Download RecFIN Sample Data
Create a file containing angler interviews or sampled catch.
FILE FILTERS
Coverage of file values. Default is full survey coverage.
SUBREGION
All Subregions
Southern California
Northern California
California
Oregon
Washington
MARINE AREA
All marine areas
Ocean less than 3 miles
Ocean more than 3 miles
Ocean only
Inland and Ocean less than 3 miles
San Francisco Bay
Puget Sound
Inland marine areas
FISHING MODE
All fishing modes
man made
beach and bank
shore modes
party and charter boats
private and rental boats
boat modes
COUNTY (S)
N CA: Alameda
N CA: Contra Costa
N CA: Del Norte
N CA: Humboldt
S CA: Los Angeles
N CA: Marin
N CA: Napa
N CA: Mendocino
N CA: Monterey
S CA: Orange
S CA: San Diego
N CA: San Francisco
N CA: San Luis Obispo
N CA: San Mateo
S CA: Santa Barbara
N CA: Santa Clara
N CA: Santa Cruz
N CA: Solano
N CA: Sonoma
S CA: Ventura
OR: Clatsop
OR: Coos
OR: Curry
OR: Douglas
OR: Lane
OR: Lincoln
OR: Tillamook
WA: Clallam
WA: Grays Harbor
WA: Island
WA: Jefferson
WA: King
WA: Kitsap
WA: Mason
WA: Pacific
WA: Pierce
WA: San Juan
WA: Skagit
WA: Snohomish
WA: Thusrton
WA: Whatcom
SITE CODE
Site codes in California are unique by county only
NAME
- Filters Catch by species or Species primary targeted for angler data
TAXONOMIC SUPER GROUP
NONE
CARTILAGIONOUS FISH
STUREGONS
HERRINGS
ANCHOVIES
SMELTS
CODS AND HAKES
SILVERSIDES
STRIPED BASS
SEA BASSES
JACKS
CROAKERS
SEA CHUBS
SURFPERCHES
PACIFIC BARRACUDA
WRASSES
TUNAS AND MACKERELS
ROCKFISHES
CALIFORNIA SCORPIONFISH
SABLEFISHES
GREENLINGS
SCULPINS
FLATFISHES
OTHER FISHES
TAXONOMIC GROUP
NONE
SPINY DOGFISH
OTHER SHARKS
RAYS/SKATES
PACIFIC HERRING
OTHER HERRINGS
NORTHERN ANCHOVY
OTHER ANCHOVIES
SURF SMELT
OTHER SMELTS
PACIFIC COD
PACIFIC TOMCOD
WALLEYE POLLOCK
PACIFIC HAKE
OTHER CODS AND HAKES
JACKSMELT
OTHER SILVERSIDES
KELP BASS
SPOTTED SAND BASS
BARRED SAND BASS
OTHER SEA BASSES
YELLOWTAIL
OTHER JACKS
WHITE CROAKER
CALIFORNIA CORBINA
QUEENFISH
OTHER CROAKERS
OPALEYE
HALFMOON
OTHER SEA CHUBS
SHINER PERCH
STRIPED SEAPERCH
BLACK PERCH
WALLEYE SURFPERCH
SILVER SURFPERCH
WHITE SEAPERCH
PILE PERCH
REDTAIL SURFPERCH
BARRED SURFPERCH
OTHER SURFPERCHES
CALIFORNIA SHEEPHEAD
OTHER WRASSES
PACIFIC BONITO
CHUB MACKEREL
TUNAS
OTHER TUNAS AND MACKERELS
BROWN ROCKFISH
COPPER ROCKFISH
WIDOW ROCKFISH
YELLOWTAIL ROCKFISH
CHILIPEPPER ROCKFISH
QUILLBACK ROCKFISH
BLACK ROCKFISH
BLUE ROCKFISH
BOCACCIO
CANARY ROCKFISH
GREENSPOTTED ROCKFISH
OLIVE ROCKFISH
GOPHER ROCKFISH
OTHER ROCKFISHES
KELP GREENLING
LINGCOD
OTHER GREENLINGS
CABEZON
OTHER SCULPINS
SANDDABS
CALIFORNIA HALIBUT
ROCK SOLE
STARRY FLOUNDER
OTHER FLATFISHES
COMMON NAME CONTAINS
Blank selects all species. Type 1 records for primary species sought. Case insensitive.
SQL Where
filter (put "\" before all quotes)
TIME SPAN
How many years of data to include in the file.
STARTING:
YEAR
WAVE
ENDING:
YEAR
WAVE
TIME SUM OPTIONS
SUM WAVE RANGE BY YEAR
SUM FROM START TO END
RECORD TYPE(S)
PR1 Site Totals - Type 0 records
Angler information - Type 1 records
Angler reported catch - Type 2 records
Sampler Examined catch - Type 3 records
Sampler Examined discards (after 2002) - Type 3d records
Catch group pointers - Type 4 records
Boat group (after 1993) - Type 6 records
FILE FORMAT
SAS Dataset
Comma Delimited File
Quote Strings
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