NEFSC Twin Otter Aerial Survey 2008

NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)

Dataset credit

NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Beth Josephson NOAA Fisheries
Secondary contact Debi Palka NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center
Data entry Ei Fujioka Duke University

Citation

Abstract

N/A

Purpose

N/A

Supplemental information

Perpendicular distance to the animal is not publicly available.

References

Attributes

Overview

This section explains attributes included in the original dataset. OBIS-SEAMAP restricts the attributes available to the public to date/time, lat/lon and species names/counts only. Should you need other attributes described here, you are encouraged to contact the data provider.

Attributes described below represent those in the original dataset provided by the provider.
All attributes are included in the downloadable file (CSV or ESRI File Geodatabase) for "Complete Set of Dataset".

Attributes in dataset

Attribute (table column)Description
oidUnique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)
cruiseCruise ID
yearYear
monthMonth
dayDay
timeTime of the sighing at local time zone
sightlatLatitude at decimal degrees
sightlonLongitude at decimal degrees
speciesSpecies code
sp_tsnTaxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAP
groupsizeGroup size
transectTransect No.
legLeg
sighting_numberSighting number
beaufortBeaufort sea state
perp_mPerpendicular distance, measured in meters
effortEffort (on/off)
qualityGeneral sighting quality as seen by the port and starboard observers, where the first number is the port observer and the second number is the starboard observer
cloudPercent cloud cover, usually rounded to 10 degrees
glare_magGlare code
geomGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAP
OBIS-SEAMAP ID1893
Seabirds0
Marine mammals254
Sea turtles175
Rays and sharks253
Other species153
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total835
Date, Begin2008-08-01
Date, End2008-08-29
Temporal prec.111111
Latitude39.51 - 43.73
Longitude-72.26 - -67.48
Coord. prec.2 decimal digits
PlatformPlane
Data typeAnimal sighting
EffortYES (ID: 1894)
Traveled (km)6,334
Effort hours31
Contr. through
Registered2018-10-06
Updated2019-07-23
StatusPublished
Sharing policy CC0 no rights reserved
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