Steller sea lion locations and adult and pup counts collected during terrestrial, aerial, ship, and unoccupied aircraft surveys of rookeries and major haulouts in Alaska during the Steller sea lion aerial survey project from 1904 to 2019

Description

As part of the Steller sea lion research project, the NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center Marine Mammal Laboratory, Alaska Ecosystem Program, has conducted surveys of Steller sea lions in Alaska since 1904. This dataset contains counts of adult and juvenile (non-pup) Steller sea lions on rookeries and haul-outs in Alaska made between 1904 and 2015, and counts of Steller sea lion pups from 1961 - 2019. Counts and corresponding geographic coordinates were collected by observers from terrestrial, aerial, ship, and unoccupied aircraft surveys.

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0 Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/AFSC-StellerSeaLion
0 Information for contacts at NCEI. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
0 Institution web page https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/marine-mammal-laboratory
0 Institution web page https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/marine-mammal-laboratory
0 Institution web page http://www.adfg.alaska.gov
0 Institution web page https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/marine-mammal-laboratory
0 Information for contacts at NCEI. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
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0 Project Reports https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/alaska/marine-mammal-protection/steller-sea-lion-survey-reports
0 Institution web page https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/marine-mammal-laboratory
0 Institution web page https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/marine-mammal-laboratory
0 Fritz, L., K. Sweeney, R. Towell, and T. Gelatt. 2016. Aerial and ship-based surveys of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) conducted in Alaska in June-July 2013 through 2015, and an update on the status and trend of the western distinct population segment in Alaska. U.S. Dep. Commer., NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-AFSC-321, 72 p. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5/TM-AFSC-321 https://doi.org/10.7289/V5/TM-AFSC-321
0 Program Information https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/alaska/marine-mammal-protection/steller-sea-lion-research
0 Search for data granules belonging to this collection (a granule is the smallest aggregation of data that can be independently described and retrieved). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/metadata/granule/geoportal/?from=0&size=10&esdsl=%7B%22query%22%3A%7B%22bool%22%3A%7B%22must%22%3A%5B%7B%22query_string%22%3A%7B%22analyze_wildcard%22%3Atrue%2C%22query%22%3A%22fileid%3AAFSC-StellerSeaLion.*%22%7D%7D%5D%7D%7D%7D#searchPanel
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0 Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/AFSC-StellerSeaLion
0 Information for contacts at NCEI. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
0 Institution web page https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/marine-mammal-laboratory
0 Institution web page https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/marine-mammal-laboratory
0 Institution web page http://www.adfg.alaska.gov
0 Institution web page https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/marine-mammal-laboratory
0 Information for contacts at NCEI. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
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0 Institution web page https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/marine-mammal-laboratory
0 related journal article https://doi.org/10.7289/v5/tm-afsc-321
0 Program Information https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/alaska/marine-mammal-protection/steller-sea-lion-research
0 Institution web page https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/marine-mammal-laboratory
0 Project Reports https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/alaska/marine-mammal-protection/steller-sea-lion-survey-reports
0 Search for data granules belonging to this collection (a granule is the smallest aggregation of data that can be independently described and retrieved). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/metadata/granule/geoportal/?from=0&size=10&esdsl=%7B%22query%22%3A%7B%22bool%22%3A%7B%22must%22%3A%5B%7B%22query_string%22%3A%7B%22analyze_wildcard%22%3Atrue%2C%22query%22%3A%22fileid%3AAFSC-StellerSeaLion.*%22%7D%7D%5D%7D%7D%7D#searchPanel
0 Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/AFSC-StellerSeaLion
0 Search for data granules belonging to this collection (a granule is the smallest aggregation of data that can be independently described and retrieved). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/metadata/granule/geoportal/?from=0&size=10&esdsl=%7B%22query%22%3A%7B%22bool%22%3A%7B%22must%22%3A%5B%7B%22query_string%22%3A%7B%22analyze_wildcard%22%3Atrue%2C%22query%22%3A%22fileid%3AAFSC-StellerSeaLion.*%22%7D%7D%5D%7D%7D%7D#searchPanel
0 Information for contacts at NCEI. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
0 Institution web page https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/marine-mammal-laboratory
0 Institution web page https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/marine-mammal-laboratory
0 Institution web page http://www.adfg.alaska.gov
0 Institution web page https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/marine-mammal-laboratory
0 Information for contacts at NCEI. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
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0 Program Information https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/alaska/marine-mammal-protection/steller-sea-lion-research
0 Institution web page https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/marine-mammal-laboratory
0 Project Reports https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/alaska/marine-mammal-protection/steller-sea-lion-survey-reports
0 Institution web page https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/marine-mammal-laboratory
0 related journal article https://doi.org/10.7289/v5/tm-afsc-321
0 Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/AFSC-StellerSeaLion
0 Search for data granules belonging to this collection (a granule is the smallest aggregation of data that can be independently described and retrieved). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/metadata/granule/geoportal/?from=0&size=10&esdsl=%7B%22query%22%3A%7B%22bool%22%3A%7B%22must%22%3A%5B%7B%22query_string%22%3A%7B%22analyze_wildcard%22%3Atrue%2C%22query%22%3A%22fileid%3AAFSC-StellerSeaLion.*%22%7D%7D%5D%7D%7D%7D#searchPanel
0 Information for contacts at NCEI. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
0 Institution web page https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/marine-mammal-laboratory
0 Institution web page https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/marine-mammal-laboratory
0 Institution web page http://www.adfg.alaska.gov
0 Institution web page https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/marine-mammal-laboratory
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
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0 Program Information https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/alaska/marine-mammal-protection/steller-sea-lion-research
0 Institution web page https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/marine-mammal-laboratory
0 Project Reports https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/alaska/marine-mammal-protection/steller-sea-lion-survey-reports
0 Institution web page https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/marine-mammal-laboratory
0 related journal article https://doi.org/10.7289/v5/tm-afsc-321
0 Information for contacts at NCEI. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
0 Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/AFSC-StellerSeaLion
0 Search for data granules belonging to this collection (a granule is the smallest aggregation of data that can be independently described and retrieved). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/metadata/granule/geoportal/?from=0&size=10&esdsl=%7B%22query%22%3A%7B%22bool%22%3A%7B%22must%22%3A%5B%7B%22query_string%22%3A%7B%22analyze_wildcard%22%3Atrue%2C%22query%22%3A%22fileid%3AAFSC-StellerSeaLion.*%22%7D%7D%5D%7D%7D%7D#searchPanel
0 Information for contacts at NCEI. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
0 Institution web page https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/marine-mammal-laboratory
0 Institution web page https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/marine-mammal-laboratory
0 Institution web page http://www.adfg.alaska.gov
0 Institution web page https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/marine-mammal-laboratory
0 Information for contacts at NCEI. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
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0 Program Information https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/alaska/marine-mammal-protection/steller-sea-lion-research
0 Institution web page https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/marine-mammal-laboratory
0 Project Reports https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/alaska/marine-mammal-protection/steller-sea-lion-survey-reports
0 Institution web page https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/marine-mammal-laboratory
0 related journal article https://doi.org/10.7289/v5/tm-afsc-321

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