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Sperm Whale Seismic Study (SWSS) was a multi-institutional, interdisciplinary research project supported by the then Minerals Management Service (MMS; now Bureau of Ocean Energy Management - BOEM) under Cooperative Agreement 1435-01-02-CA-85186 for Cooperative Research on Sperm Whales and their Response to Seismic Exploration in the Gulf of Mexico through the Texas A&M Research Foundation.
The objectives of SWSS were to
(1) establish baseline information on the biology and behavior of sperm whales in the northern Gulf of Mexico,
(2) characterize sperm whale habitat use in the northern Gulf of Mexico, and
(3) determine possible changes in behavior of sperm whales when subjected to manmade noise, particularly from seismic airgun arrays used for offshore oil and gas exploration and geological monitoring.Please contact data provider[2016-08-15] Two rows had inaccurate date/time values (1899-12-30 12:44:00 and 1899-12-30 12:46:00). These were corrected with 7/27/2004 17:44:36 and 7/27/2004 17:50:46.
[2015-03-24] 22 records had the number of animals of zero. All but the one at 2005-06-26 23:04:18 is replaced with a blank, representing species presence only. The one at 2005-06-26 23:04:18 is removed as the notes for this record mentioned as such.
This dataset includes visual tracking data of sperm whales conducted in PHOTO-ID/Mesoscale Population Study Cruises 2004 and 2005.
Sightings of other cetaceans are found in <a href="/dataset/911">BOEM Sperm Whale Seismic Study (SWSS) MPS cetacean sightings 2004-2005</a>
Since the vessels often tracked the sighted sperm whales for further surveys, many sightings in this dataset represent the same animals.
Epperson, D2013BOEM Sperm Whale Seismic Study (SWSS) MPS sperm whale trackings 2004-2005http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/912OBIS-SEAMAP912http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/912OBIS-SEAMAPvector digital data
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Open public unless otherwise noted. See Use Constraints for details.
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Suggested citation for this dataset:
Epperson, D. 2013. BOEM Sperm Whale Seismic Study (SWSS) MPS sperm whale trackings 2004-2005. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/912) 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
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Deborah EppersonBureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
mailing and physical address
1201 Elmwood Park Blvd.New OrleansLA70123USA
504-736-3257Deborah.Epperson@bsee.gov
Taxon coveredMarine mammalsIntegrated Taxonomic Information SystemUnknownIntegrated Taxonomic Information SystemNot applicableDownloaded April, 2004http://www.itis.usda.gov/Refer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetmailing and physical addressRefer 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 datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetNot providedIdentified by observers or researchers conducting the surveyKingdomAnimaliaPhylumChordataSubphylumVertebrataClassMammaliaSubclassTheriaInfraclassEutheriaOrderCetaceaSuborderOdontocetiFamilyPhyseteridaeGenusPhyseterSpeciesPhyseter macrocephalusTexas A&M University
Oregon State University
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Texas A&M University-Galveston
University of Colorado
University of Durham
University of Saint Andrews
University of South Florida
Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionJochens, A., D. Biggs, K. Benoit-Bird, D. Engelhaupt, J. Gordon, C. Hu, N. Jaquet, M. Johnson, R. Leben, B. Mate, P. Miller, J. Ortega-Ortiz, A. Thode, P. Tyack, and B. Würsig2008Sperm whale seismic study in the Gulf of Mexico: Synthesis reportvector digital dataU.S. Dept. of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, New Orleans, LAOCS Study MMS 2008-006. 341 pphttp://seamap.env.duke.edu/downloads/resources/zd_810_2008-006.pdfJochens, A., D. Biggs, D. Engelhaupt, J. Gordon, N. Jaquet, M. Johnson, R. Leben, B. Mate, P. Miller, J. Ortega-Ortiz, A. Thode, P. Tyack, J. Wormuth, and B. Würsig2006Sperm whale seismic study in the Gulf of Mexico; Summary Report, 2002-2004vector digital dataU.S. Dept. of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, New Orleans, LAOCS Study MMS 2006-034. 352 pphttp://seamap.env.duke.edu/downloads/resources/zd_810_2006-034.pdfHalpin, 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. Hyrenbach2009OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributionsvector digital dataOceanography22(2):104-115http://www.tos.org/oceanography/article/obis-seamap-the-world-data-center-for-marine-mammal-sea-bird-and-sea-turtle
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Nicholas School of Environment, Duke University
mailing and physical addressDurhamNC27708A328, LSRCUSA
919-613-8021
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Ei FujiokaDuke University
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Nicholas School of Environment, Duke Univ.
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DurhamNCUSAA328, LSRC27708
919-613-8021
seamap-contact@duke.edu
Not 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.
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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.Bureau of Ocean Energy ManagementBiogeographic dataBiogeographic dataNot applicableoidUnique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)Data providerUnique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)indexIndex of rows in the original data tableData providerIndex of rows in the original data tablegpsindexForeign key to GPS dataData providerForeign key to GPS datagpstimeGPS TimeData providerGPS TimedatetimeDate and time (local time zone)Data providerDate and time (local time zone)numdefinition not providedData providerdefinition not providedwhale_activityWhale activityData providerWhale activitysp_obsSpecies name recordedData providerSpecies name recordedsp_tsnTaxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAPData providerTaxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAPobs_countNumber of animals (adults + calves)Data providerNumber of animals (adults + calves)adultsNumber of adultsData providerNumber of adultscalvesNumber of calvesData providerNumber of calveswhaleheadingrelwhale headingData providerwhale headingusedbearingtrueBearingData providerBearingcalcrangemdefinition not providedData providerdefinition not providednotesNotesData providerNotesships_headingShip headingData providerShip headinglinkdefinition not providedData providerdefinition not providedlinktrdefinition not providedData providerdefinition not providedlinkhpdefinition not providedData providerdefinition not providedlinkencdefinition not providedData providerdefinition not providedlatitudeLatitude in decimal degreesData providerLatitude in decimal degreeslongitudeLongitude in decimal degreesData providerLongitude in decimal degreestotalwhalesTotal number of whales (in 2005 only)Data providerTotal number of whales (in 2005 only)intermediateNumber of intermediate size whales (in 2005 only)Data providerNumber of intermediate size whales (in 2005 only)medmalesNumber of med-size whales (in 2005 only)Data providerNumber of med-size whales (in 2005 only)bigmalesNumber of big-size whales (in 2005 only)Data providerNumber of big-size whales (in 2005 only)numsucfemalesNumber of suckling femal whales (in 2005 only)Data providerNumber of suckling femal whales (in 2005 only)numcalNumber of calves (in 2005 only)Data providerNumber of calves (in 2005 only)numnocaldefinition not providedData providerdefinition not providednumnoscrdefinition not providedData providerdefinition not providedreasonReasonData providerReasonnflukesdefinition not providedData providerdefinition not providedyesnolengthIndicate if the length of the animal was estimated (in 2005 only)Data providerIndicate if the length of the animal was estimated (in 2005 only)yesnobiopsyIndicate if biospy sample was taken (in 2005 only)Data providerIndicate if biospy sample was taken (in 2005 only)yesnorecsdefinition not providedData providerdefinition not providedyesnophotoIndicate if photos were taken (in 2005 only)Data providerIndicate if photos were taken (in 2005 only)geomGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAPData providerGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAP20060815
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.20130329