Seasonal Management Areas for North Atlantic Right Whales
Metadata:
- Identification_Information:
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- Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator:
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Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), GIS Coordinator, GIS Coordinator
- Publication_Date: 20081010
- Title: Seasonal Management Areas for North Atlantic Right Whales
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
- Other_Citation_Details: Rule is effective December 9, 2008 through December 9, 2013
- Description:
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- Abstract:
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These data represent Seasonal Mangagement Area locations where regulations implement speed restrictions in shipping areas at certain times of the year along the coast of the U.S. Atlantic seaboard. The purpose of the regulations is to reduce the likelihood of deaths and serious injuries to endangered North Atlantic right whales that result from collisions with ships as designated by 73 FR 60173, October 10, 2008, Rules and Regulations.
- Purpose:
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The purpose of these data is to visually represent the Seasonal Mangagement Area speed restriction locations for endangered North Atlantic right whales for GIS analysis and display.
- Time_Period_of_Content:
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Range_of_Dates/Times:
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- Beginning_Date: 20081209
- Ending_Date: 20131209
- Currentness_Reference: East coast of the U.S. Atlantic seaboard.
- Status:
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- Progress: Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
- Spatial_Domain:
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- Bounding_Coordinates:
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -81.460449
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -67.140001
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.499991
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.749994
- Keywords:
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- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
- Theme_Keyword: SMA speed restrictions right whale NOAA NMFS
- Access_Constraints: None
- Use_Constraints:
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Although these data have been used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as to the accuracy of the data. The act of Distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the use of these data, software, or related materials.
- Point_of_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization:
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Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
- Contact_Person: Barbara Zoodsma
- Contact_Position: Southeast U.S. Right Whale Recovery Program Coordinator
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical
- Address: 263 13th Ave S
- City: St. Petersburg
- State_or_Province: FL
- Postal_Code: 33701
- Country: US
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-824-5312
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-824-5309
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nmfs.ser.gis.coordinator@noaa.gov
- Data_Set_Credit: NOAA NMFS
- Native_Data_Set_Environment:
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Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.1.1.3143
- Data_Quality_Information:
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- Logical_Consistency_Report: The SMA areas were compared to the 73 FR 60173 for consistency.
- Completeness_Report:
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The SMAs geographic coordinates were compared to 73 FR 60173 to make sure no coordinates were omitted.
- Lineage:
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- Process_Step:
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- Process_Description:
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The points for the Northeast U.S. and Block Island Sound SMA's were provided to the NMFS Southeast Regional Office by NMFS offices in the Northeast. Lines were created to connect the points, and the NOAA Medium Resolution Vector Shoreline was used with the 72 COLREG lines to create closed polygons for these areas.
- Process_Date: 20080618
- Process_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization:
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Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
- Contact_Person: GIS Coordinator
- Contact_Position: GIS Coordinator
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical
- Address: 263 13th Ave S
- City: St. Petersburg
- State_or_Province: FL
- Postal_Code: 33701
- Country: US
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-824-5312
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-824-5309
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nmfs.ser.gis.coordinator@noaa.gov
- Process_Step:
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- Process_Description:
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points for the Southeast U.S. were provided by the Southeast right whale Coordinator. Lines connected the points, and the NOAA Medium Resolution Vector Shoreline was used with the 72 COLREGS lines to complete the polygon for the Southeast U.S. SMA.
- Process_Date: 20080618
- Process_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization:
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Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
- Contact_Person: GIS Coordinator
- Contact_Position: GIS Coordinator
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical
- Address: 263 13th Ave S
- City: St. Petersburg
- State_or_Province: FL
- Postal_Code: 33701
- Country: US
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-824-5312
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-824-5309
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nmfs.ser.gis.coordinator@noaa.gov
- Process_Step:
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- Process_Description:
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Points were located at the midpoint of the four port entrances in the northern Mid-Atlantic region. The points were projected to an Equi-distant Conic projection. The buffer tool was run at 20 nmi. The buffers were clipped using the NOAA Medium Resolution Vector Shoreline, and the 72 COLREGS to create the four port SMAs. The data was unprojected (Geographic Coordinate System). For the southern Mid-Atlantic region SMA, the Wilmington, NC, Georgetown, and Charleston, SC, Savannah and Brunswick, GA ports were buffered at 20 nm (using an Equi-distant Conic projection). A points on the buffer seaward and opposite each of the ports were connected to approximate a 20nm buffer of the shoreline. The NOAA Medium Resolution Vector Shoreline and 72 COLREGS were used to complete the polygon for the southern Mid-Atlantic SMA.
- Process_Date: 20080618
- Process_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization:
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Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
- Contact_Person: GIS Coordinator
- Contact_Position: GIS Coordinator
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical
- Address: 263 13th Ave S
- City: St. Petersburg
- State_or_Province: FL
- Postal_Code: 33701
- Country: US
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-824-5312
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-824-5309
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nmfs.ser.gis.coordinator@noaa.gov
- Process_Step:
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- Process_Description:
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The polygons for all SMAs were merged and attributed with the restricion area name.
- Process_Date: 20080618
- Process_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization:
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Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
- Contact_Person: GIS Coordinator
- Contact_Position: GIS Coordinator
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical
- Address: 263 13th Ave S
- City: St. Petersburg
- State_or_Province: FL
- Postal_Code: 33701
- Country: US
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-824-5312
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-824-5309
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nmfs.ser.gis.coordinator@noaa.gov
- Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
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- Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
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- SDTS_Terms_Description:
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- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 10
- Spatial_Reference_Information:
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- Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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- Geographic:
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- Latitude_Resolution: 8.9831528411952133e-009
- Longitude_Resolution: 8.9831528411952133e-009
- Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal Degrees
- Geodetic_Model:
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- Horizontal_Datum_Name: D North American 1983
- Ellipsoid_Name: GRS 1980
- Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0
- Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222101
- Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
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- Detailed_Description:
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- Entity_Type:
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- Entity_Type_Label: SMA_all_po
- Entity_Type_Definition: shapefile
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Esri
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: FID
- Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain:
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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Shape
- Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: ID
- Attribute_Definition: unique identifier for each polygon
- Attribute_Definition_Source: 1-10 from south to north
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1-10
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: unique ID
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NA
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Restr_Area
- Attribute_Definition: name of the location of the SMA. The area name or port name.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri data
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: These are the names for the SMAs.
- Distribution_Information:
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- Distributor:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization:
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Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
- Contact_Person: GIS Coordinator
- Contact_Position: GIS Coordinator
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical
- Address: 263 13th Ave S
- City: St. Petersburg
- State_or_Province: FL
- Postal_Code: 33701
- Country: US
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-824-5312
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-824-5309
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nmfs.ser.gis.coordinator@noaa.gov
- Distribution_Liability:
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Users be advised that the accuracy of this data set is completely dependent upon the accuracy of the shoreline used in the creation process. For more details on this process, see the process description. The text description in 73 FR 60173 is always the one, true definition of the location of the seasonal management areas. These or any other depictions are for information purposes only and shouldn't be relied on for regulatory purposes.
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- Metadata_Date: 20130408
- Metadata_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization:
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Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
- Contact_Person: GIS Coordinator
- Contact_Position: GIS Coordinator
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical
- Address: 263 13th Ave S
- City: St. Petersburg
- State_or_Province: FL
- Postal_Code: 33701
- Country: US
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-824-5312
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-824-5309
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nmfs.ser.gis.coordinator@noaa.gov
- Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
- Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
- Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
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