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    • Right Whale Sightings Advisory System (RWSAS)

    Metadata Updated: March 8, 2024

    The Right Whale Sighting Advisory System (RWSAS) is a NOAA Fisheries program which was designed to reduce collisions between ships and the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) by alerting mariners to the presence of the right whales. These reports are obtained from a variety of sources including aerial surveys, shipboard surveys, whale watch vessels, and opportunistic sources (Coast Guard, commercial ships, fishing vessels, and the general public).

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    Metadata Date February 29, 2024
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date March 8, 2024
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
    Frequency Of Update daily

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NMFS NEFSC

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date February 29, 2024
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date March 8, 2024
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact, Custodian)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:23305
    Access Constraints Cite As: Northeast Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: Right Whale Sightings Advisory System (RWSAS) [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/23305., Access Constraints: Requester needs network access for direct query.
    Bbox East Long -39.7
    Bbox North Lat 51.7
    Bbox South Lat 25.7
    Bbox West Long -81.5
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update daily
    Harvest Object Id bbba80fb-1c69-4ed8-bc6b-3455598b762f
    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 Right whale sightings are reported to NEFSC or other qualified organizations and entered directly into Oracle database via online form.
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-81.5, 25.7], [-39.7, 25.7], [-39.7, 51.7], [-81.5, 51.7], [-81.5, 25.7]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2002-02-06

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