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Alaska Fisheries Science Center
7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Building 4
Seattle
WA
98115
USA
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MC, Metadata Coordinators
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2024-02-29T00:00:00
ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data
ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
AFSC/NMML: Cook Inlet Beluga Opportunistic Sightings, 1975 to 2015
AFSC/NMML: Cook Inlet Beluga Opportunistic Sightings, 1975 to 2015
2015
creation
publication
NOAA/NMFS/EDM
26320
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26320
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Alaska Fisheries Science Center
(206) 526-4000
(206) 526-4004
7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Building 4
Seattle
WA
98115
afsc.webmaster@noaa.gov
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/alaska-fisheries-science-center
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Alaska Fisheries Science Center Website
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As a part of National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) management of the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale population, a database of opportunistic beluga whale sightings was compiled from reports made by the general public, aircraft patrols, wildlife surveys, and military and industry monitoring studies. Sightings are reported to NMFS Alaska Regional (AKR) office personnel either by voice- or e-mail. Sighting data are then transcribed and sent to the NMFS National Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMML) for entry into the database. Data are first assessed for quality during transcription by NMFS AKR personnel. Secondary review and confirmation is undertaken by NMFS NMML personnel prior to entry of data into the Access Database.
Sightings of beluga are used by the AKR in ESA section 7 consultations.
Barbara Mahoney, NMFS Alaska Regional Office
underDevelopment
Clapham, Phillip
phillip.clapham@noaa.gov
pointOfContact
Sims, Christy
christy.sims@noaa.gov
custodian
annually
monitoring
opportunistic sightings
theme
Cook Inlet
place
DOC/NOAA/NMFS/AFSC > Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
2017-04-24
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8.5
Cetacean Assessment and Ecology Program
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Cite As: Alaska Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: AFSC/NMML: Cook Inlet Beluga Opportunistic Sightings, 1975 to 2015 [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26320.
NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose.
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Access Constraints: There are no legal restrictions on access to the data. They reside in public domain and can be freely distributed.
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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/AFSC as the source from which these data were obtained in any publications and/or other representations of these data is suggested.
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Distribution Liability: The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
NOAA denies liability if the data are misused.
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NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP)
NOAA/NMFS/EDM
26320
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/afsc/dmp/pdf/26320.pdf
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NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP)
NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort.
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eng; US
biota
oceans
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Cook Inlet, Alaska
| Currentness: Ground Condition
1975
2015
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Data File
Cook Inlet Beluga Sightings Table
2018-11-27
publication
CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
(301) 713-3277
NOAA/NESDIS E/OC SSMC3, 4th Floor, 1351 East-West Highway
Silver Spring
MD
20910-3282
distributor
http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0142326
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http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0142326
CSV file with Cook Inlet opportunistic beluga whale sighting data.
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Completeness Report
Sighting data comes from ouside sources, resulting in a wide varied of information provided. Beluga sightings in unusual places or of unusual numbers that could not be confirmed were not entered without due consideration of reliability of the source.
Conceptual Consistency
Data are first assessed for quality during transcription by NMFS AKR personnel. Secondary review and confirmation is undertaken by NMFS NMML personnel prior to entry of data into the Access Database.
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