gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:46789 eng UTF8 dataset Database Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (978)281-9300 55 Great Republic Drive Gloucester MA 01930 USA 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 EST resourceProvider Adler, Torey D 978 281-2183 55 Great Republic Drive Gloucester MA 01930 USA torey.adler@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2024-02-29T00:00:00 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Marine Animal Incident Database 1997 creation publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 46789 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/46789 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information tableDigital Large whale stranding, death, ship strike and entanglement incidents are all recorded to monitor the health of each population and track anthropogenic factors that influence their recovery. This Oracle developed database is meant to consolidate the various forms of data into one searchable source for the east coast. Biological and geographic information will be recorded and searchable along with fishing gear information (entanglements), vessel parameters (ship strikes) and serious injury determinations. The east coast of the U.S. had multiple sources and data sets for large whale incidents. This database was meant to consolidate the northeast and southeast data into one searchable source. underDevelopment Morin, David M 978-282-8472 978-281-9394 55 Great Republic Drive Gloucester MA 01930 USA david.morin@noaa.gov pointOfContact Morin, David M 978-282-8472 978-281-9394 55 Great Republic Drive Gloucester MA 01930 USA david.morin@noaa.gov custodian asNeeded blue entanglement fin finback fishing gear humpback large whale marine mammal minke mortality right sei ship strike sperm stranding theme 1997-present temporal bay of fundy canada east coast gulf of maine gulf of mexico mid-atlantic northeast region southeast region place species vessel stratum DOC/NOAA/NMFS/GARFO > Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page 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 information custodian Large whale program information project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, [Date of Access]: Marine Animal Incident Database [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/46789. 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. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: NMFS employees only. Usernames and passwords are managed by POC. otherRestrictions Use Constraints: Any release of fishing gear information must be approved by NERO gear team. Personal fisherman information is protected by the Magnuson-Stevens Act, which may include gear type and location (rule of three). restricted NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 46789 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/garfo/dmp/pdf/46789.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference eng; US oceans Relational database. Geographic area for large whale incident data. Continental U.S. East Coast and Canadian Maritimes. Data back to 1997 1997 dataset Accuracy Cases are frequently on-going and the status of the incident or health of the animal may alter the determination or status at any time. Entanglement case information within this report has been compiled from numerous resources including U.S. and Canadian federal governments, U.S. state agencies and partners within the Atlantic Large Whale Disentanglement Network. The reports represent all known U.S. coast-wide large whale entanglement data including animals that fall under U.S. regulations but were outside U.S. borders (ex. right whales, Gulf of Maine humpback whales), but should be considered a minimum number and not comprehensive. Ship strike cases are reported opportunistically to NMFS Northeast Regional Office from U.S. and Canadian Atlantic waters. The reports represent all known coast-wide large whale ship strike data, but should be considered a minimum number and not comprehensive. Bias Only incidents that are reported to NMFS or network members are included Completeness Measure Data frequently trickles in for any case thus no hard time parameters can be established. GARFO PRD staff manually enter data that is received from public. N/A Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (978)281-9300 processor N/A