Description
Original provider:
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
Dataset credits:
Southeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA
Abstract:
A spring marine mammals survey in Gulf of Mexico was conducted in 1993 by NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center to examine the diversity, distribution and estimate abundance of marine mammals in U.S. waters. The survey was aimed at meeting the responsibilities under the provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act. The survey followed a winter survey in 1993.
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 39 survey days, 18 species were sighted, including:
Atlantic spotted dolphin
Bowhead whale
Clymene dolphin
Cuvier’s beaked whale
Dwarf sperm whale
Dwarf/pygmy sperm whale
False killer whale
Killer whale
Melon-headed whale
Pantropical spotted dolphin
Pygmy killer whale
Pygmy sperm whale
Risso's dolphin
Rough-toothed dolphin
Short/Long-finned pilot whale
Sperm whale
Spinner dolphin
Standard bottlenose dolphin
Striped dolphin
Purpose:
The purpose of this survey is to examine the distribution and estimate abundance of cetaceans in U.S. waters. Specific objectives of this survey are:
1. Complete a line transect survey of the study area for marine mammals during daylight hours,
2. Collect ichthyoplankton with bongo and double neuston trawl gear for estimates of abundance of eggs, larvae and small juveniles, particularly those of bluefin tuna,
3. Obtain associated environmental and oceanographic data,
4. Record data on marine life, seabirds and debris encountered during line transects,
5. Obtain marine mammal biopsy samples for analysis, and
6. Collect tar samples encountered during neuston sampling SEAMAP stations for analysis.
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)
Laughing Gull: Larus atricilla (176837) => Leucophaeus atricilla (824079)
Red Phalarope: Phalaropus fulicaria (554376) => Phalaropus fulicarius (176734)
Royal Tern: Sterna maxima (176922) => Thalasseus maximus (824142)
Sandwich Tern: Sterna sandvicensis (176927) => Thalasseus sandvicensis (176932)
Sooty Tern: Sterna fuscata (176894) => Onychoprion fuscatus (824105)
The dataset is accompanied by transect data which is provided as a separate file.
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 3,196 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:
Garrison, L. 2013. SEFSC GoMex Oceanic 1993 (S). Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/17) 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: 65bdcbf8-076c-4231-a6ec-3760d55c6d79. 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/17 UTF-8 Interactive map |
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FGDC Metadata | https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/17/xml UTF-8 XML |
Contacts
- Owner ●
- Originator ●
- Point Of Contact
- Metadata Provider ●
- Distributor
Geographic Coverage
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Bounding Coordinates | South West [24.486, -96.314], North East [29.532, -83.994] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Superclass | Osteichthyes (bony fishes), Osteichthyes (bony fishes) |
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Class | Scyphozoa (jellyfish), Aves (Birds), Aves (Birds), Aves (Birds) |
Subclass | Elasmobranchii (cartilaginous fishes) |
Order | Cetacea (cetaceans), Cetacea (cetaceans), Cetacea (cetaceans) |
Suborder | Odontoceti (toothed whales) |
Family | Istiophoridae (billfishes), Scombridae (albacores), Anatidae (Ducks), Ardeidae, Exocoetidae (flyingfishes), Laridae (Gulls), Sphyrnidae (bonnethead sharks), Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles), Mobulidae (devil rays), Procellariidae (Fulmars), Procellariidae (Fulmars), Laridae (Gulls), Scombridae (albacores), Hyperoodontidae |
Genus | Caranx (bigeye jacks), Sula, Kogia (pygmy sperm whales), Fregata, Mesoplodon (beaked whales), Phalaropus, Globicephala (pilot whales), Scomberomorus (Spanish mackerels), Stenella (spinner dolphins), Stercorarius |
Species | Stenella frontalis (Atlantic Spotted Dolphin), Puffinus lherminieri (Audubon's Shearwater), Oceanodroma castro (Band-rumped Storm Petrel), Rynchops niger (Black Skimmer), Chlidonias niger (Black Tern), Thunnus thynnus (Atlantic bluefin tuna), Onychoprion anaethetus (Bridled Tern), Sula leucogaster (Brown Booby), Stenella clymene (Clymene Dolphin), Sterna hirundo (Common Tern), Calonectris diomedea (Cory's Shearwater), Ziphius cavirostris (Cuvier's Beaked Whale), Coryphaena hippurus (dolphinfish), Kogia sima (Dwarf Sperm Whale), Pseudorca crassidens (False Killer Whale), Larus argentatus (Herring Gull), Lepidochelys kempii (Kemp's Ridley), Orcinus orca (Killer Whale), Leucophaeus atricilla (Laughing Gull), Oceanodroma leucorhoa (Leach's Storm Petrel), Dermochelys coriacea (Leatherback Sea Turtle), Sula dactylatra (Masked Booby), Peponocephala electra (Melon-headed Whale), Stenella attenuata (Pantropical Spotted Dolphin), Stercorarius parasiticus (Parasitic Jaeger), Cubaris plasticus, Stercorarius pomarinus (Pomarine Jaeger), Feresa attenuata (Pygmy Killer Whale), Kogia breviceps (Pygmy Sperm Whale), Phaethon aethereus (Red-billed Tropicbird), Phalaropus fulicarius (Red Phalarope), Grampus griseus (Risso's Dolphin), Steno bredanensis (Rough-toothed Dolphin), Thalasseus maximus (Royal Tern), Thalasseus sandvicensis (Sandwich Tern), Puffinus griseus (Sooty Shearwater), Onychoprion fuscatus (Sooty Tern), Physeter macrocephalus (Sperm Whale), Stenella longirostris (Spinner Dolphin), Tursiops truncatus (Common Bottlenose Dolphin), Stenella coeruleoalba (Striped Dolphin), Mola mola (ocean sunfish), Xiphias gladius (Atlantic swordfish), Rhincodon typus (whale shark), Phaethon lepturus (White-tailed Tropicbird), Oceanites oceanicus (Wilson's Storm Petrel), Thunnus albacares (yellowfin tuna) |
Temporal Coverage
Start Date / End Date | 1993-05-04 / 1993-06-15 |
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Project Data
No Description available
Title | SEFSC GoMex Oceanic 1993 (S) |
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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_17 |
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Collection Identifier | zd_17 |
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. Specific objectives of this survey are: 1. Complete a line transect survey of the study area for marine mammals during daylight hours, 2. Collect ichthyoplankton with bongo and double neuston trawl gear for estimates of abundance of eggs, larvae and small juveniles, particularly those of bluefin tuna, 3. Obtain associated environmental and oceanographic data, 4. Record data on marine life, seabirds and debris encountered during line transects, 5. Obtain marine mammal biopsy samples for analysis, and 6. Collect tar samples encountered during neuston sampling SEAMAP stations for analysis. |
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Alternative Identifiers | 65bdcbf8-076c-4231-a6ec-3760d55c6d79 |
http://ipt.env.duke.edu/resource?r=zd_17 |