Marine mammal biological data form

DOC/NOAA Fisheries
Pacific Islands Region
Longline Observer Program
Marine Mammal Biological Data Form

Observer ID

Most Common Mammals
PC False Killer Whale
GG Risso's Dolphin
GM Shortfinned Pilot Whale
UW Whales/Dolphins/Porpoises
TT Bottlenose Dolphin
MN Humpback Whale

Species Code

Capture
Day

Month

Year

Hour

Deg.

Decimal Min.

Deg.

Comment?

Minute

.

Longitude

Hooking/Entanglement
Y Yes
N No
U Unknown

Hooked ?

Hook Location
Entangle Location

0
0

01
02
03
04
05
06
07

Day

Month

(Enter comments on back of this form.)

Decimal Min.

Latitude
Y Yes
N No
U Unk.

Year

Hour

Disposition Code

Minute

0

2 0
Deg.

Tags
Present?

Catch Form Line No.

Release

N/S

E/W

Catch Form Page No.

Tag?

Landed

Decimal Min.

Photo?
Sketch?

Date/Time

.

Latitude

Set No.

Specimen?

2 0

Date/Time

Trip No.

Deg.

Decimal Min.

Longitude

01 Previously dead
02 Relsd. unharmed
03 Relsd. injured
04 Died
05 Escaped
06 Treated as catch
07 Other/Unknown

N/S
Tags
Removed?

.
E/W

Tags
Applied?

.

Measurements

Female

Round to the nearest whole cm.

Entangled ?

Ingested (in esophagus)
Head/Beak/Mouth
Wing/Front Flipper
Body/Shell
Unknown
Tail
Leg/Foot/Rear Flipper

Fetus Gender

cm

Length

Lactating?

Curvilinear?

M Male
F Female

cm

Girth

Gear Removal

00
01
02
03
04
05
06
99

Fetus Length

Unknown
Fell from gear, point unknown
Fell from gear while in water.
Fell from gear once out of water.
Fell from gear by force of roller.
Removal req. cutting gear/animal
Removal with no cutting.
Other

X None
H Hook
L Line
B Both Hook and Line
Describe hook or line and length left on animal:

Remaining Gear

.

cm

Curvilinear?

Flipper Length

cm

Light Device
Complete only if light devices were used and the light device type has been indicated on the gear configuration form.

Color
Code

01
02
03
04
05

Blue
Green
Black
Pink
White

06
07
08
09
10

Yellow
Magenta
Mixed
Other
Clear

11 Red
12 Orange
13 Silver/Metal

Proximity
Code

0

00
01
02
03
04

On this branch line
Light is 1 branch line away
Light is 2 branch lines away
Light is 3 branch lines away
None in vicinity
form v. MM.04.06

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Observer ID

DOC/NOAA Fisheries
Pacific Islands Region
Longline Observer Program

Trip No.
Page No.
Catch Form Page No.
Catch Form Line No.

Marine Mammal Biological Data Form Comments
Comments:

Injuries Description:

Identifying Characteristics:

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