Dataset credit
William A. McLellan, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Abstract
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Purpose
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Supplemental information
Metadata in preparation, though field descriptions and taxonomic information of the species sighted are available in the metadata. Please contact the primary contact for questions regarding the dataset.
References
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Contacts
| Role | Name | Organization | |
| Primary contact |
William McLellan |
University of North Carolina Wilmington |
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| Data entry |
Ei Fujioka |
Duke University |
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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 |
| sp_code | Species code. Some code are added by OBIS-SEAMAP.
Original dataset included SP_Orgnl that shows species common name and other sightings such as ship,, trawler. |
| common | Species common name. |
| tsn | Taxonomic Serial Number defined by ITIS. |
| scientific | Species scientific name. |
| group | Group name the species belongs to. |
| rank | |
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| SEAMAP ID | 272 |
| Seabirds | 0 |
| Marine mammals | 177 |
| Sea turtles | 133 |
| Total | 864 |
| Date, Begin | 1998-09-14 |
| Date, End | 1999-10-30 |
| Latitudes | 33.41 - 38.29 |
| Longitudes | -77.80 - -73.98 |
| Platform | Plane |
| Data type | Animal sighting |
| Effort | YES (ID: 273) |
| Traveled (km) | 24,161 |
| Effort hours | 161 |
| Updated | 2005-03-11 |
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