Right Whale Sightings Advisory System (RWSAS)

Description

The Right Whale Sighting Advisory System (RWSAS) is a NOAA Fisheries program which was designed to reduce collisions between ships and the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) by alerting mariners to the presence of the right whales. These reports are obtained from a variety of sources including aerial surveys, shipboard surveys, whale watch vessels, and opportunistic sources (Coast Guard, commercial ships, fishing vessels, and the general public).

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/23305
21 interactive map display of sightings in database - NEFSC http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/psb/surveys/index.html
21 interactive map display of sightings in database - SE version http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/protected_resources/right_whale/seus_sightings/index.html
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/nefsc/dmp/pdf/23305.pdf
8 1 file: 23305_RWSAS.csv (data is current as of 1/31/2018) https://storage.googleapis.com/nmfs_odp_nefsc/PARR/READ/PSB/23305/23305_RWSAS.csv
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords

Tags

  • doc/noaa/nmfs/nefsc
  • noaa
  • northeast fisheries science center
  • north atlantic right whale
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • national marine fisheries service
  • survey data
  • eubalaena glacialis

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