namespace: http://www.imr.no/formats/nmdbiotic/v3

Datamodel for biological samples collected by or for the Institute of Marine Research in Norway. The data model version is provided as xml namespace. The version number is of the form M.N, og follows the convention that versions with the same M are compativle in the sense that common fields are identically named and defined, and that all data identifying fields (primary keys) are the same. Primary keys are modelled as xml-atributes. The requirement that field definitons should be preserved between versions are only appearantly violated when documentation needs to be clarified. The data format uses extendable code lists, so additions to the reference list must be anticipated even when version numbers are not changes. Fields that allow lookup in reference lists (foreign keys) have the type 'KeyType', which is a simple text string. Most of those reference NMDreference, and the connection to the correct reference table is provided along with field documentation below. Some reference lists are defined differently depending on species and sex of specimen. These codes have the types CompositeTaxaKeyType or CompositeTaxaSexKeyType. The correct reference list can be obtained from NMDtaxa. The data model supports listing the reference tables in the top-level node <referencetables>, and the mechanism for identifying taxa- or sex-dependent reference lists are documented in the corresponding schema types

Top-level elements

missions: MissionsType
referencetables: ReferenceTablesType

Data types

Data type: MissionsType

Keys:

No keys

Attributes:

No attributes

Children:

display name	name	type	description	reference table
Mission	< mission/>	MissionType	Missions in collection. Each mission is identfied by <missiontype>, <startyear>, <platform> and <missionnumber>

Data type: MissionType

Keys:

missiontype
startyear
platform
missionnumber

Attributes:

display name	name	type	description	reference table
Mission type	missiontype	KeyType	Type of mission. Defines procedures for sampling and conventions for registrations.	missionType: xml , referenceeditor
Year	startyear	xs:integer	The year the mission carried out.
Platform	platform	KeyType	The sampling platform for the mission.Identifies via other registries who was responsible for the data collection. For survey cruises this is normally the same as <catchplatform/> on child element fishstation, but these may differ when a sampling platform collects samples from a fishing platform (such as samples collected from commercial fisheries).	platform: xml , referenceeditor
Period	missionnumber	xs:integer	Sequential numbers identifying the mission among missions of this type <missiontype> on this platform <platform> with this start year <startyear>.

Children:

display name	name	type	description
Name	< missiontypename/>	xs:string	Name of mission type <missiontype>
Call signal	< callsignal/>	xs:string	Call sign for platform.
Platform name	< platformname/>	xs:string	Name of plattform.
Cruise number	< cruise/>	xs:string	Cruise id
Start date	< missionstartdate/>	xs:date	Start date of mission (UTC).
Stop date	< missionstopdate/>	xs:date	End date of mission (UTC).
Purpose	< purpose/>	xs:string	Description of the purpose of the mission.
Fish station	< fishstation/>	FishstationType	Fishstations sampled on this mission. Fishstations are a generalisation of fishing operations and represent data collection in a defined area and timespan, with a defined gear. En fiskestasjon er identifisert ved <serialnumber> iwithin a mission. Serialnumbers are also unique across mission for station taken the same year.

Data type: FishstationType

Keys:

serialnumber

Attributes:

display name	name	type	description	reference table
Serial no	serialnumber	xs:integer	In addition to addressing via mission, a fishstation record is uniquely identified within a year (FishstationType/stationstartdate) by its serial number. Ranges of serial numbers are typically used for each samplingplatform or mission type, but are reallocated when needed. See Norwegian documentation for details on this matter.

Children:

display name	name	type	description	reference table
Nation	< nation/>	KeyType	Code identifying the nation that sampled the station. Obtained from reference table in Data Manager.	nation: xml , referenceeditor
Platform	< catchplatform/>	KeyType	Code identifying the platform. Obtained from reference table in Data Manager.	platform: xml , referenceeditor
Station	< station/>	xs:integer	Identifies station, sampling unit. When several gears are used on the same stations there will be several recordings with the same station number. For special gears (such as multisampler), catch from different compartments may accour as different registrations with the same station number. Different numbers may be used to identify the corresponding station for other data, such as plankton, ctd, etc.
Fixed station	< fixedstation/>	KeyType	Code that identifies a regular station that is repeated in the same position at regular intervals.	fixedcoastalstation: xml , referenceeditor
Start date	< stationstartdate/>	xs:date	Date when the gear reached fishing depth (UTC).
Start time	< stationstarttime/>	xs:time	Time (UTC) when the gear reached fishing depth. For longline or gillnet, this is the time when the first hook or net was set.
Stop date	< stationstopdate/>	xs:date	Date (UTC) when the gear left fishing depth.
Stop time	< stationstoptime/>	xs:time	Time (UTC) when the gear reached fishing depth. For longline or gillnet, this is the time when the last hook or net left the water.
Station type	< stationtype/>	KeyType	Code for the type of station.	fishstationtype: xml , referenceeditor
Lat. start	< latitudestart/>	xs:decimal	Latitudinal position, when the gear reach the fishing depth. (decimal degrees, datum: WGS 84).
Lon. start	< longitudestart/>	xs:decimal	Longitudinal position, when the gear reach the fishing depth. (decimal degrees, datum: WGS 84).
Lat. end	< latitudeend/>	xs:decimal	Latitudinal position, when the gear left the fishing depth. (decimal degrees, datum: WGS 84).
Lon. end	< longitudeend/>	xs:decimal	Longitudinal position, when the gear left the fishing depth. (decimal degrees, datum: WGS 84).
System	< system/>	KeyType	System for coding <area/> and <location/>. The most important are: Statistical areas and locations defined by the Norwegian directorate of fisheries: 2 ICES areas: 3 See Norwegian documentation for additional details.	system: xml , referenceeditor
Area	< area/>	KeyType	Area as defined by system.
Location	< location/>	KeyType	Location within area, as defined by system.
Bot. depth start	< bottomdepthstart/>	xs:decimal	Depth in meters, when the gear reached fishing depth.
Bot. depth stop	< bottomdepthstop/>	xs:decimal	Depth in meters, when the gear left fishing depth.
Bot. depth mean	< bottomdepthmean/>	xs:decimal	Mean depth (m) at catch location, defined as the positions from the time the gear reached fishing depth to when it left fishing depth.
Fishing depth start	< fishingdepthstart/>	xs:decimal	Fishingdepth at startof station, when the gear is consider to have reached the targeted fishing depth.
Fishing depth stop	< fishingdepthstop/>	xs:decimal	Fishingdepth at end of station, when the gear is consider to have first left the targeted fishing depth.
Num. Depths	< fishingdepthcount/>	xs:integer	The number of targeted fishing depths at the station. The deepest and shallowest fishing depth can be read from <fishingdepthmax/> and <fishingdepthmin/>. Equal depth intervals are assumed if more than one fishingdepth is provided.
Fishing depth max.	< fishingdepthmax/>	xs:decimal	The maximal fishing depth of the gear, given in meters. If the gear has been fishing at constant depth, this field should be filled. For seine, use the maximal depth of the shoal or school, for trawl use the maximal depth of the headline i for the duration of the station. For standardised trawling over multimple depths, codes > 9000 have been used historically. See Norwegian documentation for further details.
Fishing depth min.	< fishingdepthmin/>	xs:decimal	The minimal depth the gear has been fishing, given in meters. Not filled if the gear has fished at constant depth. For trawl, use the minimal depth of the headline i for the duration of the station. For seine, give the minimal depth of the shoal or school. In older data (early 2000s and before). Fishingdepth start/stop have been registered in this field.
Fishing depth mean	< fishingdepthmean/>	xs:decimal	Used if minimal and maximal fishing depth can not be given. Primarily used by for data contribution from fishing vessels (the reference fleet).
Temperature fishing depth	< fishingdepthtemperature/>	xs:decimal	Avergae temperature at fishing depth in degrees Celcius, as read from sesnor on trawl door.
Gear no.	< gearno/>	xs:integer	Specify the exact gear used, see identifier on gear (if present).
Sweep length	< sweeplength/>	xs:decimal	Sweep length (m).
Gear	< gear/>	KeyType	Code for the gear used. See Norwegian documentation for additional details.	equipment: xml , referenceeditor
Gear count	< gearcount/>	xs:integer	The number of gears used, for chained gears or fishing with multiple identical gears. For gillnets: the number of nets in the chain. For longlines, the number of hooks on the line. For other gear (such as traps): the number of gears.
Direction	< direction/>	xs:decimal	Direction of haul, relative to north. Only filled if the hauled was done in approximately constant direction. North is entered as 360 degrees.
Gear flow	< gearflow/>	xs:decimal	Flow through gear in knots (nm/h). Read from sensor.
Vessel speed	< vesselspeed/>	xs:decimal	Vessel speed over ground in knots (nm/h). Read from GPS.
Start log	< logstart/>	xs:decimal	Log (nm) read at start of station.
Stop log	< logstop/>	xs:decimal	Log (nm) at end of station.
Distance	< distance/>	xs:decimal	Towed distance in nautical miles. GPS data should be used when possible. When bottom trawling for quantitative estimates of stocks, the trawl should be towed a given distance over the seabed as measured by GPS. Time, speed and distance for the haul should be registered independet of each other. This prosedure should also be used for qualitative hauls. There are no standards in these respects for pelagic trawling.
Gear condition	< gearcondition/>	KeyType	Condition of the gear after haul.	gearcondition: xml , referenceeditor
Quality	< samplequality/>	KeyType	Specifies how the catch reflect the amount of fish and composition of species in the area, based on the way catch was fished or reported and based on the behaviour of the gear during fishing.	samplequality: xml , referenceeditor
Vertical trawl opening	< verticaltrawlopening/>	xs:decimal	Mean opening of trawl during station (m). Read from SCANMAR .
Trawl opening SD	< verticaltrawlopeningsd/>	xs:decimal	Standard deviation of trawl opening (m). Read from SCANMAR.
Door type	< trawldoortype/>	KeyType	Code for type of trawldoor.	trawldoortype: xml , referenceeditor
Door surface	< trawldoorarea/>	xs:decimal	Area of the trawl door in square meters.
Door weight	< trawldoorweight/>	xs:decimal	Weight of trawl door in kg.
Door spread	< trawldoorspread/>	xs:decimal	Mean distance between trawl-doors (m). Read from sensors mounted on doors.
Door spread SD	< trawldoorspreadsd/>	xs:decimal	Standard deviation of door spread (m). Accurate to one decimal point. Read from PC connected to SCANMAR (Scan-prog.)
Wingspread	< wingspread/>	xs:decimal	Mean wingspread (m) for the trawling. Read from sensor.
Wingspread SD	< wingspreadsd/>	xs:decimal	Standard deviation of wingspread (m).
Wire length	< wirelength/>	xs:decimal	Representative length of trawl-wires (m) during the station.
Wire diameter	< wirediameter/>	xs:decimal	Diameter for trawl wire (mm).
Wire density	< wiredensity/>	xs:decimal	Wire density in kg / m wire.
Soak time	< soaktime/>	xs:decimal	Time the gear has been in the sea. Given in decimal hours.
Trip numb.	< tripno/>	xs:integer	Trip number. Used by commercial vessels, such as the reference fleet. A trip is usually defined as the time period between departure from port and landing of catch.
Fish abundance	< fishabundance/>	KeyType	Code for amount of fish. Special field used 1989-1993. Legacy codes. See Norwegian documentation for additional information.	fishabundance: xml , referenceeditor
Fish distribution	< fishdistribution/>	KeyType	Code for vertical distribution of fish. Special field used 1989-1993. Legacy codes. See Norwegian documentation for additional information.	fishdistribution: xml , referenceeditor
Landing site	< landingsite/>	KeyType	Code for landing site or location.	landingsite: xml , referenceeditor
Fishing ground	< fishingground/>	KeyType	Name (code) of fishing grounds where the vessel is fishing. Reported from inspections. By the Directorate of Fisheries.	fishingground: xml , referenceeditor
Count of vessels at ground	< vesselcount/>	xs:integer	Number of vessels fishing on fishing grounds. Reported from inspections from the directorate of fisheries.
Data quality	< dataquality/>	KeyType	Code for the quality of the data. See Norwegian documentation for additional details. If this field is not filled, specific knowledge of how the station was sampled is likely required to interpret the data from this station.	dataquality: xml , referenceeditor
Haul validity	< haulvalidity/>	KeyType	Code for vailidty of haul. Conflated with the field <samplequality>. Conventions for which of these fields to use are governed by missiontype.	haulvalidity: xml , referenceeditor
Flora	< flora/>	KeyType	Code for describing the kind of vegetation on seabed.	flora: xml , referenceeditor
Vegetation cover	< vegetationcover/>	KeyType	Code for the amount of vegetational cover on seabed.	vegetationcover: xml , referenceeditor
Visibility	< visibility/>	KeyType	Code for visibility through the water. Observed at end of station.	visibility: xml , referenceeditor
Water level	< waterlevel/>	xs:decimal	water level (cm). Measured with 5 cm presicion relative to normal height which is subjectively determined from growth on rocks etc. Observed at end of station.
Wind direction	< winddirection/>	xs:decimal	Direction of wind in degrees, relative to north. Observed at end of station.
Wind speed	< windspeed/>	xs:decimal	Wind speed (knots). Observed at end of station.
Clouds	< clouds/>	KeyType	Meterological code (WMO code 2700) describing the cloud coverage in unit: okta. Observed at end of station.	clouds: xml , referenceeditor
Sea	< sea/>	KeyType	Meterological code (WMO code 3700, Douglas Sea scale) describing height of waves. Observed at end of station.	sea: xml , referenceeditor
Weather	< weather/>	KeyType	Meterological code (WMO code 4561) describing the weather. Observed at end of station.	weather: xml , referenceeditor
Comment	< stationcomment/>	xs:string	Information about noteworthy events at the station.
Catch sample	< catchsample/>	CatchsampleType	Catch samples from this station. Each catchsample is identified by <catchsampleid> for a given fishstation.

Data type: CatchsampleType

Keys:

catchsampleid

Attributes:

display name	name	type	description	reference table
Catch sample no.	catchsampleid	xs:integer	Catch sample number. Identifies a catch sample for a station.

Children:

display name	name	type	description	reference table
Taxa name	< commonname/>	xs:string	Vernacular name or other non-standardized name for species or stock.
Species	< catchcategory/>	KeyType	Species and stock code. Usually corresponds to taxonomic serial number (TSN/ITIS). Exceptions are marked in reference table.	taxa: xml , referenceeditor
Sample no.	< catchpartnumber/>	xs:integer	Number to identify the sample given species and station. See Norwegian documentaiton for additional information.
Aphia-code	< aphia/>	KeyType	Code for taxonomic classification in the WORMS (World Register of Marine Species) database.
Sci.name	< scientificname/>	xs:string	Scientific name for taxonomic classification.
Identification	< identification/>	KeyType	Degree of certainty in identification of species.	identification: xml , referenceeditor
Foreign object	< foreignobject/>	KeyType	Registering of non-biological material.	foreignobject: xml , referenceeditor
Sample type	< sampletype/>	KeyType	Code for the type of sample. See Norwegian documentation for historical codes and additional information.	sampletype: xml , referenceeditor
Group	< group/>	KeyType	Code to flag if the sample is taken from a particular segment of the catch for this species. See Norwegian documentation for additional details.	group: xml , referenceeditor
Preservation	< conservation/>	KeyType	Code for how the sample is preserved.	Conservation: xml , referenceeditor
Product type	< catchproducttype/>	KeyType	Description of the product on which measurements of total catch are performed <catchweight/>, <catchvolume/>. Amongst other things the degree of prosessing (gutting) of fish is desribed.	producttype: xml , referenceeditor
Raising factor	< raisingfactor/>	xs:decimal	Used if catch sample measurements (<catchweight/>, <catchvolume/> og<catchcount/>) were done on a representative subsample, rather than the entire catch. For instance when species are sorted after subsampling. The raising factor is the ratio of the total catch to the subsample. This field is not always given, even when subsampling was done. Note that <catchweight/>, <catchvolume/> og<catchcount/> are the raised values. For example, you may divide <catchweight/> by <raisingfactor/> to get the weight of the subsample.
Weight	< catchweight/>	xs:decimal	Weigth (kg) of the part of the total catch that is represented by this sample. See <catchproducttype/> for product. If catch has been subsampled this is an estimate. The raising factor used is given by <raisingfactor/>, but total catch may be estimated even if <raisingfactor/> is not given.
Volume	< catchvolume/>	xs:decimal	Volume(l) of the part of the total catch that is represented by this sample. See <catchproducttype/> for product type. If catch has been subsampled this is an estimate. The raising factor used is given by <raisingfactor/>, but total catch may be estimated even if <raisingfactor/> is not given.
Count	< catchcount/>	xs:integer	Count of fish in the part of the total catch that is represented by this sample. Often estimated from weight and count in length-measurements (<lengthsamplecount/>*<catchweight/>/<lenghsampleweight/>).
Abundance category	< abundancecategory/>	KeyType	Code for qualitative description of the amount of catch.	abundancecategory: xml , referenceeditor
Sample product type	< sampleproducttype/>	KeyType	Description of the product on which sample measurements were made (<lengthsampleweight/>, <lengthsamplevolume/>). Amongst other things the degree of prosessing (gutting) of fish is desribed.	producttype: xml , referenceeditor
Length measurement	< lengthmeasurement/>	KeyType	Method of measurement. Length is measured for fish, diameter for jellyfish and carapax length etc. for shellfish. See Norwegian documentation for additional details.	lengthmeasurement: xml , referenceeditor
Length sample weight	< lengthsampleweight/>	xs:decimal	Weight (kg) of the fish for which length was measured. See <sampleproducttype/> for product type.
Length sample volum	< lengthsamplevolume/>	xs:decimal	Volume (l) of the fish for which length was measured. See <sampleproducttype/> for product type.
Length sample count	< lengthsamplecount/>	xs:integer	Count of fish for which length was measured. Including samples where more measurements than length were done (<specimensamplecount/>.
Specimen sample count	< specimensamplecount/>	xs:integer	Count of fish for which detailed individual samples were taken (<individual/>). This refers to all samples where more than length measurements were taken.
Age sample count	< agesamplecount/>	xs:integer	Count of fish for which age samples were taken from this catch sample.
Aging structure	< agingstructure/>	KeyType	Specifies which kind of structure is collected for age determination.	agingstructure: xml , referenceeditor
Parasite	< parasite/>	KeyType	Specifies if parasites were checked for or found.	parasite: xml , referenceeditor
Stomach	< stomach/>	KeyType	Specifies the kind of stomach sampling done, if any.	stomach: xml , referenceeditor
Intestine	< intestine/>	KeyType	Specifies the kind of intestine sample collected, if any.	intestine: xml , referenceeditor
Genetics	< tissuesample/>	KeyType	Specifies if samples for genetic identification was taken.	tissuesample: xml , referenceeditor
Sample frozen	< samplerecipient/>	KeyType	Code for recipient of sample. Used when sample is shipped for further processing.	samplerecipient: xml , referenceeditor
Comment	< catchcomment/>	xs:string	Information about observations on species or incidents while measuring.
Individual	< individual/>	IndividualType	Samples of individuals from this catch sample. Each individual is identified by <specimenid>

Data type: IndividualType

Keys:

specimenid

Attributes:

display name	name	type	description	reference table
Specimen no.	specimenid	xs:integer	Identifies the individual in a catchsample

Children:

display name	name	type	description	reference table
Product type	< individualproducttype/>	KeyType	Description of the product on which sample measurements was made (<individualweight/>, <individualvolume/>). Amongst other things the degree of prosessing (gutting) of fish is desribed.	producttype: xml , referenceeditor
Weight	< individualweight/>	xs:decimal	Weight (kg).
Volume	< individualvolume/>	xs:decimal	Volume (l).
Length interval	< lengthresolution/>	KeyType	Code for the precision used when measuring length.	lengthresolution: xml , referenceeditor
Length	< length/>	xs:decimal	Length (m). Measured to the precision specified by <lengthresolution/>. As specified in <CatchsampleType/lengthmeasurement>. Electronic registration from measuring devices may provide data that seem to be of higher resolution, but the resolution provided in <lengthresolution/> still reflects the intended precision of the person measuring. Length is defined as rounded to the lower end of the intervall, but exceptions may occur depending on measuring equipment or conventions for specific time-series.
Fat	< fat/>	KeyType	Code for qualitative specification of fat in fish.	fat: xml , referenceeditor
Fat percent	< fatpercent/>	xs:decimal	Measurement of fat content as fraction in filet (%) using instrument from Distell. Used for Herring and Mackerel.
Sex	< sex/>	KeyType	Codef or sex.	sex: xml , referenceeditor
Stage	< maturationstage/>	KeyType	Maturation given by the general description of stage. See the Norwegian documentation for additional detail.	maturationstage: xml , referenceeditor
Spec. stage	< specialstage/>	CompositeTaxaSexKeyType	Maturation given by species specific descriptions. See the reference table and the Norwegian documentation for additional details. Reference table is organised under taxa, and lookup can be done using species, sex and code.	taxa: xml , referenceeditor
Egg stage	< eggstage/>	CompositeTaxaSexKeyType	Stadium used for capelin. See the reference table and the Norwegian documentation for additional information. Reference table is organised under taxa, and lookup can be done using species, sex and code.	taxa: xml , referenceeditor
Moulting stage	< moultingstage/>	CompositeTaxaKeyType	Moulting stage. See Norwegian documentation for additional details.	taxa: xml , referenceeditor
Spawning frequency	< spawningfrequency/>	CompositeTaxaKeyType	Code for Frequency of spawning. Used for some shellfish.	taxa: xml , referenceeditor
Stomach fill Field	< stomachfillfield/>	KeyType	Stomach content, as determined in field.	stomachfill: xml , referenceeditor
Stomach fill Lab.	< stomachfilllab/>	KeyType	Stomach content, as determined in laboratory.	stomachfill: xml , referenceeditor
Digestion	< digestion/>	KeyType	Degree of digestion.	digestion: xml , referenceeditor
Liver	< liver/>	KeyType	Qualitative description of the size of the liver.	liver: xml , referenceeditor
Liver parasite	< liverparasite/>	KeyType	Qualitative description of the amount of parasites on the liver.	liverparasite: xml , referenceeditor
Gill worms	< gillworms/>	KeyType	Denotes any finding of gillworms.	gillworms: xml , referenceeditor
Gill tumors	< swollengills/>	KeyType	Denotes if gills are swollen due to gill tumors.	swollengills: xml , referenceeditor
Fungus-heart	< fungusheart/>	KeyType	Signs of fungal disease from inspection of heart.	fungusheart: xml , referenceeditor
Fungal spores	< fungusspores/>	KeyType	Signs of fungal disease from microscopic examination of heart.	fungusspores: xml , referenceeditor
Fungus-outer	< fungusouter/>	KeyType	Signs of fungal disease from external examination.	fungusouter: xml , referenceeditor
Black spot	< blackspot/>	KeyType	Small black spots on the fish. Used for cod.	blackspot: xml , referenceeditor
Vertebrae	< vertebraecount/>	xs:integer	The number of vertebrae. See Norwegian documentation for additional details.
Gonad weight	< gonadweight/>	xs:decimal	Weight gonade (kg).
Liver weight	< liverweight/>	xs:decimal	Weight liver (kg).
Stomach weight	< stomachweight/>	xs:decimal	Weight stomach (kg).
Diameter	< diameter/>	xs:decimal	Diameter (m). Only specified if this is measured in addition to main length measurement (<CatchsampleType/lengthmeasurement>).
Mantle length	< mantlelength/>	xs:decimal	Mantle length (m). Only specified if this is measured in addition to main length measurement (<CatchsampleType/lengthmeasurement>).
Carapace length	< carapacelength/>	xs:decimal	Carapace length (m). Only specified if this is measured in addition to main length measurement (<CatchsampleType/lengthmeasurement>).
Head length	< headlength/>	xs:decimal	Head length (m). Only specified if this is measured in addition to main length measurement (<CatchsampleType/lengthmeasurement>).
Snout to end of tail	< snouttoendoftail/>	xs:decimal	Snout to end of tail (m). Only specified if this is measured in addition to main length measurement (<CatchsampleType/lengthmeasurement>).
Snout to end of tail squeezed	< snouttoendsqueezed/>	xs:decimal	Snout to end of tail squeezed (m). Only specified if this is measured in addition to main length measurement (<CatchsampleType/lengthmeasurement>).
Snout to anal fin	< snouttoanalfin/>	xs:decimal	Snout to anal fin (m). Only specified if this is measured in addition to main length measurement (<CatchsampleType/lengthmeasurement>).
Snout to dorsal fin	< snouttodorsalfin/>	xs:decimal	Snout to dorsal fin (m). Only specified if this is measured in addition to main length measurement (<CatchsampleType/lengthmeasurement>).
Fork length	< forklength/>	xs:decimal	Snout to fork in tail (Fork length, m). Only specified if this is measured in addition to main length measurement (<CatchsampleType/lengthmeasurement>).
Snout to bone knob	< snouttoboneknob/>	xs:decimal	Snout to bone knob (m). Only specified if this is measured in addition to main length measurement (<CatchsampleType/lengthmeasurement>).
Length without head	< lengthwithouthead/>	xs:decimal	Length without head (m). Only specified if this is measured in addition to main length measurement (<CatchsampleType/lengthmeasurement>).
Carapace width	< carapacewidth/>	xs:decimal	Carapace width (m). Only specified if this is measured in addition to main length measurement (<CatchsampleType/lengthmeasurement>).
Width of right claw	< rightclawwidth/>	xs:decimal	Width of right claw (m). Only specified if this is measured in addition to main length measurement (<CatchsampleType/lengthmeasurement>).
Length of right claw	< rightclawlength/>	xs:decimal	Length of right claw (m). Only specified if this is measured in addition to main length measurement (<CatchsampleType/lengthmeasurement>).
Width of third foot meros	< meroswidth/>	xs:decimal	Width of third foot meros (m). Only specified if this is measured in addition to main length measurement (<CatchsampleType/lengthmeasurement>).
Length of third foot meros	< meroslength/>	xs:decimal	Length of third foot meros (m). Only specified if this is measured in addition to main length measurement (<CatchsampleType/lengthmeasurement>).
Japanese cut	< japanesecut/>	xs:decimal	Japanese cut (m). Only specified if this is measured in addition to main length measurement (<CatchsampleType/lengthmeasurement>).
Abdomen width	< abdomenwidth/>	xs:decimal	Abdomen width (m). Only specified if this is measured in addition to main length measurement (<CatchsampleType/lengthmeasurement>).
Tissue sample no.	< tissuesamplenumber/>	xs:integer	Identifier for tissue samples.
Comment	< individualcomment/>	xs:string	Comments.
App. Agereading	< preferredagereading/>	xs:integer	Indicates preferred age reading for an individual refers to <AgedterminationType/agedeterminationid>.
Age reading	< agedetermination/>	AgedeterminationType	Age readings for this individual. Each age reading is identified by <agedeterminationid>
Tagging	< tag/>	TagType	Tags on this individual. Each tag is identified by <tagid>
Prey sample	< prey/>	PreyType	Prey samples. Each prey sample is identified by <preysampleid>.

Data type: AgedeterminationType

Keys:

agedeterminationid

Attributes:

display name	name	type	description	reference table
No	agedeterminationid	xs:integer	Identifies age reading

Children:

display name	name	type	description	reference table
Aging structure read	< agingstructureread/>	CompositeTaxaKeyType	Code for specifying which aging structure was read.	taxa: xml , referenceeditor
Weight of ageing structure	< agingstructureweight/>	xs:decimal	Weight in mg.
Length of ageing structure	< agingstructurelength/>	xs:decimal	Length in mm.
NWP	< nowearpoint/>	xs:decimal	The spine thickness (mm) at the point where the enamel is starting to be worn and the zones are no longer counted. Measured in the fish's longitudinal direction.
ESB	< externalspinebase/>	xs:decimal	The spine thickness (mm) at the base of the spine. Measured in the fish´ longitudinal direction.
Counted annual zones	< countedannualage/>	xs:integer	The interpreted number of annual zones in the enamel of the spine. If the enamel is worn on the outer part of the spine, zones are counted from the base to the point where the enamel is starting to be worn, the no-wear-point (NWP).
Age	< age/>	xs:integer	Age. See Norwegian documentation for details about how age is determined.
Spawning age	< spawningage/>	xs:integer	Age of specimen at first spawning.
Smolt age	< smoltage/>	xs:integer	Smolt age read from scales. The smolt age is the number of years spent in river before migration to sea.
Marine age	< marineage/>	xs:integer	Marine age read from scales. The marine age is the number of years spent in sea, after migration from river.
Spawning zones	< spawningzones/>	xs:integer	The number of spawning zones read.
Readability	< readability/>	KeyType	Code for legibility of aging structure.	otolithreadability: xml , referenceeditor
Otolith type	< otolithtype/>	CompositeTaxaKeyType	Classification of otolith. See Norwegian documentation for additional details.	taxa: xml , referenceeditor
Otolith edge	< otolithedge/>	KeyType	Desciption of edge on otolith.	otolithedge: xml , referenceeditor
Otolith centre	< otolithcentre/>	KeyType	Description of otolith core.	otolithcentre: xml , referenceeditor
Calibration	< calibration/>	xs:integer	The number of divisions in the eyepiece graticule on 2 milimeters. Calibration is done for the lens and magnification used when reading the growthzones.
Growthzone 1	< growthzone1/>	xs:integer	Size of growth zone in integer number of divisions (see <calibration/>).
Growthzone 2	< growthzone2/>	xs:integer	Size of growth zone in integer number of divisions (see <calibration/>).
Growthzone 3	< growthzone3/>	xs:integer	Size of growth zone in integer number of divisions (see <calibration/>).
Growthzone 4	< growthzone4/>	xs:integer	Size of growth zone in integer number of divisions (see <calibration/>).
Growthzone 5	< growthzone5/>	xs:integer	Size of growth zone in integer number of divisions (see <calibration/>).
Growthzone 6	< growthzone6/>	xs:integer	Size of growth zone in integer number of divisions (see <calibration/>).
Growthzone 7	< growthzone7/>	xs:integer	Size of growth zone in integer number of divisions (see <calibration/>).
Growthzone 8	< growthzone8/>	xs:integer	Size of growth zone in integer number of divisions (see <calibration/>).
Growthzone 9	< growthzone9/>	xs:integer	Size of growth zone in integer number of divisions (see <calibration/>).
Growth zones total	< growthzonestotal/>	xs:integer	Total number of growth zones measured.
Coastal annuli	< coastalannuli/>	xs:integer	Historically used for a Norwegian spring-spawning herring stock. See Norwgeian documentaiton for additional details.
Oceanic annuli	< oceanicannuli/>	xs:integer	Historically used for a Norwegian spring-spawning herring stock. See Norwgeian documentaiton for additional details.
Blind reading	< blindreading/>	KeyType	Age was determined without knowledge of length, weight, sex or maturation.	blindreading: xml , referenceeditor
Reading date	< readingdate/>	xs:date	Date (UTC) when age was read.
Age reader	< agereader/>	KeyType	Code to identify the person that read the age.	agereader: xml , referenceeditor

Data type: TagType

Keys:

tagid

Attributes:

display name	name	type	description	reference table
Tag no.	tagid	xs:integer	Tag number for tagged or recaptured fish.

Children:

display name	name	type	description	reference table
Tag type	< tagtype/>	KeyType	Code for the type of tag used.	tagtype: xml , referenceeditor

Data type: PreyType

Keys:

preysampleid

Attributes:

display name	name	type	description	reference table
Prey sample no.	preysampleid	xs:integer	Identifies prey sample from a predator.

Children:

display name	name	type	description	reference table
Sample no.	< preypartnumber/>	xs:integer	Identifies the prey sample. Use different number for different prey samples that are of the same species and taken from the same individual.
Species	< preycategory/>	KeyType	Species of prey (TSN code).	taxa: xml , referenceeditor
Source	< source/>	KeyType	Code to indicate the source of the prey sample.	source: xml , referenceeditor
Digestion	< preydigestion/>	KeyType	Degree of digestion of prey.	digestion: xml , referenceeditor
Count	< totalcount/>	xs:integer	Number of individuals of this prey in stomach.
Weight unit	< weightresolution/>	KeyType	The precision of the weight (<totalweight/>).	weightresolution: xml , referenceeditor
Prey weight	< totalweight/>	xs:decimal	Total weight of prey (kg). Precision of measurement as identified in <weightresolution/>.
Interval	< interval/>	KeyType	Interval for length groups measured <preylength/>.	lengthresolution: xml , referenceeditor
Dev. stage	< devstage/>	KeyType	Developmental stage for prey.	devstage: xml , referenceeditor
Length unit	< preylengthmeasurement/>	KeyType	Code for method of measurement for lengths given as <preylength/>.	lengthmeasurement: xml , referenceeditor
Prey-Length	< preylengthfrequencytable/>	PreylengthType	Length measurements of this prey.
Prey-Dev. Stage	< copepodedevstagefrequencytable/>	CopepodedevstageType	Determinations of copepode developmental stage for this prey.

Data type: PreylengthType

Keys:

preylengthid

Attributes:

display name	name	type	description	reference table
No	preylengthid	xs:integer	Identifies a line of length measurements in frequency table.

Children:

display name	name	type	description	reference table
Length	< lengthintervalstart/>	xs:decimal	Shortest length (inclusive) for organisms counted in <lengthintervalcount/>. Given in meters.
Count	< lengthintervalcount/>	xs:integer	The number of organisms in the interval given by the lower limit <lengthintervalstart/> and PreyType/<interval/>.

Data type: CopepodedevstageType

Keys:

copepodedevstage

Attributes:

display name	name	type	description	reference table
Copep. stage	copepodedevstage	KeyType	Copepode stadium whoose count is given in <devstagecount/>.	copepodedevstage: xml , referenceeditor

Children:

display name	name	type	description	reference table
Count	< devstagecount/>	xs:integer	The number of organisms in the given developmental stage <copepodedevstage/>.

Data type: ReferenceTablesType

Keys:

No keys

Attributes:

No attributes

Children:

name	type	description
< missiontypetable/>	MissiontypeTableType	Reference table for MissionType/missiontype
< platformtable/>	PlatformTableType	Reference table for MissionType/platform and FishstationType/catchplatform
< nationtable/>	NationTableType	Reference table for FishstationType/nation
< fixedstationtable/>	FixedstationTableType	Reference table for FishstationType/fixedstation
< stationtypetable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for FishstationType/station
< systemtable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for FishstationType/system
< geartable/>	GearTableType	Reference table for FishstationType/gear
< gearconditiontable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for FishstationType/gearcondition
< samplequalitytable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for FishstationType/samplequality
< trawldoortypetable/>	TrawldoorTableType	Reference table for FishstationType/trawldoortype
< fishabundancetable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for FishstationType/fishabundance
< fishdistributiontable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for FishstationType/fishdistribution
< landingssitetable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for FishstationType/landingsite
< fishinggroundtable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for FishstationType/fishingground
< dataqualitytable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for FishstationType/dataquality
< floratable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for FishstationType/flora
< vegetationcovertable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for FishstationType/vegetationcover
< visibilitytable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for FishstationType/visibility
< haulvaliditytable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for FishstationType/haulvalidity
< cloudstable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for FishstationType/clouds
< seatable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for FishstationType/sea
< weathertable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for FishstationType/weather
< taxatable/>	TaxaTableType	Reference table for CatchsampleType@catchcategory and PreyType@preycategory, as well as conditional reference tables for IndividualType/specialstage, IndividualType/eggstage, IndividualType/moultingstage, IndividualType/spawningfrequency, AgedeterminationType/agingstructureread and AgedeterminationType/otolithtype
< identificationtable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for CatchsampleType/identification
< sampletypetable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for CatchsampleType/sampletype
< grouptable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for CatchsampleType/group
< conservationtable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for CatchsampleType/conservation
< producttypetable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for CatchsampleType/catchproducttype, CatchsampleType/sampleproducttype and IndividualType/individualproductype
< abundancecategorytable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for CatchsampleType/abundancecategory
< lengthmeasurementtable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for CatchsampleType/lengthmeasurement and PreyType/preylengthmeasurement
< agingstructuretable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for CatchsampleType/agingstructure
< parasitetable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for CatchsampleType/parasite
< stomachtable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for CatchsampleType/stomach
< intestinetable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for CatchsampleType/intestine
< tissuesampletable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for CatchsampleType/tissuesample
< samplerecipienttable/>	ListTableType
< foreignobjecttable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for CatchsampleType/foreignobject
< lengthresolutiontable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for IndividualType/lengthresolution and PreyType/interval
< fattable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for IndividualType/fat
< sextable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for IndividualType/sex
< maturationstagetable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for IndividualType/maturationstage
< stomachfilltable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for IndividualType/stomachfillfield and IndividualType/stomachfilllab
< digestiontable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for IndividualType/digestion and PreyType/digestion
< livertable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for IndividualType/liver
< liverparasitetable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for IndividualType/liverparasite
< gillwormstable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for IndividualType/gillworms
< swollengillstable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for IndividualType/swollengills
< fungushearttable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for IndividualType/fungusheart
< fungussporestable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for IndividualType/fungusspores
< fungusoutertable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for IndividualType/fungusouter
< blackspottable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for IndividualType/blackspot
< readabilitytable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for AgedeterminationType/readability
< otolithedgetable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for AgedeterminationType/otolithedge
< otolithcentretable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for AgedeterminationType/otolithcentre
< blindreadingtable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for AgedeterminationType/blindreading
< agereadertable/>	AgereaderTableType	Reference table for AgedeterminationType/agereader
< tagtypetable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for TagType/tagtype
< preysourcetable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for PreyType/source
< weightresolutiontable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for PreyType/weightresolution
< devstagetable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for PreyType/devstage
< copepodedevstagetable/>	ListTableType	Reference table for CopepodedevstageType/copepodedevstage

Data type: ReferenceTableType

Keys:

Attributes:

display name	name	type	description	reference table
	referenceurl	xs:string	Url identifying a referece table for all possible (legal) codes for the data.

Children:

No children

Data type: ListTableType

Super type: ReferenceTableType

Keys:

No keys

Attributes:

No attributes

Children:

display name	name	type	description	reference table
	< reference/>	ref:KeyValueElementType	KeyType indexes reference/code

Data type: TaxaTableType

Super type: ReferenceTableType

Keys:

No keys

Attributes:

No attributes

Children:

display name	name	type	description	reference table
	< reference/>	ref:TaxaElementType	Type for associating KeyTypes to the reference table taxa. KeyType t, indexes ref:reference/tsn==t. Taxa-conditional reference data are also found in this structure through composite keys. referencedata for specialstage has key composed from CompositeTaxaSexKeyType key and are located in: ref:reference/tsn==key/../../../catchcategory]/lists[@property=="specialstage" & @sexcode==key/../../sex]/tablename (code==t). referencedata for spawningfrequency has key composed from CompositeTaxaKeyType: ref:reference/tsn==key/../../../catchcategory]/lists[@property=="spawningfrequency"]/row/name==key]/tablename (code==t). referencedata for eggstage has key composed from key composed from CompositeTaxaSexKeyType key and are located in: ref:reference/tsn==key/../../../catchcategory]/lists[@property=="eggstage" & @sexcode==key/../../sex]/tablename (code==t). referencedata for moultingstage has key composed from CompositeTaxaKeyType and are located in: ref:reference/tsn==key/../../../catchcategory]/lists[@property=="skallalder"]/tablename. (code=t) referencedata for otolithtype has key composed from CompositeTaxaKeyType and are located in: ref:reference/tsn==key/../../../catchcategory]/lists[@property=="otolithtype"]/tablename. (code==t) referencedata for agingstructureread has key composed from CompositeTaxaKeyType and are located in: ref:reference/tsn==key/../../../catchcategory]/lists[@property=="agingstructureread"]/tablename (code==t).

Data type: PlatformTableType

Super type: ReferenceTableType

Keys:

No keys

Attributes:

No attributes

Children:

display name	name	type	description	reference table
	< reference/>	ref:PlatformElementType	KeyType t, indexes reference/platformnumber

Data type: FixedstationTableType

Super type: ReferenceTableType

Keys:

No keys

Attributes:

No attributes

Children:

display name	name	type	description	reference table
	< reference/>	ref:FixedCoastalstationType	KeyType t, indexes reference/station==t

Data type: NationTableType

Super type: ReferenceTableType

Keys:

No keys

Attributes:

No attributes

Children:

display name	name	type	description	reference table
	< reference/>	ref:NationElementType	KeyType t, indexes reference/nation==t

Data type: MissiontypeTableType

Super type: ReferenceTableType

Keys:

No keys

Attributes:

No attributes

Children:

display name	name	type	description	reference table
	< reference/>	ref:MissionTypeElementType	KeyType t, indexes reference/code==t

Data type: GearTableType

Super type: ReferenceTableType

Keys:

No keys

Attributes:

No attributes

Children:

display name	name	type	description	reference table
	< reference/>	ref:EquipmentElementType	KeyType t, indexes reference/code==t

Data type: TrawldoorTableType

Super type: ReferenceTableType

Keys:

No keys

Attributes:

No attributes

Children:

display name	name	type	description	reference table
	< reference/>	ref:TrawldoorElementType	KeyType t, indexes reference/code==t

Data type: AgereaderTableType

Super type: ReferenceTableType

Keys:

No keys

Attributes:

No attributes

Children:

display name	name	type	description	reference table
	< reference/>	ref:AgeReaderElementType	KeyType t, indexes reference/code==t

Data type: ListType

Keys:

No keys

Attributes:

No attributes

Children:

display name	name	type	description	reference table
	< row/>	xs:anyType