Bering Sea Integrated Ecosystem Research Project, Local and Traditional Knowledge Component, St. Paul Island

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Phillip A. Zavadil

Originator: Emily Melovidov

Originator: Pamela Lestenkof

Originator: Samantha M. Zacharof

Publication_Date: Unpublished material

Title:

Bering Sea Integrated Ecosystem Research Project, Local and Traditional Knowledge Component, St. Paul Island

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document

Description:

Abstract:

The dataset contains a coded Excel spreadsheet of local and traditional knowledge interview questions and responses, and a results narrative collected from eleven people interviewed in St. Paul Island. The topics focused on during the interviews were identified from the BSIERP research plan, including customary and traditional practices, fisheries, environmental quality, seasonal cycles, northern fur seals, seabirds, halibut, crab, ocean and environmental conditions, sea ice conditions, and general human impacts.

Purpose:

The Bering Sea Integrated Ecosystem Research Project (BSIERP, bsierp.nprb.org) is a five-year project seeking to understand how climate change is affecting the Bering Sea and the people who live on its shores and depend on its resources. The Local and Traditional Knowledge (LTK) component of BSIERP involved residents in five Bering Sea communities: Akutan, Emmonak, St. Paul Island, Savoonga, and Togiak. In each community, the effects of climate change being experienced first hand, and traditional knowledge about these changes was gathered through harvest surveys and monitoring, and through interviews with hunters, fishers, and elders. The following is from LTK interviews held in St. Pau Islandl in 2009 and 2010.

Supplemental_Information:

There are also three DVDs dating 11/14/10, 12/03/10, and 12/10/10 with audio and video recordings of some of the interviews that took place.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 2009

Ending_Date: 2010

Currentness_Reference: Unspecified

Status:

Progress: In work

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent: St. Paul Island, Alaska

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -170.266614

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -170.266614

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 57.133806

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 57.133806

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: Local and Traditional Knowledge

Theme_Keyword: Customary and Traditional Practices

Theme_Keyword: Fisheries

Theme_Keyword: Environmental Quality

Theme_Keyword: Seasonal Cycles

Theme_Keyword: Northern Fur Seals

Theme_Keyword: Black-Legged Kittiwakes

Theme_Keyword: Thick-Billed Murres

Theme_Keyword: Halibut

Theme_Keyword: Crab

Theme_Keyword: Ocean Conditions

Theme_Keyword: Environmental Weather Conditions

Theme_Keyword: Sea Ice Conditions

Theme_Keyword: Education and Outreach

Theme_Keyword: General Human Impacts

Theme_Keyword: DVD

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: St. Paul Island

Place_Keyword: Pribilof Islands

Place_Keyword: Alaska

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: project_number:B69

Theme_Keyword: data_url:<http://data.eol.ucar.edu/codiac/dss/id=245.B69-006>

Theme_Keyword: archive_url:<http://www.eol.ucar.edu/projects/bsierp>

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: None

Data_Set_Credit:

A special thank you to the community members of St. Paul Island who participated in these interviews.

Analytical_Tool:

Analytical_Tool_Description: Microsoft Excel

Tool_Access_Information:

Tool_Access_Instructions: Unspecified

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Not applicable.

Logical_Consistency_Report: Not applicable.

Completeness_Report:

Eleven people were interviewed in 2009. Interviewees were video recorded. Each interviewee was asked a total of 408 questions covering 18 topics. Presented here are the responses for 160 of those questions. There are also three DVDs dating 11/14/10, 12/03/10, and 12/10/10 with audio and video recordings of some of the interviews that took place.

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Process_Step:

Process_Description: No process steps have been described for this data set

Process_Date: Unknown

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Locations, if referenced, are done so using place names.

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Local:

Local_Description: St. Paul Island, Alaska

Local_Georeference_Information: 57°07'30"N 170°17′03″W

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: National Center for Atmospheric Research

Contact_Person: Earth Observing Laboratory

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 3450 Mitchell Lane

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80301

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-497-8154

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: codiac@ucar.edu

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: stott@ucar.edu

Distribution_Liability:

No warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data, nor shall the act of distribution constitute such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. It is strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with the data. The NCAR and NPRB shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein.

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Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: XLS

File_Decompression_Technique: No compression applied

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: <http://beringsea.eol.ucar.edu>

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20100407

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: National Center for Atmospheric Research

Contact_Person: Earth Observing Laboratory

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 3450 Mitchell Lane

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80301

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-497-8154

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: codiac@ucar.edu

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: stott@ucar.edu

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999

Metadata_Access_Constraints: None.

Metadata_Use_Constraints: None.