PSC Data Standards Working Group
The Data Standards Working Group (DSWG) is maintained by, and reports to, the Technical Committee on Data Sharing (TCDS). The DSWG assists the TCDS by:
- Maintains specifications and documentation for approved contents, codes, and formats used in the exchanged mark-recovery data sets;
- Modifies the contents, standards, and procedures pertaining to the mark recovery data sets as directed by the Data Sharing Committee and coordinates the implementation of these changes; and
- Ensures the uniformity and consistency of codes and formats of additional exchanged data sets that may develop.
Membership
View the PSC TCDS webpage for the current WGDS members.
DSWG Related Documents
Additional documents available from the PSC TCDS webpage
| File | Description | File Date |
|---|---|---|
| Specifications and Definitions for the Exchange of Coded Wire Tag Data for the North American Pacific Coast PSC Format Version 5.0 | CWT data submitted to RMIS must be exchanged in the form of a PSC Format Version 5.0 dataset. The definition and specification of PSC Format Version 5.0 is described in this document. | 2026 |
| PSC Format V5.0 Approved Changes Identified by Technical Committee for Data Sharing May 2025 | The Technical Committee for Data Sharing (TCDS) met on May 27-28, 2025. This document describes the changes to the Specifications and Definitions for the Exchange of Coded Wire Tag Data for the North American Pacific Coast that were approved for PSC Format Version 5.0 in the May 2025 TCDS meeting. | 2025 |
| CWT Data Migration Guide to PSC Format Version 5.0 | This document is intended to serve as a guide for RMIS data providers and users outlining the updates to CWT data needed to meet the data exchange requirements specified in PSC Format Version 5.0 of the Specifications and Definitions for the Exchange of Coded Wire Tag Data for the North American Pacific Coast. | 2026 |
| Specifications and Definitions for the Exchange of Coded Wire Tag Data for the North American Pacific Coast PSC Format Version 4.2 | CWT data submitted to RMIS must be exchanged in the form of a PSC Format Version 4.2 dataset. The definition and specification of PSC Format Version 4.2 is described in this document. | 2023 |
| Information Content and Data Standards for a Coastwide Coded-Wire Tag Database Report TCDS (89)-1 | REPORT TCDS (89) - 1 INFORMATION CONTENT AND DATA STANDARDS FOR A COASTWIDE CODED-WIRE TAG DATABASE (published July 12, 1989) "Blue Book" Produced by: PACIFIC SALMON COMMISSION JOINT TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON DATA SHARING JOINT WORKING GROUP ON MARK RECOVERY DATABASES | 1989 |
| Specifications and Definitions for the Exchange of Coded Wire Tag Data for the North American Pacific Coast, PSC Format version 4.0 | CWT data submitted to RMIS must be exchanged in the form of a PSC Format Version 4.0 dataset. The definition and specification of PSC Format Version 4.0 is described in this document. (An updated version has replaced 4.0) | 2007 |
| Summary of PSC Format V4.1 Changes Identified by Data Standards Working Group | The Data Standards Working Group met in Portland, Oregon on Jun 3-4, 2008. From this meeting, the following changes are identified here for the principal data exchange document: CWT Data File Definition, Specification, and Validation. This changes are to inform PSC Format V4.1 The Data Standards Working Group works under the Technical Committee on Data Sharing of the Pacific Salmon Commission | 2008 |
| Specifications and Definitions for the Exchange of Coded Wire Tag Data for the North American Pacific Coast, PSC Format version 4.1 | CWT data submitted to RMIS must be exchanged in the form of a PSC Format Version 4.1 dataset. The definition and specification of PSC Format Version 4.1 is described in this document. | 2022 |