VACAPES Vessel Nearshore Humpback Whale Monitoring 2015-2020
HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction, Inc.
Dataset credit
The U.S. Navy Marine Species Monitoring Program
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Contacts
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Citation
Engelhaupt, A. 2019. VACAPES Vessel Nearshore Humpback Whale Monitoring 2015-2019. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2003) on yyyy-mm-dd. 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
The data in this dataset represent sightings that occurred during nearshore humpback whale monitoring beginning in January 2015 through May 2015 off the coast of Virginia Beach, VA. Work was performed under HDR task order CTO 54 (IDIQ contract award N62470-10-D-3011, NAVFAC LANT).
The dataset added animal sightings and boat tracks during nearshore humpback whale monitoring surveys beginning in October 2017 through March 2018 off the coast of Virginia Beach, VA. Fifteen days of nearshore surveys were completed between 10/31/2017 – 03/10/2018. Additionally, six humpback whales and three fin whales were tagged and tracked by satellite using the Argos system. These tagging data are included as separate point and line feature classes. Work was performed under HDR task order TO17F4013 (IDIQ contract award N62470-15-D-8006, NAVFAC LANT).
The dataset added animal sightings and boat tracks during nearshore humpback whale monitoring surveys beginning in July 2018 through May 2019 off the coast of Virginia Beach, VA. Twenty-eight days of nearshore surveys were completed between 07/31/2018 – 05/20/2019. Additionally, ten humpback whales were tagged and tracked by satellite using the Argos system. These tagging data are included as separate point and line feature classes. Work was performed under HDR task order TO19F4005 (IDIQ contract award N62470-15-D-8006, NAVFAC LANT).
The dataset added animal sightings and boat tracks during nearshore humpback whale monitoring surveys beginning in December 2019 through March 2020 off the coast of Virginia Beach, VA. Fifteen days of nearshore surveys were completed between 12/21/2019 – 03/27/2020. Work was performed under HDR task order TO20F4011 (IDIQ contract award N62470-15-D-8006, NAVFAC LANT).
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Purpose
N/A
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Supplemental information
[2022-08-16] Data in December 2019 - March 2020 were added. [2020-06-05] Data in 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 were added. [2020-01-28] Data of season 2 (TO13; Dec2015-May2016) and season 3 (TO33; Nov2016-Mar2017) were added.
Sightings and effort data were entered and organized in this geodatabase by HDR. Source data was provided by HDR under the MSM IDIQ contract. Sighting locations represent actual animal locations. Sightings and effort data for this project were collected using a prototype collection application. Because this application used a different database structure, there are no environmentals associated with the effort tracks.
Survey tracklines (aggregated over time) are available online and included in a downloadable zip file (shapefile format).
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References
Aschettino, J.M., D. Engelhaupt, A. Engelhaupt, and M. Richlen. 2017. Mid-Atlantic Humpback Whale Monitoring, Virginia Beach, Virginia: 2016/17 Annual Progress Report. Prepared for U.S. Fleet Forces Command. Submitted to Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, under Contract N62470-15-8006, Task Order 33, issued to HDR, Inc., Virginia Beach, Virginia. August 2017. Aschettino, J.M., D. Engelhaupt, A. Engelhaupt, and M. Richlen. 2016. Mid-Atlantic Humpback Whale Monitoring, Virginia Beach, Virginia: 2015/16 Annual Progress Report. Prepared for U.S. Fleet Forces Command. Submitted to Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, under Contract No. N62470-10-3011, Task Orders 03 and 54, and N62470-15-8006, Task Order 13, issued to HDR Inc., Virginia Beach, VA. Aschettino, J.M., D. Engelhaupt, A. Engelhaupt, M. Richlen, and M. Cotter. 2021. Mid-Atlantic Humpback Whale Monitoring, Virginia Beach, Virginia: 2019/20 Annual Progress Report. Prepared for U.S. Fleet Forces Command. Submitted to Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, under Contract N62470-15-8006, Task Order 20F4011, issued to HDR Inc., Virginia Beach, Virginia. May 2021.
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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 |
oid | Unique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP) |
bearingabs | Bearing (absolute) |
behavior | Behavior |
behaviorevent | Behavior event |
beaufortscale | Beaufort sea state (0-12) |
beaufortscaleleft | Beaufort sea state (0-12) at left side (since 2017) |
countcalves | The number of calves in the sighting |
countjuveniles | Number of juveniles |
counttotbest | The best estimate of the number of animals in the sighting |
counttotmax | The highest estimate of the number of animals in the sighting |
counttotmin | The lowest estimate of the number of animals in the sighting |
cue | Sighingt cue |
depthsounding | Depth as determined in situ via sounding in meters |
distsight | The radial distance to the animal |
headingplatmagnetic | Heading |
headingplattrue | Heading |
effortstatus | Indication of whether the survey team was actively searching with all designated observers focused on searching for marine mammal sighting cues. Options: On= dedicated observation effort with both observers on watch. If line, strip, or point transect - following formal distance sampling protocol regardless of survey mode (e.g. maintaining observation and platform protocols on a connector line). All other survey types - maintaining a consistent level of observation effort ; Off= not observing; If line, strip, or point transect - not following formal distance sampling protocol regardless of survey mode (e.g. platform speed or altitude is not consistent with protocol, incomplete observer effort, etc). All other survey types - no dedicated observation effort. Compormised= only one observer watching, observing through cloud/fog patches, dark, or other conditions that compromise ability to observe consistently |
latanimal | Latitude of animals in decimal degrees |
latplatform | The latitude of the platform in decimal degrees |
longanimal | Longitude of animals in decimal degrees |
longplatform | The Longitude of the platform in decimal degrees |
observer | The name of the observer who first sighted the animal |
percentcloudcover | Cloud cover as represented by a percentage (percent) |
platformmodel | definition not provided |
sightingtimeend | definition not provided |
opticstype | definition not provided |
datetime | Date and time of the sighting at local time zone |
datetimeutc | Date and time of the sighting at UTC |
surveyid | Survey ID |
sightingnotes | Notes field to capture information not covered by existing attributes or other information of interest |
sightingnumber | The sighting number for the particular survey day |
spcsnmsci | Scientific name |
spcsnmcom | Common name of the sighted species. Output should be singular (e.g. bottlenose dolphin) |
sp_tsn | Taxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAP |
swell | Swell height in ft |
visibility | The estimated distance at which an animal could potentially be sighted in km |
winddirection | Wind direction |
distsighttype | Type of distance estimation (estimated, range-finder, reticle calculation, declination calculation) |
photos | Flag to indicate if photo was taken |
channelin500 | (blank for data in 2015 - May 2019) |
shipin500cargo | (blank for data in 2015 - May 2019) |
shipin500fishrec | (blank for data in 2015 - May 2019) |
shipin500navy | (blank for data in 2015 - May 2019) |
distsightperp | (blank for data in 2015 - May 2019) |
ordnance | (blank for data in 2015 - May 2019) |
platformelevation | (blank for data in 2015 - May 2019) |
geom | Geometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAP |
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OBIS-SEAMAP ID | 2003 |
Seabirds | 0 |
Marine mammals | 514 |
Sea turtles | 1 |
Rays and sharks | 0 |
Other species | 0 |
Non spatial | 4 |
Non species | 0 |
Total | 519 |
Date, Begin | 2015-01-02 |
Date, End | 2020-03-27 |
Temporal prec. | 111111 |
Latitude | 36.52 - 37.17 |
Longitude | -76.29 - -74.93 |
Coord. prec. | 6 decimal digits |
Platform | Boat |
Data type | Animal sighting |
Effort | N/A |
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Traveled (km) | 0 |
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Contr. through | Navy |
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Registered | 2019-09-06 |
Updated | 2022-08-16 |
Status | Published |
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