23305 RWSAS Data Set Published / External 23294 Survey Data Project Completed The Right Whale Sighting Advisory System (RWSAS) is a NOAA Fisheries program which was designed to reduce collisions between ships and the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) by alerting mariners to the presence of the right whales. These reports are obtained from a variety of sources including aerial surveys, shipboard surveys, whale watch vessels, and opportunistic sources (Coast Guard, commercial ships, fishing vessels, and the general public). Theme Eubalaena glacialis Theme North Atlantic right whale Northeast Fisheries Science Center Woods Hole MA USA Data Set Oracle Database Daily Table (digital) na na na 51474 RWSAS Published / External Completed Sighting Data from the Right Whale Sighting Advisory System (RWSAS), a NOAA Fisheries program to reduce the probability of lethal injury to North Atlantic right whales from collisions with ships by alerting mariners to their presence in near real-time. These right whale sighting reports are obtained from a variety of sources including the United States Coast Guard, aerial surveys, shipboard surveys, whale watch vessels, and other sources (commercial ships, fishing vessels, and the general public). Right whale sightings can be reported from Virginia to Maine by calling the NOAA hotline 866-755-6622. Data File Sighting Data from the Right Whale Sighting Advisory System (RWSAS), a NOAA Fisheries program to reduce the probability of lethal injury to North Atlantic right whales from collisions with ships by alerting mariners to their presence in near real-time. Id number No No Active unique identifier SIGHTINGDATE date No No Active local date and time of sighting GROUPSIZE number No No Active minimum number of animals in group LAT number No No Active decimal degrees of vessel or animal lattitude LON number No No Active decimal degrees of vessel or animal longitude CERTAINTY text No No Active certainty of species identification CATEGORY text No No Active type of platform making the sighting MOM_CALF text No No Active boolean true is mother and calf DUPLICATE text No No Active -1 if possible dup, else ID number of record it is dup of Data Steward 2014 Person Josephson, Elizabeth elizabeth.josephson@noaa.gov 166 Water Street Woods Hole MA 02543-1026 USA 508-495-2362 Distributor 2014 Person Khan, Christin christin.khan@noaa.gov 508-495-2040 email Metadata Contact 2014 Person Khan, Christin christin.khan@noaa.gov 508-495-2040 email Point of Contact 2014 Person Khan, Christin christin.khan@noaa.gov 508-495-2040 email Ground Condition -81.5 -39.7 51.7 25.7 Continuing 2002-02-06 Unclassified Email point of contact. Requester needs network access for direct query. https://storage.googleapis.com/nmfs_odp_nefsc/PARR/READ/PSB/23305/23305_RWSAS.csv 1 file: 23305_RWSAS.csv (data is current as of 1/31/2018) https://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/protected_resources/right_whale/seus_sightings/index.html Online Resource interactive map display of sightings in database - SE version https://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/psb/surveys/index.html Online Resource interactive map display of sightings in database - NEFSC Data entry personnel evaluate each report and categorize certainty as definite, probable or unknown. Data are inspected visually for outliers. Yes Unknown Yes No <24 hours To Be Determined < 1 day Data are stored in Oracle on NEFSC servers which are routinely backed up. Right whale sightings are reported to NEFSC or other qualified organizations and entered directly into Oracle database via online form. 51474 Entity gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:23305 Elizabeth Josephson 2015-02-23T15:49:09 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2025-05-15T19:16:03 2016-07-11 Northeast Fisheries Science Center NEFSC 166 Water Street Woods Hole MA 02543-1026 USA (508)495-2000 https://www.nefsc.noaa.gov 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday 1001 Public No No 2016-07-11 1 Year 2017-07-11