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Summary

Short Citation
Alaska Regional Office, 2024: Alaska Marine Mammal Strandings/Entanglements, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/27498.
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Abstract

This database represents a summary of information on stranded marine mammals reported to NMFS throughout the State of Alaska in fulfillment of Title IV of the Marine Mammal Protection Act. These data include live and dead reports for cetaceans and pinnipeds.

Distribution Information

  • Description of NMFS Alaska Marine Mammal Stranding Program with annual data summaries, hotline number, newsletters, and other information related to marine mammal health.

Access Constraints:

Data may contain personal information.

Child Items

No Child Items for this record.

Contact Information

Point of Contact
Aleria S Jensen
aleria.jensen@noaa.gov
(907) 586-7248

Metadata Contact
Aleria S Jensen
aleria.jensen@noaa.gov
(907) 586-7248

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-180° W, -130° E, 72° N, 50° S

Time Frame 1
1998 - Present

Item Identification

Title: Alaska Marine Mammal Strandings/Entanglements
Status: In Work
Abstract:

This database represents a summary of information on stranded marine mammals reported to NMFS throughout the State of Alaska in fulfillment of Title IV of the Marine Mammal Protection Act. These data include live and dead reports for cetaceans and pinnipeds.

Purpose:

Fulfillment of MMPA TItle IV.

Physical Location

Organization: Alaska Regional Office
City: Juneau
State/Province: AK
Country: USA
Location Description:

Juneau Federal Building, 4th floor

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Data Set Type: Excel and SAS Dataset
Maintenance Frequency: Continually
Data Presentation Form: Table (digital)
Entity Attribute Detail URL: https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 235651
Date Effective From: 2004
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Jensen, Aleria S
Address: PO Box 21668
Juneau, AK 99802-1688
USA
Email Address: aleria.jensen@noaa.gov
Phone: (907) 586-7248
Fax: (907) 586-7012
Contact Instructions:

709 W 9th St

Juneau, AK 99801

907-586-7248

Distributor

CC ID: 235655
Date Effective From: 2004
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Jensen, Aleria S
Address: PO Box 21668
Juneau, AK 99802-1688
USA
Email Address: aleria.jensen@noaa.gov
Phone: (907) 586-7248
Fax: (907) 586-7012
Contact Instructions:

907-586-7248

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 235656
Date Effective From: 2004
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Jensen, Aleria S
Address: PO Box 21668
Juneau, AK 99802-1688
USA
Email Address: aleria.jensen@noaa.gov
Phone: (907) 586-7248
Fax: (907) 586-7012
Contact Instructions:

907-586-7248

Point of Contact

CC ID: 235658
Date Effective From: 2004
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Jensen, Aleria S
Address: PO Box 21668
Juneau, AK 99802-1688
USA
Email Address: aleria.jensen@noaa.gov
Phone: (907) 586-7248
Fax: (907) 586-7012
Contact Instructions:

907-586-7248

Extents

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 235661
W° Bound: -180
E° Bound: -130
N° Bound: 72
S° Bound: 50

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 235663
Time Frame Type: Continuing
Start: 1998

Access Information

Security Class: Sensitive
Data Access Procedure:

Data accessible by contacting NMFS Alaska Regional Office. Also available on National Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Database.

Data Access Constraints:

Data may contain personal information.

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 267578
Download URL: https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/pr/strandings
Distributor:
File Name: Alaska Marine Mammal Stranding Network
Description:

Description of NMFS Alaska Marine Mammal Stranding Program with annual data summaries, hotline number, newsletters, and other information related to marine mammal health.

Data Quality

Quality Control Procedures Employed:

Data input is reviewed against data output on a routine basis to ensure quality.

Data Management

Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: Yes
Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: Unknown
Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: No
Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: No
If Distributor (Data Hosting Service) is Needed, Please Indicate: Unknown
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: 1 week
If Delay is Longer than Latency of Automated Processing, Indicate Under What Authority Data Access is Delayed:

No

Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: Other
If World Data Center or Other, Specify: Ted Stevens Marine Resource Institute
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving: Daily
How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?:

IT Security and Contingency Plan for the system establishes procedures and applies to the functions, operations, and resources necessary to recover and restore data as hosted in the Alaska Region in Juneau, Alaska, following a disruption.

Lineage

Lineage Statement:

Data compiled from opportunistic reports, including public calls to NMFS Alaska Stranding Hotline. NMFS Alaska Region staff enters data on level A reporting form and electronically enters this information into regional Excel spreadsheet.

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 27498
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:27498
Metadata Record Created By: Bridget M Mansfield
Metadata Record Created: 2015-09-25 13:57+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2015-12-23
Owner Org: AKRO
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2015-12-23
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2016-12-23