Walrus Haulout Database at Science Base, including Spatial Services

• Main Authors: Fischbach, Anthony S., Kochnev, A. A., Garlich-Miller, J. M., Jay, Chadwick V.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: U.S. Geological Survey 2016
• Subjects: Odobenus rosmarus divergens, walrus, Pacific walrus, haulout, coastal, shore, marine mammals, Arctic, Bering Sea, Chukchi Sea, Beaufort Sea, East Siberian Sea, Russian Far East, Kamchatka, Alaska, Arctic Ocean, Pacific Ocean; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Bering Sea; Chukchi Sea; East Siberian Sea; Pacific; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi; Kamchatka; Odobenus rosmarus; Alaska; walrus*
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5066/f74q7s42; https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/57bf650ce4b0f2f0ceb75bdc?community=USGS+Alaska+Science+Center+-+Data+Release+Backups

ArcGIS web mapping service created for the Pacific walrus coastal haulout database for NOAA's use. We summarize available information on Pacific walrus haulouts from available reports, interviews with coastal residents and aviators, and personal observations of the authors. We provide this in the form of a georeferenced database that may be queried and displayed with standard geographic information system and database management software. The database contains 150 records of Pacific walrus haulouts, with a summary of basic characteristics on maximum haulout size, age-sex composition, season of use, and decade of most recent use. Citations to reports are provided as a bibliographic database.