Consolidated Logbook Data : Column Definitions
Column | Definition |
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Voyage ID | Voyage Identification Number, linking to AOWV data. |
Lat | Latitude, in decimal degrees |
Lon | Longitude, in decimal degrees |
Day | Day of Year |
Month | Numerical Month of Year |
Year | Year |
Encounter | Cetacean Encounters: “NoEnc” = None Reported “Sight” = 1 or more cetaceans sighted “Strike” = 1 or more cetaceans struck "Spoke" = spoke to another whaler who had captured a whale |
Species | Common name of cetaceans encountered; blank when no cetaceans reported. Values: Sperm, Bowhead, Right, Humpback, Whale, Finback, Gray, Pilot, Grampus, Blue, Killer, Dolphin |
Struck (NStruck) | Number of cetaceans struck (harpooned); blank when no cetaceans reported. |
Tried (NTried) | Number of cetaceans processed; blank when no cetaceans reported. |
Place | Geographical name of location when reported; blank when no name reported. |
Source | Source of data: “Maury” “Townsend” “CoML” “IOSRW” “BSWF” |
Remarks | Notes by the transcriber |