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KRIS Big River: Meta Information Page
This page contains detailed information about a data set in KRIS, including where the original data reside and how to contact the sources for the data. Data sets are linked to the appropriate page by means of the Meta Identifier. Many data sets can be linked to same page by sharing the same Meta Identifier.
| Meta Identifier | MRCfishdist |
| Type of Data | Aquatic vertebrates counted while snorkeling or captured by single-pass electrofishing |
| Originator | Mendocino Redwood Company |
| Description | Designated stream locations throughout MRC holdings were surveyed for fish in 1994, 1995, 1996, and 2000. |
| Area | Noyo and Big River basins with MRC holdings |
| Metadata Date | 6/6/01 |
| Metadata Contact | Gary Reedy |
| Contact Person Primary | Chris Surfleet |
| Status | complete |
| Receipt Log | Received second batch of data from Chris Surfleet in March 2001 to follow that acquired in 2000 for KRIS Noyo project. Fish data included a word document describing methodology, one exportable shape file with site locations, and BigRiverFishDistribution.xls. The Excel file contained four pages for the years 1994-1996, 2000 and these were converted directly to four source tables. |
| Access Constraints | All requests to go through Chris Surfleet |
| Follow Up Date Progres | 4/23/01 |
| Notes | This data not to be confused with quantitative electrofishing conducted at similar locations by Lousiana Pacific and MRC in 1990-1994 -- see metadata record MRCfishq |
| Data Set Name | mrcbigfish00.dbf, mrcbigfish94.dbf, mrcbigfish95.dbf, mrcbigfish96.dbf, mrcbigfshcom00.dbf, mrcbigfshcom94.dbf, mrcbigfshcom95.dbf, mrcbigfshcom96.dbf |
| Date of Content Start | 7/1/94 |
| Date of Content End | 10/15/00 |
| Maint. and Update Freq. | annual |
| Purpose | To monitor annual presence and distribution of fish species in MRC streams. |
| Data Quality Information | Single-pass electrofishing and snorkeling is not a robust method of determining abundance or absence. Consistency of methods may vary among years leading to artificial variation in results. |
| Use Constraints | This data should not be used to estimate fish population size, densities, or determine absence. |
| Counties | Mendocino |
| Keywords | fish, electrofishing |
| Publication Place | not published |
| Other Citation Details | Data provided in summary Excel files |
| Storage Location | MRC offices in Fort Bragg or Calpella |
| Contact Organization | Mendocino Redwood Company |
| Contact Address | P. O. Box 489 |
| Contact City | Fort Bragg |
| Contact State | CA |
| Contact Zip Code | 95437 |
| Contact Voice Telephone | (707) 962-2900 |
| Contact Email | Chrissurfleet@mendoco.com |
| www.krisweb.com |