gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:67672 eng UTF8 dataset 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 2025-05-15T19:16:16 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) EPSG::4326 2022 Pinniped Unusual Mortality Event along the Maine Coast Dead Animal Locations 2022-08-17 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 67672 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/67672 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information mapDigital 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. To fill this role, NOAA Fisheries established the Working Group on Marine Mammal Unusual Mortality Events in 1991. The working group was formalized in 1992 with amendments to the MMPA amendments. An UME is determined to be "unusual" by the working group if it meets one or more of the seven criteria. The Unusual Mortality Event involving pinnipeds in Maine started June 1, 2022 and is currently active. The event is being investigated by NOAA Fisheries and partners and was defined as occurring along the east coast of North America in Maine. This dataset was created to visualize dead animal locations associated with the 2022 Pinniped Unusual Mortality Event along the Maine Coast. For information on the proper use of the dataset refer to the Use Constraints metadata section. Office of Protected Resources (OPR), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC) underDevelopment Fauquier, Deborah 301-427-8465 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13659 Silver Spring MD 20910 United States deborah.fauquier@noaa.gov custodian asNeeded Biology Conservation Health Management Marine theme Atlantic Ocean Maine United States 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]: 2022 Pinniped Unusual Mortality Event along the Maine Coast Dead Animal Locations [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/67672. 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: The user assumes the entire risk related to 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 67672 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/opr/dmp/pdf/67672.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 health oceans Microsoft Windows 10 Version 10.0 (Build 19043) ; Esri ArcGIS 12.7.0.26828 -70.619877 -67.574103 42.98882 44.536368 false eng false GIS File 2022 Pinniped Unusual Mortality Event along the Maine Coast Dead Animal Locations Attribute Table 2022-08-16 publication ESRI File Geodatabase 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 NMFS Office Of Protected Resources Website Website listed for NMFS Office Of Protected Resources information distributor https://services2.arcgis.com/C8EMgrsFcRFL6LrL/arcgis/rest/services/Pinniped_UME_Stranding_Locations/FeatureServer WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://services2.arcgis.com/C8EMgrsFcRFL6LrL/arcgis/rest/services/Pinniped_UME_Stranding_Locations/FeatureServer Data access URL download