Species Distribution: Tiger Shark - Hawaii

This dataset contains a collection of known point locations of tiger sharks identified via automated satellite tracking of tagged organisms. This can be useful for assessing species abundance, population structure, habitat use, and behavior. This collection is aggregated from multiple tagged organisms and survey periods. Each data point contains attributes for further information about the time and source of the observation. This dataset was compiled by the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) and may be updated in the future if additional data sources are acquired. University of Hawaii's Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) desploys satellite tags on tiger sharks to track their movements within the Main Hawaiian Islands as well as the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (Northwestern Hawaiian Islands). Top predators play an important role in ecosystems by influencing prey behavior and shaping communities through trophic cascades. NOTE: This GIS layer is restricted to map images only. For all inquiries related to data access, please contact the principal investigators (PIs) directly. For further information, please see: http://www.himb.hawaii.edu/ReefPredator/Tiger%20Shark%20Research.htm

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2023-01-09

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Distributor Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)
Point of Contact Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)
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Originator Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)
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Originator Kim N. Holland
Hawaii Institue of Marine Biology (HIMB)
kholland@hawaii.edu
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Originator Carl G. Meyer
Hawaii Institue of Marine Biology (HIMB)
carlm@hawaii.edu
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Publisher Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)
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Dataset Point of Contact Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)
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General Documentation
Associated Documentation Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)
Date(s) creation: 2018-01-31
issued: 2018-01-31
revision: 2020-07-13
creation: 2018-01-31
issued: 2018-01-31
revision: 2020-07-13
creation: 2018-01-31
issued: 2018-01-31
revision: 2020-07-13
Purpose PacIOOS provides timely, reliable, and accurate ocean information to support a safe, clean, productive ocean and resilient coastal zone in the U.S. Pacific Islands region.
Use Limitations The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, University of Hawaii, PacIOOS, NOAA, State of Hawaii nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information.
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates N: 33.408° S: 13.6315° E: -146.933° W: -175.757°
Theme keywords GCMD Science Keywords
  • Earth Science > Biological Classification > Animals/Vertebrates > Fish > Sharks/Rays/Chimaeras > Sharks > Tiger Shark
  • Earth Science > Biosphere > Aquatic Ecosystems > Marine Habitat
Data Center keywords GCMD Data Center Keywords
  • PacIOOS > Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
Place keywords GCMD Location Keywords
  • Continent > North America > United States Of America > Hawaii
  • Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands
Project keywords GCMD Project Keywords
  • PacIOOS > Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
Use Constraints The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, University of Hawaii, PacIOOS, NOAA, State of Hawaii nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information.
Lineage Statement OGC web services (WMS) enabled by PacIOOS via GeoServer. Original data from source provider may have been reformatted, reprojected, or adjusted in other ways to optimize these capabilities.
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