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Carcass Specimen Data
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.
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Stranding Data
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GCMD Keyword Forum Page
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Full Metadata Record
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| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | non-public |
| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "Sherman, Kathryn",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:kathryn.sherman@noaa.gov"
}
|
| describedByType | application/octet-steam |
| description | 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. |
| distribution |
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"mediaType": "text/html",
"description": "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.",
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"title": "GCMD Keyword Forum Page",
"accessURL": "https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords",
"mediaType": "text/html",
"description": "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",
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"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Full Metadata Record",
"accessURL": "https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/30600",
"mediaType": "text/html",
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| identifier | https://data.noaa.gov/waf/NOAA/nmfs/swfsc/iso/xml/30600.xml |
| issued | 1856-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| keyword |
[
"cetacean",
"marine mammal",
"pinniped",
"sea turtle",
"DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SWFSC > Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA. U.S. Department of Commerce",
"Biological Data"
]
|
| landingPage | https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/30600 |
| language |
[]
|
| license | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| modified | 1856-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| publisher |
{
"name": "Southwest Fisheries Science Center",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| rights | otherRestrictions, unclassified |
| spatial | -117.0,32.544,-118.6,33.38 |
| temporal | 1972-01-01T00:00:00+00:00/1972-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 |
| title | Carcass Specimen Data |
