DUML Vessel-Based Surveys for USWTR site 2009-2010
Duke University Marine Laboratory

Duke University Marine Laboratory

A multi-institutional, marine protected species monitoring program, involving aerial, vessel and acoustic surveillance techniques, has been implemented at the proposed Under Sea Warfare Training Range (USWTR) offshore of Jacksonville, Florida, United States to investigate cetacean and sea turtle species occurrence, distribution. Ten 87 km track-lines spaced 6.5 km apart transect the 1,295 km2 USWTR box, which is located between 60 and 150 km offshore.

Conduct surveys and passive acoustic deployments in two proposed USWTRs on the east coast of the United States with the aim to document patterns of distribution and seasonal residency of protected species.

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Nilsson, P.B., H.J. Foley, R.E. Hardee, R.C. Holt, R.J. McAlarney, E.W. Cummings, D.W. Johnston, W.A. McLellan, D.A., Pabst and A.J. Read. 2010. Protected species monitoring in the proposed Under Sea Warfare Training Range Off-Shore of Jacksonville, FL: Jan – Dec 2009. SEAMAMMS 2010 Conference Abstract, Poster Presentation

Overview

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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 in dataset provided

Attribute (table column)	Description
oid	Unique ID number (generated by SEAMAP)
obs_date	date of observation
obs_time	time of observation
effort_status	Effort status: On or Off
latitude	Latitude in decimal degrees
longitude	Longitude in decimal degrees
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sp_obs	Species name
sp_tsn	ITIS taxonomic serial number. This field added by OBIS-SEAMAP
obs_count	Group size