DUML coastal surveys on the occurrence, distribution and density of marine mammals in Camp Lejeune 2010-2013

Duke University Marine Laboratory

Dataset credit

Duke University Marine Laboratory

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Kim Urian Duke University Marine Lab
Data entry Connie Kot

Citation

Urian, K. 2014. DUML coastal surveys on the occurrence, distribution and density of marine mammals in Camp Lejeune 2010-2013. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/957) on yyyy-mm-dd.

Abstract

This project was part of a monitoring program designed to provide quantitative information on the seasonal occurrence, distribution and density of marine mammals in the coastal waters around the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. The work consisted of three components:
(1) coastal line transect surveys, designed to provide estimates of the density of marine mammals and sea turtles in near-shore ocean waters –this dataset;
(2) small boat-based photo-identification surveys to document patterns of residency by individual dolphins; and
(3) passive acoustic monitoring of the occurrence and distribution of bottlenose dolphins in the New River and coastal waters.

We conducted eleven shipboard surveys in the near-shore coastal waters of Onslow Bay from August 2010 to November 2011. We conducted photographic surveys for bottlenose dolphins in the New River on 19 days between October 2010 and November 2011. We recorded 54 sightings throughout the Intracoastal Waterway and New River, with some groups seen as far upriver as Morgan Bay. We conducted seven shipboard surveys in the near-shore coastal waters of Onslow Bay from October 2012 to September 2013.

Purpose

N/A

Supplemental information

[2014-04-10] 2012-13 data were appended. The following attributes were added since 2012.
CueTime, CueLat, CueLon, Calves, Obs

[2013-05-13] Additional survey data for the DUML Camp Lejeune monitoring program 2010-2011 are available on OBIS-SEAMAP in the "DUML New River surveys on the occurrence, distribution and density of marine mammals in Camp Lejeune 2010-2011" dataset.

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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.

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Attributes in dataset

Attribute (table column)Description
oidOriginal ID (created by OBIS-SEAMAP)
obs_dateDate of observation
sighting_noSighting No.
cuetimeCue time
cuelatCue latitude
cuelonCue longitude
obs_timeTime of the observation (local time zone)
latitudeLatitude in decimal degrees
longitudeLongitude in decimal degrees
bottom_depthBottom depth im meters
temperatureTemperature in Celsius
sp_obsSpecies observed
sp_tsnTaxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAP
obs_countNumber of animals observed
calvesNumber of calves
effort_statusEffort status (ON or OFF)
obsObserver ID
geomGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAP
OBIS-SEAMAP ID957
Seabirds0
Marine mammals27
Sea turtles9
Rays and sharks0
Other species0
Non spatial1
Non species0
Total37
Date, Begin2010-08-18
Date, End2013-09-10
Temporal prec.111111
Latitude34.34 - 34.62
Longitude-77.39 - -76.95
Coord. prec.5 decimal digits
PlatformBoat
Data typeAnimal sighting
EffortYES (ID: 958)
Traveled (km)2,109
Effort hours98
Contr. throughNavy
Registered2013-05-13
Updated2014-04-10
StatusPublished
Sharing policy CC-BY-NC (Minimum)
Shared with OBIS
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