gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:25128 eng UTF8 dataset Alaska Fisheries Science Center 7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Building 4 Seattle WA 98115 USA https://www.afsc.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information 0700-1700 Pacific Time resourceProvider 2025-05-15T19:15:46 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) AFSC/NMML with NPRB: Whale broad-scale distribution in southeastern Bering Sea, 2008 and 2010 AFSC/NMML with NPRB: Whale broad-scale distribution in southeastern Bering Sea, 2008 and 2010 2008-12 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 25128 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/25128 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information Friday, Nancy nancy.friday@noaa.gov originator tableDigital As part of the Bering Sea Integrated Ecosystem Research Program (BSIERP) funded by the North Pacific Research Board (http://www.nprb.org/bering-sea-project), cetacean surveys were conducted to describe distribution and estimate abundance on the eastern Bering Sea shelf. Three marine mammal observers conducted visual surveys along transect lines sampled during the Alaska Fisheries Science Center walleye pollock assessment survey in June and July of 2008 and 2010. We collected sighting data for all cetaceans, and produced abundance estimates for the following species: humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) and fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), minke whale (B. acutorostrata), Dalls (Phocoenoides dalli) and harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena). Understanding distribution and abundance is important for evaluating how environmental changes will influence the habitat and behavior of cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoise). Also, because year-to-year variation in ocean temperatures and productivity has been shown to affect their prey of zooplankton and schooling fish, determining how cetaceans interact with their environment will help predict how they will respond to these changes. The funding was provided by NPRB as part of the BEST-BSIERP project to the Cetacean Ecology and Assessment Program, National Marine Mammal Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA Fisheries.Sighting survey was conducted under MMPA Permit No. 782-1719. completed Angliss, Robyn 206-526-4032 206-526-6615 7600 Sand Point Way, NE Seattle WA 98115-6349 robyn.angliss@noaa.gov pointOfContact Waite, Janice 206-526-6554 7600 Sand Point Way, NE Seattle WA 98115-6349 janice.waite@noaa.gov custodian notPlanned summer temporal Bering Sea place DOC/NOAA/NMFS/AFSC > Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 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 custodian Cetacean Assessment and Ecology Program project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Alaska Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: AFSC/NMML with NPRB: Whale broad-scale distribution in southeastern Bering Sea, 2008 and 2010 [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/25128. 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. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: There are no legal restrictions on access to the data. They reside in public domain and can be freely distributed. otherRestrictions Use Constraints: Must cite originator if used in publications, reports, presentations, etc. Author requests notification when data are used in publications, reports, presentations, etc. otherRestrictions Distribution Liability: No warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. It is strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with the data. The NPRB shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 25128 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/afsc/dmp/pdf/25128.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference eng; US biota oceans BSIERP_B66_2008_2010_Data_20150520.xls was produced using Microsoft Excel 2007 and saved in Excel 2003 format. 178 -160.8 54.1 62.3 The eastern Bering Sea shelf along the AFSC walleye pollock acoustic survey tracklines. | Currentness: Ground Condition 2008 2010 false eng false Spreadsheet BSIERP_B66_2008_2010_Data_20150520 2018-11-27 publication XLS - Microsoft Excel North Pacific Research Board 907 644 6700 1007 West 3rd Avenue, Suite 100 Anchorage AK 99501 USA http://www.nprb.org/index.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link North Pacific Research Board Website Website listed for North Pacific Research Board information distributor http://beringsea.eol.ucar.edu/data/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link http://beringsea.eol.ucar.edu/data/ Data available at NPRB download dataset Accuracy Data was collected using the software WINCRUZ version 6.24 (http://tinyurl.com/qhtakea) and standard line transect protocols as described in Moore et al. 2002; Progress in Oceanography. Accuracy was ensured by reviewing and editing the data in the field on a daily basis. Post cruise processing included data extraction and error checking using customized software (Paul Wade, National Marine Mammal Laboratory). Tracklines and sightings were plotted in ArcMap to check for accuracy. Conceptual Consistency Survey data collected with Wincruz (Windows Real Time Sighting-Effort Event Logger developed by Robert Holland at Southwest Fisheries Science Center (http://swfsc.noaa.gov/uploadedFiles/Divisions/PRD/WinCruz.pdf). Merge daily data files from Wincruz (http://swfsc.noaa.gov/uploadedFiles/Divisions/PRD/WinCruz.pdf) 2010-08-01T00:00:00 Waite, Janice 206-526-6554 janice.waite@noaa.gov processor Extract data with customized FORTRAN program (Paul Wade, NMML) 2010-09-17T00:00:00 Waite, Janice 206-526-6554 janice.waite@noaa.gov processor Process data with customized VBA program (Alex Zerbini, NMML) in preparation to import into program DISTANCE (Thomas, et al. 2008; URL). 2010-09-17T00:00:00 Waite, Janice 206-526-6554 janice.waite@noaa.gov processor