West Coast Groundfish Observer Program Manual, Part2 - NOAA

CHAPTER 6
Specimen Collection Label Instructions
Complete the Specimen Collection Label when salmon or
sablefish snouts have been collected or when a whole fish
or invert has been collected. An example of the form is
included as Figure 6-19.
Tip* - Before going to sea, take 10 – 20 specimen
collection labels and place a WCGOP bar code
sticker on the back of the each label while the labels
are clean and dry.
• Vessel Name – Record the name of the vessel on
which the specimen was collected.
• Haul Number – Record the haul number from
which the specimen was collected.
• Trip Number – Record the trip number generated
by the database system.
• Date – Enter the date that the haul/set was
retrieved as MM/DD/YY.
• Species Identification – Record the common name
of the species.
• Entered As – Record the species name entered into
the database, if this differs from the above (e.g. you
entered it as rockfish, unidentified but believe it was
a canary rockfish).
• Depth (FM) – Record the retrieval depth of the
haul/set in fathoms.
• Length (cm) – Record the length of the fish, in
centimeters.
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