Dias, L. and L. Garrison2020vector digital dataOBIS-SEAMAP2053https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2053OBIS-SEAMAPhttps://doi.org/10.82144/77bf926aVersion 1.0.0 As part of the AMAPPS program, the Southeast Fisheries Science Center conducted an aerial survey on the continental shelf waters of the US east coast, from Virginia to the Florida Keys. The survey was conducted between 7 December 2019 and 25 January 2020 aboard a NOAA Twin Otter aircraft. Survey tracklines were oriented perpendicular to the shoreline and latitudinally spaced 20 km apart. The main goal of this survey was to assess the distribution and abundance of marine mammals and sea turtles in the US east coast. The survey was designed for analysis using Distance sampling and a two-team (independent observer) approach to correct for perception bias in resulting abundance estimates. Due to unfavorable weather conditions (mainly fog and heavy winds) throughout the survey the northernmost area surveyed was off the Virginia coast. In addition, from northern South Carolina to VA, several segments of the proposed tracklines were not surveyed due to military exercises being conducted over the area.The main goal of this survey was to assess the distribution and abundance of marine mammals and sea turtles in the US east coast.Perpendicular distance to the animal is not publicly available. The dataset is accompanied by transect (effort) data which is provided as a separate file. Sightings included were detected on-effort by the forward team only; you may request the full dataset and sightings including opportunistic ones directly to the provider. Environmental Attribute Codes Beaufort Sea state 0 Calm, mirror like seas 1 Waves <1ft, rippled surface 2 Small wavelets (<2 ft), no white caps 3 Large wavelets (<3ft), scattered white caps 4 Swell 3-4 ft, numerous white caps 5 Swell >5 ft, many white caps, some spray 6 Swell >10 ft, white caps everywhere, spray CloudCover 0 Clear 1 0-25% Cloudy 2 26-50% Cloudy 3 51-75% Cloudy 4 76-100% Cloudy 5 Overcast Glare (Glare intensity) 0 No Impairment 1 Slight Impairment 2 Moderate Impairment 3 Severe Impairment Weather 0 Clear 1 Mist 2 Light Rain 3 Heavy Rain Conditions 0 Poor 1 Fair 2 Moderate 3 Good 4 Excellent Haze 0 No 1 Yes Fog 0 No 1 Yes Sun penetration (Sun pen) 0 Poor 1 Fair 2 Good 3 Excellent Turbidity 0 Poor 1 Fair 2 Good 3 Excellent2019120720200124ground conditionCompleteNone plannedNorth Atlantic-81.8699-74.6486736.3014824.46541 NoneMarine Animal SurveyMarine BiologyMarine mammalsSea turtlesVisual SightingAircraftNoneNorth AtlanticTaxon coveredMarine mammalsSea turtlesIntegrated Taxonomic Information SystemUnknownNot applicableDownloaded April, 2004http://www.itis.usda.gov/Refer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetmailing and physical address

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Refer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetNot providedIdentified by observers or researchers conducting the surveyKingdomAnimaliaPhylumChordataSubphylumVertebrataClassMammaliaSubclassTheriaInfraclassEutheriaOrderCetaceaSuborderMysticetiFamilyBalaenopteridaeGenusBalaenopteraSpeciesBalaenoptera acutorostrataGenusMegapteraSpeciesMegaptera novaeangliaeFamilyBalaenidaeGenusEubalaenaSpeciesEubalaena glacialisSuborderOdontocetiFamilyDelphinidaeGenusGlobicephalaGenusStenellaSpeciesStenella frontalisGenusTursiopsSpeciesTursiops truncatusClassReptiliaOrderTestudinesSuborderCryptodiraSuperfamilyChelonioideaFamilyCheloniidaeSubfamilyCarettinaeGenusCarettaSpeciesCaretta carettaGenusEretmochelysSpeciesEretmochelys imbricataGenusLepidochelysSpeciesLepidochelys kempiiSubfamilyCheloniinaeGenusCheloniaSpeciesChelonia mydasFamilyDermochelyidaeGenusDermochelysSpeciesDermochelys coriacea Open public unless otherwise noted. See Use Constraints for details. 1. Not to use data obtained from OBIS-SEAMAP in any publication, product, or commercial application without proper attribution to the original data provider(s) and OBIS-SEAMAP unless the datasets are explicitly shown under the CC0 policy. Citations or credits are suggested as attribution. If the data you downloaded come from multiple datasets, a citation or credit to each of the datasets is required. Suggested citation for this dataset: Dias, L. and L. Garrison. 2020. AMAPPS Southeast Aerial Cruise Winter 2019-2020. Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. Data accessed on yyyy-mm-dd from https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2053. Suggested citation for OBIS-SEAMAP: 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 2. To forward the citation of any publication / report that made use of the data / tools provided by OBIS-SEAMAP for inclusion in our list of references. 3. Not to hold OBIS-SEAMAP or the original data providers liable for errors in the data. While we have made every effort to ensure the quality of the database, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of these datasets. 4. The burden for determining fitness for use of the downloaded data for any analyses lies entirely with the user. OBIS-SEAMAP or the original data providers do not support outcomes of your analyses that used the data you downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP. 5. To consider inclusion of the accompanying transect (effort) dataset if available into the methodology of your analyses. 6. Not to redistribute the data you downloaded from OBIS- SEAMAP through any media without contect from OBIS-SEAMAP and the original data providers unless the datasets are explicitly shown under the CC0 policy. Laura Dias; Lance GarrisonNOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center; NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center mailing and physical address

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Miami; MiamiFL; Florida33149; n/aUSA; USA n/a; +1 (305) 361-4488laura.dias@noaa.gov; lance.garrison@noaa.gov NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) Relational database Laura Aichinger Dias, Jesse Wicker, Kevin Barry, Lance P. Garrisonvector digital dataTo be addedHalpin, 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. Hyrenbach2009Oceanography22(2):104-115 All attributes were measured and recorded during the survey and validated by the data provider. Permissible values for date and time and coordinates were validated by the data provider and the OBIS-SEAMAP data manager. Species identification by the data provider was matched with Integrated Taxonomic Information System. All observation records are included.Data were put through the OBIS-SEAMAP data registration steps.20200407Point 1e-051e-05Decimal degrees D_WGS_1984WGS_1984 6378137.000000298.257224 Biogeographic dataBiogeographic dataNot applicableoidUnique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)Data providerUnique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)effortidEffort IDData provider3520oid_origOID assigned by providerData provider1348typeType (Mammal or Turtle)Data providerType (Mammal or Turtle)comnameSpecies common nameData providerSpecies common namesp_tsnTaxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAPData provider173828552460individualcountIndividual countData provider140latitudeLatitude in decimal degrees (WGS84)Data provider24.46541036.301480longitudeLongitude in decimal degrees (WGS84)Data provider-81.869900-74.648670perpendiculardistancePerpendicular distance to the animal (m)Data provider0.00317.00eventdateDate and time of the sighting at local timeData providerDate and time of the sighting at local timetransectTransect No.Data providerTransect No.beaufortBeaufort sea stateData provider0Beaufort sea state 0Data provider1Beaufort sea state 1Data provider2Beaufort sea state 2Data provider3Beaufort sea state 3Data provider4Beaufort sea state 4Data provider5Beaufort sea state 5Data provider6Beaufort sea state 6Data providercloudcoverCloud cover codeData providerCloud cover codeData providerglareGlare intensity codeData providerGlare intensity codeData providerweatherWeather codeData providerWeather codeData providerconditionsOverall conditions codeData providerOverall conditions codeData providerhazeHaze presenceData providerHaze presenceData providerfogFog presenceData providerFog presenceData providersunpenSun penetration codeData provider03turbidityTurbidity codeData provider03tripidTrip IDData providerTrip IDplatformvltsAlways A (Airplane)Data providerAlways A (Airplane)oneffortFlag (Y/N) to indicate on effort.Data providerFlag (Y/N) to indicate on effort.observationheightAltitude of aircraft in feet above sea level in feetData provider600600platformspeedSpeed of the platform in knotsData provider110110sighttypeSighting type ("F")Data providerSighting type ("F")datasetidDataset ID by providerData providerDataset ID by providerdatasetnameDataset name by providerData providerDataset name by providereventdatetimezoneThe time zone of the observation event (UTC)Data provider-5-5geomGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAPData providerGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAPThis 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.NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) Nicholas School of Environment, Duke Univ. OBIS-SEAMAP mailing and physical address

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DurhamNC27708USA 919-613-8021 seamap-contact@duke.edu OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset ID 2053Not to hold OBIS-SEAMAP liable for errors in the data. While we have made every effort to ensure the quality of the database, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of these datasets. Also please refer to Use Constraints. CSV and ESRI shapefile OBIS-SEAMAP Free Go to the OBIS-SEAMAP web site. 2025073120250731 Ei Fujioka Nicholas School, Duke Universitymailing and physical address

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DurhamNC27708USA 919-613-8021 seamap-contact@duke.edu FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial MetadataFGDC-STD-001-1998local time http://www.nbii.gov/Biological Data Profile