5 pseine Tables

The following are listings of the tables in the pseine database, including attribute names, data types (and any range restrictions), and comments.

5.1 Table 1: effort

Comment: ;Table of raw data from the Ministry of Fisheries Catch and Effort database of a unit of effort; i.e., a 24-hour period of purse seine shots.

Attributes

Data Type

Null?

Comment

effort_id

longinteger

No

Unique sequential number assigned to each effort record as imported from source.

vessel_key

longinteger


Mfish identification number of the fishing vessel.

land_date

date(5)


Landing date for trip.

catch_date

date(5)


Date for each day fishing.

Method

character(2,1)


Fishing method code: PS = Purse seine.

Latitude

decimal(5,1)


Latitude at start of fishing. In DDMM.m format where 43 degrees 34.6 minutes is stored as 4334.6

longitude

decimal(6,1)


Longitude at start of fishing. In DDDMM.m format where 173 degrees 45.6 minutes is stored as 17345.6

e_or_w

character(1,1)


Meridian of starting position for a purse seine shot - E for East and W for West.

stat_area

character(3,1)


Statistical area at start of fishing, 3 digit code.

hrs

integer


Search time in units of hours.

mins

integer


Search time in units of minutes.

search_time

integer


Total time spent searching in 24-hour period (in nearest whole hours).

shots_per_day

decimal(6,1)


Total number of shots/sets in 24 hour period.

warp_length

decimal(6,1)


Length of net and all warps used in shot (metres).

fishing_time

decimal(6,1)


Total time spent with fishing gear in the water in a 24-hour period (in decimal hours).

target

character(3,1) 3-


character code for the target species.

total_catch

longinteger


Total estimated greenweight (kg) for catch in a 24-hour period.

Creator:

dba



Indices:

UNIQUE BTREE ON (effort_id)

NORMAL (2, 15) BTREE ON (vessel_id)

NORMAL (2, 15) BTREE ON (land_date)

NORMAL (2, 15) BTREE ON (catch_date)

NORMAL (2, 15) BTREE ON (target)


5.2 Table 2: catch

Comment:

Table of raw catch data from the Ministry of Fisheries Catch and Effort database for each unit effort.



Attributes

Data Type

Null?

Comment

effort_id

longinteger

No

Unique sequential number assigned to each effort record as imported from source.

Species

character(3,1)

No

3-character species code.

Greenweight

longinteger


Unique sequential number assigned to each effort record as imported from source

Creator:

dba



Referential:

No such effort id (effort_id) INSERT effort (effort_id)

Indices:

NORMAL (2, 15) BTREE ON (effort_id)

NORMAL (2, 15) BTREE ON (species)



5.3 Table 3: landing

Comment:

Table of raw landing data from the Ministry of Fisheries Catch and Effort database for each unit effort.



Attributes

Data Type

Null?

Comment

vessel_key

longinteger


Mfish identification number of the fishing vessel.

land_date

date(5)



start_date

date(5)



end_date

date(5)



quota_code

character(4,1)



state_code

character(3,1)



destination

character(1,1)



greenweight

longinteger



Creator:

dba



Indices:

NORMAL (2, 15) BTREE ON (vessel_id)

NORMAL (2, 15) BTREE ON (land_date)


5.4 Table 4: catch_eff

Comment:

Table to store cleaned catch and effort data recorded by commercial purse seine vessels.



Attributes

Data Type

Null?

Comment

vessel_key

longinteger


Mfish identification number of the fishing vessel.

land_date

date(5)


Landing date for trip.

catch_date

date(5)


Date for each day fishing.

method

character(2,1)


Fishing method code (PS = Purse seine).

latitude

decimal(5,1)


Latitude at start of fishing. In DDMM.m format where 43 degrees 34.6 minutes is stored as 4334.6

longitude

decimal(6,1)


Longitude at start of fishing. In DDDMM.m format where 173 degrees 45.6 minutes is stored as 17345.6

stat_area

character(3,1)


Statistical area at start of fishing, 3 digit code. Refer rdb:area_codes.

search_time

decimal(3,1)


Total time spent searching in 24-hour period (in decimal hours).

shots_per_day

integer


Total number of shots/sets in 24 hour period.

warp_length

decimal(6,1)


Length of net and all warps used in shot (metres).

fishing_time

decimal(3,1)


Total time spent with fishing gear in the water in 24-hour period (in decimal hours).

call_sign

character(3,1)


Call sign of spotter plane used for searching.

target

character(3,1)


3-character code for the target species. Refer rdb:species_master.

total_catch

longinteger


Total estimated greenweight (kg) for catch in a 24-hour period.

species1

character(3,1)


Species of greatest quantity in catch, code from rdb:species_master.

catch1

longinteger


Estimated greenweight (kg) for species1.

species2

character(3,1)


Species of second greatest quantity in catch, code as for species1.

catch2

longinteger


Estimated greenweight (kg) for species2.

species3

character(3,1)


Species of third greatest quantity in catch, code as for species1.

catch3

longinteger


Estimated greenweight (kg) for species3.

species4

character(3,1)


Species of fourth greatest quantity in catch, code as for species1.

catch4

longinteger


Estimated greenweight (kg) for species4.

species5

character(3,1)


Species of fifth greatest quantity in catch, code as for species1.

catch5

longinteger

Estimated greenweight (kg) for species5.

kah_landing

longinteger


Actual greenweight (kg) of kahawai landed.

Creator:

dba



Indices:

NORMAL (2, 15) BTREE ON (vessel_id)

NORMAL (2, 15) BTREE ON (latitude)

NORMAL (2, 15) BTREE ON (longitude)

NORMAL (2, 15) BTREE ON (target)


Updated : 16 November 2007