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Pink salmon data collected at Sashin Creek Weir 1934-2002 - Auke Bay Laboratories

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Robert Bradshaw, Ron Heintz
Publication_Date: 200309
Title:
Pink salmon data collected at Sashin Creek Weir 1934-2002 - Auke Bay Laboratories
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: maps or data
Description:
Abstract:
A database describing a 67-year time series for Sashin Creek pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) data is presented. The database details the survival and other biological parameters of the pink salmon population living in Sashin Creek, a pristine environment in Little Port Walter, Baranof Island, Alaska. We assembled all the published and unpublished biological and environmental data pertaining to this population, which has been evaluated almost continually by researchers since 1934. We developed a database using Microsoft Access that includes annual estimates of the freshwater and saltwater survival for these fish. The database contains the daily counts of the number of emigrating fry and escaping adults during their annual migrations since 1934, and their lengths, weights, or fecundity. Environmental parameters in the database include stream temperature, stream discharge, daily minimum and maximum air temperatures, and precipitation where Sashin Creek enters seawater at Little Port Walter. All records have been evaluated and transformed to ensure comparability. References for all data are provided, including unpublished sources. The Sashin Creek Weir Database (SCWDATA) can be accessed through the Internet.
Purpose:
We assembled all the published and unpublished biological and environmental data pertaining to this population, which has been evaluated almost continually by researchers since 1934.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates_Times:
Beginning_Date: 1934
Ending_Date: 2002
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown
Spatial_Domain:
Description_of_Geographic_Extent:
Sashin Creek drains into Little Port Walter (Southeast Alaska), a small embayment on the eastern side of Baranof Island near its southern tip. The watershed is 13.4 km2 in area, and ranges between sea level and 400 m elevation with an average annual precipitation of more than 558 cm.
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -134.650617
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -134.650617
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 56.3808
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 56.37933
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO19115 Topic Categories
Theme_Keyword: biota
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Pink salmon
Theme_Keyword: Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System
Place_Keyword: Sashin Creek
Place_Keyword: Little Port Walter
Place_Keyword: Baranof Island
Place_Keyword: Alaska
Place_Keyword: AK
Taxonomy:
Keywords_Taxon:
Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Taxonomic_Keywords: single species
Taxonomic_Keywords: vertebrates
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Empire
Taxon_Rank_Value: Biovitae
Applicable_Common_Name: Carbon-based lifeforms
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom
Taxon_Rank_Value: Animalia
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Chordata
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Subphylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Vertebrata
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Superclass
Taxon_Rank_Value: Gnathostomata
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
Taxon_Rank_Value: Actinopterygii
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Subclass
Taxon_Rank_Value: Neopterygii
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Infraclass
Taxon_Rank_Value: Teleostei
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: SuperOrder
Taxon_Rank_Value: Protacanthopterygii
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
Taxon_Rank_Value: Salmoniformes
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
Taxon_Rank_Value: Salmonidae
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
Taxon_Rank_Value: Oncorhynchus
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: gorbuscha
Applicable_Common_Name: Pink salmon
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
User must read and fully comprehend the metadata prior to data use. Acknowledgement of the Originator must be made when data or source is used. Data products developed using the source data set must be provided to the Originator. Data should not be used beyond the limits of the source scale.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Ron Heinz
Contact_Organization:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) Auke Bay Laboratories (ABL)/Ted Stevens Marine Research Inst. (TSMRI)
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 17109 Point Lena Loop Road
City: Juneau
State_or_Province: AK
Postal_Code: 99801
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-789-6058
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 907-789-6094
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ron.heinz@noaa.gov
Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Access 97 database
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Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
The many changes in research objectives and fish processing technology in the years since counts began are reflected in the ways the counts and meristic measurements have been collected.
Completeness_Report:
We have attempted to obtain accurate descriptions of how data were collected, and then standardized the data to simplify analysis. We have noted when data have been transformed and provide the equations used for the transformations. The following is a list of table names and the warnings to data contained in that table.

AdultEsc: Discrepancies exist between the sum of DayTot and the total escapement reported by Olson and McNeil (1967) for brood years 1932, 1939, 1940, and 1953. For these, we relied on the sum of DayTot to calculate TotalEsc and adjusted EstEsc accordingly. EstEsc underestimates the escapement for the 1977 brood because too many fish spawned intertidally to be counted.

AvgSize: Mean length of females from brood years 1966, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, and 1994 differ from averages obtained from the Fecundity table because the size of individuals taken to estimate fecundity differed from the population mean (t-test P < 0.05). Similarly, mean weights of females from brood years 1976, 1978, and 1979 differ between the population and those fish selected to measure fecundity (t test P < 0.05). AvgFecun is the mean of NumberEggs for a given year unless the mean length of the population differed from the sample taken to estimate AvgFecun. In brood years 1966, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1994, 1996, and 1997, the fecundities of the sampled females were regressed on their lengths to model the relationship between length and fecundity. AvgFecun was then calculated as the estimated fecundity of a female with a length equal to the population mean.

DailyAdult: The 1985 escapement had the sexes separate for the early part of the run, but after 24 August the sexes were combined. The 1986 and 1996 escapement had both sexed and unsexed fish for each day. We took the individually sexed fish to calculate the ratio of male to female fish for each day, then applied it to the unsexed fish. Where no dates are given, no fish were counted through the weir.

DailyFry: The 141 fry reported on 18 June 1967 represent the total for 1418 June.

The 7 fry reported on 15 June 1968 represent the total for 1215 June. Initial fry counts reported for broods 1942 and 1958 include all fry caught before 10 March.

Final fry counts for broods 1943, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1955, 1956, and 1960 include all fish observed after 17 June. Where no dates are given, no fry were observed.

EnvironmentalObservations: Precipitation recorded as trace of T in Olson and McNeil (1967) and Vallion et al. (1981) was entered numerically as 0.0127 cm (0.005 inch).

FryEsc: Discrepancies existed between the sum of the daily migrations versus the number migrating in Olson and McNeil (1967) for the following years: 1942, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1954, 1955, and 1956. For these years, we entered the sum of the daily migrations for number migrating (FryCreek) and adjusted the number released (FryReleased) to reflect the corrected number migrating. For the 1968 brood year, Vallion et al. (1981) recorded, An estimated 1,048,044 fry were produced in the creek but only 1,007,044 were released after counting. Approximately 40,500 fry were held and fed at the research station and released later."

Survival: Discrepancies exist between EstEsc in AdultEsc and EstEsc in Survival in Olson and McNeil (1967) for the 1940 and 1953 brood years. For these, we relied on the sum of DayTotal in DailyAdult to calculate TotalEsc and adjusted EstEsc accordingly in AdultEsc and Survival. For brood years 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1978 unmarked hatchery-produced fry, FryHatchery, were added to FryCreek for fry released, FryReleased. For the 1972-brood year, the total fry released was incorrect in Vallion et. al. (1981); we changed FryReleased to reflect the sum of FryCreek and FryHatchery. The value reported for the 1945 brood year FryCreek in the freshwater and saltwater survival table in Olson and McNeil (1967) was incorrect; it should have been 43,012, not 43,102.

For brood years 1941, 1946, 1948, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1962, 1963, and 1967 we changed the values reported by Olson and McNeil (1967) for FryCreek and FryReleased in Survival to reflect the correct values given in FryEsc. PED-Fry and FryAdult were also adjusted to reflect the corrected values. The sum of the daily fry migration for 1967 was not used for FryCreek, instead the estimated hydraulic sample value was used. Olson and McNeil (1967) used 2,000 as the value for average fecundity to estimate PED for brood years where fecundity was observed in less than 20 females. Estimates of FryAdult are not provided for brood years 1946, 1950, 1952, 1954, and 1960 because adults arriving at the weir were thought to be straying fish. Values for FemaleCreek, beginning with the 1960 brood year, are observed counts. Earlier values are estimated as the sum of Female in DailyAdult.

Lineage:
Methodology:
Methodology_Type: Field
Methodology_Description:
Actual egg deposition, or the actual number of eggs deposited in the spawning beds, was estimated by hydraulically sampling the spawning area after fish entered the stream, but before hatching.
Methodology:
Methodology_Type: Field
Methodology_Description:
The minimum and maximum air temperatures (C) recorded at the Little Port Walter weather station approximately 1 km downstream from the weir.
Methodology:
Methodology_Type: Field
Methodology_Description:
Average mideye to fork of tail length (mm) of adult pink salmon sampled periodically at the weir. Average weight (kg) of adult pink salmon sampled periodically at the weir.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
See methodology section for description of all measurements in database.
Process_Date: Unknown
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: AdultEsc
Entity_Type_Definition: -no description-
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: BroodYr
Attribute_Definition: Brood year is the year that the pink salmon eggs were fertilized.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1932
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2000
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'year'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ReturnYr
Attribute_Definition:
Return year is the year the pink salmon returned as adults, which is always the brood year plus 2 years. Return year of one cohort equals the brood year for their offspring.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1934
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2020
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'year'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: StartDate
Attribute_Definition:
Start date is the beginning date of weir operations, usually before the first pinks are passed through the weir.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 8/17/1934
Range_Domain_Maximum: 8/17/2002
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'date'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: EndDate
Attribute_Definition:
End date is the last date of weir operations, typically a few days after the last fish was passed through the weir.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 9/19/1934
Range_Domain_Maximum: 10/02/2002
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'date'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TotalEsc
Attribute_Definition:
Uncorrected estimate of the total adult pink salmon escapement for a given year based on the total number of fish counted at the weir.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 8
Range_Domain_Maximum: 154822
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'number'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: EstEsc
Attribute_Definition:
Estimated escapement is based on the total escapement (TotalEsc) plus estimates of fish entering the creek while gates and stoplogs in the weir were being cleaned or removed...
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 8
Range_Domain_Maximum: 114442
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'number'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Midpoint
Attribute_Definition:
Midpoint is the date when 50% of pink salmon from the total escapement entered the creek. Note that objectives for weir operation and run size will influence the rate at which fish are passed into the creek.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 9/6/1934
Range_Domain_Maximum: 9/05/2002
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'date'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DataCode
Attribute_Definition:
Data code is the numeric code that identifies the source of data, including published and unpublished data.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: No domain defined.
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: AvgSize
Entity_Type_Definition: -no description-
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: BroodYr
Attribute_Definition: Brood year is the year that the pink salmon eggs were fertilized.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1932
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2000
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'year'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ReturnYr
Attribute_Definition:
Return year is the year the pink salmon returned as adults, which is always the brood year plus 2 years. Return year of one cohort equals the brood year for their offspring.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1934
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2002
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'year'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MaleLn
Attribute_Definition:
Average middle of eye to fork of tail length (mm) of adult male pink salmon periodically sampled at the weir
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 524.78
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'mm'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MaleWt
Attribute_Definition:
Average weight (kg) of adult male pink salmon periodically sampled at the weir.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2.42
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'kg'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FemaleLn
Attribute_Definition:
Average middle of eye to fork of tail length (mm) of adult female pink salmon periodically sampled at the weir.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 530.25
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'mm'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FemaleWt
Attribute_Definition:
Average weight (kg) of adult female pink salmon periodically sampled at the weir.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2.18
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'kg'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AvgFecun
Attribute_Definition:
Average fecundity of female pink salmon for a given year was estimated from fish sampled at the weir.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2298
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'number'
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: DailyAdult
Entity_Type_Definition: -no description-
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: BroodYr
Attribute_Definition: Brood year is the year that the pink salmon eggs were fertilized
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1932
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2000
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'year'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ReturnYr
Attribute_Definition:
Return year is the year the pink salmon returned as adults, which is always the brood year plus 2 years. Return year of one cohort equals the brood year for their offspring.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1934
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2002
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'year'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Day
Attribute_Definition: Specific date that the data were collected
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 8/18/1934
Range_Domain_Maximum: 10/2/2002
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'date'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Male
Attribute_Definition:
Number of adult male pink salmon counted through the Sashin Creek weir on a given Day.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1278
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'number'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Female
Attribute_Definition:
Number of adult female pink salmon counted through the Sashin Creek weir on a given Day.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 8467
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'number'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DayTotal
Attribute_Definition:
Total number of fish counted through the weir on a given Day calculated as the sum of Male and Female.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 22688
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'number'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DataCode
Attribute_Definition:
Data code is the numeric code that identifies the source of data, including published and unpublished data.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: No domain defined.
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: DailyFry
Entity_Type_Definition: -no description-
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: BroodYr
Attribute_Definition: Brood year is the year that the pink salmon eggs were fertilized.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1932
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2000
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'year'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Day
Attribute_Definition: Specific date that the data were collected
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 8/18/1934
Range_Domain_Maximum: 10/02/2002
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'date'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NumberFry
Attribute_Definition: Daily number of fry emigrating from Sashin Creek
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 644286
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'number'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DataCode
Attribute_Definition:
Data code is the numeric code that identifies the source of data, including published and unpublished data.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: No domain defined.
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Environmental Observations
Entity_Type_Definition: -no description-
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Day
Attribute_Definition: Specific date that the data were collected
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 8/18/1934
Range_Domain_Maximum: 10/2/2002
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'date'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AirMin
Attribute_Definition:
Minimum air temperature (oC) at Little Port Walter was recorded at a weather station approximately 1 km downstream from the weir.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -17.8
Range_Domain_Maximum: 17.8
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'degree C'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AirMax
Attribute_Definition:
Maximum air temperature (oC) at Little Port Walter was recorded at a weather station approximately 1 km downstream from the weir
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -13.3
Range_Domain_Maximum: 31.1
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'degree C'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AirAvg
Attribute_Definition:
Average air temperature (oC) at Little Port Walter was calculated from the minimum and maximum air temperatures recorded at a weather station approximately 1 km downstream from the weir
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -14.4
Range_Domain_Maximum: 21.4
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'degree C'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Precip
Attribute_Definition:
Daily precipitation (cm) at Little Port Walter was recorded at a weather station approximately 1 km downstream from the weir
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 37.6936
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'cm'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WaterAvg
Attribute_Definition:
Average water temperature (oC) for Sashin Creek, calculated from the minimum and maximum water temperatures recorded 76 m upstream from the weir.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -1.7
Range_Domain_Maximum: 18.9
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'degree C'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CreekDischarge
Attribute_Definition:
Water flow (m3/ s) of Sashin Creek, recorded at a gauging station located 950 m upstream from the weir.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.07079
Range_Domain_Maximum: 36.8119
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'm3/s'
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Fecundity
Entity_Type_Definition: -no description-
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: BroodYr
Attribute_Definition: Brood year is the year that the pink salmon eggs were fertilized
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1932
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2000
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'year'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ReturnYr
Attribute_Definition:
Return year is the year the pink salmon returned as adults, which is always the brood year plus 2 years. Return year of one cohort equals the brood year for their offspring.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1934
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2002
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'year'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Day
Attribute_Definition: Specific date that the data were collected.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 8/18/1934
Range_Domain_Maximum: 10/2/2002
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'date'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: RawLength
Attribute_Definition:
Original fish length (mm) as originally recorded. Table 3 describes the different morphological features used to obtain lengths
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 627
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'mm'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LengthCode
Attribute_Definition:
Length code is a numeric code, which describes the morphological features used to measure raw length. See table 3 for code definitions.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: No domain defined.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MEFT
Attribute_Definition:
Middle of eye to fork of tail (MEFT) is the standard morphological feature used in this database to measure length (mm). All lengths not originally recorded as MEFT have been converted to this for ease in comparison of lengths.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 337.94
Range_Domain_Maximum: 584
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'mm'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ConversionCode
Attribute_Definition:
Conversion code is the numeric code which describes the regression equation used to convert raw fish length measurements to the standardized middle of eye to fork of tail measurements
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: No domain defined.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Weight
Attribute_Definition: Weight (kg) of whole fish.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.55
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2.84
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'kg'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: RightOvary
Attribute_Definition:
Number of eggs contained in the right ovary of the 1933 brood year pink salmon.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1239
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'number'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LeftOvary
Attribute_Definition:
Number of eggs contained in the left ovary of the 1933 brood year pink salmon.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1278
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'number'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: EggWeight
Attribute_Definition:
Egg weight (g) is total weight of eggs and scane in right and left ovaries combined
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 485
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'g'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NumberEggs
Attribute_Definition:
Total number of eggs in each randomly selected, unspawned female taken at the weir.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 609
Range_Domain_Maximum: 3026
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'number'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DataCode
Attribute_Definition:
Data code is the numeric code that identifies the source of data, including published and unpublished data.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: No domain defined.
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: FryEsc
Entity_Type_Definition: -no description-
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: BroodYr
Attribute_Definition: Brood year is the year that the pink salmon eggs were fertilized
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1932
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2000
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'year'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: EmigrationYr
Attribute_Definition:
Emigration year is the year that the fry were counted at the weir, which is always one year later than the brood year.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1941
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1996
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'year'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FryCreek
Attribute_Definition: The number of fry emigrating from Sashin Creek
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 50
Range_Domain_Maximum: 5940288
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'number'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FryReleased
Attribute_Definition:
Number of fry released to salt water is based on the sum of FryCreek and FryHatchery minus the number of fry killed by the weir operations or taken for experiments.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 5923231
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'number'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FryCreek90%CI
Attribute_Definition:
90% confidence interval for the number of fry produced in the creek when the fry estimates were based on hydraulic sampling
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 6778
Range_Domain_Maximum: 612712
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'CI'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DataCode
Attribute_Definition:
Data code is the numeric code that identifies the source of data, including published and unpublished data. See Table 5 for code definitions.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: No domain defined.
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Length Weight
Entity_Type_Definition: -no description-
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: BroodYr
Attribute_Definition: Brood year is the year that the pink salmon eggs were fertilized
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1932
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2000
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'year'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ReturnYr
Attribute_Definition:
Return year is the year the pink salmon returned as adults, which is always the brood year plus 2 years. Return year of one cohort equals the brood year for their offspring.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1934
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2002
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'year'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Day
Attribute_Definition: Specific date that the data were collected
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 8/18/1934
Range_Domain_Maximum: 10/02/2002
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'date'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Sex
Attribute_Definition: Sex of each pink salmon F=Female, M=Male, U=Unknown
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: No domain defined.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: RawLength
Attribute_Definition: Original fish length (mm) as originally recorded
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 627
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'mm'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LengthCode
Attribute_Definition:
Length code is a numeric code, which describes the morphological features used to measure raw length. See table 3 for code definitions.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: No domain defined.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MEFT
Attribute_Definition:
Middle of eye to fork of tail (MEFT) is the standard morphological feature used in this database to measure length (mm). All lengths not originally recorded as MEFT have been converted to this for ease in comparison of lengths.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 337.94
Range_Domain_Maximum: 584
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'mm'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ConversionCode
Attribute_Definition:
Conversion code is the numeric code which describes the regression equation used to convert raw fish length measurements to the standardized middle of eye to fork of tail measurements.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: No domain defined.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Weight
Attribute_Definition: Weight (kg) of whole fish.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.55
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2.84
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'kg'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DataCode
Attribute_Definition:
Data code is the numeric code that identifies the source of data, including published and unpublished data.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: No domain defined.
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Length_Weight_ExportErrors
Entity_Type_Definition: -no description-
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Error
Attribute_Definition: -no description-
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: No domain defined.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Field
Attribute_Definition: -no description-
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: No domain defined.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Row
Attribute_Definition: -no description-
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: No domain defined.
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Length_Weight_ExportErrors1
Entity_Type_Definition: -no description-
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Error
Attribute_Definition: -no description-
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: No domain defined.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Field
Attribute_Definition: -no description-
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: No domain defined.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Row
Attribute_Definition: -no description-
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: No domain defined.
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Survival
Entity_Type_Definition: -no description-
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: BroodYr
Attribute_Definition: Brood year is the year that the pink salmon eggs were fertilized.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1932
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2000
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'year'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PED
Attribute_Definition:
Potential egg deposition equals the potential number of eggs that could be laid into the creek obtained as the product of AvgFecun and FemaleCreek. When fecundity was observed in less than 20 fish, PED was calculated as 2,000 times FemaleCreek.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 8000
Range_Domain_Maximum: 112331880
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'number'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AED
Attribute_Definition:
Actual egg deposition or the actual number of eggs deposited in the spawning beds was estimated by hydraulically sampling the spawning area after fish entered the stream, but before hatching.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 507959
Range_Domain_Maximum: 22666222
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'number'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AED90%CI
Attribute_Definition: 90% confidence interval for actual egg deposition (AED).
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 141566
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1900272
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'CI'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AED/PED
Attribute_Definition:
The proportion of a given brood's reproductive potential that was actually deposited into spawning substrate measured as the ratio of AED/PED and expressed as percent.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 16.8
Range_Domain_Maximum: 55
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'number'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Embryos
Attribute_Definition:
Number of embryos hatched in the creek, which was estimated by hydraulic sampling. See McNeil (1964) for method.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 2337775
Range_Domain_Maximum: 14141721
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'number'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Embryos90%CI
Attribute_Definition:
90% confidence interval of the number of embryos hatched in the creek.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 542802
Range_Domain_Maximum: 154521
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'CI'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PED-Hatch
Attribute_Definition:
Survival from PED to hatching calculated from the ratio of Embryos/PED and expressed as percent
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 26.13
Range_Domain_Maximum: 54.74
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: '%'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FryCreek
Attribute_Definition: The number of fry emigrating from Sashin Creek
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 50
Range_Domain_Maximum: 5940288
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'number'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FryCreek90%CI
Attribute_Definition:
90% confidence interval for the number of fry produced in the creek when the fry estimates were based on hydraulic sampling
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 6778
Range_Domain_Maximum: 612712
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'CI'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FryHatchery
Attribute_Definition:
Number of fry produced in the hatchery at LPW and released into the estuary
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 681764
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'number'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PED-Fry
Attribute_Definition:
Survival between unfertilized egg and emergence measured as the ratio of frycreek/ped and expressed as percent
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.06
Range_Domain_Maximum: 21.75
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: '%'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FryReleased
Attribute_Definition:
Number of fry released to salt water is based on the sum of FryCreek and FryHatchery minus the number of fry killed by the weir operations or taken for experiments.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 5923231
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'number'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ReturnYr
Attribute_Definition:
Return year is the year the pink salmon returned as adults, which is always the brood year plus 2 years. Return year of one cohort equals the brood year for their offspring.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1934
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2002
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'year'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: EstEsc
Attribute_Definition:
Estimated escapement is based on the total escapement (TotalEsc) plus estimates of fish entering the creek while gates
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 8
Range_Domain_Maximum: 114442
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'number'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FemaleCreek
Attribute_Definition:
Number of adult females captured at the weir then released into Sashin Creek
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 4
Range_Domain_Maximum: 56400
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 'number'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Fry-Adult
Attribute_Definition:
Percent survival from fry to adult, which is the number of fry released to salt water divided by the estimated total escapement of the returning adults multiplied by 100.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.17
Range_Domain_Maximum: 23.1
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: '%'
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DataCode
Attribute_Definition:
Data code is the numeric code that identifies the source of data, including published and unpublished data. See Table 5 for code definitions.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Database developer
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: No domain defined.
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Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Robert Bradshaw
Contact_Organization:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) Auke Bay Laboratories (ABL)/Ted Stevens Marine Research Inst. (TSMRI)
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 17109 Point Lena Loop Road
City: Juneu
State_or_Province: AK
Postal_Code: 99801
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-789-6091
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: robert.bradshaw@noaa.gov
Distribution_Liability:
The distributor and Auke Bay Laboratories denies liability if the data are incorrect, incomplete, or misused. Third party distribution of the data set is prohibited without written authorization by distributor.
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20080909
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Emily Fergusson
Contact_Organization:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) Auke Bay Laboratories (ABL)/Ted Stevens Marine Research Inst. (TSMRI)
Contact_Position: Metadata coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 17109 Point Lena Loop Road
City: Juneau
State_or_Province: AK
Postal_Code: 99801
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-789-6613
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 907-789-6094
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: emily.fergusson@noaa.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name:
FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999
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