Garrison, L2013https://doi.org/10.82144/e7fd3bd7OBIS-SEAMAP27http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/27OBIS-SEAMAPVersion 2.3.0 The second of two spring vessel surveys of the GulfCet II Program was conducted in 1997 in oceanic and upper continental slope waters of U.S. Gulf of Mexico by NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center to examine the distribution and estimate abundance of cetaceans in U.S. waters. This dataset contains sightings of not only cetaceans but also other species including sea turtles, fish and shark observed during the ship survey. During the 44 survey days, at least 18 species were sighted, including Bryde's whale Sperm whale Dwarf/pygmy sperm whale Cuvier's beaked whale Blainville's beaked whale Striped dolphin Spinner dolphin Clymene dolphin Pantropical spotted dolphin Atlantic spotted dolphin Fraser's dolphin Bottlenose dolphin Rough-toothed dolphin Risso's dolphin Killer whale False killer whale Pilot whale Pygmy killer whale Melon-headed whale The dataset is accompanied by transect data which is provided as a separate file.The purpose of this survey is to examine the distribution and estimate abundance of cetaceans in U.S. waters. Specific objectives of this survey are: 1. Collect line-transect data to estimate abundances and define the distribution of each cetacean species in oceanic and selected continental shelf waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico. 2. Obtain biopsy samples of skin and blubber from selected cetacean species for genetic and contaminant analysis in order to study the stock structure of Gulf of Mexico cetaceans. 3. collect associated environmental data at designated stations in order to define cetacean habitats. 4. Collect data on the distribution and abundance of seabirds and other marine life. 5. Obtain photographs of selected cetacean species for photo-identification studies. 6. Make recordings of cetacean vocalizations.1997041719970609ground conditionCompleteNone plannedGulf Of Mexico-96.0138-83.983730.236224.4802 NoneMarine Animal SurveyMarine BiologyMarine mammalsSeabirdsSea turtlesVesselVisual SightingNoneGulf Of MexicoTaxon coveredMarine mammals, seabirds, sea turtlesIntegrated Taxonomic Information SystemUnknownNot applicableDownloaded April, 2004http://www.itis.usda.gov/Refer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetmailing and physical address

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Refer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetNot providedIdentified by observers or researchers conducting the surveyKingdomAnimaliaPhylumChordataSubphylumVertebrataClassMammaliaSubclassTheriaInfraclassEutheriaOrderCetaceaSuborderMysticetiFamilyBalaenopteridaeGenusBalaenopteraSpeciesBalaenoptera edeniSuborderOdontocetiFamilyDelphinidaeGenusFeresaSpeciesFeresa attenuataGenusGlobicephalaGenusGrampusSpeciesGrampus griseusGenusLagenodelphisSpeciesLagenodelphis hoseiGenusOrcinusSpeciesOrcinus orcaGenusPseudorcaSpeciesPseudorca crassidensGenusStenellaSpeciesStenella attenuataSpeciesStenella clymeneSpeciesStenella coeruleoalbaSpeciesStenella frontalisSpeciesStenella longirostrisGenusStenoSpeciesSteno bredanensisGenusTursiopsSpeciesTursiops truncatusFamilyKogiidaeGenusKogiaFamilyHyperoodontidaeGenusMesoplodonSpeciesMesoplodon densirostrisGenusZiphiusSpeciesZiphius cavirostrisFamilyPhyseteridaeGenusPhyseterSpeciesPhyseter macrocephalusClassReptiliaOrderTestudinesFamilyCheloniidaeGenusCarettaSpeciesCaretta carettaFamilyDermochelyidaeGenusDermochelysSpeciesDermochelys coriaceaClassAvesOrderCiconiiformesFamilyLaridaeSubfamilySterninaeGenusChlidoniasSpeciesChlidonias nigerGenusSternaSpeciesSterna anaethetusSpeciesSterna antillarumSpeciesSterna caspiaSpeciesSterna fuscataSpeciesSterna maximaSubfamilyLarinaeGenusLarusSpeciesLarus argentatusSpeciesLarus atricillaFamilyFregatidaeGenusFregataFamilyHydrobatidaeSubfamilyHydrobatinaeGenusOceanodromaSpeciesOceanodroma castroFamilyPelecanidaeGenusPelecanusSpeciesPelecanus occidentalisFamilyPhaethontidaeGenusPhaethonFamilyPhalacrocoracidaeGenusPhalacrocoraxFamilyProcellariidaeGenusPuffinusSpeciesPuffinus lherminieriFamilyStercorariidaeGenusStercorariusSpeciesStercorarius pomarinusFamilySulidaeGenusSulaSpeciesSula dactylatraClassMammaliaSubclassTheriaInfraclassEutheriaOrderCetaceaSuborderOdontocetiFamilyZiphiidaeFamilyZiphiidae Open public unless otherwise noted. See Use Constraints for details.1. Not to use data obtained from OBIS-SEAMAP in any publication, product, or commercial application without proper attribution to the original data provider(s) and OBIS-SEAMAP unless the datasets are explicitly shown under the CC0 policy. Citations or credits are suggested as attribution. If the data you downloaded come from multiple datasets, a citation or credit to each of the datasets is required. Suggested citation for this dataset Garrison, L. 2013. SEFSC GoMex Oceanic 1997. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/27) on yyyy-mm-dd. Suggested citation for OBIS-SEAMAP: 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 2. To forward the citation of any publication / report that made use of the data / tools provided by OBIS-SEAMAP for inclusion in our list of references. 3. Not to hold OBIS-SEAMAP or the original data providers liable for errors in the data. While we have made every effort to ensure the quality of the database, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of these datasets. 4. The burden for determining fitness for use of the downloaded data for any analyses lies entirely with the user. OBIS-SEAMAP or the original data providers do not support outcomes of your analyses that used the data you downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP. 5. To consider inclusion of the accompanying transect (effort) dataset if available into the methodology of your analyses. 6. Not to redistribute the data you downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP through any media without contect from OBIS-SEAMAP and the original data providers unless the datasets are explicitly shown under the CC0 policy. Lance GarrisonNOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center mailing and physical address MiamiFloridanot providedUSA +1 (305) 361-4488lance.garrison@noaa.gov Mullin, K. D. & Roden, C. L., NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Relational database NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center1997Halpin, 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. Hyrenbach2009Oceanography22(2):104-115http://www.tos.org/oceanography/article/obis-seamap-the-world-data-center-for-marine-mammal-sea-bird-and-sea-turtle All attributes were measured and recorded during the survey and validated by the data provider. Two records were corrected for obvious mistypes in Herdsize.Permissible values for date and time and coordinates were validated by the data provider and the OBIS-SEAMAP data manager. Species identification by the data provider was matched with Integrated Taxonomic Information System.All observation records are included.Data were put through the OBIS-SEAMAP data registration steps.20131122Point 0.00010.0001Decimal degrees D_WGS_1984WGS_1984 6378137.000000298.257224 Biogeographic dataBiogeographic dataNot applicablelinenoLine numberData provider620990cardCardData providerCardData providercruisenoCruise No.Data providerCruise No.Data providerdateDate of the sightingData provider4/17/19976/9/1997timeTime of the sighting (local time)Data provider10:00:169:59:08latitudeLatitude in decimal degreesData provider24.48020030.236200longitudeLongitude in decimal degreesData provider-96.013800-83.983700trackTrack NoData providerTrack NospeedSpeedData provider9139gpswarningGPS WarningData provider00leftobsLeft observerData providerLeft observerData providerrightobsRight observerData providerRight observerData providerdatarcdrdefinition not providedData providerdefinition not providedwindWindData provider0359weatherWeather codeData providerWeather codeData providerseastateSea stateData provider0Sea state 0Data provider1Sea state 1Data provider2Sea state 2Data provider3Sea state 3Data provider4Sea state 4Data provider5Sea state 5Data provider6Sea state 6Data providerswellSwellData providerSwellData providervisibilityVisibilityData providerVisibilityData providerversunposVertical sun positionData providerVertical sun positionradsunposRadial sun positionData providerRadial sun positionwatercolorWater colorData providerWater colorData providersightingnoSighting No.Data providerSighting No.shipidShip IDData providerShip IDData provideroneffortIndicator of on or off effortData provider1Indicator of on or off effort 1Data provider2Indicator of on or off effort 2Data providerwatertempWater temperature in degree CelsiusData provider20.728waterdepthWater depthData provider101880spcodeSpecies code defined by providerData providerSpecies code defined by providerData providerspecies_tsnITIS Taxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAPData providerITIS Taxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAPData providerspeciesSpecies nameData providerSpecies namescientificSpecies scientific name.Data providerSpecies scientific name.herdsizeHerd sizeData provider1485calvesNumber of calvesData provider12ontransectOn or off transectData providerOn or off transectcookiecttrCookie cutterData providerCookie cutterremoraRemoraData providerRemoraglareGlareData providerGlaregpclassGP classData providerGP classbehaviorBehavior codeData providerBehavior codecuetimeCue timeData providerCue timecuelatCue latitudeData providerCue latitudecuelonCue longitudeData providerCue longitudeobsposObserver positionData providerObserver positionobscodeObservation codeData providerObservation codeData providersourceSourceData providerSourcereticleReticleData provider0150distanceDistanceData provider10500bearingBearingData provider0359wdepthmWater depth in metersData provider143485geomGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAPData providerGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAPoidUnique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)Data providerUnique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)The dataset contains information necessary to locate the species sightings observed in the survey. The structure of the dataset was defined by NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center. Note that the dataset is a subset of the larger, complete dataset collected in the survey which includes environmental information. The columns before LineNo are applied to the shapefile only. The following information is not included in the dataset but will be found in the master data. For details, please contact NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center. Track; Speed; GPS Status; Observers; Wind direction; Weather; Sea state; Swell; Visibility; Turbidity; Sunlight; Water depth; Water color; Water temperature; Sighting angle; Effort status.NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) Nicholas School of Environment, Duke Univ. OBIS-SEAMAP mailing and physical address

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DurhamNC27708USA 919-613-8021 seamap-contact@duke.edu OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset ID 27Not to hold OBIS-SEAMAP liable for errors in the data. While we have made every effort to ensure the quality of the database, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of these datasets. Also please refer to Use Constraints. CSV and ESRI shapefile OBIS-SEAMAP Free Go to the OBIS-SEAMAP web site. 20140204 Ei Fujioka Duke Universitymailing and physical address

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DurhamNC27708USA 919-613-8021 efujioka@duke.edu FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial MetadataFGDC-STD-001-1998local time http://www.nbii.gov/Biological Data Profile 20140204