gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:75734 eng UTF8 dataset Northwest Fisheries Science Center 206-860-3200 2725 Montlake Boulevard East Seattle WA 98112 USA https://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information resourceProvider Whitmire, Curt 2725 Montlake Boulevard East Seattle WA 98112 USA curt.whitmire@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2026-03-03T17:20:35 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) EPSG::3857 California Current Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey (extent) 2025-05-01 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 75734 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/75734 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information mapDigital This layer is intended to represent the geographic extent of NOAA Fisheries’ California Current Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey. The California Current Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey started in 1991 and is led by NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center. This survey includes ship-, aerial-, and land-based surveys of marine mammals throughout the California Current Large Marine Ecosystem. Survey data have been used to estimate cetacean population size and trends, delineate cetacean population stock structure, describe cetacean and seabird distributions and hotspots, develop species distribution models, and inform marine mammal stock assessment reports pursuant to statutory requirements under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). Research vessels conduct line-transect surveys, typically every three years, in summer and fall and span waters out 300 nautical miles offshore, from the US-Canada to US-Mexico border. NOAA research vessels (David Starr Jordan, McArthur, McArthur II, Reuben Lasker, Bell M. Shimada) collect visual sightings data for cetaceans and seabirds, passive acoustic (e.g., towed or drifting array) data for cetaceans, tissue biopsy sampling used for genetics analysis, and oceanographic sampling. This data product is intended to help communicate the geographic extent of NOAA Fisheries’ scientific surveys on the continental margin of the U.S. West Coast. NOAA Fisheries conducts numerous scientific surveys to inform the status of fish stocks and protected resources. For the West Coast Region and Pacific Fisheries Management Council, more than a dozen surveys are conducted routinely across the continental margin, focusing either on pelagic or demersal species or the ecosystem as a whole. They collect a variety of biological and environmental data to provide a synoptic view of the habitats and ecosystems for which the target species inhabit. The surveys utilize varying designs including fixed stations where a number of operations are centered, transect lines where fishery acoustic data are continually collected, and stratified random sampling, to name a few. U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, aka "NOAA Fisheries" underDevelopment Whitmire, Curt 2725 Montlake Boulevard East Seattle WA 98112 USA curt.whitmire@noaa.gov pointOfContact Whitmire, Curt 2725 Montlake Boulevard East Seattle WA 98112 USA curt.whitmire@noaa.gov custodian asNeeded California Current cetaceans theme California Oregon United States Washington place DOC/NOAA/NMFS/NWFSC > Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Story Map: NOAA Fisheries West Coast Offshore Scientific Surveys project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Northwest Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: California Current Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey (extent) [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/75734. 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 Use Constraints: *** No Warranty*** The user assumes the entire risk related to its use of these data. 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In no event will NMFS be liable to you or to any third party for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special or exemplary damages or lost profit resulting from any use or misuse of this data. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 75734 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/nwfsc/dmp/pdf/75734.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 environment geoscientificInformation oceans Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.7.1.11595 -129.464302 -114.791625 30.263765 48.5111 | Currentness: Publication Date 1991-07-28T00:00:00Z 2024-12-05T00:00:00Z false eng false Data Table NMFS_SurveyExtents 2025-07-02 publication ESRI REST Service NOAA GeoPlatform gis.community@noaa.gov https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/home/index.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link homepage main access page for the NOAA Geoplatform information distributor https://services2.arcgis.com/C8EMgrsFcRFL6LrL/arcgis/rest/services/US_West_Coast_CONUS_NMFS_At_Sea_Scientific_Surveys/FeatureServer/121 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://services2.arcgis.com/C8EMgrsFcRFL6LrL/arcgis/rest/services/US_West_Coast_CONUS_NMFS_At_Sea_Scientific_Surveys/FeatureServer/121 Data access URL download dataset Conceptual Consistency No missing features. Features were confirmed and checked via team review. 1 Data were loaded from source data into ArcGIS Pro and a definition query was used in order to isolate the survey of interest, then published to ArcGIS Online. The data was filtered using a definition query of `SurveyNum = 4 And SurveyName = '2024 California Current Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey'` to isolate the extents from the California Current Cetacean Ecosystem Assessment Survey. Whitmire, Curt curt.whitmire@noaa.gov processor The dataset was then uploaded to the NOAA Geoplatform as Feature Service for display on NOAA Fisheries West Coast At-Sea Scientific Surveys StoryMap. Whitmire, Curt curt.whitmire@noaa.gov processor Source Contribution: Feature class within the NMFS_Share_Albers folder within the OWEC geodatabase. NMFS_Survey_Extents