Alaska Marine Mammal Strandings/Entanglements
Data Set (DS) | Alaska Regional Office (AKRO)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:27498 | Updated: August 9, 2022 | Published / External
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Summary
Short Citation
Alaska Regional Office, 2025: Alaska Marine Mammal Strandings/Entanglements, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/27498.
Full Citation Examples
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
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Description of NMFS Alaska Marine Mammal Stranding Program with annual data summaries, hotline number, newsletters, and other information related to marine mammal health.
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
-180° W,
-130° E,
72° N,
50° S
1998 - Present
Item Identification
| Title: | Alaska Marine Mammal Strandings/Entanglements |
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| 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 |
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| City: | Juneau |
| State/Province: | AK |
| Country: | USA |
| Location Description: |
Juneau Federal Building, 4th floor |
Data Set Information
| Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
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| 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
| Date Effective From: | 2004 |
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| 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
| Date Effective From: | 2004 |
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| 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
| 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
| 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
| W° Bound: | -180 | |
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| E° Bound: | -130 | |
| N° Bound: | 72 | |
| S° Bound: | 50 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
| Time Frame Type: | Continuing |
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| Start: | 1998 |
Access Information
| Security Class: | Sensitive |
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| 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
| Download URL: | https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/pr/strandings |
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| 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. |
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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?: | 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. |
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Catalog Details
| Catalog Item ID: | 27498 |
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| 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 |