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Validation Codes

PTAGIS uses a set of standardized validation codes to ensure that PIT tag data from across the region is compatible. For more information about Validation Codes and how to request one, see the Validation Codes section of the PTAGIS Data Specification.

Code Name
BPRCOL Bypass Facility Raceway Collection
BPSUB Bypass Sub-Sample
BSEINE Beach Seine
BTRAP Box Trap
CMTRAP Cray-Meeken Trap
CREEL Sport Fishery
DIPNET Dip Net
DIPTRP Dipper Trap
DIVSYS Diversion System
FYKNET Fyke Net
GILNET Gillnet Fishery or Research
GWAIRL Gatewell Airlift
GWDIP Gatewell Dip Net
GWFYKE Gatewell Fyke Net
HATCH Hatchery Returns
HATRAK Hatchery Rack
HOOK Hook and Line
LADDER Adult Passage Ladder
LNGLIN Longline
MTRAP Minnow Trap
NONE Not Applicable
PAFFC Pump Assisted Floating Fish Collector
POUND Pound Net
PRED Predation Mark Recovery
PSEINE Purse Seine
SCOTRP Scoop Trap
SCREWT Screw Trap
SETNET Set Net
SHOCK Electro-Shock
SURVEY Spawning Survey
TNGLNT Tangle net fishery or research
TRAWL Trawl Net
TROLL Ocean Troll Fishery
WTRAP Weir Trap