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SEFSC Caribbean Survey 1995

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Description

Original provider: NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) Dataset credits: Keith D. Mullin, NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Abstract: A Caribbean cetacean survey was conducted in 1995 by NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center to examine the distribution and estimate abundance of cetaceans in U.S. waters, especially in the Caribbean Sea and adjacent North Atlantic. This dataset contains sightings of not only cetaceans but also other species including sea turtles, fish and shark observed during the ship survey. During the 44 day cruise with 4,274 transect kilometers surveyed, nine cetaceans were identified, including Humpback whale Minke whale Mesoplodon sp. Ziphiidae Pilot whale Bottlenose dolphin Atlantic spotted dolphin Pantropical spotted dolphin Striped dolphin The dataset is accompanied by transect data which is provided as a separate file. Purpose: The purpose of this survey is to examine the distribution and estimate abundance of cetaceans in U.S. waters, especially in the Caribbean Sea and adjacent North Atlantic, which should meet the responsibility under the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act. Specific objectives of this survey are: 1. Collect line transect data to estimate abundance and define the distributions of cetaceans in the northern Caribbean Sea and adjacent Atlantic Ocean. 2.Collect ichthyoplankton samples in an Atlantic swordfish longline fishing area and throughout the survey area. 3. Collect associated environmental data at designated stations. 4. Obtain biopsy samples of skin and blubber from selected cetacean species in U.S. waters. 5. Collect data on the distribution and abundance of seabirds and other marine life. Supplemental information: [2020-09-30] The following invalid species names were corrected according to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Bridled Tern: Sterna anaethetus (176897) => Onychoprion anaethetus (824104) Least Tern: Sterna antillarum (176923) => Sternula antillarum (824127) Sooty Tern: Sterna fuscata (176894) => Onychoprion fuscatus (824105)

Data Records

The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 1,484 records.

This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.

Versions

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Garrison, L. 2013. SEFSC Caribbean Survey 1995. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/11) on yyyy-mm-dd.

Rights

Researchers should respect the following rights statement:

The publisher and rights holder of this work is OBIS-SEAMAP. To the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the Public Domain (CC0 1.0). Users may copy, modify, distribute and use the work, including for commercial purposes, without restriction.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 44ead6c2-6006-4f45-b785-87fa81c9ecbd.  OBIS-SEAMAP publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Ocean Biodiversity Information System.

Keywords

Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Seabirds,Sea turtles,Vessel,Visual Sighting; Observation; Occurrence

External data

The resource data is also available in other formats

OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/11 UTF-8 Interactive map
FGDC Metadata https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/11/xml UTF-8 XML

Contacts

Lance Garrison
  • Owner ●
  • Originator ●
  • Point Of Contact
Primary contact
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center
OBIS-SEAMAP
  • Metadata Provider ●
  • Distributor
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
27708 Durham
NC
US
https://seamap.env.duke.edu

Geographic Coverage

Gulf Of Mexico

Bounding Coordinates South West [16.157, -82.437], North East [22.709, -54.013]

Taxonomic Coverage

Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Superclass Osteichthyes (bony fishes), Osteichthyes (bony fishes)
Class Aves (Birds), Aves (Birds)
Order Cetacea (cetaceans), Cetacea (cetaceans), Cetacea (cetaceans), Rajiformes (rays)
Suborder Odontoceti (toothed whales)
Family Anatidae (Ducks), Exocoetidae (flyingfishes), Laridae (Gulls), Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles), Procellariidae (Fulmars), Procellariidae (Fulmars), Laridae (Gulls), Scombridae (albacores), Hyperoodontidae
Genus Sula, Sterna, Fregata, Mesoplodon (beaked whales), Globicephala (pilot whales), Stercorarius, Phaethon
Species Stenella frontalis (Atlantic Spotted Dolphin), Puffinus lherminieri (Audubon's Shearwater), Oceanodroma castro (Band-rumped Storm Petrel), Onychoprion anaethetus (Bridled Tern), Sula leucogaster (Brown Booby), Pelecanus occidentalis (Brown Pelican), Calonectris diomedea (Cory's Shearwater), Coryphaena hippurus (dolphinfish), Puffinus gravis (Great Shearwater), Megaptera novaeangliae (Humpback Whale), Sternula antillarum (Least Tern), Caretta caretta (Loggerhead Sea Turtle), Sula dactylatra (Masked Booby), Morus bassanus (Northern Gannet), Stenella attenuata (Pantropical Spotted Dolphin), Stercorarius parasiticus (Parasitic Jaeger), Phaethon aethereus (Red-billed Tropicbird), Sula sula (Red-footed Booby), Onychoprion fuscatus (Sooty Tern), Physeter macrocephalus (Sperm Whale), Tursiops truncatus (Common Bottlenose Dolphin), Stenella coeruleoalba (Striped Dolphin), Phaethon lepturus (White-tailed Tropicbird)

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 1995-01-29 / 1995-03-08

Project Data

No Description available

Title SEFSC Caribbean Survey 1995
Funding NA

The personnel involved in the project:

Lance Garrison
  • Owner

Sampling Methods

NA

Study Extent NA

Method step description:

  1. NA

Collection Data

Collection Name zd_11
Collection Identifier zd_11
Parent Collection Identifier OBIS-SEAMAP

Additional Metadata

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Purpose The purpose of this survey is to examine the distribution and estimate abundance of cetaceans in U.S. waters, especially in the Caribbean Sea and adjacent North Atlantic, which should meet the responsibility under the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act. Specific objectives of this survey are: 1. Collect line transect data to estimate abundance and define the distributions of cetaceans in the northern Caribbean Sea and adjacent Atlantic Ocean. 2.Collect ichthyoplankton samples in an Atlantic swordfish longline fishing area and throughout the survey area. 3. Collect associated environmental data at designated stations. 4. Obtain biopsy samples of skin and blubber from selected cetacean species in U.S. waters. 5. Collect data on the distribution and abundance of seabirds and other marine life.
Alternative Identifiers 44ead6c2-6006-4f45-b785-87fa81c9ecbd
http://ipt.env.duke.edu/resource?r=zd_11