Seal Counts
Data Set (DS) | Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:23063 | Updated: June 1, 2023 | Published / External
Item Identification
Title: | Seal Counts |
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Short Name: | Seal Counts |
Status: | Completed |
Abstract: |
Database of seal counts from aerial photography. Counts by image, site, species, and date are stored in the database along with information on entanglements and other human interactions. |
Purpose: |
Seal haulout sites are photographed and images archived and analyzed for information on abundance, pupping, human interaction and habitat use. |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | abundance |
None | aerial survey |
None | distribution |
None | gray seal |
None | Halichoerus grypus |
None | harbor seal |
None | haulout |
None | Phoca vitulina |
Physical Location
Organization: | Northeast Fisheries Science Center |
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City: | Woods Hole |
State/Province: | MA |
Country: | USA |
Data Set Information
Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
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Data Set Type: | Oracle Database |
Maintenance Frequency: | As Needed |
Data Presentation Form: | Table (digital) |
Support Roles
Data Steward
Date Effective From: | 2013 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Person): | Josephson, Elizabeth |
Address: |
166 Water Street Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026 USA |
Email Address: | elizabeth.josephson@noaa.gov |
Phone: | 508-495-2362 |
Contact Instructions: |
elizabeth.josephson@noaa.gov |
Distributor
Date Effective From: | 2014 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Person): | Josephson, Elizabeth |
Address: |
166 Water Street Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026 USA |
Email Address: | elizabeth.josephson@noaa.gov |
Phone: | 508-495-2362 |
Contact Instructions: |
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Metadata Contact
Date Effective From: | 2014 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Person): | Josephson, Elizabeth |
Address: |
166 Water Street Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026 USA |
Email Address: | elizabeth.josephson@noaa.gov |
Phone: | 508-495-2362 |
Contact Instructions: |
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Point of Contact
Date Effective From: | 2013 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Person): | Josephson, Elizabeth |
Address: |
166 Water Street Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026 USA |
Email Address: | elizabeth.josephson@noaa.gov |
Phone: | 508-495-2362 |
Contact Instructions: |
elizabeth.josephson@noaa.gov |
Extents
Currentness Reference: | Ground Condition |
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Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
W° Bound: | -70.95 | |
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E° Bound: | -66.7 | |
N° Bound: | 44.8 | |
S° Bound: | 41.248 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
Time Frame Type: | Continuing |
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Start: | 2005-02-06 |
Access Information
Security Class: | Unclassified |
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Data Access Policy: |
Available to qualified researchers |
Data Access Procedure: |
Please contact data steward via email |
Data Access Constraints: |
Data is stored on an internal NEFSC network, the requester may not have direct access to query the data unless they are also authorized for network access. |
Data Use Constraints: |
User must read and fully comprehend the metadata prior to use. Applications or inferences derived from the data should be carefully considered for accuracy. Acknowledgement of NOAA/NMFS/NEFSC as the source from which these data were obtained in any publications and/or other representations of these data is suggested. |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
Download URL: | https://storage.googleapis.com/nmfs_odp_nefsc/PARR/READ/PSB/23063/23063_SealCounts_Data.zip |
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Distributor: | |
File Name: | 23063_SealCounts_Data.zip |
Description: |
Compressed Zipped Folder: 23063_SealCounts_Data (data is current as of 6/7/2017) |
Data Quality
Quality Control Procedures Employed: |
A percentage of images are counted by at least two independent counters. Data visually inspected for outliers. |
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Data Management
Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: | Yes |
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Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: | Unknown |
Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: | Yes |
Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: | No |
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: | < 1 year |
Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: | No Archiving Intended |
If To Be Determined, Unable to Archive, or No Archiving Intended, Explain: |
Local archiving sufficient. |
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving: | < 1year |
How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?: |
Data are in Oracle on NEFSC servers and undergo regular backups |
Lineage
Lineage Statement: |
Counts of seals in aerial imagery are entered directly into Oracle database or collected in excel spreadsheets and uploaded into database. |
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Child Items
Rubric scores updated every 15m
Type | Title |
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Entity | Table: HAULOUTS |
Entity | Table: HGPUPCOUNTS |
Entity | Table: PVSURVEY2012 |
Entity | Table: SEALCOUNTERS |
Entity | Table: SEALCOUNTS |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 23063 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:23063 |
Metadata Record Created By: | Elizabeth Josephson |
Metadata Record Created: | 2015-01-30 08:38+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By: | Elizabeth Josephson |
Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2023-06-01 20:14+0000 |
Metadata Record Published: | 2016-07-27 |
Owner Org: | NEFSC |
Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
Do Not Publish?: | N |
Metadata Last Review Date: | 2016-07-27 |
Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
Metadata Next Review Date: | 2017-07-27 |