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SEFSC Atlantic surveys, 1998 (3)
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
Dataset credit
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
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Contacts
| Role | Name | Organization | |
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| Primary contact |
Lance Garrison |
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center |
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| Data entry |
Benjamin Best |
Duke University |
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| Data entry |
Ei Fujioka |
Duke University |
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Citation
Garrison, L. 2020. SEFSC Atlantic surveys, 1998 (3). Version 2.4.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/ad9e60d9. 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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Abstract
These are cruise results for the summer Atlantic Ocean marine mammal survey during the NOAA ship relentless cruise RS 98-01 (3).
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Purpose
N/A
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Supplemental information
N/A
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Change History
The dataset has been updated over time as outlined below. Each entry includes the version number, release date, type of change, and a short description.
- 2.4.0 (2021-04-24) - Update - Published after organisation is set and ready to be registered into GBIF.
- 2.3.0 (2021-04-02) - Update - coordinate_uncertainty_in_meters updated.
- 2.1.1 (2020-09-30) - Update - The following invalid scientific names were corrected according to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
- Caspian Tern: Sterna caspia (176924) => Hydroprogne caspia (176935)
- Laughing Gull: Larus atricilla (176837) => Leucophaeus atricilla (824079)
- Royal Tern: Sterna maxima (176922) => Thalasseus maximus (824142)
- Sooty Tern: Sterna fuscata (176894) => Onychoprion fuscatus (824105)
- 2.1.0 (2017-08-03) - Update - IPT server updated to v2.3.4.
- 1.2.0 (2016-08-30) - Update - Data and metadata update.
- 1.0.0 (2004-01-13) - Initial
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References
Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA. 1998. Cruise Results: Summer Atlantic Ocean Marine Mammal Survey: NOAA Ship Relentless Cruise. Cruise report. RS 98-01 (3).
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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 |
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| lineno | Line No |
| card | Card |
| cruiseno | Cruise No. |
| date | Date of the sighting |
| time | Time of the sighting (local time) |
| latitude | Latitude in decimal degrees |
| longitude | Longitude in decimal degrees |
| track | Track |
| speed | Speed |
| gpswarning | GPS warning |
| leftobs | Left observer |
| rightobs | Right observer |
| datarcdr | |
| wind | Wind |
| weather | Weather |
| seastate | Sea state |
| swell | Swell |
| visibility | Visibility |
| versunpos | Vertical sun position |
| radsunpos | Radial sun position |
| watercolor | Water color |
| sightingno | Sighting no |
| shipid | Ship ID |
| oneffort | Indicator of on or off effort |
| watertemp | Water temperature in degree Celsius |
| waterdepth | Water depth |
| spcode | Species code defined by provider |
| species_tsn | ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number assigned by OBIS-SEAMAP |
| species | Species name |
| scientific | Scientific name |
| herdsize | Herd size |
| calves | Number of calves |
| ontransect | Indicator of on or off transect |
| cookiecttr | Cookie cutter |
| remora | Remora |
| glare | Glare |
| gpclass | GP class |
| behavior | Behavior |
| cuetime | Cue time |
| cuelat | Cue latitude |
| cuelon | Cue longitude |
| obspos | Observer position |
| obscode | Observation code |
| source | Source |
| reticle | Reticle |
| distance | Distance |
| bearing | Bearing |
| wdepthm | Water depth in meters |
| geom | Geometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAP |
| oid | oid for internal use |
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| OBIS-SEAMAP ID | 1 |
| DOI | 10.82144/ad9e60d9 |
| Version | 2.4.0 |
| Seabirds | 336 |
| Marine mammals | 287 |
| Sea turtles | 33 |
| Rays and sharks | 2 |
| Other species | 373 |
| Non spatial | 0 |
| Non species | 42 |
| Total | 1,073 |
| Date, Begin | 1998-07-09 |
| Date, End | 1998-08-20 |
| Temporal prec. | 111111 |
| Latitude | 24.37 - 38.14 |
| Longitude | -81.40 - -70.61 |
| Coord. prec. | 4 decimal digits |
| Platform | Boat |
| Data type | Animal sighting |
| Effort | YES (ID: 2) |
| Traveled (km) | 5,522 |
| Effort hours | 309 |
| Registered | 2004-01-13 |
| Updated | 2025-07-11 |
| Status | Published |
Sharing policy |
CC0 no rights reserved |
| Shared with |
GBIF
OBIS |
| Metadata in static HTML / FGDC / EML |
| See download history / statistics |
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