Southeast Region Level A Marine Mammal Stranding Data
Data Set (DS) | Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26502 | Updated: August 9, 2022 | Published / External
Summary
Short Citation
Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 2024: Southeast Region Level A Marine Mammal Stranding Data, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26502.
Full Citation Examples
Data on marine mammal strandings are collected by the Southeast Marine Mammal Stranding Network. Basic data on the location, species identification, animal condition, and disposition (Level A data) are contributed by network members to the NOAA National Marine Mammal Stranding Database. Data collected since 2001 in the Southeast US and Caribbean are housed in the national database. These data document the occurrence of stranded marine mammals throughout the southeastern United States.
Distribution Information
No Distributions available.
Access Constraints:None
Child Items
No Child Items for this record.
Contact Information
Point of Contact
Lance Garrison
Lance.Garrison@noaa.gov
305-361-4488
Metadata Contact
Jenny Litz
Jenny.Litz@noaa.gov
305-361-4224
Extents
-82° W,
-65.5° E,
40.5° N,
24.5° S
1996 - Present
Item Identification
Title: | Southeast Region Level A Marine Mammal Stranding Data |
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Short Name: | Southeast Region Level A Marine Mammal Stranding Data |
Status: | In Work |
Abstract: |
Data on marine mammal strandings are collected by the Southeast Marine Mammal Stranding Network. Basic data on the location, species identification, animal condition, and disposition (Level A data) are contributed by network members to the NOAA National Marine Mammal Stranding Database. Data collected since 2001 in the Southeast US and Caribbean are housed in the national database. These data document the occurrence of stranded marine mammals throughout the southeastern United States. |
Purpose: |
To document the occurrence and causes of marine mammal strandings in the southeastern United States. |
Notes: |
Southeast region marine mammal stranding data from 1996 to present are entered into the the national marine mammal stranding database maintained by the NMFS Office of Protected Resources. SEFSC staff review stranding data entered into the national databa |
Physical Location
Organization: | Southeast Fisheries Science Center |
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City: | Miami |
State/Province: | FL |
Country: | USA |
Location Description: |
Location Of The Main Office Of The South East Fisheries Science Center |
Data Set Information
Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
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Data Presentation Form: | Table (digital) |
Support Roles
Data Steward
Date Effective From: | 1996 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Person): | Garrison, Lance |
Address: |
75 Virginia Beach Dr Miami, FL 33149 |
Email Address: | Lance.Garrison@noaa.gov |
Phone: | 305-361-4488 |
Fax: | 305-361-4478 |
Business Hours: | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM EST/EDT |
Contact Instructions: |
Contact by email preferred. |
Distributor
Date Effective From: | 1996 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Organization): | Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) |
Address: |
75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami, FL 33149 USA |
Phone: | (305)361-5761 |
URL: | https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center |
Business Hours: | 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST |
Metadata Contact
Date Effective From: | 1996 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Person): | Litz, Jenny |
Address: |
75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami, FL 33139 |
Email Address: | Jenny.Litz@noaa.gov |
Phone: | 305-361-4224 |
Fax: | 305-365-4102 |
Contact Instructions: |
Contact by email preferred. |
Point of Contact
Date Effective From: | 1996 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Person): | Garrison, Lance |
Address: |
75 Virginia Beach Dr Miami, FL 33149 |
Email Address: | Lance.Garrison@noaa.gov |
Phone: | 305-361-4488 |
Fax: | 305-361-4478 |
Business Hours: | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM EST/EDT |
Contact Instructions: |
Contact by email preferred. |
Extents
Currentness Reference: | Ground Condition |
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Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
W° Bound: | -82 | |
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E° Bound: | -65.5 | |
N° Bound: | 40.5 | |
S° Bound: | 24.5 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
Time Frame Type: | Continuing |
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Start: | 1996 |
Access Information
Security Class: | Unclassified |
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Data Access Procedure: |
Data are available to the public by request to the SEFSC assistant stranding coordinator. |
Data Access Constraints: |
None |
Data Quality
Quality Control Procedures Employed: |
Data are provided on written data sheets and photographs by network members. These data are reviewed by SEFSC staff to verify that data have been entered into the national database. Data are reviewed to compare key-entered information to paper records and to asses consistency with data quality standards however, not all records within the National Database have been fully validated. |
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Data Management
Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: | No |
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Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: | 0 |
Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: | Yes |
Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: | Yes |
If Distributor (Data Hosting Service) is Needed, Please Indicate: | No |
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: | 365 |
If Delay is Longer than Latency of Automated Processing, Indicate Under What Authority Data Access is Delayed: |
This data is currently wavered under the current NOAA guidelines for relational databases. |
Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: | To Be Determined |
If To Be Determined, Unable to Archive, or No Archiving Intended, Explain: |
The archival process is currently under development. |
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving: | 365 |
How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?: |
The data resides on a secure database server only accessible through the NMFS network requiring separate multi-factor authentication for both network and database access. |
Lineage
Process Steps
Process Step 1
Description: |
Paper or digital records are provided by stranding network members, and the network key enters the data into the National stranding database. Entered records are subsequently reviewed by SEFSC staff. |
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Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 26502 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26502 |
Metadata Record Created By: | Lee M Weinberger |
Metadata Record Created: | 2015-08-17 17:15+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2022-08-09 17:11+0000 |
Metadata Record Published: | 2021-04-29 |
Owner Org: | SEFSC |
Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
Do Not Publish?: | N |
Metadata Last Review Date: | 2021-04-29 |
Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
Metadata Next Review Date: | 2022-04-29 |