gov.noaa.nodc:0117461 eng utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2026-04-28T21:17:19Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Strandings of Marine Mammals in Alabama from 16 Dec 1978 - 31 Dec 2015 (NCEI Accession 0117461) 2014-04-11 publication 2014-04-09 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0117461 NCEI Archive Management System 0117461 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher Ruth Carmichael Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) rcarmichael@disl.org https://www.disl.edu/ HTTPS Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) https://www.disl.edu/ HTTPS Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Noel Wingers Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) Stranding Network Coordinator ALMMSN@disl.org https://www.disl.edu/ HTTPS Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) website Institution web page information pointOfContact Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) https://www.disl.edu/ HTTPS Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) website Institution web page information contributor NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Pascagoula Laboratory https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Pascagoula Laboratory website Institution web page information contributor Carmichael, Ruth Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) rcarmichael@disl.org https://www.disl.edu/ HTTPS Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) website Institution web page information author Dauphin Island Sea Lab https://www.disl.edu/ HTTPS Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) website Institution web page information author tableDigital This dataset contains information about marine mammal strandings documented in Alabama waters between 1978 and 2015. Data include identity, size, condition, sex, and location where the animal was found. Collection and dissemination of high quality data from stranding events throughout the range is essential for informing management and conservation of bottlenose dolphin and other marine mammals. The primary goal of the Alabama Marine Mammal Stranding Network, established on May 1 2011, is to enhance reporting and response effort for marine mammal strandings in Alabama waters by reducing response time and improving data quality and consistency. The network provides a unified reporting and data management outlet, and a high level of quality assurance and control for data collection. ALMMSN makes data available to end-users, provides long-term data storage and retrieval capacity, and supports training for local personnel to build an enduring and sustainable network. pending NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact asNeeded NCEI Accession 0117461 was revised and a new version of the archival package was published. Updates to existing archival packages may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. The latest version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession. Please see journal.txt in the /about directory for additional details on changes made. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0117461 Preview graphic PNG 0117461 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2016-05-20 publication ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS biological data cetacean HUMAN ACTIVITY MARINE MAMMALS SPECIES IDENTIFICATION SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - SEX TAXONOMIC CODE theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS visual analysis visual observation instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS biological marine mammal observation visual observation theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS Dauphin Island Sea Lab NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Pascagoula Laboratory dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Dauphin Island Sea Lab dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Alabama Marine Mammal Stranding Network (ALMMSN) project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Coastal Waters of Alabama Coastal Waters of Gulf of Mexico Gulf of Mexico North Atlantic Ocean place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. 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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian visual analysis visual analysis visual analysis and measurement of sample materials use visual analysis with observation types of visual estimate and/or visual observation visual observation visual observation not an instrument - maybe an observation type