North Pacific Right Whale
Data Set (DS) | NMFS Office Of Protected Resources (OPR)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:65385 | Updated: May 30, 2023 | Published / External
Summary
Short Citation
NMFS Office Of Protected Resources, 2024: North Pacific Right Whale, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/65385.
Full Citation Examples
Critical habitat for the North Pacific right whale includes 2 areas:Bering Sea area - described by a series of straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order listed:
58 degrees N/168 degrees W
58 degrees N/163 degrees W
56.5 degrees N/161.75 degrees W
55 degrees N/166 degrees W
56 degrees N/168 degrees W
58 degrees N/168 degrees W
W.Gulf of Alaska area - described by a series of straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order listed:
57.05 degrees N/153 degrees W
57.3 degrees N/151.5 degrees W
57 degrees N/151.5 degrees W
56.75 degrees N/153 degrees W
57.05 degrees N/153 degrees W
Distribution Information
No Distributions available.
Use Constraints:These data are not the official legal definition of critical habitat. The Code of Federal Regulations (50 CFR 226.215) is the source for the legal definition of the critical habitat designation.
Controlled Theme Keywords
biota, environment, oceans
Child Items
| Type | Title |
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| Entity | WhaleNorthPacificRight_20080408 |
Contact Information
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Extents
-168° W,
-151.5° E,
58° N,
55° S
Item Identification
| Title: | North Pacific Right Whale |
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| Publication Date: | 2005-10-28 |
| Abstract: |
Critical habitat for the North Pacific right whale includes 2 areas:Bering Sea area - described by a series of straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order listed: 58 degrees N/168 degrees W 58 degrees N/163 degrees W 56.5 degrees N/161.75 degrees W 55 degrees N/166 degrees W 56 degrees N/168 degrees W 58 degrees N/168 degrees W W.Gulf of Alaska area - described by a series of straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order listed: 57.05 degrees N/153 degrees W 57.3 degrees N/151.5 degrees W 57 degrees N/151.5 degrees W 56.75 degrees N/153 degrees W 57.05 degrees N/153 degrees W |
| Purpose: |
These data represent critical habitat designated (April 8, 2008, 73 FR 19000) under the Endangered Species Act for the North Pacific right whale. |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
biota
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| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
environment
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| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
oceans
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| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | critical habitat |
| None | North Pacific right whale |
Spatial Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | Bering Sea |
| None | Gulf of Alaska |
Data Set Information
| Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
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| Maintenance Frequency: | As Needed |
| Data Presentation Form: | Map (digital) |
| Data Set Credit: | National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Region |
Extents
| Currentness Reference: | Publication Date |
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Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
| W° Bound: | -168 | |
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| E° Bound: | -151.5 | |
| N° Bound: | 58 | |
| S° Bound: | 55 |
Spatial Information
Reference Systems
Reference System 1
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Access Information
| Security Class: | Unclassified |
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| Data Use Constraints: |
These data are not the official legal definition of critical habitat. The Code of Federal Regulations (50 CFR 226.215) is the source for the legal definition of the critical habitat designation. |
Technical Environment
| Description: |
Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.8.1.14362 |
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Lineage
Process Steps
Process Step 1
| Description: |
Data creation process 2005. NPRWCH.shp (NAD_1983_Alaska_Albers) The National Marine Fisheries Service revised (71 FR 38277, July 6, 2006) critical habitat for the northern right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) by designating areas in the Pacific Ocean, one in the Gulf of Alaska and another in the Bering Sea, which comprised approximately 95,325 square kilometers of marine habitat. This shapefile (NPRWCH.shp) was the original polygon data. Subsequently, NMFS split the "northern right whale" listing into two separate listings under the ESA: North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica) and North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) due to genetic findings. Critical habitat was designated (73 FR 19000, April 8, 2008) for the North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica), which was the same two areas, one in the Gulf of Alaska and another in the Bering Sea. |
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| Process Date/Time: | 2005-10-28 00:00:00 |
Process Step 2
| Description: |
The 2005 version NPRWCH.shp (NAD_1983_Alaska_Albers) was converted into the standardized feature class WhaleNorthPacificRight_20080408 (GCS_WGS_84 wkid 4326) using the National Critical Habitat Geodatabase processing protocol. During standardization, geometry was not edited. Attributes were edited. Metadata was edited and populated using the final rule, source shapefile, and CFR. |
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| Process Date/Time: | 2020-10-29 00:00:00 |
Child Items
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Type | Title |
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| Entity | WhaleNorthPacificRight_20080408 |
Catalog Details
| Catalog Item ID: | 65385 |
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| GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:65385 |
| Metadata Record Created By: | Jonathan Molineaux |
| Metadata Record Created: | 2021-08-31 21:02+0000 |
| Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
| Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2023-05-30 18:10+0000 |
| Metadata Record Published: | 2021-11-30 |
| Owner Org: | OPR |
| Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
| Do Not Publish?: | N |
| Metadata Last Review Date: | 2021-11-30 |
| Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
| Metadata Next Review Date: | 2022-11-30 |