West Coast Groundfish Observer Program Manual, Part2 - NOAA

CHAPTER 5
• Numbers of Fish – You MUST record the total
number of fish in the catch category if the Weight
Method 4 – Visual Estimate or Weight Method 9
– Length/Weight conversion is used. Do not
record the number of fish for weight method 13 –
Tally Sample.
• Hooks/Pots Sampled – Record the number of
hooks or pots tally sampled.
• Weight Method – Document the weight method
used to estimate the catch category.
4-Visual Estimate.
6-Other
9-Length/Weight Conversion
(Pacific Halibut only).
13 – Tally sample.
• Catch Purity – Record as P – Pure if the catch
category is 95% or greater a single species or as
M – Mixed if the catch category is less than 95%
a single species.
• Discard Reason – Record the skippers/crews
reason for discard for unsampled (no species
composition sample taken) discarded catch
categories only.
1-Prohibited – Only Salmon, Pacific Halibut,
and Dungeness crab.
2-Size –High-graded fish.
3-Market – Any market driven reason such
as size (too big or small), no market,
market price is too low, etc.
5-52 1/30/2004