Blue whale at-sea density off California
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
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| ID: 39265
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Created: 2017-04-05
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Last Modified: 2023-10-17
Project (PRJ) | ID: 37140
ID: 39265
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Item Identification
* » Title | Blue whale at-sea density off California |
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Short Name | cdas_bluewhale.shp |
* Status | Completed |
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• Publication Date | 2006-01 |
* » Abstract |
The Office of National Marine Sanctuary (ONMS) updates and revises the management plans for each of its 13 sanctuaries. This process, which is open to the public, enables each site to revisit the reasons for sanctuary designation and assess whether they are meeting their goals, as well as to set new goals consistent with the mandates of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act. Issues raised by the public during this process are evaluated and a determination is made as to whether they will be incorporated into the updated plan. Many of these issues focus on topics such as the implementation of marine zoning or sanctuary boundary adjustments, both of which require information on the distribution of resources within and around the sanctuary. Recognizing this, ONMS and NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) formalized an agreement to collaborate in the revision process by developing such information through a series of biogeographic assessments conducted in selected sanctuaries. The resulting products are then supplied to sanctuary managers and staff for use in the policy and decision making process. This collaborative effort began along the west coast of the U.S. with the Cordell Bank, Gulf of Farallones, and Monterey Bay national marine sanctuaries, and is herein centered on the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (CINMS). |
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This work examines marine mammal patterns within coastal California waters, in particular within and adjacent to the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. This work will complement and build upon a similar effort currently being conducted by the BP for three sanctuaries in central California (Cordell Bank, Gulf of the Farallones, and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuaries). The biogeographic assessment for these three sanctuaries was conducted to identify important biological zones, time periods, and ecological linkages within an analysis area that extends from Point Arena in the north to Point Sal in the south. Furthermore, this study will incorporate data and information from a comprehensive west coast assessment completed by NOS in the late 1980s that resulted in the "West Coast of North America, Coastal and Ocean Zones, Strategic Assessment: Data Atlas". This Atlas contains maps of key biological, physical, and economic characteristics of the marine environment of the West Coast. The Atlas complemented the BP's Estuarine Living Marine Resources Program (ELMR) studies to define the biological and physical characteristics of adjacent estuarine systems, and included biogeographic analyses to define estuarine assemblages and inshore-offshore linkages between ecosystems. |
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In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, the National Marine Sanctuary Program will incorporate this assessment with cultural and socio-economic analyses to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement to fully analyze boundary change concepts. |
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords | EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CETACEANS > BALEEN WHALES |
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords | EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY STRUCTURE |
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords | EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS |
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords | EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS > USE/FEEDING HABITATS |
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords | EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC |
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords | EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > PELAGIC |
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords | EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT > ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS |
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Service Keywords | EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > MODELS > DYNAMIC VEGETATION/ECOSYSTEM MODELS |
ISO 19115 Topic Category | environment |
ISO 19115 Topic Category | oceans |
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus Version 1.0 | EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Mammals |
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords | DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce |
NOS Data Explorer Topic Category | Environmental Monitoring |
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords | CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > CALIFORNIA |
None | California |
None | Channel Islands |
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• » Organization | National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science |
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• » City | Silver Spring |
• » State/Province | MD |
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» Data Presentation Form | vector digital data |
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This data set is provided "as-is" without warranty of any kind. The user assumes all responsibility for the accuracy and suitability of this data set for a particular purpose. |
Data Set Credit | Aerial survey data used for production of this shapefile are available on CD-ROM, Marine Mammal and Seabird Computer Database Analysis System, Washington, Oregon, and California (1975-1997). See Source Information for additional citations of contributors to this data set. |
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* » Support Role | Data Steward |
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* » Date Effective From | 2006-01 |
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Position | NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator |
Email Address | NCCOS.data@noaa.gov |
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* » Date Effective From | 2006-01 |
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* » Support Role | Principal Investigator |
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* » Date Effective From | 2006-01 |
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Person | Clark, Randy |
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1021 Balch Blvd Stennis Space Center, MS 39529 |
Email Address | randy.clark@noaa.gov |
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This data set is in the public domain. |
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This data set is provided "as-is" without warranty of any kind. The user assumes all responsibility for the accuracy and suitability of this data set for a particular purpose. |
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» Download URL | http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/datasets/ccma/biogeo/cinms/Chap_6_Data/cdas_bluewhale.ZIP |
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URL | http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/datasets/ccma/biogeo/cinms/Chap_6_Data/cdas_bluewhale.ZIP |
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URL | http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/products/biogeography/cinms/data/ |
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URL | http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/ecosystems/sanctuaries/chanisl_nms/ |
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Activity Time | 2014-03-19 |
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Converted from FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (version FGDC-STD-001-1998) using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml.pl' script. Contact Tyler Christensen (NOS) for details. |
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Citation Title | Marine Mammal and Seabird Computer Database Analysis System, Washington, Oregon, and California 1975-1997, Version 2.1 |
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Contact Name | U.S. Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Pacific OCS Region |
Publish Date | 2001-03-01 |
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These data were obtained to examine marine mammal density patterns off California. | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: CD-ROM |
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Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID | 39265 |
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Metadata Record Created By | Tyler Christensen |
Metadata Record Created | 2017-04-05 12:51+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
» Metadata Record Last Modified | 2023-10-17 16:12+0000 |
Metadata Record Published | 2018-07-12 |
Owner Org | NCCOS |
Metadata Publication Status | Published Externally |
Do Not Publish? | N |
Metadata Workflow State | Published / External |
Metadata Last Review Date | 2018-07-12 |
Metadata Review Frequency | 1 Year |
Metadata Next Review Date | 2019-07-12 |
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