Marine Bird and Mammal Observations - Pacific Coast - 1975-2008 - CDFW [ds761]

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Tags
oceans, biota, environment, California, CA, Washington, Oregon


Summary

To provide the user with study observations of marine bird and mammals off the Pacific coast.

Description

This dataset is comprised of marine bird and mammal observations from 25 California Department of Fish and Wildlife studies that are part of the CDAS 3.11 - Marine Birds and Mammals at Sea compilation.

TIME PERIOD COVERED. Observations were made between 1975 and 2008 across 25 separate studies. Datasets include data from various seasons.

NUMBER OF RECORDS. The database contains 249075 observations.

GEOGRAPHIC EXTENT OF THE RECORDS. Pacific Ocean waters off the coast of California, Oregon and Washington. These data are paired with Marine Bird and Mammal Observations - Pacific Coast - 1984-2001 - CDFW [ds762].

Credits

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Office of Spill Prevention and Response.

Use limitations

Disclaimer: The State makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or adequacy of these data and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in these data. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed, or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from computer virus, is given with respect to these data.

Please reference this compilation as: CDAS 3.11 Marine Birds and Mammals at Sea. Washington, Oregon, California 1975-2008. Prepared for California Department of Fish and Wildlife Office of Spill Prevention and Response. Data CD and Display Software. 2009.

Extent

West -127.840691 East -116.338110
North 50.143811 South 31.452531

Scale Range
Maximum (zoomed in) 1:5,000
Minimum (zoomed out) 1:150,000,000

ArcGIS Metadata

Topics and Keywords

Themes or categories of the resource biota, environment, oceans


Content type Downloadable Data
Export to FGDC CSDGM XML format as Resource Description No

Place keywords California, Washington, Oregon

Theme keywords oceans, biota, environment

Thesaurus
Title ISO 19115 Topic Category


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Citation

Title Marine Bird and Mammal Observations - Pacific Coast - 1975-2008 - CDFW [ds761]
Publication date 2009-01-0100:00:00


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FGDC geospatial presentation format vector digital data


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Citation Contacts

Responsible party
Organization's name California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Office of Spill Prevention and Response
Contact's role originator


Responsible party
Individual's name Holly Gellerman
Organization's name California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Office of Spill Prevention and Response
Contact's position Oiled Wildlife Assessment Coordinator
Contact's role point of contact


Contact information
Phone
Voice (916) 375-6652

Address
Type
e-mail address holly.gellerman@wildlife.ca.gov

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Responsible party
Organization's name K. S. Norris and B. J. Le Boeuf, University of California, Santa Cruz, and G. L. Hunt, University of California, Irvine.
Contact's role author


Responsible party
Organization's name Thomas P. Dohl, Center for Marine Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz.
Contact's role author


Responsible party
Organization's name Kenneth T. Briggs, Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz
Contact's role author


Responsible party
Organization's name G. A. Green, Ebasco Environmental, Bellevue, Washington, M. L. Bonnell and K. T. Briggs, Ecological Consulting, Inc., Portland, Oregon
Contact's role author


Responsible party
Organization's name Michael L. Bonnell, Ph.D. (1994- 1999) and W. Breck Tyler (2000-2008) Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz
Contact's role author


Responsible party
Organization's name Michael L. Bonnell and W. Breck Tyler, University of California, Santa Cruz under contract to CDFW-OSPR.
Contact's role author


Responsible party
Organization's name Laird Henkel, University of California, Santa Cruz, HT Harvey & Associates, and CDFW-OSPR.
Contact's role author


Responsible party
Individual's name David Ainley, Ph.D.
Contact's role point of contact


Contact information


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Resource Details

Dataset languages English(UNITED STATES)
Dataset character set utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format


Status completed
Spatial representation type vector


Supplemental information
METHODOLOGY. Aerial and ship surveys were conducted along pre-established transects designed to systematically sample marine mammal and seabird abundance in all waters of the study area. Aerial surveys were conducted at two altitudes (200 ft and about 750-1,000 ft ASL) alternating at 2-3 week intervals. Seabirds and pinnipeds were recorded only on the low-altitude surveys which predominantly sampled along eight lines of latitude, separated by 25 nm, and connecting lines of longitude. High-altitude surveys sampled cetacean abundance along 15 Loran lines oriented northeast-southwest and separated by 12-15 nm. On low altitude surveys, seabirds were counted only within a 50 m corridor on the shaded side of the aircraft. Marine mammals were counted in an unbounded corridor on one side of the aircraft on low-altitude surveys and both sides of the aircraft on high-altitude surveys. A clinometer or marks on the wing-strut were used to estimate the declination, and the measurement or estimate later used to calculate probability density functions of frequency with right-angle distance. Ships were used for surveys of inshore waters along standard (i.e., predetermined and replicate) transects and for search, catch, and tagging/tracking of small cetaceans. The standard ship transect cruises sampled abundance of seabirds and marine mammals over banks, basins, and ridges in waters inshore of the Patton Escarpment (the shelf break). Seabirds and marine mammals were counted on both sides of the cruise track and distance estimated or measured with a range-finder. Catch cruises attempted to find and remain with schools of common dolphin and other small cetaceans; therefore, data on sightings from these cruises cannot be used as samples of animal abundance.
Processing environment Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4095


Credits
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Office of Spill Prevention and Response.
ArcGIS item properties
Name ds761
Location file://\\geodata.\\ds700-799\761-Marine_Bird_and_Mammal-Observations-Public\v1\v1_final\ds761.gdb
Access protocol Local Area Network

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Extents

Extent
Geographic extent
Bounding rectangle
West longitude -127.840691
East longitude -116.338110
North latitude 50.143811
South latitude 31.452531
Extent contains the resource Yes

Extent
Description
ground condition
Temporal extent
Beginning date 1975
Ending date 2008

Extent
Geographic extent
Bounding rectangle
Extent type Extent used for searching
* West longitude -127.840691
* East longitude -116.338110
* North latitude 50.143811
* South latitude 31.452531
* Extent contains the resource Yes

Extent in the item's coordinate system
* West longitude -578291.139600
* East longitude 269601.226400
* South latitude -709746.723000
* North latitude 1336032.741600
* Extent contains the resource Yes

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Resource Points of Contact

Point of contact
Individual's name Holly Gellerman
Organization's name California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Office of Spill Prevention and Response
Contact's position Oiled Wildlife Assessment Coordinator
Contact's role point of contact


Contact information
Phone
Voice (916) 375-6652

Address
Type
e-mail address holly.gellerman@wildlife.ca.gov

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Resource Maintenance

Resource maintenance
Update frequency as needed


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Resource Constraints

Constraints
Limitations of use

Disclaimer: The State makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or adequacy of these data and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in these data. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed, or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from computer virus, is given with respect to these data.

Please reference this compilation as: CDAS 3.11 Marine Birds and Mammals at Sea. Washington, Oregon, California 1975-2008. Prepared for California Department of Fish and Wildlife Office of Spill Prevention and Response. Data CD and Display Software. 2009.


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Spatial Reference

ArcGIS coordinate system
Type Projected
Geographic coordinate reference GCS_North_American_1983
Projection NAD_1983_California_Teale_Albers
Coordinate reference details
Projected coordinate system
Well-known identifier 3310
X origin -16909700
Y origin -8597000
XY scale 10000
Z origin -100000
Z scale 10000
M origin -100000
M scale 10000
XY tolerance 0.001
Z tolerance 0.001
M tolerance 0.001
High precision true
Latest well-known identifier 3310
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Reference system identifier
* Value 3310
* Codespace EPSG
* Version 6.8(9.2.0)


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Spatial Data Properties

Vector
* Level of topology for this dataset geometry only


Geometric objects
Feature class name ds761
* Object type complex
* Object count 0

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ArcGIS Feature Class Properties
Feature class name ds761
* Feature type Simple
* Geometry type Multipoint
* Has topology FALSE
* Feature count 0
* Spatial index TRUE
* Linear referencing FALSE

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Data Quality

Lineage

Process step
When the process occurred 2012-09-0700:00:00
Description
Data was obtained via extraction from the CDAS 3.11 - Marine Birds and Mammals at Sea 2009 Data CD. The shapefile projection was defined as WGS84 and reprojected as NAD83 Teale Alber's. spp.csv - a list of species codes and their corresponding scientific and common species names which accompanied the CDAS 3.11 data CD was joined to the shapefile. Metadata was updated.


Process contact
Individual's name Michael Benedetti
Organization's name California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Contact's position GIS Support Contractor
Contact's role processor


Contact information


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Geoprocessing history

Process
Process name
Date 2021-08-1611:53:18
Tool location c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\Copy
Command issued
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Process name
Date 2021-08-1612:13:14
Tool location c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\toolboxes\Conversion Tools.tbx\FeatureClassToFeatureClass
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Process
Date 2021-08-3113:42:27
Tool location c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\toolboxes\Conversion Tools.tbx\FeatureClassToFeatureClass
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Date 2021-08-3113:43:13
Tool location c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\Project
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Date 2021-08-3113:43:28
Tool location c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\Rename
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Distribution

Distribution format
* Name File Geodatabase Feature Class


Transfer options
Online source
Location https://wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS
Function performed information

Online source
Location https://wildlife.ca.gov/OSPR
Function performed information

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Fields

Details for object ds761
* Type Feature Class
* Row count 0


Field OBJECTID
* Alias OBJECTID
* Data type OID
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
* Field description
Internal feature number.
* Description source
Esri
* Description of values
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.


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Field Shape
* Alias Shape
* Data type Geometry
* Width 0
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Feature geometry.
Description source
ESRI
Description of values
Coordinates defining the features.


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Field COMMON_NAM
* Alias COMMON_NAM
* Data type String
* Width 254
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Species common name
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Field SCIENTIFIC
* Alias SCIENTIFIC
* Data type String
* Width 254
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Species scientific name
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Field Date_
* Alias Date_
* Data type String
* Width 11
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Date
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Field Spp
* Alias Spp
* Data type String
* Width 5
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Species Code
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Field GroupSize
* Alias GroupSize
* Data type Integer
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Number of individual animals in the observation
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Field Study
* Alias Study
* Data type String
* Width 7
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
The study under which the record was observed
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Field OnTransect
* Alias OnTransect
* Data type String
* Width 2
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Was the observation made on a defined transect
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Field Lat
* Alias Lat
* Data type Double
* Width 8
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Latitude of observation
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Field Lon
* Alias Lon
* Data type Double
* Width 8
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Longitude of observation
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Field TranWid
* Alias TranWid
* Data type Single
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0


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Field RecordNo
* Alias RecordNo
* Data type Integer
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Record number (local to specific study)
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Metadata Details

Metadata language English(UNITED STATES)
Metadata character set utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format


Scope of the data described by the metadata dataset
Scope name * dataset


* Last update 2021-08-31


ArcGIS metadata properties
Metadata format ArcGIS1.0
Standard or profile used to edit metadata FGDC


Created in ArcGIS for the item 2021-08-3113:42:35
Last modified in ArcGIS for the item 2021-08-3113:42:01


Automatic updates
Have been performed Yes
Last update 2021-08-3113:42:01

Item location history
Item copied or moved 2021-08-1611:53:18
From P:\WorkArea\ds700-799\761-Marine_Bird_and_Mammal-Observations-Public\v1\v1_final\ds761
To \\geodata.\\ds700-799\761-Marine_Bird_and_Mammal-Observations-Public\Archive\ds761


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Metadata Contacts

Metadata contact
Individual's name Holly Gellerman
Organization's name California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Office of Spill Prevention and Response
Contact's position Oiled Wildlife Assessment Coordinator
Contact's role point of contact


Contact information
Phone
Voice (916) 375-6652

Address
Type
e-mail address holly.gellerman@wildlife.ca.gov

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Metadata Maintenance

Maintenance
Update frequency not planned


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