Bering Sea Project, Local and Traditional Knowledge Component

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Henry Huntington

Originator: George Noongwook

Originator: Chad Jay

Originator: Bruce Marcot

Originator: Caleb Pungowiyi

Publication_Date: Unpublished material

Title: Bering Sea Project, Local and Traditional Knowledge Component

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document

Description:

Abstract:

This dataset contains detailed summary notes from local and traditional knowledge interviews conducted in Savoonga. The basic topics focused on during the interviews were identified from the BSIERP research plan, including seabirds, walrus, sea ice and climate, and general ecosystem patterns.

Purpose:

The Bering Sea Integrated Ecosystem Research Project (BSIERP, bsierp.nprb.org) examines the fish, seabirds, marine mammals, and people sustained by the Bering Sea. The Local and Traditional Knowledge (LTK) component adds a local human dimension to the overall project, though harvest surveys and monitoring and through interviews with hunters, fishers, and elders. The LTK work is being done in Akutan, St. Paul, Togiak, Emmonak, and Savoonga. This set of notes is from the interviews held in Savoonga in July 2009.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20090701

Ending_Date: 20090731

Currentness_Reference: Unknown

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Savoonga, Alaska

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -170.460833

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 0

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 63.696667

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 0

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Local and Traditional Knowledge

Theme_Keyword: Seasonal cycles

Theme_Keyword: Bowhead whales

Theme_Keyword: Grey whales

Theme_Keyword: Beluga whales

Theme_Keyword: Walrus

Theme_Keyword: Bearded seals

Theme_Keyword: Ringed seals

Theme_Keyword: Spotted seals

Theme_Keyword: Ribbon seals

Theme_Keyword: Polar bears

Theme_Keyword: Marine mammals

Theme_Keyword: Auklets

Theme_Keyword: Murres

Theme_Keyword: Kittiwakes

Theme_Keyword: Shearwaters

Theme_Keyword: Cormorants

Theme_Keyword: Cranes

Theme_Keyword: Eiders

Theme_Keyword: Birds

Theme_Keyword: Fishes

Theme_Keyword: Sea ice

Theme_Keyword: Ecosystem

Theme_Keyword: Human impacts

Theme_Keyword: Research and outreach

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Savoonga

Place_Keyword: Alaska

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: None

Data_Set_Credit:

Thanks to the community members of Savoonga who participated in these interviews.

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Not applicable.

Logical_Consistency_Report: Not applicable.

Completeness_Report:

The notes are presented according to topic, rather than in the order in which discussions took place. Some topics were discussed at various times during the five days and the information has been compiled into one place here for ease of reading. Some topics overlapped and some parts of the discussion covered several topics. In those cases, the relevant notes have been included under more than one heading. Citations are provided where reference books were used during the interviews to clarify specific points or draw on existing material relevant to the point under discussion.

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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: Savoonga, Alaska

Local_Georeference_Information: 63°41′48″N 170°27′39″W

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20100218

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: NPRB

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 1007 West 3rd Avenue, Suite 100

City: Anchorage

State_or_Province: AK

Postal_Code: 99501

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-644-6700

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.

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 any 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.