Pinniped Monitoring for the San Francisco Bay Area Network: 1983 - 2024 - Data Release Report

Sherrill, Kirk

Data Release Reports (DRR) are created by the National Park Service and provide detailed descriptions of valuable research datasets in a human-readable format, including the methods used to collect the data and technical analyses supporting the quality of the measurements. DRRs focus on helping others reuse data rather than presenting results, testing hypotheses, or presenting new interpretations and in-depth analyses. Pinniped surveys were conducted in Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Point Reyes National Seashore from 1997-2024 as part of a monitoring protocol for the San Francisco Bay Area Network (SFAN) of the National Park Service. After network QA/QC, the data were processed by the Inventory and Monitoring Division (IMD) to comply with Executive Order 13642 (Making Open and Machine Readable the New Default for Government Information). One data cleaning script was produced, resulting in five datasets: Disturbance, ElephantSeal, HarborSeal, HarborSealRedShark, and Resights. The script was used to format the data for clarity and consistency, and to generate cleaned CSV files for the associated data package. This DRR describes the data package for a monitoring protocol of pinniped surveys conducted in two parks from 1997-2024, including how and where to access the data, collection methods, processing steps, data quality evaluation, and usage notes. The Data Package this DRR refers to is:Sherrill K and Codde S 2024. Pinniped Monitoring for the San Francisco Bay Area Network: 1997-2024 - Data Package. National Park Service. Fort Collins CO https://doi.org/10.57830/22306945.

Pinniped Monitoring for the San Francisco Bay Area Network: 1983 - 2024 - Data Release Report

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