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    • Alaska Beluga Strandings

    Metadata Updated: October 19, 2024

    NMFS is mandated by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to collect reports of marine mammal stranding events. This particular catalogue item is specific to the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale population.

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    Metadata Date February 29, 2024
    Metadata Created Date October 19, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date October 19, 2024
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
    Frequency Of Update

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NMFS AKRO

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date February 29, 2024
    Metadata Created Date October 19, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date October 19, 2024
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact, Custodian)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:27499
    Access Constraints Cite As: Alaska Regional Office, [Date of Access]: Alaska Beluga Strandings [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/27499., 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
    Harvest Object Id 71908f4c-f7da-4320-a7de-4f849ca95b75
    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 Beluga Whale Stranding Level A and Level B reports were completed by NMFS staff, contractors, other agency staff, and volunteers. These reports were then digitized and data was entered into database by a contractor. NMFS staff then reviewed the entered data for accuracy.
    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 1945

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