Market Category Codes

 

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Market Category Description Nominal Species Species Group
0 Unknown, unspecified UNK UNK
1 Tuna, yellowfin YTNA OTHER
2 Tuna, skipjack STNA OTHER
3 Bonito, Pacific BONI OTHER
4 Tuna, bluefin BTNA OTHER
5 Tuna, albacore ALBC OTHER
6 Tuna, unspecified OTNA OTHER
8 Tuna, bigeye OTNA OTHER
9 Tuna, skipjack, black STNA OTHER
11 Tuna, longtail OTNA OTHER
12 Tuna, blackfin OTNA OTHER
15 Escolar MISC OTHER
17 Oilfish MISC OTHER
19 Mackerel, bullet UMCK OTHER
40 Yellowtail MISC OTHER
41 Jack, Pacific crevalle JACK OTHER
42 Jacks, unspecified JACK OTHER
43 Jack, almaco (amberjack) JACK OTHER
50 Mackerel, unspecified UMCK OTHER
51 Mackerel, Pacific PMCK OTHER
52 Sierra, Pacific MISC OTHER
55 Mackerel, jack JMCK OTHER
56 jack mackeral, large MISC OTHER
57 Wahoo WAHO OTHER
80 Butterfish (Pacific pompano) MISC OTHER
81 Pacific Pomfret MISC OTHER
91 Swordfish SWRD OTHER
92 Marlin, striped MARL OTHER
95 Sailfish SAIL OTHER
96 Shark, white SHRK ELASMOBRANCH
97 Shark, bigeye thresher SHRK ELASMOBRANCH
98 Shark, pelagic thresher SHRK ELASMOBRANCH
100 Sardine, Pacific PSDN OTHER
101 Sardine, juvenile PSDN OTHER
105 Herring, round PHRG OTHER
110 Anchovy, northern NANC OTHER
111 Anchovy, deepbody NANC OTHER
113 Anchovy, slough NANC OTHER
121 Herring, Pacific PHRG OTHER
122 Herring, Roe HROE OTHER
130 Barracuda, California CUDA OTHER
135 Mullet, striped MULL OTHER
144 Senorita MISC OTHER
145 Sheephead, California SHPD OTHER
146 Wrasse, rock MISC OTHER
147 Skate, Longnose LSKT ELASMOBRANCH
149 Shark, blacktip SHRK ELASMOBRANCH
150 Shark, unspecified SHRK ELASMOBRANCH
151 Shark, shortfin mako SHRK ELASMOBRANCH
152 Shark, spiny dogfish DSRK ELASMOBRANCH
153 Shark, leopard LSRK ELASMOBRANCH
154 Shark, brown smoothhound SHRK ELASMOBRANCH
155 Shark, thresher SHRK ELASMOBRANCH
156 Shark, basking SHRK ELASMOBRANCH
158 Shark, smooth hammerhead SHRK ELASMOBRANCH
159 Shark, soupfin SSRK ELASMOBRANCH
160 Sharks, cow SHRK ELASMOBRANCH
161 Shark, sixgill SHRK ELASMOBRANCH
162 Shark, sevengill SHRK ELASMOBRANCH
163 Shark, swell SHRK ELASMOBRANCH
164 Shark, dusky SHRK ELASMOBRANCH
165 Shark, Pacific angel ASRK ELASMOBRANCH
166 Ratfish, spotted RATF ELASMOBRANCH
167 Shark, blue SHRK ELASMOBRANCH
168 Shark, salmon SHRK ELASMOBRANCH
169 Shark, horn SHRK ELASMOBRANCH
170 Ray, unspecified URAY ELASMOBRANCH
171 Ray, bat URAY ELASMOBRANCH
172 Ray, Pacific electric URAY ELASMOBRANCH
173 Stingray URAY ELASMOBRANCH
174 Guitarfish, shovelnose SHRK ELASMOBRANCH
175 Skate, unspecified USKT ELASMOBRANCH
176 Skate, big BSKT ELASMOBRANCH
177 Skate, California CSKT ELASMOBRANCH
178 Skate, thornback USKT ELASMOBRANCH
179 Shark, gray smoothhound SHRK ELASMOBRANCH
180 Smelts, true SMLT OTHER
181 Grunion, California SMLT OTHER
182 Smelt, surf SMLT OTHER
183 Smelt, Bay MISC OTHER
184 Jacksmelt SMLT OTHER
185 Smelt, whitebait SMLT OTHER
186 Topsmelt SMLT OTHER
187 Smelt, night SMLT OTHER
188 Eulachon EULC OTHER
189 Silversides MISC OTHER
190 Sablefish SABL OTHER_GF
191 Louvar MISC OTHER
195 Lingcod LCOD OTHER_GF
196 Tomcod, Pacific MISC OTHER_GF
197 Cod, Pacific PCOD OTHER_GF
198 Grenadiers GRDR OTHER_GF
200 Sole, unspecified UFLT FLATFISH
201 Flounder, arrowtooth ARTH FLATFISH
202 Sole, bigmouth UFLT FLATFISH
203 Sole, rock RSOL FLATFISH
204 Sole, fantail FNTS FLATFISH
205 Sole, sand SSOL FLATFISH
206 Sole, English EGLS FLATFISH
207 Sole, rex REX FLATFISH
208 Sole, butter BSOL FLATFISH
209 Sole, petrale PTRL FLATFISH
210 Sole, slender SLNS FLATFISH
211 Sole, Dover DOVR FLATFISH
212 Sole, tongue UFLT FLATFISH
220 Halibut, unspecified CHLB FLATFISH
221 Halibut, Pacific PHLB FLATFISH
222 Halibut, California CHLB FLATFISH
225 Sanddab UDAB FLATFISH
226 Sanddab, longfin LDAB FLATFISH
227 Sanddab, Pacific PDAB FLATFISH
228 Sanddab, speckled SSDB FLATFISH
230 Flounder, unspecified UFLT FLATFISH
231 Flounder, starry STRY FLATFISH
235 Turbot, curlfin CSOL FLATFISH
236 Turbot, diamond DTRB FLATFISH
237 Sole, C-O CTRB FLATFISH
238 Turbot, hornyhead HTRB FLATFISH
239 Turbot, spotted UTRB FLATFISH
240 Turbot UTRB FLATFISH
245 Rockfish, cowcod CWCD ROCKFISH
246 Rockfish, copper (whitebelly) COPP ROCKFISH
247 Rockfish, canary CNRY ROCKFISH
249 Rockfish, vermilion VRML ROCKFISH
250 Rockfish, unspecified URCK ROCKFISH
251 Rockfish, black-and-yellow BYEL ROCKFISH
252 Rockfish, black BLCK ROCKFISH
253 Rockfish, bocaccio BCAC ROCKFISH
254 Rockfish, chilipepper CLPR ROCKFISH
255 Rockfish, greenspotted GSPT ROCKFISH
256 Rockfish, starry STAR ROCKFISH
257 Rockfish, darkblotched DBRK ROCKFISH
258 Rockfish, China CHNA ROCKFISH
259 Rockfish, yellowtail YTRK ROCKFISH
260 Scorpionfish, California (Sculpin in early years) SCOR OTHER_GF
261 Cabezon CBZN OTHER_GF
262 Thornyheads THDS OTHER_GF
263 Rockfish, gopher GPHR ROCKFISH
264 Rockfish, pinkrose PRRK ROCKFISH
266 Rockfish, large red URCK ROCKFISH
267 Rockfish, brown BRWN ROCKFISH
268 Rockfish, rosy ROSY ROCKFISH
269 Rockfish, widow WDOW ROCKFISH
270 Rockfish, splitnose SNOS ROCKFISH
271 Rockfish, Pacific ocean perch POP ROCKFISH
272 Sculpin, staghorn SCLP OTHER_GF
273 Sculpin, yellowchin SCLP OTHER_GF
275 Bass, rock OBAS OTHER
276 Bass, spotted sand OBAS OTHER
277 Bass, kelp OBAS OTHER
278 Bass, barred sand OBAS OTHER
280 Bass, giant sea GBAS OTHER
281 seabass, shortfin MISC OTHER
285 Rockfish, pelican (China) URCK ROCKFISH
289 Greenling, Rock RCKG OTHER_GF
290 Greenling, kelp KLPG OTHER_GF
291 Triggerfish MISC OTHER
292 Sunfish, ocean MISC OTHER
300 Salmon USMN SALMONID
301 Salmon, chum CHUM SALMONID
302 Salmon, chinook CHNK SALMONID
303 Salmon, pink PINK SALMONID
304 Salmon, coho COHO SALMONID
305 Salmon, roe USMN SALMONID
306 Salmon, Roe USMN SALMONID
316 Trout, rainbow OMIT SALMONID
320 Catfish, unspecified OMIT OTHER
321 catfish, squaretail MISC OTHER
322 Bullhead, brown OMIT OTHER
324 Shad, threadfin SHAD OTHER
325 Shad, American SHAD OTHER
326 shad, roe MISC OTHER
327 shad, buck MISC OTHER
335 Bass, striped SBAS OTHER
340 Tilapia MISC OTHER
341 Crab, red rock RCRB INVERT
342 Crab, yellow rock OCRB INVERT
343 Crab, brown rock OCRB INVERT
345 Carp OMIT OTHER
346 Hardhead (freshwater) OMIT OTHER
347 Splittail MISC OTHER
348 Hitch MISC OTHER
349 Blackfish, Sacramento OMIT OTHER
361 Stickleback, threespine OMIT OTHER
365 Squawfish OMIT OTHER
375 Sucker OMIT OTHER
400 Seabass, white WBAS OTHER
410 Seabass, totuava OBAS OTHER
415 Snapper -Mexico- MISC OTHER
420 Croaker, unspecifed OCRK OTHER
421 Croaker, black OCRK OTHER
422 Croaker, spotfin OCRK OTHER
423 Croaker, yellowfin OCRK OTHER
426 Corbina, California MISC OTHER
427 Corvina, shortfin MISC OTHER
430 Grouper GROU OTHER
431 Cabrilla, spotted MISC OTHER
432 Grouper, broomtail GROU OTHER
435 Croaker, white OCRK OTHER
440 Queenfish MISC OTHER
445 Flyingfish MISC OTHER
446 Saury, Pacific MISC OTHER
450 Eel EELS OTHER
451 Eel, blenny EELS OTHER
452 Eel, California moray EELS OTHER
453 Lamprey, Pacific EELS OTHER
454 Eel, wolf (wolf-eel) EELS OTHER
455 Eel, spotted cusk- EELS OTHER
456 Eel, monkeyface EELS OTHER
457 Hagfishes OHAG OTHER
458 ribbon fish MISC OTHER
459 scabbard fish MISC OTHER
465 tai MISC OTHER
467 Opah MISC OTHER
470 Sturgeons USTG OTHER
473 Lizardfish, California MISC OTHER
474 Perch-like, unspecified MISC OTHER
475 Opaleye PRCH OTHER
476 Needlefish, California MISC OTHER
477 Bonefish MISC OTHER
478 Halfmoon MISC OTHER
479 Blacksmith MISC OTHER
480 Sargo MISC OTHER
481 Dolphin (fish) MISC OTHER
482 Garibaldi OMIT OTHER
483 Mudsucker, longjaw MISC OTHER
484 Salema MISC OTHER
485 Midshipman, plainfin OMIT OTHER
486 Goby, bluebanded GOBY OTHER
487 Goby, yellowfin GOBY OTHER
488 Goby, zebra GOBY OTHER
490 Whitefish, ocean OWFS OTHER
491 Killifish, California MISC OTHER
495 Whiting, Pacific PWHT OTHER_GF
501 Kelpfish, giant MISC OTHER
510 Kelpfishes MISC OTHER
550 Surfperch, unspecified PRCH OTHER
551 Surfperch, barred PRCH OTHER
552 Surfperch, black PRCH OTHER
553 Surfperch, redtail PRCH OTHER
554 Surfperch, shiner PRCH OTHER
555 Surfperch, striped PRCH OTHER
556 Surfperch, white PRCH OTHER
557 Surfperch, walleye PRCH OTHER
558 Surfperch, rubberlip PRCH OTHER
559 Surfperch, pile PRCH OTHER
560 Surfperch, calico PRCH OTHER
561 Surfperch, dwarf PRCH OTHER
562 Surfperch, rainbow PRCH OTHER
563 Surfperch, pink PRCH OTHER
564 Surfperch, silver PRCH OTHER
601 Kahawai MISC OTHER
602 Zebraperch PRCH OTHER
650 Rockfish, rougheye REYE ROCKFISH
651 Rockfish, olive OLVE ROCKFISH
652 Rockfish, grass GRAS ROCKFISH
653 Rockfish, pink PNKR ROCKFISH
654 Rockfish, greenstriped GSRK ROCKFISH
655 Rockfish, copper COPP ROCKFISH
656 Rockfish, blackspotted BSPR ROCKFISH
657 Rockfish, flag FLAG ROCKFISH
658 Rockfish, treefish TREE ROCKFISH
659 Rockfish, kelp KLPR ROCKFISH
660 Rockfish, honeycomb HNYC ROCKFISH
661 Rockfish, greenblotched GBLC ROCKFISH
662 Rockfish, bronzespotted BRNZ ROCKFISH
663 Rockfish, bank BANK ROCKFISH
664 Rockfish, rosethorn RSTN ROCKFISH
665 Rockfish, blue BLUR ROCKFISH
666 Rockfish, squarespot SQRS ROCKFISH
667 Rockfish, blackgill BLGL ROCKFISH
668 Rockfish, stripetail STRK ROCKFISH
669 Rockfish, speckled SPKL ROCKFISH
670 Rockfish, swordspine SWSP ROCKFISH
671 Rockfish, calico CLCO ROCKFISH
672 Rockfish, shortbelly SBLY ROCKFISH
673 Rockfish, chameleon CMEL ROCKFISH
674 Rockfish, aurora ARRA ROCKFISH
675 Rockfish, redbanded RDBD ROCKFISH
676 Rockfish, Mexican MXRF ROCKFISH
677 Rockfish, shortraker SRKR ROCKFISH
678 Thornyhead, longspine LSPN OTHER_GF
679 Thornyhead, shortspine SSPN OTHER_GF
680 Anemones UINV INVERT
681 Jellyfish UINV INVERT
682 Sea pansy UINV INVERT
683 Limpet, keyhole UINV INVERT
684 Snail, tegula UINV INVERT
685 Crab, hermit OCRB INVERT
686 Crab, spider/sheep claws OCRB INVERT
687 Sand dollar UINV INVERT
688 Bryozoan UINV INVERT
689 Flatworm, marine UINV INVERT
690 Hornsnail UINV INVERT
699 Invertebrate Unspecified UINV INVERT
700 Abalone ABLN INVERT
701 Abalone, black ABLN INVERT
702 Abalone, red ABLN INVERT
703 Abalone, green ABLN INVERT
704 Abalone, pink ABLN INVERT
705 Abalone, white ABLN INVERT
706 Abalone, threaded ABLN INVERT
707 Abalone, pinto ABLN INVERT
708 Abalone, flat ABLN INVERT
709 Limpet, unspecified UINV INVERT
710 Squid, jumbo SQID INVERT
711 Squid, market MSQD INVERT
712 Octopus, unspecified OCTO INVERT
717 Scallop, weathervane SCAL INVERT
718 Scallop, rock SCAL INVERT
719 Scallop, unspecified SCAL INVERT
720 Clam, unspecified CLAM INVERT
721 Clam, common littleneck CLAM INVERT
722 Clam, Pismo CLAM INVERT
723 Clam, softshell CLAM INVERT
725 Clam, northern razor CLAM INVERT
726 Clam, gaper CLAM INVERT
727 Clam, common Washington CLAM INVERT
728 Clam, California jackknife CLAM INVERT
729 Sea slug UINV INVERT
730 Mussel UINV INVERT
731 Whelk, Kellet's UINV INVERT
732 Snail, sea UINV INVERT
733 Clam, freshwater OMIT INVERT
734 Clam, purple CLAM INVERT
735 Clam, rosy razor CLAM INVERT
736 Snails, moon UINV INVERT
737 Clam, northern quahog CLAM INVERT
740 Oyster, unspecified OSTR INVERT
741 Oyster, eastern OSTR INVERT
742 Oyster, California native OSTR INVERT
743 Oyster, giant Pacific OSTR INVERT
745 Oyster, european flat OSTR INVERT
746 Snail, bubble UINV INVERT
747 Snail, top UINV INVERT
749 Sea hare UINV INVERT
750 Echinoderm, unspecified UINV INVERT
751 Sea stars UINV INVERT
752 Urchin, red RURC INVERT
753 Urchin, purple sea PURC INVERT
754 Giant Red Sea Cucumber USCU INVERT
755 Cucumber, sea USCU INVERT
756 Urchin, white UINV INVERT
757 Worty USCU INVERT
760 Sponges UINV INVERT
769 Invertebrates, colonial UINV INVERT
781 Snail, freshwater OMIT INVERT
799 Mollusk, unspecified UINV INVERT
800 Crab, Dungeness DCRB INVERT
801 Crab, rock unspecified RCRB INVERT
802 Crab, claws OCRB INVERT
803 Crab, spider OCRB INVERT
804 Crab, king OCRB INVERT
805 Crab, sand OCRB INVERT
806 Crab, shore OCRB INVERT
807 Crab, pelagic red OCRB INVERT
808 Crab, tanner OCRB INVERT
809 Crab, box OCRB INVERT
810 Shrimp, bay SRMP INVERT
811 Shrimp, ghost SRMP INVERT
812 Shrimp, Pacific Ocean PSHP INVERT
813 Prawn, ridgeback RPRW INVERT
814 Shrimp, unspecified SRMP INVERT
815 Prawn, spot SPRW INVERT
816 Prawn, golden SRMP INVERT
817 Shrimp, coonstriped SRMP INVERT
818 Shrimp, red rock SRMP INVERT
819 Shrimp, brine BRIN INVERT
820 Lobster, California spiny LOBS INVERT
821 Shrimp, manta SRMP INVERT
823 Crab, armed box OCRB INVERT
825 Crayfish, signal OMIT INVERT
826 Barnacle UINV INVERT
827 Crayfish, red swamp OMIT INVERT
828 Crayfish, unspecified OMIT INVERT
830 Spiders, sea UINV INVERT
840 Tunicates UINV INVERT
850 Worms, marine UINV INVERT
851 Themiste OMIT INVERT
860 Chiton, unspecified UINV INVERT
899 Crustacean, unspecified UINV INVERT
900 barracuda, roe MISC OTHER
901 shad, roe MISC OTHER
902 roe, unspecified MISC OTHER
903 seabass, roe MISC OTHER
904 salmon, roe MISC OTHER
905 Fin, shark MISC OTHER
906 shark liver MISC OTHER
907 Halibut liver MISC OTHER
908 liver, unspecified MISC OTHER
911 sablefish liver MISC OTHER
912 broadbill swordfish liver MISC OTHER
913 white seabass liver MISC OTHER
915 Lancelets, amphioxus MISC OTHER
917 albacore liver MISC OTHER
920 Frog OMIT OTHER
921 barracuda liver MISC OTHER
924 rockfish liver MISC OTHER
930 Turtle OMIT OTHER
931 Terrapin OMIT OTHER
945 snail MISC INVERT
950 Kelp OMIT OTHER
951 Agar OMIT OTHER
953 Algae, marine OMIT OTHER
956 Rockfish, group bocaccio/chili URCK ROCKFISH
957 Rockfish, group bolina USHR ROCKFISH
958 Rockfish, group deepwater reds RCK3 ROCKFISH
959 Rockfish, group red URCK ROCKFISH
960 Rockfish, group small URCK ROCKFISH
961 Rockfish, group rosefish RCK6 ROCKFISH
962 Rockfish, group gopher URCK ROCKFISH
963 Rockfish, large red URCK ROCKFISH
964 Rockfish, group rougheye/blackspotted RBR1 ROCKFISH
970 Rockfish, quillback QLBK ROCKFISH
971 Rockfish, group canary/vermili RCK8 ROCKFISH
972 Rockfish, group black/blue RCK9 ROCKFISH
973 Rockfish, Nearshore USHR ROCKFISH
974 Rockfish, shelf USLF ROCKFISH
975 Rockfish, slope USLP ROCKFISH
976 Rockfish, Deep Nearshore UDNR ROCKFISH
977 all rf mcats - ratio URCK ROCKFISH
992 Trawled fish for animal food MISC OTHER
995 Herring roe on kelp MISC OTHER
997 Trawled fish, unspecified MISC OTHER
998 Rockfish, Live-well mix URCK ROCKFISH
999 Fish, unspecified MISC OTHER