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    • AFSC/NMML: Cetacean Assessment and Ecology Program Humpback Whale Catalog

    Metadata Updated: April 1, 2025

    Since 1980, the Cetacean Assessment and Ecology Program of the National Marine Mammal Laboratory has been collecting photos of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Alaskan waters. Photo-identification is a useful method to gain insight into stock structure, life history, habitat use and movements. Some of the images were collected during humpback whale specific projects while others have been documented on an opportunistic basis. Photos have been collected within Southeast Alaska, along the Alaskan Peninsula, Kodiak Island, the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea sides of the Aleutian Chain, as well as, the Bering Sea, Bering Strait and Chukchi Sea.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Date March 26, 2025
    Metadata Created Date October 28, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date April 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NMFS AFSC

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date March 26, 2025
    Metadata Created Date October 28, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date April 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact, Custodian)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:17942
    Access Constraints Cite As: Alaska Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: AFSC/NMML: Cetacean Assessment and Ecology Program Humpback Whale Catalog [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/17942., Access Constraints: The dataset is in the process of being submitted to NCEI., Use Constraints: User must read and fully comprehend the metadata prior to use. Applications or inferences derived from the data should be carefully considered for accuracy. Acknowledgement of NOAA/NMFS/AFSC, as the source from which these data were obtained in any publications and/or other representations of these, data is suggested., Distribution Liability: The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose. NOAA denies liability if the data are misused.
    Bbox East Long -130
    Bbox North Lat 72
    Bbox South Lat 54
    Bbox West Long -172
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
    Harvest Object Id 74ca88a6-53b8-4ac4-8e6f-af64e65f05e4
    Harvest Source Id 26a29bb9-50b0-47fd-920b-edc74aa6ec76
    Harvest Source Title NMFS AFSC
    Licence 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.
    Lineage
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-172.0, 54.0], [-130.0, 54.0], [-130.0, 72.0], [-172.0, 72.0], [-172.0, 54.0]]]}
    Progress underDevelopment
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1980
    Temporal Extent End 2012

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