gov.noaa.nodc:0307598 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 2025-11-18T18:02:44Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Human Dimensions of Rebounding Populations of Seals and White Sharks on Cape Cod, Massachusetts (NCEI Accession 0307598) 2025-09-10 publication 2025-09-02 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0307598 NCEI Archive Management System 0307598 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 Jennifer Jackman jjackman@salemstate.edu resourceProvider Jennifer Jackman Salem State University jjackman@salemstate.edu principalInvestigator Lisa Sette Center for Coastal Studies sette@coastalstudies.org collaborator Owen Nichols Center for Coastal Studies nichols@coastalstudies.org collaborator Andrea Bogomolni Northwest Atlantic Seal Research Consortium abogomolni@gmail.com collaborator Allen Rutberg Center for Animals and Public Policy Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University Allen.Rutberg@tufts.edu collaborator Seana Dowling-Guyer Center for Animals and Public Policy Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts Unviversity Seana.Dowling_guyer@tufts.edu collaborator Cynthia Wigren Atlantic White Shark Conservancy cynthia@atlanticwhiteshark.org collaborator Megan Winton Atlantic White Shark Conservancy megan@atlanticwhiteshark.org collaborator Marianne Long Atlantic White Shark Conservancy marianne@atlanticwhiteshark.org collaborator Stephanie Wood University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston) stephanie.wood@umb.edu https://www.umb.edu/ HTTPS University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston) website Institution web page information collaborator Melissa Sanderson Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen's Alliance melissa@capecodfishermen.org collaborator Rachel Bratton University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston) rachelmairibratton@gmail.com https://www.umb.edu/ HTTPS University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston) website Institution web page information collaborator Jerry Vaske Colorado State University jerry.vaske@colostate.edu https://www.colostate.edu/ HTTPS Colorado State University website Institution web page information collaborator Jackman, Jennifer Salem State University jjackman@salemstate.edu author Bratton, Rachel University of Massachusetts Boston https://www.umb.edu/ HTTPS University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston) website Institution web page information author Bogomolni, Andrea Northwest Atlantic Seal Research Consortium and University of Massachusetts Boston author Sette, Lisa Center for Coastal Studies author Nichols, Owen Center for Coastal Studies author Dowling-Guyer, Seana Center for Animals and Public Policy of Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University author Rutberg, Allen Center for Animals and Public Policy of Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University author Sanderson, Melissa Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen's Alliance author Wood, Stephanie University of Massachusetts Boston https://www.umb.edu/ HTTPS University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston) website Institution web page information author Wigren, Cynthia Atlantic White Shark Conservancy author Winton, Megan Atlantic White Shark Conservancy author Long, Marianne Atlantic White Shark Conservancy author Vaske, Jerry Colorado State University Fort Collins author Cummings, Catherine Center for Animals and Public Policy of Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University author Bramante, Vanessa Salem State University author Kako, Victoria Salem State University author Baseman, Derek Salem State University author Colorado State University https://www.colostate.edu/ HTTPS Colorado State University website Institution web page information contributor University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston) https://www.umb.edu/ HTTPS University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston) website Institution web page information contributor tableDigital To contribute to messaging and management that advances wildlife conservation and responsible stewardship of interfacing human and marine ecosystems, a multi-disciplinary research team led by Salem State University in collaboration University of Massachusetts-Boston, Center for Coastal Studies, Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance, Center for Animals and Public Policy of the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, and Atlantic White Shark Conservancy and funded by Woods Hole Sea Grant surveyed Cape Cod residents, commercial fishers, and tourists on their views of seals and white sharks. The questionnaires for all three surveys include variables on 1) beliefs about the impact of seals and sharks on the ecosystem, fisheries, public safety, and tourism; 2) knowledge about seal and sharks; 3) attitudes toward seal and shark conflict mitigation strategies; 4) attitudes toward seal rescue and marine mammal and shark protections; 5) participation in wildlife, beach and ocean activities, including saltwater fishing participation; and 6) demographics and self-selected group affiliation. Surveys were administered in summer 2021. Registered voter lists were used as a sampling frame for residents. Lists of 183,614 registered voters were obtained from town clerks in each of the 15 towns on Cape Cod. A systematic random sample of 1,793 voters, stratified by town, was drawn from voter lists. The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries list of 1,761 Barnstable County commercial fishery permit holders served as the sampling frame for commercial fishers. Where more than one permit holder resided in the same household or shared an email address, one person per household and per email address was randomly selected. Voter and commercial fisher samples were cross-checked for duplicates, and names occurring on both lists were removed from the voter list. The survey was sent to 1,456 commercial fisher permit holders, which represented 83% of the population of permit holders. Using multi-stage sampling design, a sample of 1,074 non-resident visitors to Cape Cod was recruited at Cape Cod National Seashore Beaches (Nauset Light, Coast Guard, Marconi, Head of the Meadow, Herring Cove, Race Point). Non-resident beach visitors (> 18 years) were intercepted and invited to sign-up to receive the survey to complete at a later date. A common survey instrument was distributed to the three samples following the Dillman et al. 5-contact method. Participants were able to complete the survey by mail or through Qualtrics, an online survey platform. Completed surveys were received from 547 residents (response rate = 32%), 564 commercial fishers (response rate = 39%), and 699 tourists (response rate = 68%) between June and September 2021. The data set includes data on 394 variables and 1810 cases. The goals of the Human Dimensions of Rebounding Populations of Seals and White Sharks on Cape Cod study were to conduct a collaborative research project to generate knowledge about multiple stakeholder views of and experiences with seals and sharks and to implement a research-based engagement plan to inform the public and enable managers, policy makers, and non-governmental organizations in order to foster coexistence, enhance public safety, and mitigate conflicts. We identified six objectives to achieve the goal: To measure knowledge and beliefs of Cape Cod stakeholders (i.e. residents, tourists, and commercial fishers) about seals, sharks, and species management through social science surveys; To identify similarities and differences among stakeholders in attitudes toward seals, sharks and management of these species; To gain an understanding of how different stakeholder groups perceive the benefits and costs of seal and shark protection and management; To determine the contributions of knowledge, beliefs, stakeholder identity, and demographics to attitudes toward seals, sharks and their management; To develop and implement research-based communication and public education strategies in order to enhance public safety, coexistence, and conservation of seals and sharks; and To inform non-governmental organizations, policy makers, and managers of stakeholder attitudes, preferences and priorities for management and future research. Funding Agency: Woods Hole Sea Grant Funding Agency: Salem State University Funding Agency: Elizabeth Lawerence Endowed Fund Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University completed historicalArchive 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 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0307598 Preview graphic PNG 0307598 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2025-01-20 publication SOCIOECONOMIC theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS survey theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS Colorado State University University of Massachusetts Boston dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Massachusetts Bay Northwest Atlantic Ocean (limit-40 W) place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > SOCIOECONOMICS theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science 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. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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 Social Science Survey theme Provider Keywords questionnaires instrument Provider Instruments Not Applicable platform Provider Platform Names OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location 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. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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 Cape Cod, Massachustts place Provider Place Names R42YEK Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Jackman, Jennifer; Bratton, Rachel; Bogomolni, Andrea; Sette, Lisa; Nichols, Owen; Dowling-Guyer, Seana; Rutberg, Allen; Sanderson, Melissa; Wood, Stephanie; Wigren, Cynthia; Winton, Megan; Long, Marianne; Vaske, Jerry; Cummings, Catherine; Bramante, Vanessa; Kako, Victoria; Baseman, Derek (2025). Human Dimensions of Rebounding Populations of Seals and White Sharks on Cape Cod, Massachusetts (NCEI Accession 0307598). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0307598. 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Human dimensions of rebounding populations of seals and sharks on Cape Cod. Woods Hole Sea Grant 2025 publication https://seagrant.whoi.edu/sealshark/ HTTPS https://seagrant.whoi.edu/sealshark/ CRMS Map Viewer information Sea Grant Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute publisher tableDigital crossReference project Bratton, R., Dowling-Guyer, S., Vaske, J., & Jackman, J. (2024). Seals, sharks, and social identity: ocean management preferences and priorities. Frontiers in Conservation Science, 5. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcosc.2024.1390680 2024-07-05 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.3389/fcosc.2024.1390680 https://doi.org/10.3389/fcosc.2024.1390680 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.3389/fcosc.2024.1390680 related journal article information Bratton, Rachel author Dowling-Guyer, Seana author Vaske, Jerry author Jackman, Jennifer author Frontiers Media SA publisher documentDigital Front. Conserv. Sci. 5 ISSN 2673-611X crossReference sciencePaper Bratton, R., Jackman, J. L., Wood, S. A., Dowling-Guyer, S., Vaske, J. J., Bogomolni, A., Winton, M. V., Sanderson, M. A., Nichols, O. C., & Sette, L. (2023). Conflict with rebounding populations of marine predators: Management preferences of three stakeholder groups on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Ocean & Coastal Management, 244, 106800. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2023.106800 2023-10 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2023.106800 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2023.106800 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2023.106800 related journal article information Bratton, Rachel author Jackman, Jennifer L. author Wood, Stephanie A. author Dowling-Guyer, Seana author Vaske, Jerry J. author Bogomolni, Andrea author Winton, Megan V. author Sanderson, Melissa A. Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen's Alliance Inc author Nichols, Owen C. author Sette, Lisa author Elsevier BV publisher documentDigital Ocean & Coastal Management 244 ISSN 0964-5691, p. 106800 crossReference sciencePaper Jackman, J. L., Vaske, J. J., Dowling-Guyer, S., Bratton, R., Bogomolni, A., & Wood, S. A. (2023). Seals and the Marine Ecosystem: Attitudes, Ecological Benefits/Risks and Lethal Management Views. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 29(2), 142–158. https://doi.org/10.1080/10871209.2023.2212686 2023-05-19 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.1080/10871209.2023.2212686 https://doi.org/10.1080/10871209.2023.2212686 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.1080/10871209.2023.2212686 related journal article information Jackman, Jennifer L. Department of Politics, Policy and International Relations, Salem State University, Salem, Massachusetts, USA author Vaske, Jerry J. Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA author Dowling-Guyer, Seana Center for Animals and Public Policy, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, North Grafton, Massachusetts, USA author Bratton, Rachel School for the Environment, University of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts, USA author Bogomolni, Andrea School for the Environment, University of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts, USA author Wood, Stephanie A. School for the Environment, University of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts, USA author Informa UK Limited publisher documentDigital Human Dimensions of Wildlife 29(2) ISSN 1087-1209, ISSN 1533-158X, pp. 142-158 crossReference sciencePaper Jackman, J. L., Bratton, R., Dowling-Guyer, S., Vaske, J. J., Sette, L., Nichols, O. C., & Bogomolni, A. (2023). Mutualism in marine wildlife value orientations on Cape Cod: Conflict and consensus in the sea and on the shore. Biological Conservation, 288, 110359. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110359 2023-12 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110359 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110359 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110359 related journal article information Jackman, Jennifer L. author Bratton, Rachel author Dowling-Guyer, Seana author Vaske, Jerry J. author Sette, Lisa author Nichols, Owen C. author Bogomolni, Andrea author Elsevier BV publisher documentDigital Biological Conservation 288 ISSN 0006-3207, p. 110359 crossReference sciencePaper eng; USA utf8 environment society oceans -70.84428 -69.77812 41.488985 42.104054 2021-06-12 2021-12-08 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information +1-301-713-3277 ncei.info@noaa.gov pointOfContact In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. 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You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). download dataset NCEI Accession 0307598 v1.1 was published. 2025-09-10T14:17:23Z NCEI Accession 0307598 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0307598/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0307598 v1.1 published 2025-09-10T14:17:23Z download dataset Parameter or Variable: Social Science Survey (measured); Units: Not Applicable; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: questionnaires; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Registered voter lists were used as a sampling frame for residents. Lists of 183,614 registered voters were obtained from town clerks in each of the 15 towns on Cape Cod. A systematic random sample of 1,793 voters, stratified by town, was drawn from voter lists. The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries list of 1,761 Barnstable County commercial fishery permit holders served as the sampling frame for commercial fishers. Where more than one permit holder resided in the same household or shared an email address, one person per household and per email address was randomly selected. Voter and commercial fisher samples were cross-checked for duplicates, and names occurring on both lists were removed from the voter list. The survey was sent to 1,456 commercial fisher permit holders, which represented 83% of the population of permit holders. Using multi-stage sampling design, a sample of 1,074 non-resident visitors to Cape Cod was recruited at Cape Cod National Seashore Beaches (Nauset Light, Coast Guard, Marconi, Head of the Meadow, Herring Cove, Race Point). Non-resident beach visitors (> 18 years) were intercepted and invited to sign-up to receive the survey to complete at a later date. A common survey instrument was distributed to the three samples following the Dillman et al. 5-contact method. Participants were able to complete the survey by mail or through Qualtrics, an online survey platform. Data were analyzed using SPSS, Version 29.; Data Quality Method: Non-response bias checks were conducted on the three samples. In the resident sample, the proportions of respondents identifying as women (53%) and men (46%) mirrored the 2020 U.S. Census gender balance for >18 year olds on Cape Cod. Non-response bias checks between respondents and non-respondents found that residents older than 65 years (χ2 = 55.107, df=3, p <.001) and residents in the Lower Cape Region (χ2 = 14.692, df=2, p < .001) were over-represented. To correct for this over-representation, resident data were weighted by voter population age and regional distribution. For the commercial fisher sample, non-response bias checks found no differences between respondents and non-respondents in regional distribution on Cape Cod (χ2 = 5.58, df = 2, P = .061), or between respondents and the permit holder population in distribution of fishery endorsements held. For the tourist sample, non-response bias checks determined no bias resulting from the location of beach recruitment (χ2 = 1.49, df = 5, P = .915) asNeeded Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian