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Mid Atlantic marine mammal visual survey in Dec 2024 - Apr 2025
NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)
Dataset credit
Protected Species Branch, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA/NMFS
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Contacts
| Role | Name | Organization | |
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| Primary contact |
Tim Cole |
NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center |
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| Secondary contact |
Christin Khan |
NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center |
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| Secondary contact |
Alison Ogilvie |
NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center |
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| Data entry |
Ei Fujioka |
Duke University |
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Citation
Cole, T., C. Khan and A. Ogilvie. 2025. Mid Atlantic marine mammal visual survey in Dec 2024 - Apr 2025. Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/4431190b. 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 North Atlantic Right Whale Sighting Survey (NARWSS) is a NOAA Fisheries
program which locates and records the seasonal distribution of right whales
off the northeastern United States.
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Purpose
N/A
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Supplemental information
This is a part of NEFSC Right Whale Aerial Survey
(https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/513) conducted by Azura.
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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 (2025-11-19) - Initial - Data or metadata is updated.
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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.
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) |
| geom | Geometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAP |
| spcode | Species code by provider |
| source | NEFSC |
| plane | Airplane name |
| event_number | Event number |
| flight_type | Survey type code. Code descriptions available upon request. |
| latitude | Latitude in decimal degrees |
| longitude | Longitude in decimal degrees |
| legtype | Survey line type code. Code descriptions available upon request. |
| legstage | Survey watch stage code. Code descriptions available upon request. |
| psb_legstage | Survey watch stage code. Code descriptions available upon request. |
| altitude | Altitude in feet |
| heading | Platform heading (degrees) |
| speed | Platform speed (knots) |
| sst_c | Sea surface temperature in celsius |
| beaufort | Beaufort sea state |
| visibilty_code | Visibility code |
| visibilty_nm | Visibility in nautical miles |
| cloud_code | Cloud code |
| cloud_percent | Cloud cover as a percentage. |
| glare_l | Glare at the left side |
| glare_r | Glare at the right side |
| quality_l | Quality at the left side |
| quality_r | Quality at the right side |
| id_reliability | Reliability of species identification |
| sighting_number | Sighting number |
| group_size | Group size |
| calves | Number of calves |
| bearing | Bearing |
| actual_heading | Actual heading in degrees |
| distance | Distance |
| relative_heading | Relative heading |
| observer | Observer initials |
| obs_position | Observer |
| angle | Declination angle (0-90 degrees) of sighting available upon provider persmission |
| cue | Sighting cue |
| b1_final_code | definition not provided |
| b2_final_code | definition not provided |
| b3_final_code | definition not provided |
| b4_final_code | definition not provided |
| b5_final_code | definition not provided |
| photos | Is a photo taken: yes=2 no=1 |
| effort_comments | Comments on effort |
| sighting_comments | Comments on sighting |
| edit1 | Changes made by the 1st editor |
| edit2 | Changes made by the 2nd editor |
| edit3 | Changes made by the 3rd editor |
| misc_edit1 | definition not provided |
| misc_edit2 | definition not provided |
| misc_edit3 | definition not provided |
| misc_edit4 | Changes made by an editor |
| rid | RID |
| event_t | |
| datetime_et | Date and time of the sighting |
| sp_tsn | ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAP |
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| OBIS-SEAMAP ID | 2368 |
| DOI | 10.82144/4431190b |
| Version | 1.0.0 |
| Seabirds | 0 |
| Marine mammals | 293 |
| Sea turtles | 0 |
| Rays and sharks | 0 |
| Other species | 0 |
| Non spatial | 0 |
| Non species | 30 |
| Total | 323 |
| Date, Begin | 2024-12-07 |
| Date, End | 2025-03-28 |
| Temporal prec. | 111111 |
| Latitude | 36.66 - 40.37 |
| Longitude | -75.84 - -72.83 |
| Coord. prec. | 5 decimal digits |
| Platform | Plane |
| Data type | Animal sighting |
| Effort | YES (ID: 2369) |
| Traveled (km) | 36,208 |
| Effort hours | 202 |
| Registered | 2025-11-19 |
| Updated | 2025-11-20 |
| Status | Published |
Sharing policy |
CC0 no rights reserved |
| Shared with |
GBIF |
| Metadata in static HTML / FGDC / EML |
| See download history / statistics |
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