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EK500 Water Column Sonar Data Collected During DE0306

Metadata Updated: September 17, 2021

Northern Right Whale Survey (DE0306, EK500). The right whale and cetacean survey primarily focuses on right whales in the coastal and continental shelf areas, with the following objectives: 1) Develop a better understanding of right whale habitat use and site fidelity for abundance and monitoring of critical areas, 2) Determine the distribution and relative abundance of plankton and prey species, 3) When possible, collect identification photographs and biopsy samples.

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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 September 14, 2021
Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
Metadata Updated Date September 17, 2021
Reference Date(s) July 19, 2003 (creation), October 15, 2015 (publication)
Frequency Of Update notPlanned

Metadata Source

Harvested from NGDC MGG Sonar Water Column

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Series
Metadata Date September 14, 2021
Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
Metadata Updated Date September 17, 2021
Reference Date(s) July 19, 2003 (creation), October 15, 2015 (publication)
Responsible Party NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Point of Contact)
Contact Email
Guid gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.wcd:DE0306_EK500
Access Constraints Cite as: NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center. 2003. 'EK500 Water Column Sonar Data Collected During DE0306'. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5833Q0F [access date], Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose., Resource may not be available for up to one year after initial collection.
Bbox East Long -70.402191107453
Bbox North Lat 41.3151686556428
Bbox South Lat 36.2195341887035
Bbox West Long -74.3725486599548
Coupled Resource
Frequency Of Update notPlanned
Harvest Object Id 60f19555-1469-4703-b5ce-87a579e98b10
Harvest Source Id ab8b0290-e4db-4a00-89f2-4e427c2054b2
Harvest Source Title NGDC MGG Sonar Water Column
Licence These data are considered raw and have not been subjected to the NOAA's quality control or quality assurance procedures. They are released for limited public use as preliminary data to be used only with appropriate caution. NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty., Not subject to copyright protection within the United States.
Metadata Language eng; USA
Metadata Type geospatial
Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-74.37254866, 36.2195341887], [-70.4021911075, 36.2195341887], [-70.4021911075, 41.3151686556], [-74.37254866, 41.3151686556], [-74.37254866, 36.2195341887]]]}
Progress completed
Spatial Data Service Type
Spatial Reference System urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
Spatial Harvester True
Temporal Extent Begin 2003-07-19T00:00:00
Temporal Extent End 2003-08-01T23:59:59

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