• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2014-07-24T00:00:00.000+00:00

Cruise NF-12-05-SBNMS (Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary) (EK60). The project will place synchronous motion, acoustic recording tags on humpback and fin whales, while concurrently...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2001-11-01T00:00:00.000+00:00

This data set contains sensitive biological resource data for endangered Hawaiian monk seals, endangered humpback whales, and other whales and dolphins in coastal Hawaii. Vector polygons in this...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2020-07-13T00:00:00.000+00:00

This dataset contains a collection of known point locations of false killer whales identified either via automated satellite tracking of tagged organisms or through direct human observation via...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2017-01-30T00:00:00.000+00:00

Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW) are listed as a Distinct Population Segment under the Endangered Species Act. Data concerning their prey species and stock specific consumption estimates for...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2025-05-15T19:16:03.000+00:00

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...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2008-10-10T00:00:00.000+00:00

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...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000+00:00

The project collected three years of baseline data 12 - 60 km offshore of Maryland prior to construction and operation of an offshore wind energy facility. Two main types of sound recording...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2021-09-28T00:00:00.000+00:00

These data represent Seasonal Management 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....

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2020-12-07T00:00:00.000+00:00

This dataset contains visual assessments and passive observations of North Pacific sei, humpback, and gray whales collected from the research vessel Yushin-Maru No. 2 in the North Pacific Ocean...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2026-02-05T17:29:20.000+00:00

The North Atlantic Right Whale Aerial Survey is a NOAA Fisheries program conducted by the Northeast Fisheries Science Center, which conducts aerial surveys to locate and record the seasonal...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2020-10-08T00:00:00.000+00:00

This dataset contains visual and sonobuoy observations of whales taken from research vessel Yushin Maru No.2 in the Bering Sea for the International Whaling Commission Pacific Ocean Whale and...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2019-11-01T00:00:00.000+00:00

These Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles data were gathered and utilized during the Response and Assessment phases of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. These data are for the 28...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2024-01-04T00:00:00.000+00:00

This dataset contains the final cruise report for visual whale survey from research vessel Yushin-Maru No. 2. in the North Pacific from 2023-07-28 to 2023-10-05 during the 2023 International...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000+00:00

Bryde’s whales, Balaenoptera edeni, are the only year-round resident baleen whale in the Gulf of Mexico, have an estimated abundance of 33 individuals (CV 1.07) in the Gulf of Mexico population,...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2016-01-25T00:00:00.000+00:00

The Habitat Blueprint provides a forward-looking framework for NOAA to think and act strategically across programs and with partner organizations to improve coastal and marine habitats for...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2015-12-04T00:00:00.000+00:00

Various shipping zones delineate activities and regulations for marine vessel traffic. Traffic lanes define specific traffic flow, while traffic separation zones assist opposing streams of marine...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2012-09-04T00:00:00.000+00:00

With increasing oil exploration and ship traffic in the U.S. Arctic, there is concern about the increased potential for an oil spill event in this region of the world. Baseline exposure levels of...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000+00:00

The eastern population of the North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica) is the most endangered stock of whales in the world, with recent abundance estimates indicating a population size of...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2002-11-19T00:00:00.000+00:00

In 1968 the United States Congress approved funding for renovations to the existing harbor. Subsequently, a General Design Memorandum and Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was prepared in...

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• Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
• Updated: 2005-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00

As a part of NMFS management of the endangered beluga whale population in Cook Inlet, Alaska, aerial surveys have been conducted during summer since 1993 to monitor their distribution and...

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