Metadata Identifier: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:23732

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MD_DataIdentification

Count Component Title Abstract
1 Seasonal Management Areas for North Atlantic Right Whales GIS data These data represent Seasonal Mangagement Area locations where regulations implement speed restrictions in shipping areas at certain times of the year along the coast of the U.S. Atlantic seaboard. The purpose of the regulations is to reduce the likelihood of deaths and serious injuries to endangered North Atlantic right whales that result from collisions with ships as designated by 73 FR 60173, October 10, 2008, Rules and Regulations. Sunset clause removed 78 FR 73726, December 9, 2013
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SV_Identification

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CI_Citation

Count Component Title Date Citation Identifier
1 No Title Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
    2017-04-24
1 InPort
    1 NOAA/NMFS/EDM
      1 PARR Exclusion
        1 Seasonal Management Areas for North Atlantic Right Whales GIS data
          2008-10-10
        23732
        1 right_whale_SMA_all_po
          2019-05-31
        Unresolved Xlinks
        https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/23733 at: gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:contentInfo/gmd:MD_FeatureCatalogueDescription/gmd:featureCatalogueCitation
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        CI_Series

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        CI_ResponsibleParty

        Count Component Individual Organization Position Email Role Linkage
        2 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/23732
        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 Frick, Amanda L amanda.frick@noaa.gov pointOfContact
        1 Frick, Amanda L amanda.frick@noaa.gov originator
        3 Frick, Amanda L amanda.frick@noaa.gov processor
        1 Silber, Greg Greg.Silber@noaa.gov pointOfContact
        1 Southeast Regional Office resourceProvider
        1 distributor https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-regional-office
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        CI_OnlineResource

        Count Component Linkage Name Description Function
        1 https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2026. GCMD Keywords, Version 24. 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://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/maps_gis_data/protected_resources/management_areas/geodata/right_whale_sma_all.zip right_whale_sma_all.zip Seasonal Management Areas for Speed Restrictions to Protect North Atlantic Right Whales download
        1 https://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/maps_gis_data/protected_resources/management_areas/index.html Citation URL Shapefile, metadata, map, and Google Earth downloads for all Management Areas download
        1 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-regional-office Southeast Regional Office Website About South East Regional Office information
        1 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/23732 Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information
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        MD_Identifier or RS_Identifier

        Count Component Code
        1 23732
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        EX_Extent

        Bounding Box Temporal Extent
        Count Component Description West East North South Start End
        1 -81.460449 -67.14 42.5 29.749994 2008-12-09
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        EX_GeographicBoundingBox

        Count Component West East North South
        1 -81.460449 -67.14 42.5 29.749994
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        EX_TemporalExtent

        Count Component Start End
        1 2008-12-09
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        MD_Format

        Count Component Name Version specification
        1 Shapefile 10.2
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        MD_Medium

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        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.
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        MD_ReferenceSystem

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        MD_GridSpatialRepresentation

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        MD_Georeferenceable or MI_Georeferenceable

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        MD_Georectified or MI_Georectified

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        MD_Dimension

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        MD_CoverageDescription or MI_CoverageDescription

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        MD_Band or MI_Band

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        MI_RangeElementDescription

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        MD_AggregateInformation

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        LE_Source or LI_Source

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        LE_ProcessStep or LI_ProcessStep

        Count Component DateTime Description
        1 2008-06-18T00:00:00 points for the Southeast U.S. were provided by the Southeast right whale Coordinator. Lines connected the points, and the NOAA Medium Resolution Vector Shoreline was used with the 72 COLREGS lines to complete the polygon for the Southeast U.S. SMA.
        1 2008-06-18T00:00:00 Points were located at the midpoint of the four port entrances in the northern Mid-Atlantic region. The points were projected to an Equi-distant Conic projection. The buffer tool was run at 20 nmi. The buffers were clipped using the NOAA Medium Resolution Vector Shoreline, and the 72 COLREGS to create the four port SMAs. The data was unprojected (Geographic Coordinate System). For the southern Mid-Atlantic region SMA, the Wilmington, NC, Georgetown, and Charleston, SC, Savannah and Brunswick, GA ports were buffered at 20 nm (using an Equi-distant Conic projection). A points on the buffer seaward and opposite each of the ports were connected to approximate a 20nm buffer of the shoreline. The NOAA Medium Resolution Vector Shoreline and 72 COLREGS were used to complete the polygon for the southern Mid-Atlantic SMA.
        1 2013-04-10T00:00:00 The points for the Northeast U.S. and Block Island Sound SMA's were provided to the NMFS Southeast Regional Office by NMFS offices in the Northeast. Lines were created to connect the points, and the NOAA Medium Resolution Vector Shoreline was used with the 72 COLREG lines to create closed polygons for these areas.
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        MI_Operation

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        MI_Platform

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        MI_Instrument

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