gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:72885 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 Goodman, Karrin (301) 427-8435 karrin.goodman@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2025-09-17T16:22:31 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) EPSG::4326 North Pacific Right whale critical habitat for use in ESA/FIFRA consultations 2005-10-28 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 72885 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/72885 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information mapDigital Critical habitat for the North Pacific right whale includes 2 areas:Bering Sea area - described by a series of straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order listed: 58°00′ N/168°00′ W, 58°00′ N/163°00′ W, 56°30′ N/161°45′ W, 55°00′ N/166°00′ W, 56°00′ N/168°00′ W, 58 °00′ N/168°00′ W.Gulf of Alaska area - described by a series of straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order listed: 57°03′ N/153°00′ W, 57°18′ N/151°30′ W, 57°00′ N/ 151°30′ W, 56°45′ N/153°00′ W, 57°03′ N/153°00′ W. These data represent critical habitat designated (April 8, 2008, 73 FR 19000) under the Endangered Species Act for the North Pacific right whale. Note that this ESA/FIFRA spatial data file contains the same information as NMFS’s “agency-official” species critical habitat data as seen via the critical habitat mapper: https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=f66c1e33f91d480db7d1b1c1336223c3 NMFS OPR added a new "Citation", "File Identifier", “Credits”, and “Point of Contact” to this metadata record that are unique to the ESA/FIFRA consultations. National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Region Note: This ESA/FIFRA spatial data file contains the same information as NMFS’s “agency-official” species critical habitat data as seen via the critical habitat mapper: https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=f66c1e33f91d480db7d1b1c1336223c3 NOAA Fisheries. 2024. Species Critical Habitats for ESA/FIFRA Consultations Geodatabase. Silver Spring, MD: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Office of Protected Resources (OPR). Goodman, Karrin (301) 427-8435 karrin.goodman@noaa.gov pointOfContact Olson, Tammy tammy.olson@noaa.gov pointOfContact asNeeded North Pacific right whale critical habitat theme Bering Sea Gulf of Alaska 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 Species Critical Habitats for ESA FIFRA Consultations project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: NMFS Office Of Protected Resources, [Date of Access]: North Pacific Right whale critical habitat for use in ESA/FIFRA consultations [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/72885. 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: These data are not the official legal definition of critical habitat. The Code of Federal Regulations (50 CFR 226.215) is the source for the legal definition of the critical habitat designation. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 72885 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/opr/dmp/pdf/72885.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 oceans Microsoft Windows 10 Version 10.0 (Build 19045) ; Esri ArcGIS 12.6.0.24783 -168 -151.5 55 58 -168 -151.5 55 58 -168 -151.5 55 58 -168 -151.5 55 58 false eng false Data Table WhaleNorthPacificRight_10145_CH 2024-08-06 publication https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/72885 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information dataset Data creation process 2005. NPRWCH.shp (NAD_1983_Alaska_Albers) The National Marine Fisheries Service revised (71 FR 38277, July 6, 2006) critical habitat for the northern right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) by designating areas in the Pacific Ocean, one in the Gulf of Alaska and another in the Bering Sea, which comprised approximately 95,325 square kilometers of marine habitat. This shapefile (NPRWCH.shp) was the original polygon data. Subsequently, NMFS split the "northern right whale" listing into two separate listings under the ESA: North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica) and North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) due to genetic findings. Critical habitat was designated (73 FR 19000, April 8, 2008) for the North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica), which was the same two areas, one in the Gulf of Alaska and another in the Bering Sea. 2005-10-28T00:00:00 The 2005 version NPRWCH.shp (NAD_1983_Alaska_Albers) was converted into the standardized feature class WhaleNorthPacificRight_20080408 (GCS_WGS_84 wkid 4326) using the National Critical Habitat Geodatabase processing protocol. During standardization, geometry was not edited. Attributes were edited. Metadata was edited and populated using the final rule, source shapefile, and CFR. 2020-10-29T00:00:00