gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:63363 eng UTF8 dataset NMFS Office of Science and Technology 301-427-8100 1315 East West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910 USA https://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information 0700 - 1800 EST/EDT resourceProvider Haverland, Timothy J 301-427-8137 301-713-4137 1315 East West Hwy Silver Spring MD 20910-3282 USA tim.haverland@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2026-03-29T23:00:34 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) EPSG::4326 Predictive Models of Cetacean Densities in the Hawaiian Islands EEZ, 2019 2019-10-21 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 63363 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/63363 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information mapDigital A predictive habitat-based model of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) density for waters within the Hawaiian Islands Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) was developed based on systematic ship survey data collected in waters of the Main Hawaiian Islands in February 2009. Potential habitat variables included bathymetric depth and a suite of dynamic outputs from the Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model. The final habitat model exhibited high explanatory power based on established metrics and comparison of model-predicted absolute density to observed patterns of relative density around the Main Hawaiian Islands. The model was then used to create spatial predictions of humpback whale density and measures of uncertainty for the entire Hawaiian Islands EEZ. Predictions outside the original survey area were validated based on previously published predictions of relative density throughout the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. The resulting model provides spatially explicit density predictions at a scale of approximately 9km x 9km kilometers and provides a tool for assessing potential impacts to humpback whales within the Hawaiian Islands EEZ. These models have been used by the Navy and others to assess potential impacts on cetaceans in compliance with U.S. regulations such as the Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act, which require species specific assessments of the number of animals potentially affected by their activities. CREDIT: Becker, E.A., K.A. Forney, E.M. Oleson, and S. Hanser. 2019. Habitat-based density models for humpback whales in the Hawaiian Islands EEZ. Final Report. Prepared for U.S. Pacific Fleet. Submitted to Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii under Contract No. N62742-14-D-1863, issued to ManTech-SRS, Arlington, VA. ORIGINATORS: Southwest Fisheries Science Center; completed Forney, Karin A 831-771-4155 (858) 546-7003 7544 Sandholdt Rd Moss Landing CA 95039 USA karin.forney@noaa.gov M-F 8:00 - 16:30 pointOfContact Haverland, Timothy J 301-427-8137 301-713-4137 1315 East West Hwy Silver Spring MD 20910-3282 USA tim.haverland@noaa.gov custodian Gedamke, Jason 301-427-8133 1315 East West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910 jason.gedamke@noaa.gov custodian irregular Megaptera novaeangliae cetacean density distribution theme Hawaii Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) place DOC/NOAA/NMFS/OST > Office of Science & Technology, 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 NOAA Cetaceans and Sound Project (CetSound) project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: NMFS Office of Science and Technology, [Date of Access]: Predictive Models of Cetacean Densities in the Hawaiian Islands EEZ, 2019 [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/63363. 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. 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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 these data. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 63363 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/ost/dmp/pdf/63363.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 oceans Microsoft Windows 10 Version 10.0 (Build 18363) ; Esri ArcGIS 12.6.3.24783 California, Oregon, Washington, Eastern Pacific Ocean -180 180 15.55512 31.805643 | Currentness: Publication Date 2009-02-01T00:00:00Z 2009-02-28T00:00:00Z false eng false GIS File Attributes for all feature classes 2020-12-22 publication ESRI File Geodatabase NMFS Office of Science and Technology 301-427-8100 1315 East West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910 USA https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/office-science-and-technology WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Fisheries Office of Science and Technology Website listed for NMFS Office of Science and Technology information 0700 - 1800 EST/EDT distributor https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=a30746af429e4d26866d16ff3b98d763 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=a30746af429e4d26866d16ff3b98d763 Data access URL download dataset Completeness Report The entire study area was divided into approximately 9km x 9km cells (around 0.08° unprojected), and density, area, and abundance calculated for each. Conceptual Consistency No measure of horizontal quality was performed. Outputs from models were assigned to cells in the study area. 2020-05-11T00:00:00 Southwest Fisheries Science Center (858)546-7000 processor Source Contribution: Model outputs Model outputs