Gulf of Maine humpback whale satellite tagging project: 2011
Center for Coastal Studies
Dataset credit
Data provider Gulf of Maine humpback whale satellite tagging project Originating data center Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)Project partner The project is being undertaken by multi-institutional team with expertise in whale behavior, ecology, anatomy, physiology, telemetry and wound healing processes. It includes collaborators from the following institutions: Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) http://www.antarctica.gov.au/science Cascadia Research Collective (CRC) . http://www.cascadiaresearch.org/ The Marine Mammal Center (MMC) .http://www.marinemammalcenter.org/ National Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMML)http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/nmml/ Research is being performed under NOAA scientific permit #14245. Project sponsor or sponsor description Primary research funding comes from NOAA and Exxon through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. This is a project of the National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP).
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Contacts
Role | Name | Organization | |
Primary contact |
Jooke Robbins |
Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies |
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Data entry |
Michael Coyne |
seaturtle.org |
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Citation
Robbins J. 2024. Gulf of Maine humpback whale satellite tagging project: 2011. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/781) on yyyy-mm-dd and originated from Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT; http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=660). 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
Satellite-monitored radio tags have yielded important information for the conservation and management of large whales. Tags provide far greater detail on large whale movements and habitat use than more traditional studies, and past tagging projects have revealed the existence of entirely unknown whale habitats. However, it is not uncommon for tags to stop transmitting within days to months of deployment, and follow-up studies on the individuals have been limited. Further work is needed to improve the scientific and conservation value of this technology.
In this study, satellite tagging and its effects are being examined among Gulf of Maine humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). This is among the best studied humpback whale populations. Its strong fidelity to particular feeding sites, long feeding ground residency and strong overlap with observer effort that are expected to result in repeated sightings of tagged animals, and a maximized resighting potential in future years. The project will also produce new information on humpback whale movement and habitat use in relation to the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.
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Purpose
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Supplemental information
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References
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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 |
prognum | Program number |
tag_id | PTT ID |
lc | Location class |
iq | Quality indicator |
dir1 | Dir 1 |
nb_mes | Number of messages received |
big_nb_mes | definition not provided |
best_level | Best signal strength in dB |
pass_duration | Pass duration in seconds |
nopc | Number Of Plausibility Checks successful (from 0-4) |
calcul_freq | Calculated frequency |
altitude | Altitude used for location calculation |
sensors | Sensors |
species | Species name |
project_id | STAT Project ID |
lc_filter | Parameters to location filtering |
speed_filter | Parameters to speed filtering |
distance_filter | Parameters to distance filtering |
topo_filter | Parameters to topo filtering |
time_filter | Parameters to time filtering |
angle_filter | Parameters to angle filtering |
life_stage | Life stage of the animal |
gender | Gender of the animal |
wetdry | Wet or dry |
wetdry_filter | Parameters to Wet or dry filterint |
obs_datetime | Date and time (local time zone) |
timezone_h | Time difference from UTC |
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OBIS-SEAMAP ID | 781 |
Seabirds | 0 |
Marine mammals | 1,088 |
Sea turtles | 0 |
Rays and sharks | 0 |
Other species | 0 |
Non spatial | 0 |
Non species | 0 |
Total | 1,088 |
Date, Begin | 2011-07-25 |
Date, End | 2011-10-18 |
Temporal prec. | 111111 |
Latitude | 40.93 - 44.21 |
Longitude | -71.60 - -66.28 |
Coord. prec. | 3 decimal digits |
Platform | Tag |
Data type | Telemetry location |
Tracklines | YES (ID: 789) |
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Traveled (km) | 8,940 |
Travel hours | 7,269 |
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Contr. through | Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool |
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Registered | 2011-09-23 |
Updated | 2024-02-29 |
Status | Published |
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