gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:30600 eng UTF8 dataset Southwest Fisheries Science Center (858)546-7000 8901 La Jolla Shores Dr. La Jolla CA 92037 USA https://swfsc.noaa.gov/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information 8:00-16:30 resourceProvider 2026-03-04T19:17:18 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Carcass Specimen Data 1856 creation publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 30600 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/30600 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information https://swfsc.noaa.gov/mmtd WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link SWFSC website This website provides links to research conducted at SWFSC download The Marine Mammal and Turtle Division collects data about individual cetaceans and sea turtles that come ashore, strand on the beach, were incidentally killed in the yellowfin purse-seine fishery operating in the eastern tropical Pacific (ETP) or in the California gillnet fisheries (CAGN). The data include the species, data and location, and the sex and size of each animal. Reproductive data are also collected from some animals. The Marine Mammal and Turtle Division collects data about individual cetaceans and sea turtles that come ashore, strand on the beach, incidentally killed in the yellowfin purse-seine fishery operating in the eastern tropical Pacific (ETP) or in the California gillnet fisheries (CAGN). The data include the species, data and location, and the sex and size of each animal. Reproductive data are also collected from some animals. NOAA, NMFS, SWFSC, MMTD underDevelopment Sherman, Kathryn kathryn.sherman@noaa.gov pointOfContact Eguchi, Tomo (858) 546-5615 (858) 546-7003 8901 La Jolla Shores Dr La Jolla CA 92037 USA Tomo.Eguchi@noaa.gov M-F 8:00 - 16:30 pointOfContact Eguchi, Tomo (858) 546-5615 (858) 546-7003 8901 La Jolla Shores Dr La Jolla CA 92037 USA Tomo.Eguchi@noaa.gov M-F 8:00 - 16:30 custodian continual The creation date is the year in which the oldest record was available cetacean marine mammal pinniped sea turtle theme DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SWFSC > Southwest Fisheries Science Center, 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 Biological Data project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Southwest Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: Carcass Specimen Data [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/30600. 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: FISMA controls are in place to protect stored data from unauthorized access and/or disclosure. otherRestrictions Use Constraints: User must read and fully comprehend the metadata prior to use. Acknowledgement of NOAA SWFSC, as the source from which these data were obtained, in any publications and/or other representations of these data is requested. The user is responsible for the results of any application of these data for other than its intended purpose. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 30600 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/swfsc/dmp/pdf/30600.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 oceans Stranding data -118.6 -117 32.544 33.38 San Diego County, California National stranding networks were established per the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972. | Currentness: Ground Condition 1972 Related Project Item is California Gillnet Data (PRJ 12935) within the Fisheries Resources Division (PRJ 10760), Pacific HMS Data (PRJ 1884) false eng false Data File Stranded Specimen Data 2019-05-22 publication DATABASE (MICROSOFT SQLSERVER) Southwest Fisheries Science Center (858)546-7000 8901 La Jolla Shores Dr. La Jolla CA 92037 USA https://swfsc.noaa.gov/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Southwest Fisheries Science Center Website Website listed for Southwest Fisheries Science Center information 8:00-16:30 distributor https://swfsc.noaa.gov/mmtd WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Stranding Data The Marine Mammal and Turtle Division collects data about individual cetaceans and sea turtles that come ashore, or strand on the beach. The date and location of each occurrence is recorded, and biological data about the animal are collected, including its species, sex and size. download dataset Representativeness Stranding data represents those animals that are reported but not those that die at sea and are never observed The lineage and processing steps will be documented for data at the entity level.