MABDC bottlenose dolphin sightings

Duke University Marine Laboratory

Dataset credit

Collaborating bottlenose dolphin photo-ID researchers

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Kim Urian Duke University Marine Lab
Data entry Ei Fujioka Duke University

Citation

Urian, K. 2024. MABDC bottlenose dolphin sightings. Version 1.61.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. Data accessed from https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/663.
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.

Abstract

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Purpose

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Supplemental information

The customized fin matching application is available for the community members. You will need an account to access the app. Please contact the curator if you don't have one.

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.

- 1.61.0 (2026-05-29) - Update
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- 1.60.0 (2026-05-21) - Update
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- 1.59.0 (2026-03-24) - Update
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- 1.58.0 (2024-10-24) - Update
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- 1.57.0 (2024-07-17) - Update
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- 1.56.0 (2024-06-21) - Update
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- 1.55.0 (2024-03-11) - Update
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- 1.54.0 (2023-11-22) - Update
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- 1.53.0 (2023-11-17) - Update
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- 1.52.0 (2023-11-10) - Update
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- 1.51.0 (2023-08-02) - Update
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- 1.50.0 (2023-07-27) - Update
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- 1.49.0 (2023-06-06) - Update
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- 1.48.0 (2022-12-05) - Update
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- 1.47.0 (2022-08-10) - Update
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- 1.46.0 (2022-08-08) - Update
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- 1.45.0 (2022-07-26) - Update
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- 1.44.0 (2022-07-13) - Update
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- 1.43.0 (2022-07-06) - Update
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- 1.42.0 (2022-06-24) - Update
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- 1.41.0 (2022-06-23) - Update
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- 1.40.0 (2022-05-24) - Update
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- 1.39.0 (2022-05-17) - Update
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- 1.38.0 (2022-05-10) - Update
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- 1.37.0 (2022-05-06) - Update
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- 1.36.0 (2022-03-24) - Update
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- 1.35.0 (2022-03-14) - Update
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- 1.34.0 (2022-03-08) - Update
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- 1.33.0 (2021-10-13) - Update
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- 1.32.0 (2021-10-04) - Update
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- 1.31.0 (2021-09-17) - Update
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- 1.30.0 (2021-09-16) - Update
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- 1.29.0 (2021-09-14) - Update
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- 1.28.0 (2021-08-31) - Update
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- 1.27.0 (2021-08-23) - Update
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- 1.26.0 (2021-08-20) - Update
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- 1.25.0 (2021-07-20) - Update
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- 1.24.0 (2021-06-23) - Update
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- 1.23.0 (2021-06-02) - Update
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- 1.22.0 (2021-05-14) - Update
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- 1.21.0 (2021-04-16) - Update
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- 1.20.0 (2021-03-31) - Update
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- 1.20.0 (2021-04-05) - Update
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- 1.19.0 (2021-03-24) - Update
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- 1.18.0 (2021-03-24) - Update
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- 1.17.0 (2021-02-19) - Update
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- 1.16.0 (2021-02-12) - Update
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- 1.15.0 (2021-02-12) - Update
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- 1.14.0 (2021-02-12) - Update
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- 1.13.0 (2021-01-08) - Update
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- 1.12.0 (2020-10-15) - Update
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- 1.11.0 (2020-10-07) - Update
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- 1.10.0 (2020-08-07) - Update
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- 1.9.0 (2020-07-10) - Update
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- 1.8.0 (2020-05-22) - Update
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- 1.7.0 (2020-05-20) - Update
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- 1.6.0 (2020-05-14) - Update
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- 1.5.0 (2020-04-20) - Update
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- 1.4.0 (2019-06-25) - Update
  • BA-WDP was updated.
- 1.3.0 (2019-06-24) - Update
  • FL-FIT was updated.
- 1.2.0 (2018-09-18) - Update
  • VA-CBFS was added.
- 1.1.0 (2017-04-25) - Update
  • NJ-CMWWRC was added.

References

Attributes

Overview

This 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.

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
oidUnique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)
obs_datetimeDate and time of sighting
latitudeLatitude in decimal degrees
longitudeLongitude in decimal degrees
sp_obsSpecies name
sp_tsnITIS Taxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAP
obs_countanimal count. Always 1. Added by OBIS-SEAMAP.
commentsComments
site_idSite/research group ID
research_areaSite name
evaluated_throughResearch period (years)
activeIndicate if the group is active
original_iddefinition not provided
ageAge of animal
sexSex of animal
nick_nameNick name of animal
match_idMatch ID in MABDC database
strandedIndicate if animal was stranded
geomGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAP
image_pathdefinition not provided
resourcesdefinition not provided
catalog_iddefinition not provided
animal_id
OBIS-SEAMAP ID663
DOINot assigned yet
Version1.61.0
Seabirds0
Marine mammals81,481
Sea turtles0
Rays and sharks0
Other species0
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total81,481
Date, Begin1016-08-16
Date, End2025-08-01
Temporal prec.111111
Latitude26.47 - 41.03
Longitude-81.65 - 76.00
Coord. prec.5 decimal digits
PlatformBoat
Data typePhoto ID
EffortN/A
Registered2010-11-09
Updated2026-05-29
StatusNot published
Sharing policy CC-BY-NC (Minimum)
Shared with None
Metadata in static HTML / FGDC / EML
See download history / statistics