1 | -- EGG |
2 | -- NAUPLIUS |
3 | -- ZOEA |
4 | -- MEGALOPA |
5 | -- VELIGER |
6 | -- LARVA |
7 | -- JUVENILE |
8 | -- ADULT |
9 | -- COMBINATION OF 6,7,AND 8 |
A | -- COMBINATION OF 7 AND 8 |
B | -- COMBINATION OF 6 AND 7 |
C | -- JUVENILE/ADULT - SEXUAL MATURITY UNKNOWN |
D | -- POLYP |
E | -- CYPRIS |
F | -- COPEPODID |
G | -- PUPA |
H | -- NYMPH |
I | -- POSTLARVA |
J | -- PROTOZOEA |
K | -- MEDUSA |
L | -- EGG CARRYING FEMALE |
M | -- EGG CASE |
P | -- PARTS |
Q | -- IMMATURE |
R | -- SUBADULT |
S | -- TROCHOPHORE LARVAE |
T | -- SUBADULTS AND JUVENILES |
U | -- MATING PAIRS |
V | -- MYSIS |
W | -- COLONY |
X | -- CYPHONAUTES LARVAE |
Y | -- GLAUCOTHOE |
Z | -- YOLK SAC LARVAE |
0154 | TIDE STAGE |
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1 | -- EBB |
2 | -- EBB SLACK |
3 | -- FLOOD |
4 | -- FLOOD SLACK |
0155 | STOMACH DIGESTION |
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1 | -- ALL CONTENTS UNIDENTIFIABLE |
2 | -- SIMILAR TO 1, BUT TRACES OF PREY ORGANISMS IDENTIFIABLE |
3 | -- LESS THAN 50% IDENTIFIABLE |
4 | -- 50 TO 75% IDENTIFIABLE |
5 | -- 75 TO 100% IDENTIFIABLE |
6 | -- NO DIGESTION - ALL CONTENTS IDENTIFIABLa |
0156 | WEIGHT METHOD |
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1 | -- SUBSAMPLE: EXACT WEIGHT AND COUNT MULTIPLIED BY SAMPLE FACTOR (SAMPLE FACTOR-AREA OF WHOLE SAMPLE/VOLUME OF SUBSAMPLE OR VOLUME OF WHILE SAMPLE/VOLUME OF SUBSAMPLE) |
2 | -- SUBSAMPLE: EXACT WEIGHT AND ESTIMATED COUNT MULTIPLIED BY SAMPLE FACTOR |
3 | -- SUBSAMPLE: ESTIMATED WEIGHT AND EXACT COUNT MULTIPLIED BY SAMPLE FACTOR |
4 | -- SUBSAMPLE: ESTIMATED WEIGHT AND COUNT MULTIPLIED BY SAMPLE FACTOR |
5 | -- WHOLE SAMPLE: EXACT WEIGHT AND COUNT |
6 | -- WHOLE SAMPLE: EXACT WEIGHT AND ESTIMATED COUNT |
7 | -- WHOLE SAMPLE: ESTIMATED WEIGHT AND EXACT COUNT |
8 | -- WHOLE SAMPLE: ESTIMATED WEIGHT AND COUNT |
9 | -- HYBRID VALUE: ORGANISMS GREATER THAN 1CM IN LENGTH ARE COUNTED AND WEIGHED FROM ENTIRE SAMPLE AREA. THESE VALUES ARE COMBINED WITH EXACT WEIGHT AND COUNT VALUES (X SAMPLE FACTOR) FOR SMALLER ORGANISMS WITHIN A SUBSAMPLE AREA, TO OBTAIN THE TOTAL COUNT AND WEIGHT VALUES |
A | -- SPECIES PRESENT BUT LESS THAN 1/10 OF A GRAM (NOT WEIGHED, BUT COUNT EXACT) |
B | -- SPECIES PRESENT BUT NOT QUANTIFIED |
C | -- ALL ALGAE AND ORGANISMS GREATER THAN 1CM ONLY |
D | -- HYBRID VALUE, ORGANISMS GREATER THAN 1CM IN LENGTH ARE COUNTED AND WEIGHED FROM THE ENTIRE SAMPLE AREA. THESE VALUES ARE THEN ADDED TO THE COUNT WEIGHT AND COUNT VALUES (TIMES THE SAMPLE FACTOR) FOR SMALLER ORGANISMS WITHIN A SUBSAMPLE AREA. FINALLY, ORGANISMS COLLECTED FROM ALGAL SURF ARE SUBSAMPLES, COUNTED AND WEIGHED, MULTIPLED BY A SAMPLE FACTOR OF 4 AND ADDED TO THE FIRST SUM TO GIVE A HYBRID VALUE FOR THE QUADRANT. |
E | -- ALGAE GREATER THAN 1CM ONLY |
F | -- ORGANISMS GREATER THAN 1CM |
G | -- NO WEIGHT TAKEN, DIGESTION CAUSED DISINTEGRITY OF SPECIMENS |
0209 | MISC STOMACH (100)> |
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0 | -- WHOLE ORGANISM |
1 | -- PARTS (UNIDENTIFIABLE) |
2 | -- SIPHONS |
3 | -- INORGANIC PARTS |
4 | -- LEGS |
5 | -- SETAE |
6 | -- CHELAE |
7 | -- ZOOECIA |
8 | -- SCALES |
9 | -- BONES |
A | -- HEAD |
B | -- EYE |
C | -- JAWS |
D | -- TAIL |
E | -- SEEDS |
F | -- LEAVES |
G | -- WINGS |
H | -- EXUVIAE(INSECT MOLTINGS) |
J | -- SALPS |
K | -- GASTROPOD |
L | -- OPERCULA |
0280 | WAVE ENERGY |
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1 | -- LOW WAVE ENERGY, LOW BEACH GRADIENT (SLOPE LESS THAN 15%) |
2 | -- LOW WAVE ENERGY, MODERATE BEACH GRADIENT (30% SLOPE 15%) |
3 | -- LOW WAVE ENERGY, HIGH BEACH GRADIENT (SLOPE GREATER THAN 30%) |
4 | -- MODERATE WAVE ENERGY, LOW BEACH GRADIENT |
5 | -- MODERATE WAVE ENERGY, MODERATE BEACH GRADIEN |
6 | -- MODERATE WAVE ENERGY, HIGH BEACH GRADIENT |
7 | -- HIGH WAVE ENERGY, LOW BEACH GRADIENT |
8 | -- HIGH WAVE ENERGY, MODERATE BEACH GRADIENT |
9 | -- HIGH WAVE ENERGY, HIGH BEACH GRADIENT |
0281 | SEDIMENT SIZE |
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0 | -- ROCK, CONTINUOUS STRATA |
1 | -- BOULDER (GREATER THAN 256MM) |
2 | -- COBBLE (64MM TO 256MM) |
3 | -- GRAVEL (4MM TO 64MM) |
4 | -- COARSE SAND (.5MM TO 4MM) |
5 | -- MEDIUM SAND (.25MM TO .5MM) |
6 | -- FINE SAND (.06MM TO .25MM) |
7 | -- SILT (.004MM TO .06MM) |
8 | -- CLAY (LESS THAN .004MM) |
A | -- MIXTURE OF BOULDERS AND COBBLES |
B | -- MIXTURE OF COBBLES AND GRAVEL |
C | -- MIXTURE OF GRAVEL AND SAND |
D | -- MIXTURE OF SAND AND SILT |
E | -- MIXTURE OF SILT AND CLAY |
F | -- ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE-VERTICAL PILING |
0282 | SURFACE ORGANICS |
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1 | -- CHIEFLY SHELL FRAGMENTS |
2 | -- DETRITUS - ACCUMULATED WOOD, STICKS AND UNDECAYED COARSE ORGANICS |
3 | -- FIBROUS PEAT |
4 | -- PULPY PEAT |
5 | -- MUCK - COMPLETELY DECOMPOSED ORGANIC MATERIALS |
6 | -- EEL GRASS |
7 | -- KELP |
8 | -- PERIPHYTON |
9 | -- NO ORGANIC MATERIALS EVIDENT |
A | -- FOULING ORGANISMS |
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