CRD 01-15
Table 2. Gear characteristics and fishing practice variables
investigated, in alphabetical order.
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|
Variable Name |
Description |
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anchor.used
= |
presence or absence of an anchor. |
|
depth
= |
minimum depth string was set
in (in fathoms) |
|
dist2shore
= |
distance to shore (in km) binned
into the following categories: (0-0.5], (0.5-1], (1-1.5], (1.5-2], (2-2.5],
(2.5-3], (3-3.5], (3-4], (4-5],
(5-6], and >6. |
|
dist2shoreA = |
distance to shore (in km) binned
into the following categories: (0-3] and >3 |
|
escape.used
= |
presence or absence
of an escape panel |
|
km.hr = |
product of length
of string (in km) and soak duration (in hours) |
|
land.kept.mton
= |
weight of landings
of all fish species kept and not discarded (in metric tons) |
|
mesh.size
= |
size of mesh (in
inches) |
|
mesh.cats
= |
target species
that predominately use small (5.0 inches), medium (>5.0 to <7 inches),
and large mesh sizes (7 inches) |
|
month = |
month |
|
MU = |
seasonal management
units:
All of NC in winter (NC mixed stock sub-management unit)
VA mixed stock sub-management unit in winter
Northern NC in summer
Northern migratory in summer
Southern NC in summer |
|
net.height
= |
height of net |
|
num.bodo = |
number of dead
bottlenose dolphins observed taken |
|
season
= |
winter (November to April)
summer (May to October) |
|
set.dir = |
direction net was set. Choices
are:
with depth, against depth, with a loran line, with the tide, with a compass
direction, mixed reasons, other, unknown. |
|
soak.duration = |
length of time (hours) net was
left in water |
|
state.or.fed = |
indicator if the haul was in
state or federal waters |
|
string.length = |
length of string (in feet) |
|
target.species = |
primary fish species captain
said they were fishing for |
|
target.twine.cats = |
target species that predominately
were in nets with small (<0.57mm), medium (>= 0.57 to <=0.81 mm),
and large twine sizes (> 0.81 mm) |
|
tie.used = |
presence or absence of tie downs |
|
twine.size
= |
size of twine size (in mm) |
|
year = |
1996 = November 1995 to October
1996
1997 = November 1996 to October 1997
1998 = November 1997 to October 1998
1999 = November 1998 to October 1999
2000 = November 1999 to October 2000 |