North_Pacific_Right_Whale_pts
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North_Pacific_right_whale_range_AKNHP_2007

North_Pacific_right_whale_range_AKNHP_2007

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Alaska Natural Heritage Program, Environment and Natural Resources, University of Alaska Anchorage
Publication_Date: 20070304
Title: North_Pacific_right_whale_range_AKNHP_2007
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Anchorage, Alaska
Publisher: Alaska Natural Heritage Program
Online_Linkage:
\\AkHeritage\shared\zoology\shared\EO_development\species\invertebrates\treeline_emerald\shapefiles\Treeline_emerald_range_AKNHP_2007.shp
Description:
Abstract:
This is a polygon shapefile summarizing current statewide distribution information for the North Pacific Right Whale, Eubalaena japonica in Alaska, created by the Zoology program of the Alaska Natural Heritage Program, Anchorage, AK. The distribution boundaries are based on currently documented observations and literature, describing general distribution in Alaska. Source scale is 1:63360.
Purpose:
This dataset is intended to describe the current known distribution of the North Pacific Right Whale, Eubalaena japonica, in Alaska. This information was developed in association with efforts to describe life history and distribution of species featured in Alaska's Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy, which was prepared by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and reviewed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20070304
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
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Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180.000000
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North_Bounding_Coordinate: 66.383236
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.658745
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NOAA 2006
Theme_Keyword: North Pacific Right Whale
Theme_Keyword: Eubalaena japonica
Place:
Place_Keyword: Alaska
Stratum:
Stratum_Keyword: Distribution
Access_Constraints:
This dataset summarizes public information and may be provided to aid users in generating various natural resource analyses and products; as such there are no access constraints.
Use_Constraints:
Any products utilizing these data should clearly indicate their source. If the user has modified the data in any way, they are obligated to describe modifications performed, and the user specifically agrees not to misrepresent the data or to imply that the Alaska Natural Heritage Program approved the changes they made.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Julie Michaelson
Contact_Organization:
Alaska Natural Heritage Program, Environment and Natural Resource Institute, University of Alaska Anchorage
Contact_Position: Database Manager
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (907) 257-2789
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: anjam1@uaa.alaska.edu
Hours_of_Service: 8:00am-5:00pm Mon-Fri AST
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Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report: None
Logical_Consistency_Report: Polygon topology present.
Completeness_Report: Unknown.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Unknown
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Unknown
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Title:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 2006. Unpublished data summarizing North Pacific Right Whale distribution in Alaska. Excel spreadsheet to T. Fields on 5/25/2006 by Kim Shelden, NOAA.
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Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2006
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NOAA 2006
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Title:
Brueggeman, J. J., R. A. Grotefendt, and A. W. Erickson. 1984. Endangered whale abundance and distribution in the Navarin Basin of the Bering Sea during the ice-free period. pp. 201-36 in B. R. Melteff and D. A. Rosenberg (eds.) Proceedings of the Workshop on Biological Interactions Among Maring Mammals and Commercial Fisheries in the Southeastern Bering Sea. University of Alaska, Alaska. Sea Grant Report 84-1. 300 pp.
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Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Brueggeman et al. 1984
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
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Title:
LeDuc, R.G. 2004. Report of the results of the 2002 survey for North Pacific right whales. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFSSWFSC-357
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Calendar_Date: 2004
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Source_Citation_Abbreviation: LeDuc 2004
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Title:
Tynan, C. T., D. P. DeMaster, and W. T. Peterson. 2001. Endangered right whales on the southeastern Bering Sea shelf. Science 294: 1894
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Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2001
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Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Title:
Brownell, R.L., Jr., P.J. Clapham, T. Miyashita, and T. Kasuya. 2001. Conservation status of North Pacific right whales. J. Cetacean Res. Manage. (Special Issue) 2:269-286.
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Calendar_Date: 2001
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Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Title:
North Pacific Right Whale Recovery Team. 2004. National recovery strategy for the North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica) in Pacific Canadian waters. Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Vancouver, B.C. 48 pp
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Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2004
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Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Title:
Mellinger, D.K., K.M. Stafford, S.E. Moore, L. Munger, and C.G. Fox. 2004. Detection of North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica) calls in the Gulf of Alaska. Marine Mammal Science 20:872-879.
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Calendar_Date: 2004
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Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Mellinger et al. 2004
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Title:
Waite, J.M., K. Wynne, and D.K. Mellinger. 2003. Documented sighting of a North Pacific right whale in the Gulf of Alaska and post-sighting acoustic monitoring. Northwestern Naturalist 84:38-43
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Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2003
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Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Title:
Clapham, P.J., C. Good, S.E. Quinn, R.R. Reeves, J.E. Scarff, and R.L. Brownell, Jr. 2004. Distribution of North Pacific right whales (Eubalaena japonica) as shown by 19th and 20th century whaling catch and sighting records. J. Cetacean Res. Manage. 6:1-6.
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Single_Date/Time:
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Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Title:
Moore, S.E., J. M. Waite, L. L. Mazzuca, and R. C. Hobbs. 2000. Provisional estimates of mysticete whale abundance on the central Bering Sea shelf. J. Cetacean Res. Manage. 2(3): 227-234.
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Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2000
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Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Moore et al. 2000
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Title:
Angliss, R. P., and K. L. Lodge. 2004. Alaska marine mammal stock assessments, 2003. U.S. Dep. Commer., Tech. Memo. NMFS-AFSC-144, 230 pp.
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Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Title:
Goddard, P. D and D. J. Rugh. 1998. A group of right whales seen in the Bering seen in the Bering Sea in July 1996. Marine Mammal Science 14(2): 344-349.
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Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1998
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Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Title:
Shelden, K.E., S.E. Moore, J.M. Waite, P.R. Wade, and D.J. Rugh. 2005. Historic and current habitat use by North Pacific right whales Eubalaena japonica in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska. Mammal Rev. 35:129-155.
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Calendar_Date: 2005
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Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Title:
LeDuc, R.G., W.L. Perryman, J.W. Gilpatrick, Jr., J. Hyde, C. Stinchcomb, J.V. Carretta, and R.L. Brownell, Jr. 2001. A note on recent surveys for right whales in the southeastern Bering Sea. J. Cetacean Res. Manage. (Special Issue) 2:287-289.
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Process_Step:
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ArcGIS software was used to create a new polygon coverage, using the 1:63360 scale coastline of Alaska as background features. Distribution boundaries were drawn on-screen to depict known species distribution in Alaska according to the textual descriptions, observation locations, and range maps provided in the source literature. Where appropriate for freshwater species, the polygons were clipped to the Alaska 1:63360 scale coastline; for marine species, the 1:63360 scale coastline was erased from the polygons. The attribute table was created and populated.
Process_Date: 20070304
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Provides the scientific and common name to identify the species together with the Alaska Natural Heritage global and state rarity rank. General documentation of sources used to construct a depiction of the species' statewide distribution is provided.
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The Alaska Natural Heritage Program (AKNHP) shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described. The information contained in these data is dynamic and may change over time. The data are not better than the original sources from which they were derived. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data appropriately and consistent within the limitations of geospatial data in general and the data in particular. AKNHP gives no warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data. It is strongly recommended that these data are directly acquired from the AKNHP and not indirectly through other sources that may have changed the data in some way.
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