Individual Animal Log

OBS/TRIP ID

INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL LOG
NMFS FISHERIES OBSERVER PROGRAM
OBIAL 05/01/13
GEAR

SEQ

#

#

SPECIES
NAME

DATE LANDED mm/yy

OF

HAUL #
INTL

CODE

/

PAGE #

END

FISH PROC

WEIGHT

STAT- STAT- DISP CODE POUNDS
US

US

CODE

MKT
D/R

CODE CODE

TAG
EST. NUMBER(S)

LENGTHS cm
CODE

DATA

#1

#2

Est (#1)

SEX

BIO-

PHOTO

0=U

SAMP

TAKEN?

METH-

STORAGE

1=M

0=N

0=N

OD

TAG?

2=F

1=Y

1=Y

0=N, 1=Y

1

2

3

4

5

___ 6
___ 7
___ 8
___ 9
___ 0
COMMENTS: List identifying characteristics such as fin placement relative to other body parts, coloration, head and tail shape, presence/absence of lateral and/or anal scutes (sturgeon), presence of spines, etc.
Also include tag recapture information such as tagging program, phone number, etc.

STANDARD LENGTHS:

STATUS CODES:

PROCESSING CODES:

0 = Unknown

00 = Unknown

1 = Alive
2 = Dead

#1

#2

Swordfish (c)

LJFL

CK

WEIGHT MARKET CODES: TAG CODES:

ESTIMATION METHOD CODES:

Billfish (c)

LJFL

PFL

06 = Dressed (Headed and Gutted)

D = Dressed

0 = Unknown

01 = Actual, spring scale

Tuna

FL

PFL

01 = No Processing

07 = Dressed (Headed, Gutted, Finned)

R = Round

1 = Tag Applied by Observer

04 = Estimated by captain

Shark

FL

TL

02 = Chunked

08 = Dressed (Headed, Gutted, Tailed)

2 = No Tag(s)

05 = Tally

Sturgeon

FL

None

3 = Dead, Damaged 03 = Filleted

09 = Dressed (Headed, Gutted, Finned, Tailed)

3 = Tag Already Present, Left On

06 = Visually Estimated by observer

Ray

TL

DW

4 = Dead, Head only 04 = Dressed (Gutted only)

99 = Other

4 = Tag Already Present, Removed

11 = Actual, electronic scale

Terrapin

TL

NL

5 = Carcass Tagged (fish only)

99 = Other, describe in COMMENTS

Other

FL

None

05 = Dressed (Finned only)

OMB Control No.: 0648-0593
Expires on: 11/30/2013