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<metadata xml:lang="en"><Esri><MetaID>{B61CFBB3-7BB9-48CE-98A9-997AB6722B3E}</MetaID><CreaDate>20070216</CreaDate><CreaTime>10293900</CreaTime><SyncOnce>FALSE</SyncOnce><SyncDate>20070216</SyncDate><SyncTime>10293900</SyncTime><ModDate>20070216</ModDate><ModTime>10293900</ModTime></Esri><idinfo><native Sync="TRUE">Relational database</native><descript><langdata Sync="TRUE">en</langdata><abstract>Summary of opportunistic short-tailed albatross (&lt;i&gt;Phoebastria albatrus&lt;/i&gt;) observations during IPHC stock assessment cruises in Oregon, Washington, Gulf of Alaska, Aleutians, and Bering Sea. These are continuing surveys.</abstract><purpose>To provide information on the seasonal and interannual distribution of the highly-endangered Short-tailed albatross population off the West Coast of North America.</purpose></descript><citation><citeinfo><origin>Geernaert, T</origin><pubdate>2004</pubdate><title>IPHC Opportunistic Albatross Obs 1998-2002</title><onlink>https://doi.org/10.82144/1d4b7371</onlink><serinfo><sername>OBIS-SEAMAP</sername><issue>104</issue></serinfo><pubinfo><pubplace>https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/104</pubplace><publish>OBIS-SEAMAP</publish></pubinfo><edition>Version 1.0.1</edition><geoform>vector digital data</geoform></citeinfo></citation><timeperd><current>ground condition</current><timeinfo><sngdate><caldate>REQUIRED: The year (and optionally month, or month and day) for which the data set corresponds to the ground.</caldate></sngdate><rngdates><begdate>19980601</begdate><enddate>20020821</enddate></rngdates></timeinfo></timeperd><status><progress>Complete</progress><update>None planned</update></status><spdom><bounding><westbc Sync="TRUE">170.65</westbc><eastbc Sync="TRUE">229.6833333</eastbc><northbc Sync="TRUE">59.8</northbc><southbc Sync="TRUE">51.183</southbc></bounding><lboundng><leftbc Sync="TRUE">170.65</leftbc><rightbc Sync="TRUE">229.6833333</rightbc><bottombc Sync="TRUE">51.183</bottombc><topbc Sync="TRUE">59.8</topbc></lboundng></spdom><keywords><theme><themekt>None</themekt><themekey>Vessels</themekey><themekey>Sightings</themekey></theme></keywords><accconst>Open public unless otherwise noted. See Use Constraints for details.</accconst><useconst>1. Not to use data obtained from OBIS-SEAMAP in any publication, product, or commercial application without proper attribution to the original data provider(s) and OBIS-SEAMAP unless the datasets are explicitly shown under the CC0 policy. Citations or credits are suggested as attribution. If the data you downloaded come from multiple datasets, a citation or credit to each of the datasets is required.&#xD;
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Geernaert, T. 2004. IPHC Opportunistic Albatross Obs 1998-2002. Version 1.0.1. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/1d4b7371.&#xD;
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Halpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115&#xD;
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2. To forward the citation of any publication / report that made use of the data / tools provided by OBIS-SEAMAP for inclusion in our list of references.&#xD;
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3. Not to hold OBIS-SEAMAP or the original data providers liable for errors in the data. While we have made every effort to ensure the quality of the database, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of these datasets. &#xD;
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4. The burden for determining fitness for use of the downloaded data for any analyses lies entirely with the user. OBIS-SEAMAP or the original data providers do not support outcomes of your analyses that used the data you downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP.&#xD;
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5. To consider inclusion of the accompanying transect (effort) dataset if available into the methodology of your analyses.&#xD;
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6. Not to redistribute the data you downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP through any media without contect from OBIS-SEAMAP and the original data providers unless the datasets are explicitly shown under the CC0 policy.</useconst><natvform Sync="TRUE">Shapefile</natvform><datacred>IPHC Annual halibut stock assessments</datacred><ptcontac><cntinfo><cntperp><cntper>Tracee Geernaert</cntper><cntorg>International Pacific Halibut Commission</cntorg></cntperp><cntpos/><cntaddr><addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype><address>2320 West Commodore Wy</address><city>Seattle</city><state>WA</state><postal>98199-1287</postal><country>U.S.A.</country></cntaddr><cntemail>tracee@iphc.int</cntemail><cntvoice>(206) 634-1838 + 7665</cntvoice><cntfax>(206) 632-2983</cntfax></cntinfo></ptcontac><crossref><citeinfo><origin>Gilroy, H.L., T.O. Geernaert, S.M. Kaimmer, G.H. Williams, and R.J. Trumble</origin><pubdate>2000</pubdate><title>A feasibility study that investigates options for monitoring bycatch of the short-tailed albatross in the Pacific halibut fishery off Alaska</title><geoform>vector digital data</geoform><serinfo><sername>Prepared for the National Marine Fisheries Service by the Staff of the International Pacific Halibut Commission</sername><issue>61 pp.</issue></serinfo><onlink>http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/protectedresources/seabirds/IPHCrpt.pdf</onlink></citeinfo></crossref><crossref><citeinfo><origin>Halpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach</origin><pubdate>2009</pubdate><title>OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions</title><serinfo><sername>Oceanography</sername><issue>22(2):104-115</issue></serinfo></citeinfo></crossref></idinfo><dataIdInfo><envirDesc Sync="TRUE">Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.0.1324</envirDesc><dataLang><languageCode Sync="TRUE" value="en"/></dataLang><idCitation><resTitle Sync="TRUE">seamap104</resTitle><presForm><PresFormCd Sync="TRUE" value="005"/></presForm></idCitation><spatRpType><SpatRepTypCd Sync="TRUE" value="001"/></spatRpType><dataExt><geoEle><GeoBndBox esriExtentType="native"><westBL Sync="TRUE">-179</westBL><eastBL Sync="TRUE">179.767</eastBL><northBL Sync="TRUE">59.8</northBL><southBL Sync="TRUE">51.183</southBL><exTypeCode Sync="TRUE">1</exTypeCode></GeoBndBox></geoEle></dataExt><geoBox esriExtentType="decdegrees"><westBL Sync="TRUE">-179</westBL><eastBL Sync="TRUE">179.767</eastBL><northBL Sync="TRUE">59.8</northBL><southBL Sync="TRUE">51.183</southBL><exTypeCode Sync="TRUE">1</exTypeCode></geoBox></dataIdInfo><metainfo><langmeta Sync="TRUE">en</langmeta><metstdn Sync="TRUE">FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata</metstdn><metstdv Sync="TRUE">FGDC-STD-001-1998</metstdv><mettc Sync="TRUE">local time</mettc><metextns><onlink Sync="TRUE">http://www.nbii.gov/</onlink><metprof Sync="TRUE">Biological Data Profile</metprof></metextns><metc><cntinfo><cntorgp><cntper>REQUIRED: The person responsible for the metadata information.</cntper><cntorg>REQUIRED: The organization responsible for the metadata information.</cntorg></cntorgp><cntaddr><addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype><city>Durham</city><state>NC</state><postal>27708</postal><address>A321 LSRC</address><country>USA</country></cntaddr><cntvoice>919-613-8021</cntvoice><cntperp><cntper>Benjamin Best</cntper><cntorg>Duke University</cntorg></cntperp><cntpos/><cntemail>seamap-contact@duke.edu</cntemail></cntinfo></metc><metd Sync="TRUE">20250929</metd><metrd>20250929</metrd></metainfo><mdLang><languageCode Sync="TRUE" value="en"/></mdLang><mdStanName Sync="TRUE">ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata</mdStanName><mdStanVer Sync="TRUE">DIS_ESRI1.0</mdStanVer><mdChar><CharSetCd Sync="TRUE" value="004"/></mdChar><mdHrLv><ScopeCd Sync="TRUE" value="005"/></mdHrLv><mdHrLvName Sync="TRUE">dataset</mdHrLvName><distinfo><resdesc Sync="TRUE">OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset ID 104</resdesc><stdorder><digform><digtinfo><transize Sync="TRUE">0.004</transize><dssize Sync="TRUE">0.004</dssize></digtinfo></digform></stdorder><distrib><cntinfo><cntorgp><cntper>OBIS-SEAMAP</cntper><cntorg>Nicholas School of Environment, Duke Univ.</cntorg></cntorgp><cntpos/><cntaddr><addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype><address>A321 LSRC</address><city>Durham</city><state>NC</state><postal>27708</postal><country>USA</country></cntaddr><cntvoice>919-613-8021</cntvoice><cntemail>dataman@obis.env.duke.edu</cntemail><cntefax/></cntinfo></distrib><distliab>Not to hold OBIS-SEAMAP liable for errors in the data. While we have made every effort to ensure the quality of the database, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of these datasets.&#xD;
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OBIS-SEAMAP restricts the attributes available to the public to date/time, lat/lon and species names/counts only.&#xD;
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