Kluane / Wrangell-St Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek - Ocean Biodiversity Information System

Kluane / Wrangell-St Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek

Statistics

Occurrence records	647
Species level	590
Species	100
Taxa	125
Datasets	33
Time range	1849 - 2024

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records	0
Not marine	29
No WoRMS match	92
No coordinates	0
Zero coordinates	0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure	4
No accepted name available	10

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing	Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	435	81
eventDate	246	0
maximumDepthInMeters	713	0
minimumDepthInMeters	710	0
occurrenceStatus	435	0
scientificName	8	0
scientificNameID	199	0

Spatial issues

Records on land	491
More than 20 km from shore	222
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth	2

Top datasets

Dataset	Records
FishNet2 Marine Data Published 2023-12-19	199
Statewide Alaska Tern Occurrences Published 2024-05-09	101
Canadian Museum of Nature Fish Collection Published 2025-03-10	70
World Ocean Database 2009 Published 2020-11-17	61
NuSEDS - New Salmon Escapement Database System Published 2022-10-12	34
CAS Ichthyology (ICH) Published 2025-03-17	18
NMML Harbor Porpoise Vessel, SE Alaska, Spring 1993 Published 2021-04-24	16
NMML Small Cetacean Aerial Survey 1997 Published 2021-04-24	16
Happywhale - Humpback whale in North Pacific Ocean Published 2025-03-17	16
NMML Harbor Porpoise Vessel Survey, SE Alaska, Summer 1992 Published 2021-04-24	15

Distribution

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Records

Composition

detailed (class) simple

Top taxa

Unique species IUCN Red List All taxa Unique species IUCN Red List All taxa Unique species IUCN Red List All taxa

Scientific name	Records
Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan, 1763 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	69
Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia	59
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum, 1792) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	41
Onychoprion aleuticus Baird, 1869 VU Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	32
Cottus cognatus Richardson, 1836 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	31
Oncorhynchus kisutch (Walbaum, 1792) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	28
Salvelinus malma (Walbaum, 1792) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	27
Oncorhynchus nerka (Walbaum, 1792) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	21
Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia	16
Prosopium cylindraceum (Pennant, 1784) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	15

Newest species

Scientific name	Records	Since
Anser caerulescens Brisson, 1760 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	4	2013
Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan, 1763 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	69	2012
Mirounga angustirostris (Gill, 1866) Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia	3	2007
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia	8	2006
Puffinus griseus (Gmelin, 1789) Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	2	2005
Haliclona (Rhizoniera) rosea (Bowerbank, 1866) Phylum Porifera > Class Demospongiae	1	2005
Cymatogaster aggregata Gibbons, 1854 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2005
Sarcodictyon incrustans (Broch, 1935) Phylum Cnidaria > Class Octocorallia	2	2005
Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia	16	2004
Primnoa pacifica Kinoshita, 1907 Phylum Cnidaria > Class Octocorallia	11	2004

Data providers

Name	Records
Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute	199
Duke University	118
McDonald Data Sciences	101
National Audubon Society, Oregon State University	101
Prince William Sound Science Center	101
Tern Again Consulting	101
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	101
U.S. Forest Service	101
USFWS	101
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington	72