DFO Maritimes Region Seal Aerial Surveys

OBIS Secretariat, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO

Dataset credit

OBIS and OBIS Secretariat

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact OBIS Secretariat Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
Secondary contact Government of Canada Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO)
Secondary contact Government of Canada; Department of Fisheries and Oceans Bedford Institute of Oceanography (DFO-BIO) N/A

Citation

Stobo, W.T., Fowler, G.M. 2012. DFO Maritimes Region Seal Aerial Surveys. OBIS Canada Digital Collections. OBIS Canada, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, Version 1, Digital, retrieved from http://iobis.org/.
Obis secretariat. 2020. DFO Maritimes Region Seal Aerial Surveys. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/103152553) on yyyy-mm-dd and originated from OBIS (https://obis.org/dataset/ca3abe4d-379e-4d65-a90f-8c5514491972)

Abstract

Visual counts of grey and harbor seals were made during 5 helicopter surveys in 1985-87 and 1991-92 along the coast and offshore islands of the Bay of Fundy region from Machias Seal Island to Quaco Head, New Brunswick, and from Parkers Cove to Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia. The OBIS collection is a subset of the report's dataset containing species distribution information with presence information only (no abundance or biomass estimates).

Purpose

N/A

Supplemental information

This dataset was downloaded from OBIS (https://obis.org/). The records for only marine mammals, seabirds, sea turtles and rays and sharks were extracted. Records with no longitude/latitude or no date (eventDate) were excluded.
OBIS dataset page:
https://obis.org/dataset/ca3abe4d-379e-4d65-a90f-8c5514491972
Data Provider's dataset page:
http://ipt.obis.org/nonode/resource?r=dfo_mar_seals_fowler_as

References

Stobo, W.T., Fowler, G.M. 2012. DFO Maritimes Region Seal Aerial Surveys. OBIS Canada Digital Collections. OBIS Canada, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, Version 1, Digital, retrieved from http://iobis.org/.

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
oidInternal ID
idRecord ID
dataset_idDataset ID
scientificnameScientific name
vernacularnameVernacular name
aphiaidAphia ID
taxonranktaxononic rank
individualcountGroup size / individual count
eventdateEvent date (precision varies)
eventtimeEvent time
decimallatitudeLatitude in decimal degrees
decimallongitudeLongitude in decimal degrees
coordinateprecisionCoordinate precision
catalognumberCatalog number
collectioncodeCollection code
occurrencestatusOccurrence status
basisofrecordBasis of record (HumanObservation / MachineObservation)
modifiedDate/time the record was modified
node_idNode ID
occurrenceidOccurrence ID
occurrenceremarksOccurrence remarks
eventidEvent ID
institutioncodeInstitution code
lifestageLife stage
sexGender of the animal if known
speciesSpecies by provider
datasetidDataset ID by provider
countryCountry
localityLocation of ocean
waterbodyDetails of ocean
droppedFlag indicating the record was dropped (always false)
absenceFlag indicating the record represents the absence of the species (always false)
marineFlag indicating the record is for marine life (always true)
OBIS-SEAMAP ID103152553
Seabirds0
Marine mammals102
Sea turtles0
Rays and sharks0
Other species0
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total102
Date, Begin1985-05-15
Date, End1992-08-09
Temporal prec.111000
Latitude43.49 - 45.25
Longitude-67.06 - -65.12
Coord. prec.6 decimal digits
PlatformVarious
Data typeAnimal sighting
EffortN/A
Traveled (km)0
0
Contr. throughiOBIS
Registered2020-06-29
Updated2021-02-05
StatusPublished
Sharing policy CC-BY (All)
Shared with None
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