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Grid DAP Data	Sub- set	Table DAP Data	Make A Graph	W M S	Source Data Files	Title	Sum- mary	Meta- data	Back- ground Info	RSS	Institution	Dataset ID
		data	graph			CRCP_Reef_Fish_Surveys_Hawaii		M	background		Coral Reef Conser...	CRCP_Reef_Fish_Surveys_Hawaii

The Dataset's Variables and Attributes

Row Type	Variable Name	Attribute Name	Data Type	Value
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	acknowledgment	String	No use constraints are applicable.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	cdm_data_type	String	Point
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	contributor_name	String	Coral Reef Conservation Program
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	conventions	String	CF-1.6,ACDD-1.3
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_email	String	coralreef at noaa.gov
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_name	String	Coral Reef Conservation Program
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_url	String	https://coralreef.noaa.gov
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	date_created	String	2022-05-16
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	defaultDataQuery	String	&time<=max(time)&time>=min(time)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Easternmost_Easting	double	-154.806578
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	featureType	String	Point
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	featuretype	String	point
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_max	double	28.459465
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_min	double	18.91922507
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_resolution	String	point
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_units	String	degrees_north
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_max	double	-154.806578
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_min	double	-178.3843301
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_resolution	String	point
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_units	String	degrees_east
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	infoUrl	String	https://www.coris.noaa.gov/monitoring/biological.html
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	institution	String	Coral Reef Conservation Program
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	keywords	String	coral reef, corals, CoRIS, CRCP
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	keywords_vocabulary	String	None
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	license	String	No access constraints are applicable.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	metadata_conventions	String	Unidata Dataset Discovery v1.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	naming_authority	String	gov.noaa.fisheries.www
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	ncei_template_version	String	NCEI_NetCDF_Point_Template_v2.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Northernmost_Northing	double	28.459465
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	processing_level	String	4
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	program	String	Coral Reef Conservation Program
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	publisher_email	String	ncei_info at noaa.gov
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	publisher_name	String	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	publisher_url	String	https://ncei.noaa.gov
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	references	String	https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/habitat-conservation/deep-sea-coral-habitat
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	sourceUrl	String	(local files)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Southernmost_Northing	double	18.91922507
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	standard_name_vocabulary	String	CF Standard Name Table v70
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	summary	String	Stratified Random Surveys (StRS) of Reef Fish, including benthic estimate data of the Hawaiian Archipelago
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	time_coverage_end	String	2019-10-31T00:00:00Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	time_coverage_start	String	2013-08-02T00:00:00Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	title	String	CRCP_Reef_Fish_Surveys_Hawaii
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Westernmost_Easting	double	-178.3843301
variable	time		double
attribute	time	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Time
attribute	time	actual_range	double	1.3754016E9, 1.57248E9
attribute	time	axis	String	T
attribute	time	calendar	String	Julian
attribute	time	comment	String	Local date the survey was conducted (dates are presented as midnight UTC due to webservice field formatting requirements)
attribute	time	ioos_category	String	Time
attribute	time	long_name	String	Time
attribute	time	standard_name	String	time
attribute	time	time_origin	String	01-JAN-1970 00:00:00
attribute	time	units	String	seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
variable	latitude		double
attribute	latitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lat
attribute	latitude	_FillValue	double	-9999.0
attribute	latitude	actual_range	double	18.91922507, 28.459465
attribute	latitude	axis	String	Y
attribute	latitude	comment	String	Site latitude in decimal degrees.
attribute	latitude	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	latitude	long_name	String	Latitude
attribute	latitude	standard_name	String	latitude
attribute	latitude	units	String	degrees_north
attribute	latitude	valid_max	double	22.218748
attribute	latitude	valid_min	double	19.030253
variable	longitude		double
attribute	longitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lon
attribute	longitude	_FillValue	double	-9999.0
attribute	longitude	actual_range	double	-178.3843301, -154.806578
attribute	longitude	axis	String	X
attribute	longitude	comment	String	Site longitude in decimal degrees.
attribute	longitude	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	longitude	long_name	String	Longitude
attribute	longitude	standard_name	String	longitude
attribute	longitude	units	String	degrees_east
attribute	longitude	valid_max	double	-154.808004
attribute	longitude	valid_min	double	-160.250107
variable	OBJECTID		int
attribute	OBJECTID	_FillValue	int	-9999
attribute	OBJECTID	actual_range	int	1944023, 2455223
attribute	OBJECTID	comment	String	Unique identifier for an observation or tow.
attribute	OBJECTID	ioos_category	String	Identifier
variable	ROUNDID		int
attribute	ROUNDID	_FillValue	int	-9999
attribute	ROUNDID	actual_range	int	83, 138
attribute	ROUNDID	comment	String	Unique Identifier auto-assigned by database for ROUND record (corresponds to mission, cruise, cruise leg, etc.)
attribute	ROUNDID	ioos_category	String	Identifier
variable	MISSIONID		String
attribute	MISSIONID	comment	String	Mission Identifier
attribute	MISSIONID	ioos_category	String	Identifier
variable	REGION_NAME		String
attribute	REGION_NAME	comment	String	One of the five Pacific Island regions ESD surveys: Main Hawaiian islands, Northwestern Hawaiian islands, American Samoa, Marianas, and the Pacific Remote Island Areas.
attribute	REGION_NAME	ioos_category	String	Location
variable	ISLAND		String
attribute	ISLAND	comment	String	Island or Atoll surveyed
attribute	ISLAND	ioos_category	String	Location
variable	SITE		String
attribute	SITE	comment	String	The unique identifier/code for the site surveyed. Combines a 3-letter island code with a site number (usually 2-4 digits), separated by a hypen
attribute	SITE	ioos_category	String	Identifier
variable	REEF_ZONE		String
attribute	REEF_ZONE	comment	String	The reef zone for the given site (Forereef, Backreef, Protected Slope, Lagoon, unspecified)
attribute	REEF_ZONE	ioos_category	String	Biology
variable	DEPTH_BIN		String
attribute	DEPTH_BIN	comment	String	Classification of depth (shallow, mid, deep) based on midpoint between minimum and maximum depths of replicates at this site. Shallow = 0-6m, Mid = 6-18m, Deep = 18-30m.
attribute	DEPTH_BIN	ioos_category	String	Physical Oceanography
variable	SITEVISITID		int
attribute	SITEVISITID	_FillValue	int	-9999
attribute	SITEVISITID	actual_range	int	5909, 13439
attribute	SITEVISITID	comment	String	Unique identifier for SITE_VISIT record
attribute	SITEVISITID	ioos_category	String	Identifier
variable	DATE_		double
attribute	DATE_	actual_range	double	1.3754016E9, 1.57248E9
attribute	DATE_	comment	String	Date the survey was conducted (dates are presented as midnight UTC due to webservice field formatting requirements)
attribute	DATE_	ioos_category	String	Time
attribute	DATE_	long_name	String	DATE
attribute	DATE_	time_origin	String	01-JAN-1970 00:00:00
attribute	DATE_	units	String	seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
variable	OBS_YEAR		int
attribute	OBS_YEAR	_FillValue	int	-9999
attribute	OBS_YEAR	actual_range	int	2013, 2019
attribute	OBS_YEAR	comment	String	Year the survey was conducted
attribute	OBS_YEAR	ioos_category	String	Time
variable	DIVER		String
attribute	DIVER	comment	String	Initials of diver conducting survey
attribute	DIVER	ioos_category	String	Identifier
variable	REPLICATEID		int
attribute	REPLICATEID	_FillValue	int	-9999
attribute	REPLICATEID	actual_range	int	1845958505, 1845968149
attribute	REPLICATEID	comment	String	Unique identifier for the replicate sample within a Fish REA survey
attribute	REPLICATEID	ioos_category	String	Other
variable	REP		String
attribute	REP	comment	String	Letter associated to replicate (A, B, C, or D)
attribute	REP	ioos_category	String	Other
variable	METHOD		String
attribute	METHOD	comment	String	Fish method employed: stationary point count (nSPC)
attribute	METHOD	ioos_category	String	Other
variable	PHOTOGRAPHER		byte
attribute	PHOTOGRAPHER	_FillValue	byte	-1
attribute	PHOTOGRAPHER	actual_range	byte	0, 1
attribute	PHOTOGRAPHER	comment	String	Flag to indicate photographer of benthic photos. Two divers simultaneously conduct a survey at a site (indicated by the initials of the observer in the DIVER field), only one of which captures the benthic photos. Value 1 indicates the photographer.
attribute	PHOTOGRAPHER	ioos_category	String	Other
variable	TRAINING_YN		byte
attribute	TRAINING_YN	_FillValue	byte	-1
attribute	TRAINING_YN	actual_range	byte	0, 1
attribute	TRAINING_YN	comment	String	Flag to signify whether replicate was for training purposes. Value 1 indicates the replicate was for training.
attribute	TRAINING_YN	ioos_category	String	Other
variable	DEPTH		int
attribute	DEPTH	_FillValue	int	-9999
attribute	DEPTH	actual_range	int	1, 30
attribute	DEPTH	comment	String	Depth of survey area in meters. Depths usually within 0-30 m.
attribute	DEPTH	ioos_category	String	Physical Oceanography
attribute	DEPTH	units	String	m
variable	SURVEY_RADIUS_M		float
attribute	SURVEY_RADIUS_M	_FillValue	float	-9999.0
attribute	SURVEY_RADIUS_M	actual_range	float	7.5, 7.5
attribute	SURVEY_RADIUS_M	comment	String	Radius of survey area in meters, usually 7.5 m (15-m SPC survey 'cylinder')
attribute	SURVEY_RADIUS_M	ioos_category	String	Other
attribute	SURVEY_RADIUS_M	units	String	m
variable	HARD_CORAL		int
attribute	HARD_CORAL	_FillValue	int	-9999
attribute	HARD_CORAL	actual_range	int	0, 90
attribute	HARD_CORAL	comment	String	Hard coral cover (%)
attribute	HARD_CORAL	ioos_category	String	Bottom Character
attribute	HARD_CORAL	units	String	percent
variable	SOFT_CORAL		int
attribute	SOFT_CORAL	_FillValue	int	-9999
attribute	SOFT_CORAL	actual_range	int	0, 64
attribute	SOFT_CORAL	comment	String	Soft coral cover (%)
attribute	SOFT_CORAL	ioos_category	String	Bottom Character
attribute	SOFT_CORAL	units	String	percent
variable	MA		int
attribute	MA	_FillValue	int	-9999
attribute	MA	actual_range	int	0, 99
attribute	MA	comment	String	Macroalgae cover (%)
attribute	MA	ioos_category	String	Bottom Character
attribute	MA	units	String	percent
variable	CCA		int
attribute	CCA	_FillValue	int	-9999
attribute	CCA	actual_range	int	0, 90
attribute	CCA	comment	String	Crustose coralline algae (CCA) cover (%)
attribute	CCA	ioos_category	String	Bottom Character
attribute	CCA	units	String	percent
variable	TA		int
attribute	TA	_FillValue	int	-9999
attribute	TA	actual_range	int	0, 99
attribute	TA	comment	String	Turf algae cover (%). No longer collected as of 2016 surveys; pooled into OTHER.
attribute	TA	ioos_category	String	Bottom Character
attribute	TA	units	String	percent
variable	SAND		int
attribute	SAND	_FillValue	int	-9999
attribute	SAND	actual_range	int	0, 90
attribute	SAND	comment	String	Sand cover (%). No longer collected as of 2016 surveys; pooled into OTHER.
attribute	SAND	ioos_category	String	Bottom Character
attribute	SAND	units	String	percent
variable	TUNICATE		int
attribute	TUNICATE	_FillValue	int	-9999
attribute	TUNICATE	actual_range	int	0, 1
attribute	TUNICATE	comment	String	Tunicate cover (%). No longer collected as of 2016 surveys; pooled into OTHER.
attribute	TUNICATE	ioos_category	String	Bottom Character
attribute	TUNICATE	units	String	percent
variable	ZOANTHID		int
attribute	ZOANTHID	_FillValue	int	-9999
attribute	ZOANTHID	actual_range	int	0, 45
attribute	ZOANTHID	comment	String	Zoanthid cover (%). No longer collected as of 2016 surveys; pooled into OTHER.
attribute	ZOANTHID	ioos_category	String	Bottom Character
attribute	ZOANTHID	units	String	percent
variable	CORALLIMORPH		int
attribute	CORALLIMORPH	_FillValue	int	-9999
attribute	CORALLIMORPH	actual_range	int	0, 0
attribute	CORALLIMORPH	comment	String	Corallimorph cover (%). No longer collected as of 2016 surveys; pooled into OTHER.
attribute	CORALLIMORPH	ioos_category	String	Bottom Character
attribute	CORALLIMORPH	units	String	percent
variable	CLAM		int
attribute	CLAM	_FillValue	int	-9999
attribute	CLAM	actual_range	int	0, 0
attribute	CLAM	comment	String	Clam cover (%). No longer collected as of 2016 surveys; pooled into OTHER.
attribute	CLAM	ioos_category	String	Bottom Character
attribute	CLAM	units	String	percent
variable	CYANO		int
attribute	CYANO	_FillValue	int	-9999
attribute	CYANO	actual_range	int	0, 20
attribute	CYANO	comment	String	Cyanobacteria cover (%). No longer collected as of 2016 surveys; pooled into OTHER.
attribute	CYANO	ioos_category	String	Bottom Character
attribute	CYANO	units	String	percent
variable	SPONGE		int
attribute	SPONGE	_FillValue	int	-9999
attribute	SPONGE	actual_range	int	0, 0
attribute	SPONGE	comment	String	Sponge cover (%). No longer collected as of 2016 surveys; pooled into OTHER.
attribute	SPONGE	ioos_category	String	Bottom Character
attribute	SPONGE	units	String	percent
variable	OTHER		int
attribute	OTHER	_FillValue	int	-9999
attribute	OTHER	actual_range	int	0, 100
attribute	OTHER	comment	String	Other benthic composition value %. Turf algae, sand, tunicates, zoanthids, corallimorphs, clams, cyanobacteria, and sponges are pooled into this category as of 2016 surveys.
attribute	OTHER	ioos_category	String	Bottom Character
attribute	OTHER	units	String	percent
variable	OTHER_TYPE		String
attribute	OTHER_TYPE	comment	String	Other benthic composition type. No longer collected as of 2016 surveys.
attribute	OTHER_TYPE	ioos_category	String	Bottom Character
variable	HABITAT_CODE		String
attribute	HABITAT_CODE	comment	String	Habitat Code (see HABITAT_TYPE for description of code).
attribute	HABITAT_CODE	ioos_category	String	Bottom Character
variable	HABITAT_TYPE		String
attribute	HABITAT_TYPE	comment	String	Full description of the HABITAT_CD code describing the habitat type
attribute	HABITAT_TYPE	ioos_category	String	Bottom Character
variable	CURRENT_STRENGTH		String
attribute	CURRENT_STRENGTH	comment	String	Current Strength (None, Slight, Moderate, High)
attribute	CURRENT_STRENGTH	ioos_category	String	Physical Oceanography
variable	VISIBILITY		int
attribute	VISIBILITY	_FillValue	int	-9999
attribute	VISIBILITY	actual_range	int	5, 50
attribute	VISIBILITY	comment	String	Visibility measured in meters
attribute	VISIBILITY	ioos_category	String	Physical Oceanography
attribute	VISIBILITY	units	String	m
variable	MIN_DEPTH		float
attribute	MIN_DEPTH	_FillValue	float	-9999.0
attribute	MIN_DEPTH	actual_range	float	0.0, 30.0
attribute	MIN_DEPTH	comment	String	Minimum depth, in meters, of secondary sampling unit.
attribute	MIN_DEPTH	ioos_category	String	Physical Oceanography
attribute	MIN_DEPTH	units	String	m
variable	MAX_DEPTH		float
attribute	MAX_DEPTH	_FillValue	float	-9999.0
attribute	MAX_DEPTH	actual_range	float	1.1, 32.0
attribute	MAX_DEPTH	comment	String	Maximum depth, in meters, of secondary sampling unit.
attribute	MAX_DEPTH	ioos_category	String	Physical Oceanography
attribute	MAX_DEPTH	units	String	m
variable	SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT_0		int
attribute	SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT_0	_FillValue	int	-9999
attribute	SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT_0	actual_range	int	0, 100
attribute	SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT_0	comment	String	Proportion of survey area between 0 cm and 20 cm elevation
attribute	SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT_0	ioos_category	String	Bottom Character
attribute	SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT_0	units	String	percent
variable	SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT_20		int
attribute	SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT_20	_FillValue	int	-9999
attribute	SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT_20	actual_range	int	0, 95
attribute	SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT_20	comment	String	Proportion of survey area between 20 cm and 50 cm elevation
attribute	SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT_20	ioos_category	String	Bottom Character
attribute	SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT_20	units	String	percent
variable	SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT_50		int
attribute	SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT_50	_FillValue	int	-9999
attribute	SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT_50	actual_range	int	0, 80
attribute	SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT_50	comment	String	Proportion of survey area between 50 cm and 100 cm elevation
attribute	SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT_50	ioos_category	String	Bottom Character
attribute	SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT_50	units	String	percent
variable	SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT_100		int
attribute	SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT_100	_FillValue	int	-9999
attribute	SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT_100	actual_range	int	0, 80
attribute	SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT_100	comment	String	Proportion of survey area between 100 cm and 150 cm elevation
attribute	SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT_100	ioos_category	String	Bottom Character
attribute	SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT_100	units	String	percent
variable	SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT_150		int
attribute	SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT_150	_FillValue	int	-9999
attribute	SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT_150	actual_range	int	0, 91
attribute	SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT_150	comment	String	Proportion of survey area over 150 cm elevation
attribute	SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT_150	ioos_category	String	Bottom Character
attribute	SUBSTRATE_HEIGHT_150	units	String	percent
variable	MAX_HEIGHT		float
attribute	MAX_HEIGHT	_FillValue	float	-9999.0
attribute	MAX_HEIGHT	actual_range	float	0.0, 12.0
attribute	MAX_HEIGHT	comment	String	Highest elevation point in SPC cylinder measured in meters
attribute	MAX_HEIGHT	ioos_category	String	Bottom Character
attribute	MAX_HEIGHT	units	String	m
variable	URCHIN_DACOR		String
attribute	URCHIN_DACOR	comment	String	Free urchin abundance, estimated by DACOR, an abundance code based on visual estimation (Dominant, Abundant, Common, Occasional, and Rare)
attribute	URCHIN_DACOR	ioos_category	String	Ecology
variable	BORING_URCHIN_DACOR		String
attribute	BORING_URCHIN_DACOR	comment	String	Boring urchin abundance, estimated by DACOR, an abundance code based on visual estimation (Dominant, Abundant, Common, Occasional, and Rare)
attribute	BORING_URCHIN_DACOR	ioos_category	String	Ecology
variable	SPECIES		String
attribute	SPECIES	comment	String	Species observed during the survey.
attribute	SPECIES	ioos_category	String	Biology
variable	TAXONNAME		String
attribute	TAXONNAME	comment	String	Scientific name of observed organism to the lowest level identified in the taxonomic hierarchy, which is usually species (see RANK).
attribute	TAXONNAME	ioos_category	String	Taxonomy
variable	COMMON_NAME		String
attribute	COMMON_NAME	comment	String	Common name of the species in the sample
attribute	COMMON_NAME	ioos_category	String	Taxonomy
variable	COMMONFAMILYALL		String
attribute	COMMONFAMILYALL	comment	String	Common name of all families
attribute	COMMONFAMILYALL	ioos_category	String	Taxonomy
variable	FAMILY		String
attribute	FAMILY	comment	String	Taxonomic family classification
attribute	FAMILY	ioos_category	String	Taxonomy
variable	SCIENTIFIC_NAME		String
attribute	SCIENTIFIC_NAME	comment	String	Scientific name of species for a sample. Collected to the lowest taxonomic identification, Genus and Family at minimum.
attribute	SCIENTIFIC_NAME	ioos_category	String	Taxonomy
variable	RANK		String
attribute	RANK	comment	String	Lowest defined rank in taxonomic hierarchy
attribute	RANK	ioos_category	String	Taxonomy
variable	TROPHIC		String
attribute	TROPHIC	comment	String	Trophic level: APEX (apex predator), Cor (corallivore), H (herbivore), MI (mobile invertivore), Om (Omnivore), Par (parrotfish), Pisc (piscivore), Pk (planktivore), SI (sessile invertivore), X (if unidentified fish), Z (zooplantivore)
attribute	TROPHIC	ioos_category	String	Biology
variable	TROPHIC_MONREP		String
attribute	TROPHIC_MONREP	comment	String	Trophic level scheme used (Primary Consumer, Secondary Consumer, Planktivore, Piscivore)
attribute	TROPHIC_MONREP	ioos_category	String	Biology
variable	LW_A		double
attribute	LW_A	_FillValue	double	-9999.0
attribute	LW_A	actual_range	double	0.0, 0.40816326
attribute	LW_A	comment	String	Parameter 'a' used in length-weight calculations
attribute	LW_A	ioos_category	String	Biology
variable	LW_B		double
attribute	LW_B	_FillValue	double	-9999.0
attribute	LW_B	actual_range	double	0.0, 4.12
attribute	LW_B	comment	String	Parameter 'b' used in length-weight calculations
attribute	LW_B	ioos_category	String	Biology
variable	LMAX		double
attribute	LMAX	_FillValue	double	-9999.0
attribute	LMAX	actual_range	double	2.0, 999.0
attribute	LMAX	comment	String	Maximum length of the fish published in literature
attribute	LMAX	ioos_category	String	Biology
attribute	LMAX	units	String	cm
variable	LENGTH_CONVERSION_FACTOR		double
attribute	LENGTH_CONVERSION_FACTOR	_FillValue	double	-9999.0
attribute	LENGTH_CONVERSION_FACTOR	actual_range	double	0.77, 1.0
attribute	LENGTH_CONVERSION_FACTOR	comment	String	Factor to convert length as total length by to get it to right form (SL or FL or TL) for available length weight A and B parameters for this species. Weight per fish is calculated as W(g)=LW A * ((TL(cm)*Length Conversion Factor) <sup>LW B</sup>)
attribute	LENGTH_CONVERSION_FACTOR	ioos_category	String	Biology
variable	COUNT		float
attribute	COUNT	_FillValue	float	-9999.0
attribute	COUNT	actual_range	float	1.0, 3000.0
attribute	COUNT	comment	String	Number of fish observed for that segment
attribute	COUNT	ioos_category	String	Biology
variable	SIZE_		float
attribute	SIZE_	_FillValue	float	-9999.0
attribute	SIZE_	actual_range	float	1.0, 300.0
attribute	SIZE_	comment	String	Total length of fish, measured from the tip of the snout to the tip of the longer lobe of the caudal fin, reported in centimeters. Total length for rays (Myliobatidae) is measured from pectoral fin tip to pectoral fin tip.
attribute	SIZE_	ioos_category	String	Biology
attribute	SIZE_	units	String	cm
variable	OBS_TYPE		String
attribute	OBS_TYPE	comment	String	A single letter representation of the observation type (see OBS_DESC for description)
attribute	OBS_TYPE	ioos_category	String	Other
variable	OBS_DESC		String
attribute	OBS_DESC	comment	String	The definition of the observation type (OBS_TYPE)
attribute	OBS_DESC	ioos_category	String	Other
variable	accession_url		String
attribute	accession_url	comment	String	url of the landing page of the accession pertaining to the data set
attribute	accession_url	ioos_category	String	Other

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