West Coast Groundfish Observer Program Manual, Part2 - NOAA

CHAPTER 7
• Weight – Record the weight of the marine
mammal in pounds.
• Maturity Stage – Do not record maturity stage
information for marine mammals.
• Dissection Type – Record the type of dissection
that was taken.
1 – Otoliths
2 – Scales
3 – Snout
4 – Tissue
• Barcode Number – Record the barcode number
of the vial, envelope, or other container that the
dissected part was placed in.
• Tag Number – Record the tag number if the
individual was tagged.
• Comments – Document any important
information regarding the marine mammal.
• KP Length – Sum up all of the length by species
and note total of all lengths in the KP Length
(keypunch length) column.
• KP Frequency - Sum up all of the frequencies by
species and note total of all frequencies in KP Freq
(keypunch frequency) column.
7-20 1/30/2004