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Fish Length Unit Label

Label a measured fish length with explicit unit and length convention without converting between total, fork and standard length.

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Description

Label a supplied fish-length value, unit and measurement type.

Aquaculture records distinguish gross harvest, tare, retained water, sample expansion, feed withdrawal and recorded live counts. Delivered feed differs from ingestion, and nominal mesh geometry differs from behavior under load. Local mass, depth and energy terms do not establish animal welfare, water quality or suitable stocking.

Label a supplied fish-length value, unit and measurement type.

When to use this tool

Use Fish Length Unit Label when you already have length, unit, measurementType and need to label a supplied fish-length value, unit and measurement type.

How to use the tool and how it works

  1. Enter length, unit, measurementType. Use the units and conventions below.
  2. Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
  3. Read label. Use the output convention below.

Require length>=0, unit mm/cm/m and type total/fork/standard; display them unchanged.1

Input fieldMeaning and unitsAccepted input
lengthLengthRequired. Finite number; minimum 0.
unitUnitRequired. Text; one of "mm", "cm", "m"; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
measurementTypeLiteral total/fork/standard length label; no conversion between anatomical length definitions.Required. Text; one of "total", "fork", "standard"; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
Output fieldInterpretationReturned shape
labelLabelRequired. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
json
{
  "input": {
    "length": 18.5,
    "unit": "cm",
    "measurementType": "fork"
  },
  "output": {
    "label": "18.5 cm fork length"
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

  • No unit or length-type conversion is performed. Anatomy, species, actual measurement, handling and a suitable protocol are not assessed.
  • Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
  • Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.

Alternative or Complementary methods

Review original weighing, sample, feed, water and equipment records. Use the complete veterinary, biological and engineering assessment for real operation; local record checks do not determine appropriate management or safe handling.

References

  1. Calculation and input contract: aquaculture/fish-length-unit-label — tool.io

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