Opportunistic marine mammal sightings from commercial whale watching vessels, Montauk, New York 1981-1994

Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island, Inc.

Dataset credit

Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island, Inc.

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Arthur Kopelman Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island
Data entry Connie Kot

Citation

Kopelman, A. 2013. Opportunistic marine mammal sightings from commercial whale watching vessels, Montauk, New York 1981-1994. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1006) on yyyy-mm-dd.

Abstract

The sightings came originally from the
Okeanos Ocean Research Foundation (Samuel S. Sadove, executive director; Okeanos is no longer in existence), and were recorded from commercial whale-watching vessels out of Montauk in late spring and summer of 1981–1994 (primarily the Finback I and Finback II). These sightings are heavily concentrated in the area between eastern Long Island and Block Island and during the whale-watching season, and therefore somewhat biased, but provide valuable information on several less-common species.

Purpose

not provided

Supplemental information

Data records that were missing time, animal count information, or located on land were excluded. One data record with two sighted species listed was also excluded.

References

Attributes

Overview

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Attributes in dataset

Attribute (table column)Description
oidUnique ID (created by OBIS-SEAMAP)
obsnumObservation number
obs_dateDate of observation
time_origTime (original format)
obs_timeTime (reformatted as hh:mm:ss)
sp_originSpecies observed (original format)
sp_obsSpecies observed (edited)
sp_tsnSpecies ITIS TSN
obs_countNumber of animals sighted
loran1Loran C coordinate 1
loran2Loran C coordinate 2
lat_originLatitude (original format)
long_originLongitude (original format)
latdegLatitude (degree)
latminLatitude (minute)
longdegLongitude (degree)
longminLongitude (minute)
latitudeLatitude (decimal degrees)
longitudeLongitude (decimal degrees)
reliabilReliability
behaviorBehavior
behavcodeBehavior code
cowcalfCow calf
cowcalfnumCow calf number
geomdefinition not provided
OBIS-SEAMAP ID1006
Seabirds0
Marine mammals1,715
Sea turtles1
Rays and sharks0
Other species0
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total1,716
Date, Begin1981-05-02
Date, End1994-08-14
Temporal prec.111110
Latitude39.33 - 41.25
Longitude-72.88 - -70.50
Coord. prec.3 decimal digits
PlatformBoat
Data typeAnimal sighting
EffortN/A
Traveled (km)0
0
Contr. through
Registered2013-09-24
Updated2013-12-31
StatusPublished
Sharing policy CC-BY-NC (Minimum)
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