The datafile contains the following columns:

Haul ID - Composed unique identifier with naming structure: survey series/vessel/year/haul number

Ship: Four letter code corresponding to the ICES Ship code from vocabulary TS_Ship on http://vocab.ices.dk
Gear Type: Broad term classifying/filtering Gear types.
Gear: Explicit gear used for fishing. Alphanumeric code corresponding to entries in ICES Gear Voabulary on http://vocab.ices.dk
YearShot: The year in which gear was deployed
MonthShot: The month in which the gear was deployed
DayShot: Day day on which the gear was shot (day of the month)
Hauldur_min: The duration of fishing in minutes
ShootLat_degdec: Latitiude of the shooting position of gear expressed as decimal degrees (WGS84)
ShootLong_degdec: Longitude of the shotting position of gear expressed as decimal degrees (WGS84). Western longitude is negative.
ICESStSq: ICES Statistical rectangle in which the haul took place
SurveyStratum: Depending on the specific survey, the stratum is eitehr the ICES statsitical rectangle, or reference to an entry in the ICES vocabuylary TS_Depthstratum on http://vocab.ices.dk
Depth_m: Depth at shot position (in meters)
Distance_km: Towed distance (km)
WingSpread_m: Mean distance between the wings during fishing operation (m)
DoorSpread_m: Mean distance between the doors during fishing operation (m)
NetOpen_m: Mean head-line height above seabed during fishing operation (m)
WingSwpArea_sqkm: Area of seabed swept by the net (square kilometers) - please consult documentation for details
WingSwpVol_CorF: Multiplier converts to ‘density by wing-swept volume - please consult documentation for details
DoorSwptArea_CorF: Multiplier converts to ‘density by door-swept area - please consult documentation for details
DoorSwptVol_CorF: Multiplier converts to ‘density by door-swept volume - please consult documentation for details