Dolphins and the Tuna Industry (1992)

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Suggested Citation: "Appendix 2." National Research Council. 1992. Dolphins and the Tuna Industry. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1983.

APPENDIX

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Forms and data format for documenting flotsam locations and characteristics. The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission requires that all observers in its international program keep these records on every cruise.

Suggested Citation: "Appendix 2." National Research Council. 1992. Dolphins and the Tuna Industry. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1983.
Suggested Citation: "Appendix 2." National Research Council. 1992. Dolphins and the Tuna Industry. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1983.
Suggested Citation: "Appendix 2." National Research Council. 1992. Dolphins and the Tuna Industry. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1983.
Suggested Citation: "Appendix 2." National Research Council. 1992. Dolphins and the Tuna Industry. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1983.
Suggested Citation: "Appendix 2." National Research Council. 1992. Dolphins and the Tuna Industry. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1983.

Code Table 2 - Tuna Species

Species

Letter Code

Number Code

 

Span

Eng

 

Yellowfin......................................AA............YF................ 110

Skipjack......................................BA............SJ................111

Bigeye.........................................OG............BE................106

Bluefin.........................................AZ............BF................101

Albacore....................................ALB..........ALB................102

Black skipjack.............................BN..........BSJ................103

Bullets......................................MEL..........BUL................104

Bonito.......................................BON.........BON................105

Code Table 11 - Flotsam Shape

Shape

Letter Code

Number Code

 

Span

Eng

 

Cylindrical ...............................CILN........CYLD....................1

Polygonal/box-like ...................POLI........POLY....................2

Rounded ................................REDN.......ROUN....................3

Irregular .................................IRRG........IRRG....................4

Aggregated .............................AGRE......AGGR....................5

Other shape ...........................OTFO.......OTSH....................6

Code Table 14 - Colors

COLORS

Red........................Rojo.............1

Green....................Verde...........2

Orange..................Naran...........3

Blue......................Azul.............4

Yellow....................Amar............5

Black.....................Negro...........6

White.....................Blanc...........7

Brown....................Cafe.............8

Silver.....................Plata............9

Suggested Citation: "Appendix 2." National Research Council. 1992. Dolphins and the Tuna Industry. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1983.

Code Table 10 - Flotsam Type

 

Letter Code

Number Code

 

Span

Eng

 

Wooden objects

Natural

Palm ...................................PALM........PALM..................11

Banana ...............................PLAT........BANA..................12

Bamboo .............................BMBU.......BAMB..................13

Mangrove ...........................MNGL.......MANG..................14

Cane ..................................CANA.......CANE..................15

Hay .....................................PAJA..........HAY..................16

Fruits .................................FRUT........FRUT..................17

Unidentified tree .................PALO.......UNTR..................10

Man-made

Boats or parts of boats ........BARP........BOTP..................21

Pallets/crates .....................CATA........PACR..................22

Planks/boards ....................TAPO........PLBR.................23

Plywood ...............................TRIP.........PLYW..................24

Rafts ...................................BALS........RAFT..................25

Spools ................................CARR........SPOL..................26

Wooden drums/buckets .....TACU......WDRB..................27

Other objects

Natural

Dead whale ........................BAMU......DEWH..................31

Other dead animal .............OAMU.......ODAN..................32

Kelp patty ..........................ALGA........KELP..................33

Man-made

Rope ..................................SOGA.......ROPE..................41

Fishing gear ........................EPES........FSGR..................42

Buoy ..................................BOYA.......BUOY.................43

Life preservers .....................SALV.........LIPR..................44

Other discarded equipment OEDS........ODIE..................45

Tires ...................................LLAN.........TIRE..................46

Foam .................................HUES.......FOAM..................47

Plastic drums ......................TAPL.......PDRU..................48

Other plastic objects ...........OPLA.......OPOB..................49

Trash .................................BASU........TRSH..................50

Research buoy .....................BOYI.......RBUY..................51

Fish-Aggregating Device .......FADS........FADS..................52

Other objects .........................OTOB.......OTOB..................59

Unidentified objects ................OBNI.......UNOB..................40

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Code Table 12 - Fauna Under Flotsam

Species

Letter Code

Number Code

 
 

Span

Eng

 

Billfish

Marlin ................................MARL.......MARL................121

Sailfish ...............................PVEL............SF................122

Swordfish ............................PESP.........SWF................123

Other billfish .......................OTPI........OTBF................120

Other medium/large fish

Dorado/Mahi mahi ............DORA.........DOR................131

Wahoo ................................PETO...........WA................132

Rainbow runners ................SALM.......RRUN................133

Yellowtail ............................JUAA............YT................134

Other large fish..................OTPG........OTLF................130

Other fish

Triggerfish ...........................CCHI........TRGF................141

Small baitfish .....................CAPE.......SMBT................142

Other small fish ..................OTPP........OTSF................140

Sharks and rays

Blacktip shark .....................TIPN........BTSH................151

Whitetip shark .....................TIPB.......WTSH................152

Hammerhead ......................TIMA.........HHS................153

Other shark .........................OTIB.......OTSH................150

Unidentified shark ................TINI.....SHARK................154

Manta ray ..........................MANT.......MANT................155

Stingray ..............................RAYA........STRY................156

Others

Marine mammals see Code Table 9

Sea turtles .........................TOMA........TURT................161

Invertebrates .......................INVE.........INVB................162

Other fauna ............................OTFA........OTFA................172

Unidentified fish ......................PENI........UNFS................170

None (no fauna) ......................NFAU.......NOFA................174

Suggested Citation: "Appendix 2." National Research Council. 1992. Dolphins and the Tuna Industry. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1983.

Code Table 13 - Birds and Epibiota

Name

Letter Code

Number Code

 

Span

Eng

 
 

Birds

Boobies

Red-footed ..........................BOPR.......RFBO..................21

Masked .............................BOMA.......MABO..................22

Brown ................................BOCA.......BRBO..................23

Unidentified booby ..............BONI.......UNBO..................20

Shearwaters

Wedge-tailed .......................PRGA......WTSW..................31

Small (Manx, Audubon) .......PRPE......SMSW..................32

Pink-footed.........................PRRO.......PFSW..................33

Unidentified shearwater .......PRNI.......UNSW..................30

Terns

Black and white .................GOBN.......BWTE..................41

White .................................GOBL.......WHTE..................42

Frigate/Man of War ................FREG........MOW..................51

Petrels .....................................PETR........PETR..................60

Jaegers ...................................ESTR........JAEG..................70

Other bird ...............................OTPJ.......OTBD..................81

Unidentified bird ......................PJNI.......UNBD..................80

Epibiota

Acorn barnacles......................BALA.......ACBR......1

Gooseneck barnacles ............PERB.......GNBR....................2

Crabs ....................................CANG.......CRAB....................3

Green seaweed .......................ALVE.......GRSW....................4

Other seaweed ........................OTAL.......OTSW....................5

Limpets ...................................LAPA.........LIMP....................6

Chitons ...................................QUIT.......CHTN....................7

Mussels .................................ALME.......MUSS....................8

Guano ...................................GUAN.......GUAN....................9

Sea turtle ..............................TOMA........TURT..................11

Other epibiota ........................OTEB.......OTEB..................10

Unidentified epibiota ...............EBNI.......UNEB..................99

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