gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:66784 eng UTF8 dataset Other, data service NMFS Office Of Protected Resources 301-713-2332 1315 East-West Highway, 13th Floor Silver Spring MD 20910 https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information resourceProvider Adams, Jeff D 301-427-8434 1315 East West Hwy Silver Spring MD 20910-3282 USA jeff.adams@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2024-02-29T00:00:00 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) geometryOnly point 34 EPSG::4326 2019-2023 Gray Whale Unusual Mortality Event Feature Service 2022-03-10 creation publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 66784 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/66784 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information mapDigital The following dataset depicts all known dead gray whale stranding locations between December 17, 2018 through March 10, 2022 along the Pacific coast from Mexico through Alaska. Upon investigation by NOAA Fisheries and partners, the associated Unusual Mortality Event was defined as beginning on December 17, 2018 and remains active as of March 10, 2022. This dataset was created for the purposes of mapping. onGoing asNeeded Gray Whale Stranding Unusual Mortality Event theme Pacific Ocean place DOC/NOAA/NMFS/OPR > Office of Protected Resources, 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 Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program (MMHSRP) project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: NMFS Office Of Protected Resources, [Date of Access]: 2019-2023 Gray Whale Unusual Mortality Event Feature Service [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/66784. 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: None otherRestrictions Use Constraints: Users must assume responsibility to determine the appropriate use of these data. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 66784 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/opr/dmp/pdf/66784.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference vector eng; US oceans North Atlantic -168.85161 -105.475144 20.798055 71.30573 Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, an unusual mortality event (UME) is defined as "a stranding that is unexpected; involves a significant die-off of any marine mammal population; and demands immediate response." To understand the health of marine mammal populations, scientists study unusual mortality events. Understanding and investigating these events is important because they can serve as indicators of ocean health. Web Service (Other) https://services2.arcgis.com/C8EMgrsFcRFL6LrL/arcgis/rest/services/Gray_Whale_Unusual_Mortality_Event_Dead_Animal_Locations/FeatureServer WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://services2.arcgis.com/C8EMgrsFcRFL6LrL/arcgis/rest/services/Gray_Whale_Unusual_Mortality_Event_Dead_Animal_Locations/FeatureServer download