Gilbert, J2013https://doi.org/10.82144/d9436c2dOBIS-SEAMAP315http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/315OBIS-SEAMAPVersion 1.0.0 Seal populations in the northwest Atlantic are thriving, yet few grant dollars go to seal projects in the northeast region. According to many researchers and managers in the region, the healthy state of stocks is exactly why we should be studying seals. Seal and human activities along the coast often result in conflicts, which will undoubtedly increase as the population and range of both seals and humans increase. The east coast of the United States lacks a management plan for seals. A problem that seriously impedes management is that managers do not know where the seals are and more specifically, where haul-out sites are. This atlas is designed to aid managers and researchers in the management and conservation of seals in the northwest Atlantic. The atlas and the data used to create the atlas can be accessed through OBIS-SEAMAP.The purpose of this dataset and atlas is to provide data from a series of aerial surveys conducted between 1981 and 2001 of harbor and gray seal haul-out sites in Maine.The original data were transposed so that each record represents seals abundance at a single ledge on a single day. As this dataset is a time-series, an appropriate way to represent it is to show it with time-series charts by region. Currently, OBIS-SEAMAP lets you see it on Google Earth with the charts. Not all seasons are represented in this dataset, and distributions of seals may be different in other seasons. Lack of a count for a ledge on a particular date does not necessarily mean the ledge was not observed.1981031520010604ground conditionCompleteNone plannedNorth Atlantic Ocean-70.696305-66.9750244.93097342.969185 NoneMarine Animal SurveyMarine BiologyMarine mammalsShoreVisual SightingNoneNorth Atlantic OceanTaxon coveredMarine mammals, seabirds, sea turtlesIntegrated Taxonomic Information SystemUnknownNot applicableDownloaded April, 2004http://www.itis.usda.gov/Refer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetmailing and physical address

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Refer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetNot providedIdentified by observers or researchers conducting the surveyKingdomAnimaliaPhylumChordataSubphylumVertebrataClassMammaliaSubclassTheriaInfraclassEutheriaOrderCarnivoraSuborderCaniformiaFamilyPhocidaeGenusHalichoerusSpeciesHalichoerus grypusGenusPhocaSpeciesPhoca vitulina Open public unless otherwise noted. See Use Constraints for details.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. Suggested citation for this dataset Gilbert, J. 2013. ME harbor and gray seals time series. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/315) on yyyy-mm-dd. Suggested citation for OBIS-SEAMAP: 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 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. 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. 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. 5. To consider inclusion of the accompanying transect (effort) dataset if available into the methodology of your analyses. 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. James GilbertDepartment of Wildlife Ecology, University of Maine mailing and physical address

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OronoMaine04469USA 207 581-2866james.gilbert@umit.maine.edu NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center James Gilbert, University of Maine Wendy Dow, Duke University Relational database Gilbert, J.R., G.T. Waring, K.M. Wynne, and N. Guldager2005Marine Mammal Science21(3):519-535Dow, W.E.2005Masters of Environmental Management, Masters Projecthttp://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/uploads/14103/seal_atlas.pdfHalpin, 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. Hyrenbach2009Oceanography22(2):104-115http://www.tos.org/oceanography/article/obis-seamap-the-world-data-center-for-marine-mammal-sea-bird-and-sea-turtle Permissible values for date and time and coordinates were validated by the data provider and the OBIS-SEAMAP data manager. Species identification by the data provider was matched with Integrated Taxonomic Information System.All observation records are included.Data were put through the OBIS-SEAMAP data registration steps.20131125All attributes were measured and recorded during the survey and validated by the data provider.Point 1e-061e-06Decimal degrees D_WGS_1984WGS_1984 6378137.000000298.257224 Biogeographic dataBiogeographic dataNot applicabledatasetDataset IDData providerDataset IDlinenoLine numberData provider1999idIDData providerIDledgeLedge nameData providerLedge nameregionLedge regionData providerLedge regionlongitudeLongitude in decimal degreesData provider-70.696305-66.975020latitudeLatitude in decimal degreesData provider42.96918544.930973survey_idSurvey IDData providerSurvey IDnotesNotesData providerNotesdateDate of the observationData provider3/15/19818/9/1997spcodeSpecies codeData providerSpecies codeData providercommonCommon nameData providerCommon namescientificScientific nameData providerScientific nametsnITIS Taxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAPData providerITIS Taxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAPData providerlifestageLife stageData providerLife stagereplicateReplicateData providerReplicatecountThe number of animalsData provider01183excludedFor internal useData providerFor internal usegeomGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAPData providerGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAPoidUnique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)Data providerUnique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)This section explains attributes included in the original dataset. OBIS-SEAMAP restricts the attributes available to the public to date/time, lat/lon and species names/counts only. Should you need other attributes described here, you are encouraged to contact the data provider.University of Maine Nicholas School of Environment, Duke Univ. OBIS-SEAMAP mailing and physical address

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DurhamNC27708USA 919-613-8021 seamap-contact@duke.edu OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset ID 315Not 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. Also please refer to Use Constraints. CSV and ESRI shapefile OBIS-SEAMAP Free Go to the OBIS-SEAMAP web site. 20140210 Ei Fujioka Duke Universitymailing and physical address

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DurhamNC27708USA 919-613-8021 efujioka@duke.edu FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial MetadataFGDC-STD-001-1998local time http://www.nbii.gov/Biological Data Profile 20140210