North Atlantic Right Whale Sighting Advisory System (NARWSS)
Data Set (DS) | Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:27526 | Updated: May 15, 2025 | Published / External
Short Citation:
Northeast Fisheries Science Center, 2026: North Atlantic Right Whale Sighting Advisory System (NARWSS), https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/27526.
Keywords
Theme Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
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| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | aerial survey |
| None | Eubalaena glacialis |
| None | North Atlantic right whale |
Spatial Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | Western North Atlantic |
Physical Location
| Organization: | NEFSC Woods Hole Lab |
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| City: | Woods Hole |
| State/Province: | MA |
| Country: | USA |
Data Set Information
| Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
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| Data Set Type: | Oracle Database |
| Maintenance Frequency: | Twice a Year |
| Data Presentation Form: | Table (digital) |
Support Roles
Data Steward
CC ID: 232105
| Date Effective From: | 2014 |
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| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Khan, Christin |
| Address: | |
| Email Address: | christin.khan@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 508-495-2040 |
| Contact Instructions: |
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Distributor
CC ID: 232106
| Date Effective From: | 2011 |
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| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Khan, Christin |
| Address: | |
| Email Address: | christin.khan@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 508-495-2040 |
| Contact Instructions: |
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Metadata Contact
CC ID: 232108
| Date Effective From: | 2014 |
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| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Khan, Christin |
| Address: | |
| Email Address: | christin.khan@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 508-495-2040 |
| Contact Instructions: |
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Point of Contact
CC ID: 225963
| Date Effective From: | 2012 |
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| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Khan, Christin |
| Address: | |
| Email Address: | christin.khan@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 508-495-2040 |
| Contact Instructions: |
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Point of Contact
CC ID: 259962
| Date Effective From: | 2012 |
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| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Cole, Timothy |
| Address: |
166 Water Street Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026 USA |
| Email Address: | tim.cole@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 508-495-2087 |
| Fax: | 508-495-2258 |
| Contact Instructions: |
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Extents
| Currentness Reference: | Ground Condition |
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Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
CC ID: 225964
| W° Bound: | -79 | |
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| E° Bound: | -65 | |
| N° Bound: | 47 | |
| S° Bound: | 35 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
CC ID: 232113
| Time Frame Type: | Continuing |
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| Start: | 1998 |
Access Information
| Security Class: | Unclassified |
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| Data Access Procedure: |
Please contact Point of Contact via email for data access. |
| Data Access Constraints: |
Requester must have network access for direct query of the data. |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
CC ID: 246819
| Download URL: | https://console.cloud.google.com/storage/browser/nmfs_odp_nefsc/PARR/READ/PSB/27526 |
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| Distributor: | |
| Description: |
2 files: NARWSS-ALL-THRU-2015.xlsx Data File Data Field Codes.docx Documentation for coded fields |
URLs
URL 1
CC ID: 591687
| URL: | https://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/psb/surveys/index.html |
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| Description: |
Interactive North Atlantic Right Whale Sightings Map |
URL 2
CC ID: 739489
| URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/513 |
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| Name: | OBIS Seamap |
| Description: |
The North Atlantic Right Whale Sighting Survey (NARWSS) is a NOAA Fisheries program which locates and records the seasonal distribution of right whales off the northeastern United States. |
Data Quality
| Quality Control Procedures Employed: |
Data are visually inspected for errors. |
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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?: | Yes |
| Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: | No |
| If Distributor (Data Hosting Service) is Needed, Please Indicate: | to be determined |
| Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: | 6 months |
| Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: | To Be Determined |
| If To Be Determined, Unable to Archive, or No Archiving Intended, Explain: |
Data are archived locally and also submitted to Right Whale Consortium. |
| Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving: | 0-6 months |
| How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?: |
Data are stored on NEFSC servers which are backed up with remote storage. |
Lineage
| Lineage Statement: |
Data are collected by observers on right whale aerial surveys and entered into on-board laptop computers. |
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Catalog Details
| Catalog Item ID: | 27526 |
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| GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:27526 |
| Metadata Record Created By: | Patricia L Jones |
| Metadata Record Created: | 2015-09-27 20:15+0000 |
| Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
| Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2025-05-15 19:16+0000 |
| Metadata Record Published: | 2017-04-07 |
| Owner Org: | NEFSC |
| Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
| Do Not Publish?: | N |
| Metadata Last Review Date: | 2017-04-07 |
| Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
| Metadata Next Review Date: | 2018-04-07 |