Table 10A

Column_Number Column_Header Column_Description
1 Site The unordered nominal specific ID number of each discrete sampling site.
2 Year The ordered nominal year in which the data was collected at a specific site.
3 Date The ordered nominal date on which the data was collected at a specific site.
4 ObserverNumber The unordered nominal ID number assigned to each individual observer. The observer number is permanent and does not change over time, while the experience level of an observer may change over time.
5 ScientificName The latin binomial of a fish species (E.g. "Embiotoca jacksoni, all") or the next appropriate taxonomic level (E.g. "Sebastes spp., juvenile"). Note, that some fish species are broken into different lifecycle stages, size classes, or sexes (E.g. Semicossyphus pulcher, male).
6 CommonName The common or working name associated with a Latin binomial or other taxonomic or stage structured grouping.
7 Abundance An ordered nominal description of the abundance of each fish species observed during the roving fish count.
8 Count The continuous integer indicating the number of fish in a particular 'ScientificName' or 'CommonName' group. Observers began recording count data in 2003.