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Tracking Data

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GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:24850  |  Updated: August 9, 2022  |  Published / External 
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Entity Info
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Summary

Abstract

Table describing fish tracking information for tagged fish

Description

Table describing fish tracking information for tagged fish

Entity Information

Data Attribute / Type Description
Unique_ID
Unknown 		Identification number for fish that is unique for all years of the study; serves as a reference number for all samples, capture information, movement data, etc.
FishNO
Unknown 		Identification number for fish within a particular year of the study; serves as a reference number for all samples, capture information, movement data, etc.
Year
Unknown 		Year of study (2002, 2003, and 2004)
CDATE
Unknown 		Capture date: day-month-year military time (e.g. 03-Jul-02 23:34)
RM_PASSAGE
Unknown 		Passage of fish through Russian Mission vicinity. Same as CDATE for fish tagged at Russian Mission. For fish tagged at Marshall in 2002, is 1.88 days after CDATE.
CDAY
Unknown 		Numerical value for CDATE with June 1 = 1, June 2 = 2, etc. (see below). NOTE: Based on RM_Passage for 2002 fish tagged at Marshall
CWEEK
Unknown 		Week of capture; weeks numbered sequentially with first week of January = CWeek 1 (see below)
LENGTH
Unknown 		Mid-eye to fork of tail to nearest 5 mm (e.g. 655)
AGE
Unknown 		Years of life based on scale analysis
SEX
VARCHAR2 		M=male, F=female
COLOR
VARCHAR2 		Fish coloration: 1=irridescent silver, 2=dull silver, 3=blush (initial spawning coloration, dull silver with reddish tinges to pronounced reddish, black)
CLASS
VARCHAR2 		Classification based on final location and status
CATEGORY
VARCHAR2 		Final status of fish based on tracking data, fishery recoveries, and spawning ground surveys
AREA
Unknown 		Discrete spawning tributary denoted by sequential number related to spatial distance upriver; see Region Area spreadsheet (NOTE: synonymous with Stock)
FISHERY
Unknown 		General location of fishery recovery
MS_LOCATION
Unknown 		General location of fish last detected in non-terminal main stem areas (Cat 4) or main stem areas in terminal region (Cat 1)
REGION
VARCHAR2 		Section of Yukon River basin, based on general location and area type
STOCK
Unknown 		Discrete spawning population (NOTE: synonymous with Area)
FDISTANCE
Unknown 		Total distance traveled from tagging area based on aerial surveys of spanwing areas (vs. distance to final tracking station)
XDIST
Unknown 		Distance traveled by fish after reaching terminal tributary (i.e., from FSTATION to final location on the spawning grounds)
MOVE_TYPE
VARCHAR2 		MOVEMENT TYPE EXHIBITED DURING UPRIVER MIGRATION.
FSTATION
Unknown 		Last remote tracking station (RTS) located on migratory route of the fish
FELEVATION
Unknown 		Elevation at FSTATION
FPASSAGE
Unknown 		Date and time (day-month-year military time) that radio-tagged fish passed FSTATION
FDAY
Unknown 		Time (days) taken by radio-tagged fish to travel from Paimiut (first tracking station upriver from Russian Mission) to FSTATION
FTIME
Unknown 		Distance (km) traveled by radio-tagged fish from Paimiut to FSTATION
FSTATIONDIST
Unknown 		Movement rate (km/day) of radio-tagged fish from Paimiut to FSTATION
FRATE
Unknown 		Elevational change from Paimiut to FSTATION
FECHANGE
Unknown 		Elevational change from Paimiut to FSTATION standardized by distance (elevation change/distance traveled)
SEQUENCE
Unknown 		Sequence of passage by fish past RTS sites
STATION
Unknown 		Remote tracking station located at site along migratory route
RIVER_TYPE
Unknown 		0 = primarily single channel, 1 = extensively braided
ELEVATION
Unknown 		Elevation at river level at station site
REMAIN_DISTANCE
Unknown 		Distance from current station site to FSTATION
PASSAGE
Unknown 		Date and time (day-month-year military time) that radio-tagged fish passed remote tracking station
PTIME
Unknown 		Time (days) taken by radio-tagged fish to travel from Paimiut to current station
PDISTANCE
Unknown 		Distance (km) traveled by radio-tagged fish from Paimiut to current station
PRATE
Unknown 		Movement rate (km/day) of radio-tagged fish from Paimiut to current station.
PECHANGE
Unknown 		Elevational change from Paimiut to current station
PECRATE
Unknown 		Elevational change from Paimiut to current station standardized by distance (elevation change/distance traveled)
LTIME
Unknown 		Time (days) taken by radio-tagged fish to travel from previous station to current station
LDISTANCE
Unknown 		Distance (km) traveled by radio-tagged fish from previous station to current station
LRATE
Unknown 		Movement rate (km/day) of radio-tagged fish from initial (Paimiut) or previous station to current station.
LECHANGE
Unknown 		Elevational change from previous station to current station
LECRATE
Unknown 		Elevational change from previous station to current station standardized by distance (elevation change/distance traveled)

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Item Identification

Title: Tracking Data
Short Name: Tracking Data
Status: Completed
Abstract:

Table describing fish tracking information for tagged fish
Notes:

Loaded by FGDC Metadata Uploader, batch 5991, 05-01-2015 19:54

Entity Information

Description:

Table describing fish tracking information for tagged fish

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
 Unique_ID Unknown Identification number for fish that is unique for all years of the study; serves as a reference number for all samples, capture information, movement data, etc.
100
 FishNO Unknown Identification number for fish within a particular year of the study; serves as a reference number for all samples, capture information, movement data, etc.
100
 Year Unknown Year of study (2002, 2003, and 2004)
100
 CDATE Unknown Capture date: day-month-year military time (e.g. 03-Jul-02 23:34)
100
 RM_PASSAGE Unknown Passage of fish through Russian Mission vicinity. Same as CDATE for fish tagged at Russian Mission. For fish tagged at Marshall in 2002, is 1.88 days after CDATE.
100
 CDAY Unknown Numerical value for CDATE with June 1 = 1, June 2 = 2, etc. (see below). NOTE: Based on RM_Passage for 2002 fish tagged at Marshall
100
 CWEEK Unknown Week of capture; weeks numbered sequentially with first week of January = CWeek 1 (see below)
100
 LENGTH Unknown Mid-eye to fork of tail to nearest 5 mm (e.g. 655)
100
 AGE Unknown Years of life based on scale analysis
100
 SEX VARCHAR2 M=male, F=female
100
 COLOR VARCHAR2 Fish coloration: 1=irridescent silver, 2=dull silver, 3=blush (initial spawning coloration, dull silver with reddish tinges to pronounced reddish, black)
100
 CLASS VARCHAR2 Classification based on final location and status
100
 CATEGORY VARCHAR2 Final status of fish based on tracking data, fishery recoveries, and spawning ground surveys
100
 AREA Unknown Discrete spawning tributary denoted by sequential number related to spatial distance upriver; see Region Area spreadsheet (NOTE: synonymous with Stock)
100
 FISHERY Unknown General location of fishery recovery
100
 MS_LOCATION Unknown General location of fish last detected in non-terminal main stem areas (Cat 4) or main stem areas in terminal region (Cat 1)
100
 REGION VARCHAR2 Section of Yukon River basin, based on general location and area type
100
 STOCK Unknown Discrete spawning population (NOTE: synonymous with Area)
100
 FDISTANCE Unknown Total distance traveled from tagging area based on aerial surveys of spanwing areas (vs. distance to final tracking station)
100
 XDIST Unknown Distance traveled by fish after reaching terminal tributary (i.e., from FSTATION to final location on the spawning grounds)
100
 MOVE_TYPE VARCHAR2 MOVEMENT TYPE EXHIBITED DURING UPRIVER MIGRATION.
100
 FSTATION Unknown Last remote tracking station (RTS) located on migratory route of the fish
100
 FELEVATION Unknown Elevation at FSTATION
100
 FPASSAGE Unknown Date and time (day-month-year military time) that radio-tagged fish passed FSTATION
100
 FDAY Unknown Time (days) taken by radio-tagged fish to travel from Paimiut (first tracking station upriver from Russian Mission) to FSTATION
100
 FTIME Unknown Distance (km) traveled by radio-tagged fish from Paimiut to FSTATION
100
 FSTATIONDIST Unknown Movement rate (km/day) of radio-tagged fish from Paimiut to FSTATION
100
 FRATE Unknown Elevational change from Paimiut to FSTATION
100
 FECHANGE Unknown Elevational change from Paimiut to FSTATION standardized by distance (elevation change/distance traveled)
100
 SEQUENCE Unknown Sequence of passage by fish past RTS sites
100
 STATION Unknown Remote tracking station located at site along migratory route
100
 RIVER_TYPE Unknown 0 = primarily single channel, 1 = extensively braided
100
 ELEVATION Unknown Elevation at river level at station site
100
 REMAIN_DISTANCE Unknown Distance from current station site to FSTATION
100
 PASSAGE Unknown Date and time (day-month-year military time) that radio-tagged fish passed remote tracking station
100
 PTIME Unknown Time (days) taken by radio-tagged fish to travel from Paimiut to current station
100
 PDISTANCE Unknown Distance (km) traveled by radio-tagged fish from Paimiut to current station
100
 PRATE Unknown Movement rate (km/day) of radio-tagged fish from Paimiut to current station.
100
 PECHANGE Unknown Elevational change from Paimiut to current station
100
 PECRATE Unknown Elevational change from Paimiut to current station standardized by distance (elevation change/distance traveled)
100
 LTIME Unknown Time (days) taken by radio-tagged fish to travel from previous station to current station
100
 LDISTANCE Unknown Distance (km) traveled by radio-tagged fish from previous station to current station
100
 LRATE Unknown Movement rate (km/day) of radio-tagged fish from initial (Paimiut) or previous station to current station.
100
 LECHANGE Unknown Elevational change from previous station to current station
100
 LECRATE Unknown Elevational change from previous station to current station standardized by distance (elevation change/distance traveled)

Attribute Details

Unique_ID

CC ID: 201017
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Identification number for fish that is unique for all years of the study; serves as a reference number for all samples, capture information, movement data, etc.
Allowed Values: None

FishNO

CC ID: 201018
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Identification number for fish within a particular year of the study; serves as a reference number for all samples, capture information, movement data, etc.
Allowed Values: None

Year

CC ID: 201019
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Year of study (2002, 2003, and 2004)
Allowed Values: None

CDATE

CC ID: 201020
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Capture date: day-month-year military time (e.g. 03-Jul-02 23:34)
Allowed Values: None

RM_PASSAGE

CC ID: 201021
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Passage of fish through Russian Mission vicinity. Same as CDATE for fish tagged at Russian Mission. For fish tagged at Marshall in 2002, is 1.88 days after CDATE.
Allowed Values: None

CDAY

CC ID: 201022
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Numerical value for CDATE with June 1 = 1, June 2 = 2, etc. (see below). NOTE: Based on RM_Passage for 2002 fish tagged at Marshall
Allowed Values: None

CWEEK

CC ID: 201023
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Week of capture; weeks numbered sequentially with first week of January = CWeek 1 (see below)
Allowed Values: None

LENGTH

CC ID: 201024
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Mid-eye to fork of tail to nearest 5 mm (e.g. 655)
Allowed Values: None

AGE

CC ID: 201025
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Years of life based on scale analysis
Allowed Values: None

SEX

CC ID: 201026
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

M=male, F=female
Allowed Values: M, F

COLOR

CC ID: 201027
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Fish coloration: 1=irridescent silver, 2=dull silver, 3=blush (initial spawning coloration, dull silver with reddish tinges to pronounced reddish, black)
Allowed Values: 1, 2, 3

CLASS

CC ID: 201028
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Classification based on final location and status
Allowed Values: 1, 2, 4

CATEGORY

CC ID: 201029
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Final status of fish based on tracking data, fishery recoveries, and spawning ground surveys
Allowed Values: 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, 13, 21, 23

AREA

CC ID: 201030
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Discrete spawning tributary denoted by sequential number related to spatial distance upriver; see Region Area spreadsheet (NOTE: synonymous with Stock)
Allowed Values: None

FISHERY

CC ID: 201031
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

General location of fishery recovery
Allowed Values: None

MS_LOCATION

CC ID: 201032
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

General location of fish last detected in non-terminal main stem areas (Cat 4) or main stem areas in terminal region (Cat 1)
Allowed Values: None

REGION

CC ID: 201033
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Section of Yukon River basin, based on general location and area type
Allowed Values: Lower Yukon, Middle Yukon, Upper Koyukuk, Tanana, Yukon Flats, Upper Porcupine, Upper Yukon

STOCK

CC ID: 201034
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Discrete spawning population (NOTE: synonymous with Area)
Allowed Values: None

FDISTANCE

CC ID: 201035
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Total distance traveled from tagging area based on aerial surveys of spanwing areas (vs. distance to final tracking station)
Allowed Values: None

XDIST

CC ID: 201036
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Distance traveled by fish after reaching terminal tributary (i.e., from FSTATION to final location on the spawning grounds)
Allowed Values: None

MOVE_TYPE

CC ID: 201037
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

MOVEMENT TYPE EXHIBITED DURING UPRIVER MIGRATION.
Allowed Values: 0, 1

FSTATION

CC ID: 201038
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Last remote tracking station (RTS) located on migratory route of the fish
Allowed Values: None

FELEVATION

CC ID: 201039
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Elevation at FSTATION
Allowed Values: None

FPASSAGE

CC ID: 201040
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Date and time (day-month-year military time) that radio-tagged fish passed FSTATION
Allowed Values: None

FDAY

CC ID: 201041
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Time (days) taken by radio-tagged fish to travel from Paimiut (first tracking station upriver from Russian Mission) to FSTATION
Allowed Values: None

FTIME

CC ID: 201042
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Distance (km) traveled by radio-tagged fish from Paimiut to FSTATION
Allowed Values: None

FSTATIONDIST

CC ID: 201043
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Movement rate (km/day) of radio-tagged fish from Paimiut to FSTATION
Allowed Values: None

FRATE

CC ID: 201044
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Elevational change from Paimiut to FSTATION
Allowed Values: None

FECHANGE

CC ID: 201045
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Elevational change from Paimiut to FSTATION standardized by distance (elevation change/distance traveled)
Allowed Values: None

SEQUENCE

CC ID: 201046
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Sequence of passage by fish past RTS sites
Allowed Values: None

STATION

CC ID: 201047
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Remote tracking station located at site along migratory route
Allowed Values: None

RIVER_TYPE

CC ID: 201048
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

0 = primarily single channel, 1 = extensively braided
Allowed Values: None

ELEVATION

CC ID: 201049
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Elevation at river level at station site
Allowed Values: None

REMAIN_DISTANCE

CC ID: 201050
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Distance from current station site to FSTATION
Allowed Values: None

PASSAGE

CC ID: 201051
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Date and time (day-month-year military time) that radio-tagged fish passed remote tracking station
Allowed Values: None

PTIME

CC ID: 201052
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Time (days) taken by radio-tagged fish to travel from Paimiut to current station
Allowed Values: None

PDISTANCE

CC ID: 201053
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Distance (km) traveled by radio-tagged fish from Paimiut to current station
Allowed Values: None

PRATE

CC ID: 201054
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Movement rate (km/day) of radio-tagged fish from Paimiut to current station.
Allowed Values: None

PECHANGE

CC ID: 201055
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Elevational change from Paimiut to current station
Allowed Values: None

PECRATE

CC ID: 201056
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Elevational change from Paimiut to current station standardized by distance (elevation change/distance traveled)
Allowed Values: None

LTIME

CC ID: 201057
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Time (days) taken by radio-tagged fish to travel from previous station to current station
Allowed Values: None

LDISTANCE

CC ID: 201058
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Distance (km) traveled by radio-tagged fish from previous station to current station
Allowed Values: None

LRATE

CC ID: 201059
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Movement rate (km/day) of radio-tagged fish from initial (Paimiut) or previous station to current station.
Allowed Values: None

LECHANGE

CC ID: 201060
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Elevational change from previous station to current station
Allowed Values: None

LECRATE

CC ID: 201061
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Elevational change from previous station to current station standardized by distance (elevation change/distance traveled)
Allowed Values: None

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 24850
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:24850
Metadata Record Created By: Emily A Fergusson
Metadata Record Created: 2015-05-01 19:54+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2016-05-18
Owner Org: AFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2016-05-18
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2017-05-18