Taxon coveredMarine mammalsseabirdsSea turtlesRays and sharksIntegrated 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 edeniSpeciesBalaenoptera musculusSpeciesBalaenoptera physalusGenusMegapteraSpeciesMegaptera novaeangliaeFamilyEschrichtiidaeGenusEschrichtiusSpeciesEschrichtius robustusSuborderOdontocetiFamilyDelphinidaeGenusDelphinusSpeciesDelphinus delphisGenusGlobicephalaSpeciesGlobicephala macrorhynchusSpeciesGlobicephala melasGenusLagenorhynchusSpeciesLagenorhynchus obliquidensGenusOrcinusSpeciesOrcinus orcaGenusPseudorcaSpeciesPseudorca crassidensGenusTursiopsSpeciesTursiops truncatusFamilyKogiidaeGenusKogiaSpeciesKogia brevicepsSpeciesKogia simaFamilyPhyseteridaeGenusPhyseterSpeciesPhyseter macrocephalusOrderCarnivoraSuborderCaniformiaFamilyOtariidaeGenusZalophusSpeciesZalophus californianusClassReptiliaOrderTestudinesSuborderCryptodiraSuperfamilyChelonioideaFamilyCheloniidaeClassAvesOrderProcellariiformesFamilyHydrobatidaeGenusHydrobatesSpeciesHydrobates melaniaOrderCharadriiformesFamilyLaridaeGenusLarusSpeciesLarus heermanniSpeciesLarus livensFamilyPelecanidaeGenusPelecanusSpeciesPelecanus occidentalisOrderPhaethontiformesFamilyPhaethontidaeGenusPhaethonSpeciesPhaethon lepturusOrderSuliformesFamilySulidaeGenusSulaSpeciesSula leucogasterSpeciesSula nebouxiiClassChondrichthyesSubclassElasmobranchiiSuperorderEuselachiiOrderMyliobatiformesFamilyMobulidaeGenusMantaSpeciesManta birostrisOrderCarcharhiniformesFamilySphyrnidaeGenusSphyrna Richard Sears, Mingan Island Cetacean Study[2015-03-24] A few records had a wrong animal count of zero. The value is replaced with a blank representing species presence only. [2014-04-16] Species identification of Kogia simus (ITIS TSN: 612590) was corrected to Kogia sima (180492). There were 10 sightings of this species. The sightings of <i>Balaenoptera edeni</i> were recognized as Bryde's whale by the data provider. The ITIS taxonomy database gives it the common name of Eden's whale. Thus, in our system it shows Eden's whale instead of Bryde's whale as a common name. There may seem to be duplicated records in the dataset. However, records are different, near-by sightings (within 100-200 m) recorded while the researchers were conducting photo-ID activities and for which an exact position could not be obtained. Thus, their positions were approximated as that of the animal/group the researchers were working with at that time. The records without coordinates were removed.The sightings contained in this dataset were obtained during surveys designed to photo-identify blue whales in the Sea of Cortez during their peak abundance in February and March. The surveys were conducted between 1984 and 2007 from 25' fiberglass boats in sea state less than 3-4 and designed to maximize the number of blue whale IDs. Although focusing primarily on the areas where blue whales are most commonly sighted, they also covered most of the area accessible by boat during a day trip at least once per field season. Any marine mammal sighting was recorded using cross-bearings from 1984 to 1991 and using GPS from 1992 on. Unusual bird and fish sightings were also recorded.Please contact data providerDelarue, J2014https://doi.org/10.82144/1c988d78OBIS-SEAMAP460http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/460OBIS-SEAMAPVersion 1.4.0ground condition1984032420070326CompleteNone planned-112.35-106.48694426.92083322.9125-112.35-106.48694426.92083322.9125Sea of Cortez - LoretoNoneVesselsSightingsBlue whale - Marine mammals - sightingsNoneSea of Cortez - LoretoOpen 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 Delarue, J. 2014. Mingan Island Cetacean Study 84-07. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/460) 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.ShapefileJulien DelarueAllied Whale, College of the Atlanticmailing and physical address

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Bar HarborME04609USAjdelarue@coa.eduunknownRelational databaseHalpin, 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 OBIS-SEAMAPNicholas School of Environment, Duke Univ.mailing and physical address

A328, LSRC

DurhamNC27708USA919-613-8021seamap-contact@duke.eduNot 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.FreeGo to the OBIS-SEAMAP web sitezipzipped shapefilehttp://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/460OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset ID 460Ei FujiokaDuke Universitymailing and physical address

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DurhamNCUSA27708efujioka@duke.edu919-613-8021http://www.nbii.gov/Biological Data Profile2015032420150324All attributes were measured and recorded during the survey and validated by the data provider.All observation records are included.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.Data were put through the OBIS-SEAMAP data registration steps.20140416Richard Sears, Mingan Island Cetacean StudyThis 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.Biogeographic dataBiogeographic dataNot applicablesight_idGenerated by OBIS-SEAMAP to distinguish recordsData providerGenerated by OBIS-SEAMAP to distinguish recordsobs_dateObserved dateData provider1984-03-242007-03-26obs_timeObserved timeData provider10:00:00 AM9:59:00 AMlatitudeLatitude in decimal degreesData provider22.9125000026.92083300longitudeLongitude in decimal degreesData provider-112.35000000-106.48694400obs_countNumber of animals in a groupData provider04000sp_obsSpecies codesData providerSpecies codesData providersp_scientificScientific nameData providerScientific namesp_commonCommon nameData providerCommon namesp_tsnTaxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAPData providerTaxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAPData providergeomGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAPData providerGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAPoidUnique ID number (generated by SEAMAP)Data providerUnique ID number (generated by SEAMAP)GCS_WGS_1984Decimal degrees1e-061e-06D_WGS_1984WGS_19846378137.000000298.257224