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RWSAS

Entity (ENT)  |  Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:51474  |  Updated: August 9, 2022  |  Published / External 
Summary
Item Identification
Entity Info
Data Attributes
Catalog Details

Summary

Abstract

Sighting Data from the Right Whale Sighting Advisory System (RWSAS), a NOAA Fisheries program to reduce the probability of lethal injury to North Atlantic right whales from collisions with ships by alerting mariners to their presence in near real-time. These right whale sighting reports are obtained from a variety of sources including the United States Coast Guard, aerial surveys, shipboard surveys, whale watch vessels, and other sources (commercial ships, fishing vessels, and the general public). Right whale sightings can be reported from Virginia to Maine by calling the NOAA hotline 866-755-6622.

Description

Sighting Data from the Right Whale Sighting Advisory System (RWSAS), a NOAA Fisheries program to reduce the probability of lethal injury to North Atlantic right whales from collisions with ships by alerting mariners to their presence in near real-time.

Entity Information

Entity Type
Data File

Data Attribute / Type Description
Id
number 		unique identifier
SIGHTINGDATE
date 		local date and time of sighting
GROUPSIZE
number 		minimum number of animals in group
LAT
number 		decimal degrees of vessel or animal lattitude
LON
number 		decimal degrees of vessel or animal longitude
CERTAINTY
text 		certainty of species identification
CATEGORY
text 		type of platform making the sighting
MOM_CALF
text 		boolean true is mother and calf
DUPLICATE
text 		-1 if possible dup, else ID number of record it is dup of

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Item Identification

Title: RWSAS
Short Name: RWSAS
Status: Completed
Abstract:

Sighting Data from the Right Whale Sighting Advisory System (RWSAS), a NOAA Fisheries program to reduce the probability of lethal injury to North Atlantic right whales from collisions with ships by alerting mariners to their presence in near real-time. These right whale sighting reports are obtained from a variety of sources including the United States Coast Guard, aerial surveys, shipboard surveys, whale watch vessels, and other sources (commercial ships, fishing vessels, and the general public). Right whale sightings can be reported from Virginia to Maine by calling the NOAA hotline 866-755-6622.

Entity Information

Entity Type: Data File
Description:

Sighting Data from the Right Whale Sighting Advisory System (RWSAS), a NOAA Fisheries program to reduce the probability of lethal injury to North Atlantic right whales from collisions with ships by alerting mariners to their presence in near real-time.

Data Attributes

Note: Metadata requirements do not apply to attributes for non-tabular entities.

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
N/A
 Id number unique identifier
N/A
 SIGHTINGDATE date local date and time of sighting
N/A
 GROUPSIZE number minimum number of animals in group
N/A
 LAT number decimal degrees of vessel or animal lattitude
N/A
 LON number decimal degrees of vessel or animal longitude
N/A
 CERTAINTY text certainty of species identification
N/A
 CATEGORY text type of platform making the sighting
N/A
 MOM_CALF text boolean true is mother and calf
N/A
 DUPLICATE text -1 if possible dup, else ID number of record it is dup of

Attribute Details

Id

CC ID: 715348
Data Storage Type: number
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

unique identifier

SIGHTINGDATE

CC ID: 715349
Data Storage Type: date
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

local date and time of sighting

GROUPSIZE

CC ID: 715350
Data Storage Type: number
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

minimum number of animals in group

LAT

CC ID: 715351
Data Storage Type: number
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

decimal degrees of vessel or animal lattitude

LON

CC ID: 715352
Data Storage Type: number
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

decimal degrees of vessel or animal longitude

CERTAINTY

CC ID: 715353
Data Storage Type: text
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

certainty of species identification

CATEGORY

CC ID: 715354
Data Storage Type: text
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

type of platform making the sighting

MOM_CALF

CC ID: 715355
Data Storage Type: text
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

boolean true is mother and calf

DUPLICATE

CC ID: 715356
Data Storage Type: text
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

-1 if possible dup, else ID number of record it is dup of

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 51474
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:51474
Metadata Record Created By: Patricia L Jones
Metadata Record Created: 2018-02-05 14:11+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2018-02-05
Owner Org: NEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2018-02-05
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2019-02-05