32779
US_SSL_Sites.csv
US_SSL_Sites.csv
Entity
Published / External
17921
Steller sea lion haulout and rookery locations in the United States
Data Set
Completed
1
SITENAME
Unknown
No
No
Active
A descriptive name specific to site-location. The "SITENAME" is consistent among NMML data products and publications, and can be used to geolocate those data. Many are sub-sites that are further grouped into a "COMPLEX".
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2
COMPLEX
Unknown
No
No
Active
A "parent" site that describes a group of multiple closely-located haulouts and/or rookeries that each have a unique "SITENAME". For example, the Ugamak "COMPLEX" is comprised of four separate sites.
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3
REGION
Unknown
No
No
Active
Area describing larger metapopulation groupings of complexes and sites. Regions are commonly referred to in NMML dataproducts and manuscripts, and in NMFS policy and management documents. Metapopulation structure in Alaska is described by: York AE, Merrick RL, and Loughlin TR (1996). An analysis of the Steller sea lion metapopulation in Alaska. In: Metapopulations and Wildlife Conservation, Island Press, Washington DC 259-292.
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CALIF: State of California
OREGON: State of Oregon
WASH: State of Washington
SE AK: Southeast Alaska
E GULF: Eastern Gulf of Alaska
C GULF: Central Gulf of Alaska
W GULF: Western Gulf of Alaska
E ALEU: Eastern Aleutian Islands
C ALEU: Central Aleutian Islands
W ALEU: Western Aleutian Islands
BERING: Bering Sea
4
REGNO
Unknown
No
No
Active
Numerical code assigned to a REGION. Sites in Regions 1-5 are in the range of the eastern stock of Steller sea lions, sites in Regions 6-12 are in range of western stock.
NUMERIC
1 = CALIF
2 = OREGON
3 = WASH
5 = SE AK
6 = E GULF
7 = C GULF
8 = W GULF
9 = E ALEU
10 = C ALEU
11 = W ALEU
12 = BERING
5
RCA
Unknown
No
No
Active
Rookery Cluster Area for Alaska sites only. RCAs have been used in some data analyses for management actions, range from 1-11, and are related to REGION by:
1 = W ALEU
2-5 = C ALEU
6 = E ALEU
7 = W GULF
8-9 = C GULF
10 = E GULF
NUMERIC
1 = W ALEU
2-5 = C ALEU
6 = E ALEU
7 = W GULF
8-9 = C GULF
10 = E GULF
6
ROOKERY
Unknown
No
No
Active
Numerical code for site type; 0 = haulout, 1 = Rookery
INTEGER
1 = Rookery
0 = Haulout
7
LATITUDE
Unknown
No
No
Active
Latitude (N) in decimal degrees. WGS84 datum.
NUMERIC
8
LONGITUDE
Unknown
No
No
Active
Longitude in decimal degrees, negative value for western hemisphere locations, positive for eastern hemisphere locations. WGS84 datum.
NUMERIC
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Brian Fadely
2016-05-19T18:13:51
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2018-11-27
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