Marine Mammal Sightings From the Whale Alert Application

The Whale Alert app allows users to report observations of the presence of whales, whether alive, dead, or in a vulnerable state, which provides crucial information for researchers and decision-makers. Whale Alert incorporates a long list of threatened and endangered species, such as the blue whale and the North Atlantic right whale, and covers Canadian and US waters. Users can play a direct role in the conservation of these species by reporting sightings of live, dead, and distressed animals. For more information, please see the data context.

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Note: Sightings within the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the USA aren't available through SLGO.

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Data and Resources

DwC_occurrence_whale-alert_2014-2019.csvCSV

File listing whale occurrences from the Whale Alert application. Formatted to...

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Metadata Reference Date(s) February 20, 2023 (Publication)
December 12, 2023 (Revision)
Data Reference Date(s) August 20, 2014 (Creation)
July 11, 2018 (Publication)
February 20, 2023 (Revision)
Frequency of Update As Needed

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Source last modified December 12, 2023 at 16:15

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Responsible Party 1
Affiliation
Canadian Whale Institute
Role
  • Custodian
  • Distributor
  • Originator
  • Owner
Responsible Party 2
Name
Zetterlind, Virgil
Affiliation
Canadian Whale Institute
Email
vzetterlind@gmail.com
Role
Point of Contact

Field Value
Ocean Variables Marine turtles, birds, mammals abundance and distribution
Scope Dataset
Status On Going
Maintenance Note Generated from https://cioos-siooc.github.io/metadata-entry-form
Spatial Extent { "coordinates": [ [ [ 180.0, 90.0 ], [ -180.0, 90.0 ], [ -180.0, -90.0 ], [ 180.0, -90.0 ], [ 180.0, 90.0 ] ] ], "type": "Polygon" }
North Bounding Latitude -90.0
South Bounding Latitude 90.0
East Bounding Longitude 180.0
West Bounding Longitude -180.0
Temporal Extent
Begin
2014-08-20
Vertical Extent
Min
0.0
Max
0.0
Default Locale French
Included in Data Catalogue
Included in Data Catalogue 1
Name
OGSL/SLGO
URL
https://catalogue.ogsl.ca