CA RecordHeader RecordType char Definition of the data type recorded, affecting the layout of the data fields included on that record. HH=Haul Information, HL=Length Frequency Distribution, CA=individual fish recordings with biological information, LT= Litter data records CA Quarter Quarter int Cruise quarter. Hauls outside of the calendar quarter can be reported with the same quarter reference, if agreed by the survey group. CA Country Country char ISO 3166 country codes and region codes used by ICES CA Platform Ship char SeaDataNet Ship and Platform Codes CA Gear Gear char Gear type code CA SweepLength SweepLngt int Length of sweep in metres. Recommended values depend on survey and quarter, see survey manuals for further details CA GearExceptions GearEx char Deviations of the standard gear. Depends on survey, see survey manuals for further details. CA DoorType DoorType char Type of door used CA StationName StNo char Station number. National coding system, not defined by ICES. CA HaulNumber HaulNo int Sequential numbering of hauls during cruise. CA Year Year char Cruise year (YYYY) CA SpeciesCodeType SpecCodeType char Type of species code used for species definition at the record. Use 'W' for WoRMS AphiaID CA SpeciesCode SpecCode char Official WoRMS AphiaID code of species reported at the record. CA AreaType AreaType char Age sampling aggregation level CA AreaCode AreaCode char Area coding according to AreaType CA LengthCode LngtCode char Measurement accuracy used for the LngtClass (mm, 0.5 cm, cm, 5 cm). Survey and species specific, see survey manuals for further details. When measured to the mm or 0.5 below: report LngtClass as mm (10.1=101), for cm and 5 cm report cm in LngtClass CA LengthClass LngtClass int Lower length boundary of the Length class. In cm or mm depending on the LngtCode. E.g. 10-11 cm=10 CA IndividualSex Sex char Gender of the described species category. In CA-records should be defined by dissection. If no determination was performed, report '-9'. If determination failed, report 'U'. CA IndividualMaturity Maturity char Sexual maturation of the individual(s) measured. Often needs dissection, but not for e.g. male elasmobranchs. MaturityScale should be filled in when filling in Maturity. CA AgePlusGroup PlusGr char Records with high age categories can be grouped into the Plus group. If the plus group age is specified, no higher ages can be reported for the species in the haul. CA IndividualAge AgeRings int Age of specimen in years CA NumberAtLength CANoAtLngt int Amount of fish at the given category (per haul, species, length class, sex, maturity, age). CA IndividualWeight IndWgt decimal Measured individual weight of the fish (grams) CA MaturityScale MaturityScale char Maturity scale type used in the Maturity field. From 2021 only M6 and SMSF will be accepted for new submissions. CA FishID FishID char Fish identification number - running sampling number of the specimen CA GeneticSamplingFlag GenSamp char Flag whether genetic sample was taken CA StomachSamplingFlag StomSamp char Flag whether stomach sampling was performed CA AgeSource AgeSource char Biological sample type CA AgePreparationMethod AgePrepMet char Preparation method of the sampled tissue CA OtolithGrading OtGrading char Grading of the otolith reading CA ParasiteSamplingFlag ParSamp char Flag whether parasites sampling was performed CA LiverWeight LiverWeight decimal Weight of liver when sampled CA Survey - char HH Survey - char HH EDMO - char HH ReasonHaulDisruption - char HH RecordHeader RecordType char Definition of the data type recorded, affecting the layout of the data fields included on that record. HH=Haul Information, HL=Length Frequency Distribution, CA=individual fish recordings with biological information, LT= Litter data records HH Quarter Quarter int Cruise quarter. Hauls outside of the calendar quarter can be reported with the same quarter reference, if agreed by the survey group. HH Country Country char ISO 3166 country codes and region codes used by ICES HH Platform Ship char SeaDataNet Ship and Platform Codes HH Gear Gear char Gear type code HH SweepLength SweepLngt int Length of sweep in metres. Recommended values depend on survey and quarter, see survey manuals for further details HH GearExceptions GearEx char Deviations of the standard gear. Depends on survey, see survey manuals for further details. HH DoorType DoorType char Type of door used HH StationName StNo char Station number. National coding system, not defined by ICES. HH HaulNumber HaulNo int Sequential numbering of hauls during cruise. HH Year Year char Cruise year (YYYY) HH Month Month int Sampling month, as part of the calendar date. HH Day Day int Sampling day, as part of the calendar date HH StartTime TimeShot char Start time (GMT) of haul (HHMM), 4 digits. E.g. 10:15=1015 HH DepthStratum DepthStratum char Depth stratum in classes. Depth strata are survey specific, see survey manuals for details. HH HaulDuration HaulDur int Haul duration in minutes. Start time is the moment when the gear settles at the bottom at the stated towing speed. Stop is defined as the start of hauling of the gear. HH DayNight DayNight char Timing of sampling: at daytime or at night. See survey manuals for further details HH ShootLatitude ShootLat decimal Decimal latitude position on the shooting location HH ShootLongitude ShootLong decimal Decimal longitude position on the shooting location HH HaulLatitude HaulLat decimal Decimal latitude position on the hauling location HH HaulLongitude HaulLong decimal Decimal longitude position on the hauling location HH StatisticalRectangle StatRec char Intended ICES statistical area rectangle (0.5 degrees latitude, 1 degree longitude) HH BottomDepth Depth int Sampling depth in metres, measured from the water surface. HH HaulValidity HaulVal char Haul validity code HH HydrographicStationID HydroStNo char The national hydrographic station number. If possible, align with information submitted to ocean.ices.dk HH StandardSpeciesCode StdSpecRecCode char Information on the whether standard species have been recorded. Standard species depend on survey, see survey manuals for details. HH BycatchSpeciesCode BySpecRecCode char Information on which bycatch species have been recorded. HH DataType DataType char Specification of the data aggregation in the HL record. C: CPUE (per hour) data; TotalNo and CatCatchWgt are adjusted per hour trawling. R (raw), S (subsample of the entire catch): data as recorded during the cruise, and P (pseudocategory sampling, only used by Scotland). HH NetOpening Netopening decimal Mean value in metres of vertical net opening measurements. For details see the survey manual. HH Rigging Rigging char The way the gear is rigged. Rigging depends on survey, see survey manuals for further details. HH Tickler Tickler int Amount of ticklers connected to the gear. HH Distance Distance float Distance in metres between haul start and haul end point. HH WarpLength Warplngt int Length of warp in metres. Defined by fishing depth. Warp/depth ratio is depends on survey, for further details see survey manuals. HH WarpDiameter Warpdia int Warp diametre in millimetres. HH WarpDensity WarpDen int Warp weight in kg per linear meter of warp. See survey manuals for more information. HH DoorSurface DoorSurface decimal Door surface area in square metres. HH DoorWeight DoorWgt int Door weight in kilograms. HH DoorSpread DoorSpread decimal Mean value in metres of door spread measurements. HH WingSpread WingSpread decimal Mean value in metres of wing spread measurements. For more details see the manual. HH Buoyancy Buoyancy int Total buoyancy of the net floats in kilograms. Recommended values depend on survey, see survey manuals for further details. HH KiteArea KiteDim decimal Kite area in square metres. HH GroundRopeWeight WgtGroundRope int Total weight of the ground rope in kilograms. Recommended weight depends on survey, see survey manuals for further details. HH TowDirection TowDir int Direction of towing in degrees. 360=direction from south to north. HH SpeedGround GroundSpeed decimal Ground speed of towing in knots. Recommended speed depends on survey, see survey manuals for more details HH SpeedWater SpeedWater decimal Trawl speed on water in knots. HH SurfaceCurrentDirection SurCurDir int Surface current direction in degrees. No movement = 0, 360=direction from south to north. HH SurfaceCurrentSpeed SurCurSpeed decimal Surface current speed in m/sec. HH BottomCurrentDirection BotCurDir int Bottom current direction in degrees. No movement = 0, 360=direction from south to north. HH BottomCurrentSpeed BotCurSpeed decimal Bottom current speed in metres/sec. HH WindDirection WindDir int Direction of wind in degrees. Calm = 0, direction from north to south = 360, varying direction = -1 HH WindSpeed WindSpeed int Speed of wind in metres/sec. HH SwellDirection SwellDir int Direction of swell in degrees. No movement=0, direction from south to north = 360, varying direction = -1 HH SwellHeight SwellHeight decimal Height of (swell) waves, in metres HH SurfaceTemperature SurTemp decimal Temperature at the surface water layer in Celsius degrees. HH BottomTemperature BotTemp decimal Temperature at the bottom water layer in degrees Celsius HH SurfaceSalinity SurSal decimal Salinity at the surface water layer in Practical Salinity Units (PSU). HH BottomSalinity BotSal decimal Salinity at the bottom water layer in Practical Salinity Units (PSU). HH ThermoCline ThermoCline char Indication whether thermocline (min. 2 degrees temperature changes over 10 metres depth) was observed HH ThermoClineDepth ThClineDepth int Depth (metres, measured from water surface) at which the thermocline was found. Requires Y in Thermocline field. HH CodendMesh CodendMesh int Codend mesh size in mm HH SecchiDepth SecchiDepth decimal Secchi depth in metres HH Turbidity Turbidity int Turbidity in NTU HH TidePhase TidePhase int Tidal phase in minutes before the next high tide HH TideSpeed TideSpeed decimal Speed of tide in m/s HH PelagicSamplingType PelSampType char Pelagic trawl sampling type HH MinTrawlDepth MinTrawlDepth int Highest point of the pelagic trawling HH MaxTrawlDepth MaxTrawlDepth int Lowest point of the pelagic trawling HH SurveyIndexArea SurveyIndexArea char Survey specific aggregation level, accepeted vocabulary is linked to each survey HL RecordHeader RecordType char Definition of the data type recorded, affecting the layout of the data fields included on that record. HH=Haul Information, HL=Length Frequency Distribution, CA=individual fish recordings with biological information, LT= Litter data records HL Quarter Quarter int Cruise quarter. Hauls outside of the calendar quarter can be reported with the same quarter reference, if agreed by the survey group. HL Country Country char ISO 3166 country codes and region codes used by ICES HL Platform Ship char SeaDataNet Ship and Platform Codes HL Gear Gear char Gear type code HL SweepLength SweepLngt int Length of sweep in metres. Recommended values depend on survey and quarter, see survey manuals for further details HL GearExceptions GearEx char Deviations of the standard gear. Depends on survey, see survey manuals for further details. HL DoorType DoorType char Type of door used HL StationName StNo char Station number. National coding system, not defined by ICES. HL HaulNumber HaulNo int Sequential numbering of hauls during cruise. HL Year Year char Cruise year (YYYY) HL SpeciesCodeType SpecCodeType char Type of species code used for species definition at the record. Use 'W' for WoRMS AphiaID HL SpeciesCode SpecCode char Official WoRMS AphiaID code of species reported at the record. HL SpeciesValidity SpecVal char Validity of species records, e.g. to specify if species has only been counted, measured, weighed, etc. HL SpeciesSex Sex char Gender of the described species category. In CA-records should be defined by dissection. If no determination was performed, report '-9'. If determination failed, report 'U'. HL TotalNumber TotalNo decimal Total number of specimens per category (unique combination of cruise haul, species, sex, devstage and subsampling category identifier). For data type C, values should be standardised to 60 minutes. TotalNo=SUM(HLNoAtLngt). HL SpeciesCategory CatIdentifier int Subsampling category by size for same species in the haul. If DataType is C, CatIdentifier is always 1. Further details on survey specific subsampling categories are available in the survey manuals. HL SubsampledNumber NoMeas int Number of measured specimens per category (unique combination of cruise haul, species, sex, and subsampling category identifier and devstage). For data type C, values should be standardised to 60 minutes. NoMeas=Sum(HLNoAtLngt). HL SubsamplingFactor SubFactor decimal Sub-sampling factor. If 1/6 of the catch was measured, report 6. If DataType is C, it should be reported as 1. If DataType is S, it is always >1. If DataType is R, the SubFactor is = 1 or >1 for different species depending on whether they were subsampled. HL SubsampleWeight SubWgt int Weight of the subsample in grams. HL SpeciesCategoryWeight CatCatchWgt int For datatype R or S: Catch weight in grams per category (for the unique combination of cruise haul, species, sex, devstage and subsampling category identifier). For datatype C, values should be standardised to 60 minutes. HL LengthCode LngtCode char Measurement accuracy used for the LngtClass (mm, 0.5 cm, cm, 5 cm). Survey and species specific, see survey manuals for further details. When measured to the mm or 0.5 below: report LngtClass as mm (10.1=101), for cm and 5 cm report cm in LngtClass HL LengthClass LngtClass int Lower length boundary of the Length class. In cm or mm depending on the LngtCode. E.g. 10-11 cm=10 HL NumberAtLength HLNoAtLngt decimal Number of measured fish for the length class per category (unique combination of cruise haul, species, sex, devstage and category identifier). For data type C, values should be standardised to 60 minutes. HL DevelopmentStage DevStage char Development or maturity stage defined by non-invasive observations HL LengthType LenMeasType char Type of length measurement HL Survey - char LT EDMO - char LT RecordHeader RecordType char Definition of the data type recorded, affecting the layout of the data fields included on that record. HH=Haul Information, HL=Length Frequency Distribution, CA=individual fish recordings with biological information, LT= Litter data records LT Quarter Quarter int Cruise quarter. Hauls outside of the calendar quarter can be reported with the same quarter reference, if agreed by the survey group. LT Country Country char ISO 3166 country codes and region codes used by ICES LT Platform Platform char LT Gear Gear char Gear type code LT Survey Survey char LT Reserved1 Reserved1 char LT Reserved2 Reserved2 char LT StationName StationName char LT HaulNumber HaulNumber int LT Year Year char Cruise year (YYYY) LT LTREF LTREF char Reference code of the list used for categorizing litter. See LTREF in ICES vocabulary for options LT PARAM PARAM char LT LTSZC LTSZC char LT UnitWeight UnitWgt char LT LT_Weight LT_Weight decimal Weight of the litter category in units specified by the previous field LT UnitItem UnitItem char LT LT_Items LT_Items int "Number of items within the given litter category (by type, size, and additional parameters) in units specified by the previous field" LT LTSRC LTSRC char If the source of litter origin is posible to identify, the appropriate option should be reported here. LT TYPPL TYPPL char LT LTPRP LTPRP char Litter properties that may be deemed important for reporting. Reporting of multiple codes in this field is allowed.