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Tethys Research Institute aerial survey sightings 2021
Tethys Research Institute
Dataset credit
Tethys Research Institute
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Contacts
| Role | Name | Organization | |
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| Primary contact |
Simone Panigada |
Tethys Research Institute |
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| Secondary contact |
Nino Pierantonio |
Tethys Research Institute |
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| Secondary contact |
Jessica Ozog |
HDR, Inc. |
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| Data entry |
Ei Fujioka |
Duke University |
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Citation
Panigada, S., J. Ozog and N. Pierantonio. 2025. Tethys Research Institute aerial survey sightings 2021. Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/bc0219f8. 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
N/A
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Purpose
N/A
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Supplemental information
Surveys partially funded under task order 19F4128 issued to HDR, Inc under
IDIQ contract N62470-15-D-8006, NAVFAC Atlantic by U.S. Fleet Forces
Command.
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Change History
The dataset has been updated over time as outlined below. Each entry includes the version number, release date, type of change, and a short description.
- 1.0.0 (2025-08-13) - Initial
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References
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Attributes
Overview
This section explains attributes included in the original dataset.
The availability of the attributes depends on the share policy.
When "Minimum attributes" is selected, only date/time, lat/lon, species identification and group size are available. Should you need other attributes described here, you are encouraged to contact the
data provider.
When "All attributes" is selected, all attributes are available in download.
Attributes described below represent those in the original dataset provided by the provider.
Only minimum required attributes are visible and downloadable online. Other attributes may be obtained upon provider's permission.
Attributes in dataset
| Attribute (table column) | Description |
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| oid | Unique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP) |
| species_name | Species name |
| scientific_name | Scientific name |
| common_name | Common name |
| sp_tsn | ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAP |
| group_size | Group size |
| datetime | Date and time in local time zone |
| datetime_utc | Date and time in UTC |
| transect | Transect |
| provider | Provider name |
| latitude | Latitude in decimal degrees |
| longitude | Longitude in decimal degrees |
| geom | Geometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAP |
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| OBIS-SEAMAP ID | 2322 |
| DOI | 10.82144/bc0219f8 |
| Version | 1.0.0 |
| Seabirds | 121 |
| Marine mammals | 55 |
| Sea turtles | 360 |
| Rays and sharks | 0 |
| Other species | 30 |
| Non spatial | 0 |
| Non species | 5 |
| Total | 571 |
| Date, Begin | 2021-05-25 |
| Date, End | 2021-06-18 |
| Temporal prec. | 111111 |
| Latitude | 34.02 - 40.04 |
| Longitude | 15.09 - 26.29 |
| Coord. prec. | 6 decimal digits |
| Platform | Plane |
| Data type | Animal sighting |
| Effort | YES (ID: 2323) |
| Traveled (km) | 14,216 |
| Effort hours | 76 |
| Registered | 2025-08-13 |
| Updated | 2025-08-20 |
| Status | Published |
Sharing policy |
CC-BY-NC (Minimum) |
| Shared with |
GBIF
OBIS |
| Metadata in static HTML / FGDC / EML |
| See download history / statistics |
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