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DUML vessel-based photo-id and biopsy surveys in VACAPES OPAREA off Hatteras 2009, 2011-2015
Duke University Marine Laboratory
Dataset credit
Duke University Marine Laboratory
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Contacts
| Role | Name | Organization | |
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| Primary contact |
Zach Swaim |
Duke University |
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| Data entry |
Connie Kot |
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Citation
Swaim, Z. 2016. DUML vessel-based photo-id and biopsy surveys in VACAPES OPAREA off Hatteras 2009, 2011-2015. Version 1.7.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/e9e19c79. 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
The site off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina is subsumed within the U.S. Navy's Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing (AFTT) Monitoring Program. The survey area encompasses approximately 16,000 km² and includes continental shelf waters and deeper waters beyond the shelf break. The area also includes a large portion of the Cape Hatteras Special Research Area (CHSRA), designated by NOAA Fisheries to address interactions between short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) and the pelagic longline fisheries. A monitoring program (shipboard and aerial surveys) was implemented in 2011 to estimate density and document distribution and seasonal residency of marine mammals and sea turtles in the CHSRA.
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Purpose
The primary objectives of these surveys are to:
(1) document species occurrence and examine patterns of residency of marine mammals and turtles in the defined study area
(2) determine relatedness among individuals, populations and species within the study area
(3) supplement the visual surveys with acoustic monitoring using a High-frequency Acoustic Recording Package (HARP)
(4) collect baseline data on the diving behavior of deep diving cetaceans e.g. short-finned pilot whales and beaked whales
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Supplemental information
N/A
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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.
- 1.7.0 (2021-04-24) - Update - Published after organisation is set and ready to be registered into GBIF.
- 1.6.0 (2017-08-04) - Update - IPT server updated to v2.3.4.
- 1.3.0 (2016-12-14) - Update - 1.2.0 (2016-08-31) - Update - 1.0.3 (2016-04-14) - Update - Sightings in 2015 were appended. The following columns were added (these columns are blank for the sightings before 2015):
- end_time, end_lat, end_long, behav_state, totminest, totmaxest, mincalves, maxcalves, minyoy, maxyoy, totposid, totnoid, totfinbest, calfposid, calfnoid, calfinbest, yoyposid, comments, photo_notes, sighting_notes, observations, photo_grades, acoustics
- of which totposid, totnoid, totfinbest, calfposid, calfnoid, calfinbest, yoyposid, comments, sighting_notes, observations, photo_grades are blank for the 2015 sightings.
- 1.0.2 (2015-05-13) - Update - The 2013-2014 data were appended.
- 1.0.1 (2014-03-21) - Update - The 2013 data were appended.
- 1.0.0 (2013-03-20) - Initial
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References
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Attributes
Overview
Attributes described below represent those in the original dataset provided by the provider.
All attributes are included in the downloadable file (CSV or ESRI File Geodatabase) for "Complete Set of Dataset".
Attributes in dataset
| Attribute (table column) | Description |
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| oid | Unique ID (created by OBIS-SEAMAP) |
| obs_date | Date of observation |
| sightno | Sighting number |
| obs_time | Time of the observation (local time zone) |
| location2 | AFTT area location |
| location | Location |
| project | Project name |
| latitude | Latitude in decimal degrees |
| longitude | Longitude in decimal degrees |
| beauscale | Beaufort sea state |
| bottom_depth | Bottom depth im meters |
| watertemp | Water temperature (degrees Celsius) |
| sp_obs | Species observed |
| sp_tsn | ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAP |
| obs_count | Number of animals |
| bestcalves | Best estimate of the number of calves |
| bestyoy | Best estimate of the number of young of year |
| photos | Number of photos |
| end_time | definition not provided |
| end_lat | definition not provided |
| end_long | definition not provided |
| behav_state | definition not provided |
| totminest | definition not provided |
| totmaxest | definition not provided |
| mincalves | definition not provided |
| maxcalves | definition not provided |
| minyoy | definition not provided |
| maxyoy | definition not provided |
| totposid | definition not provided |
| totnoid | definition not provided |
| totfinbest | definition not provided |
| calfposid | definition not provided |
| calfnoid | definition not provided |
| calfinbest | definition not provided |
| yoyposid | definition not provided |
| comments | definition not provided |
| photo_notes | definition not provided |
| sighting_notes | definition not provided |
| observations | definition not provided |
| photo_grades | definition not provided |
| acoustics | definition not provided |
| geom | Geometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAP |
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| OBIS-SEAMAP ID | 907 |
| DOI | 10.82144/e9e19c79 |
| Version | 1.7.0 |
| Seabirds | 0 |
| Marine mammals | 540 |
| Sea turtles | 8 |
| Rays and sharks | 0 |
| Other species | 0 |
| Non spatial | 0 |
| Non species | 0 |
| Total | 548 |
| Date, Begin | 2009-07-20 |
| Date, End | 2015-12-09 |
| Temporal prec. | 111110 |
| Latitude | 35.06 - 37.17 |
| Longitude | -75.53 - -74.47 |
| Coord. prec. | 5 decimal digits |
| Platform | Boat |
| Data type | Animal sighting |
| Effort | N/A |
| Registered | 2013-03-20 |
| Updated | 2016-04-14 |
| Status | Published |
Sharing policy |
CC-BY (All) |
| Sub group(s) | Navy |
| Shared with |
GBIF
OBIS |
| Metadata in static HTML / FGDC / EML |
| See download history / statistics |
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