StoxBioticFormat: StoxBiotic data format.

Description Details

Description

The StoxBiotic data format is defined by StoX as a common format to which data from different biotic sampling formats are converted, guaranteeing consistent interpretation and documentation of all its variables.

Details

The StoxBiotic format is defined according to the general sampling hierarchy of StoX which is used as a basis for both the StoxcBiotic and StoxAcoustic format. The variables of the StoxBiotic format are given by the tables below:

Cruise level:

Variable Description Unit Data type Example
CruiseKey Key of the Cruise table None Character 2021105
Cruise Unique Cruise identifier ("/" separated concatenation of cruise, missiontype, startyear, platform and missionnumber for NMDBiotic and LocalID for ICESBiotic) None Character 2021105
Platform Data collection platform identifier None Character 1019

Station level:

Variable Description Unit Data type Example
StationKey Key of the Station level None 1
Station Unique Station identifier None 2021105-1
CatchPlatform Platform performing the actual sampling (can be different from the data collection platform) None Character 1019
DateTime UTC time at start of the station ISO 8601 format with milliseconds Character 2020-09-09T01:02:03.456Z
Longitude Longitude at start of the station Decimal degrees Numeric 62.5
Latitude Latitude at start of the station Decimal degrees Numeric 5.1
BottomDepth Bottom depth at start of the station m Numeric 123

Haul level:

Variable Description Unit Data type Example
HaulKey Key of the Haul level None Character 2
Haul Unique Haul identifier None Character 2021105-1-2
Gear Identifier of the gear None Character 3270
TowDistance Distance between start and end of the haul Nautical miles Numeric 1.5
EffectiveTowDistance Effective tow distance Nautical miles Numeric 1.5
MinHaulDepth Minimum depth of the haul (trawl headline) m Numeric 65
MaxHaulDepth Maximum depth of the haul (trawl headline) m Numeric 35
VerticalNetOpening Vertical span of the net m Numeric 23
HorizontalNetOpening Vertical span of the net m Numeric 105
TrawlDoorSpread Distance between the trawl doors m Numeric 125

SpeciesCategory level:

Variable Description Unit Data type Example
SpeciesCategoryKey Key of the SpeciesCategory level None Character 126417
SpeciesCategory The species category None Character Herring

Sample level:

Variable Description Unit Data type Example
SampleKey Key of the Sample level None Character
Sample Unique Sample identifier None Character
CatchFractionWeight Total weight of the catch SpeciesCategory and sub category (fractions such as juveniles and adults) Kg Numeric 49.9
CatchFractionCount Total number of individuals of the catch SpeciesCategory and sub category (fractions such as juveniles and adults) None Numeric 295
SampleWeight Total weight of the sample for individual measurements Kg Numeric 4.6
SampleCount Size of the sample for individual measurements None Numeric 100

Individual level:

Variable Description Unit Data type Example
IndividualKey Key of the Individual level None Character
Individual Unique Individual identifier None Character
IndividualRoundWeight Round weight (the whole fish) fo the individual g Numeric 123
IndividualTotalLength Total length (from snoute to end of fin) cm Numeric 14.5
LengthResolution Resolution of IndividualTotalLength cm Numeric 0.5
WeightMeasurement None Character
IndividualAge Age of an individual year Numeric 3
IndividualSex sex of an individual F is female, M is male Character F

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