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This document contains lookup tables for EMA data codes. Data are pulled from internal data based off of EMA internal database. This report was last run 2026-03-25

Lookup tables

BSIERP_REGION BSIERP_REGION_DESCRIPTION
0 No Region Assigned
1 AK peninsula
2 Midnorth inner shelf
3 Midnorth middle shelf
4 North inner shelf
5 North middle shelf
6 North outer shelf
7 Norton Sound
8 Off-shelf north
9 Off-shelf southeast
10 Pribilofs
11 South Bering Strait
12 South inner shelf
13 South middle shelf
14 South outer shelf
15 St. Lawrence
16 St. Matthews
LHS_CODE LHS_CODE_DESCRIPTION NOTES
A Adult NA
A0 Age 0 NA
A1 Age 1 NA
A1+ Age 1+ NA
A2+ Age 2+ Began use in 2024 when “Age 1” LHS Code was used for Pollock.
I_M Mixed Immature + Mature NA
J Juvenile NA
L Larval NA
U Unspecified NA
GEAR GEAR_DESCRIPTION
3MBT 3meter Beam Trawl
Bongo153 Bongo net with 153um mesh
Bongo333 Bongo net with 333um mesh
Bongo505 Bongo net with 505um mesh
Bongo80 Bongo net with 80um mesh
CAN 300 headrope
CAT Temperature Logging. Often paired with Bongos
CTD Temperature Logger/Water Sampler.
Juday Zooplankton sampling net
MAR Marinovich
NETS156 NETS Pelagic Trawl
Nor264 Nordic
PairoVET Zooplankton sampling net
GEAR_NAME GEAR_NAME_DESCRIPTION
16 Plus Sea-Bird Electronics 16 Plus
19 Sea-Bird Electronics 19 CTD (SeaCat) profiler
19 Plus Sea-Bird Electronics 19 Plus CTD (SeaCat) profiler with auxilliary sensors
25 Sea-Bird Electronics 25 CTD profiler with auxilliary sensors
25 Plus Sea-Bird Electronics 25 Plus CTD profiler with auxilliary sensors
300 Can Trawl 300
300400 Can Trawl 300 headrope, 400 sidewalls
39 Sea-Bird Electronics 39 for temperature and pressure measurements typically collected on headrope and footrope of trawl net
39 plus Sea-Bird Electronics 39 Plus unit for Temperature and pressure measurements typically collected on headrope and footrope of trawl net (updated version of 39, came out in Feb. 2014)
3MBT 3 meter wide small mesh Beam Trawl
400580 Can Trawl 400 headrope, 580 sidewalls
400601 Can Trawl 400 headrope, 601 sidewalls
49 Sea-Bird Electronics 49 CTD (FastCat) profiler
911 Sea-Bird Electronics 9 CTD with 11 deck unit, real time data acquisition with auxilliary sensors
917 Sea-Bird Electronics 911 CTD with17Plus profiler with auxilliary sensors and V2 Searam for non-real time data acquisition and bottle firing
Bongo153 20 cm diameter, mesh 153 microns.
Bongo333 60cm diameter, mesh 333 microns.
Bongo505 60 cm diameter, mesh 505 microns.
Bongo80 80 cm diameter, mesh 153 microns.
Juday Juday net, 36 cm diameter, mesh 168 microns.
MAR Marinovich small mesh midwater net (with optional pocket nets)
NETS156 Net Systems 156 oblique/midwater trawl.
Nor264 Nordic 264 small mesh codend surface trawl net.
PairoVET PairoVET net, 25 cm diameter, mesh 153 microns.
GEAR_PERFORMANCE GEAR_PERFORMANCE_NAME PERFORMANCE_DESCRIPTION
A Aborted Tow was aborted, associated data should be excluded from analyses.
G Good Trawl performed without issues
Q Questionable Trawl had issues, catches were still counted and sorted. Use at own discretion
S Satisfactory Trawl performed adequately but had some issues. See notes for specific details
U Unsatisfactory Trawl performed with very notable issues that impacted fishing. Should be excluded from analyses
LENGTH_TYPE LENGTH_DESCRIPTION
BD Bell Diameter
FL Fork Length
ML Mantle Length
SL Standard Length
TL Total Length
NBS_STRATA STRATA_NAME STRATA_DESCRIPTION
0 No Strata Not a station considered in the NBS survey region
1 Lower Inner South of 61.6N and East of 168.1
2 Lower Middle South of 61.6N and Between 168.1 and 171.1W
3 Middle Inner Between 61.6N and 62.6N and East of 168.1W
4 Middle Middle Between 61.6N and 62.6N and Between 168.1 and 171.1W
5 Middle Core Between 62.7 and 63.6N and Between 165 and 168W
6 Norton Sound Core North of 63.9N and East of 164.9W
7 Norton Sound Adaptive South of 63.9N and East of 164.9W
8 Upper Inner Between 63.6N and 64.6N and between -165W and 168.1W
9 Upper Outer Between 63.6N and 64.6N and West of 168.1W
10 Bering Strait Inner North of 64.6 and east of -168.1W
11 Bering Strait Outer North of 64.6 and west of -168.1W
12 Lower Outer South of 63.6 and West of 171.1
OCEANOGRAPHIC_DOMAIN OCEANOGRAPHIC_DOMAIN_DESCRIPTION NOTES
0 No region assigned NA
1 Coastal Shelf 0-50m bathymetry
2 Middle Shelf 50-100m bathymetry
3 Off Shelf >200m bathymetry
4 Outer Shelf 100-200m bathymetry
SEX SEX_DESCRIPTION
F Female
M Male
U Unknown
TOW_TYPE TOW_TYPE_NAME TOW_TYPE_DESCRIPTION
B Bottom Tow conducted on bottom/at bottom of water column.
D Diel Tow contucted at change of light (dark to light or light to dark)
FP Fishing Power Comparison Side by side tow conducted with another vessel for the sake of assessing fishing selection of used trawl gear(s) or vessels.
L Live Box Tow conducted with live box attached at end of trawl to collect live samples.
M Midwater Targeted midwater tow aimed at fish sign identified in middle of water column.
O Oblique Tow conducted from surface down to bottom and back to surface sampling whole water column.
S Surface Tow conducted at surface of water column.
V Vertical Vertical cast straight down to just off bottom and back to surface
VESSEL_CODE VESSEL_ALPHA_CODE VESSEL_NAME
1 SS Seastorm
2 NW Northwest Explorer
3 DY Oscar Dyson
4 GP Great Pacific
5 EE Epic Explorer
8 BE Bristol Explorer
9 AE Alaskan Endeavor
10 JC John N. Cobb
11 ST Stellar
12 CH Chelissa
13 SA Sashin
14 QU Quest
15 CF Cape Flattery
16 OS Ocean Starr
17 SI Sikuliaq
18 AQ Aquila
CODE DESCRIPTION FOCI_CODE
A & J Adult and juveniles combined. 64
adult Adult stage. 0
C1 Copepodite I stage. 20
C1-2 Copepodite stage 1 through 2. NA
C1-3 Copepodite stage 1 through 3. NA
C1-4 Copepodite stage 1 through 4. 19
C1-5 Copepodite stage 1 through 5. NA
C2 Copepodite II stage. 21
C2-3 Copepodite stage 2 through 3. NA
C2-5 Copepodite stage 2 through 5. NA
C3 Copepodite III stage. 22
C3-4 Copepodite stage 3 through 4. NA
C3-5 Copepodite stage 3 through 5. NA
C4 Copepodite IV stage. 23
C4-5 Copepodite stage 4 through 5. NA
C4-6 Copepodite stage 4 through adult. NA
C5 Copepodite V stage. 24
calyptopis Calyptopis (stage not determined). 60
calyptopis 1 Calyptopis 1 stage. 61
calyptopis 2 Calyptopis 2 stage. 62
calyptopis 3 Calyptopis 3 stage. 63
cypris Barnacle cypris stage. 25
egg Egg. 11
furcilia Furcilia stage. 29
juvenile Juvenile stage. 80
larva Larval stage. 51
medusa Free swimming medusa stage. 3
megalopa Megalopa stage. 75
nauplius Naupliar stage 13
post-larva Stage following larval mysis stage in shrimp. NA
U Unidentified stage. 999
zoea Zoea stage. 70
SALMON_MATURITY MATURITY_DESCRIPTION Notes
J Juvenile NA
I Immature Designation ONLY used in FISH (specimen) records. Salmon of this maturity come from CATCH records with LHS I_M (mixed immature/mature)
I_M Immature or Mature Unspecified whether immature or mature specimen. From CATCH records with LHS I_M (mixed immature/mature)
M Mature Designation ONLY used in FISH (specimen) records. Salmon of this maturity come from CATCH records with LHS I_M (mixed immature/mature)