SEFSC Atlantic surveys, 1998 (3)
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)

Dataset credit

NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)

Abstract

These are cruise results for the summer Atlantic Ocean marine mammal survey during the NOAA ship relentless cruise RS 98-01 (3).

Purpose

N/A

Supplemental information

N/A

References

NOAA. 1998. Cruise Results; Summer Atlantic Ocean Marine Mammal Survey; NOAA Ship Relentless Cruise. RS 98-01 (3)

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Lance Garrison NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center
Data entry Benjamin Best Duke University
Data entry Ei Fujioka Duke University

Attributes

Overview

Attributes described below represent those in the original dataset provided by the provider.
Only minimum required attributes are visible and downlodable online. Other attributes may be obtained upon provider's permission unless otherwise noteded below.

Attributes in dataset provided

Attribute (table column)Description
lineno
card
cruiseno
date
time
latitude
longitude
track
speed
gpswarning
leftobs
rightobs
datarcdr
wind
weather
seastate
swell
visibility
versunpos
radsunpos
watercolor
sightingno
shipid
oneffort
watertemp
waterdepth
spcode
species_tsn
species
scientific
herdsize
calves
ontransect
cookiecttr
remora
glare
gpclass
behavior
cuetime
cuelat
cuelon
obspos
obscode
source
reticle
distance
bearing
wdepthm
oid
SEAMAP ID1
Seabirds336
Marine mammals287
Sea turtles33
Total1,073
Date, Begin1998-07-09
Date, End1998-08-20
Latitudes24.37 - 38.14
Longitudes-81.40 - -70.61
PlatformBoat
Data typeAnimal sighting
EffortYES (ID: 2)
Traveled (km)5,522
Effort hours309
Updated2011-01-25