gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:23732 eng UTF8 dataset Southeast Regional Office (727)824-5301 263 13th Ave. South St. Petersburg FL 33701 USA 8:00 am - 5:00 pm EST resourceProvider Frick, Amanda L 727-824-5301 727-824-5320 263 13th Ave. South St. Petersburg FL 33701 USA amanda.frick@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2026-03-04T19:17:18 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Seasonal Management Areas for North Atlantic Right Whales GIS data Seasonal Management Areas for North Atlantic Right Whales GIS data 2008-10-10 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 23732 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/23732 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information Frick, Amanda L 727-824-5301 727-824-5320 263 13th Ave. South St. Petersburg FL 33701 USA amanda.frick@noaa.gov originator https://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/maps_gis_data/protected_resources/management_areas/index.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Shapefile, metadata, map, and Google Earth downloads for all Management Areas download mapDigital These data represent Seasonal Mangagement Area locations where regulations implement speed restrictions in shipping areas at certain times of the year along the coast of the U.S. Atlantic seaboard. The purpose of the regulations is to reduce the likelihood of deaths and serious injuries to endangered North Atlantic right whales that result from collisions with ships as designated by 73 FR 60173, October 10, 2008, Rules and Regulations. Sunset clause removed 78 FR 73726, December 9, 2013 The purpose of these data is to visually represent the Seasonal Mangagement Area speed restriction locations for endangered North Atlantic right whales for GIS analysis and display. The NOAA Medium Resolution Vector Shoreline was added to create polygons for ease in symbolization. NOAA NMFS completed Silber, Greg (301) 713-2322 x152 Greg.Silber@noaa.gov pointOfContact asNeeded Non-Environmental Data theme PARR Exclusion SMA speed restrictions right whale NOAA NMFS fishery-dependent theme North Atlantic Ocean South Atlantic Ocean place DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SERO > Southeast Regional Office, 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 Information project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Southeast Regional Office, [Date of Access]: Seasonal Management Areas for North Atlantic Right Whales GIS data [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/23732. 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: Although these data have been used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as to the accuracy of the data. The act of Distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the use of these data, software, or related materials. otherRestrictions Distribution Liability: Users be advised that the accuracy of this data set is dependent upon the accuracy of the shoreline and 72 COLREGS data used in the creation process. For more details on this process, see the process description. The text descriptions in 73 FR 60173 and 78 FR 73726 are always the true definition of the location of the special management areas. These or any other depictions are for information purposes only and shouldn't be relied on for regulatory purposes. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 23732 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/sero/dmp/pdf/23732.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 boundaries economy environment oceans Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.2.2.3552 -81.460449 -67.14 29.749994 42.5 | Currentness: Publication Date 2008-12-09 false eng false right_whale_SMA_all_po 2019-05-31 publication Shapefile 10.2 Zip Southeast Regional Office (727)824-5301 263 13th Ave. South St. Petersburg FL 33701 USA https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-regional-office WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Southeast Regional Office Website About South East Regional Office information 8:00 am - 5:00 pm EST (727) 824-5301 distributor https://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/maps_gis_data/protected_resources/management_areas/geodata/right_whale_sma_all.zip WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link right_whale_sma_all.zip Seasonal Management Areas for Speed Restrictions to Protect North Atlantic Right Whales download dataset Representativeness The SMAs geographic coordinates were compared to 73 FR 60173 to make sure no coordinates were omitted Accuracy Various methods and projections were used to buffer the ports for the SMA polygons. Some differed by a few meters. Analytical Accuracy The various methods may have differed by 1%. Quantitation Limits some error is inherent in port location, the NOAA Medium Resolution Vector Shoreline, and COLREG-72 boundaries. The GIS polygons should be used for ease in symbolization and not for navigation. Completeness Measure The dataset is complete. All SMAs are included in the dataset. Completeness Report The SMAs geographic coordinates were compared to 73 FR 60173 to make sure no coordinates were omitted. Conceptual Consistency The SMA areas were compared to the 73 FR 60173 for consistency. The SMAs geographic coordinates were compared to 73 FR 60173 to make sure no coordinates were omitted. points for the Southeast U.S. were provided by the Southeast right whale Coordinator. Lines connected the points, and the NOAA Medium Resolution Vector Shoreline was used with the 72 COLREGS lines to complete the polygon for the Southeast U.S. SMA. 2008-06-18T00:00:00 Frick, Amanda L 727-824-5301 amanda.frick@noaa.gov processor Points were located at the midpoint of the four port entrances in the northern Mid-Atlantic region. The points were projected to an Equi-distant Conic projection. The buffer tool was run at 20 nmi. The buffers were clipped using the NOAA Medium Resolution Vector Shoreline, and the 72 COLREGS to create the four port SMAs. The data was unprojected (Geographic Coordinate System). For the southern Mid-Atlantic region SMA, the Wilmington, NC, Georgetown, and Charleston, SC, Savannah and Brunswick, GA ports were buffered at 20 nm (using an Equi-distant Conic projection). A points on the buffer seaward and opposite each of the ports were connected to approximate a 20nm buffer of the shoreline. The NOAA Medium Resolution Vector Shoreline and 72 COLREGS were used to complete the polygon for the southern Mid-Atlantic SMA. 2008-06-18T00:00:00 Frick, Amanda L 727-824-5301 amanda.frick@noaa.gov processor The points for the Northeast U.S. and Block Island Sound SMA's were provided to the NMFS Southeast Regional Office by NMFS offices in the Northeast. Lines were created to connect the points, and the NOAA Medium Resolution Vector Shoreline was used with the 72 COLREG lines to create closed polygons for these areas. 2013-04-10T00:00:00 Frick, Amanda L 727-824-5301 amanda.frick@noaa.gov processor