67672
2022 Pinniped Unusual Mortality Event along the Maine Coast Dead Animal Locations
Data Set
Published / External
10611
Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program (MMHSRP)
Project
In Work
2022-08-17
Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, an unusual mortality event (UME) is defined as "a stranding that is unexpected; involves a significant die-off of any marine mammal population; and demands immediate response." To understand the health of marine mammal populations, scientists study unusual mortality events. Understanding and investigating these events is important because they can serve as indicators of ocean health. To fill this role, NOAA Fisheries established the Working Group on Marine Mammal Unusual Mortality Events in 1991. The working group was formalized in 1992 with amendments to the MMPA amendments. An UME is determined to be "unusual" by the working group if it meets one or more of the seven criteria. The Unusual Mortality Event involving pinnipeds in Maine started June 1, 2022 and is currently active. The event is being investigated by NOAA Fisheries and partners and was defined as occurring along the east coast of North America in Maine.
This dataset was created to visualize dead animal locations associated with the 2022 Pinniped Unusual Mortality Event along the Maine Coast. For information on the proper use of the dataset refer to the Use Constraints metadata section.
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
biota
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
environment
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
health
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans
Theme
Biology
Theme
Conservation
Theme
Health
Theme
Management
Theme
Marine
Spatial
Atlantic Ocean
Spatial
Maine
Spatial
United States
Silver Spring
MD
Data Set
As Needed
Map (digital)
Office of Protected Resources (OPR), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC)
67673
2022 Pinniped Unusual Mortality Event along the Maine Coast Dead Animal Locations Attribute Table
Published / External
GIS File
Yes
This is a feature class that represents dead animal locations associated with the 2022 Pinniped Unusual Mortality Event along the Maine Coast. ; Source: NMFS Office Of Protected Resources
1
OBJECTID
n/a
No
No
Active
Internal feature number.; Source: Esri
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
2
Shape
n/a
No
No
Active
Feature geometry.; Source: Esri
Coordinates defining the features.
3
Field_Number
n/a
No
No
Active
Identifier assigned to stranded animal.; Source: NMFS Office Of Protected Resources
4
Date
n/a
No
No
Active
Date on which stranded animal was first observed.; Source: NMFS Office Of Protected Resources
5
Year
n/a
No
No
Active
Year of date on which stranded animal was first observed.; Source: NMFS Office Of Protected Resources
6
Month
n/a
No
No
Active
Month of date on which stranded animal was first observed.; Source: NMFS Office Of Protected Resources
7
Latitude
n/a
No
No
Active
Latitude of location where stranded animal was first observed.; Source: NMFS Office Of Protected Resources
8
Longitude
n/a
No
No
Active
Longitude of location where stranded animal was first observed.; Source: NMFS Office Of Protected Resources
9
Common_Name
n/a
No
No
Active
Taxonomic common name for stranded animal.; Source: NMFS Office Of Protected Resources
10
Sex
n/a
No
No
Active
Sex of stranded animal.; Source: NMFS Office Of Protected Resources
11
Carcass_Condition
n/a
No
No
Active
Carcass condition (fresh dead, moderate decomposition, advanced decomposition, mummified/skeletal remains or unknown) of stranded animal.; Source: NMFS Office Of Protected Resources
12
Country
n/a
No
No
Active
Country where stranded animal was first observed.; Source: NMFS Office Of Protected Resources
13
State
n/a
No
No
Active
State where stranded animal was first observed.; Source: NMFS Office Of Protected Resources
14
County
n/a
No
No
Active
County where stranded animal was first observed.; Source: NMFS Office Of Protected Resources
15
Tested_for_Avian_Influenza
n/a
No
No
Active
Whether stranded animal was tested for avian influenza.; Source: NMFS Office Of Protected Resources
16
Positive_for_Avian_Influenza
n/a
No
No
Active
Whether stranded animal tested positive for avian influenza.; Source: NMFS Office Of Protected Resources
Data Steward
2022-08-15
Person
Fauquier, Deborah
deborah.fauquier@noaa.gov
1315 East-West Highway, Room 13659
Silver Spring
MD
20910
United States
301-427-8465
Distributor
2022-08-15
Organization
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/
Metadata Contact
2022-08-15
Person
Adams, Jeff D
jeff.adams@noaa.gov
1315 East West Hwy
Silver Spring
MD
20910-3282
USA
301-427-8434
Publication Date
-70.619877
-67.574103
44.536368
42.98882
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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https://services2.arcgis.com/C8EMgrsFcRFL6LrL/arcgis/rest/services/Pinniped_UME_Stranding_Locations/FeatureServer
2022-08-15
Organization
NMFS Office Of Protected Resources
Data access URL
File Geodatabase Feature Class
ESRI File Geodatabase
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 10.0 (Build 19043) ; Esri ArcGIS 12.7.0.26828
67673
Entity
2022 Pinniped Unusual Mortality Event along the Maine Coast Dead Animal Locations Attribute Table
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2022-08-16T13:17:04
SysAdmin InPortAdmin
2023-10-17T16:12:36
2022-08-16
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
2022-08-16
1 Year
2023-08-16