Gray whale at-sea density off California
Data Set (DS) | National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:39274 | Updated: May 30, 2023 | Published / External
Summary
Short Citation
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, 2024: Gray whale at-sea density off California, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/39274.
Full Citation Examples
The National Marine Sanctuary Program (NMSP) 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, NMSP 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).
Distribution Information
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0.025
Other Documents
This data set is in the public domain.
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.
Controlled Theme Keywords
BALEEN WHALES, BENTHIC, COMMUNITY STRUCTURE, DYNAMIC VEGETATION/ECOSYSTEM MODELS, ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS, environment, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS, oceans, PELAGIC, USE/FEEDING HABITATS
Child Items
Type | Title |
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Entity | cdas_graywhale |
Contact Information
Point of Contact
NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
NCCOS.data@noaa.gov
Metadata Contact
NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
NCCOS.data@noaa.gov
Extents
-123.678729° W,
-116.888547° E,
38.922342° N,
32.097782° S
2006
Item Identification
Title: | Gray whale at-sea density off California |
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Short Name: | cdas_graywhale.shp |
Status: | Completed |
Publication Date: | 2006-01 |
Abstract: |
The National Marine Sanctuary Program (NMSP) 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, NMSP 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). |
Purpose: |
This work examines marine mammal density 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. |
Notes: |
265 |
Supplemental Information: |
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. |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords |
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CETACEANS > BALEEN WHALES
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords |
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY STRUCTURE
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords |
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords |
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS > USE/FEEDING HABITATS
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords |
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords |
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > PELAGIC
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords |
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT > ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Service Keywords |
EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > MODELS > DYNAMIC VEGETATION/ECOSYSTEM MODELS
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ISO 19115 Topic Category |
environment
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ISO 19115 Topic Category |
oceans
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UNCONTROLLED | |
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 |
Spatial Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > CALIFORNIA
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | California |
None | Channel Islands |
Stratum Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | Aerial surveys |
Physical Location
Organization: | National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science |
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City: | Silver Spring |
State/Province: | MD |
Data Set Information
Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
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Maintenance Frequency: | As Needed |
Data Presentation Form: | vector digital data |
Distribution Liability: |
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. |
Support Roles
Data Steward
Date Effective From: | 2006-01 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Position): | NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator |
Email Address: | NCCOS.data@noaa.gov |
Distributor
Date Effective From: | 2006-01 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Position): | NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator |
Email Address: | NCCOS.data@noaa.gov |
Metadata Contact
Date Effective From: | 2006-01 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Position): | NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator |
Email Address: | NCCOS.data@noaa.gov |
Point of Contact
Date Effective From: | 2006-01 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Position): | NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator |
Email Address: | NCCOS.data@noaa.gov |
Principal Investigator
Date Effective From: | 2006-01 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Person): | Clark, Randy |
Address: |
1021 Balch Blvd Stennis Space Center, MS 39529 |
Email Address: | randy.clark@noaa.gov |
Phone: | 228-688-3732 |
Extents
Currentness Reference: | Ground Condition |
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Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
W° Bound: | -123.678729 | |
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E° Bound: | -116.888547 | |
N° Bound: | 38.922342 | |
S° Bound: | 32.097782 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
Time Frame Type: | Discrete |
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Start: | 2006 |
Spatial Information
Spatial Representation
Representations Used
Vector: | Yes |
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Vector Representation 1
Point Object Present?: | Yes |
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Point Object Count: | 951 |
Access Information
Security Class: | Unclassified |
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Data Access Constraints: |
This data set is in the public domain. |
Data Use Constraints: |
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. |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
Download URL: | http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/datasets/ccma/biogeo/cinms/Chap_6_Data/cdas_graywhale.ZIP |
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Distributor: | |
Description: |
Other Documents |
File Type (Deprecated): | Unknown |
File Size: | 0.025 |
URLs
URL 1
URL: | http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/datasets/ccma/biogeo/cinms/Chap_6_Data/cdas_graywhale.ZIP |
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URL Type: |
Online Resource
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URL 2
URL: | http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/products/biogeography/cinms/data/ |
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URL Type: |
Online Resource
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URL 3
URL: | http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/ecosystems/sanctuaries/chanisl_nms/ |
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URL Type: |
Online Resource
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Activity Log
Activity Log 1
Activity Date/Time: | 2014-03-19 |
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Description: |
Date that the source FGDC record was last modified. |
Activity Log 2
Activity Date/Time: | 2017-04-05 |
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Description: |
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. |
Activity Log 3
Activity Date/Time: | 2017-09-13 |
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Description: |
Partial upload of Spatial Info section only. |
Activity Log 4
Activity Date/Time: | 2017-11-01 |
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Description: |
Replaced entire Lineage section to populate new Source Contribution field. |
Technical Environment
Description: |
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535 |
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Data Quality
Completeness Report: |
All shapefile cells have attribute information. |
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Conceptual Consistency: |
All shapefile attributes were checked for consistency of appropriate range values. |
Lineage
Sources
Marine Mammal and Seabird Computer Database Analysis System, Washington, Oregon, and California 1975-1997, Version 2.1
Contact Name: | U.S. Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Pacific OCS Region |
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Publish Date: | 2001-03-01 |
Citation URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/ |
Source Contribution: |
These data were obtained to examine marine mammal density patterns off California. | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: CD-ROM |
Process Steps
Process Step 1
Description: |
Dataset copied. |
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Source: | Marine Mammal and Seabird Computer Database Analysis System, Washington, Oregon, and California 1975-1997, Version 2.1 |
Child Items
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Type | Title | |
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Entity | cdas_graywhale |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 39274 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:39274 |
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: | 2023-05-30 18:09+0000 |
Metadata Record Published: | 2018-07-12 |
Owner Org: | NCCOS |
Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
Do Not Publish?: | N |
Metadata Last Review Date: | 2018-07-12 |
Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
Metadata Next Review Date: | 2019-07-12 |