MIRC KB08 Vessel Surveys Feb-Mar 2011

HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction, Inc.

Dataset credit

The U.S. Navy Marine Species Monitoring Program

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Kristen Ampela HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction, Inc.
Secondary contact Cathy Bacon HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction, Inc.
Data entry Ei Fujioka Duke University

Citation

Abstract

The objective of this current survey effort was to conduct baseline surveys to further document marine mammal and sea turtle occurrence in nearshore waters around the island of Guam. This report presents the results of the Guam Marine Species Monitoring Survey conducted on the MV Island Girl from February 17 to March 3, 2011. This survey covered an area of approximately 4,100 square kilometers (km2)(1,200 square nautical miles ([nm2]) to document marine mammal
and sea turtle distribution around the island of Guam. The approach primarily followed opportunistic survey protocols used in a recent survey around Guam (Ligon et al. 2011), which remained nearshore (within 5.6 kilometers [km] or 3 nautical miles [nm] of the coastline). ). The resulting sightings, therefore, consisted of spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris; 7 of 9 sightings) and a mixed group of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus). In addition, one species of sea turtle was observed (green
sea turtle, Chelonia mydas). Additional lines of effort following standard line-transect protocols were attempted (out to 10 nm from shore) when sea conditions permitted.

Purpose

not provided

Supplemental information

[2017-08-03] Data format was updated and dataset name was changed.

The sighting of short-finned pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins on 02/22/11 was an aggregation of the two species and recorded as a single record. This sighting was split into each species in this dataset.

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Attributes

Overview

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Attributes described below represent those in the original dataset provided by the provider.
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Attributes in dataset

Attribute (table column)Description
oidUnique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)
objectidInternal ID
objectid_1Internal ID
altitudemAltitude in meters (blank)
bearingBearing (°)
beaufortscaleBeaufort sea scale
beheventinitfld(blank)
calvespercentFlag indicating calf presence
contractContract name
countcalvesThe number of calves (blank)
counttotbestThe best estimate of the group size
counttotmaxThe maximum of the group size
counttotminThe minimum of the group size
declangle(blank)
effortobsIndicate if the observe is on effort
groupidGroup ID (blank)
headinganimalHeading of the animals in degrees (blank)
headingplatmagneticHeading magnetic angle (blank)
headingplattrueHeading true angle
latanimalLatitude of the animals in degrees
latplatformLatitude of the platform in degrees (blank)
legnumberLeg number (blank)
legtypeLeg type
longanimalLongitude of the animals in degrees
longplatformLongitude of the platform in degrees (blank)
observerObserver ID
observerleftObserver ID on the left side
observerrightObserver ID on the right side
oceanOcean (always Pacific)
percentcloudcoverCloud cover in percentage (blank)
platformded(blank)
platformtypePlatform type (always Vessel)
rangecomplexRange complex (always MIRC)
reactioninitInitial reaction (blank)
reactioninitcountReaction count (blank)
reticleReticle
sightability(blank)
sightingdateDate of the sighting
sightingnotesNotes of the sighting
sightingnumberSighting number
sightingtimeTime of the sighting at local time zone
spcshauledoutSpecies hauled out (blank)
spcsnmcomSpecies common name
spcsnmsciSpecies scientific name
sp_tsnTaxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAP
spcspossresight(blank)
surveycat(blank)
surveydates(blank)
surveyidSurvey ID
surveylinkdefinition not provided
surveytype(blank)
swellswell height (values = 0 - 8)
aspectAspect (blank)
beaufortclassBeaufort class (blank)
beheventinit(blank)
beheventnumber(blank)
binocularsIndicate if binoculars were used
birdsIndicate if birds were obseved
countfemalesCount of females (blank)
countjuvenilesCount of juveniles (blank)
countmalesCount of males (blank)
countnewbornsCount of new borns (blank)
countvescargoCount of cargos (blank)
countvesferriesCount of ferries (blank)
countvesfishingCount of fishing vessels (blank)
countvesmilitaryCount of miliary vessels (blank)
countvesmotoryachtsCount of yachts (blank)
countvessailingCount of sailing ships (blank)
cueCue of the sighting
depthBotom depth in meters
dispcohesion(blank)
dispmax(blank)
dispmin(blank)
distlateral(blank)
distsight(blank)
efforttransect(blank)
flightofday(blank)
glare(blank)
glareleft(blank)
glaremaxangle(blank)
glareminangle(blank)
glareright(blank)
latplatformend(blank)
longplatformend(blank)
observeraft(blank)
observerforward(blank)
pctime(blank)
photoframes(blank)
photosIndicate if a photo was taken
platformspeedPlatform speed
reactionlaterReaction of the animals later (blank)
reactionlatercountLater reaction count (blank)
recorderRecorder ID
sightingmulti(blank)
sightingmultispcs(blank)
sightingmultispcscount(blank)
sightingmultispcsprcnt(blank)
sightingtimeend(blank)
spcsbw(blank)
spcscertaintyfinal(blank)
spcscertaintyinit(blank)
spcscode(blank)
spcsconfidence(blank)
spcsnmsciinitSpecies code
subgroupsGroup code
surveyarea(blank)
surveyidreport(blank)
surveynumber(blank)
surveysegmentid(blank)
surveytypeid(blank)
video(blank)
visibilityVisibility code
visibilityleft(blank)
visibilityright(blank)
waterseason(blank)
weatherweather conditions
winddirectionWind direction
windspeedWind speed
flaggeddefinition not provided
near_fiddefinition not provided
near_distdefinition not provided
bathy_resdefinition not provided
geomGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAP
OBIS-SEAMAP ID921
Seabirds0
Marine mammals9
Sea turtles6
Rays and sharks0
Other species0
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total15
Date, Begin2011-02-18
Date, End2011-03-03
Temporal prec.111110
Latitude13.38 - 13.57
Longitude144.64 - 144.80
Coord. prec.6 decimal digits
PlatformBoat
Data typeAnimal sighting
EffortYES (ID: 1516)
Traveled (km)1,042
Effort hours339
Contr. throughNavy
Registered2013-04-01
Updated2017-08-22
StatusPublished
Sharing policy CC-BY (All)
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