Description
Original provider: Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center Foundation Dataset credits: Virginia Aquarium Foundation - Susan G. Barco & Gwen G. Lockhart Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental Monitoring, St. Andrews University - Louise Burt Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research & Preservation - Robert A. DiGiovanni Jr. & Allison M. DePerte Abstract: There have been no consistent, year-round marine mammal surveys of the ocean waters off of Maryland since the late 1970s (Scott et al. 1979). Current survey efforts by the National Marine Fisheries Service and partner agencies as part of the Atlantic Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (AMAPPS) include broad scale surveys that may not provide sufficient data for the Maryland Wind Energy Area. Data on protected species presence and seasonality are needed to inform state and federal agencies responsible for permitting offshore energy development and construction (BOEM 2013). The goal of this two year effort was designed to provide fine scale data on presence of protected species, especially large whales, for Maryland’s wind development efforts. Purpose: The goal of this two year effort was designed to provide fine scale data on presence of protected species, especially large whales, for Maryland’s wind development efforts. Supplemental information: Static line transect image is available to visualize.
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 1,823 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
The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.
How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Barco, S. 2015. Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Sightings in the Vicinity of the Maryland Wind Energy Area 2013-2015. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1340) on yyyy-mm-dd.
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is OBIS-SEAMAP. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC 4.0) License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: e55abf34-bbc4-433a-b378-98df9a7e158f. 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,Sea turtles,Visual Sighting,Aircraft; Observation; Occurrence
External data
The resource data is also available in other formats
| OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1340 UTF-8 Interactive map |
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| FGDC Metadata | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1340/xml UTF-8 XML |
Contacts
- Owner ●
- Originator ●
- Point Of Contact
- Metadata Provider ●
- Distributor
Geographic Coverage
Maryland,Maryland Wind Energy Area
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [38.158, -75.162], North East [38.815, -74.289] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
| Class | Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes) |
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| Order | Rajiformes (rays), Cetacea (cetaceans) |
| Suborder | Mysticeti (baleen whales) |
| Family | Delphinidae (dolphins), Sphyrnidae (bonnethead sharks), Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles) |
| Species | Myliobatis aquila (spotted eagle ray), Balaenoptera acutorostrata (Minke Whale), Balaenoptera physalus (Fin Whale), Caretta caretta (Loggerhead Sea Turtle), Chelonia mydas (Green Sea Turtle), Dermochelys coriacea (Leatherback Sea Turtle), Delphinus delphis (Short-beaked Common Dolphin), Eubalaena glacialis (North Atlantic Right Whale), Lagenorhynchus acutus (Atlantic White-sided Dolphin), Lepidochelys kempii (Kemp's Ridley), Manta birostris (Atlantic manta), Mola mola (ocean sunfish), Megaptera novaeangliae (Humpback Whale), Rhinoptera bonasus (cownose ray), Stenella frontalis (Atlantic Spotted Dolphin), Tursiops truncatus (Common Bottlenose Dolphin) |
Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 2013-07-30 / 2015-06-26 |
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Project Data
No Description available
| Title | Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Sightings in the Vicinity of the Maryland Wind Energy Area 2013-2015 |
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| Funding | NA |
The personnel involved in the project:
- Owner
Sampling Methods
NA
| Study Extent | NA |
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Method step description:
- NA
Collection Data
| Collection Name | zd_1340 |
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| Collection Identifier | zd_1340 |
| Parent Collection Identifier | OBIS-SEAMAP |
Additional Metadata
marine, harvested by iOBIS
| Purpose | The goal of this two year effort was designed to provide fine scale data on presence of protected species, especially large whales, for Maryland’s wind development efforts. |
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| Alternative Identifiers | http://ipt.env.duke.edu/resource?r=zd_1340 |