66954
Ringed Seal (Arctic Subspecies)
Data Set
Published / External
65207
National ESA Critical Habitat Geodatabase
Project
Critical habitat for the Arctic subspecies of the ringed seal includes marine waters within one specific area in the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort seas, extending from the nearshore boundary, defined by the 3-m isobath relative to mean lower low water (MLLW), to an offshore limit within the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The boundary extends offshore from the northern limit of the United States-Canada border approximately 90 km to 70°26'19'' N/140°11'21'' W, and from this point runs generally westward along the line connecting the following points: 70°55'35'' N/142°33'51'' W, 70°53'25'' N/144°37'19'' W, 71°1'22'' N/146°36'55'' W, 71°17'21'' N/148°34'58'' W, and 71°20'8'' N/150° W. From this point (71°20'8'' N/150° W) the boundary follows longitude 150° W northward to 72°20'4'' N/150°W, then extends westward to 72°20'4'' N/153° W, then follows longitude 153° W northward to the seaward limit of the U.S. EEZ, and then follows the limit of the U.S. EEZ northwestward; then southwestward and south to the intersection of the southern boundary of the critical habitat in the Bering Sea at 61°18'15'' N/177°45'56'' W. The southern boundary extends southeastward from this intersection point to 60°7' N/172°1' W, then northeastward along a line extending to near Cape Romanzof at 61°48'42'' N/166°6'5'' W, with the nearshore boundary defined by the 3-m isobath. Critical habitat does not include permanent manmade structures such as boat ramps, docks, and pilings that were in existence within the legal boundaries as of the effective date of the final rule.Please see the final rule for additional information.
These data depict critical habitat designated for the Arctic subspecies of the ringed seal (87 FR 19232; 04/01/2022).
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
biota
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans
Theme
Arctic ringed seal
Theme
critical habitat
Spatial
Beaufort Sea
Spatial
Bering Sea
Spatial
Chukchi Sea
Anchorage
AK
Data Set
As Needed
Map (digital)
National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Region
66955
SealRinged_ArcticSubspecies_20220401
Published / External
GIS File
Yes
A collection of geographic features with the same geometry type.; Source: Esri
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OBJECTID
n/a
No
No
Active
Internal feature number.; Source: Esri
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
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SHAPE
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No
No
Active
Feature geometry.; Source: Esri
Coordinates defining the features.
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ID
n/a
No
No
Active
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
n/a
No
No
Active
Binomial or trinomial scientific name.
Value formatted as written in the Code of Federal Regulations.; Source: National Marine Fisheries Service
5
COMNAME
n/a
No
No
Active
Legal common name of species.
Value formatted as written in the Code of Federal Regulations.; Source: National Marine Fisheries Service
6
LISTENTITY
n/a
No
No
Active
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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LISTSTATUS
n/a
No
No
Active
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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CHSTATUS
n/a
No
No
Active
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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UNIT
n/a
No
No
Active
Critical habitat unit name.
Null if designation did not specify units or unit names.; Source: National Marine Fisheries Service
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TAXON
n/a
No
No
Active
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
n/a
No
No
Active
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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FR
n/a
No
No
Active
Federal Register Rule citation with link to NMFS’ webpage for the critical habitat designation (final rule or proposed rule).
Volume #, FR, Page Number (Example: 79 FR 39855); Source: National Marine Fisheries Service
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PUBDATE
n/a
No
No
Active
Federal Register Notice publication date.
MM/DD/YYYY format; Source: National Marine Fisheries Service
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EFFECTDATE
n/a
No
No
Active
Effective date for a final critical habitat designation. Null for proposed critical habitat.
MM/DD/YYYY format
; Source: National Marine Fisheries Service
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AREASqKm
n/a
No
No
Active
Geodesic area calculated in square kilometers.; Source: National Marine Fisheries Service
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CREATEDATE
n/a
No
No
Active
Date spatial feature was created or geometry was last edited.
MM/DD/YYYY format; Source: National Marine Fisheries Service
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NOTES
n/a
No
No
Active
Additional information about the feature that is not contained in other fields.; Source: National Marine Fisheries Service
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INPORTURL
n/a
No
No
Active
Feature class metadata URL.
InPort is the National Marine Fisheries Service's official metadata catalog found at:
https://inport.nmfs.noaa.gov/inport/; Source: National Marine Fisheries Service
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SHAPE_Length
n/a
No
No
Active
Length of feature in internal units.; Source: Esri
Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
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SHAPE_Area
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No
No
Active
Area of feature in internal units squared.; Source: Esri
Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
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HABTYPE
n/a
No
No
Active
Type of habitat; Source: National Marine Fisheries Service
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ECFR
n/a
No
No
Active
National Marine Fisheries Service; Source: National Marine Fisheries Service
Data Steward
2022-03-26
Person
Olson, Tammy
tammy.olson@noaa.gov
Metadata Contact
2022-03-26
Person
Olson, Tammy
tammy.olson@noaa.gov
Point of Contact
2022-03-26
Person
Olson, Tammy
tammy.olson@noaa.gov
Publication Date
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74.70884
60.116665
Geographic 2D
EPSG:4326
WGS 84
World Geodetic System 1984
WGS 84
6378137
298.257223563
1
Geodetic Lattitude
Lat
degree
north
2
Geodetic Longitude
Lon
degree
east
Unclassified
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Microsoft Windows 10 Version 10.0 (Build 19042) ; Esri ArcGIS 12.9.0.32739
Alaska Coastline
Alaska Coastline (1:63,360 scale). Alaska Department of Natural Resources; https://gis.data.alaska.gov/datasets/SOA-DNR::alaska-163360/about
Alaska Regional Digital Elevation Model Version
Alaska Regional Digital Elevation Model Version 2.0, a bathymetric digital elevation model with nominal 1-km grid spacing. University of Alaska Fairbanks, https://research.cfos.uaf.edu/bathy/
Bathymetry (Alaska and Surrounding Waters)
Bathymetry (Alaska and Surrounding Waters), a bathymetric raster dataset having 20 m x 20 m cell resolution. National marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Regional Office, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/27377
Continually Update Shoreline Product (CUSP)
Continually Update Shoreline Product (CUSP), national shoreline product (1:1,000 – 1:24,000 scale). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), https://shoreline.noaa.gov/data/datasheets/cusp.html
Maritime Limits and Boundaries of United States of America
Maritime Limits and Boundaries of United States of America. NOAA Office of Coast Survey, https://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/data/us-maritime-limits-and-boundaries.html
66955
Entity
SealRinged_ArcticSubspecies_20220401
gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:66954
Jonathan Molineaux
2022-04-05T18:17:02
SysAdmin InPortAdmin
2022-08-09T17:11:29
2022-04-05
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/
1001
Public
No
2022-04-05
1 Year
2023-04-05