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.

File Format:

Intertidal/Subtidal Organisms Habitats (F100)
PARAMETER	DESCRIPTION	STARTING COLUMN	FIELD LENGTH
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

Intertidal/Subtidal Organisms Habitats (F100)
PARAMETER	DESCRIPTION	STARTING COLUMN	FIELD LENGTH
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

Intertidal/Subtidal Organisms Habitats (F100)
PARAMETER	DESCRIPTION	STARTING COLUMN	FIELD LENGTH
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

Intertidal/Subtidal Organisms Habitats (F100)
PARAMETER	DESCRIPTION	STARTING COLUMN	FIELD LENGTH
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

Intertidal/Subtidal Organisms Habitats (F100)
PARAMETER	DESCRIPTION	STARTING COLUMN	FIELD LENGTH
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

Intertidal/Subtidal Organisms Habitats (F100)
PARAMETER	DESCRIPTION	STARTING COLUMN	FIELD LENGTH
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

Intertidal/Subtidal Organisms Habitats (F100)
PARAMETER	DESCRIPTION	STARTING COLUMN	FIELD LENGTH
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

Intertidal/Subtidal Organisms Habitats (F100)
PARAMETER	DESCRIPTION	STARTING COLUMN	FIELD LENGTH
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

NODC Code Table Used With Intertidal/Subtidal Organisms Habitats(F100)
0072	PRESERVATION
	-- BLANK - NO INFORMATION
1	-- LIVE, OR JUST DEAD
2	-- DEAD, BUT FRESH
3	-- FROZEN, THEN THAWED
4	-- PRESERVED IN FORMALIN

NODC Code Table Used With Intertidal/Subtidal Organisms Habitats (F100) File Format"
0073	NORMAL/ABNORMAL
	-- 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

NODC Code Table Used With Intertidal/Subtidal Organisms Habitats(F100)
0075	GEAR TYPE (100)
	-- 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

NODC Code Table Used With Intertidal/Subtidal Organisms Habitats(F100)
0082	LENGTH
	-- BLANK - NO INFORMATION
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)

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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

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0090	AGE METHOD
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0	-- UNDETERMINED
1	-- OTOLITH READING
2	-- SCALE READING
3	-- OTOLITH AND SCALE
4	-- LENGTH

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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)

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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

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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

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0101	SEX
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0	-- INDETERMINABLE
1	-- MALE
2	-- FEMALE
3	-- HERMAPHRODITE
4	-- TRANSITIONAL
5	-- GROUPED,BOTH SEXES PRESENT
6	-- HERMAPHRODITIC, FUNCTIONAL FEMALE
7	-- HERMAPHRODITIC, FUNCTIONAL MALE

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0117	SEX
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N	-- NO
Y	-- YES

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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

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0154	TIDE STAGE
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1	-- EBB
2	-- EBB SLACK
3	-- FLOOD
4	-- FLOOD SLACK

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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

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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

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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

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0280	WAVE ENERGY
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

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0281	SEDIMENT SIZE
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

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0282	SURFACE ORGANICS
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