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Metadata Identifier: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26320

Aggregation Info | Bands | Citations | Constraints | Coverage Descriptions | Dimensions | Extents | Formats | Geographic Bounding Box
Georectified Information | Georeferenceable Information | Identifiers | Instruments | Mediums | OnlineResources | Operations
Platforms | Process Steps | Range Elements | Reference Systems | Responsible Parties | Series | Sources | Spatial Grids | Temporal Extents

MD_DataIdentification

Count	Component	Title	Abstract
1		AFSC/NMML: Cook Inlet Beluga Opportunistic Sightings, 1975 to 2015	As a part of National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) management of the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale population, a database of opportunistic beluga whale sightings was compiled from reports made by the general public, aircraft patrols, wildlife surveys, and military and industry monitoring studies. Sightings are reported to NMFS Alaska Regional (AKR) office personnel either by voice- or e-mail. Sighting data are then transcribed and sent to the NMFS National Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMML) for entry into the database. Data are first assessed for quality during transcription by NMFS AKR personnel. Secondary review and confirmation is undertaken by NMFS NMML personnel prior to entry of data into the Access Database.

SV_Identification

none found

CI_Citation

Count	Component	Title	Date	Citation Identifier
1		AFSC/NMML: Cook Inlet Beluga Opportunistic Sightings, 1975 to 2015	2015	26320
1		Cook Inlet Beluga Sightings Table	2018-11-27
1	No Title	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords	2017-04-24
1		InPort
1		NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP)		26320
2		NOAA/NMFS/EDM

Unresolved Xlinks
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26322 at: gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:contentInfo/gmd:MD_FeatureCatalogueDescription/gmd:featureCatalogueCitation

CI_Series

none found

CI_ResponsibleParty

Count	Component	Individual	Organization	Position	Email	Role	Linkage
2							https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26320
1			Alaska Fisheries Science Center			resourceProvider	https://www.afsc.noaa.gov
1			Alaska Fisheries Science Center		afsc.webmaster@noaa.gov	originator	https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/alaska-fisheries-science-center
1		Clapham, Phillip			phillip.clapham@noaa.gov	pointOfContact
1	GCMD Landing Page		Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)			custodian	https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
1			NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information		ncei.info@noaa.gov	distributor	https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
1		Sims, Christy			christy.sims@noaa.gov	custodian

CI_OnlineResource

Count	Component	Linkage	Name	Description	Function
1		https://data.nodc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0142326	https://data.nodc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0142326	CSV file with Cook Inlet opportunistic beluga whale sighting data.	download
1		https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords	GCMD Keyword Forum Page	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords	information
1		https://www.afsc.noaa.gov	Website	Website for this organization	information
1		https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/alaska-fisheries-science-center	Alaska Fisheries Science Center Website	AKFSC Home Page	information
1		https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26320	Full Metadata Record	View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset.	information
1		https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/afsc/dmp/pdf/26320.pdf	NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP)	NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort.	information
1		https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact	NCEI Contact Information	Information for contacts at NCEI.	information

MD_Identifier or RS_Identifier

Count	Component	Code
2		26320
1		Cook Inlet, Alaska

EX_Extent

			Bounding Box				Temporal Extent
Count	Component	Description	West	East	North	South	Start	End
1			-152	-149	61	59	1975	2015

EX_GeographicBoundingBox

Count	Component	West	East	North	South
1		-152	-149	61	59

EX_TemporalExtent

Count	Component	Start	End
1		1975	2015

MD_Format

Count	Component	Name	Version	specification
1		CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)

MD_Medium

none found

MD_Constraints

Count	Component	Use Limitation
1		NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose.

MD_ReferenceSystem

none found

MD_GridSpatialRepresentation

none found

MD_Georeferenceable or MI_Georeferenceable

none found

MD_Georectified or MI_Georectified

none found

MD_Dimension

none found

MD_CoverageDescription or MI_CoverageDescription

none found

MD_Band or MI_Band

none found

MI_RangeElementDescription

none found

MD_AggregateInformation

Count	Component	Title	Code	Association Type Code
1		NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP)		crossReference

LE_Source or LI_Source

none found

LE_ProcessStep or LI_ProcessStep

Count	Component	DateTime	Description
1			NA

MI_Operation

none found

MI_Platform

none found

MI_Instrument

none found