Seabird observations in Marine Offshore Species Assessments to Inform Clean energy (MOSAIC) project

Rachael A Orben, Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Science, Oregon State University, Newport, OR
Dawn Breese, Santa Cruz, CA
Kelly DeForest, Greater Farallones Association, San Francisco, CA
Amanda J. Gladics, Oregon State University - Extension Service | Oregon Sea Grant, Astoria, OR
Christopher Hoefer
William L Kennerley, Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Science, Oregon State University, Newport, OR
Erin A. Lefkowitz, Integral Consulting, Inc., Providence, RI
Alexa R. Piggott, Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Science at Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Keenan C. Yakola, Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Science at Oregon State University, Newport, OR
Lisa T. Ballance, Marine Mammal Institute, Oregon State University, Newport, OR

These data are the result of strip-transect surveys from the R/V Pacific Storm, spanning Aug 2022 to April 2024. They were collected off Oregon and northern California from the Columbia River mouth south to Cape Mendocino for the Marine Offshore Species Assessments to Inform Clean energy (MOSAIC) project, led by Oregon State University's Marine Mammal Institute and funded by the US Department of Energy.

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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.

Overview

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Attributes described below represent those in the original dataset provided by the provider.
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Attributes in dataset

Attribute (table column)	Description
oid	Unique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)
rowid	Row ID
vessel	Vessel
cruise_id	Cruise ID
dayid	Day ID
record	Record
condition	Condition
beaufort	beaufort sea state
weather	Weather
on_offtx	Indicate ON or OFF effort
type	Type
obs	Observer
obssideps
species	Species code
count	Group size
primarybehavior	Primary behavior
secondarybehavior	Secondary behavior
age	Age
bin
flightht	Flight height
latitude	Latitude in decimal degrees
longitude	Longitude in decimal degrees
datetime	Date and time in local time zone (up to minutes)
species_name	Species name
sci_name	Scientific name
sp_tsn	Taxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAP
animal	Animal
comments	Comments
geom	Geometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAP