Specifications

Data Collection and Validation
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This is a required header field containing a code representing the
geographical location of the tag event (e.g., a hatchery location for the
original marking, or a trap or dam location of a subsequent recapture event).
The code must be a code from a predefined drop-down value list.
Tagger
Lastname I Mandatory
This is a required header field containing a last name and first initial (e.g.,
BODY A).
Coordinator ID
[Valid Coordinator ID] Mandatory
This field contains the initials of the individual in charge of the PIT tag
marking or recovery activity.
The code must be from the predefined drop-down value list.
Organization
[Valid Organization] Mandatory
This field contains the code for the agency or entity responsible for the PIT
tag marking or recovery activity.
The code must be from the predefined drop-down value list.
Tag Method
[Valid Tagging
Method]
Mandatory
This field contains the (abbreviated) four-character method by which PIT tags
were inserted into the fish. If all Tag Detail records in the tag session refer to
the recapture or mortality of previously-tagged fish, the value is “NONE”.
The code must from the predefined drop-down value list.
Tagging Temp.
nn.n Mandatory
This field contains the temperature (00.0-25.0°C, inclusive) of the tagging
water. A value of 25.0 should be entered if the water temperature is not
available, or the value is not applicable (e.g., a multi-week recapture
session).
Post Tag Temp.
nn.n Optional
When there is a significant time interval between the marking and release of
PIT-tagged fish, this field contains the temperature (00.0-25.0°C, inclusive)
of the water in the post-tagging holding facilities (e.g., an outdoor raceway).
Raceway/Transect
Text Optional
This field contains an abbreviated description of the sampling location, to a
maximum of six characters.