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VACAPES Offshore Study Area Observations
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. 2020. VACAPES Offshore Study Area Observations. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2066) 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 animal sightings and boat tracks during
offshore surveys beginning in April 2015 through December 2021 off the coast
of Virginia.
Seventy days of offshore surveys were completed between 04/12/2015 –
10/24/2021. Work was performed under HDR task orders TO 03, TO 54, TO 35,
TO18F4082, and TO20F4031 (IDIQ contract award N62470-15-D-8006, NAVFAC
LANT).
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Purpose
N/A
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Supplemental information
2023-11-07: Sightings in Jan ~ Oct 2022 were appended. Survey tracklines (aggregated over time) are available online and included in a downloadable zip file (shapefile format). Additional references href="https://www.navymarinespeciesmonitoring.us/files/2415/2649/4756 /Engelhaupt_et_al._2018_-_VACAPES_Offshore_Cetacean_Study_2017_- _Final.pdf" target="_blank">Engelhaupt, A., J.M. Aschettino, and D. Engelhaupt. 2018. VACAPES Outer Continental Shelf Cetacean Study, Virginia Beach, Virginia: 2017 Annual Progress Report. Prepared for U.S. Fleet Forces Command. Submitted to Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, under Contract No. N62470-15-8006, Task Order 35, issued to HDR Inc., Virginia Beach, Virginia. May 2018. href="https://www.navymarinespeciesmonitoring.us/files/3815/0464/6883 /Engelhaupt_et_al._2017_-_VACAPES_Offshore_Cetacean_Study_2016_- _FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">Engelhaupt, A., J.M. Aschettino, and D. Engelhaupt. 2017. VACAPES Outer Continental Shelf Cetacean Study, Virginia Beach, Virginia: 2016 Annual Progress Report. Prepared for U.S. Fleet Forces Command. Submitted to Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, under Contract Nos. N62470-10-3011, Task Orders 03 and 54, and N62470-15-8006, Task Order 35, issued to HDR Inc., Virginia Beach, Virgina. |
References
Engelhaupt, A., J.M. Aschettino, D. Engelhaupt, M. Richlen, and M. Cotter. 2021. VACAPES Outer Continental Shelf Cetacean Study, Virginia Beach, Virginia: 2020 Annual Progress Report. Prepared for U.S. Fleet Forces Command. Submitted to Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, under Contract No. N62470-15-8006, Task Order 19F4068, issued to HDR Inc., Virginia Beach, Virginia. February 2021. Engelhaupt, A., J.M. Aschettino, D. Engelhaupt, M. Richlen, and M. Cotter. 2020. VACAPES Outer Continental Shelf Cetacean Study, Virginia Beach, Virginia: 2019 Annual Progress Report. Prepared for U.S. Fleet Forces Command. Submitted to Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, under Contract No. N62470-15-8006, Task Orders 18F4082 and 19F4068, issued to HDR Inc., Virginia Beach, Virginia. April 2020. Engelhaupt, A., J.M. Aschettino, D. Engelhaupt, A. DiMatteo, M. Richlen, and M. Cotter. 2019. VACAPES Outer Continental Shelf Cetacean Study, Virginia Beach, Virginia: 2018 Annual Progress Report. Prepared for U.S. Fleet Forces Command. Submitted to Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, under Contract No. N62470-15-8006, Task Order 18F4082, issued to HDR Inc., Virginia Beach, Virginia. July 2019.
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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 |
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| oid | Unique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP) |
| bearingabs | definition not provided |
| behavior | Behavior |
| behaviorevent | Behavior event |
| countcalves | Number of calves |
| countjuveniles | Number of juvelines |
| counttotbest | Best estimate of number of animals |
| counttotmax | Maximum estimate of number of animals |
| counttotmin | Minimum estimate of number of animals |
| depthsounding | Depth as determined in situ via sounding in meters |
| distsight | The radial distance to the animal |
| headingplatmagnetic | Heading |
| headingplattrue | Heading |
| 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 |
| sightingnotes | Sighting notes |
| datetime | Date and time of the sighting at local time zone |
| surveyid | Survey ID |
| spcsnmsci | Scientific name |
| spcsnmcom | Common name |
| sp_tsn | Taxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAP |
| sightingnumber | Sighting Number |
| bearing | Bearing |
| datetimeutc | Date and time of the sighting at UTC |
| observationtype | Sighting, Re-sighting, or Focal point |
| birds | (blank in 2015-2018 data) |
| countfemales | Number of males (blank) |
| countmales | Number of females (blank in 2015-2018 data) |
| countvescargo | (blank) |
| countvesferries | (blank) |
| countvesfishing | (blank) |
| countvesmilitary | (blank in 2015-2018 data) |
| countvesmotoryachts | (blank) |
| countvessailing | (blank) |
| countvesother | (blank) |
| cue | (blank in 2015-2018 data) |
| groupid | (blank in 2015-2018 data) |
| headinganimal | (blank in 2015-2018 data) |
| ordnance | (blank in 2015-2018 data) |
| sightingmulti | (blank in 2015-2018 data) |
| sightingtimeend | (blank in 2015-2018 data) |
| vertangleorreticle | (blank in 2015-2018 data) |
| opticstype | (blank in 2015-2018 data) |
| platformelevation | (blank in 2015-2018 data) |
| distsighttype | (blank in 2015-2018 data) |
| geom | Geometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAP |
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| OBIS-SEAMAP ID | 2066 |
| Seabirds | 0 |
| Marine mammals | 1,233 |
| Sea turtles | 167 |
| Rays and sharks | 0 |
| Other species | 0 |
| Non spatial | 0 |
| Non species | 0 |
| Total | 1,400 |
| Date, Begin | 2015-04-12 |
| Date, End | 2022-10-26 |
| Temporal prec. | 111110 |
| Latitude | 36.21 - 37.43 |
| Longitude | -75.89 - -74.11 |
| Coord. prec. | 6 decimal digits |
| Platform | Boat |
| Data type | Animal sighting |
| Effort | N/A |
| Traveled (km) | 0 |
| 0 |
| Contr. through | Navy |
| Registered | 2020-06-05 |
| Updated | 2023-11-07 |
| Status | Published |
Sharing policy |
CC-BY (All) |
| Shared with |
GBIF (via DOI) |
| See metadata in static HTML |
| See metadata in FGDC XML |
| See download history / statistics |
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