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    • AKRO/PR: Alaska Marine Mammal Observer Program (AMMOP)

    Metadata Updated: May 24, 2025

    NMFS is mandated by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to measure and report on the effects of commercial fisheries on marine mammal stocks. One of the ways NMFS gathers this information is through the Marine Mammal Observer Program. The program In Alaska, collects information on marine mammal interactions with commercial fisheries. This information is incorporated in assessments of the general status of marine mammal populations in Alaska.

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    Metadata Date May 15, 2025
    Metadata Created Date October 19, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date May 24, 2025
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NMFS AKRO

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date May 15, 2025
    Metadata Created Date October 19, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date May 24, 2025
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact, Custodian)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:11796
    Access Constraints Cite As: Alaska Regional Office, [Date of Access]: AKRO/PR: Alaska Marine Mammal Observer Program (AMMOP) [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/11796., Access Constraints: These data are sensitive. Only authorized users may access this data directly. The Alaska Regional Office will provide a set of non-sensitive aggregated data.
    Bbox East Long -130
    Bbox North Lat 72
    Bbox South Lat 50
    Bbox West Long -180
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
    Harvest Object Id daf73e58-521a-40fd-b29e-7673a87a80f0
    Harvest Source Id 4461dba7-fc74-401a-8a38-13caddf3aaa5
    Harvest Source Title NMFS AKRO
    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 AMMOP data are collected by fisheries observers and are entered directly into the NMFS AKR ORACLE database.
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-180.0, 50.0], [-130.0, 50.0], [-130.0, 72.0], [-180.0, 72.0], [-180.0, 50.0]]]}
    Progress underDevelopment
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1999

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