Appendix 1 - Reference Code Tables
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Backbone type
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"MONO" (the only type allowed to date).
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Clip type
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"ECLP", "SHVR", " JVI".
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Hook type
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"TAI", "TCL".
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Gear method
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30
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Surface Longline 31 Bottom Longline
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32
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Trolling lines
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33
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Handlines
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Position fix method code
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01
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Radar
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02
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Dead reckoning
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03
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Astrofix
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04
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Transect marks
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05
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Radio (RDF)
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06
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Radar and RDF
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07
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SatNav
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08
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Global Positioning Satelite (GPS)
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09
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Local knowledge
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10
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GPX
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Bait species
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Code
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Common name
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SQU
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Arrow Squid
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BAR
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Barracouta
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BCO
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Blue Cod
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EMA
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Blue Mackerel
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BWH
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Bronze Whaler Shark
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CON
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Conger Eel
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HHS
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Hammerhead Shark
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JMA
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Jack Mackerel
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KAH
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Kahawai
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OCT
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Octopus
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PIL
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Pilchard
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SAU
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Saury
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SKJ
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Skipjack Tuna
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JMN
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Trachurus Novaezelandiae UNI Unidentified
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YEM
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Yellow-Eyed Mullet
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Sea condition
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using the beaufort scale
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Code
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Descriptive term
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Mean wind speed in knots
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0
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Calm, glassy
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< 1
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1
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Light air
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1 - 3
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2
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Light Breeze
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4 - 6
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3
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Gentle Breeze
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7 - 10
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4
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Moderate Breeze
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11 - 16
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5
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Fresh Breeze
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17 - 21
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6
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Strong Breeze
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22 - 27
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7
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Near Gale
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28 - 33
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8
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Gale
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34 - 40
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9
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Strong Gale
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41 - 47
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Sea colour
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01
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Deep blue
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02
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Blue
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03
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Light blue
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04
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Greeny blue
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05
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Bluey green
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06
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Deep green
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07
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Green
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08
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Yellow green
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Swell height
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01
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Low
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0 - 2.0 m
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02
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Moderate
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2 - 4 m
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03
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Heavy
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over 4 m
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Bottom type
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0
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Unknown
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1
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Mud or ooze
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2
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Mud with some sand
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3
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Sand
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4
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Sand / gravel and shells
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5
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Shells
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6
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Gravel
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7
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Rock
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8
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Coral
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9
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Stone
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Bottom contour
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0
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Unknown
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1
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Smooth / flat
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2
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Undulating
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3
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Hillocks
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4
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Rugged
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5
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Very rugged
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Minimum and maximum fish lengths by species
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Species
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Minimum length
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Maximum length
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KIN
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40
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120
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SNA
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10
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85
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JDO
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75
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SPO
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150
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SCH
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190
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TAR
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60
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HHS
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350
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JMA
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70
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GUR
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60
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Sex code
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1
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Male
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2
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Female
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3
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Unable to determine
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4
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Did not attempt to sex fish
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Alive code
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Y
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Yes, is alive
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N
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No, not alive (dead).
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M
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Moribund.
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Hook position
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L
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Lip
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G
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Gut
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F
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Foul
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Wounding
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1
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None
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2
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Gear
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3
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Predator
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4
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Bleeding or lesions, source unknown
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Rupture
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Y
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Yes
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N
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No
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X
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Probably not burst
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U
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Probably is burst.
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Codes X & U are additional codes, to give indicative
value, where fish already killed and observers unable to provide
an absolute yes or no.
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Baratrauma state
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1
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Not distended
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2
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Air in body
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3
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Gut protrusion
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4
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Extreme
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Hook treatment
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1
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Normal, squid
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2
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Normal, pilchard
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3
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Normal, mackerel
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4
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20mm, squid
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5
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20mm, pilchard
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6
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20mm, mackerel
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7
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40mm, squid
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8
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40mm, pilchard
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9
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40mm, mackerel
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Hook result
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B
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Bait
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E
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Empty
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S
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Skin or bait fragment
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BO
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Bitten off
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F
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Fish
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O
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Other
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Hooked code
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S
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Side mouth
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SR
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Side mouth, dead, reject
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L
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Lip
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LR
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Lip, reject (choked on bait)
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LL
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Lower lip
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UL
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Upper lip
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F
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Foul
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G
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Gut
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GE
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Gut, export
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GR
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Gut, reject
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DM
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Deep mouth
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GILL
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Deep, in gills
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WING
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Wing of a bird
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