NMML Killer Whale Vessel, Kodiak Island, 1993

Occurrence Observation
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Description

Original provider: National Marine Mammal Laboratory Dataset credits: National Marine Mammal Laboratory Abstract: From 13 July to 24 August, 1993, a part of a larger study, the waters surrounding the Kodiak Island were surveyed for killer whales (<i>Orcinus orca</i>) from the NOAA Glorita using line transect methodology. To provide adequate coverage throughout the area, the study was limited to areas of known killer whale concentrations. The vessel was 44.8 m (147 ft) long and had a bridge height of 8.8 m (29 feet).

Data Records

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Goetz, K. and J. Waite. 2019. NMML Killer Whale Vessel, Kodiak Island, 1993. Version 1.7.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/7a4dd589.

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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: 62a9d441-8257-4a96-875e-926004fff0f0.  OBIS-SEAMAP publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Ocean Biodiversity Information System.

Keywords

Occurrence; Observation; Marine Biology; Visual sighting; Killer Whale; Orcinus orca; vessel survey; survey; abundance; Vessels; Sightings; Occurrence

External data

The resource data is also available in other formats

OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/156 UTF-8 Interactive map
FGDC Metadata https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/156/fgdc UTF-8 XML
EML Metadata https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/156/eml UTF-8 XML

Contacts

Kimberly Goetz
  • Owner
  • Originator
  • Point Of Contact
  • Primary contact
Duke University
Janice Waite
  • Owner
  • Originator
  • Point Of Contact
  • Primary contact
National Marine Mammal Laboratory
OBIS-SEAMAP
  • Metadata Provider
  • Distributor
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
  • A328 LSRC building
27708 Durham
NC
US

Geographic Coverage

Oceans,Kodiak Island,Alaska

Bounding Coordinates South West [56.231, -157.418], North East [60.236, -147.786]

Taxonomic Coverage

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

Order Cetacea (Cetaceans)
Family Hyperoodontidae (Beaked whales)
Species Balaenoptera acutorostrata (Common minke whale), Balaenoptera physalus (Fin whale), Megaptera novaeangliae (Humpback whale), Orcinus orca (Killer whale), Phocoena phocoena (Harbor porpoise), Phocoenoides dalli (Dall's porpoise)

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 1993-07-13 / 1993-08-01

Project Data

No Description available

Title NMML Killer Whale Vessel, Kodiak Island, 1993
Funding NA

The personnel involved in the project:

Kimberly Goetz
  • Owner
Janice Waite
  • Owner

Sampling Methods

NA

Study Extent NA

Method step description:

  1. NA

Collection Data

Collection Name zd_156
Collection Identifier zd_156
Parent Collection Identifier OBIS-SEAMAP

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Dahlheim. M.E. 1994. Abundance and distribution of killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Alaska, 1993. Annual report to the MMPA Assessment Program, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, NOAA, Silver Spring, Maryland

Additional Metadata

marine, harvested by iOBIS. This dataset and associated effort data were updated on September 8, 2005. Those who downloaded them before that date should renew them.

Purpose

The objectives of this study were as follows: <br> 1) Develop a photographic identification catalogue of each killer whale encountered, and its pod, to determine pod identity, distribution, and movements relative to annual survey effort, <br> 2) Obtain minimum population estimated of killer whales in the southeastern Bering Sea, central/eastern Aleutian Islands, western Gulf of Alaska (including Prince William Sound), and southeastern Alaska, and <br> 3) Establish baseline data for detecting annual changes in abundance.

Alternative Identifiers https://doi.org/10.82144/7a4dd589
https://www.gbif.org/dataset/62a9d441-8257-4a96-875e-926004fff0f0
https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/156
https://obis.org/dataset/36119132-a950-4e50-9306-3eb43a923202
62a9d441-8257-4a96-875e-926004fff0f0
https://ipt.env.duke.edu/resource?r=zd_156