https://doi.org/10.82144/cce5bdc3
https://www.gbif.org/dataset/bbe07432-d0d4-43b7-b60c-9ef4fb812881
https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1375
https://obis.org/dataset/84a35ad3-03b2-4cfd-a43d-8dc95beadc2c
Virginia CZM Wind Energy Area Survey- Right side - January 2014 through March 2016
Sue
Barco
Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response
Primary contact
SGBarco@virginiaaquarium.com
Gwen
Lockhart
Tetra Tech
Secondary contact
gwen.lockhart@tetratech.com
https://www.tetratech.com
OBIS-SEAMAP
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
NC
27708
US
seamap-contact@duke.edu
https://seamap.env.duke.edu
OBIS-SEAMAP
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
NC
27708
US
seamap-contact@duke.edu
https://seamap.env.duke.edu
distributor
Sue
Barco
Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response
Primary contact
SGBarco@virginiaaquarium.com
owner
Gwen
Lockhart
Tetra Tech
Secondary contact
gwen.lockhart@tetratech.com
https://www.tetratech.com
originator
2025-09-11
eng
Original provider:
Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center
Dataset credits:
Virginia Aquarium Foundation - Sarah D. Mallette, Gwen G. Lockhart, Susan G. Barco
University of North Carolina Wilmington - William A. McLellan, Ryan J. McAlarney Erin W. Cummings and D. Ann Pabst
Abstract:
The data provided were collected as part of the Documenting Whale Migration off Virginia's Coast for Use in Marine Spatial Planning project - funded by the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program Grant Section 306 Environmental Enhancement Program Strategy Project of Special Merit.
NA14NOS4190141 Jan 2014 - March 2016
Aerial surveys were conducted under NOAA Scientific Permits No. 948-1692-00 and 16473, held by UNCW.
Occurrence
GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type.xml
Observation
GBIF Dataset Subtype Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_subtype.xml
Marine Biology
Visual sighting
Marine Animal Survey
Marine mammals
Sea turtles
Visual Sighting
Aircraft
N/A
The sightings are split into the left and right sides. The sightings from the left side are available in http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1373
Opportunistic sightings (eventcode=10.0) are not included.
Effort data (tracklines) are available upon request and permission from the provider.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License.
https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1375
Oceans,Virginia
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37.268334
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2015-01-20
2015-11-01
Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
species
Caretta caretta
Loggerhead sea turtle
family
Cheloniidae
Sea turtles
class
Chondrichthyes
Cartilaginous fishes
species
Dermochelys coriacea
Leatherback sea turtle
species
Manta birostris
Atlantic manta
species
Mola mola
Ocean sunfish
superclass
Osteichthyes
Bony fishes
species
Rhinoptera bonasus
Cownose ray
species
Tursiops truncatus
Common bottlenose dolphin
subphylum
Vertebrata
vertebrates
On November 1, 2013, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced Dominion Virginia Power was the provisional winner of the commercial lease area offshore of Virginia (VA WEA). Development of off shore wind energy poses potential threats to marine mammals, including direct effects (i.e.vessel interactions, collision and entanglement with structures, displacement, avoidance, or injury due to noise from construction or operations) and indirect threats (i.e. effects on prey species, increased risk of fishery and vessel interaction through displacement out of the WEA) (BOEM 2012). This information is important to mitigate the potentially harmful impacts from ocean development, shipping, and other anthropogenic activities. To address these existing data gaps, we have collected marine mammal and sea turtle sighting data from aerial surveys conducted off the coast of Virginia from November 2012 to December 2016.
notPlanned
Sue
Barco
Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response
Primary contact
SGBarco@virginiaaquarium.com
NA
NA
NA
Virginia CZM Wind Energy Area Survey- Right side - January 2014 through March 2016
Sue
Barco
owner
Gwen
Lockhart
originator
NA
zd_1375
2025-09-11T15:38:24-04:00
dataset
Barco, S. and G. Lockhart. 2016. Virginia CZM Wind Energy Area Survey- Right side - January 2014 through March 2016. Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/cce5bdc3.
Mallette S.D., Lockhart G G., McAlarney R.J., Cummings E.W., Pabst D. A., McLellan W.A., Barco S.G. 2016. Offshore Energy Planning: Documenting Megafauna off Virginia’s Coast Using Aerial Surveys. VAQF Scientific Report. 2016-04
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https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1375
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