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OR&R Makes Walrus Data Available on ERMA

JULY 22, 2016--The United States Geological Survey (USGS) released their Pacific Walrus Coastal Haul out Database on July 18 in a coordinated effort with OR&R’s Spatial Data Branch to make the data available through Arctic ERMA®.


To produce the database, scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and their Russian counterparts at the Russian Academy of Sciences and Chukot-TINRO, combed through published reports, state records, as well as observations from coastal residents, aviators and scientists. The database is based on generations of observations shared by Russians and Americans over more than 160 years, is now available to assist planning efforts of wildlife managers, mariners, industry and others operating in the Arctic.

For more information, please contact AFischbach@usgs.gov, or Zachary.Winters-Staszak@noaa.gov.

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