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    • North Atlantic Right Whale Sighting Advisory System (NARWSS)

    Metadata Updated: May 24, 2025

    Since 1995, PSB has been conducting line-transect aerial abundance surveys over waters ranging from North Carolina to the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Nova Scotia, Canada, and from the coastline to slightly beyond the EEZ.

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    Dates

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

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NMFS NEFSC

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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:27526
    Access Constraints Cite As: Northeast Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: North Atlantic Right Whale Sighting Advisory System (NARWSS) [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/27526., Access Constraints: Requester must have network access for direct query of the data.
    Bbox East Long -65
    Bbox North Lat 47
    Bbox South Lat 35
    Bbox West Long -79
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update biannually
    Harvest Object Id bb0d9679-2468-48bc-be12-beb032cb7081
    Harvest Source Id 523189fa-8edc-48e1-9ec5-f571e7dd923c
    Harvest Source Title NMFS NEFSC
    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 Data are collected by observers on right whale aerial surveys and entered into on-board laptop computers.
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-79.0, 35.0], [-65.0, 35.0], [-65.0, 47.0], [-79.0, 47.0], [-79.0, 35.0]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1998

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