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Sperm Whale Seismic Study (SWSS) was a multi-institutional, interdisciplinary research project supported by the then Minerals Management Service (MMS; now Bureau of Ocean Energy Management - BOEM) under Cooperative Agreement 1435-01-02-CA-85186 for Cooperative Research on Sperm Whales and their Response to Seismic Exploration in the Gulf of Mexico through the Texas A&M Research Foundation.
The objectives of SWSS were to
(1) establish baseline information on the biology and behavior of sperm whales in the northern Gulf of Mexico,
(2) characterize sperm whale habitat use in the northern Gulf of Mexico, and
(3) determine possible changes in behavior of sperm whales when subjected to manmade noise, particularly from seismic airgun arrays used for offshore oil and gas exploration and geological monitoring.Please contact data provider2015-11-17: Two records having a negative number of the animal count (2002-07-06 21:16:34 and 2003-07-07 15:04:46) were fixed to positive numbers.
This dataset includes sperm whale visual tracking data in 2002-2004. Sightings of other cetaceans are found in <a href='/dataset/903'>BOEM Sperm Whale Seismic Study (SWSS) S-Tag cetacean sightings 2002-2004</a>
Since the vessels often tracked the sighted sperm whales for further surveys, many sightings in this dataset represent the same animals.
Since the 2005 data are in a different format, they are registered separately as <a href='/dataset/905'>BOEM Sperm Whale Seismic Study (SWSS) S-Tag cetacean sightings 2005</a>
Effort data were filtered to eliminate early morning and night times where no visual efforts were conducted. The of-effort times are different in years.
2002: 06:30 - 19:30 CDT
2003 SH: 05:50 - 19:30 CDT
2003 STag: 06:30 - 20:30 CDT
2004: 07:00 – 20:00 CDT
Epperson, D2015BOEM Sperm Whale Seismic Study (SWSS) S-Tag sperm whale trackings 2002-2004http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/904OBIS-SEAMAP904http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/904OBIS-SEAMAP
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Suggested citation for this dataset
Epperson, D. 2015. BOEM Sperm Whale Seismic Study (SWSS) S-Tag sperm whale trackings 2002-2004. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/904) on yyyy-mm-dd.
Suggested citation for OBIS-SEAMAP:
Halpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115
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Deborah EppersonBureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
mailing and physical address
1201 Elmwood Park Blvd.New OrleansLA70123USA
504-736-3257Deborah.Epperson@bsee.gov
Taxon coveredMarine mammalsIntegrated Taxonomic Information SystemUnknownIntegrated Taxonomic Information SystemNot applicableDownloaded April, 2004http://www.itis.usda.gov/Refer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetmailing and physical addressRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetNot providedIdentified by observers or researchers conducting the surveyKingdomAnimaliaPhylumChordataSubphylumVertebrataClassMammaliaSubclassTheriaInfraclassEutheriaOrderCetaceaSuborderOdontocetiFamilyPhyseteridaeGenusPhyseterSpeciesPhyseter macrocephalusTexas A&M University
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Texas A&M University-Galveston
University of Colorado
University of Durham
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Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionJochens, A., D. Biggs, K. Benoit-Bird, D. Engelhaupt, J. Gordon, C. Hu, N. Jaquet, M. Johnson, R. Leben, B. Mate, P. Miller, J. Ortega-Ortiz, A. Thode, P. Tyack, and B. Würsig2008Sperm whale seismic study in the Gulf of Mexico: Synthesis reportU.S. Dept. of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, New Orleans, LAOCS Study MMS 2008-006. 341 pphttp://seamap.env.duke.edu/downloads/resources/zd_810_2008-006.pdfJochens, A., D. Biggs, D. Engelhaupt, J. Gordon, N. Jaquet, M. Johnson, R. Leben, B. Mate, P. Miller, J. Ortega-Ortiz, A. Thode, P. Tyack, J. Wormuth, and B. Würsig2006Sperm whale seismic study in the Gulf of Mexico; Summary Report, 2002-2004U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, New Orleans, LAOCS Study MMS 2006-034. 352 pphttp://seamap.env.duke.edu/downloads/resources/zd_810_2006-034.pdfHalpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach2009OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributionsOceanography22(2):104-115http://www.tos.org/oceanography/article/obis-seamap-the-world-data-center-for-marine-mammal-sea-bird-and-sea-turtle
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Nicholas School of Environment, Duke Univ.
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Not to hold OBIS-SEAMAP liable for errors in the data. While we have made every effort to ensure the quality of the database, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of these datasets.
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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.Bureau of Ocean Energy ManagementBiogeographic dataBiogeographic dataNot applicableoidUnique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)Data providerUnique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)row_idRow ID assigned by OBIS-SEAMAPData providerRow ID assigned by OBIS-SEAMAPindexIndex of rows in the original data tableData providerIndex of rows in the original data tablegpsindexForeign key to GPS dataData providerForeign key to GPS dataobs_datetimeDate and time (local time zone)Data providerDate and time (local time zone)other_timeOther format of timeData providerOther format of timenumdefinition not providedData providerdefinition not providedlinkdefinition not providedData providerdefinition not providedreallinkdefinition not providedData providerdefinition not providedregulardefinition not providedData providerdefinition not providedwhatWhat to track (SP: sperm whale; ST: tagges whaleData providerWhat to track (SP: sperm whale; ST: tagges whalewhale_activityWhale activityData providerWhale activitysp_obsSpecies code recordedData providerSpecies code recordedsp_tsnITIS Taxonomic Serial Number assigned by OBIS-SEAMAPData providerITIS Taxonomic Serial Number assigned by OBIS-SEAMAPobs_countNumber of individuals (total of adults, juveniles and calves)Data providerNumber of individuals (total of adults, juveniles and calves)adultsNumber of adultsData providerNumber of adultscalvesNumber of calvesData providerNumber of calveswhaleheadingtrueWhale headingData providerWhale headingusedbearingtrueBearingData providerBearingcalcrangemdefinition not providedData providerdefinition not providednotesNotesData providerNotesend_ships_headingShip heading at endData providerShip heading at endships_headingShip headingData providerShip headingactualheadtActual headingData providerActual headingactualbeartActual bearingData providerActual bearingship_headingShip headingData providerShip headingbearingBearing (°)Data providerBearing (°)distanceDistanceData providerDistancerangeRangeData providerRangewhaleheadingrelwhale headingData providerwhale headinglatitudeLatitude in decimal degreesData providerLatitude in decimal degreeslongitudeLongitude in decimal degreesData providerLongitude in decimal degreeslat_animalLatitude of animalsData providerLatitude of animalslon_animalLongitude of animalsData providerLongitude of animalsgeomGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAPData providerGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAP20060815
All observation records are included.Permissible values for date and time and coordinates were validated by the data provider and the OBIS-SEAMAP data manager. Species identification by the data provider was matched with Integrated Taxonomic Information System.Data were put through the OBIS-SEAMAP data registration steps.20130329