{999A9551-D701-4CF5-9373-131D3DD8D969} 20050512 19291400 FALSE 20060710 17161900 20060815 12091700 PlatformLand-basedSightingsUser definedannual surveygray whale migrationmarine mammalsUser definedUSAPacific OceanSouthern California BightSanta Barbara ChannelnearshoreCounter PointCoal Oil Point ReserveUCSB Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722 en We have defined Gray Whales Count as a research and education project, in which observers (Counters) on land monitor the passage of gray whales (<i>Eschrichtius robustus</i>) migrating northbound through the nearshore of the Santa Barbara Channel, along a corridor extending approximately 3 nautical miles (nm) from shore. Each annual survey is approximately 100 consecutive days from early February though mid-May. (2011 was 105 days; 2012 was 98 days.) Conditions permitting, each survey-day begins at 9 AM and ends usually at 5 PM.<br><br> Our survey site is Counter Point on the Coal Oil Point Reserve in Goleta, California, USA, with GPS coordinates, 34˚24.434'N, 119˚52.701'W. The coastline runs east-west, with northbound whales traveling west, left to right across our Point towards Point Conception. We are able to track across 200 degrees from 80˚ to 280˚ magnetic. Unfortunately, facing east, south, and west, observers also track the sun across the day.<br><br> The observation team consists of from one to five Counters, including the Project Coordinator, up to two Supervisors, and up to two Observers. Supervisor shifts are four hours; Observer shifts are two hours; and the Project Coordinator is usually on-site all day. The Project Coordinator and/or a Supervisor is always on Counter Point.The goals of the research are to estimate the number of gray whales and gray-whale calves migrating northbound through our corridor and to share our data to complement similar sampling-studies along the California coast. Goals of education are to teach the process of scientific research to Counters and to give them the opportunity to conduct a meaningful study, to experience marine mammals in their environment, and to share this process and their enthusiasm with the public through outreach and various media, especially the internet.Sighting locations were calculated using the bearing and distance from the survey site (34˚24.434'N, 119˚52.701'W). Points are the first location sighted, though tracking information was recorded. When calves were sighted, they were included in the total count.<br><br> In 2011, we made note of Off-Effort sightings of anything (marine mammals and vessels). In 2012 only Off-Effort sightings of northbound Gray whales were included in the raw data. We do not include Off-Effort data when creating an estimate of the Gray whales in migration. We do keep them in the record of sightings.<br><br> It is rare for us to be able to distinguish species for Common dolphins: <i>Delphinus capensis</i> (Long-beaked) or <i>Delphinus delpus</i> (Short-beaked). Occasionally they will come close enough and with the conditions good enough, and we may get an image that will determine species.<br><br> Northbound and southbound Gray whales are the same species, but migrating in different directions. Our targets are northbound Gray whales.<br><br> There are many California sea lions in our area, in the water close to shore, traveling offshore, resting on buoys, and occasionally on the sand, sick or injured. We do not usually enter sightings of California sea lions, except if they are sick or injured and onshore or they are in exceptionally large groups or involved in a vessel interaction.<br><br> This dataset was first published with 2011 data only and was updated with 2012 data later. Smith, M2012https://doi.org/10.82144/7ed8042eOBIS-SEAMAP861http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/861OBIS-SEAMAPVersion 1.5.0 ground condition2011-02-072012-05-20 CompleteNone planned -119.932615-119.74501334.41971334.288815-119.932615-119.74501334.28881534.419713 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 Smith, M. 2012. Gray Whales Count annual survey of northbound migration in Santa Barbara Channel, California 2011-2012. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/861) 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. Shapefile Michael H SmithGray Whales Count mailing and physical address

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Santa BarbaraCA93101-3834USA 805-451-4600michael@GrayWhalesCount.org Integrated Taxonomic Information Systemhttp://www.itis.usda.gov/Downloaded April, 2004Refer to the contact information of the datasetGray Whales CountSmith, M.H.2011-20122012Halpin, 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 en FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998 local time Ei Fujioka Nicholas School of Environment, Duke University mailing and physical addressDurhamNC27708

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USA 919-613-8021 seamap-contact@duke.edu Connie KotDuke University http://www.nbii.gov/Biological Data Profilehttp://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.htmlESRI Metadata Profile 2012-08-08 2012-10-04 ISO 19115 Geographic Information - MetadataDIS_ESRI1.0dataset Downloadable Data 0.021 0.021 OBIS-SEAMAP Free Go to the OBIS-SEAMAP web site and click on [Datasets] tab appearing on upper left. Nicholas School of Environment, Duke Univ. OBIS-SEAMAP mailing and physical address DurhamNCUSA

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27708 919-613-8021 seamap-contact@duke.edu 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. Also please refer to Use Constraints. 002 Local Area Network 0.021 Shapefile Vector GCS_WGS_1984Decimal degrees0.0001670.000167D_WGS_1984WGS_19846378137.000000298.257224GCS_WGS_1984 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.Michael H Smith, Gray Whales CountoidUnique ID (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)recidRecord IDoriginidOriginal record numbersightnumS Sighting NumbercodeCodeoriginyearYearoriginmonthMonth (number)origindayDayoriginhourHouroriginminMinutetimegmtTime GMT CALCbearingS Position Bearing True CALCdistanceS Position ReticleConv DistEst CALC metersdirecttravS Position Direction of Travel CALCsp_obsSpecies Nameobs_countSpecies Number of Animals at SightingcalfSpecies Calf Number textgwcnameGWC namegwcnumGWC numbershiftlogShift logsightcomm1Sighting Commentssightcomm2Sighting Comments (continued if longer than 255 characters in Sightomm1)originmonth2Month (text)surveydayDate to Survey Day Number CALCcomweathComments WeathersptotcalfSpecies, total numbers, calf numbersimagesS Images CALC for ReportsightnumoffS Sighting Number Off Effort IndicatorsightnumvoidS Sighting Number VoidbehaviorSpecies Behaviors1234 CALC textobs_timeTime CALCvidV ID Name Numbers CALC for ReportvtypeV Type CALC for ReportwbeaufortW BeaufortwcloudW Cloud Cover CALCwhorizonW Horizon CALCwqualW Quality to text CALCwvisW VisibilitystationlatStation latitudestationlonStation longitudelatitudeLatitude of sighting (calculated from bearing and distance)longitudeLongitude of sighting (calculated from bearing and distance)sp_tsnSpecies ITIS TSNobs_dateObserved datedayofyearDate to Day of Year CALC for Estimate20060815