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Cook Inlet Beluga Opportunistic Sightings, 1975 to 2015 (NCEI Accession 0142326)

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As a part of National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) management of the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale population, a database of opportunistic beluga whale sightings was compiled from reports made by the general public, aircraft patrols, wildlife surveys, and military and industry monitoring studies. Sightings are reported to NMFS Alaska Regional (AKR) office personnel either by voice- or e-mail. Sighting data are then transcribed and sent to the NMFS National Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMML) for entry into the database. Data are first assessed for quality during transcription by NMFS AKR personnel. Secondary review and confirmation is undertaken by NMFS NMML personnel prior to entry of data into the Access Database.
  • Cite as: Shelden, Kim E. W.; Sims, Christy L.; Brattström, Linda Vate; Mahoney, Barbara (2016). Cook Inlet Beluga Opportunistic Sightings, 1975 to 2015 (NCEI Accession 0142326). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0142326. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 1975-06-28 to 2015-11-07
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -154.17
East: -148.98
South: 59.07
North: 61.52
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General Documentation
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2016-02-12
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Supplemental Information
Submission Package ID: 3NG3HH
Purpose Sightings of beluga are used by the Alaska Region NMFS office in ESA section 7 consultations.
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  • accessLevel: Public
  • Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.
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  • Cite as: Shelden, Kim E. W.; Sims, Christy L.; Brattström, Linda Vate; Mahoney, Barbara (2016). Cook Inlet Beluga Opportunistic Sightings, 1975 to 2015 (NCEI Accession 0142326). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0142326. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
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  • Cite as: Shelden, Kim E. W.; Sims, Christy L.; Brattström, Linda Vate; Mahoney, Barbara (2016). Cook Inlet Beluga Opportunistic Sightings, 1975 to 2015 (NCEI Accession 0142326). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0142326. Accessed [date].
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  • 2016-02-12T14:50:08Z - NCEI Accession 0142326 v1.1 was published.
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  • Data Type: LATITUDE (measured); Units: gps; Observation Type: other; Sampling Instrument: map.
  • Data Type: LONGITUDE (measured); Units: Gps; Observation Type: other; Sampling Instrument: map.
Acquisition Information (collection)
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  • visual observation
Last Modified: 2023-03-15T01:25:51Z
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