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Purpose and Abbreviation Key

GRIDPRE
The first occupation of an area whose primary purpose is to locate areas of high plankton abundance. This survey is used to determine where a main sampling grid should be performed.

GRID
A large-scale grid of pre-specified stations whose primary goal is to estimate plankton areal abundance. May be either large or small scale.

GRIDPOST
The reoccupation of a surveyed area (on that cruise) whose primary goal is to estimate plankton abundance. (Usually used for egg survey work.)

PLNKSURV
The surveying of plankton (either ichthyoplankton or zooplankton). It is not part of a large scale survey, but rather fewer stations to quantitatively survey an area or an exploratory sample to determinethe presence or absence or organisms. It is a good idea to explain this in the haul comments.

JUVSURV
Sampling done to determine the horizontal distribution of juvenile pollock

DIEL
Samples collected to study day / night differences. Sampling is usually done at one location over the course of at least one day and one night.

DRIFT
Samples collected while following a drifter buoy. The purpose of this sampling is to study a particular patch of water. It may encompass day and night sampling, but unless the specified goal is to study day / night differences, the purpose is drift.

PHYS
Any sampling done to sample physical factors whose purpose is not diel or drift.

GEAR
Sampling done to determine the relative sampling efficiency of different gears.

ADULT
Any sampling done to collect adult fish.

OTHER
Any operation whose purpose does not fall under any of the above purposes. Be sure to explain in haul comments (if it pertains to an entire haul) or net comments (net specific).

SAMPLES COLLECTED
For each operation there must be some "sample" collected. This may not necessarily be a physical sample, but rather a computer file or a job accomplished as in the case of a mooring recovery or the end of a transect. The following is a list of possible sample types and their definitions. Information regarding collection procedures can be found in the FOCI Field Manual SAMPLING section. The field NUM is new to the database and will allow the user to more accurately tally specific samples and operations. See each sample abbreviation for the definition of NUM for that sample.

ABSORB (Spectral absorbance samples collected from CTD casts)
NUM: # of samples collected
GEAR: Either CTDB or BOTTLES
ADCP (ADCP data collected on dedicated transects)
NUM: Always 1
GEAR: Always TRANS
HAUL: Always 1 for transect beginnings and 2 for transect endings

A-GENET (Adult genetic tissue samples)
NUM: # of fish sampled

A-GUT (Adult stomachs collected for gut content analysis)
NUM: # of fish sampled, all species

A-LENGTH (Adult pollock length measurements)
NUM: # of fish sampled

A-OTO (Adult pollock otolith collections)
NUM: # of fish sampled

A-WGHT (Adult pollock weight measurements)
NUM: # of fish sampled, only pertains to individual recorded weights.

ASOUND (Atmospheric weather balloon release)
NUM: # of balloons released

BIOOTHER (Biological sample collected that does not fit any spedific sample type)
NUM: # of samples collected
NET COMMENTS: must be filled out if HAUL COMMENTS aren't
HAUL COMMENTS: must be filled out if NET COMMENTS aren't

BKG-CAL (Calibration of manual bathykymograph)
NUM: Always 1
GEAR: Either CTD or CTDB

BLOOD (Blood collection from adult pollock)
NUM: # of fish sampled

BRAIN (Brain tissue samples from larval pollock)
NUM: # of fish sampled

CAT (Data collected from the SEACAT (file saved))
NUM: Always 1

CHLAM (Chlorophyll absorption meter mounted on CTD/Rosette)
NUM: Always 1
GEAR: Either CTD or CTDB

CHLOR (Chlorophyll samples collected from CTD casts)
NUM: # of samples collected
GEAR: Either CTDB or BOTTLES

CTD (CTD data collected)
NUM: Always 1
GEAR: Either CTD or CTDB

DEPLOY (Deployment of a buoy or mooring)
NUM: # deployed
GEAR: Either MOOR, SATBUOY, SHIPBUOY OR SEDTRAP

DISCARD (No sample collected due to gear, net, sample handling failure or no request for sample preservation if other data was collected from net)
NUM: Always 1

EBKG (Data collected from the electronic bathykymograph (file saved))
NUM: Always 1

EK500 (EK500 data collected on dedicated transects)
NUM: Always 1
GEAR: Always TRANS
HAUL: Always 1 for transect beginnings and 2 for transect endings

FLUOR (Fluorometer data collected from a CTD cast)
NUM: Always 1
GEAR: Either CTD or CTDB

J-GENET (Juvenile pollock collected for genetic studies)
NUM: # of fish sampled

J-GUT (Juvenile pollock collected for gut content analysis)
NUM: # of fish sampled

J-LENGTH (Juvenile pollock length measurements)
NUM: # of fish sampled

J-OTO (Juvenile pollock otoliths)
NUM: # of fish sampled

J-WGHT (Juvenile pollock weight measurements)
NUM: # of fish sampled, only pertains to individual recorded weights

L-BIOCH (Larval biochemistry samples)
NUM: # of fish sampled
GEAR: Always LIVE

L-GUT (Larval gut samples)
NUM: # of fish sampled

L-HIST (Larval histology samples)
NUM: # of fish sampled
GEAR: Always LIVE

LIVE (Collection of live organisms for at sea experiments)
NUM: Always 1

L-MUSC (Larval pollock muscle DNA samples)
NUM: # of fish sampled
GEAR: Always LIVE

L-OTO (Larval otolith samples)
NUM: # of fish sampled

LUGOLS (Samples preserved in Lugols collected on a CTD cast)
NUM: # of samples collected
GEAR: Either CTDB or BOTTLES

MERIST (Samples collected for meristic studies)
NUM: # of fish collected

MZ (Microzooplankton samples collected from a CTD cast)
NUM: # of samples collected
GEAR: Either CTDB or BOTTLES

NETFLUOR (Data collected from fluorometer attached to net tow)
NUM: Always 1

NUT (Nutrient samples collected from a CTD cast)
NUM: # of samples collected
GEAR: Either CTDB or BOTTLES

OVARY (Adult pollock ovary collections)
NUM: # of fish sampled

PAR (Light meter data collected on a CTD cast)
NUM: Always 1
GEAR: Either CTD or CTDB

PHYOTHER (Physical sample collected that does not fit any specific sample type)
NUM: # of samples collected
NET COMMENTS: must be filled out if HAUL COMMENTS aren't
HAUL COMMENTS: must be filled out if NET COMMENTS aren't

PHYTOF (Phytoplankton samples preserved in formalin collected on a CTD cast)
NUM: # of samples collected
GEAR: Either CTDB or BOTTLES

POC (Particulate organic carbon samples collected from a CTD cast)
NUM: # of samples collected
GEAR: Either CTDB or BOTTLES

PRED (Predator collections)
NUM: # or predators collected

QTOWF (Quantitative tow preserved in formalin)
NUM: # of jars used

QTOWS (Quantitative tow preserved in Stockards)
NUM: # of jars used
NOTE: This should only be used if it is a quantitative sample that will be sent to Poland for processing, if it is not it should be assigned a sample abbreviation of Bioother and explained in haul or net comments.

RCOUNTE (A rough estimate of pollock egg abundance collected at sea)
NUM: Estimated number of pollock eggs in sample

RCOUNTE (A rough estimate of pollock egg abundance collected at sea)
NUM: Estimated number of pollock larvae in sample

RECOVERY (Recovery of a buoy or mooring)
NUM: # recovered
GEAR: Either MOOR, SHIPBUOY OR SEDTRAP

SCANMAR (Data collected from SCANMAR (file saved))
NUM: Always 1

SHRINK (Shrinkage experiment samples)
NUM: # of fish measured

SSF (Sea surface fluorescence data collected on dedicated transects)
NUM: Always 1
GEAR: Always TRANS
HAUL: Always 1 for transect beginnings and 2 for transect endings

STRIP (Strip spawning of adult pollock)
NUM: Always 1

TSG (Thermosalinograph data collected on dedicated transects)
NUM: Always 1
GEAR: Always TRANS
HAUL: Always 1 for transect beginnings and 2 for transect endings

VIDEOCTD (Video camera attached to a CTD cast)
NUM: Always 1
GEAR: Either CTD or CTDB

VIDEONET (Video camera attached to a net tow)
NUM: Always 1