Appendix 1 - Reference Code Tables

Backbone type

"MONO" (the only type allowed to date).

Clip type

"ECLP", "SHVR", " JVI".

Hook type

"TAI", "TCL".



Gear method

30

Surface Longline 31 Bottom Longline


32

Trolling lines


33

Handlines

Position fix method code


01

Radar


02

Dead reckoning


03

Astrofix


04

Transect marks


05

Radio (RDF)


06

Radar and RDF


07

SatNav


08

Global Positioning Satelite (GPS)


09

Local knowledge


10

GPX

Bait species

Code

Common name


SQU

Arrow Squid


BAR

Barracouta


BCO

Blue Cod


EMA

Blue Mackerel


BWH

Bronze Whaler Shark


CON

Conger Eel


HHS

Hammerhead Shark


JMA

Jack Mackerel


KAH

Kahawai


OCT

Octopus


PIL

Pilchard


SAU

Saury


SKJ

Skipjack Tuna


JMN

Trachurus Novaezelandiae UNI Unidentified


YEM

Yellow-Eyed Mullet




Sea condition

using the beaufort scale



Code

Descriptive term

Mean wind speed in knots


0

Calm, glassy

< 1


1

Light air

1 - 3


2

Light Breeze

4 - 6


3

Gentle Breeze

7 - 10


4

Moderate Breeze

11 - 16


5

Fresh Breeze

17 - 21


6

Strong Breeze

22 - 27


7

Near Gale

28 - 33


8

Gale

34 - 40


9

Strong Gale

41 - 47

Sea colour

01

Deep blue



02

Blue



03

Light blue



04

Greeny blue



05

Bluey green



06

Deep green



07

Green



08

Yellow green


Swell height

01

Low

0 - 2.0 m


02

Moderate

2 - 4 m


03

Heavy

over 4 m

Bottom type

0

Unknown



1

Mud or ooze



2

Mud with some sand



3

Sand



4

Sand / gravel and shells



5

Shells



6

Gravel



7

Rock



8

Coral



9

Stone


Bottom contour




0

Unknown



1

Smooth / flat



2

Undulating



3

Hillocks



4

Rugged



5

Very rugged



Minimum and maximum fish lengths by species


Species

Minimum length

Maximum length


KIN

40

120


SNA

10

85


JDO


75


SPO


150


SCH


190


TAR


60


HHS


350


JMA


70


GUR


60

Sex code

1

Male



2

Female



3

Unable to determine



4

Did not attempt to sex fish

Alive code

Y

Yes, is alive



N

No, not alive (dead).



M

Moribund.


Hook position

L

Lip



G

Gut



F

Foul


Wounding

1

None



2

Gear



3

Predator



4

Bleeding or lesions, source unknown

Rupture

Y

Yes



N

No



X

Probably not burst



U

Probably is burst.



Codes X & U are additional codes, to give indicative value, where fish already killed and observers unable to provide an absolute yes or no.

Baratrauma state





1

Not distended



2

Air in body



3

Gut protrusion



4

Extreme


Hook treatment

1

Normal, squid



2

Normal, pilchard



3

Normal, mackerel



4

20mm, squid



5

20mm, pilchard



6

20mm, mackerel



7

40mm, squid



8

40mm, pilchard



9

40mm, mackerel


Hook result

B

Bait



E

Empty



S

Skin or bait fragment



BO

Bitten off



F

Fish



O

Other


Hooked code

S

Side mouth



SR

Side mouth, dead, reject



L

Lip



LR

Lip, reject (choked on bait)



LL

Lower lip



UL

Upper lip



F

Foul



G

Gut



GE

Gut, export



GR

Gut, reject



DM

Deep mouth



GILL

Deep, in gills



WING

Wing of a bird




Updated : 16 November 2007