gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:40793 eng UTF8 dataset Office of Response and Restoration resourceProvider ESI Program Manager 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 orr.esi@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2025-05-15T19:16:04 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) complex 6811 curve 270502 point 6810 surface 7113 Sensitivity of Coastal Environments and Wildlife to Spilled Oil: Northern California: M_MAMMAL (Marine Mammal Polygons) ncal_m_mammal 2008-12 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 40793 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/40793 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Online Resource download https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_download WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Online Resource download https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_guidelines WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Online Resource download Prepared by Research Planning, Inc., Columbia, South Carolina for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service, Office of Response and Restoration, Emergency Response Division (formerly Hazardous Materials Response Division), Seattle, Washington and Assessment and Restoration Division, Silver Spring, Maryland; Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Incident Management and Preparedness, Washington, D.C.; and Department of Fish and Game, Office of Spill Prevention and Response, Sacramento, California. This data set contains sensitive biological resource data for seals, whales, dolphins, porpoises, sea otters, and sea lions in Northern California. Vector polygons in this data set represent marine mammal distribution, haul-out sites, and rookeries. Species-specific abundance, seasonality, status, life history, and source information are stored in relational data tables (described below) designed to be used in conjunction with this spatial data layer. This data set comprises a portion of the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) data for Northern California. ESI data characterize the marine and coastal environments and wildlife by their sensitivity to spilled oil. The ESI data include information for three main components: shoreline habitats, sensitive biological resources, and human-use resources. The ESI data were collected, mapped, and digitized to provide environmental data for oil spill planning and response. The Clean Water Act with amendments by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 requires response plans for immediate and effective protection of sensitive resources. This project was supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service, Office of Response and Restoration, Emergency Response Division (formerly Hazardous Materials Response Division), Seattle, Washington and Assessment and Restoration Division, Silver Spring, Maryland; Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Incident Management and Preparedness, Washington, D.C.; and Department of Fish and Game, Office of Spill Prevention and Response, Sacramento, California. completed ESI Program Manager 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 orr.esi@noaa.gov pointOfContact ESI Program Manager 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 orr.esi@noaa.gov custodian notPlanned Environmental Monitoring theme NOS Data Explorer Topic Category Coastal Zone Management Coastal resources ESI Marine Mammal Oil spill planning Sensitivity maps Wildlife theme Northern California place DOC/NOAA/NOS/ORR > Office of Response and Restoration, National Ocean 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 Northern California, 2008 project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Office of Response and Restoration, [Date of Access]: Sensitivity of Coastal Environments and Wildlife to Spilled Oil: Northern California: M_MAMMAL (Marine Mammal Polygons) [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/40793. 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: DO NOT USE MAPS FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES. Besides the above warning, there are no use constraints on these data. Note that the ESI database should not be used to the exclusion of other pertinent data or information held by state or federal agencies or other organizations. Likewise, information contained in the database cannot be used in place of consultations with environmental, natural resource, and cultural resource agencies, or in place of field surveys. Recognize that the information contained in the ESI database represents known concentration areas or occurrences of natural, cultural, and human-use resources, but does not necessarily represent the full distribution or range of each species or resource. This is particularly important to recognize when considering potential impacts to protected resources, such as endangered species, wetlands, etc. Acknowledgment of the originators, publishers, contributors, and sources listed would be appreciated in products derived from these data. otherRestrictions Distribution Liability: Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by NOAA regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. NOAA warrants the delivery of this product in computer-readable format, and will offer a replacement copy of the product when the product is determined unreadable by computer input peripherals, or when the physical medium is delivered in damaged condition. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 40793 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/orr/dmp/pdf/40793.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference vector eng; US biota environment The software packages used to develop the atlas are Environmental Systems Research Institute's ARC/INFO\xAE (version 9.2) and SQL SERVER\xAE (version 2000). The hardware configuration is PCs with Windows Operating System (2000/XP/2003). The Spatial_Data_Organization Information section refers only to the source files in the ARC export format. The following files are included in that data set: birds.e00, esi.e00, fish.e00, fishl.e00, habitats.e00, hydro.e00, index.e00, invert.e00, m_mammal.e00, mgt.e00, nests.e00, reptiles.e00, socecon.e00, t_mammal.e00. Associated relational and desktop data tables provided in ARC export and text format are bio_lut, biofile, biores, breed, breed_dt, seasonal, soc_dat, soc_lut, sources, species, and status. -124.458 -122.75 37.979 42 | Currentness: The biological data were compiled during 2007. The currentness dates for the data range from 1998 to 2007 and are documented in the Lineage section. 1998 2007 false eng false M_MAMMAL.PAT 2017-08-10 publication BIO_LUT 2017-08-10 publication BIORES 2017-08-10 publication SPECIES 2017-08-10 publication SEASONAL 2017-08-10 publication BREED 2017-08-10 publication SOURCES 2017-08-10 publication STATUS 2017-08-10 publication ESRI File Geodatabase ESI Program Manager 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 orr.esi@noaa.gov distributor https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/oil-and-chemical-spills/oil-spills/download-esi-maps-and-gis-data WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NorthernCal_2008_GDB.zip download dataset Accuracy A multi-stage error checking process is used to verify both attribute accuracy and logical consistency throughout data production. The process includes a standardized data entry methodology, hardcopy data review by in-house and external resource experts, a final Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) process, and multiple automated logical consistency checks. Quantitative data (such as densities, counts, abundances, or concentrations) provided by resource experts for inclusion in the data set may vary widely in attribute accuracy, depending upon the methodology used to collect and compile such data. For a more detailed evaluation of source data attribute accuracy, contact the sources listed in the Lineage section. Horizontal Positional Accuracy Spatial components for the biological data layers can come from expert interviews, hardcopy, or digital sources. Some of the spatial components of the biological data layers may have been developed using regional experts who estimate concentration areas. It is difficult to estimate the positional accuracy of such data, except to state that they are compiled on hardcopy base maps with a scale of 1:24,000. Some of the spatial components of the biological data sets are developed from pre-existing digital or hardcopy sources and reflect the positional accuracy of these original data. See the Lineage and Process_Description sections for more information on the original data source and how these data were integrated or manipulated to create the final data set. Note that biological resource data by their very nature are considered "fuzzy," and this should be understood when considering the positional accuracy of vector digital objects representing these resources. Completeness Report These data represent a synthesis of expert knowledge, available hardcopy documents, survey data, maps, and digital data on marine mammal distribution, haul-out sites, and rookeries. These data do not necessarily represent all marine mammal occurrences in Northern California. The following species are included in this data set: (Species_ID, Common Name, Scientific Name [n/a if not applicable]): 1, Steller sea lion, Eumetopias jubatus; 2, Harbor seal, Phoca vitulina; 4, Killer whale, Orcinus orca; 6, Harbor porpoise, Phocoena phocoena; 7, Sea otter, Enhydra lutris; 11, Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus; 12, Minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata; 13, Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae; 17, Bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus; 19, Short-finned pilot whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus; 22, California sea lion, Zalophus californianus; 24, Northern elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris; 26, Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus; 29, Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus; 45, Pacific white-sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens; 46, Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus; 47, Dall's porpoise, Phocoenoides dalli dalli; 60, Short-beaked saddleback dolphin, Delphinus delphis; 106, Long-beaked saddleback dolphin, Delphinus capensis; 107, North Pacific right whale, Eubalaena japonica; 1002, Seals, n/a; 1003, Pinnipeds, n/a; 1004, Sea lions, n/a. Conceptual Consistency A multi-stage error checking process, described in the above Attribute_Accuracy_Report, is used to verify both attribute accuracy and logical consistency throughout data production. This process includes multiple automated logical consistency checks that test the files for missing or duplicate data, rules for proper coding, GIS topological consistencies (such as dangles, unnecessary nodes, etc.), and SQL SERVER\xAE to ARC/INFO\xAE consistencies. A final review is made by the GIS manager, where the data are written to CD or DVD, and the metadata are written. After the data are delivered to NOAA, they are again subjected to a number of quality and consistency checks. In the process of checking for topological and database consistencies, new IDs and RARNUMs or HUNUMs are also generated. The new IDs are a combination of atlas number, element number, and record number. In addition, the value used to represent the element is modified to reflect the type of feature being mapped. In the case of an element that is normally represented by a point or polygon, a value of 20 is added to the standard element value for mapping of linear features. In the case where an element usually mapped as a polygon is represented by a point, a value of 30 is added to the regular element value. The RARNUMs are also modified to include the atlas number, so multiple atlases can be combined and RARNUMs remain unique. RARNUMs are redefined on an element basis, so "resource at risk" groupings will contain only a single element. HUNUMs are also modified to include the atlas number. Three main sources of data were used to depict marine mammal distribution and seasonality for this data layer: 1) personal interviews with resource experts from National Park Service (NPS), California Department of Fish & Game (CDF&G), NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), and Mad River Biologists; 2) numerous published reports and maps; and 3) survey data for seal and sea lion haul outs provided by NMFS. The above digital and/or hardcopy sources were compiled by the project biologist to create the M_MAMMAL data layer. Depending on the type of source data, three general approaches are used for compiling a biology data layer: 1) information gathered during initial interviews and from hardcopy sources are compiled onto U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000 topographic quadrangles and digitized; 2) hardcopy maps are digitized at their source scale; and/or 3) digital data layers are evaluated and used "as is" or integrated with the hardcopy data sources. See the Lineage section for additional information on the type of source data for this data layer. The compiled ESI, biology, and human-use data are plotted onto hardcopy draft maps. Following the delivery of draft maps to the participating resource experts, a second set of interviews is conducted to review the maps. If necessary, edits to the M_MAMMAL data layer are made based on the recommendations of the resource experts, and final hardcopy maps and digital data are created. 2008-12-01T00:00:00 Source Contribution: M_MAMMAL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: HARDCOPY TEXT | Type of Source Media: online 2005 SECTOR SAN FRANCISCO-ACP 1 NORTH COAST: DEL NORTE COUNTY SECTION 9811 2005-01-01 publication U.S. COAST GUARD (USCG) SECTOR SAN FRANCISCO 2005 Source Contribution: M_MAMMAL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: HARDCOPY TEXT | Type of Source Media: online ABUNDANCE AND DEPTH DISTRIBUTION OF HARBOR PORPOISE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA DETERMINED FROM A 1995 SHIP SURVEY 2000-01-01 publication CARRETTA, J.V., B.J. TAYLOR, AND S.J. CHIVERS 2000 Source Contribution: M_MAMMAL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: HARDCOPY TEXT | Type of Source Media: online BLUE WHALE (BALAENOPTERA MUSCULUS): EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC STOCK 2005-01-01 publication NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS) 2005 Source Contribution: M_MAMMAL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: HARDCOPY TEXT | Type of Source Media: disc BLUE WHALE (EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC STOCK) BALAENOPTERA MUSCULUS 2005-01-01 publication BROWN, J. 2005 Source Contribution: M_MAMMAL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: tabular digital data | Type of Source Media: EMAIL CALIFORNIA AND STELLER SEA LION AND HARBOR SEAL HAUL-OUT LOCATIONS 2005-01-01 publication LOWRY, M. (NMFS, LA JOLLA) 1998 2004 Source Contribution: M_MAMMAL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION CALIFORNIA STATE PARK RESOURCES 2007-01-01 publication HARRIS, JAY (CSP, EUREKA) 2007 Source Contribution: M_MAMMAL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION COASTAL RESOURCE DISTRIBUTION AND SEASONALITY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 2007-01-01 publication LEVALLEY, R. (MAD RIVER BIOLOGISTS, ARCATA) 2007 Source Contribution: M_MAMMAL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DISTRIBUTION AND SEASONALITY OF SPECIES AND SOC_ECON FEATURES ON NPS LANDS 2005-01-01 publication ALLEN, S. (NPS, POINT REYES) 2005 Source Contribution: M_MAMMAL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: HARDCOPY TEXT | Type of Source Media: disc GRAY WHALE (EASTERN NORTHERN PACIFIC STOCK) ESCHRICHTIUS ROBUSTUS 2005-01-01 publication BROWN, J. 2005 Source Contribution: M_MAMMAL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: HARDCOPY TEXT | Type of Source Media: disc HUMPBACK WHALE (EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC STOCK) MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE 2005-01-01 publication BROWN, J. 2005 Source Contribution: M_MAMMAL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: HARDCOPY TEXT | Type of Source Media: online HUMPBACK WHALE (MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE): EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC STOCK 2005-01-01 publication NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS) 2005 Source Contribution: M_MAMMAL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: HARDCOPY TEXT | Type of Source Media: online KILLER WHALE (ORCINUS ORCA): EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC OFFSHORE STOCK 2003-01-01 publication NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS) 2003 Source Contribution: M_MAMMAL INFORMATION. Source scale varies from 10000 to 20000. | Source Geospatial Form: HARDCOPY MAP | Type of Source Media: paper MAPS OF SPECIAL STATUS SPECIES, REC ACTIVITIES, AND MGT ISSUES AT CSP NCRD STATE PARKS 2005-01-01 publication CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS (CSP) NORTH COAST REDWOODS DISTRICT (NCRD) 2005 Source Contribution: M_MAMMAL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION MARINE MAMMAL DISTRIBUTION AND SEASONALITY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 2006-01-01 publication FORNEY, K. (NMFS, MOSS LANDING) 2006 Source Contribution: M_MAMMAL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION MARINE MAMMAL, SEABIRD, AND SEA TURTLE 'ZONES' AND HOT SPOTS 2006-01-01 publication USGS, NOAA, MLML 2006 Source Contribution: M_MAMMAL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION MARINE RESOURCE DISTRIBUTION AND SEASONALITY 2007-01-01 publication ROBERTS, E. (CDF&G, EUREKA) 2007 Source Contribution: M_MAMMAL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION MARINE RESOURCE DISTRIBUTION AND SEASONALITY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 2007-01-01 publication MELLO, J. (CDF&G, EUREKA) 2007 Source Contribution: M_MAMMAL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION MARINE SPORTFISH AND OTHER MARINE RESOURCES 2007-01-01 publication CALIFORNIA DEPT. OF FISH & GAME (CDF&G) STAFF 2007 Source Contribution: M_MAMMAL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: HARDCOPY TEXT | Type of Source Media: online MINKE WHALE (BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA) CALIFORNIA/OREGON/WASHINGTON STOCK 2003-01-01 publication NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS) 2003 Source Contribution: M_MAMMAL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: spreadsheet | Type of Source Media: EMAIL PACIFIC HARBOR SEAL, CALIFORNIA SEA LION, AND STELLER SEA LION HAUL OUT SITES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 2007-01-01 publication LOWRY, M. (NMFS, LA JOLLA) 1998 2005 Source Contribution: M_MAMMAL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: HARDCOPY TEXT | Type of Source Media: online PACIFIC WHITE-SIDED DOLPHIN (LAGENORYNCHUS OBLIQUIDENS): CALIFORNIA/OREGON/WASHINGTON, NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN STOCKS 2003-01-01 publication NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS) 2003 Source Contribution: M_MAMMAL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION REDWOOD NATIONAL PARK RESOURCES 2007-01-01 publication NPS 2007 Source Contribution: M_MAMMAL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION REDWOOD NATIONAL PARK RESOURCES 2007-01-01 publication ANDERSON, D. (NPS, ORICK) 2007 Source Contribution: M_MAMMAL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: HARDCOPY TEXT | Type of Source Media: online RISSO'S DOLPHIN (GRAMPUS GRISEUS): CALIFORNIA/OREGON/WASHINGTON STOCK 2003-01-01 publication NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) 2003 Source Contribution: M_MAMMAL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: HARDCOPY TEXT | Type of Source Media: disc SAN FRANCISCO GEOGRAPHIC RESPONSE AREA 1 SONOMA AND NORTH MARIN COAST 2005-01-01 publication CDF&G, USCG 2005 Source Contribution: M_MAMMAL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: EMAIL SEA OTTER SPRING CENSUSES (2003, 2004, AND 2005) 2005-01-01 publication TINKER, T (UCSC, LONG MARINE LAB) 2003 2005 Source Contribution: M_MAMMAL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SEA TURTLE AND MARINE MAMMAL DISTRIBUTION AND SEASONALITY IN CALIFORNIA 2006-01-01 publication BENSON, S. (NOAA) 2006 Source Contribution: M_MAMMAL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SEASONALITY FOR PINNIPEDS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 2006-01-01 publication LOWRY, M. (NMFS, LA JOLLA) 2006 Source Contribution: M_MAMMAL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: HARDCOPY TEXT | Type of Source Media: paper SHORT-FINNED PILOT WHALE (GLOBICEPHALA MACRORHYNCHUS) 2005-01-01 publication NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS) 2005 Source Contribution: M_MAMMAL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: HARDCOPY TEXT | Type of Source Media: online U.S. PACIFIC MARINE MAMMAL STOCK ASSESSMENTS: 2005 2005-01-01 publication CARETTA, FORNEY, MUTO, ET AL 2005