UNCW Marine Mammal Sightings 2002
University of North Carolina Wilmington

Dataset credit

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Abstract

N/A

Purpose

N/A

Supplemental information

3/26/07: common name for Eubalaena glacialis is changed from historical black right whale to Northern right whale sighting.

References

McLellan, William. 2002. University of North Carolina at Wilmington marine mammal sightings for southeastern US, 2002

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact William McLellan University of North Carolina Wilmington
Data entry Benjamin Best 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
time
species_group
species_code
species_common
species_scientific
species_tsn
oid
SEAMAP ID67
Seabirds0
Marine mammals384
Sea turtles451
Total842
Date, Begin2002-01-22
Date, End2002-03-19
Latitudes31.70 - 37.00
Longitudes-80.79 - -74.93
PlatformPlane
Data typeAnimal sighting
EffortN/A
Updated2007-03-26