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 1994 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 was taken place along with Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP). In addition, it was conducted in coordination with the Japanese vessel SHOYO MARU and a larval transport survey in the Florida Keys. 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 survey, at least 18 species were sighted, including Atlantic spotted dolphin Clymene dolphin Cuvier’s beaked whale Dwarf sperm whale Dwarf/pygmy sperm whale False killer whale Humpback whale Killer whale Melon-headed whale Northern right whale Pantropical spotted dolphin Pygmy sperm whale Risso's dolphin Rough-toothed dolphin Short/Long-finned pilot whale Sperm whale Spinner dolphin Standard Bottlenose 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. 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. 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). Bonaparte's Gull: Larus philadelphia (176839) => Chroicocephalus philadelphia (824040) Bridled Tern: Sterna anaethetus (176897) => Onychoprion anaethetus (824104) Gull-billed Tern: Sterna nilotica (176926) => Gelochelidon nilotica (176882) Laughing Gull: Larus atricilla (176837) => Leucophaeus atricilla (824079) Least Tern: Sterna antillarum (176923) => Sternula antillarum (824127) Royal Tern: Sterna maxima (176922) => Thalasseus maximus (824142) Sandwich Tern: Sterna sandvicensis (176927) => Thalasseus sandvicensis (176932) 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 2,478 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 1994. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/19) 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: fd412600-3cc4-466c-b2d2-281f21d2103f. 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/19 UTF-8 Interactive map |
|---|---|
| FGDC Metadata | https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/19/xml UTF-8 XML |
Contacts
- Owner ●
- Originator ●
- Point Of Contact
- Metadata Provider ●
- Distributor
Geographic Coverage
Gulf Of Mexico
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [24.303, -95.819], North East [29.95, -83.982] |
|---|
Taxonomic Coverage
Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
| Superclass | Osteichthyes (bony fishes), Osteichthyes (bony fishes) |
|---|---|
| Class | Scyphozoa (jellyfish), Aves (Birds), 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), Delphinidae (dolphins), Procellariidae (Fulmars), Procellariidae (Fulmars), Laridae (Gulls), Scombridae (albacores), Hyperoodontidae |
| Genus | Balaenoptera (baleen whales), Sula, Sterna, Kogia (pygmy sperm whales), Fregata, Mesoplodon (beaked whales), Phalaropus, Globicephala (pilot whales), Stenella (spinner dolphins), Stercorarius |
| Species | Stenella frontalis (Atlantic Spotted Dolphin), Puffinus lherminieri (Audubon's Shearwater), Oceanodroma castro (Band-rumped Storm Petrel), Chlidonias niger (Black Tern), Chroicocephalus philadelphia (Bonaparte's Gull), Onychoprion anaethetus (Bridled Tern), Anous stolidus (Brown Noddy), Pelecanus occidentalis (Brown Pelican), 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), Gelochelidon nilotica (Gull-billed Tern), Larus argentatus (Herring Gull), Megaptera novaeangliae (Humpback Whale), Orcinus orca (Killer Whale), Leucophaeus atricilla (Laughing Gull), Oceanodroma leucorhoa (Leach's Storm Petrel), Sternula antillarum (Least Tern), Dermochelys coriacea (Leatherback Sea Turtle), Caretta caretta (Loggerhead Sea Turtle), Sula dactylatra (Masked Booby), Peponocephala electra (Melon-headed Whale), Morus bassanus (Northern Gannet), Eubalaena glacialis (North Atlantic Right Whale), Stenella attenuata (Pantropical Spotted Dolphin), Stercorarius pomarinus (Pomarine Jaeger), Kogia breviceps (Pygmy Sperm Whale), Phaethon aethereus (Red-billed Tropicbird), Sula sula (Red-footed Booby), 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), Rhincodon typus (whale shark), Oceanites oceanicus (Wilson's Storm Petrel), Thunnus albacares (yellowfin tuna) |
Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 1994-04-16 / 1994-06-09 |
|---|
Project Data
No Description available
| Title | SEFSC GoMex Oceanic 1994 |
|---|---|
| Funding | NA |
The personnel involved in the project:
- Owner
Sampling Methods
NA
| Study Extent | NA |
|---|
Method step description:
- NA
Collection Data
| Collection Name | zd_19 |
|---|---|
| Collection Identifier | zd_19 |
| 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. 6. Collect tar samples encountered during neuston sampling SEAMAP stations for analysis. |
|---|---|
| Alternative Identifiers | fd412600-3cc4-466c-b2d2-281f21d2103f |
| http://ipt.env.duke.edu/resource?r=zd_19 |