CRAB: What is Shore & Searcher above Sta. No.?

• by Bonnie123

  There is often Shore or Searcher written above the Sta No. in the bottom right side of the label, also sometimes Gerda. Do we need to input this in the Sta No input field, or is it trying to describe the habitat?? If it goes in the Sta No field, do you want it inputted like "xxxx-xx Shore" or "Shore xxxx-xx"? Thanks so much!

  Posted November 10, 2015 3:21 AM

• by HelenBennett57

  Maybe in the 'other text' field? What does Search refer to? This one makes me imagine an RV driving out and coming back with bucketloads of crabs... http://www.notesfromnature.org/subjects/crabs/crabs01/561a964162b39a4f358d11b1.jpg

  Posted November 10, 2015 10:38 AM

• by T-M

  I'm sure "shore" is the habitat. I've never seen "Searcher", but I would put it into the "other text" field.

  Posted November 11, 2015 9:12 PM

• by T-M

  How strange, as soon as I wrote this, I got a specimen with "Searcher": http://talk.notesfromnature.org/#/subjects/ANN00057ce But there it's in the "Sta. No" field, so I think I will put "Searcher-260" into the "Sta. No." field.

  Posted November 11, 2015 9:18 PM

• by Bonnie123

  Dean posted the answer. Shore is site description, and Searcher was a research vessel. I had already figured out that R/V stood for research vessel, but I do so love Helen's scenario which makes me laugh everytime I read it.

  Posted November 12, 2015 2:59 AM