https://doi.org/10.15468/ymqu6q https://www.gbif.org/dataset/3c420b0a-65de-4463-a0ad-c78cb099e510 https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/945 https://obis.org/dataset/1ebbe2a8-9a22-464f-8abe-043d3339bb87 Ainsley Smith Duke University Primary contact ainsley.smith@duke.edu OBIS-SEAMAP Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University

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seamap-contact@duke.edu https://seamap.env.duke.edu distributor Ainsley Smith Duke University Primary contact ainsley.smith@duke.edu owner 2025-09-10 eng Original provider: Mystic Aquarium Dataset credits: Mystic Aquarium Abstract: Mystic Aquarium’s Animal Rescue Program supports animals in need, educates the public about the marine environment and its inhabitants, and promotes our mission to inspire people to care about and protect our ocean planet. Mystic Aquarium is a founding member of the Northeast Region Stranding Network. The network consists of independent organizations dedicated to caring for sick and injured marine animals and learning more about the reasons they come ashore. Only groups and facilities authorized by the National Marine Fisheries Service are permitted to handle these animals, which are protected under federal law.<br><br> The efforts of the Aquarium and its volunteer "first responder" network are centered on the coasts of Connecticut, Rhode Island and Fishers Island, New York, USA, but the Aquarium has also supported institutions from Maine to New Jersey, and even in Texas, when other institutions have needed support for their operations. To date the Aquarium has responded to more than 1100 stranded seals, whales, dolphins, porpoises and sea turtles. From 2007 to 2012, we have responded to 376 strandings and 426 sightings and accepted 113 seals from other facilities for rehabilitation. Occurrence GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type.xml Observation GBIF Dataset Subtype Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_subtype.xml Marine Biology Visual sighting Land-based Sightings N/A April 9, 2013: Time of stranding was not available, so 00:00:00 was used; two records did not have month or day available, so Jan 1 was used. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License. https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/945 Oceans,North Atlantic Ocean -73.6475 -71.101667 41.8625 40.999444 1976-03-18 2011-12-29 Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). species Balaenoptera acutorostrata Common minke whale species Balaenoptera musculus Blue whale species Balaenoptera physalus Fin whale suborder Caniformia Pinnipeds species Caretta caretta Loggerhead sea turtle order Cetacea Cetaceans species Chelonia mydas Green sea turtle species Cystophora cristata Hooded seal species Delphinus delphis Short-beaked common dolphin species Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback sea turtle species Eubalaena glacialis North Atlantic right whale species Globicephala macrorhynchus Short-finned pilot whale species Globicephala melas Long-finned pilot whale species Grampus griseus Risso's dolphin species Halichoerus grypus Atlantic gray seal species Kogia breviceps Pygmy sperm whale species Kogia sima Dwarf sperm whale species Lagenorhynchus acutus Atlantic white-sided dolphin species Lepidochelys kempii Kemp's ridley species Megaptera novaeangliae Humpback whale species Mesoplodon bidens Sowerby's beaked whale species Mesoplodon densirostris Blainville's beaked whale suborder Mysticeti Baleen whales suborder Odontoceti Toothed whales species Pagophilus groenlandicus Harp seal species Phoca vitulina Harbor seal species Phocoena phocoena Harbor porpoise species Stenella coeruleoalba Striped dolphin order Testudines Turtles species Tursiops truncatus Common bottlenose dolphin Aquarium scientists maintain data on marine mammal and sea turtle strandings and sightings as a means of monitoring the behavior and health of these animals, always vigilant for changes in patterns that might signal an unusual event such as a viral outbreak or a toxic algal bloom. The condition of these animals reveals much about the health of our oceans. notPlanned Ainsley Smith Duke University Primary contact ainsley.smith@duke.edu NA NA NA Ainsley Smith owner NA zd_945 2025-09-10T17:04:24-04:00 dataset Smith, A. 2014. Mystic Aquarium's marine mammal and sea turtle stranding data 1976-2011. Version 1.5.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/406db15b. OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page UTF-8 Interactive map https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/945 FGDC Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/945/fgdc EML Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/945/eml OBIS-SEAMAP zd_945 zd_945