https://doi.org/10.82144/236fa19d https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/985 https://www.gbif.org/dataset/ae1cd68b-da5f-4f51-aeb3-78ac0f72ba41 https://obis.org/dataset/0ba361c3-f0d8-488f-a1bc-de56de072891 Stellwagen Sanctuary Stellwagen Primary contact david.wiley@noaa.gov OBIS-SEAMAP Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University

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seamap-contact@duke.edu https://seamap.env.duke.edu distributor Stellwagen Sanctuary Stellwagen Primary contact david.wiley@noaa.gov owner Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool seaturtle.org mcoyne@seaturtle.org http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/ originator 2025-07-31 eng Original provider: Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Dataset credits: Data provider Stellwagen Originating data center <a href='http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/' target='_blank'>Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)</a> Project partner Dr. David Wiley, PI, Research Coordinator, NOAA, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary<br>Linda Welch and Christa DeRaspe US Fish and Wildlife Service Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge<br>Andrew Allyn, a PhD candidate,University of Massachusetts in Amherst<br>Dr. Robert Ronconi, Postdoctoral Researcher, Dept. of Biology, Acadia University,<br>Dr. Les Kaufman, Dept. of Biology, Boston University.<br>Dr. Kent Hatch, Long Island University<br>Kevin Powers, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Project sponsor or sponsor description The Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary stretches between Cape Ann and Cape Cod at the mouth of Massachusetts Bay in the southwestern corner of the Gulf of Maine (GoM). Nearly the size of the state of Rhode Island and located wholly within federal waters, sanctuary boundaries include the submerged lands of Stellwagen Bank, all of Tillies Bank and Basin, and the southern portions of Jeffrey’s Ledge. The sanctuary protects 842 square miles (638 square nautical miles) of open ocean, overlaying a diverse seafloor topography and array of benthic and pelagic habitats that support biological communities broadly representative of the GoM. The sanctuary’s mission is to conserve, protect and enhance the biological diversity, ecological integrity and cultural legacy of the sanctuary while facilitating uses that are compatible with the primary goal of resource protection. When Congress designated the sanctuary in 1992, it did so to recognize the nationally significant conservation and aesthetic qualities of the site. Congress directed that the sanctuary be managed to maintain the habitats and ecological services of the natural assemblage of living resources of the area, as well as its maritime heritage resources. The Stellwagen Bank sanctuary is the only federal entity to conserve biological diversity and protect maritime heritage resources in the offshore waters of the GoM. Abstract: This project investigates the movements of Great Shearwaters in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and the Gulf of Maine relative to prey abundance/distribution and environmental variables. Funding provided by the Volgenau Foundation, Davis Foundation and Mudge Foundation. Birds were named for the funding foundations (Volgenau, Davis and Mudge) or for National Parks in honor of the National Parks Service's 100 year anniversary as follows: Acadia, Denali, Everglades, Glacier, Mount Rainier, Yellowstone, and Yosemite. Marine Biology Telemetry Tagged animal N/A <a href='http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=891' target='_new'>Visit STAT's project page</a> for additional information. The access to this work requires permission. https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/985 Oceans -94.614 90.37589 62.70993 -54.63069 2018-07-09 2024-09-29 Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). species Puffinus gravis Great shearwater species Puffinus griseus Sooty shearwater asNeeded Stellwagen Sanctuary Stellwagen Primary contact david.wiley@noaa.gov NA NA NA Stellwagen Sanctuary owner NA zd_985 2025-07-31T16:06:02-04:00 dataset Sanctuary S. 2025. Stellwagen Shearwater Tagging 2018. 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP and originated from Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT; http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=891). https://doi.org/10.82144/236fa19d. OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page UTF-8 Interactive map https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/985 FGDC Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/985/fgdc EML Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/985/eml STAT Project Page UTF-8 Original web site http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=891 OBIS-SEAMAP zd_985 zd_985 Coyne, M. S., and B. J. Godley. 2005. Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT): an integrated system for archiving, analyzing and mapping animal tracking data. Marine Ecology Progress Series: Vol. 301: 1-7.