gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:23305 eng UTF8 dataset Oracle Database Northeast Fisheries Science Center (508)495-2000 166 Water Street Woods Hole MA 02543-1026 USA https://www.nefsc.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday resourceProvider Khan, Christin 508-495-2040 christin.khan@noaa.gov email pointOfContact 2025-05-15T19:16:03 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Right Whale Sightings Advisory System (RWSAS) RWSAS publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 23305 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/23305 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information https://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/psb/surveys/index.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL interactive map display of sightings in database - NEFSC download https://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/protected_resources/right_whale/seus_sightings/index.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL interactive map display of sightings in database - SE version download tableDigital The Right Whale Sighting Advisory System (RWSAS) is a NOAA Fisheries program which was designed to reduce collisions between ships and the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) by alerting mariners to the presence of the right whales. These reports are obtained from a variety of sources including aerial surveys, shipboard surveys, whale watch vessels, and opportunistic sources (Coast Guard, commercial ships, fishing vessels, and the general public). completed Khan, Christin 508-495-2040 christin.khan@noaa.gov email pointOfContact Josephson, Elizabeth 508-495-2362 166 Water Street Woods Hole MA 02543-1026 USA elizabeth.josephson@noaa.gov custodian daily Eubalaena glacialis North Atlantic right whale theme DOC/NOAA/NMFS/NEFSC > Northeast 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 Survey Data project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Northeast Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: Right Whale Sightings Advisory System (RWSAS) [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/23305. 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: Requester needs network access for direct query. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 23305 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/nefsc/dmp/pdf/23305.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 oceans -81.5 -39.7 25.7 51.7 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2002-02-06 false eng false Data File RWSAS 2018-02-05 publication Khan, Christin 508-495-2040 christin.khan@noaa.gov email distributor https://storage.googleapis.com/nmfs_odp_nefsc/PARR/READ/PSB/23305/23305_RWSAS.csv WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://storage.googleapis.com/nmfs_odp_nefsc/PARR/READ/PSB/23305/23305_RWSAS.csv 1 file: 23305_RWSAS.csv (data is current as of 1/31/2018) download dataset Right whale sightings are reported to NEFSC or other qualified organizations and entered directly into Oracle database via online form.