| oid | Unique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP) |
| objectid | Object ID in the original feature class |
| aspectslope | Aspect slope (blank) |
| bearingabs | Absolute bearing (blank) |
| behavior | Behavior |
| behaviorevent | (blank) |
| birds | Flag whether birds were observed |
| calvespresent | Flag whether calves were present |
| countcalves | Number of calves |
| countfemales | Number of females |
| countjuveniles | Number of juvelines |
| countmales | Number of males |
| countnewborns | Number of new borns |
| counttotbest | Best estimate of number of animals |
| counttotmax | Maximum estimate of number of animals |
| counttotmin | Minimum estimate of number of animals |
| countvescargo | Number of cargo vessels |
| countvesferries | Number of ferries |
| countvesfishing | Number of fishing vessels |
| countvesmilitary | Number of military vessels |
| countvesmotoryachts | Number of yachts |
| countvessailing | Number of sailing vessels |
| countvesother | Number of other vessels |
| cue | Sighingt cue |
| depth | Depth (blank) |
| depthsounding | definition not provided |
| dispmax | definition not provided |
| dispmin | definition not provided |
| distsight | Distance to sighting |
| distsightperp | Perpendicular distance to sighting (blank) |
| groupid | Group ID (blank) |
| headinganimal | Heading of animals |
| headingplatmagnetic | definition not provided |
| headingplattrue | definition not provided |
| latanimal | Latitude of animals in decimal degrees |
| latplatform | Latitude of the platform in decimal degrees |
| longanimal | Longitude of animals in decimal degrees |
| longplatform | Longitude of the platform in decimal degrees |
| mitigation | Mitigation (blank) |
| mitigationtype | Mitigation type (blank) |
| ordnance | definition not provided |
| platformspeed | Platform speed (blank) |
| reactioninit | Initial reaction |
| reactionlater | Reaction later |
| resolution | definition not provided |
| shoredist | Distance to shore (blank) |
| sightingdetectionsensor | definition not provided |
| sightingendloe | definition not provided |
| sightingmulti | Flag to indicate multiple species observed |
| sightingnotes | Sighting notes |
| sightingrelmovement | (blank) |
| sightingtimeend | (blank) |
| sightingtrialloe | (blank) |
| slope | (blank) |
| sonar | (blank) |
| spcsconfidence | definition not provided |
| spcshauledout | (blank) |
| theoconvhorz | (blank) |
| theoconvvert | (blank) |
| theorawhorz | (blank) |
| theorawvert | (blank) |
| vertangleorreticle | Vertical angle or reticle |
| vertsun | (blank) |
| vesselsize | (blank) |
| vesseltype | (blank) |
| tagging | (blank) |
| opticstype | definition not provided |
| datetime | Date and time of the sighting at local time zone |
| surveyid | Survey ID |
| spcsnmsci | Scientific name |
| spcsnmcom | Common name |
| sp_tsn | ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAP |
| distsighttype | definition not provided |
| channelin500 | definition not provided |
| shipin500cargo | definition not provided |
| shipin500fishrec | definition not provided |
| shipin500navy | definition not provided |
| sightingnumber | Sighting Number |
| bearing | Bearing |
| reactioninitcount | definition not provided |
| reactionlatercount | definition not provided |
| photos | Flag whether photos were taken (Y or N) |
| biopsy | Flag whether biopsy was sampled (blank) |
| effortstatus | Effort status (ON/OFF) |
| flightofday | Flight days |
| legid | Leg ID |
| legnotes | Leg notes |
| legnumber | Leg number |
| navydirectedleg | definition not provided |
| effortsystematic | definition not provided |
| observer | The observer who first sighted the animal |
| observeraft | The observer aft (blank) |
| observercenter | The observer center (blank) |
| observerforward | The observer forward (blank) |
| observerleft | The observer left |
| observerright | The observer right |
| observerrearleft | The observer rear left (blank) |
| observerrearright | The observer rear right (blank) |
| photographer | Photographer |
| pic | definition not provided |
| recorder | Recorder |
| recorderfocal | definition not provided |
| sic | definition not provided |
| beaufortscaleleft | Beaufort sea scale at left side |
| beaufortscaleright | Beaufort sea scale at right side |
| glareleft | Glare at left side |
| glareright | Glare at right side |
| horizsun | definition not provided |
| percentcloudcover | Cloud cover in percent |
| percentcloudcoverleft | Cloud cover at left side in percent |
| percentcloudcoverright | Cloud cover at right side in percent |
| swell | Swell |
| swelldirection | Swell direction |
| visibility | Visibility code |
| visibilityleft | Visibility code left |
| visibilityright | Visibility code right |
| waveheight | Wave height |
| winddirection | Wave direction |
| windspeed | Wind speed |
| beaufortscale | Beaufort sea scale |
| sst | Sea surface temperature |
| areakm2 | (blank) |
| ocean | Ocean (always Atlantic) |
| platformded | (blank) |
| platformmodel | Platform model |
| platformtype | Platform type (always Aerial) |
| rangecomplex | Range complex (always VACAPES) |
| surveymode | Survey mode (blank) |
| surveyobjective | Survey objective (blank) |
| surveypoint | Survey point (blank) |
| surveytype | Survey type (blank) |
| datetimeutc | Date and time of the sighting at UTC |
| altitudem | Altitude in meters |
| observationtype | definition not provided |
| geom | Geometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAP |
