65379
Humpback Whale (Western North Pacific DPS)
Data Set
Published / External
67041
Humpback Whale
Project
2021-04-21
Critical habitat for the Western North Pacific DPS of humpback whales includes all marine waters within these designated areas:(1) Alaska. The nearshore boundaries are generally defined by the 1-m isobath relative to mean lower low water (MLLW). On the north side of the Aleutian Islands, the seaward boundary of the critical habitat is defined by a line extending due west from 55° 41' N, 162° 41' W to 55° 41' N, 169° 30' W, then southward through Samalga Pass to a boundary drawn along the 2,000-m isobath on the south side of the islands. This isobath forms the southern boundary of the critical habitat, eastward to 164° 25' W. From this point, the 1,000-m isobath forms the offshore boundary, which extends eastward to 158° 39' W. Critical habitat also includes the waters around Kodiak Island and the Barren Islands. The western boundary for this area runs southward along 154° 54' W to the 1,000-m depth contour, and then extends eastward to a boundary at 150° 40' W. The area also extends northward to the mouth of Cook Inlet where it is bounded by a line that extends from Cape Douglas across the inlet to Cape Adam. Critical habitat does not include manmade structures (e.g., ferry docks, sea plane facilities) and the land on which they rest within the critical habitat boundaries.Please see the final rule for additional information.
Spatial data for designated critical habitat of the humpback whale (Western North Pacific DPS) published in 86 FR 21082 on April 21, 2021.
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
biota
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans
Data Set
As Needed
Map (digital)
Authors: Robert O'Conner (Fishery Information Specialist, NMFS Pacific Islands Region), Karen Kavanaugh (Oceanographer, NOS Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services), and Jennifer Schultz (Fishery Biologist, NMFS Office of Protected Resources)
65380
WhaleHumpback_WesternNorthPacificDPS_20210421
Published / External
GIS File
Yes
A collection of geographic features with the same geometry type.; Source: Esri
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Internal feature number.; Source: Esri
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
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Feature geometry.; Source: Esri
Coordinates defining the features.
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9 digit unique identifier for each feature in the geodatabase.
Used to relate or join supplemental attribute tables.; Source: National Marine Fisheries Service
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SCIENAME
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Binomial or trinomial scientific name.
Value formatted as written in the Code of Federal Regulations.; Source: National Marine Fisheries Service
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COMNAME
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Legal common name of species.
Value formatted as written in the Code of Federal Regulations.; Source: National Marine Fisheries Service
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Full text of the ESA listed entity: Species, Subspecies, Distinct Population Segment (DPS), or Evolutionarily Significant Unit (ESU).
Value formatted as written in the Code of Federal Regulations.
*Note: for entire species listings, this value will be the same as COMNAME value.; Source: National Marine Fisheries Service
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Current Endangered Species Act listing status.; Source: National Marine Fisheries Service
Delisted: Species that were removed from the Endangered Species Act list.; Endangered: Species that are in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of their range.; Threatened: Species that are likely to become endangered in the foreseeable future.;
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Status of the critical habitat designation.; Source: National Marine Fisheries Service
Final: A final rule in the Federal Register publishes the regulatory text in full with an effective date. The regulatory text sets out amendments to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).; Proposed: A proposed rule in the Federal Register notifies the public of a pending regulation. Any person or organization may comment on it during the comment period.;
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Critical habitat unit name.
Null if designation did not specify units or unit names.; Source: National Marine Fisheries Service
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TAXON
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Taxonomic unit.; Source: National Marine Fisheries Service
baleen whale: Any of a suborder (Mysticeti) of large whales that have baleen plates in the upper jaw which are used to filter chiefly small crustaceans out of large quantities of seawater.; fish: Any of numerous cold-blooded strictly aquatic craniate vertebrates that include the bony fishes and the cartilaginous and jawless fishes and that have typically an elongated somewhat spindle-shaped body terminating in a broad caudal fin, limbs in the form of fins when present at all, and a 2-chambered heart by which blood is sent through thoracic gills to be oxygenated.; invertebrate: Any animal that lacks a spinal column.; marine reptile: Any of a class (Reptilia) of cold-blooded, air-breathing, usually egg-laying vertebrates that have adapted for an aquatic or semiaquatic life in a marine environment and have a body typically covered with scales or bony plates and a bony skeleton with a single occipital condyle, a distinct quadrate bone usually immovably articulated with the skull, and ribs attached to the sternum.; pinniped: Any of an order or suborder (Pinnipedia) of aquatic carnivorous mammals with all four limbs modified into flippers.; plant: Any of a kingdom (Plantae) of multicellular eukaryotic mostly photosynthetic organisms typically lacking locomotive movement or obvious nervous or sensory organs and possessing cellulose cell walls.; toothed whale: Any of a suborder (Odontoceti) of cetaceans bearing usually numerous simple conical teeth.;
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LEADOFFICE
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Office responsible for the critical habitat Federal Register Notice.; Source: National Marine Fisheries Service
Alaska Region: Includes Alaska and adjacent marine waters extending outwards to the 200 nautical mile boundary of the Exclusive Economic Zone.; Greater Atlantic Region: Includes Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina (north of Cape Hatteras) and adjacent marine waters extending outwards to the 200 nautical mile boundary of the Exclusive Economic Zone.; Office of Protected Resources: Headquarters office responsible for nationwide conservation, protection, and recovery of endangered and threatened marine species listed under the Endangered Species Act.; Pacific Islands Region: Includes Hawai'i, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Kingman Reef, Howland Island, Baker Island, Jarvis Island, Wake Island, Johnston Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and adjacent marine waters extending outwards to the 200 nautical mile boundary of the Exclusive Economic Zone.; Southeast Region: Includes North Carolina (south of Cape Hatteras), South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and adjacent marine waters extending outwards to the 200 nautical mile boundary of the Exclusive Economic Zone.; West Coast Region: Includes Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California and adjacent marine waters extending outwards to the 200 nautical mile boundary of the Exclusive Economic Zone.;
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Federal Register Notice publication date.
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Effective date for a final critical habitat designation. Null for proposed critical habitat.
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Geodesic area calculated in square kilometers.; Source: National Marine Fisheries Service
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Date spatial feature was created or geometry was last edited.
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Additional information about the feature that is not contained in other fields.; Source: National Marine Fisheries Service
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Feature class metadata URL.
InPort is the National Marine Fisheries Service's official metadata catalog found at:
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Length of feature in internal units.; Source: Esri
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Data Steward
2022-04-14
Person
Schultz, Jennifer
jennifer.schultz@noaa.gov
Metadata Contact
2021-04-21
Person
Molineaux, Jonathan
jonathan.molineaux@noaa.gov
1315 East West Hwy
Silver Spring
MD
20910
301-427-8440
Point of Contact
2021-04-21
Person
Molineaux, Jonathan
jonathan.molineaux@noaa.gov
1315 East West Hwy
Silver Spring
MD
20910
301-427-8440
Publication Date
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Geographic 2D
EPSG:4326
WGS 84
World Geodetic System 1984
WGS 84
6378137
298.257223563
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These data are not the official legal definition of critical habitat. The Code of Federal Regulations (50 CFR 226.227) is the source for the legal definition of the critical habitat designation. These data should not be used for enforcement or navigation.
Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.8.1.14362
65380
Entity
WhaleHumpback_WesternNorthPacificDPS_20210421
gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:65379
Jonathan Molineaux
2021-08-31T21:01:24
SysAdmin InPortAdmin
2023-05-30T18:10:14
2022-04-18
NMFS Office Of Protected Resources
OPR
1315 East-West Highway, 13th Floor
Silver Spring
MD
20910
301-713-2332
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/
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Public
No
2022-04-18
1 Year
2023-04-18